Ericka Andersen – Freely Sober

Sharing a drink with friends or a glass of wine at dinner can be fine.  But what if this turns into an unhealthy habit?

Brent talks with Ericka Andersen about her new IVP book ‘Freely Sober: Rethinking Alcohol Through the Lens of Faith’.

Ericka is a journalist whose writing has appeared in ‘Christianity Today’, ‘World Magazine’, ‘The New York Times’ and ‘The Wall Street Journal’. She’s written a number of books. 

• (0:45) Struggles with alcohol;
• (2:40) When ‘something is off’ with alcohol consumption;
• (5:10) Christian women and alcohol;
• (6:55) Christians and alcohol;
• (8:10) The Bible and wine;
• (9:10) Alcohol and our spiritual lives;
• (10:30) A theology of addiction;
• (12:20) A deep audit;
• (16:05) Find a supportive community;
• (17:30) Scripture and prayer;
• (19:00) The ‘cravings’.

Links mentioned in this episode:

erickaandersen.com/about/

www.amazon.com.au/Freely-Sober-Rethinking-Alcohol-Through-ebook/dp/B0F64DT7RT

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