978-1-57075-876-8 Why Forgive? by
Johann Christoph Arnold
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Product Details
232 pp.
Paperback
Revised and Expanded Edition
With a New Foreword by Steven McDonald
Book Description "Free of platitudes, moralizing, and psychobabble. . . . If we fail to accept the wisdom in these stories, we participate in our own incarceration."
—San Antonio Express News
Bill's son was killed by a drunk driver.
Marietta's daughter was kidnapped and murdered.
Hashim was shot and paralyzed for life—so was Steven.
Josef barely escaped the Holocaust.
Tragedy struck them all, full force, but they refused to remain its victims.
Why Forgive? lets the untidy experiences of ordinary people speak for themselves —people who have earned the right to talk about overcoming hurt, and about the peace of mind they have found in doing so. "Hurt" is an understatement, actually, for many stories deal with the harrowing effects of violent crime, betrayal, abuse, bigotry, gang warfare, and even genocide.
But Why Forgive? also examines life’s more mundane battles: the wounds caused by backbiting, gossip, strained family ties, marriages gone cold and tensions in the workplace. The book also addresses the difficulty of forgiving oneself, the futility of blaming God, and the turmoil of those who simply cannot forgive. As in life, not every story has a happy ending—a fact Arnold refuses to skirt.
These eye-opening stories will inspire and instruct us in the ways that forgiveness, even in the face of hellish loss, can heal us and set us free.
Johann Christoph Arnold is a pastor and counsellor who lives and works in upstate New York with his wife,Verena.
