Hope in the Face of Conflict
Posted in Miscellany, Relationships, Stress Management on 12/08/2009 12:09 am by JimNow that you're back, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!
This book introduces the Judeo-Christian Model of Peacemaking. It outlines the peacemaking process that is patterned after the way God makes peace with us. You will greatly benefit from this work if you are: (1) personally experiencing conflict, (2) concerned about tensions in your church, (3) want to learn how to become a peacemaker. Illustrations from all over the globe saturate the book to captivate your interest and bring clarity. Reviewer’s comments have ranged from “eminently practical? and “must-have resource? to “brilliant? and “new gold standard.? Accompanying study guides for small group discussion and adult Sunday School classes are available free of charge at www.HopeintheFaceofConflict.com. There is enough weekly material for three months or more of lively discussion.
The day was cold and we were walking at a fast clip. “Jesse, I need to talk to you about Mom.? Jesse took another step, then suddenly stopped and spun around to face me. I was at least six inches taller, but amazingly, in that instant, it seemed as if we were standing there eye to eye. His gaze was hard and uncompromising. “I don’t want to talk about it anymore! She doesn’t have Old Timers!? I blinked at the pronunciation. Old Timers? Was he serious? Yes, a second look at that gritted, desperate expression told me my stepfather was dead serious. Jesse had tricked his mind into attaching this folksy, homespun name to the disease so it wouldn’t sound quite so sinister.
