Smedes, Lewis B, <br/><br/>
The art of forgiving :  when you need to forgive and don't know how /  [print] 
Lewis B. Smedes. 
 - first trade pbk. edition. 
 - New York :  Ballantine Books,  (c)1997, 1996. 
 - xiii, 178 pages ;  21 cm 
<br/><br/>I. What we do when we forgive. 1.The three stages --  2. The sorts of things we forgive --  3. Forgiving does not mean reunion --  4. Forgiving does not mean restoring --  5. Who can do it? II. Why we forgive. 6. The case against forgiving --  7. In defense of forgiving --  8. Because it suits us --  9. For our own sakes. III. Whom we forgive. 10. We only forgive the ones we blame --  11. Forgiving people who do not say they are sorry --  12. Forgiving ourselves --  13. Forgiving God. IV. How we forgive. 14. How God forgives --  15. Owning our pain --  16. Taking our time --  17. We don't have to say so --  18. We don't have to put up with it --  19. How often? As often as we need to --  20. When we are not sure we have done it --  21. Forgive and remember. Postscript: Just remember this. 
<br/><br/> Describes the three stages of forgiveness and describes how to forgive using examples drawn from real life. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780345413444 
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BV4647.S637.A786 1997 BV4647