And in the end, it's about what lasts when nothing else seems worth keeping. When We Were on Fire: A Memoir of Consuming Faith, Tangled Love, and Starting Over Addie Zierman 3.99 2,096 ratings309 reviews In the strange, us-versus-them Christian subculture of the 1990s, a person’s faith was measured by how many WWJD bracelets she wore and whether he had kissed dating goodbye.

It's a story about the slow work of returning to love, Jesus, and (perhaps toughest of all) His imperfect followers. The former Jesus freak struggling with the complexity of life. It's a story for anyone who has ever felt alone in a crowded church. When We Were on Fire is a funny, heartbreaking story of untangling oneself from cliché in search of a faith worth embracing. When she washes out of church and nearly her marriage on a sea of tequila and depression, she isn't sure if she'll ever go back. With candor and transparency, Addie chronicles her journey through church culture, first love, and her entrance - unprepared and angry - into marriage. When We Were on Fire: A Memoir of Consuming Faith, Tangled Love, and Starting Over by Addie Zierman ( 185 ) 5.99 In the strange, us-versus-them Christian subculture of the 1990s, a person’s faith was measured by how many WWJD bracelets she wore and whether he had kissed dating goodbye. She was 'on fire for God,' unaware that the flame of her faith was dwindling until it burned entirely out. In the strange us-versus-them world of the '90s Christian subculture, your faith was measured by how many WWJD bracelets you wore and whether or not you'd 'kissed dating goodbye.'Įvangelical poster-child Addie Zierman wore three WWJD bracelets, led two Bible studies, and listened exclusively to Christian rock. Synopsis In the strange, us-versus-them Christian subculture of the 1990s, a persons faith was measured by how many WWJD bracelets she wore and whether he had kissed dating goodbye.

When We Were on Fire by Addie Zierman