When Life Hurts: A Three-Fold Path to Healing

Brian C. Stiller, through his own pain and knowing the pain of so many others, has written a guide that will touch and help those who are in crisis and hurting. "When Life Hurts" is organized in a practical, step-by-step way:

Introduction: Discovering New Paths

Part I: A Three-Fold Path
1. A New Paradigm of Hope
2. Taking Risks by Faith
3. Learning to Love

Part II: When Life Hurts
4. Bruised and Bleeding
5. Broken Home, Fragmented Relationships
6. When Crisis Comes

Part III: Making Sense of My Hurt
7. If God Knows, Why the Hurt?
8. Life Isn't a Free Ride
9. Knowing Health When I See It

Part IV: Walking the Path
10. Living a New Life
11. Learning to Forgive
12. Completing the Three-Fold Path to Health

Brian Stiller gives us stories of people who have experienced family troubles, failure at work, scars from childhood-- and shows how they have found new hope and meaning in a revitalized faith. This faith, inspired by the unconditional love of Christ, is a transforming force even for those who may be uncomfortable with the idea of faith and how it works.

Inevitably, on the human journey, life hurts. Afflictions may seem numerous and overpowering. Anxiety and stress can lead to depression and despair. Peace of mind and a connection with our spiritual selves may seem to elude us.

When Life Hurts is dedicated to helping people who are in pain or crisis. Brian C. Stiller describes how he and others have been guided by the three-fold path to healing—hope, faith, and love mark this path.

Stiller does not deny pain's existence or suggest easy solutions, but he souls, release us from despair, mend our broken hearts, and show us how to live happy and spiritually content lives.