MERCY EXTENDED: The Gift that Transforms Lives, Impacts Generations, and Mobilizes Multitudes for Eternity

by Linda Oberbrunner, Kary Oberbrunner (Foreword by)

Overview

A world without mercy is like a day without SUNSHINE.

Mercy might seem insignificant-until the moment you're the one in need of it.  Although it's a small word, it yields big impact. Yet too often it is misunderstood.

Author Linda Oberbrunner learned the power of mercy firsthand. Born in the Midwest back in the 1950s, she found herself caught up in economic, racial, social, and political  tension. Riots, protests, and crisis were common place creating divisions within families, neighborhoods, and nations.

Yet mercy kept extending itself beyond borders and boundaries. Hearts melted, walls toppled, and stereotypes shattered as mercy showed up time and time again in the most unexpected places. In this riveting journey, readers will find their own souls strengthened as they experience the irresistible gift of mercy.

Told through the backdrop of childhood recollections, tender family memories, real-life heroes, precious client remembrances, divinely ordained appointments, and moments of truth found in God's Word, you will understand the depth and breadth of how far mercy extends to draw you back to the One Who made you.

Let His light shine within you heart, starting today. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781647461843
Publisher:	Mercy Extended
Publication date:	07/01/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	268
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Linda has invested her life in serving others in various roles, including the Wisconsin Director of the Evangelical Child&Family Agency and a social worker at the Salvation Army and Waukesha County Jail. Besides writing and speaking, she loves her role as mother to four, mother-in-law to two, and grandmother to six. Linda lives in Wisconsin with Mike, her husband and best friend of 47 years. Connect at: LindaOberbrunner.com

Table of Contents

Part One: Mercy Misdefined . . .. . . . . . . . . 1Chapter 1 Modeled . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 3Chapter 2 Merited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Chapter 3 Misrepresented . . . . .. . . . . . . . 15Mercy Moment of Truth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Part Two: Mercy Manifested . . . . . . . . . . . 25Chapter 4 Matched . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Chapter 5 Mitigated . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 35Chapter 6 Mothered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44     Birth Announcement #1 . . .  . . . . . . . . 45     Birth Announcement #2 . .. . . . . . . . . . 46     Birth Announcement #3 . . .  . . . . . . . . 51     Birth Announcement #4 . . . . .. . . . . . . 54Surprise Announcement #5 . . . . . . . . . . . 61Mercy Moment of Truth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Part Three: Mercy Materialized . . . . . . . . 67Chapter 7 Molded . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 69Chapter 8 Motivated . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . 74Chapter 9 Missioned . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . 81Mercy Moment of Truth . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . 88Part Four: Mercy Mobilized . . . . . . . . . . . . 91Chapter 10 Ministered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93Chapter 11 Mentored . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107Chapter 12 Mirrored . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118     Legacy Leavers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118     Lifegiving Lawyers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120     Lifesavers . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123     Laborers & Launchers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126Chapter 13 McIntyred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132Chapter 14 Multiplied & Maximized . .  . . . 140Mercy Moment of Truth . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . 147Notes . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151Acknowledgments . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Editorial Reviews

Linda Oberbrunner has walked the talk and has lived a life of extended mercy to all she knows. Her words are trusted, her life lived by example, her heart is true, her purpose God-orientated. A must read as we all need Mercy Extended!

-Wendy Gebauer, Adoption Paralegal

My wife and I met Linda during the adoption of our son, Tommy. She is an amazing woman as you will see through this book. Linda has exemplified faith and obedience throughout her ministry. It seems like every time she becomes comfortable, God brings a new challenge which may seem daunting but which she ultimately embraces with faith and enthusiasm. Linda has been a gift from God to Debbie and me as you will see why when you read Mercy Extended.

-Brian McIntyre, Director of West African Mercy Ministries

Reading Mercy Extended was like traveling through a parallel universe... Linda Oberbrunner's and my own. That's what mercy is like-always unique yet so very common. Thank you, Linda, for allowing us all to remember, for just a moment, our own remarkable past. And thank you also for exalting the Lord as your writing brings to life the truth that "mercy there was great, and grace was free..."

-Frederick Smith, Pastor, Attorney, Public Servant, & Friend

I finished your book in two nights! What a blessing you and your book are and will be to those who read it. I was moved to tears dozens of times when reading the precious stories that you shared about God's mercy in your life and other's lives too.

-Julie West, Relationship Program Manager, Colgate-Palmolive Company

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