“Any attempt to ‘rehabilitate’ someone
without the saving power of God is only a temporary fix.”
In Rehab Is Not for the Soul: A Journey Out of
Addiction, Gary Bentley makes a poignant and highly personal case that
recovery from drug and alcohol addiction is possible only through spiritual
surrender to God.
Gary Bentley was an alcoholic at age
16 and was jailed many times over the next 18 years for fraud and drug-related
crimes. He saw his work and home life fall apart as a result of his addictions,
and he tried secular rehab programs in always-futile attempts to “come to his
senses,” as the prodigal son did in Luke 15:17.
Yet as he shows, “rehab” only means
to restore oneself to an earlier condition—and what the addict needs is a
spiritual heart transplant.
If you or someone you love is
suffering from addiction, Gary reaches out to you with his example of success.
Thanks to a spiritual awakening and the yearlong, free recovery program offered
by the worldwide Christian program, Teen Challenge, he shows how biblical
principles, wise family support, and faith can create total transformation.
BIO:
Gary Bentley
came into the Teen Challenge program in 1997 after 18 years of substance abuse
and four secular rehabilitation centers. After losing everything because of his
addictions, he was homeless on the streets of New Orleans.
Today he is a
husband, father of one, and grandfather of two. Gary serves as the COO of
Louisiana Teen Challenge and also helps train leaders for Teen Challenge in
Russia.
