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Forgiving What You Can't Forget

Lysa TerKeurst · 2020
86/100
👍 Worth It

Lysa TerKeurst writes from inside the wound — betrayal, marriage collapse, years of grief — and pairs that raw honesty with more than a thousand hours of theological study. The book's central distinction between forgiveness and reconciliation is genuinely clarifying and badly needed. This is one of the stronger faith-based books on forgiveness available, and the study guide makes it equally useful alone or in a group.

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