Recently I had the privilege of obtaining an advance copy of “Permission to Speak Freely” by Anne Jackson. I was given a complimentary copy in return for my review. Here are my brief thoughts on it:
I have been anxious to read Anne Jackson’s Permission to Speak Freely because her originating question, “What is one thing you feel you can’t say in the church?” has resonated with me. Really I’ve got more than one thing I’d like to say because I am a ministry wife that wishes she had permission to speak freely. I love my Jesus, but have often wished His people weren’t so plastic and full of unreal expectations. Through the powerful artwork interwoven with the storytelling of her book, I have had my scabs ripped off from the wounds of the church and have been given hope for real healing. I have been inspired to look inside myself and make sure that I am not being a part of the plasticness and not perpetuating the secrets that people feel they need to keep. I have been inspired to speak out and share my story in order to help others know they are not alone and so that they might heal also. I am convinced that Permission to Speak Freely is a powerful healing balm that so many touched by the church need. It is a book that I will read a few more times just to let it all sink in and then I will pass it on for others to be given the permission they need to admit their brokenness and then speak freely
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