Pursuing peace : a Christian guide to handling our conflicts / Robert D. Jones.
Publisher: Wheaton, Illinois : Crossway, [2012]Copyright date: ©2012Description: 208 pages ; 22 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781433530135 (paperback)
- 23
Current library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | |
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Holland Park | 248.86 Guides to Christian life for people experiencing illness, trouble, bereavement | Holland Park Church Library Room | 248.86 jon pur 2012 c1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | ACBC Approved Reading List title (Association of Certified Biblical Counselors) | 2887 |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Finding hope in the God of peace -- A God's-eye view of conflict -- Keeping God central -- Getting to the heart of our conflicts -- Owning our sins before God our Savior -- Apologizing that makes a difference -- Cultivating grace attitudes -- To forgive or not to forgive -- Battling bitterness by grace -- Redeeming the art of rebuke and granting forgiveness -- Reconciliation in action -- When nothing works.
A Guide to Resolving Relational Conflict. You have conflict in your life - we all do. You encounter it in your home, your workplace, your school, or even your church. All around us tensions exist and disputes persist. Offered here is a step-by-step process for pursuing peace in all your relationships and a tool you can use to help others. This guide is: BIBLICAL - relies on the absolute authority, sufficiency, and life-giving power of God's Spirit-breathed Word; CHRIST-CENTERED - depends on the forgiving and empowering grace of Jesus; PRACTICAL - offers tried-and-true methods from a pastor, professor, counselor, and certified Christian conciliator who has led couples, churches, and Christian schools to make peace for over twenty-five years. Packed with wisdom and practical techniques, this manageable book on reconciliation will send you on your way to pursuing peace while helping others to do the same.--Back cover.
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