Forgiveness : The Power and the Puzzles

Forgiveness: THE POWER AND THE PUZZLES is a complete handbook on forgiveness that opens up the tremendous power of forgiveness to the reader.

It could have been called "The Anger Handbook" because it teaches how to overcome problems of hurt feelings, anger, and aggressive behavior. Overcoming problems of anger is crucial. Spouse abuse, failures in marriages, failures in childrearing, and even child abuse often erupt from anger. Parents who model angry behavior are likely to raise children with anger problems. And most importantly, God is not glorified by Christians who have anger problems.

Forgiveness: THE POWER AND THE PUZZLES could have been called "The Overcomer's Manual" because it teaches how to be free from the spiritual, emotional, and behavioral control by offenses of others.

It would not have been accurate to call it "The Sexual-Abuse Overcomer's Manual," because fully overcoming the effects of sexual abuse sometimes requires the use of biblical principles that are not included. However, Forgiveness: THE POWER AND THE PUZZLES teaches the kind of forgiveness that is nearly always an absolute necessity to becoming really free from the trauma of sexual abuse.

Although Forgiveness: THE POWER AND THE PUZZLES is not a handbook on overcoming sexual abuse, it includes material on extending the power of forgiveness to "recovered memories" or counselor-implanted "false memories" (whichever view you hold).

Forgiveness: THE POWER AND THE PUZZLES starts by teaching four kinds of forgiveness that God grants, goes on to teach how to forgive when offended by others, teaches how to know that you have forgiven, explains what to do when forgiveness "doesn't work," and teaches how to "extend the power of forgiveness."

Last, but not least, Forgiveness: THE POWER AND THE PUZZLES includes the solution to the problem of forgiving self. You will be surprised as the author unfolds the answer right before your eyes.

Forgiveness: THE POWER AND THE PUZZLES will add biblical power to the books that you already have on Christian living, discipleship, marriage, childrearing, anger, communications, forgiveness, and sexual abuse.

Wendell E. Miller is co-founder of Biblical Counseling Association, Warsaw, Indiana, a not-for-profit ministry. Accredited by the National Association of Nouthetic Counselors, a graduate of Grace Theological Seminary, a Registered Professional Engineer, and admitted to the patent bar of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, he brings the logical thinking of engineering and patent law to his theological studies. He is best known for his counseling articles with more than five million copies distributed in the U.S. and abroad. He and his wife Lolita are the parents of two adult daughters.