Forgiving My Father, Forgiving Myself

1. Beyond the Prison Walls

2. Forgiveness Isn’t Fair

3. God’s Heartbeat

4. The Essence of Forgiveness

5. The Power of Grace

6. Choices for the Wounded

7. The Call for Help

8. The Importance of Community

9. Blessings Not Bitterness

10. Telling Yourself the Truth

11. Going Backward to Go Forward

12. What If I Still Can’t Forgive?

13. Displaying the Character of God

14. Intimacy with God

Acknowledgments

Notes

About Ruth Graham Ministries

About the Authors

Ruth Graham is the author of nine books, including the bestselling In Every Pew Sits a Broken Heart and the award-winning Step into the Bible. Her passion is to motivate people by God's grace and loving acceptance to move from a place of woundedness to a place of wholeness in Christ. Ruth Graham Ministries seeks to create safe places where people can begin and further their journey to wholeness in Christ. No stranger to heartache, Graham provides a biblical perspective as she shares her journey and points to the faithfulness of God in her own life's heartache. She lives in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and has three grown children and nine terrific grandchildren.

Cindy Lambert is a freelance writer and an executive editor for Baker Publishing Group. She began her book industry career as owner of an award-winning independent Christian bookstore, then expanded into leadership roles in distribution, consumer research, editorial, and publishing at Ingram, Simon & Schuster, and Zondervan, where she served as vice president and associate publisher of trade books. She and her husband, Dave, have six children and nine grandchildren and live in Michigan.