The Church Help or Hurting: 2nd Edition More stories and a new chapter.

Why Do People Do the Very Thing They Don’t Want to Do? Why are we seemingly the only creatures in the observable universe that will continue to do a self-destructive behavior in spite of the consequences? We will continue to overeat, overwork, over-drink and drug, overs tress and over-sex ourselves, even to the point of death, and not stop. As human beings, when we want to change (self-destructive behaviors) why aren’t we able to? The answers to these mysteries lie in the understanding of the heart in both the Bible and the brain. For the first time in history, we know “what is broken” and “why we do the very things we don’t want to do.” This book is about how to apply this knowledge to help people and Churches be safe and effective at helping wounded people heal. Wounded people are also often addicted people. With the epidemic of destructive coping behaviors plaguing our society, who but the church has the recourses to stem this tide? It takes two things to make a person or an agency safe for wounded people to seek help, grace and competency.