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Fearless: Free in Christ in an Age of Anxiety
You can live free from fear.Fear steals our lives from us. It steals our impact and cripples our joy. In our modern world, it can seem impossible to avoid it. Bad news is everywhere. There are a million reasons to be afraid.But what if you could be free from all of that? What if your default mode was courageand faith, not fear and timidity? True freedom is possible--through the presence of Jesus and the practice of his Word.In this book, we expose the insidious roots of fear and explore the answers found in the Bible.Learn fear of the Lord will break the power of lesser fearsHoliness will change your identity--and give you courage to stand against the tideThe presence of God is the answer to the world's troublesYou can practice the gifts of power, love, and a sound mindRead it today. You can live fearless.
148 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 29, 2017
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About the author
Rachel Starr Thomson
79 books174 followersRachel Starr Thomson is in love with Jesus and convinced the gospel will change the world.
Rachel is a woman of many talents and even more interests: she’s a writer, editor, indie publisher, singer, speaker, Bible study teacher, and world traveler. The author of the Seventh World Trilogy, The Oneness Cycle, and many other books, she also tours North America and other parts of the world as a speaker and spoken-word artist with 1:11 Ministries.
Adventures in the Kingdom launched in 2015 as a way to bring together Rachel’s explorations, in fiction and nonfiction, of what it means to live all of life in the kingdom of God.
Rachel lives in the beautiful Niagara Region of southern Ontario, just down the river from the Falls. She drinks far too much coffee and tea, daydreams of visiting Florida all winter, and hikes the Bruce Trail when she gets a few minutes. A homeschool graduate from a highly creative and entrepreneurial family, she believes we’d all be much better off if we pitched our television sets out the nearest window.
LIFE AND WORK (BRIEFLY)
Rachel began writing on scrap paper sometime around grade 1. Her stories revolved around jungle animals and sometimes pirates (they were actual rats . . . she doesn’t remember if the pun was intended). Back then she also illustrated her own work, a habit she left behind with the scrap paper.
Rachel’s first novel, a humorous romp called Theodore Pharris Saves the Universe, was written when she was 13, followed within a year by the more serious adventure story Reap the Whirlwind. Around that time, she had a life-changing encounter with God.
The next several years were spent getting to know God, developing a new love for the Scriptures, and discovering a passion for ministry through working with a local ministry with international reach, Sommer Haven Ranch International. Although Rachel was raised in a strong Christian home, where discipleship was as much a part of homeschooling as academics, these years were pivotal in making her faith her own.
At age 17, Rachel started writing again, this time penning the essays that became Letters to a Samuel Generation and Heart to Heart: Meeting With God in the Lord’s Prayer.
In 2001, Rachel returned to fiction, writing what would become her bestselling novel and then a bestselling series–Worlds Unseen, book 1 of The Seventh World Trilogy.
A classic fantasy adventure marked by Rachel’s lyrical style, Worlds Unseen encapsulates much of what makes Rachel’s writing unique: fantasy settings with one foot in the real world; adventure stories that explore depths of spiritual truth; and a knack for opening readers’ eyes anew to the beauty of their own world–and of themselves.
In 2003, Rachel began freelance editing, a side job that soon blossomed into a full-time career. Four years later, in 2007, she co-founded Soli Deo Gloria Ballet with Carolyn Currey, an arts ministry that in 2015 would be renamed as 1:11 Ministries. To a team of dancers and singers, Rachel brought the power of words, writing and delivering original narrations, spoken-word poetry, and songs for over a dozen productions. The team has ministered coast-to-coast in Canada as well as in the United States and internationally.
Rachel began publishing her own work under the auspices of Little Dozen Press in 2007, but it was in 2011, with the e-book revolution in full swing, that writing became a true priority again. Since that time Rachel has published many of her older never-published titles and written two new fiction series, The Oneness Cycle and The Prophet Trilogy.
Over 30 of Rachel’s novels, short stories, and nonfiction works are now available in digital editions. Many are available in paperback as well, with more released regularly.
The God she fell in love with as a teenager has remained the focus of Rachel’s life, work, and speaking.
Rachel is a woman of many talents and even more interests: she’s a writer, editor, indie publisher, singer, speaker, Bible study teacher, and world traveler. The author of the Seventh World Trilogy, The Oneness Cycle, and many other books, she also tours North America and other parts of the world as a speaker and spoken-word artist with 1:11 Ministries.
Adventures in the Kingdom launched in 2015 as a way to bring together Rachel’s explorations, in fiction and nonfiction, of what it means to live all of life in the kingdom of God.
Rachel lives in the beautiful Niagara Region of southern Ontario, just down the river from the Falls. She drinks far too much coffee and tea, daydreams of visiting Florida all winter, and hikes the Bruce Trail when she gets a few minutes. A homeschool graduate from a highly creative and entrepreneurial family, she believes we’d all be much better off if we pitched our television sets out the nearest window.
LIFE AND WORK (BRIEFLY)
Rachel began writing on scrap paper sometime around grade 1. Her stories revolved around jungle animals and sometimes pirates (they were actual rats . . . she doesn’t remember if the pun was intended). Back then she also illustrated her own work, a habit she left behind with the scrap paper.
Rachel’s first novel, a humorous romp called Theodore Pharris Saves the Universe, was written when she was 13, followed within a year by the more serious adventure story Reap the Whirlwind. Around that time, she had a life-changing encounter with God.
The next several years were spent getting to know God, developing a new love for the Scriptures, and discovering a passion for ministry through working with a local ministry with international reach, Sommer Haven Ranch International. Although Rachel was raised in a strong Christian home, where discipleship was as much a part of homeschooling as academics, these years were pivotal in making her faith her own.
At age 17, Rachel started writing again, this time penning the essays that became Letters to a Samuel Generation and Heart to Heart: Meeting With God in the Lord’s Prayer.
In 2001, Rachel returned to fiction, writing what would become her bestselling novel and then a bestselling series–Worlds Unseen, book 1 of The Seventh World Trilogy.
A classic fantasy adventure marked by Rachel’s lyrical style, Worlds Unseen encapsulates much of what makes Rachel’s writing unique: fantasy settings with one foot in the real world; adventure stories that explore depths of spiritual truth; and a knack for opening readers’ eyes anew to the beauty of their own world–and of themselves.
In 2003, Rachel began freelance editing, a side job that soon blossomed into a full-time career. Four years later, in 2007, she co-founded Soli Deo Gloria Ballet with Carolyn Currey, an arts ministry that in 2015 would be renamed as 1:11 Ministries. To a team of dancers and singers, Rachel brought the power of words, writing and delivering original narrations, spoken-word poetry, and songs for over a dozen productions. The team has ministered coast-to-coast in Canada as well as in the United States and internationally.
Rachel began publishing her own work under the auspices of Little Dozen Press in 2007, but it was in 2011, with the e-book revolution in full swing, that writing became a true priority again. Since that time Rachel has published many of her older never-published titles and written two new fiction series, The Oneness Cycle and The Prophet Trilogy.
Over 30 of Rachel’s novels, short stories, and nonfiction works are now available in digital editions. Many are available in paperback as well, with more released regularly.
The God she fell in love with as a teenager has remained the focus of Rachel’s life, work, and speaking.
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January 15, 2018
I got a lot out of this book. You should read it.
February 14, 2018
Brilliant read lot of good stuff to take in.I love the thought and prayer that's gone into this book
December 2, 2022
How to become a World Changer (even in your own community).
This is fantastic, I loved the truth and the direction there authors point us in.
This great book held point us in the right direction, it gives great advice tips to conquer fear not just in a situation but to help focus us in our on going journey also called life. It has great value to offer in the direction we can take we have options in life I love the sign posts that are shown to help navigate these points (crossroads) life presents us with. We get so many choices in life I'm glad I took the one to buy this book, to read it and now I'm choosing to accept and include what I've learnt from these awesome authors.
I noticed a couple of times the theology wasn't always the same as mine, pit another way we looked at things from a different angle, like a diamond surg a light shining through it depends where you stand to what you see. News Flash is the same diamond and the sparkle from this may dazzle you but it will be to strengthen you and increase your love and focus on Father (God) and this leads to love for one another. Its one thing to study and know the word but it's something else to know and understand the heart of God the latter is what thrills me the most. And I can't help but think that as far as I understand things I feel that this has open up a mirror on Father's Heart and I love it.
To put it another way To know the person is far better than knowledge of them I feel that's what this books helps is to point to the relationships others had or have with God and how we can have one to. To love the Father that loves us and stand strong as His son or daughter. Then we can know who we are and be the world changers we are actually called to be. The message in this book is exactly that in my understanding
This is fantastic, I loved the truth and the direction there authors point us in.
This great book held point us in the right direction, it gives great advice tips to conquer fear not just in a situation but to help focus us in our on going journey also called life. It has great value to offer in the direction we can take we have options in life I love the sign posts that are shown to help navigate these points (crossroads) life presents us with. We get so many choices in life I'm glad I took the one to buy this book, to read it and now I'm choosing to accept and include what I've learnt from these awesome authors.
I noticed a couple of times the theology wasn't always the same as mine, pit another way we looked at things from a different angle, like a diamond surg a light shining through it depends where you stand to what you see. News Flash is the same diamond and the sparkle from this may dazzle you but it will be to strengthen you and increase your love and focus on Father (God) and this leads to love for one another. Its one thing to study and know the word but it's something else to know and understand the heart of God the latter is what thrills me the most. And I can't help but think that as far as I understand things I feel that this has open up a mirror on Father's Heart and I love it.
To put it another way To know the person is far better than knowledge of them I feel that's what this books helps is to point to the relationships others had or have with God and how we can have one to. To love the Father that loves us and stand strong as His son or daughter. Then we can know who we are and be the world changers we are actually called to be. The message in this book is exactly that in my understanding
January 10, 2023
This was a good follow up to Michael Reeves' book "Rejoice and Tremble" as it tackles the idea of "the fear of the Lord" from a different, but complimentary, perspective. The only reason I didn't give the book five stars is that I think the authors miss the mark regarding Jesus' claim that He will build His church on "this rock".
Like Reeves, the authors connect "the fear of the Lord" with love. The basic premise of the book is that the way we overcome fear is by developing a healthy fear of the Lord in which we learn to trust God fully in every area of our lives because we understand just how much He loves us.
This book is a must read for anyone who struggles with fear and anxiety.
Like Reeves, the authors connect "the fear of the Lord" with love. The basic premise of the book is that the way we overcome fear is by developing a healthy fear of the Lord in which we learn to trust God fully in every area of our lives because we understand just how much He loves us.
This book is a must read for anyone who struggles with fear and anxiety.
September 25, 2018
Excellent Bible Study on Fear
If I learned anything from this book, and I did learn a lot, the one thing that I know will stay with me is their slogan: do it afraid. Somewhere along this journey we call life, I picked up a suitcase full of fear and thought I wouldn't get anyplace until I left it behind. This book taught me that I can do it while dragging fear around with me, and that in doing so I will let go of my fear.
If I learned anything from this book, and I did learn a lot, the one thing that I know will stay with me is their slogan: do it afraid. Somewhere along this journey we call life, I picked up a suitcase full of fear and thought I wouldn't get anyplace until I left it behind. This book taught me that I can do it while dragging fear around with me, and that in doing so I will let go of my fear.
April 22, 2018
Very good
I'm so glad i found this book. It helped me walk through some fear issues that i really didn't even know I had. This spiritual faith walk is exciting, frustrating,and challenging.
I'm so glad i found this book. It helped me walk through some fear issues that i really didn't even know I had. This spiritual faith walk is exciting, frustrating,and challenging.
January 26, 2018
Great read for any who are struggling with overcoming fear. Practical advice using real-world examples to show how all of us can overcome fear and be who God created us to be.
March 13, 2018
I found this book to be extremely disappointing. Heretics like Joyce Meyers were quoted and even praise.
November 1, 2022
A great book on how to deal with fear.
June 8, 2025
Excellent
Took way to long to read this small book, but maybe I just had to settle down and grow.
So, so good and encouraging!
Took way to long to read this small book, but maybe I just had to settle down and grow.
So, so good and encouraging!
May 6, 2017
Review to follow after I've thought about it a little.
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