Snake Oil by Rev Becca Stevens
Healing begins with love and the belief that change is possible. After fourteen years of ministering to prostitutes, drug addicts, and female victims of every kind of abuse, Becca Stevens knows firsthand what it means to be broken - and what it means to find healing. Stevens shares how God turned her own childhood scars of sexual abuse and loss into two nationally acclaimed ministries for healing others. She founded Magdalene, a free rehab and housing programme for prostitutes, and Thistle Farms, employing women to manufacture all-natural body care products in a supportive community of survivors. Wise and reflective, SNAKE OIL inspires readers by offering real recipes for healing oil blends and a story that empowers all who come in contact with it. From clovers to casseroles and everything in between, Becca - a 'snake oil salesman' - affirms that redemption comes in the most unexpected places, and the belief in healing can be just as restorative as the product itself.
The book will be loving, spiritual balm to those who, regardless of Christian denomination, feel the pangs of loneliness and lossPublisher's Weekly Becca Stevens is my kind of preacher woman. Her ministry extends far beyond the walls of St. Augustine's Chapel. Her words bring to life the miracles that abound in the mundane. Marshal Chapman, author of Goodbye, Little Rock and Roller Becca Stevens's meditations imagine an entire world and our part in it, as a place where God dwells. Instead of the tired effort of searching for God, she reminds us, like Francis Thompson's Hound of Heaven, that God can find us wherever we are. Charles Strobel, Founding Director of the Campus for Human
Reverend Becca Stevens is an Episcopal priest serving as Chaplain at St Augustine's at Vanderbilt University, and founder of Magdalene and Thistle Farms, a community and social enterprise that stands with women recovering from violence, prostitution, addiction and life on the streets. Stevens is the author of eight books and has been featured on CNN, NPR, and other national media. In 2011 Stevens was named by the White House as one of named 'Champions of Change.' She was 2011 'Social Entrepreneur of the Year' in Nashville, TN and has received awards from the Frist Foundation and the Academy of Women of Achievement. To date, she has raised more than $13 million for the organisations she supports. Stevens lives in Nashville with her husband, Grammy-winning songwriter Marcus Hummon, and their three sons.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781455519064 |
| ISBN 10 | 1455519065 |
| Title | Snake Oil |
| Author | Rev Becca Stevens |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton General Division |
| Year published | 2013-04-11 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
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