. . aren't there days when you feel surrounded by difficult people? How do you cope? You can try avoiding them, gossiping about them, or giving them a piece of your mind. But wait! Don't your reactions make you hard to love too?William P. Smith explains that learning how to deal with difficult people starts with understanding that God's pursuing love is not just for them; it's for you too. You need God's love and forgiveness just as much as they do. Knowing the love of God will change your attitude, your goals, and your actions toward the difficult people in your life. And that just might encourage them to change too!

    And sometimes it's hard to receive forgiveness or even to admit we need it. No wonder we try to avoid this part of life, only to find that it doesn't go away. What can we do? The Bible speaks with wisdom and authority about this battle. In forgiving others, Timothy S Lane explains the way it helps us understand: ? What forgiveness means ? How to offer forgiveness ? How to ask for forgiveness ? Why we don't forgive ? and how to change that. Forgiving others is seldom easy, but with God's help, it is possible!

    It seems so wrong, and it is! We long for comfort, but we don't know where to look. Can God really help when we are overwhelmed with grief?With compassion and biblical wisdom, Paul David Tripp shows us how to think and what to do when death enters our door. He reminds us that we have a Savior who knows our sorrows, hears our cries, and promises to one day wipe away all tears. Hope and healing come from our relationship with Jesus, the One who promises to walk all the way through the valley of the shadow of death with us.