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This week’s sponsor of Free Stuff Fridays is Bob Kellemen of RPM Ministries. Bob is a biblical counselor who has written 5 books and who writes for Discerning Reader, Gospel Coalition, and other ministries.

Bob is giving away 5 prizes. There will be 2 packages that contain Soul Physicians and Spiritual Friends (which together retail for $80). There will be 3 prizes each containing 3 books that together retail at $55.00: God’s Healing for Life’s Losses, Sacred Friendships, and Beyond the Suffering. Here is some information about the books:

PhysiciansSoul Physicians: A Theology of Soul Care and Spiritual DirectionThe Remedy to Secular Psychology: Everyone talks about biblical counseling but what makes biblical counseling truly biblical? Soul Physicians equips readers to change lives with Christ’s changeless truth by speaking the truth in love. It explores biblical answers to life’s seven ultimate questions. Discover how to understand people, diagnose problems, and describe solutions–biblically.

FriendsSpiritual Friends: A Methodology of Soul Care and Spiritual Direction – Everyone talks about doing biblical counseling, but what does it look like in real life? Spiritual Friends equips readers to develop twenty-two biblical counseling skills. With 1000s of illustrative interactions and 100s of skill-building exercises, it’s a biblically relevant training manual and a relationally practical workbook for relating God’s truth to human relationships.

HealingGod’s Healing for Life’s Losses: How to Find Hope When You’re Hurting – Are you ready for real, raw, honest, and hopeful conversation about suffering, loss, and grief—from a Christ-centered perspective? When life’s losses invade your world, learn how to face suffering face-to-face with God.

BeyondBeyond the Suffering: Embracing the Legacy of African American Soul Care and Spiritual Direction – If you love stories of victory snatch from the jaws of defeat; if you have a passion for multi-cultural ministry; and if you want to learn life lessons from the legacy of the heroes of the Black Church, then Beyond the Suffering is the book of choice. Through 100s of first-person narratives of remarkable men and women, readers learn how to move beyond suffering to the place of Christ’s healing hope.

FriendshipsSacred Friendships: Celebrating the Legacy of Women Heroes of the Faith – Celebrate the incredible stories of over fifty amazing Christian women. Sacred Friendships gives voice to the voiceless as it narrates how godly Christian women have provided soul care and spiritual direction for the past 2,000 years.

Giveaway Rules: You may only enter the draw once. Simply fill out your name and email address to enter the draw. As soon as the winners have been chosen, all names and addresses will be immediately and permanently erased. Winners will be notified by email. The giveaway closes Saturday at noon.


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