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Black Douglas Press · Nonfiction
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Deliverance
The Battlefield for the Soul
Faith & spiritual growth
A practical, biblically grounded guide to discernment, authority in Christ, responsible ministry, and the path toward freedom and restoration.
Inside the book
About the book.
Deliverance: The Battlefield for the Soul is a practical, biblically grounded guide to understanding spiritual warfare, deliverance ministry, discernment, biblical authority, freedom in Christ, and restoration. Its purpose is not to magnify darkness, but to help readers keep Christ, Scripture, wisdom, and responsible care at the center.
The book examines spiritual authority without arrogance, discernment without suspicion, and ministry without spectacle. It considers how believers can respond to difficult spiritual questions through prayer, scriptural foundations, humility, wise counsel, and respect for the people seeking help.
Rather than offering formulas or guarantees, Deliverance invites careful study and faithful practice. It points readers toward the sufficiency of Christ, the responsibility of mature leadership, and the patient work of restoration in a person's spiritual and everyday life.
The author
Russell L. Irby
Writing as R. L. Irby
Russell L. Irby writes fiction and nonfiction shaped by military service, investigations, counseling, ministry, and leadership. His work explores faith, courage, redemption, and the choices people make when life asks more of them.
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