Hurting Parent, The [Paperback]

Margie M. Lewis (Author), Gregg Lewis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 29, 1988

The Hurting Parent is for parents, and also for friends of prodigal sons and daughters everywhere. Margie Lewis encourages hurting parents by helping them understand their reactions and by providing them with survival strategies tested in the experiences of other parents who have known their pain.

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From the Back Cover

The Hurting Parent is for parents, and also for friends of prodigal sons and daughters everywhere. Margie Lewis encourages hurting parents by helping them understand their reactions and by providing them with survival strategies tested in the experiences of other parents who have known their pain.

About the Author

Margie Lewis is a graduate of Asbury College and Asbury Theological Seminary. She is a widow who has three sons, nine grandchildren, and lives in Wilmore, Kentucky. Thirty years after The Hurting Parent's first publication, she still receives regular feedback from hurting parents ho have read and appreciated this book. SPANISH BIO: Margie Lewis es graduada de la Academia Ashbury y el Seminario Teologico Ashbury. Es viuda y tiene tres hijos, nueve nietos y reside en Wilmore, Kentucky. Treinta anos despues de escribir la primera publicacion de 'Padre Herido', ella sigue recibiendo reacciones de padres afligidos quienes leyeron y aprecian su libro.

Gregg Lewis is an award winning author or coauthor of more than fifty books, including Take the Risk and The Big Picture with Dr. Ben Carson, Tom Landry: An Autobiography, Forgiving the Dead Man Walking with Debbie Morris, Jesus M.D., and Safe at Home. SPANISH BIO: Gregg Lewis es autor y coautor galardonado de mas de cincuenta libros, incluyendo Arriesgate y Vision Global con Ben Carson, Tom Landry: Una autobiografia, Jesus M.D., y A salvo en casa. el y su esposa, Deborah, tienen cinco hijos y residen en Rome, Georgia.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Zondervan; 2 edition (May 29, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0310416310
• ISBN-13: 978-0310416319
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #905,753 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Hurting Partent, April 6, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Hurting Parent, The (Paperback)

This book helped me to retain (or regain!) a level of rational thinking at a time when there was nothing rational in my personal life. All three of my beloved children were out of control and our family life was in chaos. One child was into drugs, one was into alcohol, and one was trying to cope with severe trauma. I was on a guilt trip that threatened to engulph me, and it seemed like I had slipped into a deep black pit with slippery walls. The entire world seemed black to me. One of the strongest helps I received was The Hurting Parent. The various topics seemed to address my pain - - even the topics that did not apply to my situation. Since then I have bought several copies of this book, and then loaned them out. They don't seem to come back, so the people I have given them to must consider them helpful in their lives, too. Thank you Margie Lewis & son!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Hurting Parent, July 15, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Hurting Parent, The (Paperback)

This book was an answer to prayer. I actually found it at a garage sale. After reading it, I realized the many things that I had been doing incorrectly to resolve an on-going problem in my relationship with my adult son. I have started to put some of the principles outlined in this book into practice. I have not seen progress from my son, however, my mental state is much better and positive. I still have a long way to go but will continue to reread this book to reinforce the principles found there.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must-read book for hurting parents!, April 28, 2004

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Julie (Carmichael, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hurting Parent, The (Paperback)

I have never written a review before. I never felt the urge to do so or I just have been too lazy, but I felt for this book, I must write something! I have to say how much I owe the author! As a hurting parent, I found so much comfort, encouragement and practical advice from this book. It is also very well written and easy to read too. It will bring out your deep emotions. The tears, the pain, the shame, the frustration and the hope... They don't lecture you, nor did they pretend to give you a complete solution, but the numerous true stories in the book will make you laugh or make you cry because some of us will find ourselves in the book. I read it over and over again. I found strength to press on in my difficult journey of being a parent. Thank God for such a book!