The Healing Path How the Hurts in Your Past Can Lead You to a More Abundant Life

by ALLENDER, DAN B.

• ISBN13: 9781578563913
• ISBN10: 1578563917
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-09-26
• Publisher: WaterBrook

Summary

Don't Waste Your Pain None of us escapes the heartache and disappointments of life. To live is to hurt, and we all have the wounds to prove it. Regardless of how we've been hurt, we all face a common question: What should we do with our pain? Should we stoically ignore it? Should we just "get over it"? Should we optimistically hope that everything will work out in the end? If we fail to respond appropriately to the wounds that life and relationships inflict, our pain will be wasted; it will numb us or destroy us. But suffering doesn't have to mangle our hearts and rob us of joy. It can, instead, lead us to life--if we know the path to healing. Healing is not the resolution of our past; it is the use of our past to draw us into deeper relationship with God and his purposes for our lives. If you're ready to shape a future characterized by love, service, and joy, now is the time to step out onto The Healing Path.

Author Biography

Dan B. Allender, Ph.D., is the President of Mars Hill Graduate School in Seattle, Washington. He taught in the Biblical Counseling Department of Grace Theological Seminary for seven years, then was a professor in the Master of Arts in Biblical Counseling program at Colorado Christian University, Denver. Dr. Allender is the author of <i>The Wounded Heart</i> and has co-authored two books with Dr. Larry Crabb: <i>Encouragement: The Key to Caring</i> and <i>Hope for the Hurting</i>. With Dr. Tremper Longman he has co-authored four books: <i>Bold Love</i>, <i>Cry of the Soul</i>, <i>Intimate Allies</i>, and <i>Bold Purpose</i>.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Preface Savoring Joy in Spite of Sorrow	ix
Part 1 Suffering As a Sacred Journey
The Long Walk	3	(14)
The Healing Path	17	(14)
Embracing Life	31	(18)
Part 2 Exposing the Intentions of Evil
Betrayal and the Loss of Faith	49	(20)
Powerlessness and the Loss of Hope	69	(22)
Ambivalence and the Loss of Love	91	(22)
Part 3 The Allure of Redemption
The Wager of Faith	113	(22)
The Dream of Hope	135	(26)
The Dance of Love	161	(28)
Part 4 Embracing Redemptive Relationships
Living a Radical Life	189	(22)
Inviting Others to Live	211	(26)
Creating a Community of Sojourners	237	(21)
Notes	258