Family Trees & Olive Branches: Creating a Culture of Grace in Your Family

By Christina Hergenrader

Grow deeper family roots with grace: discover real stories, honest confessions, and practical ways to cultivate forgiveness, set healthy boundaries, and pass on a legacy of faith--one imperfect day at a time.

Families can feel like a beautiful mess--hospital hallways, awkward holidays, and old grudges all tangled together. Drawing from real living rooms, biblical stories like Joseph and the prodigal son, and her own "palm tree vs. oak tree" metaphors, Christina Hergenrader shows how God's grace can change the way your family does conflict, forgiveness, and everyday life.

See how "family filters," pride, rigid roles, and toxic patterns form--and how a culture of grace, rooted in God's Word, begins to rewrite that story for kids, prodigal siblings, in-laws, and weary parents alike.

Inside, readers will:

Name their family's "filter" and culture (fear, image, control, chaos, or grace) Learn gentle but firm ways to set boundaries and say no without bitterness Practice quick forgiveness, low expectations of perfection, and real apologies Use storms--addiction, illness, estrangement--as chances for reconstruction, not ruin Try "49 olive branches" and simple rituals that grow connection and Christian faith at home

Whether you're leading a Bible study or quietly praying for one stubborn relationship, this book will steady your heart and stretch your hope. Open these pages and start growing your own culture of grace today.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0758657846
• ISBN13: 9780758657848
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Concordia Publishing House
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.4"