Forgiving Our Fathers and Mothers

<p><b><b>Ifour families are to flourish we will need to learn and practice ways offorgiving those who have had the greatest impact upon us: our mothers andfathers.</b></b></p><b></b><p>Do you struggle with the deep pain of a broken relationshipwith a parent? </p>Leslie Leyland Fields and Dr. Jill Hubbard invite you towalk with them as they explore the following questions:<p></p><ul><li>What does the Bible say about forgiveness? Why must we forgive at all?</li><li>How do we honor those who act dishonorably toward us especially when thosepeople are as influential as our parents? Can we ever break free from the sinsof our fathers?</li><li>What does forgiveness look like in the lives of real parents andchildren? Does forgiveness mean I have to let an estranged parent back into mylife? Is it possible to forgive a parent who has passed away?</li></ul><p>Through the authors' own compelling personal storiescombined with a fresh look at the Scriptures <i>Forgiving Our Fathers andMothers </i>illustrates and instructs in the practice of authentic forgivenessleading you away from hate and hurt toward healing hope and freedom.<b> </b></p><p>A call to very hard but veryvital work of the soul.</p><p>-Dr. Henry Cloud leadership expertpsychologist and best-selling author</p><p><i>Forgiving Our Fathers andMothers</i> is essential reading for anyone who wants to deal with those hurtsin a constructive healing and God-honoring manner.</p><p>-Jim Daly president Focus on the Family </p><p>Leslie Leyland Fields and JillHubbard take us into raw messy stories so we can be transformed by thatmysterious and painful grace in the force called forgiveness.</p><p> -Scot McKnight NorthernSeminary<b></b></p><p><b></b></p><p></p><b></b><p></p>