Are our difficulties, trials and troubles simply events to be endured and then forgotten? Or could it be that God has a conspiratorial interest in them to accomplish both our highest joy and service to others? Pick up this volume of poetry by Jay Haug and you might just discover that God is quietly up to something in life's most difficult experiences. Searingly honest reflections that confront the painful truths of human existence within the embrace of God's redemptive forgiveness and family love. A healthy antidote to spiritual perfectionism and self-righteousness. Ted Schroder, pastor and...

Internet pornography and lust, alcohol, prescription drugs and eating disorders. Addictions are increasing among us, both inside and outside the church. But too often the church does not speak directly to these problems and as a result many inside the church are dying a slow spiritual death, many believing that there is no hope or no possibility of relief and rest from these problems. But there is a way forward, a way out. In this brief book, Jay Haug, using principles from the gospel and the 12 Steps, outlines a message that can speak to all people, both inside and outside the church, to...