Surviving Chronic Illness: Grace in the Flames

Surviving Chronic Illness: Grace in the Flames is a quirky, hopeful, brutally honest look at the world of illness and what can happen to one's faith and sanity when one gets sick and never gets better. Society can make life harder with its engrained ableism and endless stream of unsolicited medical advice. Even Christians can fall into the trap of praying for healing as a knee-jerk response to pain, which is not always helpful. In Surviving Chronic Illness, Steph tells her own story of surviving the flames of Lupus (also known as 'the great chameleon') and explores the impact of this disease on work, relationships, church, mental health and walking with God. Steph intersperses chapters with imagery and metaphor designed to capture the lived experience of chronic illness, and looks for creative ways of responding to this seemingly dead-end situation. Ultimately, Steph encourages us to hold on to Jesus and to rely on the grace that steadfastly awaits us in the inferno of illness.