Originally designed as a gift book with special graphics and numerous color images, this book started as Chapter 3 of Repurposing Scars. Now it is a stand-alone book with added content, images, and text. Buy one for your pastor, chaplain, graduate student, or other minister or caregiver! Currently, Jubilee Prison Ministryis giving this book to participants in all their events!
This book was a dozen years in the making, starting with my human research at Harris County Jail in Houston from 2009–2012 for my doctoral dissertation. I'm calling it a one-stop shop for caregivers dealing with emotional and psychological damage. I coined the term "scar theology" based on Jesus' surviving scars at his resurrection.
NOTE: If you don't see the Student Workbook above searching for Kevin Hrebik, search by the ISBN: 9798305099737.
CURRENT Attractions:
By the end of July 2025, all the lessons of this curriculum will have been recorded in a studio and posted on both the Pandoapp (for inmate tablets around the country) and YouTube for families of inmates and interested free world persons and groups.
We are encouraging families of inmates to purchase two copies of the Student Workbook in order to study the material along with their incarcerated loved ones. Both can watch the same videos and follow along in the workbooks. Search for "When Jesus Meets Your Scars" on both platforms.
Click the link below to see the introductory interview recorded in the LTTL studio and posted on both Pando and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kXTbDSfIE0&t=30s
Click the link below to view Lesson 1, Introduction, also posted on both Pando and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5Y_accFifE
The above is being made possible by the amazing Less than the Least Ministry, led by the amazing Executive Director, Bill Everts and his equally amazing wife, Stephanie!
Stay tuned for more updates!
This was my first book that now has several new images of Christ added, all of which come from the same perspective: We bring our broken hearts and lives to him to mend, and we leave with repaired, retooled, revamped, and repurposed hearts, ready for our new mission in life.
Presenting a writing workshop to students in Houston Graduate School of Theology's new program, Doctor of Professional Counseling (DPC).
This is the Student Workbook for my curriculum. This month, we are recording the classes (see "CURRENT Attractions"). The videos are intended for both students and their families to watch, and then follow the workbook that has more detail. By involving both inmates and their family members, they can study, learn, and grow together!
Me, Bill, and Stephanie outside the Chapel at Plane State Jail.
Doctorof Ministry clients on graduation day
at Baylor University / George W. Truett
Theological Seminary in Waco, TX.
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"Acquiring excellence in writing will give you a sharper edge in life, a major leg up in business, and better favor in everything you do. You will be a better you!"
—Kevin Hrebik, Founder
Words to ponder
About the founder
Kevin Hrebik, DMin, has more than 40 years experience in most aspects of the writing and publishing world. He began as a typesetter, using a linotype machine in the 1970s. He has sold poetry, fiction, greeting cards, product texts, high school and adult Sunday school curriculum, scripture commentaries, and magazine articles.
Kevin has been a staff writer for Cornerstone magazine, editorial director for Abbey Press, assignment writer for Charisma magazine, and freelance copyeditor and proofreader for the publisher of the world-famous “Chicken Soup for the Soul” series.
He holds an AS in Journalism, a BA in Interpersonal Communication, a MA in Religion, and a DMin from Houston Graduate School of Theology with a specialization in pastoral care. He formally launched My Paper Whisperer in 2010 and began to focus on graduate and doctoral student papers, theses, projects, and dissertations.
Kevin's books are listed below, most of which address the wide world of emotional scarring, primarily from abuse but which can result from any number of adverse circumstances in life. He was a Chaplain for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice from 2015-2025. Retired now, he is free to focus his attention on writing and editing, which also gives him a faster turnaround time for editing documents.