Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear by Jinger Vuolo
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Web ID: 15843549mistake buying
dull boring and drawn out.hard to get interested in. never got past 50 pages
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Hopeful and Inspiring
Jinger Duggar Vuolo recounts her years-long journey of disentangling true Christianity from the cult-like church she grew up in. I have so many thoughts on this one that this could easily go on a rambling tangent, but I'll try to be concise. This is the book I didn't know I needed right now, not because I felt she was speaking to me particularly, but because her message beautifully counters the current sad stories I hear repeatedly in popular culture. I'll preface my thoughts by noting that I have never watched either of the reality shows the author starred in. I had heard of them and have seen a few clips of the first show - not more than 10 minutes total. I'm not a huge television watcher and have no interest in reality shows. I hear the au courant catch-phrase "religious trauma" bandied about relentlessly to describe those who have been traumatized by people, not religion or God. I love how the author describes her journey as "disentangling" because that is exactly what she does so well in this book. She disentangles cult teachings and people with evil intentions from true Christian faith. What she does is so much harder than simply leaving the faith. She puts the blame solely where it belongs, on those who manipulated her and steered her on a wrong path. She doesn't even blame those who were caught up in the cult and manipulated alongside her, even those who brought her into the cult. She understands that her parents had the best intentions and wanted only good things for her and were bamboozled just as she was. This is a strong young woman who has done some deep soul-searching and scripture reading and has come out the other side. She is inspiring. I will recommend this book to anyone I hear spout the phrase "religious trauma" in the future. Be forewarned. I especially love how she is not afraid to point her finger exactly where the blame lies no matter how much push back she gets. It is hard to leave a cult. She knows she will lose friends. She knows her name will be smeared. She is strong enough to take it. I can't recommend this book enough. It is the most hopeful and inspiring thing I've read all year.
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Well written and thought provoking
Jinger does an amazing job of navigating her way through essential biblical truths. Points to Jesus and a relationship the whole way through!
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A great resource for former Gothard Followers!
"Becoming Free Indeed" by Jinger Duggar Vuolo is a fascinating and inspiring book about self-discovery and development. Anybody who has suffered with legalism or strict religious rules should read this book, particularly those who followed all of Bill Gothard's teachings. Jinger's honesty and vulnerability shine through as she recounts her childhood that valued compliance to man-made rules. She frankly discusses her battles with anxiety and disordered eating as she struggled to meet these standards and how it affected her mental and emotional health. Jinger's path to freedom from legalism, fear, and anxiety along with a grace-based relationship with Jesus Christ is the book's focus. She credits her transformation to authentically studying the Bible study. Her engaging language and personal stories make the book's message relatable to all readers. "Being Free Indeed" will inspire and encourage you whether you have struggled with gaining freedom from Gothard's teachings. Strongly recommended!
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Jesus is the focus
I love that she glorifies Jesus throughout the book. The book is saturated with scriptures.Happy she honors and praises her parents while disagreeing on some aspects.
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Loved it!
She was speaking everything I was too scared to say and admit in my own heart so freeing.
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So helpful in my spiritual journey
I am so glad Jinger wrote this book. The book was well written and really helped me in some big ways. I was raised in a baptist (now reformed baptist) house hold and was taught to love God. My parents were very loving and have nothing to do with my issues but I have always struggled with self condemnation, an overactive conscience, and making up certain rules for myself that are just not biblical. Jinger helped me see that my relationship with Jesus is not supposed to be so legalistic. I don’t have to pray a certain way or think my every action will create a bad domino effect (like the art on the wall). I have 16 tabs in this book and I was holding back haha! I am so very glad I pre-ordered it and so glad that Jinger wrote it. I was not raised in the Gothard community but I needed to hear a lot of what she had to say and what the Bible has to say of certain areas in my life. May God bless her and her family! Also***I may have tagged unreliable author and I did NOT mean to if that shows up.
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