num_pages: 256
description: 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. Evangelical poster child Addie Zierman wore three bracelets asking what Jesus would do. She also led two Bible studies and listened exclusively to Christian music. She was on fire for God and unaware that the flame was dwindlinguntil it burned out. Addie chronicles her journey through church culture and first love and her entranceunprepared and angryinto marriage. When she drops out of church and very nearly her marriage as well it is on a sea of tequila and depression. She isnt sure if shell ever go back. When We Were on Fire is a funny heartbreaking story of untangling oneself from what is expected to arrive at faith that is not bound by tradition or current church fashion. Addie looks for what lasts when nothing else seems worth keeping. Its a story for doubters cynics and anyone who has felt alone in church.
language: English
title: When We Were on Fire: A Memoir of Consuming Faith, Tangled Love, and Starting Over
publisher: Convergent Books