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Redeeming Your Painful Past: Present Grace, Future Hope
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Do you ever feel like your past is haunting you? Maybe it’s a mistake you made that can’t be made right or something that was done to you that can never be undone. You see the effects of it in your daily life, but struggle to know how to move forward. Sometimes you manage to forget for awhile, but it feels like you are never completely free of it.
Stephen Viars walks through the various ways the past can influence you in the present and unpacks how the gospel brings forgiveness, healing, and hope. By pointing out how Christ has redeemed your past and offers grace in the present, he offers helpful insights into how you can move forward in freedom.
Redeeming Your Painful Past
Present Grace, Future Hope
Do you ever feel like your past is haunting you? Maybe it’s a mistake you made that can’t be made right or something that was done to you that can never be undone. You see the effects of it in your daily life, but struggle to know how to move forward. Sometimes you manage to forget for awhile, but it feels like you are never completely free of it. In Redeeming Your Painful Past, Stephen Viars walks through the various ways the past can influence you in the present and unpacks how the gospel brings forgiveness, healing, and hope. By pointing out how Christ has redeemed your past and offers grace in the present, he offers helpful insights into how you can move forward in freedom.
About the Author
Stephen Viars, M.Div., D.Min., is Senior Pastor of Faith Church (Lafayette, Indiana); Association of Certified Biblical Counselors fellow and board member; Biblical Counseling Coalition (BCC) board president; instructor and counselor at Faith Biblical Counseling Ministries; conference speaker; and author of Putting Your Past in Its Place: Moving Forward in Freedom and Forgiveness. He and his wife Kris have three children.
In all of his writings, Stephen Viars has a gospel-centered goal: “I hope my readers have a greater appreciation for the sufficiency of Christ and his Word and come to enjoy living where Jesus has ‘first place in everything’ (Colossians 1:18).”
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Stephen Viars has been deeply influenced by David Powlison, Ed Welch, John Bettler, Bill Goode, and Bob Smith. If you enjoy these ministry and thought leaders, you may also enjoy Stephen Viars’s Christian books.
Other Books in the Series
-Angry Children: Understanding and Helping Your Child Regain Control by Michael R. Emlet
-Breaking the Addictive Cycle: Deadly Obsessions or Simple Pleasures? by David Powlison
-Can We Talk? The Art of Relationship Building by Rob Green
-Dealing with Rejection by Jack Miller
-Eating Disorders: The Quest for Thinness by Edward T. Welch
-Facing Death with Hope: Living for What Lasts by David Powlison
-Family Feuds: How to Respond by Timothy S. Lane
-Freedom from Addiction: Turning from Your Compulsive Behavior by Edward T. Welch
-Freedom from Resentment: Stopping Hurts from Turning Bitter by Robert D. Jones
-Grief: Finding Hope Again by Paul David Tripp
-Grieving a Suicide: Help for the Aftershock by David Powlison
-Help for Stepfamilies: Avoiding the Pitfalls and Learning to Love by Winston T. SmithHope for the Depressed: Beyond a Cheer Up Theology by Edward T. Welch
-How Do I Stop Losing It with My Kids?: Getting to the Heart of Your Discipline Problems by William P. Smith
-Peer Pressure: Recognizing the Warning Signs and Giving New Direction by Paul David Tripp
-Restoring Your Broken Marriage: Healing after Adultery by Robert D. Jones
-Sex Before Marriage: How Far is Too Far? by Timothy S. Lane
-Sexual Assault: Healing Steps for Victims by David Powlison
-Should We Get Married?: How to Evaluate Your Relationship by William P. Smith
-Single and Lonely: Finding the Intimacy You Desire by Jayne V. Clark
-Single Parents: Daily Grace for the Hardest Job by Robert D. Jones
-When Bad Things Happen: Thoughtful Answers to Hard Questions by William P. Smith
-When the Money Runs Out: Hope and Help for the Financially Stressed by James C. Petty
-When Your Kid’s in Trouble: How to Intervene Constructively by William P. Smith
-Who Does the Dishes?: Decision Making in Marriage by Winston T. Smith
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