"Toxic Relationships" by Ellen Mary Dykas. A Review
Toxic Relationships: Taking Refuge in Christ It came in the mail as a gift the other day, so my wife and I sat down and used it together in our evening devotions. "Toxic Relationships: Taking Refuge in Christ" is a 104-page softback devotional crafted by Ellen Mary Dykas, women’s ministry coordinator at Harvest USA and the author of Sexual Sanity for Women as well as several mini-books. This is part of the "31-Day Devotionals for Life" series edited by Deepak Reju. My wife and I just finished the easy-to-read mini-manual tonight and I rushed right in to give it this review. "Toxic Relationships" is exactly what this book is about. Each devotional begins with a Scripture passage, and then 1.5 pages of reflections on the biblical text and how it addresses some aspect of our relationship's toxicity and the Gospel-remedy. Dykas tackles same-sex associations, marriages, dating, abusive affiliations, co-dependency, and other connections that are poisoned ...