Mending Broken Relationships, Building Strong Ones: Eight Ways to Love as Jesus Loves Us
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| Rating | : | 4.47 (667 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1593252773 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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This book is very good. It is deeply rooted in Scripture Amazon Customer This book is very good. It is deeply rooted in Scripture, makes good use of personal contemporary stories of God at work in people's lives, and draws on recent writings in the New Evangelization.Who is this book for? I think this book is an excellent resource for Growing and Commissioned Disciples who wish to learn more about how to pray and to grow in virtue, particularly in relating to others. It offers simple yet profound practices for building up one's habits of prayer and relationships with others, a. Jonathan F. Sullivan said Slim But Spiritually Powerful. John and Therese Boucher’s "Mending Broken Relationships, Building Strong Ones: Eight Ways to Love as Jesus Loved Us" is a slim volume that packs a powerful spiritual punch. The aim of the book is to help readers in “realizing God’s love and connecting others to Jesus” through eight interconnected practices.The eight spiritual practices advocated by the Bouchers are intercession, respect, forgiveness, gratitude, affirmation, patience and forbearance, honesty, and a healing presence. Mending Broken Relationships, Building Stronger Ones Dawn Rusinko Therese & John Boucher wrote a compelling book on mending broken relationships and building stronger ones. Their helpful suggestions and inspiring quotes prepare you for the question, and reflection section and their practical experience reminds us of the fact that prayer has the power to change. We can't change people's hearts, but God can. Our prayer holds the authority to break open the hardened heart so God can do His wondrous work. This book is great for the spiritually mature minded person as well a
--Art and Laraine Bennett, authors of several best-selling books on temperamentAnchored in the Scriptures and Church teaching, the authors draw wisdom from their own family life and ministry to share practical ways to improve or repair relationships. Mending Broken Relationships, Building Strong Ones is an insightful, inspiring, and practical book that offers scripturally-based and psychologically sound ways to heal and strengthen our relationships. --Lauri Przybysz, DMin, National Association of Catholic Family Life Ministers . The discussion questions and s
Many real-life stories, including those from the saints, help readers to connect these virtues and gifts to their own lives. Reflection questions and an exercise for further growth included after each chapter. A practical and valuable resource for every Christian disciple.. We all struggle with relationships that are broken in some way. Each chapter focuses on a different path to love. These are gifts that are given to us through the power of the Holy Spirit. Like seeds that are placed in the earth, these virtues and gifts can grow with prayer, mutual support, and practice and become the paths to strong and fulfilling relationships. In t