{"product_id":"no-thorns-a-memoir-paperback","title":"No Thorns: A Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNichelle M. Muñoz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat happens when God loves you out loud, but the Bible appears to condemn you?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor much of her life, Nichelle M. Muñoz lived at the intersection of two truths she could not reconcile: the God she knew through deeply personal encounters, and the God she had been taught to understand through Scripture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowing up with an attraction to girls, she struggled with biblical passages that seemed to leave little room for someone like her. Pastors insisted that personal feelings and experiences could never supersede the Word of God. She understood their reasoning. She believed in the authority of Scripture, too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut there was a problem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe God she encountered in prayer did not seem to respond to her with condemnation. He showed up in her life with a love and tenderness she could neither deny nor explain. And when she prayed for companionship, love arrived in ways that challenged everything she thought she understood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow could both things be true?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNo Thorns: A Memoir\u003c\/em\u003e follows Muñoz from her childhood in the U.S. Virgin Islands through military service, professional achievement, family wounds, spiritual encounters, and the unexpected love that would transform her understanding of belonging.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a memoir written to dismiss Scripture or persuade readers to abandon their faith. It is the story of a woman who eventually discovered that loving and trusting God did not require resolving every apparent contradiction between the Bible, its interpretations, and her own lived experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor anyone who has ever loved God while fearing His rejection, \u003cem\u003eNo Thorns\u003c\/em\u003e offers a deeply personal testimony of faith, identity, courage, and grace. It is an invitation to consider that unanswered questions need not be the end of faith-and that perhaps the journey toward authenticity begins when we stop demanding certainty before allowing ourselves to be loved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMost memoirs end with leaving. This one ends with staying-authentically.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 278\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 14, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67972641325363,"sku":"9798996486205","price":35.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/h_AKwTqC1K9798996486205.webp?v=1794430519","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/no-thorns-a-memoir-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}