Faithful and True [Paperback]

Mark R. Laaser (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 2, 1996

Dr. Laaser offers help and hope for regaining and maintaining sexual integrity, self-control, and wholesome, biblical sexuality.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'A must read for anyone who has a sexual addiction. Pastors, counselors, and lay leaders will also greatly benefit from it....Highly recommended.' -- Enrichment journal

(Enrichment journal ) --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

From the Back Cover

Most Christians are quick to link sexual integrity with holiness. Clean thoughts and actions are important to God and to us. Yet for many, maintaining a wholesome, biblical sexuality seems hopelessly beyond reach. Such people's deeply ingrained patterns of thought and behavior keep them stuck on a treadmill of sin, even as they long for a walk of purity. Faithful and True offers a path that leads beyond compulsive thoughts and behaviors toward sexual integrity and self-control. Sensitive to the shame of sexual addiction without minimizing its sinfulness, Dr. Mark Laaser: - traces the roots of sexual addiction in families and in culture - shows how sexual sin poisons the lives of pastors and laypeople alike - provides a complete 12-step program for treatment and recovery from sexual addiction. You may be the spouse, pastor, family member, or friend of someone with a sexual addiction. Of you yourself may struggle with urges you've not been able to overcome. Regardless, hope and help are at hand. Faithful and True steers you over the rocky but navigable road to understanding, wholeness, and holiness.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company (May 2, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 031020836X
• ISBN-13: 978-0310208365
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #953,896 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #74 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Recovery > Sexual

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

32 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Faithful and True, March 24, 2000

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Mary Harwood ([e-mail]) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Faithful and True (Paperback)

This book written about sex addiction from a christian perspective is excellent!It explains boundries and using the 12 step recovery process in an easy to understand format.Written by a former pastor,this book is a wonderful tool for recovery for both the christian and non-christian.

25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Straight forward and very practical, March 7, 2006

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Derek Mitchell "Thunderchow" (Dublin, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Faithful and True (Paperback)

This book hits the nail on the head by dealing with the roots of sexual addiction and giving practical steps toward recovery. If you are ready to be free, then do the hard work of examining your childhood for any abuse or neglect, whether real or perceived, and you'll discover the lies you tell yourself to find comfort in impurity. This is where the real challenge is because we are so afraid of feeling that pain again. But I'm here to tell you that the path to healing is through the pain and discomfort of processing those experiences. Know this...emotional pain will not kill you but the addiction will. You will need help from others to do this but you can and you must do it to rid yourself of this demon. The book gives you all the info and direction to do this.

31 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book; Solid Spiritually and Psychologically, December 2, 1998

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Joe Young [[e-mail]] (Fayetteville Arkansas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Faithful and True (Paperback)

Excellent book with solid Spiritual and Psychological foundations. The work book that can be bought separately is a very good tool for recovery as well. This book gives the process and the thoughts behind the process of healing from a sexual addiction.