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"Lysa TerKeurst helps readers address how to stop suffering from what others have done to them while exploring what forgiveness is, what it isn't, and how to deal with difficult relationships"--
You deserve to stop suffering because of what other people have done to you. But you may be stuck in a cycle of unresolved pain, playing offenses over and over in your mind. TerKeurst has wrestled through this journey, but she has discovered how to let go...
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W Publishing Group, an imprint of Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2015]
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English
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What will you do when the unthinkable happens? Her parents called her Lenya Lion because of her ferocious personality and hair that had been wild and mane-like since birth. But they never expected that, five days before Christmas, their five-year-old daughter would suddenly go to heaven after an asthma attack. How do you walk out of the ER without your daughter? More a manifesto for high-octane living than a manual for grieving, Through the Eyes of...
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W Publishing Group, an imprint of Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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"An insightful Biblical and conversational response from Dr. Tony Evans and his four children-Chrystal Evans Hurst, Priscilla Shirer, Anthony Evans, and Jonathan Evans-on how God uses the hard things of this life to draw us into a deeper faith in Him. Divine Disruption explores the many hardships we experience in life and how God breaks through with the power of hope. In the book, Dr. Tony Evans and his four children-Chrystal Evans Hurst, Priscilla...
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Dutton
Pub. Date
[2013]
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English
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The question of why God would allow pain and suffering in the world has vexed believers and nonbelievers forever. In Walking with God through Pain and Suffering, Timothy Keller takes on this enduring issue and shows that there is meaning and reason behind pain and suffering, making a forceful and groundbreaking case that this essential part of the human experience can be overcome only by understanding our relationship with God. Using biblical wisdom...
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W Publishing Group, an imprint of Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
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Laura helps us understand we arent the only ones whose lives have taken unexpected turns. She examines the brokenness of some of the heroes of our faith, and shows how despite their flaws and flawed stories, God was able to use them in extraordinary ways. And it was not because of their faith, but because of the faithfulness of their God. God may not fix everything. In fact, although your situation might not ever change or get better, with Jesus you...
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Salem Books
Pub. Date
2020
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English
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Meg Apperson grew up having a relationship with Jesus, and she always trusted God. But it wasn't until her daughter Avery--a miracle in so many ways--was born with a litany of life-threatening birth defects that she began to fully understand what it means to trust Jesus with everything.
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Zondervan
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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Our culture treats suffering like a problem to fix, a blight to hide, or the sad start of a transformation story. We silently, secretly wither under the pressure of living as though suffering is a predicament we can avoid or annihilate by working hard enough or having enough faith. When your prayers for healing haven't been answered, the fog of depression isn't lifting, your marriage is ending in divorce, or grief won't go away, it's easy to feel...
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W Publishing, an imprint of Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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Businesswoman and television personality Rosie Rivera shares how to lean on God as defender in the midst of life's hurts and wounds while also grappling with the strong desire for justice and retaliation.
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NavPress
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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"Lament helps us hear God s louder song. When you re in the midst of suffering, you want answers for the unanswerable, resolutions to the unresolvable. You want to tie up pain in a pretty little package and hide it under the bed, taking it out only when you feel strong enough to face it. But grief won t be contained. Grief disobeys. Grief explodes. In one breath, you may be able to say that God s got this and all will be well. In the next, you might...
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FaithWords
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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All of us will go through dark times that we don't understand: a difficulty with a friend, an unfair situation at work, a financial setback, an unexpected illness, a divorce, or the loss of a loved one. Those types of experiences are part of the human journey. But when we find ourselves in such a place, it's important that we keep a positive perspective. Joel Osteen writes that if we stay in faith and keep a good attitude when we go through challenges,...
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Grupo Nelson
Pub. Date
[2021]
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Español
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En Dios es mi defensor, la empresaria y personalidad de televisión Rosie Rivera comparte cómo apoyarse en Dios como defensor en medio de las heridas de la vida, mientras que lidiamos con un fuerte deseo de justicia y represalia. Este libro te ayudará a estar equipado para responder a situaciones hirientes, desde las más leves hasta las más difíciles, desde un lugar de empoderamiento y paz.La venganza es uno de nuestros instintos más profundos....
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IVP, an imprint of InterVarsity Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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"Sometimes, we feel stretched further than we ever thought physically, emotionally, or spiritually possible. In this honest, inspirational, and humorous book, Katie Schnack looks at the hard realities of life with no sugar coating or toxic positivity, but also gently reminds us of the good. Even in dark times, we can get glimpses of life"--
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