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New Memoir “Getting Over Jordyn” Traces an ER Doctor’s Unraveling and Recovery
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A new memoir from a physician identified as Dr. Bubba recounts three decades as an emergency room doctor, a breaking point tied to the death of a young patient, and the addiction, legal trouble and recovery that followed, according to the book’s publisher, Page Publishing.
"Getting Over Jordyn" describes what the author calls "machine mode" — a detachment he built over thirty years in the ER to get through the worst moments of other people’s lives, treating charts rather than people as a way of coping. According to the publisher, this protective mechanism fractured when faced with a patient death beyond his control, triggering the cascade of consequences detailed in the memoir: substance abuse, legal action, and professional collapse.
According to the book’s publisher listing, the recovery that followed ran through the Talbott Recovery Center and the Twelve Steps, and the memoir borrows that program’s storytelling structure directly — organized around the classic format of what the narrator was like, what happened, and what he is like now. Part of the book takes the form of letters addressed to "the Bus Driver," which the author uses as a name for God.
"I wrote this book for everyone who has ever felt alone in their brokenness," the author said in the announcement. "My prayer is that by telling my story with complete honesty, others might find permission to tell theirs, and discover that recovery and redemption are possible, no matter how far we’ve fallen."
The publisher describes the memoir as unsparing rather than a tidy redemption story, mixing confession, dark humor and what it calls hard-won spiritual insight. "Getting Over Jordyn" is available through Page Publishing and at major retailers including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books and Google Play.
Memoirs built around addiction recovery inside demanding medical careers are a familiar shelf, but Studio CarryOnHarry is curious how directly this one leans on the Twelve Step framework as its literal narrative spine, rather than just its subject matter — that structural choice is what sets it apart from the description alone.
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Economist Who Converted to Christianity at 84 Publishes Book Applying Analytical Rigor to Faith
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An economics professor who taught for thirty-three years and experienced a conversion to Christianity at 84 has released his new work, "Christianity Today," via Christian Faith Publishing.
According to the announcement, the book applies the kind of analytical framework Orr used in his academic career to questions of modern faith, examining Christianity’s strengths and what the announcement describes as its shortcomings, while also addressing Judaism and Islam for comparative context. The announcement states Orr maintains an assessment of Jesus Christ consistent with biblical teaching throughout.
Orr holds bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees in economics from the University of Toronto and the University of Wisconsin. Born in Canada, he taught at three universities over his career: two years in Canada, five in Florida, and twenty-six in California, according to the announcement. His conversion to Christianity came late in life, at 84, a turning point the announcement says redirected his focus toward writing about faith.
The book’s major themes, per the announcement, include fear, doubt, sexuality, discrimination, political engagement, challenges facing church institutions, and eschatology. The publisher describes Orr’s approach as applying a form of cost-benefit analysis to the question of Christian commitment itself, covering what the announcement calls candid discussion of institutional failures within churches alongside doctrinal questions.
"After spending my entire career analyzing economic systems," Orr said in the announcement, "I recognized that faith itself deserves the same rigorous, honest scrutiny. This book represents my attempt to examine Christianity with both intellectual integrity and genuine reverence for its transformative power."
"Christianity Today" is available through bookstores, the Apple iTunes Store, Amazon, Google Play, and Barnes and Noble.
Studio CarryOnHarry finds the more interesting story here less the book itself than the author: a career spent in economics departments, followed by a conversion in his mid-80s that produced a full-length theological work. That’s an unusual arc worth noting on its own terms.
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Dan Klender, who served 22 years as a U.S. Navy chaplain, has published a new book examining the military’s handling of religious accommodation requests during the Department of Defense’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The book, "The Death of Courage: The Betrayal of the Eagle, Globe, and Anchor During the COVID-19 Scandal," was released through Christian Faith Publishing.
Klender’s military service began shortly after the September 11 attacks, following earlier work pastoring churches in New Mexico and Washington state. He holds a Doctor of Ministry and a Master of Exegetical Theology, with degrees from Phoenix Seminary and Western Seminary, according to the announcement.
The work examines the cases of military personnel separated from service following the Department of Defense’s immunization requirement., which has since been rescinded. According to the announcement, Klender argues that religious accommodation requests from these service members were not properly considered, and he frames the discharges as a violation of First Amendment protections. The publisher describes the book as identifying structural failures in military leadership during that period and proposing changes aimed at institutional accountability.
"I witnessed leaders abandon the principles our warriors had sworn to defend," Klender said in the announcement. "This book documents that betrayal with the precision it demands, while offering a roadmap toward restoration and renewed commitment to constitutional fidelity."
This is not Klender’s first book. He has previously written "Living with the End in View," published through Covenant Books, which centered on themes of faith and mortality.
"The Death of Courage" is available through major booksellers and online retailers including Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Google Play, and the Apple iTunes Store.
The military’s vaccine mandate and the discharges that followed remain a contested chapter in recent defense policy, and Studio CarryOnHarry expects accounts like Klender’s to keep surfacing as veterans and former officers weigh in on how those decisions were made and who bore the consequences.
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