The Heart of Recovery, Deborah Beddoe
The Heart of Recovery, Deborah Beddoe
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The Heart of Recovery
How Compassion and Community Offer Hope in the Wake of Addiction

Author: Deborah Beddoe, David Beddoe

Narrator: Deborah Beddoe, David Beddoe

Unabridged: 6 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/10/2019

Synopsis

The United States is the most medicated country in the world. More than 1.7 million Americans are struggling with addiction to prescription painkillers, fueling the opioid crisis that claims more than 140 lives every day. The trouble isn't just the drugs—it's that we don't know what to do with the people addicted to them. Not as a country, not as the church. Is tough love called for? Or would Christ have us take a different approach to addiction recovery?

Drawn from the personal experience of the authors and current research, The Heart of Recovery calls us to set aside judgment and mend recovering addicts and their families with the stuff God uses to heal: compassion and community. It's a call to serve the ones who cannot repay, to forgive 70 times 7, to fling the door wide-open to the prodigal, and to remember the purpose of grace. A supportive community—family, friends, the church, and more—encourages and sustains long-term recovery. Through compassion, we bring hope for healing.

About Deborah Beddoe

Deborah Beddoe has been a writer for numerous nonprofit recovery ministries, including rescue missions and Prison Fellowship.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Rachel on December 08, 2019

I was very touched by the introduction of this story. Deborah and David say up front that they are not counselors or therapists-they are simply telling their own personal addiction story in hope that it will inspire and help others who may also struggle with addictions. This book was written by a Ch......more

Goodreads review by Grace on July 21, 2020

This book doesn't have all the "answers" nor does it claim to, but I think it presents a very balanced approach in how to actively love someone in recovery and also helped me to understand addiction better.......more

Goodreads review by Timothy on January 30, 2020

The Heart of Recovery by Deborah and David Beddoe is so packed full of real life experience and hard learned insights concerning addiction and recovery. But perhaps even more, it is a wonderful story of Faith, Hope and Love. And Grace. Lots and lots of Grace.......more

Goodreads review by Jill on November 11, 2019

Author, David Beddoe struggled with addiction himself. After being prescribed synthetic Opioids for his chronic migraines he secretly spiraled into taking 30 pills a day.  His addiction spanned beyond just the pills, but into the lies and financial commitments it required to sustain this habit. His......more

Goodreads review by Benjamin on December 10, 2019

I often find that forgiveness is a very interesting creature. Recently I wrote that "Reconciliation is more than simple forgiveness, but seeking to make community whole and better." Then I read the majority of the verses of Hebrews 12:14, Matthew 5:24, and Ephesians 2:15-18. In other words, what De......more

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