Can God heal the deepest wounds and redeem what seems unredeemable? Laurie Coombs experiences God's transforming and redemptive power in her new book, Letters from My Father's Murderer. When her father was murdered, Laurie Coombs and her family sought justice―and found it. Yet, despite the swift punishment of the killer, Laurie found herself increasingly full of pain, bitterness, and anger she couldn’t control. It was the call to love and forgive her father’s murderer that set her, the murderer, and several other inmates on the journey that would truly change their lives forever.
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About the Book
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When her father was murdered,
Laurie Coombs sought justice and found it.
His murderer now serves two life sentences with no possibility of parole. Yet, despite the swift punishment of the killer, Laurie found herself increasingly full of pain, bitterness, and anger she couldn't control. After coming to faith, she realized she was being called to seek something infinitely more difficult than justice: forgiveness.
This is an extraordinary true story of grace, mercy, and the redemptive power of God to change lives. The reader is swept along with Laurie as she undergoes the life-changing transformation of becoming a Christian. As she studies Scripture, seeing God redeeming losses and healing deep wounds time and time again, she starts to understand that her own healing would require her to love her enemy in a real, practical way.
Using her incredible correspondence with the man who killed her father, Laurie reveals a compelling journey of transformation, not only in her life, but in the lives of those whom many would call irredeemable.
Letters from My Father's Murderer is for any audience Christian or secular who
His murderer now serves two life sentences with no possibility of parole. Yet, despite the swift punishment of the killer, Laurie found herself increasingly full of pain, bitterness, and anger she couldn't control. After coming to faith, she realized she was being called to seek something infinitely more difficult than justice: forgiveness.
This is an extraordinary true story of grace, mercy, and the redemptive power of God to change lives. The reader is swept along with Laurie as she undergoes the life-changing transformation of becoming a Christian. As she studies Scripture, seeing God redeeming losses and healing deep wounds time and time again, she starts to understand that her own healing would require her to love her enemy in a real, practical way.
Using her incredible correspondence with the man who killed her father, Laurie reveals a compelling journey of transformation, not only in her life, but in the lives of those whom many would call irredeemable.
Letters from My Father's Murderer is for any audience Christian or secular who
-Craves freedom from the inability to forgive those who've caused
them harm
-Wants to hear testimony of God's power in our obedience
-Has experienced pain through other's sin against them
-Needs to know healing is always possible
The real story here is not primarily about murder and its fallout, but rather about redemption and how far it can reach.
The real story here is not primarily about murder and its fallout, but rather about redemption and how far it can reach.
Laurie
Coombs’ Letters from My Father’s Murderer is truly a journey of
forgiveness, just as the subtitle promises. Years after her father’s murder,
Coombs discovers her need for God and begins to take steps of faith, which lead
to one hard-to-accept challenge: forgive the man who murdered her father. As
she exchanges letters with him, their evolving relationship with each other and
with God offers an incredible and transformational picture of forgiveness,
grace and redemption. If not for the awesome power of God, Coombs’ story would
be simply unbelievable. Giving evidence to the fact that God can redeem any
situation - no matter how tragic - and use it for His ultimate glory, Letters
from My Father’s Murderer is inspirational, emotional and well-worth the
read. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it to anyone.
Thanks to LitFuse Publicity Group, I received a copy
of Letters from My Father’s Murderer and the opportunity to provide an
honest review. I was not required to write a positive review, and all the
opinions I have expressed are my own. To read other opinions, be sure to check
out what other reviewers think here, and purchase a copy of the book here.
About the Author
Laurie A. Coombs is a
passionate writer and speaker on the issues of forgiveness, redemption, and the
hope that is found in Jesus. Her story was featured in Billy Graham's new film,
Heaven. She is a featured writer and blogger for
iBelieve and Crosswalk. Laurie and her husband, Travis, make their home in
Nevada along with their two daughters.
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