Tombstones and Banana Trees: A True Story of Revolutionary Forgiveness

Growing up with a violent father in the country of Uganda in the 1960s, Medad Birungi faced physical and emotional pain that few people can imagine--yet today he speaks of a revolutionary forgiveness we all can experience. Once a boy who begged to die by the side of the road, once a teenager angry enough to kill, once a man broken and searching, today Medad is a testimony to God's transforming power. Through his story of healing, Medad calls readers to find healing from their own emotional scars. As Medad's remarkable journey shows, when people forgive each other, they are doing something truly radical. They are changing relationships, communities, countries. They are welcoming God into the corners of the human soul, where real revolution begins.

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Tombstones and Banana Trees: A True Story of Revolutionary Forgiveness

Growing up with a violent father in the country of Uganda in the 1960s, Medad Birungi faced physical and emotional pain that few people can imagine--yet today he speaks of a revolutionary forgiveness we all can experience. Once a boy who begged to die by the side of the road, once a teenager angry enough to kill, once a man broken and searching, today Medad is a testimony to God's transforming power. Through his story of healing, Medad calls readers to find healing from their own emotional scars. As Medad's remarkable journey shows, when people forgive each other, they are doing something truly radical. They are changing relationships, communities, countries. They are welcoming God into the corners of the human soul, where real revolution begins.

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Tombstones and Banana Trees: A True Story of Revolutionary Forgiveness

Tombstones and Banana Trees: A True Story of Revolutionary Forgiveness

Tombstones and Banana Trees: A True Story of Revolutionary Forgiveness

Tombstones and Banana Trees: A True Story of Revolutionary Forgiveness

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Overview

Growing up with a violent father in the country of Uganda in the 1960s, Medad Birungi faced physical and emotional pain that few people can imagine--yet today he speaks of a revolutionary forgiveness we all can experience. Once a boy who begged to die by the side of the road, once a teenager angry enough to kill, once a man broken and searching, today Medad is a testimony to God's transforming power. Through his story of healing, Medad calls readers to find healing from their own emotional scars. As Medad's remarkable journey shows, when people forgive each other, they are doing something truly radical. They are changing relationships, communities, countries. They are welcoming God into the corners of the human soul, where real revolution begins.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780781405027
Publisher: David C Cook
Publication date: 07/01/2011
Pages: 208
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Reverand Medad Birungi is a pastor, Bible teacher, and the founder and president of World Shine Ministries, an evangelistic organization that disciples people in Uganda and around the world. Craig Borlase is a British author who has written numerous books, including The Naked Christian, William Seymour (A Biography) and 2159AD: A History of Christianity.

Table of Contents

1 The Power of the Family 13

2 The One You Love Is Sick 27

3 Jesus Has Left the Village 41

4 Sending for Jesus 55

5 Jesus Delays 71

6 Our Friend Has Fallen Asleep 83

7 If Only He Had Been Here Sooner 95

8 Do You Believe in Me? 107

9 Jesus Wept 121

10 Take Away the Stone 137

11 You Will See the Glory of God 155

12 Lazarus, Come Out! 171

13 Take Off the Grave Clothes 191

Notes 205

Further Information 207

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