Forgiving Others: Joining Wisdom and Love (CCEF Minibook)

Forgiving someone who has hurt you is one of the most difficult tasks anyone ever faces. In fact, it is so hard that most people avoid it at all costs. But when we don’t forgive, we pay the price of bitterness that affects all of our relationships. Is it possible to forgive a great wrong and treat others with compassion despite the way they have treated us?

Timothy S. Lane, drawing on his personal, pastoral, and counseling experience, explains that only when you understand God’s love and forgiveness for you, will you be able to forgive those who have deeply hurt you. He applies that truth by explaining what forgiveness looks like in different situations and how to wisely practice forgiveness in the midst of difficult circumstances.

Timothy S. Lane, MDiv, DMin, is Executive Director of the Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation (CCEF), a faculty member, and a counselor with twenty-five years of experience, including ten years as a pastor. He is coauthor of the book Relationships: A Mess Worth Making, coauthor of the curriculums Change and Your Relationships and MHow People Change, author of the minibooks Conflict; Family Feuds; Forgiving Others; and Freedom from Guilt.