Rescue Story
Faith, Freedom, and Finding My Way Home
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- $19.99
Publisher Description
From a hard-rocking life fueled by substance abuse to a hope-filled life of freedom and joy--this is music star Zach Williams's bold and vulnerable story of faith and redemption.
Before two-time GRAMMY Award winner Zach Williams penned heartfelt, faith-filled ballads like "Chain Breaker," "There Was Jesus (featuring Dolly Parton)," and "Fear Is a Liar," there was darkness. A rock-and-roll singer who thought he had all he ever wanted to make him happy, Zach instead felt empty. The drugs, alcohol, and late-night gigs played around the world couldn't satisfy the longing in his heart for a place to belong. He was desperate for change.
It came while on tour in Spain with his band, and in this powerful and poignant memoir, Zach shares in vivid detail his personal Rescue Story. He reflects on his childhood and the prophecy that kept his parents from giving up hope, his descent into the substance abuse that held him captive for so long, and ultimately the rescue he didn't think was possible but embraced with open arms.
A compelling, honest story of God's unconditional love, grace, and redemption, Rescue Story shares the intimate journey of a beloved music artist and challenges you to seek resilient hope in the trials of your own life--because Jesus offers real freedom and joy, despite the mistakes of your past.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Grammy Award–winning vocalist Williams recounts in his candid debut memoir how he clawed his way out of addiction and built a redemptive relationship with God. Williams grew up in a tight-knit religious family in 1980s and '90s Arkansas , listening to worship music at church and poring over contemporary Christian albums with his father. He began playing basketball seriously in grade school while also becoming something of a rebel; by the time he started middle school, he was drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes ("If I wanted to hang with my buddies, I had to do whatever they did"). After an injury in junior college ended his basketball dreams, Williams developed a prescription drug habit, which—along with his drinking—worsened as he found success in music, becoming the frontman for the Southern rock band Zach Williams and the Reformation in 2007. Following an intervention by his father in 2012, Williams dedicated his life to Christ, abandoned his vice-fueled rock and roll lifestyle, and struck out on a solo Christian music career. Williams is brutally honest as he details how relationships with his loved ones were tested by his ruinous drug and drinking habits, and he remains effusive about his faith without slipping into self-congratulation: "I have to constantly rely on the grace of God to make it through," he acknowledges. This inspires.
