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Guarded by Christ - by Heather Holleman (Paperback)

Guarded by Christ - by  Heather Holleman (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>Heather Holleman used to live a fragile life, a prisoner to fear, anxiety, and despair. Like many younger women, she knew Jesus, but she wasn't strong in Him.</p><p>That all changed one day while reading a simple statement in Scripture, "God guards the lives of his faithful ones" (Psalm 97:10).</p><p><i>In Guarded by Christ: Knowing the God Who Rescues and Keeps Us</i>, Heather guides women through a series of practical mental shifts that immensely helped her live strong in the Lord. Learn how in Jesus, you are guarded: </p><ul><li>By righteousness instead of condemnation</li><li>By peace instead of anxiety</li><li>By hope instead of despair</li><li>By the Holy Spirit's power instead of self-effort</li><li>By a crucified life instead of a self-important one</li></ul><p><i>Guarded by Christ </i>will help women cultivate the maturity to live from the strength and peace of Jesus in every season. Read it and reconnect with your loving, keeping, guarding God.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Heather Holleman used to live a fragile life, a prisoner to fear, anxiety, and despair. Like many younger women, she knew Jesus, but she wasn't strong in Him. Her search for comfort seemed unending. </p><p>Then one day, while reading a simple statement in Scripture, "God guards the lives of his faithful ones" (Psalm 97:10), that all began to change. </p><p><i>In Guarded by Christ: Knowing the God Who Rescues and Keeps Us</i>, Heather guides women through a series of practical mental shifts that immensely helped her live strong in the Lord. Learn how in Jesus, you are guarded: </p><ul><li>By righteousness instead of condemnation</li><li>By peace instead of anxiety</li><li>By hope instead of despair</li><li>By the Holy Spirit's power instead of self-effort</li><li>By a crucified life instead of a self-important one</li></ul>We all need maturity in Christ that prepares us not just to endure anything, but to live from the strength and peace of Jesus in every season. <i>Guarded by Christ </i>will help women cultivate this maturity, reconnecting them with the Savior who rescues, keeps, and holds us with His love.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p><i>"We all need a place of security, a sure protector who will not yield . . . Heather Holleman leads us to know Him as the God who guards us."</i> --Judy Douglass, director of women's resources, Cru</p><p>Do you know in your head that Jesus cares for you, but struggle to actually apply that truth so you feel less afraid, anxious, or hopeless?</p><p><i>Guarded by Christ</i> is about bridging that gap. Using Scripture and story, Heather Holleman guides you in creatively internalizing the truths that will help you live by: </p><ul><li>Righteousness instead of condemnation</li><li>Peace instead of anxiety</li><li>Hope instead of despair</li><li>The Holy Spirit's power instead of self-effort</li><li>A crucified life instead of a self-important one</li></ul><p>We need maturity in Christ that lets us not just know His care, but experience it. <i>Guarded by Christ</i> will help you cultivate this maturity and live with new mindsets, rooted in the unlimited biblical privileges only Jesus provides. </p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>HEATHER HOLLEMAN</b> is a speaker, teacher, and author who loves helping people connect with Jesus, especially through scripture. People have called her a walking exclamation point, and she's known as a lover of vivid verbs and semicolons. Heather currently directs the Advanced Writing in the Humanities courses at Penn State, and she devotes herself to building authentic writing communities and helping students gain confidence and joy in writing. She is a graduate of the University of Virginia and earned her Ph.D. in English Literature from the University of Michigan. She has received numerous teaching awards in the past 20 years including the Moscow Prize for Excellence in Teaching Composition and most recently the Residence Life Mentor award for her work in the English department at Penn State University. Heather has written eight books, her most recent being <i>Sent: Living a Life that Invites Others to Jesus</i> which follows her trilogy of favorite verbs in scripture (<i>Seated With Christ: Living Freely in a Culture of Comparison; Guarded by Christ: Knowing the God Who Rescues and Keeps Us</i>; and <i>Chosen for Christ: Stepping Into the Life You've Been Missing</i>). Heather and her husband, Ashley, also serve with Faculty Commons (Cru) with Ashley in the role of Executive Director for Graduate Student Ministry. They have two teen daughters and three cats. Her podcast is The Verb with Heather Holleman, and she blogs daily at www.HeatherHolleman.com.

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