Best-selling author Steve Brown offers a candid, pastoral look at the hidden motives and personal "masks" that keep people from honest, authentic relationships in Hidden Agendas: Dropping the Masks that Keep Us Apart. Brown explains what agendas are, how masks such as religion, appearance, power, politics, and self-protection develop, and how these patterns produce shame, guilt, fear, and isolation.
Drawing on biblical truth and pastoral insight, Brown shows that masks often serve to advance or protect an agenda and that these habits can harm marriages, families, churches, and friendships. Rather than offering merely behavioral fixes, he points readers to the assurance of God's unconditional love as the foundation for giving up masks and living with greater honesty and freedom.
Hidden Agendas is a practical, hope-filled resource for personal growth, counseling, small groups, and church discussion. Brown encourages readers to trust that God sees and loves the person beneath the mask, to pray without fear of rejection, and to cultivate the courage needed for authentic relationships.
Product Details
- Author: Steve Brown
- Publisher: New Growth Press
- Format: Paperback, 224 pages
- Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.25 inches