Writer Profiles

    J.R. Cece

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    J.R. CECE. One’s a Fortune 500 professional leader with a PhD in Theology. The other’s a professional truckie who left behind addiction, anger, and a string of wreckage to follow Jesus with fire in his gut. Together, they’re J.R. Cece — two wrecked souls who met at rock bottom and decided not to stay there.

    Cece brings the academic fire and lived grit — originally from India, now raising two kids in New Zealand with a pen in one hand and a spiritual sword in the other. With degrees in Literature, Psychology, and Theology, a background working with global giants like Dell and Fonterra, to now speaking life into the broken. Her writing has been featured in Scholastic India, Women’s Web, and Write Now, with her book Battered Faith stocked in Auckland Libraries — a raw journey from depression to destiny.

    J.R. a long-haul truck driver with a past steeped in drugs, alcohol, and chaos — until God flipped the table on his life. He found a relentless Saviour in the middle of addiction, and now uses his story to re-present Jesus in the most unlikely places. No stage. No filters. Just faith forged in fire.

    Together, they’ve co-authored over 15 books that tear off religious masks and speak directly to the wounded, the doubting, and the rising. Through their ministry Flippin’ Tables and the raw podcast Saved & Besieged, they’re re-presenting Jesus with grit, grace, and zero sugar-coating. This isn’t ministry for the churchy elite. It’s for the misfits, the burned-out, and the barely-holding-on — the wrecked, the raw, and the rising.

    Website: www.flippintables.co.nz
    Photo: J.R. Cece

      Battered Faith

      BATTERED FAITH. Lydia’s husband was meant to be her lover and protector, but she ended up seeking protection from him. Marrying Richard, a future pastor had thrown Lydia into ten secretly anguishing years of abuse, deception, depression and almost into insanity. Only she knew of his affairs, his addiction to pornography and love of money, but even the mention of spousal abuse and infidelity was taboo, and she was silenced to submit to her husband-whatever the circumstance. Her will to live began to hang by a thread, and as a Christian, Lydia had to choose between her marriage or her life. For her, home became a battlefield, and her mind became a monster. She was left battered… was the Bible her only way out? Available from Amazon, Booktopia, and Auckland Libraries.

      Website: www.flippintables.co.nz
      Writer: Cheryl Christopher-Roulston

        J.R. Cece Books

        J.R. CECE BOOKS. Whether you’re crawling through the fire (Worried & Worthy, When the World Goes Dark, Mine, Mine, Mine!), dragging your broken faith into the light (Battered Faith),dodging emotional landmines in love (Not My Way but Yahweh), trying to heal from trauma (Trauma to Triumph Devotional), needing a devotional for your marriage (Marriage: Some Assembly Required), or surviving teen years as a young woman (Loved: A Teenage Girl Devotional) or just finding humour in your relationships (For Him, For Her, For Kids & For Teens) — these books are for the wrecked, the raw, and the rising. No fluff. No fake smiles. Just real stories, wild hope, and gritty Jesus in every line.

        Website: www.flippintables.co.nz
        Writers: J.R. Cece

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