Thorn in My Flesh: A Biblical Theology for Ministry & Clinical Practice for Life-Controlling Problems - Paperback

For believers who feel stuck in patterns they can't pray or willpower their way out of, Thorn in My Flesh offers a biblically grounded and clinically informed path to lasting freedom.
Drawing from over forty years in pastoral ministry, personal recovery, and clinical counseling, Dan Cross reveals how grace transforms the struggles that once defined us.
This book is for anyone seeking the intersection of Scripture, psychology, and the healing power of Christ.

- Where biblical theology meets clinical recovery - find freedom through the power of grace.

- Understand why certain patterns feel impossible to break and why willpower alone cannot overcome life-controlling struggles.

- Reframe addiction, compulsion, and trauma through a biblical lens that honors both Scripture and the complexity of the human soul.

- Discern the difference between spiritual warfare, emotional wounds, and clinical disorders so you can respond with clarity-not confusion or shame.

- Apply a Christ-centered model for healing, identity, and recovery grounded in decades of pastoral experience and clinical practice.

- Integrate biblical theology with evidence-based counseling tools to serve others with wisdom, compassion, and confidence.

- Discover how grace transforms weakness into strength and why Paul's "thorn in the flesh" offers a pathway to lasting freedom for today's struggles.