The Hope of a Homecoming: Entrusting Your Prodigal to a Sovereign God - Softcover

O'Rourke, Brendan

 
9781576833766: The Hope of a Homecoming: Entrusting Your Prodigal to a Sovereign God

Inhaltsangabe

Filled with personal experiences, advice, and Bible teaching, this book helps parents of prodigals hold onto hope. Includes:

• key Scriptures
• written prayers
• coping strategies

Topics include:

• Conquering fear
• Recognizing anger and using it constructively
• Praying for protection
• Waiting when God is silent

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

STAN JONES, PHD, provost and professor of psychology at Wheaton College, is a nationally recognized Christian expert on sexuality. He has written books on psychology and Christianity and on homosexuality and has contributed numerous articles to such professional journals as American Psychologist. BRENNA JONES has graduate training in biblical and theological studies and leads an active ministry of discipleship and support for women. Stan and Brenna have three adult children.

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Fight for the life of your prodigal child by using the most powerful weapon of all prayer. If your son or daughter has headed down the prodigal path, you ve probably experienced many episodes of anger, fear, and despair. But there is reason for hope, even during the worst of times. In The Hope of a Homecoming, authors O Rourke and Sauer share their personal experiences about dealing with their own prodigals. They also offer empowering and professional advice on going deep beneath the surface to enlist and direct God s sovereign power toward the children of our hearts. You ll find key Scriptures, written prayers, coping strategies, and practical advice on such topics as: · Conquering fear · Recognizing anger and using it constructively · Praying for protection · Waiting when He s silent · Gaining a new perspective Tune out Satan s lies of hopelessness. Learn to look at life and your prodigal s situation through God s eyes and respond to it with calm confidence. The Hope of a Homecoming gives insightful help and encourages parents to pray their prodigals home. It s a time filled with heartache, but there are ways to make it easier. Living by faith means not giving up Luke 18:1.

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