| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
223 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
It's time to get real -- Back to the beginning -- Who do you say I am? -- Don't just suck it up, buttercup -- Knock, knock -- The breeding ground for miracles -- Forgiveness from every angle -- Trust : how to give and receive trust -- Can you really be free? -- Living out loud. |
| Summary |
"Hope Carpenter nearly destroyed her family, her church, and her ministry by living a double life, but then God did something miraculous. Out of her brokenness, He made something beautiful. As co-pastor of one of the nation's largest megachurches, Hope Carpenter had perfected the roles of supportive wife, good mother, devoted worship leader, and dutiful homemaker. But inside, she was secretly ashamed, sad, and afraid. She didn't know who she was, and she didn't know how to ask for help without bringing down the whole façade. A series of bad choices led to multiple affairs; her husband kicked her out and announced from the pulpit of their church that their marriage was over. Hope was sure her life was done. But in her lowest moments, something beautiful happened. God met her there, and, with a lot of hard work, time, and mountains of therapy, she started to understand the pain that had caused her to act out. She and her family faced their brokenness together, and in powerful acts of forgiveness only God could have arranged, they all found real breakthrough and healing. Ron and Hope rebuilt their marriage and their family, and their ministry thrives today. In The Most Beautiful Disaster, Hope helps readers understand the lasting impact of childhood trauma and gives readers practical steps to uncovering the root of pain in their own lives. She shows how small decisions can lead to big changes, and helps readers find healing and wholeness in Scripture and prayer. Ultimately, readers will be led to hope, reconciliation, and true freedom"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Carpenter, Hope.
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Adult child abuse victims -- Religious life.
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Psychic trauma in children -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Psychic trauma -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Forgiveness -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Christian women -- United States -- Biography.
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Adult child abuse victims -- Religious life.
(OCoLC)fst00797208
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Christian women. (OCoLC)fst00859567
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Forgiveness -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
(OCoLC)fst00932864
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Psychic trauma -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
(OCoLC)fst02017624
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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| ISBN |
9781546017486 (hardcover) |
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1546017488 (hardcover) |
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9781546017479 (ebook) |
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