Merciful Munching: Why Diets Don't Work, but The Grace of God Does (A Primer to Gourmet Gospel Series)

Ever felt guilty about how much you eat? Or what you eat? Or when you eat? Let this book dispel your guilt! A former journalist and religion correspondent, the author describes his own recovery from an eating disorder and, using principles from the Bible and great thinkers, shows why diets and "low-fat" foods are a path to condemnation and doomed to fail. Instead, he lights the way to joy and freedom, a peaceful path to your healthy weight. Meanwhile, he celebrates the infinite variety of "Grace", meaning the "unmerited favor of God", and shows how this simple idea transforms us, both at the individual level as well as globally. This book requires nothing of you. There are no affirmations to recite, no boring exercises, no burdens of any kind. Instead, it takes you gently by the hand and sets you free.