Tracks of a Fellow Struggler: Living and Growing through Grief [Hardcover]

John Claypool (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2004

The story of one man's loss and how he found hope again.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Job, who also struggled with God and found him, emerged twice the person he had been. And so can we. Though our journey will be uniquely our own when the time comes, and come it will if we love at all, Claypool has left tracks. Furthermore he has not erased those places where he faltered. They are honest tracks."

About the Author

John Claypool is an Episcopal priest and popular teacher, speaker, preacher and retreat leader. Initially ordained in the Southern Baptist Church, he also pastored for 30 years in that denomination. He teaches at the McAfee School of Theology at Mercer University in Atlanta. He is the author of numerous other books, including The Hopeful Heart, also published by Morehouse.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 112 pages
• Publisher: Morehouse Publishing (August 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0819221392
• ISBN-13: 978-0819221391
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #244,646 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Salve for the soul, January 19, 2000

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Kay Denkhoff (Abilene, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tracks of a Fellow Struggler: Living and Growing Through Grief (John Claypool Library) (Paperback)

Following the death of our 39 year old daughter I was having trouble sleeping. However, the night I read this book I was overcome with a sense of peace and slept like a baby. John Claypool is a master of words, scripture and emotions ... pulling them together in a wonderfully readable manner. This is a "must read" for grieving parents. Rev. Claypool has given us a great gift which has grown out of his own personal pain.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Gift Needed For All, August 18, 2001

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Alice J. Wisler "from Daniel's House Publica... (Durham, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tracks of a Fellow Struggler: Living and Growing Through Grief (John Claypool Library) (Paperback)

John Claypool's honest about his pain after the death of his daughter. From the pulpit he does his congregation a favor by sharing his anguish with them, not hiding from it or trying to sugar-coat it. With Claypool's freedom to show his honest feelings, others who are forced onto the same parental bereavement path after the death of a child, can learn that "strugglers making tracks," need to be "given permission" to freely grieve. Congregations everywhere should have this book as required reading. How much more effective and kind (and Christ-like)we can all be when we understand a parent's broken heart. A friend sent Claypool's book to me shortly after the death of my own son and I have found the writing to be just what I needed.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Being grateful is the key to coping with grief, June 25, 1999

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[e-mail] (Dallas, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tracks of a Fellow Struggler: Living and Growing Through Grief (John Claypool Library) (Paperback)

My Jewish friend gave me Claypool's book when I lost my 29 year old son to a sudden heart attack. There is no hierarchy to pain over death of a loved one. This book can relate to all who suffer the pain of loss, but,especially the loss of a child. Learning to be grateful for the time we did have together has helped my husband and me. This book was simply written, but from the heart. I want to have one ready to give anyone who loses a child.