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    Coming Clean: A Story of Faith
    Coming Clean: A Story of Faith
    Coming Clean: A Story of Faith
    Audiobook6 hours

    Coming Clean: A Story of Faith

    Written by Seth Haines and Shauna Niequist

    Narrated by Seth Haines and Liz Stanislawski

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    Christianity Today Book Award Winner; ECPA Award Finalist

    Boldly honest, powerfully told, deeply moving - this is a story about finding yourself. Seth Haines' memoir holds up a mirror to all of our stories to show the peace that is possible when we release our addictions and receive the healing presence of God.

    Seth Haines was in the hospital with his wife, planning funeral songs for their not-yet two-year-old, when he made a very conscious decision: this was the last day he wanted to feel. That evening, he asked his sister to smuggle in a bottle of gin and gave in to addiction.

    But whether or not you've ever had a drop to drink in your life, this audiobook is for all who have sought ways to stop their pain. Like Seth, we're all seeking balms for the anxiety of what sometimes seems to be an absent, unresponsive God - whether it's through people-pleasing, social media likes, shopping, the internet, food, career highs, or even good works and elite theology. Too often we attempt to escape our anxiety through addiction - any old addiction. But it often leaves us feeling even more empty than before.

    In Coming Clean, Seth Haines writes a raw account of his first 90 days of sobriety, illuminating how to face the pain we'd rather avoid, and even more importantly, how an abiding God meets us in that pain. Seth shows us that true wholeness is found in facing our pain and anxieties with the tenacity and tenderness of Jesus, and only through Christ's passion can we truly come clean.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherZondervan
    Release dateDec 3, 2019
    ISBN9780310359517
    Author

    Seth Haines

    Seth Haines has experienced the grace that comes from a God who lives in mystery, who works through both joy and pain. Seth’s first book Coming Clean: A Story of Faith received a Christianity Today Award of Merit in the publication’s 2016 book awards. Seth’s poetry and prose has been featured in various publications, including In Touch Magazine, Fathom Magazine, Tweetspeak Poetry, and at SethHaines.com. He makes his home in the Ozarks with his wife, Amber Haines, and their four sons.

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    • 5/5
      Poetic, honest, and real. I loved the way Coming Clean takes you on the journey along the highs and lows of recovering from addiction, and found it to be something worth reflecting on, as well as challenging me to consider what it is that I use to replace real love and forgiveness.
    • 5/5
      Seth writes with a poetic grace and raw human nature. The glimpses he gives into his story & the depth he shared with us of incomprehensible value. He shared with vulnerability and truth. Highly recommend.