{"product_id":"the-church-didn-t-save-me-god-did-a-biblical-and-healing-response-to-church-hurt","title":"THE CHURCH DIDN’T SAVE ME—GOD DID: A Biblical and Healing Response to Church Hurt","description":"The Church Didn’t Save Me—God Did is a compassionate, Scripture-centered exploration of faith after church hurt, written for those who still love God but were wounded inside Christian institutions.\nAcross the United States, countless people are stepping away from church spaces—not because they stopped believing, but because they were harmed, silenced, or abandoned in places that were meant to offer safety and spiritual care. Too often, their pain is dismissed as rebellion, weakness, or a lack of faith. This book challenges that narrative with biblical clarity and pastoral wisdom.\nDrawing from Scripture, lived experience, and trauma-informed faith reflection, Emily Williams Singer confronts harmful theology that equates faithfulness with endurance of harm. She addresses spiritual abuse, unaccountable leadership, and systems that prioritize reputation over people, while affirming a core gospel truth: God was never confined to the building, and He did not leave when survivors chose safety.\nGrounded in the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, this book reframes:\nHealing as holy, not disobedient\nWorship as relational, not institutional\nFaith as a living relationship, guided by the Holy Spirit rather than fear\nReaders are invited to separate the character of God from the failures of human systems and to release the guilt often placed on those who leave unsafe churches. With gentleness and honesty, the book reassures survivors that telling the truth, setting boundaries, and choosing healing were not acts of rebellion—but acts of faith.\nThis work also speaks to pastors, counselors, and faith communities willing to confront hard truths. It calls the church to accountability, repentance, and reform, reminding leaders that Jesus never defended harm and never demanded silence from the wounded.\nThe Church Didn’t Save Me—God Did is for:\nSurvivors of church hurt and spiritual abuse\nChristians navigating faith after religious trauma\nWomen rebuilding trust with God outside unsafe systems\nLeaders seeking trauma-informed, Scripture-centered insight\nYou did not lose God.\nYou were not abandoned.\nAnd you were never wrong for choosing truth, safety, and healing.\nThis book is not about leaving faith—it is about finding God again beyond fear, shame, and silence.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B0GCRLYQXD\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.B0GCRLYQXD.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Singer MS, Mrs Emily Williams\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Book has little sign of wear or use  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43337069690941,"sku":"BVV.B0GCRLYQXD.VG","price":13.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-church-didn-t-save-me-god-did-a-biblical-and-healing-response-to-church-hurt","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}