How to Love Difficult People: Receiving and Sharing God's Mercy - Softcover

William P. Smith

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9781934885406: How to Love Difficult People: Receiving and Sharing God's Mercy
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1934885401 ISBN 13: 9781934885406
Publisher: New Growth Press, 2008

Synopsis

Prickly, defensive, nasty, volatile, withdrawn, miserable...aren't there days when you feel surrounded by difficult people? How do you cope? You can try avoiding them, gossiping about them, or giving them a piece of your mind. But wait! Don't your reactions make you hard to love too? In CCEFs How to Love Difficult People: Receiving and Sharing God's Mercy, William P. Smith explains that learning how to deal with difficult people starts with understanding that God's pursuing love is not just for them; it's for you too. You need God's love and forgiveness just as much as they do. Knowing the love of God will change your attitude, your goals, and your actions toward the difficult people in your life. And that just might encourage them to change too! All the minibooks in our Christian bookstore offer gospel-centered hope for everyday issues like parenting, marriage, and personal change. These easy-to-read discipleship and biblical counseling resources tackle lifes toughest issues in 30 minutes or less.Minibooks are frequently used by pastors and ministry leaders to help others apply biblical wisdom to specific life issues. Churches, biblical counseling ministries, and missional organizations make the minibooks available in their acrylic display cases to further discipleship and gospel-centered living.

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About the Author

William P. Smith, M.Div., Ph.D., is a pastor and director of the community counseling center at Chelten Baptist Church, Dresher, PA. He has authored the book Loving Well (Even When You Haven't Been, Caught Off Guard: Encounters with the Unexpected God and numerous minibooks including How Do I Stop Losing It with My Children? and How to Love Difficult People. Bill is regularly invited to speak at other churches and lead weekend retreats. He and his wife Sally are the parents of three very active children.

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Publisher
New Growth Press
Publication date
2008
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1934885401
ISBN 13 
9781934885406
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
24
Rating
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