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    Our Favorite Sins: The Sins We Commit and How You Can Quit
    Our Favorite Sins: The Sins We Commit and How You Can Quit
    Our Favorite Sins: The Sins We Commit and How You Can Quit
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    Our Favorite Sins: The Sins We Commit and How You Can Quit

    By Todd D. Hunter

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    The Essential Guide for Beating Temptation

    Falling for temptation isn’t inevitable. We don’t have to lose the fight. In fact, we can win if we understand the root of the problem and what Christians have done from the beginning to beat it. Our Favorite Sins shines a much-needed light in our lives’ dark corners and reveals the time-tested methods for getting victory over sin. 

    Are you tyrannized by your own desires?

    If you are breathing, your answer is probably yes.

    The question is: What are you going to do about it?

    With more than thirty years of pastoral experience, Todd D. Hunter knows that most people—himself included—struggle every day with temptation. All too often, we fail and fall, and some of us are at our wit’s end, utterly defeated. What do we do to get a grip on the sin in our life and live like God wants? 

    There’s good news: despite all our failures and shameful “moments after,” there really is a way out, a way forward, and a way that draws us closer to the life that God desires for us. 

    In Our Favorite Sins, Hunter cracks open the problem of temptation and points to practical, biblically based, time-tested solutions. First revealing the role played by our disordered desires, Hunter shows how different temptations trip us up and how we can resist and overcome them, even if we’ve fallen prey to them for decades. Victory starts with reordering our desires, and the church has given us the tools for the job. Hunter shows us how to use them and start beating the temptations that so often beat us. 

    Informed by exclusive research from the Barna Group, Our Favorite Sins offers a view that works for any believer wherever they are and no matter how big the battle they’re fighting.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThomas Nelson
    Release dateMar 5, 2012
    ISBN9781595554451
    Our Favorite Sins: The Sins We Commit and How You Can Quit
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    Todd D. Hunter

    Dr. Todd Hunter is the founding bishop of The Anglican Diocese, Churches for the Sake of Others. He is a past president of Alpha USA and former national director for the Association of Vineyard Churches. An adjunct professor at several seminaries, he is author of Christianity Beyond Belief, Giving Church Another Chance, The Outsider Interviews, The Accidental Anglican, Our Favorite Sins, and Our Character at Work.

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      Description: Our Favorite Sins is the sinner's guide to beating temptation using practical bible-based tools. Anglican bishop and founding pastor of Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Todd D. Hunter, uses his 30+ years of experience to teach valuable skills for decreasing daily temptation, as well as for prioritizing whats really important in life.Review: Let's face it, we are all guilty of something. We have all been tempted in some way or another, and many of us choose to break God's rules; knowing of the consequences, but still compelled to commit - like an addiction. How many times have we done something we regretted, hurt ourselves and the ones we love, and casually forgotten - just to do it again? Are we inept at taking cues and learning lessons? Have we fallen so far that our faith and fear in God no longer stand as a deterrent? Or are these just excuses to keep our desires in charge? These are some of the thoughts I had while reading Our Favorite Sins: The Sins We Commit & How You Can Quit. We have all heard of the seven deadly sins: wrath, greed, sloth, pride, lust, envy, and gluttony, but how seriously do we take them? Todd D. Hunter takes readers through the modern world of temptations including: anxiety, procrastination, pornography, over-indulgence (food, electronics, alcohol, drugs, sex...), and adultery, to expose readers to the truth - we are all guilty of sin, but there are ways to beat it. I was skeptical at first, unsure of how to approach the book - everybody sins, but that doesn't mean we all want to face it. Who likes to be told that what they are doing is wrong? However, once I started reading, I was surprised to find that it is not a book that blames the sinners, but one that allows them to judge themselves and admit their own flaws, leading to realization and ultimate "recovery" from temptation and sin. The author's methods are clear, concise, and backed-up by the Book of God - The Bible. The 259 page guide is written as a discussion of sorts with around fifteen chapters and room for the reader's own contemplation. I equate it to a spiritual therapy session; a couple pages a day, as well as the completion of a few interactive exercises, and the reader, (in this case - me), begins to feel lighter, more in touch with God, and strong enough to say "NO" when it comes to temptation and the devil's influence. I like how the author set up each chapter, the prayers, and the methodology behind his approach. There were a lot of points made that I have never thought of, and I will definitely be referring to this book again in the future. Highly recommended for all readers interested in Christian-based spiritual growth and the ability to shut-out sin.Rating: On the Run (4.5/5)* I received this book from the author (Thomas Nelson, Inc.) in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.

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