Encountering the Healing Power of Forgiveness

This is an 8-week study (5 lessons a week) looking at the family and life of Joseph. If you are looking for a good Biblical view of forgiveness, with real-life examples from the Bible as well as from Shawn's experiences, this would be a great book for you!

However, I must also say that if you are not one that struggles with forgiveness issues, you still don't want to pass this one up! I learned a lot about Joseph and his family that made me realize how much each generation felt out of control of their situations in life, and how they each handled it. There are amazing examples of what NOT to do, but also how God was able to work His perfect plan through imperfect people; people that seemingly tried their best to mess up HIS plan, or at least take matters into their own hands instead of waiting on His timing. Then as you dig into the life of Joseph, you will see how he submitted to the Lord's program, even though it was definitely not easy and most of the time looked like God didn't have a plan at all.

If I had to summarize the theme of this study into one word it would be HOPE. If you feel you are lacking hope in your current situation, I think this book will show you the hope you can have in God's plan.

The icing on the cake is all the stories and examples from the Democratic Republic of Congo!

M. Clancy from Idaho March 20, 2016