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One in three visitors to a porn site is a woman. Many, many more women read explicit books like Fifty Shades of Grey. Even more than that write their own pornography - not on paper for publication, but in their heads for their own use. Helen Thorne knows all this because she's done it. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut no one talks about it. Our churches are silent on it. There are very few books about it. It is the unspoken struggle of thousands of Christian women - perhaps you, and probably someone you know. But no more. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this refreshingly honest, resolutely hope-filled and gospel-soaked book, Helen speaks the unspoken. In doing so, she shows how purity is better and more satisfying than fantasy - and that, whoever you are and whatever your struggles, that purity is possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e128 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eContents\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1. Beauty\u003cbr\u003e2. Fantasy\u003cbr\u003e3. Reality\u003cbr\u003e4. Factory\u003cbr\u003e5. Guilty\u003cbr\u003e6. Mercy\u003cbr\u003e7. Purity\u003cbr\u003e8. Liberty\u003cbr\u003e9. 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For any feeling bruised, weary, or empty, this is the balm for you.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Reeves\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e President and Professor of Theology, Union School of Theology, Oxford, United Kingdom\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"product-section-header\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"product-section-header\"\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-section-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. His Very Heart\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2. His Heart in Action\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3. The Happiness of Christ\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4. Able to Sympathize\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5. He Can Deal Gently\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6. I Will Never Cast Out\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7. What Our Sins Evoke\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8. To the Uttermost\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9. An Advocate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10. The Beauty of the Heart of Christ\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e11. The Emotional Life of Christ\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e12. A Tender Friend\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e13. Why the Spirit?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e14. Father of Mercies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e15. His “Natural” Work and His “Strange” Work\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e16. The \u003cspan\u003eLord\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003ethe\u003cspan\u003e Lord\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e17. His Ways Are Not Our Ways\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e18. Yearning Bowels\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e19. Rich in Mercy   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e20. Our Law-ish Hearts, His Lavish Heart\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e21. He Loved Us Then; He’ll Love Us Now\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e22. To the End\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e23. 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As Rachel puts it, “Whoever you are, my aim is that you reach the end of this book celebrating who God has made you, how God has saved you, and the fact that he speaks liberating and positive truth into all of life’s experiences (even periods)”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e128 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2773\/2624\/files\/9781784986216-a-brief-theology-of-periods-yes-really-rachel-jones.pdf?v=1641430151\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eView excerpt here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reformers.com.au\/blogs\/reformers-blog\/reformers-bookcast-rachel-jones-a-brief-theology-of-periods\" title=\"Reformers Bookcast: Rachel Jones (A Brief Theology of Periods) - Season 3 Episode 3\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Reformers Bookcast: Rachel Jones (A Brief Theology of Periods) - Season 3 Episode 3\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2773\/2624\/files\/RBCS03E03.jpg?v=1635293290\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Good Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32800302694479,"sku":"9781784986216","price":22.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2773\/2624\/products\/9781784986216-a-brief-theology-of-periods-yes-really-rachel-jones.jpg?v=1636078384"},{"product_id":"9781433576690-death-of-porn-the-ray-ortlund","title":"Death of Porn, The","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to Fight Pornography through Honest Community\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePastor Ray Ortlund calls pornography the “wallpaper of the world”—so widespread that it can’t be avoided. 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