Healing a Father's Heart: A Post-Abortion Bible Study for Men [Paperback]

Linda Cochrane (Author), Kathy Jones (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 1996

After an abortion, the forgotten victim is the baby's father.

These fathers are "silent, wounded warriors" who are suffering from fear, anxiety, anger, guilt, grief, and depression.

This study helps men acknowledge and face their inner turmoil. The authors walk hurting men through the stages of post-abortion stress, helping them move out of denial about the past and into acceptance and forgiveness. Men will learn about God's unchanging, loving character and his desire to forgive them and heal their father-hearts.

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About the Author

Linda Cochrane is the executive director of Hopeline Women's Center in Monroe, Connecticut, and is cofounder of PACE (Post-Abortion Counseling and Education). She is the author of two post-abortion Bible studies, Forgiven and Set Free and Healing a Father's Heart. Cochrane resides in Patterson, New York. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Baker Books (November 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0801057221
• ISBN-13: 978-0801057229
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #431,787 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Linda Cochrane is the executive director of Hopeline Women's Center in Monroe, Connecticut, and is cofounder of PACE (Post-Abortion Counseling and Education). She is the author of two post-abortion Bible studies, Forgiven and Set Free and Healing a Father's Heart. Cochrane resides in Patterson, New York.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Healing A Father's Heart-A Post Abortion Bible Study for Men, November 19, 2001

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This review is from: Healing a Father's Heart: A Post-Abortion Bible Study for Men (Paperback)

Overall, this book is a good foundation for any man to understand the grieving process he is going through in the aftermath of abortion. The questions at the end of each chapter are throught-provoking and will help the male to come out of denial if his feelings have been supressed. The questions chosen for group discussion will certainly assure the men that others are experiencing what he is experiencing and that he is not alone in his grief. I gave this book a 4-star rating as I see this Bible Study as a beginning process in the areas of anger, forgiveness, and depression. More counsel, either one-on-one or in a support group, would need to go more indepth for a greater healing to occur. Chapter 8 shows the real 'heart motives' behind an abortion choice, and chapter 9 has excellent closure for the man who has worked through his unresolved grief.

Since this book is authored by two women, my main concern before reading this book was whether or not it would really be able to speak to the man, his issues, his perspective, and his grief. My concerns were relieved as I completed this reading. I am planning to use this book with post-abortive men in my own ministry, both professionally as a pastor, and as Counseling Director at our local Pregnancy Helpline.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a "must have" for post-abortive men, February 5, 2009

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This review is from: Healing a Father's Heart: A Post-Abortion Bible Study for Men (Paperback)

I offer abortion recovery assistance to women through the companion book, Forgiven and Set Free. However, in the past two months, men who have been part of an abortion decision are asking for help in their recovery. I offered this book and now they are waiting in line for a group bible study for men. They are asking for help to process their role in the abortion decision, seek forgiveness for abandoning their child(ren), woman, and responsibility to protect and provide. This book restores the father's heart to love God, others, and self, as well as accept their God-given role in life.