When Life Hurts: Finding Hope and Healing from the Pain You Carry

by Jimmy Evans, Frank Martin, Chris Hodges (Foreword by)

Overview

Jimmy Evans is the cofounder of MarriageToday, an award-winning television program that airs nationally to more than one hundred million households daily on Daystar and reaches more than two hundred countries worldwide. In 1994 he and his wife, Karen, founded MarriageToday Ministries as a way to bring help and healing to hurting couples. They are the authors of the bestselling Marriage on the Rock, and Jimmy is also the author of several other books, including Lifelong Love Affair. He and Karen are popular speakers whose conferences on marriage and family issues regularly draw huge crowds. Find out more at www.MarriageToday.com.

Frank Martin is the author or coauthor of many books, including Lifelong Love Affair, Furious Pursuit, and Embracing Eternity. A frequent collaborator, he has written books with such notable personalities as Nicky Cruz, Jerry Jenkins, Tim LaHaye, Dr. O. S. Hawkins, Wally Armstrong, and Dr. Robert Schuller. For more information, please visit www.frankmartin.net.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781441244574
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	10/01/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	435,368
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Jimmy Evans is the cofounder of MarriageToday, an award-winning television program that airs nationally to more than 100 million households daily on Daystar and reaches more than 200 countries worldwide. In 1994 he and his wife, Karen, founded MarriageToday Ministries as a way to bring help and healing to hurting couples. They are the authors of the bestselling Marriage on the Rock, and Jimmy is also the author of several other books, including Lifelong Love Affair, The Keys to Sexual Fulfillment in Marriage, and 7 Secrets of Successful Families. He and Karen are popular speakers whose conferences on marriage and family issues regularly draw huge crowds. They divide their time between Amarillo and Dallas, Texas. Find out more
at www.MarriageToday.com.

Frank Martin is the author or coauthor of nineteen books, including Lifelong Love Affair, Furious Pursuit, and Embracing Eternity. A frequent collaborator, he has written books with such notable personalities as Nicky Cruz, Jerry Jenkins, Tim LaHaye, Dr. O. S. Hawkins, Wally Armstrong, and Dr. Robert Schuller. He has written articles for numerous magazines, including Marriage Partnership, Discipleship Journal, and Pray! and served for twenty years as a family commentary writer for Focus on the Family. He lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with his wife, Ruthie, and their two children. For more information, please visit www.frankmartin.net.

Table of Contents

Foreword Chris Hodges 9

Acknowledgments 11

1 Pictures of Pain 13

Part 1 The Hurt Pocket 23

2 Defining Moments 25

3 Inner Vows 35

4 When Hurt Hides 47

Part 2 The Hurt Whisperer 59

5 The Message in the Pain 61

6 Whispers of the Enemy 71

7 Clothed in Shame 85

8 Thoughts Held Captive 99

Part 3 The Hurt Redeemer 113

9 Come Out of Hiding 115

10 Do You Want to Be Well? 131

11 Lord of the Brokenhearted 143

12 Beauty for Ashes 155

Part 4 Breaking the Hurt Legacy 167

13 A Legacy of Pain 169

14 Breaking the Cycle 181

15 A Generational Blessing 191

Eight-Week Study Guide 205