Free Audio Book : Becoming Free Indeed

Jinger Vuolo, the sixth child of TLC's famous Duggar family, known for their shows 19 Kids and Counting and Counting On, reflects on her journey of questioning the unhealthy ideology of her youth and finding true freedom in her faith in Christ.

During her upbringing, Jinger Duggar Vuolo firmly believed that strict adherence to the rules was the key to success and earning God's favor. She wholeheartedly embraced the Basic Life Principles promoted by Bill Gothard, which included following modesty guidelines (such as wearing only dresses and refraining from shorts or jeans), submitting to authority figures without question, adhering to strict courtship standards, and avoiding music with a perceived "worldly" beat, among other principles. Jinger, along with three of her sisters, co-authored a New York Times bestseller about their religious convictions. While she believed that such unwavering commitment would bring blessings from God, privately she constantly lived in fear of falling short of the high standards imposed on her.

In her memoir, Becoming Free Indeed, Jinger recounts how her perspective started to shift in her early twenties when a brother-in-law, who didn't grow up within the same tightly-knit conservative circle, introduced her to different viewpoints. He remained committed to the Bible, but his beliefs contradicted many of the assumptions Jinger had always held as true. His influence, along with the guidance of a pastor named Jeremy Vuolo (who would later become her husband), prompted Jinger to reevaluate her life, realizing that it was built on rules rather than the true teachings of God's Word.

Jinger embarked on a journey of studying the Bible with a renewed commitment to understanding its true message. Through this process, she experienced a profound revelation: many of her deeply ingrained beliefs about God, obedience to His Word, and personal holiness did not align with the teachings of the Bible.

Now armed with a revitalized faith grounded in personal conviction, Becoming Free Indeed shares Jinger's experience of living under the influence of Bill Gothard's principles, the transformative biblical truths that shifted her perspective, and how she untangled her faith, holding firm to her belief in Jesus while shedding the burden of legalism.