Overview

Created as a gift book with color illustrations throughout, this highly creative work speaks to the unique facets of what happens to traumatized folks when they first wake up from spiritual blindness, see the brilliant light of Christ, and then have light of their own to share with others who are still in darkness like they were. The concept is succinctly captured in two words by a poet named Whit: ""Scar Light."" Spinning off that, Dr. Kevin Hrebik explored multiple arenas of God's light housed in human vessels, from those who crash landed on life's rock bottom and lived to tell the story, to those with minimal scars but who are fellow light bearers in this dark world. Whether you are lightly or severely marked by life's trials, or have empathy and compassion for those who are, you are certain to love this finely crafted homage to God's light, from Creation, to the Tabernacle, to the Temple, to Jesus, to the Holy Spirit, and on to all those in whose hearts the precious presence of the Spirit now resides. With a special focus on those who must ""live while scarred,"" which has been the heart of all of Kevin's books and ministry, this small volume is packed with word art that paints both beautiful and gritty realities in potent and palatable ways. You won't want to miss this newest addition to the growing collection of his other books. Your pastor, spiritual counselor, or fellow lay caregiver surely will greatly appreciate this meaningful gift to let them know just how much their empathy and healing ministry have meant to you!

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Reviews

""Standing Ovation!"" Kaye Trickett, CHARM Prison Ministry ""As someone who's served alongside the broken and the redeemed, I see Chaplain Hrebik's message come alive. He reminds us that healing unfolds slowly, where time and truth work together to reveal the light within our scars."" Jennifer Hoffman, Executive Director, Jubilee Prison Ministry ""The Lord fashioned Kevin's heart for the abused and broken, men and women housed in HCJ. God gave him the wonderful gift of getting to the core of what really matter in the process of coming out of darkness into the glorious light of Christ."" John Downs, Senior Staff Chaplain, Harris County Jail, Houston ""Kevin invites his readers to hold their scars up to the light of Christ and watch as His love refracts through them, creating a spectrum of hope that brightens the world."" Bill Everts, Executive Director, Less than the Least Prison Ministries ""With the insight of a prison Chaplain ministering to those at rock bottom and the empathy of a survivor, Chaplain Hrebik writes about faith forged in fire. His words reflect a deep understanding that even scars can glow with God's redeeming light."" Kristi Flippo, Retired Warden, Jubilee Volunteer ""In an old sermon on Isaiah 53:5, 'By his wounds (scars) we are healed, ' I stated, 'Scars don't form on dead people. They are a sign of life and healing.' In this book, Kevin expands on that truth, drawing from his personal experience and ministry, how scars can also be a beautiful channel of light."" Karl Hrebik, Retired Pastor, Author of Like a Tree: Psalms 1-41, a Study Guide from a Pastor's Heart

Author Information

Now retired, Kevin Hrebik, DMin, was a staff Chaplain for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, serving at the largest female prison in the state, which houses up to 2,250 women. He served as a resident Chaplain for two years in the world-renowned Texas Medical Center, where he earned nine units of Clinical Pastoral Education. He was a volunteer Chaplain for several years at Harris County Jail in Houston, where he did human research for his doctoral project. He resides in Houston with his wife, Cara, who holds an MBA in global management and has enjoyed a full career of various financial/accounting jobs. As the time of writing, they celebrated 34 years of marriage. In retirement, Kevin continues to edit doctoral papers and dissertations, a service he started in 2010, details of which have populated his website, MyPaperWhisperer.com. This book is the first to be published under the MyPaperWhisperer imprint. He also has posted videos online of the ""Applying Family Systems to Emotional Scars"" curriculum that he taught for 13 years to thousands of both male and female inmates. The material is available on the Pando App (for inmates) and YouTube (for their families) through the podcasts of Less than the Least Ministries, where he serves on their board of directors. This book is Kevin's fifth, and it continues the theme of his life work in the arena of emotional scars. As he puts it, ""We may retire from a career, but we don't retire from our calling."" Along with her husband, David Trickett, Kaye is co-founder of C.H.A.R.M. Prison Ministry, which just celebrated 15 years of service. They bring numerous events to more than 20 prisons, including services, classes, prayer, hygiene supplies, sporting events, family events like Day with Dad and Day with Mom, staff feeding, baptisms, and much more. They also manage seven transitional homes, and currently are in preparation to open an eighth for inmate mothers who are being released from a prison program called BAMBI (Baby and Mother Bonding Initiative).

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