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Ashley Chesnut serves as the Associate Young Adult Minister at The Church at Brook Hills in Birmingham, Alabama. She has a Master of Divinity from Beeson Divinity School and a Certificate of Biblical Counseling from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. While Ashley has a passion for discipling young women, she also loves her city and has written a children’s book about it called Down in the Ham: A Child’s Guide to Downtown Birmingham. When she's not at the church or meeting with girls, you can probably find her at the farmer's market or trying some new local restaurant. ...more

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Average rating: 4.5 · 106 ratings · 17 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	It's Not Just You: Freeing Women to Talk about Sexual Sin and Fight It Well 4.48 avg rating — 101 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Down in the Ham: A Child's Guide to Downtown Birmingham it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Color the Ham: A Down in the Ham Coloring Book by Abby Little, Bethany Hubbard Travers (Illustrator), Ashley Chesnut (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Desire: The Longings Inside Us and the New Science of How We Love, Heal, and Grow

by Jay Stringer (Goodreads Author)

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Beyond the Jordan: Dry Places, Misunderstood Peoples, and Imperfect Attempts at Prayer

by Heather M. Surls

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The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom

by Jonathan Haidt

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Highly recommend! For anyone who is walking alongside someone with gender dysphoria or who is questioning how to reconcile following Jesus while experiencing gender dysphoria, this is a must read. Kyla shares her story so vulnerably and appropriately ...more
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