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Tucson, AZ – August 21, 2026 – At a time when anxiety, depression, broken relationships, and spiritual emptiness are reaching epidemic proportions, author and teacher Kathleen Tollifson offers the church something it desperately needs, not a theory, but a proven, Scripture-rooted pathway to lasting inner freedom. Her landmark work, Take Captivity Captive: The Biblical Keys to Healthy Emotions and Relationships, is a twelve-week personal and small-group study guide that does what few books dare to attempt: it names the invisible chains, traces them to their roots, and then places the key directly in the reader’s hands.

The title draws from one of Scripture’s most triumphant declarations, Ephesians 4:8, in which Christ, having ascended on high, “led captivity captive.” The promise is not merely historical. It is the inheritance of every believer. Yet as Tollifson compellingly observes, millions of Christians today resemble the Israelites of old, liberated in name but absorbed into the culture of their captivity, struggling under the weight of rejection, fear, bitterness, depression, and addiction, uncertain why the joy of their rightful inheritance remains just beyond their grasp.

Take Captivity Captive answers that question with both courage and compassion.

Born out of Tollifson’s years-long pursuit of healing for her wounded soul, the book began as handwritten notes shared among a small circle of friends who met weekly in her family room in 1996. What emerged from those intimate, grace-filled gatherings, where people laughed, wept, and encountered God in the depths of their pain, became a curriculum that has since transformed lives across an extraordinary breadth of settings: healing team training sessions, prison ministries, crisis centers, Aglow International chapters, and church fellowships ranging from a handful of seekers to hundreds gathered in Foursquare fellowship halls.

The curriculum unfolds across two meticulously crafted parts. The first confronts the landscape of the sin nature, exploring how the fall of man introduced shame, fear, and judgment into the human soul; how rejection takes root in childhood and shapes entire lifetimes of behavior; how the unrenewed mind becomes fertile ground for the enemy; and how unresolved judgments and bitter roots quietly generate reaping streams that sabotage relationships, careers, and intimacy with God. The second ventures boldly into the supernatural realm, addressing the realities of generational iniquity, spiritual strongholds, soul ties, witchcraft and the occult, and ultimately, the discipline of maintaining the freedom that Christ has won. Each week closes with penetrating discussion questions, specific calls to action, and Spirit-led prayers of renunciation and restoration.

What distinguishes this work from the crowded landscape of Christian self-help is its uncompromising theological depth paired with its pastoral warmth. Tollifson does not merely describe the problem of strongholds; she dismantles them, drawing on John Gill, Matthew Henry, Adam Clarke, and the original Greek and Hebrew to illuminate what the armor of God truly means, what it costs to crucify the flesh, and why willpower alone will always fall short. She writes not as a distant authority, but as a fellow traveler who has walked the same dark corridors and found, again and again, that the principles of healing never fail those who are ready to receive them.

The result is a resource of rare and enduring power. Knowledge of the truth about strongholds, combined with the Prayer Points and Call for Action in the study guide, equips the group to minister effectively to one another and become instruments of healing in a hurting world. It is time for the church to walk in victory, and Take Captivity Captive equips the church to touch the world with the message of God’s mercy and love.

Take Captivity Captive: The Biblical Keys to Healthy Emotions and Relationships is a twelve-week personal and small group study guide by Kathleen Tollifson, available now on Amazon. Rooted in Scripture and forged through years of real ministry experience, this is not a book to be read and shelved. It is a guide to be lived, prayed through, and shared. Whether you are walking through personal healing or leading others toward freedom, this resource belongs in your hands.

About the Author

Kathleen Tollifson is an author and teacher whose work is rooted in Scripture and shaped by years of personal healing and ministry experience. What began as handwritten notes shared with a small group in her family room in 1996 developed into a curriculum used in healing team training, prison ministries, crisis centers, Aglow International chapters, and church fellowships. Through Take Captivity Captive, Tollifson equips individuals and groups to confront emotional and spiritual strongholds and pursue healthy emotions, healthier relationships, and lasting freedom in Christ. Her work is dedicated to helping believers apply biblical truth in practical ways and carry God’s mercy and love into the lives of others.

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