Is There Life After Stress with Leaders Guide [With Study Guide]

By James W. Moore

Book Overview

Why is it, James Moore asks, that we try to justify anything and everything we want to do? We use words, scapegoats, blaming other people, circumstances, past events, even evil spirits ("the devil made me do it ") to attempt to excuse bad choices we make with our own free will. What does the Christian faith have to say about all this? The author reminds us of what our faith tells us about excuses: first, that God sees through them; second, that God is more interested in forgiving us than in hearing our excuses; third, that God wants penitence - not excuses - from us. In his warm, embracing style, James Moore encourages us to seek forgiveness. After all, we are justified, not by our eloquent excuses but by the grace of a loving, caring, forgiving God.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0687074819
• ISBN13: 9780687074815
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Dimensions for Living
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Is There Life After Stress

A good book for those wondering how to use their Christian faith to deal with the stresses of everyday life. We are using this book in a Bible study/sharing group. We read and discuss one chapter per week.

Creative and spiritual response to handling adversity

I enjoyed this book and continue to find it very helpful. It provides a Christian framework for resolving problems and responding to life's adversity. The short (appr. 8 page) chapters focus on one problem or issue. I found it easy to read one chapter each night and then reflect on the material. The book also offers an additional study guide for each chapter at the back of the book, with references to biblical passages. I liked this book enough to buy copies for my mother and sister! We can all use this kind of help.