Some stories of redemption present a sharper picture, especially when we come upon the stories of torture and abuse.--This story is especially powerful, as God's redemption comes to a man who faced serious abuse as a little boy between his second and thirteenth year.---The book is entitled, -The Creaking of the Stairs.- Author Mez McConnell is pastor of Niddrie Community Church near Edinburgh. Nothing can address the pain, the confusion, the injustices, and the sheer evil of a world of abuse like the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and the doctrines of God's holiness, His sovereignty, His judgment, and His propitiatory sacrifice of His only begotten Son.--Here is a helpful testimony, and wisdom for how to minister to the abused in your families and churches.-