{"product_id":"becoming-free-indeed-paperback-by-jinger-vuolo","title":"Becoming Free Indeed (paperback) by Jinger Vuolo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew York Times Bestseller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRead by the author.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eBecoming Free Indeed\u003c\/em\u003e, Jinger Vuolo, the sixth child of the famous Duggar family from TLC's \u003cem\u003e19 Kids and Counting\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCounting On\u003c\/em\u003e, opens up about her journey of questioning the strict ideology of her upbringing and discovering true freedom in Christ.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrowing up, Jinger was deeply committed to following the rigid teachings of Bill Gothard’s Basic Life Principles. She adhered to strict guidelines, such as:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWearing only modest dresses, avoiding shorts or jeans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSubmitting entirely to parental authority, believing any disobedience would remove her from God’s protection.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUpholding courtship as the only proper path to relationships.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvoiding music with any worldly influences.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTogether with her sisters, Jinger even co-authored a New York Times bestselling book about their deeply held religious convictions. Yet behind her outward devotion, Jinger struggled with an ongoing fear of never measuring up to the impossibly high standards she believed were required for God’s favor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEverything changed in her early twenties when her brother-in-law, who came from a different, more open background, began to challenge the beliefs she had always accepted. His commitment to the Bible, yet rejection of many of her long-held convictions, sparked a deep questioning in Jinger. With the guidance of a pastor named Jeremy Vuolo (who would later become her husband), Jinger embarked on a new path—one that focused on understanding the Bible for herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough this exploration, Jinger realized that much of what she had believed about God and obedience was based on man-made rules rather than Scripture. This discovery led her to disentangle her faith from the legalism she had once followed, emerging with a renewed, more authentic relationship with Jesus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBecoming Free Indeed\u003c\/em\u003e is Jinger's honest and vulnerable account of her experiences growing up under the teachings of Bill Gothard, the profound biblical truths that transformed her thinking, and her journey toward a faith built on freedom rather than fear.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper-Collins Christian Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46895139062079,"sku":"9781400335824","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/7731\/0271\/files\/Becoming_Free_Indeed.jpg?v=1740503702","url":"https:\/\/morningstarbookstore.com\/products\/becoming-free-indeed-paperback-by-jinger-vuolo","provider":"Morning Star Christian Bookstores","version":"1.0","type":"link"}