Author: Anne Jackson
paperback: 198 Pages

Essays and Art on Fear, Confession, and Grace. It all started with one question on her blog: 'What is one thing you feel you can't say in church?' Hundreds from all around the world responded with confessions (many in the form of art). Everyone had a story. Overwhelmed by the response and tired of keeping brokenness in the dark, Anne decided to explore the possibility of honest, real confession among saints and sinners. With raw honesty and humor, Anne shares her own struggles-of addiction and the ensuing lifestyle that left her wounded and withdrawn-and writes about the tension between brokenness and holiness, cutting through Christians' polite masks of 'everything's fine' and into the secret shames we hide. Can faith and real life coexist? Can someone really live a life of no secrets? Can we really speak freely in the church today?