Healing Family Relationships: A Guide to Peace and Reconciliation

by Rob Rienow

Overview

Every family is hurting, and the wounds that come from our relatives can be deeper than all others. Conflict within a family can range from daily frictions and annoyances to rage and hatred and eventually estrangement. We want things to be different but have no idea where to start.

After 25 years of ministering to families, Rob Rienow believes reconciliation is at the heart of the gospel—reconciliation with God and one another. You will come away with specific steps you can take in your relationships with your family members to pursue peace and healing in your homes. Each chapter includes key biblical examples as well as present-day stories of families who have experienced God's help and healing—including the author's own miraculous healing of his relationship with his father.

Our families can bring out the best, as well as the worst, in all of us. May this book guide you in making your home and family a blessing in a broken world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780764235306
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	06/16/2020
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	225,903
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Rob Rienow (DMin, Gordon-Conwell) sees his most important ministry as loving his wife, Amy, and partnering with her to help their seven children follow God. In 2011, Rob and Amy launched Visionary Family Ministries, whose mission is to build the church through a global reformation of family discipleship. Through their conferences, seminars, and resources they seek to equip and encourage parents, couples, families, and church leaders around the world. Rob has served as a pastor and church planter and speaks at national and international conferences, including D6, as well as on national radio. He and Amy have written several books on family relationships, including Visionary Parenting and Visionary Marriage. When Rob is not fishing for men, he enjoys fishing for fish. The Rienow family lives in the western suburbs of Chicago. Learn more at www.visionaryfam.com.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 11

Introduction: Every Family Is Hurting 13

1 The Power of Forgiveness 17

2 Healing through Prayer 28

3 Healing through Repentance 42

4 Healing through Listening 57

5 Healing through Acceptance 67

6 Healing through Spiritual Warfare 77

7 Healing through Boundaries 92

8 Healing through Compassion 108

9 Healing through Patience 118

10 Healing through Mediators 133

11 Healing through Mercy 150

12 Healing through the Generations 161

13 A Family Miracle 170

Conclusion: Reconciliation with God 179

Notes 188

About the Author 191