{"product_id":"fear-is-not-a-sin-it-is-a-call-to-action-by-edward-t-welch","title":"Fear Is Not a Sin: It Is a Call to Action by Edward T. Welch - Small Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eFear Is Not a Sin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eexplores what the Bible says about fear, emphasizing God’s compassion and his many promises to be near his people when life dismays and threatens them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen life takes a turn for the worse, our natural response is fear and anxiety, even though God commands his people many times in Scripture to not be afraid. However, as bestselling author and biblical counselor Edward T. Welch explains, those commands do not mean that our fears are inherently sinful. Instead, they are an invitation from God to go to him with our troubles.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFear Is Not a Sin: It Is a Call to Action\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e guides readers to respond to fear by going to God and learning to pray his words back to him. Readers will be encouraged that the fears they experience are an opportunity to grow from a “little-faith” to a “big-faith” that takes God at his word and trusts him in an uncertain world where things can and do go wrong.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eReaders will learn that fear is an opportunity\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eto grow in faith, courage, and confidence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eShort, easy-to-read, journal format\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewill help readers interact with what the Bible says about fear and God’s help.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBiblical, practical counsel and reflective exercises\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e help readers navigate their fears and anxieties with faith and trust in God.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eEdward T. Welch, MDiv, PhD, \u003c\/span\u003eis a licensed psychologist and faculty member at the Christian Counseling \u0026amp; Educational Foundation (CCEF). Ed has been counseling for over forty years and has written extensively on the topics of depression, fear, and addictions. His biblical counseling books include \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eShame Interrupted\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWhen People Are Big and God Is Small\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAddictions: A Banquet in the Grave\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDepression: Looking Up from the Stubborn Darkness\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eRunning Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Small Book about a Big Problem\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Small Book for the Anxious Heart\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Small Book about Why We Hide\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eI Have a Psychiatric Diagnosis\u003c\/span\u003e, and \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSomeone I Know Is Grieving.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Growth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47215976120497,"sku":"9781645075677","price":10.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1735\/2395\/files\/afear.jpg?v=1779525643","url":"https:\/\/www.biblicalcounselingbooks.com\/products\/fear-is-not-a-sin-it-is-a-call-to-action-by-edward-t-welch","provider":"Biblical Counseling Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}