Permission to Speak Freely : Essays and Art on Fear, Confession, and Grace

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9780849945991
• ISBN10: 0849945992
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-08-31
• Publisher: Harpercollins Christian Pub

Summary

"What is the one thing you feel you can't say in church?"In May 2008, Anne Jackson asked a question on her blog, "What is one thing you feel you can't say in church?" Hundreds responded. Everyone had a story.Permission to Speak Freely is the artistic collaboration and movement of author Anne Jackson, who is through with keeping unbrokenness in the dark. Bringing to light the original intent of God's sanctuary as a place of help and healing, Anne reveals that through confession, both to God and to others, we can live lives that are whole and healed.Told with disarming transparency, Anne shares what led to her own addictions and the ensuing lifestyle that left her wounded and withdrawn. She includes dramatic stories of others that also learned to lose their fear, pride, and masks; to identify their hurts; and to find the courage to speak freely. Readers will share in the opportunity to find their own redemption and freedom.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. xiii
Ghosts in Cathedrals
Tension
Meet Fear	p. 3
Church Clothes	p. 8
trust is not a four-letter word
The First Brick	p. 16
The Final Brick	p. 19
Losing Faith	p. 23
Finding Love (in All the Wrong Places)	p. 27
What's Done Is Done
Shattered Pixels	p. 31
Ghosts from Churches Past	p. 36
Listening	p. 40
Following in the Footsteps	p. 44
Lady Trust
The Realization	p. 50
Let It Be	p. 55
Speaking Up and into Freedom	p. 60
Finding Sanctuary
Naive
Broken	p. 79
Sanctuary	p. 82
A Conversation in Eden	p. 86
A Father's Pursuit	p. 91
The Older Brother	p. 97
Found
The Voices in Our Heads	p. 102
Stupid Cat	p. 107
The Valley	p. 110
Hope for a Broken Heart	p. 113
Whole and Healed	p. 120
A Precarious Path to Freedom
The Rescue
The Gift of Going Second	p. 147
Ezra's Confession	p. 156
To New York	p. 160
An Unexpected Cab Confessional	p. 167
We Get To	p. 171
Amazing Grace
Seven Steps	p. 182
Acknowledgments	p. 189
Notes	p. 193
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