Captive Set Free: How to Find Freedom Through Forgiving
・Winner, 2024 CIPA Awards, Christian Living category・
・Finalist, 2023 Word Awards, Christian Living and Instructional categories・
・Finalist, 2023 Reader's Favorite Awards, Christian Living category・
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Have you been hurt? Are you hounded by turbulent feelings and looping thoughts? Do you know you need to forgive but aren't sure where to begin?
Captive Set Free is a lamppost along the path of healing, offering engaging stories and examples, explaining how forgiveness fits into our spiritual DNA, and examining mindsets that make forgiving easier or harder. In this book, you'll learn how to
- take concrete steps to forgive;
- be sure forgiveness has taken hold in your heart; and
- guard your spirit from bitterness, both now and in the future.
If you're tired of being imprisoned by pain and toxicity and want to step into the free and abundant life Jesus has planned for His children, this book is for you.
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A powerful and beautiful work. If there is another book as transformational as this one I have never come across it.
-Cathy Sakiyama, Therapist (PACCP), Certified Professional Counsellor
Valerie writes like the trusted friend you approach over coffee when your heart is heavy, who encourages with an open Bible and an equally open and vulnerable heart.
-John Steadman, Director of External Relations, McMaster Divinity College
A 'must-have' for every Christian's home library.
-Faith Crosby, Christian Women's Inspirational Speaker
Captive Set Free provides a scripture-infused journey... a must-read for anyone working alongside God's plan for a reconciled world and reconciled relationships through Christ.
-Joel Gordon, Director of Ministry Partnership and Innovation, The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada
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Forty years of pastoral ministry have clarified for me that forgiveness may be the greatest gift that we can receive or give. Valerie describes this precious gift in a biblically sound manner...well worth a read and the chapter reflections merit personal study.
-Dr. Rodger McCready, Retired Pastor
Limmer takes a fresh and thorough look at a familiar topic. She is grounded biblically, unflinchingly honest and well researched (from Doidge to Dostoyevsky). With her inclusion of several somatic exercises, this is a powerful and beautiful work. If there is another book as transformational as this one I have never come across it.
-Cathy Sakiyama, Therapist (PACCP), Certified Professional Counsellor
It's safe to say that the need for a deeper understanding of forgiveness is something we all need, and Valerie Limmer tackles the topic in a way that sets the reader at ease, while discussing a richly expressed understanding of forgiveness that is both personal and thoroughly biblical. Valerie writes like the trusted friend you approach over coffee when your heart is heavy, and who encourages with an open Bible and an equally open and vulnerable heart.
-John Steadman, Director of External Relations, McMaster Divinity College
I have already shared some of the insights in Captive Set Free with colleagues and family as I seek to apply these principles to my life. The case studies and stories from Valerie's own life help to underscore the message that God is not asking the impossible when he calls us to forgive.
-Treflyn Lloyd-Roberts, CEO, Yeldall Manor Drug & Alcohol Recovery Centre
Valerie's book moved me to tears. It's so personal and yet also universal. Her understanding of trauma and its impact is a welcome addition to the literature in this area. It's a beautiful book that I will reread to remind myself that forgiveness in love is the only way to peace.
-Sarah Bedley, Children's Counselor, The Yellow Brick House Shelter for Abused Women and Children
Developed through the crucible of Valerie's own experiences, Captive Set Free has deeply touched me! It is needed in our world today, a 'must-have' for every Christian's home library.
-Faith Crosby, Christian Women's Inspirational Speaker
Captive Set Free provides a scripture-infused journey that invites readers to unpack the meaning and application of forgiveness. Interspersed with personal accounts of hurt and healing, and filled with practical examples of how to nurture God-honouring relationships, Captive Set Free is a must-read for anyone working alongside God's plan for a reconciled world and reconciled relationships through Christ.
-Joel Gordon, Director of Ministry Partnership and Innovation, The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada
