Tracks of a Fellow Struggler

Tracks of a Fellow Struggler

Author: John R. Claypool

Publisher: Church Publishing, Inc.

Published: 2019-11-17

Total Pages: 121

ISBN-13: 1640653112

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John Claypool had been a pastor for almost two decades, ministering to others who suffered through the loss of loved ones, when the loss came home with the death of his eight-year-old daughter. This book is the story of Claypool's own journey through the darkness, written through four sermons. The first was delivered just eleven days after his daughter's diagnosis of leukemia, the second after her first major relapse nine months later, and the third weeks after her death. The final sermon--a reflection on the process of grieving--was preached three years later. "Job, who also struggled with God and found him, emerged twice the person he had been. And so can we. Though our journey will be uniquely our own when the time comes, and come it will if we love at all, Claypool has left tracks. Furthermore he has not erased those places where he faltered. They are honest tracks." --The Texas Churchman With more than a million copies sold, Tracks of a Fellow Struggler is once again available in a hardcover edition, perfect for gift-giving, or for anyone seeking God's comfort in difficult times to read and cherish.


Tracks of a Fellow Struggler

Tracks of a Fellow Struggler

Author: John R. Claypool

Publisher: Church Publishing, Inc.

Published: 2019-11-17

Total Pages: 121

ISBN-13: 0819226084

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A journey through grief that has brought comfort to others for almost half a century. John R. Claypool had been a pastor for almost two decades, ministering to others who suffered through the loss of loved ones, when the loss came home in the death of his eight-year-old daughter, Laura Lue. This is the story of Claypool's own journey through the darkness, written through four sermons. The first was delivered just eleven days after his daughter's diagnosis of leukemia, the second after her first major relapse nine months later, and the third weeks after her death. The final sermon—a reflection on the process of grieving—was preached three years later.


Mending the Heart

Mending the Heart

Author: John Claypool

Publisher: Cowley Publications

Published: 1999-01-25

Total Pages: 89

ISBN-13: 1461660645

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In three meditations John Claypool speaks eloquently of the wounds all of us carry through life—the wounds of grievance, guilt, and grief—and how they can be healed. The wound of grievance comes from our suffering at the hands of others, we are pierced by guilt when we inflict pain in return, and we suffer grief when we are hurt by loss. By anecdote and personal example, Claypool helps us see that all these wounds can eventually be healed through the gifts of insight, forgiveness, and gratitude. With the help of scripture and Claypool's own pastoral wisdom, Mending the Heart is a powerful tool for reflection. Each meditation begins with verses from the psalms and ends with a prayer. This book is a wise resource for pastors and caregivers, especially in times of crisis and bereavement, but its simplicity and insight also make it a good guide to prayer and discernment as well as a fine gift book. Mending the Heart is the fourth in our series of Cloister Books: smaller format, gift edition books designed for meditative and devotional reading.


God the Ingenious Alchemist

God the Ingenious Alchemist

Author: John R. Claypool

Publisher: Church Publishing, Inc.

Published: 2005-04

Total Pages: 108

ISBN-13: 0819221805

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A exploration of how God works with us to bring about blessing.


The First to Follow

The First to Follow

Author: John R. Claypool

Publisher: Church Publishing, Inc.

Published: 2008-04

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9780819222961

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By studying those whom Jesus selected as apostles and what he did for them, to them, with them, and through them, we can learn much about how we experience the holy in our own day. This book is about those apostles, their relationships with Jesus and with each other and what the dynamics of that community can teach us.


Your Particular Grief

Your Particular Grief

Author: Wayne Edward Oates

Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press

Published: 1981-01-01

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 9780664243760

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Offers a Christian perspective on coping with the kinds of grief that can result from the loss of a loved one, a human faculty, or a job


The Hopeful Heart

The Hopeful Heart

Author: John R. Claypool

Publisher: Church Publishing, Inc.

Published: 2003-07-01

Total Pages: 98

ISBN-13: 0819225681

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Hope is to the human spirit what breath is to the physical body—the very fuel that animates our being. So says best-selling author John Claypool. But with hopefulness comes the possibility of disappointment. How can we hope and yet be realistic about what we hope for? What is a hope that doesn’t disappoint? In his inimitable pastoral and gentle way, Claypool explores biblically based avenues to hopefulness. Beginning with what we can and cannot know of God's promises, he discusses the value of humility in the face of the Great Mystery that is God. Claypool then examines what we can expect by letting God be God, and he looks at the place of forgiveness and second chances in seeking hope. His conclusion addresses the greatest hope, that of the life to come beyond the grave. This very personal book, written without theological jargon, will be a welcome companion to anyone who is struggling with disappointment, fear, or loss.


Blessed

Blessed

Author: Kate Bowler

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 350

ISBN-13: 0190876735

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Gospels -- Faith -- Wealth -- Health -- Victory -- American blessing -- Megachurch table -- Naming names.


The Preaching Event

The Preaching Event

Author: John R. Claypool

Publisher: Church Publishing

Published: 2003-05

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780914520412

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John Claypool is one of this country's foremost preachers. In "The Preaching Event, the text of the Lyman Beecher Lectures on Preaching, delivered by Claypool in 1979, he talks about the what, why, how, and when of preaching. What are the basic objectives of the preacher? Why do we preach? How should we preach? When is it done? Claypool's book is an excellent companion for new or seasoned preachers.