American Authors Association Book Review

Out of the Depths of Sexual Sin: The Story of My Life and Ministry

Author:  Steve Gallagher

Publisher:  Pure Life Ministries

Reviewer: W. H. McDonald – AAA President

A Minster With A Huge Secret - His Story

In the introduction to his book “Out Of The Depths of Sexual Sin: The Story of My Life and Ministry” find out why author Steve Gallagher founded his Pure Life Ministries in 1986 in Sacramento. That organization began modestly enough and now is helping many good Christian people fight sex addiction. He states that his main purpose in writing his book “is to testify to the fact that God can transform the most wretched life into one of decency.”

This book hits on a subject that this is often hidden or ignored in so subtle of ways. The author was L.A. Deputy Sheriff while living a personal life style that was morally corrupt according to him. He was involved in the world of strip clubs, street prostitutes and other behaviors that would be considered unwholesome. In his autobiography, he opens up about his past and shares some of his deepest and most humiliating failures including his life of drug use and crime. He does not paint a pleasant picture of himself but his intentions are to show that even someone like himself can be redeemed and changed and then go on to help rescue others suffering these same delusions and temptations.

This is for the mature reader only. The story is all about changing people and our culture. It is pointed out that 4.2 million websites are pornographic; so some of those people who are connecting with those websites might be someone you know and respect. According to the book, there is one scary and very startling statistic in that 20% of pastors admit to having had an affair while in the ministry. This is a problem and it is not going to go away by ignoring it and pretending that it doesn’t exist; so his book is trying to address this issue and reach out a helping hand to those in need of change. This book is not for everyone but if you need help with this concern or have someone you know who does then reading this book would be a good start to changing their lives.