Portraits of Forgiveness: Finding the Courage and Inspiration to Forgive.

Like an old, frayed blanket there are many loose threads in our relationships. Issues and conflict divide us from family, friends, and innumerable people we encounter throughout life. The process of forgiveness is necessary to restore and rebuild those relationships. In this book you will find great stories of how God works in the lives of people to bring about forgiveness and reconciliation - binding up the loose threads and making relationships even stronger than before.

Table of Contents:

Introduction

Part I. Forgiveness in Family Life

1. Forgiveness Triumphs Over Evil -
Joseph and His Brothers
2. Forgiveness Triumphs Over Shame -
Jacob and Esau
3. Forgiveness Triumphs Over Ungratefulness -
The Prodigal Son and His Father

Part II. Forgiveness in Church Life

4. Forgiveness Triumphs Over Selfishness -
Moses and the Wilderness Church
5. Forgiveness Triumphs Over Immorality -
Paul and the Corinthian Believers
6. Forgiveness Triumphs Over Betrayal -
Jesus and Peter

Part III. Forgiveness in Community Life

7. Forgiveness Triumphs Over Hardness -
Pharaoh, Moses, and the LORD
8. Forgiveness Triumphs Over Injustice -
Jesus and the Roman Soldiers
9. Forgiveness Triumphs Over Fear -
Philemon and Onesimus

Part IV. The Process of Forgiveness

10. The Strategic Value of Forgiveness
11. How God Forgives Us
12. How We Forgive Others
13. Practicing Biblical Forgiveness
14. Frequently Asked Questions