The Hurting Parent, Margie M. Lewis
The Hurting Parent, Margie M. Lewis
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The Hurting Parent
Help for Parents of Prodigal Sons and Daughters

Author: Margie M. Lewis, Gregg Lewis

Narrator: Rebecca Rogers/Hewitt James, Rebecca Rogers, Hewitt James

Unabridged: 6 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 02/02/2010

Synopsis

Christian parents are not exempt from the struggle and heartbreak caused by rebellious children. This softcover version of the classic resource The Hurting Parent by Margie Lewis, written with her son, bestselling author Gregg Lewis, for the first time offers the rest of the story that inspired the original edition of this book.The Hurting Parent takes a realistic approach to the problems young people face today--peer pressure, easy access to drugs and alcohol, and cultural influences that pull them from their family's faith. The Lewises acknowledge there are no simple formulas or simple answers. But the biblical insight, emotional understanding, and practical encouragement they offer will be life changing.Written by a hurting parent for other hurting parents, this book, by ministering to hundreds of thousands of families over the past thirty years, has earned a prominent spot not only on the personal bookshelves of countless parents and their family and friends, but also on the professional shelves of pastors, youth ministers, and Christian counselors.

About Margie M. Lewis

Margie Lewis was a graduate of Asbury College and Asbury Theological Seminary. She had three sons, nine grandchildren, and lived in Wilmore, Kentucky. Thirty years after The Hurting Parent's first publication, she still received regular feedback from hurting parents who read and appreciated this book.

About Gregg Lewis

Gregg Lewis is an award-winning author and coauthor of more than fifty books, including Gifted Hands, The Ben Carson Story, Take the Risk and The Big Picture.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Stephen on January 19, 2025

Helpful and encouraging stories in this book. Not a lot of Scripture in it and chapter on acceptance needed more depth and clarity on our actual calling as Christians towards sons and daughters living in sin.......more

Goodreads review by Rick on January 12, 2022

Really was encouraged reading this book, and realized how many things 'wrong' as I was doing in regard to a wayward adult child. It was encouraging just to hear others going through similar challenges and how they dealt with things.......more

Goodreads review by Debbie on May 01, 2020

This is the best book I have read about parenting a prodigal child, and I have read quite a few of them. It was written by a woman who has lived through the excruciating pain of watching a child walk away from his family and God into the unknown. It also shares the stories of many parents in the chu......more

Goodreads review by Sara on July 05, 2012

Good read. Helpful. Insightful. I like how it uses examples of other families and what they go through, how they handled it, and the outcome. I'm about 1/2 way through right now...but I am enjoying it.......more

Goodreads review by Sheri on January 02, 2021

Wonderful Christian based book to help parents, guardians or family members dealing with a difficult family member. I found it to be very helpful with inspiring stories.......more

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