Endorsements

I began reading "The Shame Exchange" over a month ago, thinking I would enjoy an evening in an intellectual discussion that would further my understanding of shame biblically as well as how it contributes to any or all of the issues people seek prayer and counsel for.  This objective approach soon turned very subjective for me as I realized that this was not a quick topical read that I could accomplish in an evening or two without an emotional involvement...a very personal emotional involvement.  I was not far into the book before I knew I was into something I would have to become engaged in, like it or not.  This slowed me down in my reading as I needed to find times when I could be more present to that which was being touched in my own heart. Having finished the book, I have not finished with the topic of shame in my life.

I want to congratulate you for making a significant contribution to the Church and the helping community with your book. Your book has given me a deeper understanding of shame biblically as well as its part in the issues we seek help with through prayer and counseling.  I believe that personally I have opened up some areas that with perseverance will further my own transformation and bring more joy to my relationship with Christ.  My hope and prayer is that many others will encounter their shame through your work and come into greater freedom and love.

Keith
Counselor and spiritual director

Steve, Sally, Ralph and Jen,

Just finished your book. Outstanding work. Valuable for anyone who wants a closer walk with Jesus and anyone who serves people. Thank you for lending your stories and talents to this book. May it have a broad and lasting ministry for years to come.

Dr. Stacy T. Rinehart
Founder, MentorLink International

Dear Steve and Sally,

I have just finished you book and just wanted to tell you that I think it is WONDERFUL. I am going to be passing it on to my children. I so appreciate your love for the Body and your willingness to be vulnerable to all of us. Isn't that what it is all about? I surely wish all of God's blessings on you and your church and again thank you so much for your work and sharing.

Blessings,

Gigi Greene
Anglican Pastor’s Wife, mother, grandmother, friend to many women

Dear Breedloves

Well, I finally started reading your book and have been pleasantly surprised. No, surprised isn't the right word. Pleasant is. At times the book sounds so much like you it's as if you are talking rather than I am reading.

I like the current chapter on fig leaves. Grab the leaves and pretend. That would be the Midwestern way, the Lutheran way, the rural America way. [We are] masters at fig leaf denial

I appreciate your honesty in the book. It's always been a Breedlove strong point.

Dr Alan Pieratt
Founder and Director, Children’s Relief International

Ellen and I were feeling simply exhausted and outmatched as we tried to help our daughter struggle with the shame of a teenage pregnancy and failed marriage. Her shame kept pushing her further and further away from God. Your book has helped to set us all on a new pathway to hope. We have been blessed by reading it, and are encouraging our daughter as she begins her own read. We are learning to trust God with our pasts, and face our shame together...and we will be free! Thank you for bringing hope and light to our family.

Bishop Doc and Ellen Loomis
Anglican Mission in the Americas

I am so excited that I got to speak to you by phone today. I have read the book and God used it to break me in half!!!!! I have cried tears of brokenness and joy since I finished it on Monday morning. I can not begin to tell you how long and hard I have lived with shame deep in my soul. This shame has led to years of deception with my wife that I personally do not see how any other woman could have endured. I now realize that I am free to embrace my shame and walk directly into it and understand that I am a new person in Christ. It is also making me feel so free to love, honor and protect my wife. Know that the book through the power of the Holy Spirit has changed my life.

From a businessman in his 50’s