Deeply Loved

Receiving and Reflecting God’s Great Empathy for You

by: Bill Gaultiere, Kristi Gaultiere

• Format

  E-Book

  ISBN

  9781493447176

  Pub. Date

  Sep 2025

  SRP

  $19.99

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About

We all experience worry, hurts, triggers, and conflict, but we often suppress these emotions and keep God and others at a safe distance. Whether pressured by outside forces or compelled by an inner need for self-protection, the results are the same--our need for empathy gets stifled and we settle for shallow relationships with God, family, and friends.

In Deeply Loved, Bill and Kristi Gaultiere weave together engaging true stories with compelling insights from Scripture and modern psychology to help you
· grow in self-empathy and resist judging or rejecting your emotions
· learn how to release worries, comfort hurts, and overcome distress
· practice the Four A's of Empathy for yourself and others
· engage Bible-based empathy practices to know you are deeply loved by Jesus

Empathy is life-giving, transformative, and empowering. It relieves stress and renews energy. It strengthens your emotional health and raises your emotional intelligence. It enables you to resolve conflicts and develop close, loving relationships. And with the help of this book, it's closer than you think.

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Endorsements

"If you have ever felt unseen or stuck in life's struggles, Deeply Loved will meet you right where you are. Reading this book is like sitting with close friends who truly get what you're going through. Bill and Kristi gently remind us that our souls learn to breathe through loving, empathetic relationships with God and one another, and they provide tools that truly make a difference."

Dr. Tim Clinton, president of the American Association of Christian Counselors

"Bill and Kristi Gaultiere have provided an oasis of care in the 'empathy desert.' Deeply Loved is deeply informed by both psychological expertise and spiritual sensitivity. In this book you will learn the master gift of humanity: Jesus coming to you with empathy. You will find yourself thoroughly understood and will grow in your empathy for yourself and others. Best of all, you will receive a vision and experience of our caring God that will bring healing to your heart."

John Ortberg, teacher at BecomeNew; author of Steps

"Deeply Loved is a beautiful exploration of how God's empathy transforms our lives. This book isn't just inspiring--it's practical, offering heartfelt guidance and tools to help you truly experience and reflect God's love in your relationships."

Alli Worthington, entrepreneur; author of Remaining You While Raising Them

"We live in an empathy-starved world. And with increased social fractures, we are always being formed to normalize disconnection from others. How do we receive empathy? How do we give it? What does this all have to do with God? I'm immensely grateful that Bill and Kristi Gaultiere have taken the time to respond to these critically important questions. We were created to live deeply loved in this world. But this journey has to start somewhere. What Bill and Kristi offer here is just the place to begin. I highly recommend this book."

Rich Villodas, lead pastor of New Life Fellowship; author of The Narrow Path and The Deeply Formed Life

"I thoroughly enjoyed reading Deeply Loved! Bill and Kristi Gaultiere explore empathy from a biblical and psychological perspective, providing practical exercises to help readers experience and share empathy. This book is essential reading for anyone seeking to deepen their emotional and spiritual health. It will equip you to both receive and give empathy, calm emotional triggers, and manage empathy fatigue. Best of all, it will undoubtedly help you love better in the relationships that matter most to you."

Peter Greer, president and CEO of HOPE International; author of Lead with Prayer

"For many years I have benefited greatly from Bill and Kristi Gaultiere's Soul Talks podcast. They have been my go-to resource when friends need empathy. I'm so thankful that now we have their knowledge, experience, and research on empathy available in Deeply Loved."

Jane Willard, advisory partner at Dallas Willard Ministries; retired marriage and family therapist

"Deeply Loved by Bill and Kristi Gaultiere is a well-written, biblically based, psychologically sound, and very helpful book on how to grow in empathy and compassion for yourself and others by receiving God's empathy and love for you. Highly recommended!"

Siang-Yang Tan, PhD, senior professor of clinical psychology at Fuller Theological Seminary; author of Counseling and Psychotherapy: A Christian Perspective

"People inside and outside the faith community are crying out to be deeply loved, nurtured, and seen. They are hungry for the heartfelt, healthy, and applicable empathy that Bill and Kristi Gaultiere offer out of their soul-filled ministry. Every page of this book oozes with the empathetic love that can only come from the Lord. Laity, leaders, and practitioners will grow spiritually as they learn from the Gaultieres to love deeply like Jesus."

Barbara Peacock, founder of Peacock Soul Care; author of Soul Care in African American Practice

"For much of my life I struggled to be loved--to let love in and just receive. How I wish that during those seasons I'd had Bill and Kristi Gaultiere's newest book, Deeply Loved. Here these trustworthy soul doctors reveal our crucial need for empathy as well as how empathy gets deep down inside of us and can flow from deep within us. Deeply Loved is a guidebook for your soul that is as powerful as it is practical--filled with experiential exercises, reflections, and meditative prayers. Whether you are learning to open your heart to receive love or learning to be more empathic toward others, this book will deeply change you."

Michael John Cusick, author of Sacred Attachment; CEO of Restoring the Soul, Inc.

"With deep wisdom, biblical insight, and tangible practices, Bill and Kristi Gaultiere skillfully lead us in giving and receiving empathy for ourselves and others, all rooted in the deep, deep love of God. Beyond cultivating empathy, they are aware of the costs of and even the conflicts caused by empathy. But Bill and Kristi never lose sight of how empathy leads us toward the deep love of God."

Cyd and Dr. Geoff Holsclaw, coauthors of The Landscapes of the Soul; cofounders of the Center for Embodied Faith

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