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Overcoming Bitterness

Moving from Life’s Greatest Hurts to a Life Filled with Joy

Steve Viars

$13.79

ISBN: 9781540900630
Publication: 2021
Format: Paperback
Print page count: 224
Publisher: Baker Books

Description

2nd Place, 2021 ACBC Book of the Year

Available in Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle ebook and Audiobook

Bitterness is a destructive poison, yet we all struggle with it sometimes due to circumstances our sovereign God has allowed. In a world full of struggle, we must take care that difficult circumstances do not feed a bitter spirit within us. In this honest and hopeful book, pastor and counselor Stephen Viars shows you how to avoid the pitfalls of a bitter heart as you walk through our fallen world. When we learn to process bitterness biblically and effectively, we can move from life’s greatest hurts to a life filled with joy.

Endorsements

“This book brims with hope.”—Randy Patten, Director of Training Emeritus, Association of Certified Biblical Counselors; president, TEAM Focus Ministries

“This wonderful volume helpfully addresses an all too common heart issue by carefully and comprehensively walking us through biblical teaching and examples that show how the grace of God in Christ can enable us to overcome bitterness.”
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Dr. Jim Newheiser, director of the Christian Counseling Program at Reformed Theological Seminary, Charlotte; executive director of the Institute for Biblical Counseling and Discipleship

“With a pastor’s heart and a counselor’s skill, Viars brings biblical clarity and practical counsel for this common issue. Readers will be surprised, encouraged, and convicted.”
— Jonathan D. Holmes, pastor of counseling, Parkside Church; executive director, Fieldstone Counseling

Author

Stephen Viars has served as a pastor and biblical counselor at Faith Church and Faith Biblical Counseling Ministries in Lafayette, Indiana, since 1987. A frequent speaker at conferences, colleges, and seminaries, he also serves on the boards of the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors, the Biblical Counseling Coalition, Vision of Hope, and the Faith Community Development Corporation. The author of Loving Your Community, he and his wife, Kris, have three children and four grandchildren.