Forgiving Is Easy...Or Is It discusses the essence of forgiveness and its impact in a person’s life. Do our words shape our world? Read how Trish discovers that answer. In another story the dynamic duo, aunt Flo and niece Jo, deal with the rumors of infidelity in the family. See how lies and jealousy almost destroy their friendship. Sherri Williamson grows from teenage mother to a pastor’s wife. See how she handles the past when it shows up in her own house. Jennifer Moore wants to be married but it seems like she’ll never meet the right man. One day when she least expects it here he comes. It all seems perfect until she mentions marriage. Why? The 10 stories in this book deal with real life decisions. In the end they are faced with one choice; to forgive or not to forgive. When it’s something we hear about it’s easy to make judgments. But when it hits home we discover it’s not so easy after all. Discover the true joy received from real forgiveness, even when it’s hard.

This volume collects the state-of-the-art research on forgiveness and mental and physical health and well-being. It focuses specifically on connections between forgiveness and its health and well-being benefits. Forgiveness has been examined from a variety of perspectives, including the moral, ethical and philosophical. Ways in which to become more forgiving and evolutionary theories of revenge and forgiveness have also been investigated and proposed. However, little attention has been paid to the benefits of forgiveness. This volume offers an examination of the theory, methods and research utilized in understanding these connections. It considers trait and state forgiveness, emotional and decisional forgiveness, and interventions to promote forgiveness, all with an eye toward the positive effects of forgiveness for a victim’s health and well-being. Finally, this volume considers key moderators such as gender, race, and age, as well as, explanatory mechanisms that might mediate links between forgiveness and key outcomes.

A practical guide by the man Time magazine has called “the forgiveness trailblazer.” While it may seem like a simple enough act, forgiveness is a difficult, delicate process which, if executed correctly, can be profoundly moving and a deep learning experience. Whatever the scenario may be—whether you need to make peace with a certain situation, with a loved one or friend, or with a total stranger—the process of forgiveness is an art and a science, and this hands-on guide walks readers through it in 8 key steps. How can we become forgivingly “fit”? How can we identify the source of our pain and inner turmoil? How can we find meaning in what we have suffered, or learn to forgive ourselves? What should we do when forgiveness feels like a particularly tall order? All these questions and more are answered in this practical book, leading us to become more tolerant, compassionate, and hopeful human beings.

Philosopher Myisha Cherry teaches us the right ways to deal with wrongdoing in our lives and the world Sages from Cicero to Oprah have told us that forgiveness requires us to let go of negative emotions and that it has a unique power to heal our wounds. In Failures of Forgiveness, Myisha Cherry argues that these beliefs couldn’t be more wrong—and that the ways we think about and use forgiveness, personally and as a society, can often do more harm than good. She presents a new and healthier understanding of forgiveness—one that will give us a better chance to recover from wrongdoing and move toward “radical repair.” Cherry began exploring forgiveness after some relatives of the victims of the mass shooting at Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, South Carolina, forgave what seemed unforgiveable. She was troubled that many observers appeared to be more inspired by these acts of forgiveness than they were motivated to confront the racial hatred that led to the killings. That is a big mistake, Cherry argues. Forgiveness isn’t magic. We can forgive and still be angry, there can be good reasons not to forgive, and forgiving a wrong without tackling its roots solves nothing. Examining how forgiveness can go wrong in families, between friends, at work, and in the media, politics, and beyond, Cherry addresses forgiveness and race, canceling versus forgiving, self-forgiveness, and more. She takes the burden of forgiveness off those who have been wronged and offers guidance both to those deciding whether and how to forgive and those seeking forgiveness. By showing us how to do forgiveness better, Failures of Forgiveness promises to transform how we deal with wrongdoing in our lives, opening a new path to true healing and reconciliation.

Talbot applies the timeless words of St. Francis to our troubled times. In the United States and across the world, we are experiencing polarization, anger, and violence. But God is still in control, and it is important to dig deep into our Christian heritage in a way that speaks to all people. St. Francis is one of the great saints who somehow reaches across all divides, touches hearts and souls, and brings spiritual peace. Talbot explores Francis’s Admonitions: twenty-eight teachings that are among the most beautiful and troubling of the saint’s writings. Covering sacramental theology of the Eucharist, to communal issues of consecrated life, to very private aspects of faith and devotion, these Admonitions provide clear and radical road signs to the destination on our spiritual journey in Christ.

Psychologist Sharon Lamb & philosopher Jeffrie Murphy argue that forgiveness has been accepted as a therapeutic strategy without serious, critical examination. They intend this volume to be a closer, critical look at some of the questions the topic raises.

Forgiving Is Easy . . . Or Is It? discusses the essence of forgiveness and its impact in a person's life. In this book you will read how one family copes with the suicide of their daughter. Find out what happened and why. In another story, the dynamic duo aunt Flo and niece Jo deal with the rumors of infidelity in the family. See how lies and jealousy almost destroy their friendship. One of them is carrying the weight of a secret. Who is it, what is it, and why won't she tell? Follow Sherri Williamson as she grows from a teenage mother to a pastor's wife. See how she handles the past when it shows up in her own house. Will it shatter her happy family? What will the church members say? Evangelist Jennifer Moore wants to be married. It seems like she'll never meet the right man. One day when she least expects it, he walks into her life. It all seems perfect until she mentions marriage. Why? This book is about six short stories that deal with hard real-life choices. In the end, the characters are faced with one choice: to forgive or not to forgive. When it's something we hear about, it's easy to make judgments. But when it hits home, we discover it's not so easy after all. Discover the true joy received from real forgiveness, even when it's hard.

After Injury explores the practices of forgiveness, resentment, and apology in three key moments when they were undergoing a dramatic change. The three moments are early Christian history (for forgiveness), the shift from British eighteenth-century to Continental nineteenth-century philosophers (for resentment), and the moment in the 1950s postwar world in which British ordinary language philosophers and American sociologists of everyday life theorized what it means to express or perform an apology. The debates that arose in those key moments have largely defined our contemporary study of these practices.

Have you prayed for more patience? Here's your answer! Patience: Harvesting the Spirit's Fruit is one of a series of books designed to lead you into self-inspection by the light of Paul's teaching in Galatians 5. The book will guide you into new depths of faithful Christian discipleship. You'll consider the patience displayed by the Father, Son and Holy Spirit as they create salvation and develop your spiritual character. You'll consider the nature of immaturity. You'll scrutinize the effects impatience has on your personality. You'll reflect on the peculiar quality of patience as you learn how the virtue changes in experience and what makes a Christian's serenity different from the patience of people who don't follow Jesus. Your meditation will round out with thoughts on the art of being patient.

A young mother's life is forever changed and her faith in God is broken when her son in diagnosed with complex physical disabilities. Restore and grow your faith as you read about Hilary Yancey's personal journey back to God. Three months into her pregnancy with her first child, Hilary Yancey received a phone call that changed everything. As she learned the diagnosis-cleft lip and palate, a missing right eye, possible breathing complications-Hilary began to pray in earnest. Even in the midst of these findings, she prayed that God would heal her son. God could do a miracle unlike anything she had seen. Only when Hilary held her baby, Jack, in her arms for the first time did she realize God had given her something drastically different than what she had demanded. Hilary struggled to talk to God as she sat for six weeks beside Jack's crib in the NICU. She consented to surgeries and learned to care for a breathing tube and gastronomy button. In her experience with motherhood Hilary had become more familiar with the sound of her son's heart monitor than the sound of his heartbeat. Later, during surgeries and emergency trips back to the hospital with her crying, breathless boy, Hilary reproached the stranger God had become. Jack was different. Hilary was not the mother she once imagined. God was not who Hilary knew before. But she could not let go of one certainty-she could see the image of Christ in Jack's face. Slowly, through long nights of wrestling and longer nights of silence, Hilary cut a path through her old, familiar faith to the God behind it. She discovered that it is by walking out onto the water, where the firm ground gives way, that we can find him. And meeting Jesus, who rises with his scars to proclaim new life, is never what you once imagined.