This is not simply a book for alcoholics; it’s a book for anyone who has dealt with pain and been left scrabbling after God. Raw, sobering, miraculously ordinary, hopeful, beautiful, and yet terrifying.

—SARAH BESSEY, author of Out of Sorts

We’ve all got our vices, but without them, how would we cope? Along comes Haines, with a luminous pen, an uncommon authenticity, and a palpable hope for anyone who’s tired of numbing the pain.

—JENNIFER DUKES LEE, author of Love Idol

Haines’ honesty is refreshing, his faith is challenging, his hope is encouraging, his love is passionate, and his portrait of God’s grace is amazing.

—GLENN R. KREIDER, Dallas Theological Seminary

Within these pages I not only became engrossed in the beauty and pain of Haines’ journey, but I also found bits of my own humanity. One of the best books about faith I’ve read this year.

—MATTHEW PAUL TURNER, author of Churched

I honestly don’t know how to put into words how this book has opened my eyes, healed me, pushed me, and brought me peace. But it has done all those things, and I will never be the same.

—ANNIE F. DOWNS, author of Let’s All Be Brave

Haines commands language and style so deftly the work reads like the highest literary fiction. Approachable and witty, this is a sobering reflection, no matter your addiction.

—PRESTON YANCEY, Anglican Diocese of the Western Gulf Coast

A profoundly courageous work that provides a major dose of hope and guidance, whether or not you struggle with the more conventional addictions. You will be encouraged and inspired.

—REV. MIHEE KIM-KORT, author of Making Paper Cranes

With honest pain and discovery dappled with poetry, Haines prophesies to us of what it means to find the peace of God and the forgiveness of Christ. Read these words; you will never be the same.

—ZACH J. HOAG, author, preacher, and blogger

Haines had me imagining what the world could look like if we all were widening our wounds, bleeding together, rejoicing in the astounding, transformative work of suffering, and coming clean as a global community.

—ERIKA MORRISON, author of Bandersnatch

If honesty were an ocean, Haines boldly goes to the depths. Hopefully, this book will not only teach us to swim; it will teach us to start diving.

—A. J. SWOBODA, PhD, pastor, author, professor

Coming Clean is a gift of redemptive lyric, growing out of sober reflection that quietly compels the reader to honestly process their own faith journey.

—THOMAS ADDINGTON, PhD, cofounder and CEO, Givington’s

Raw and soothing by turns, this memoir is a fine creation, one that provides a plumb line for anyone who has walked away from the simple center of faith.

—JAMIE A. HUGHES, award-winning editor and writer

Haines’ honest words invite us all to come clean before a God who is comfortable in the mess. This is a book of uncommon depth and beauty.

—JAMIN GOGGIN, author of Beloved Dust

This is a book about about coming clean, yes, but also about faith and pain and how we try to medicate our fear that nobody is listening when we pray. Haines’ honest words give me hope.

—MICAH J. MURRAY, blogger at micahjmurray.com

Haines forces us to look at the realities of our own pain, but shows us the way of healing by directing us to the goodness of God. I’ve waited my whole life for this book.

—NISH WEISETH, author of Speak