The Fragrance of Crushed Violets: Forgiving the
Inexcusable
The
Fragrance of Crushed Violets: Forgiving the Inexcusable is a companion
Bible study booklet on forgiveness written to go along with the spiritual theme
of the fifth Miller’s Creek novel, A Bridge Unbroken
by Cathy Bryant. The book is designed to work for either
individual or group study. A women's Bible study group has been formed on
Facebook, and will be studying the topic of forgiveness using this book
beginning July 1, 2014. We would love to have you join us at LifeSword: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LifeSword/.
Book Description:
What do we do when a loved one, boss, co-worker, friend, or enemy seem
determined to bring us down through an attack? How do we handle it when their
assault is personal, public, deep, unjust, unfair, and unfounded? Take it one
step further. How do we deal with meaningless acts of destruction and death,
say in something similar to the Twin Towers incident or a school shooting,
especially when the offender shows no remorse? Do we file it in our brains and
rack it up to “one more senseless act” and chance to think that God somehow
messed up?
In short, how do we move past the hurt and anger to a place of
forgiveness?
Join us as we examine relevant scriptures about forgiveness and come
away with a scriptural understanding of:
- what forgiveness is and what it isn’t
- God’s role in the process of forgiveness
- what Jesus did at the cross for each of us
- our mandate to forgive as we’ve been forgiven
- what gets in the way of forgiving others
- how to truly forgive
Quotes From the Book:
"Ultimate forgiveness can only be found in
God, because all sin is ultimately against God."
"Forgiveness isn't natural; it's
supernatural."
“…through forgiveness, we reveal to a watching world the perfect illustration of what Christ has done for each of us.”
My Review
I really enjoyed this Bible study. Cathy has a way of writing that makes sense. I have read her fiction work and I was pleasantly surprised by her study. I thought this book was very strong in holding true to the Bible and what it says. I liked how easy the book is to read while still holding depth. Sometimes Bible studies get a bit dry and this one had the right balance. I found myself asking a lot of personal questions and it really made me actually think, not just gloss over. How do we forgive? Sometimes its easy but other times it's way more difficult and this books talks about what hinders us from forgiving. How God can help you through a difficult time of forgiving how to make it real and not just words.
If you are looking for a fresh study on Forgiveness you really need to read this one!
"I received this book from Cathy for free in exchange for an honest review."
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About the Author:
Cathy Bryant writes both Christian fiction and devotional
materials. She’s written devotions for The Upper Room devotional magazine, two
devotional books, and for various online devotional sites including her own
website, www.CatBryant.com. The
Fragrance of Crushed Violets is her first Bible study booklet.
Cathy's standalone
novels are set in the fictional town of Miller's Creek, Texas, where folks are
friendly, the iced tea is sweet, and Mama Beth's front porch beckons. Her debut
novel, Texas Roads, was a 2009 ACFW Genesis contest finalist and has
been on the Amazon Kindle Best-Seller list. Since then she's added four other
books to the Miller's Creek novels, the latest one released in Spring 2014.
Readers have compared her novels to those of Karen Kingsbury and Nicholas
Sparks and have called Miller's Creek the Texas version of Mayberry.
A native Texan, Cathy currently resides in the beautiful
Sangre de Cristo mountains of northern New Mexico with her minister husband of
over thirty years. When she’s writing, you can find her rummaging through
thrift stores, hiking through the wilderness, or up to her elbows in yet another
home improvement project in the mountain cabin she calls home.
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