Born into an evangelical church family, Ronna rebels, believing she can walk away, unscathed. Ronna is forced to examine her joyless existence and find the courage to stand on her own. In the process, she falls in love with her own life.

Pastors' children should be allowed to pursue their dreams. After all, you only have one life to live. People need to stop putting their pastor and their children on a pedestal. They too are going to make mistakes. To my knowledge, there is only one perfect man to walk on this planet Earth. He is the sinless one, my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He is the only one that I have to answer to when this place can no longer afford me a home. I pray that he has forgiven me for all my sins. I want him to say, "Well done thy good and faithful servant. Welcome! Be Blessed!

A hilarious collection of stories about growing up as preacher's kids! The authors prove that a good sense of humor helps put everything in better perspective-including that wonderful institution called the Church. Fun cover, clever illustrations-and a theme that almost everyone in our society can relate to at some level-makes this a great impulse purchase! You will laugh until you cry as you read this "tell-all" about growing up in the church from two guys who witnessed it all from the very front row. Stories that will have you rolling in the aisles include: "Special Music: What to Do When It's Not So Special" "The Day Our Dog 'King' Got Saved" "The Church Softball League: Pansies Need Not Apply" "The Night Chad Got on Fire for the Lord."

The Uncomfortable Confessions of a Preacher's Kid offers a raw, darkly humorous look into religious cults, the familial effects of closeted homosexuality and reclamation of sexual power in middle age.

Preachers' kids are the worst!' This is an allegation we've heard all our lives. It was usually one of those heathen deacon's children hurling the accusation our way after we'd escaped blame for a problem we'd caused. Like livestock, PKs are branded for life. People know at first glance that we are trouble. Father, Forgive Me: Confessions of a Southern Baptist Preacher's Kid is a humorous, self-deprecating memoir of a preacher's kid (PK) growing up in the South. Do you want to know what really goes on behind the closed doors of a parsonage? Do you ever wonder how preachers nickname their parishioners and talk in secret code about the members of their flocks? Have you ever wondered how preachers' wives help keep the family on an even keel? For all who have ever wanted to be a fly on the wall in a minister's home, this is the book that will expose it all-including what happens when a minister's wife shoots one of her own children!

A heart-warming childhood memoir about the son of a Dutch Reformed preacher, Reformed sweeps us into a young boy's world of trials and redemption. Tornados, disabled siblings, death, guns, fears of losing his mother, and the mysteries of sex are challenges Karl faces before he is ten years old. He wrestles with the moral and theological puzzles that shape his world. Sometimes his conclusions challenge the status quo. When bad decisions lead to delinquency and crime, he must learn how to respond as flashes of truth and grace ignite in him the first flames of faith. Without self-pity, nostalgic sentiment, or indictment of his past, Petersen's stories--vivid, candid, and humorous--draw us into his quirky family of ten in a time before iPads.