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A Father's Letters About Suffering

 

PSYCHOLOGY / Grief & Loss / RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Counseling & Recovery / SELF-HELP / Motivational & Inspirational

Date Published: October 15th

Publisher: Lucid Books

 

 

"You'll Get Through This" speaks directly to both the heart and the head, acknowledging the multifaceted nature of human suffering. Through poignant anecdotes and practical wisdom, the author guides you through the gyrations of the head-heart seesaw, offering strategies to slow down the turmoil and emerge from adversity stronger than ever before.

 

Author Barry Gridley demonstrates:

- How the head-heart seesaw makes you think you are losing your mind

- The five ways personal pain distorts your perspective

- What tools you can use to move through suffering, not merely survive it or stay stuck in it

- How to look for what God is doing in your life when you are suffering

 

Are you ready to embark on a journey of profound transformation? This book will equip you with the courage, insight, and faith necessary to not only weather the storms of life but to emerge from them with renewed hope and resilience. Embrace the opportunity to grow through suffering and discover the profound beauty that can emerge from life's most challenging trials.

 

 

INTERVIEW

What was your main drive to write this book?

I’ve been a counselor and a pastor for 40 years, so I’ve walked alongside many people as they went through times of suffering. While I pastor, I did 2 different series on suffering. The recordings of those series were the most requested copies of my time at either church when I gave those messages.

I’ve had many dear friends over the years urge me to write. 2 years ago, the time, the idea, the format all came together in a remarkable weekend at the Oregon Coast. I know it was time to start this book. Writing it in an epistolary format made the writing simple to do each week.

What do you hope readers will learn by reading this book? I hope people will learn how to thrive in suffering not merely survive it. The theme of each letter comes from questions clients asked me over the years.

Did you do much research when planning this book? I read 60+ books on suffering from current books all the way to my beloved Puritans of the 17th Century. Additionally, I incorporated my sermon notes from 2 separate sermon series I gave on suffering into many of the letters.

Did you have any main people who helped you in the process of this book or influenced you to write it? My clients and congregants over the years provided the questions about suffering I wanted to answer. I also had a select group of friends who were my cheerleaders during the writing process. C.S.Lewis’ Screwtape Letters provided the inspiration to write it as series of letters.

How long did this book take you to write from initial thought to hitting publish? 2 full years from October 2022 at Bandon, Oregon to October 2024 when it was published.

About the Author

Author Barry Gridley is a native of Omaha, Nebraska, but has lived in Oregon for 23 years with Pamela, his wife of 50 years. He is the father of Amy and Tim, father-in-law to Adam, and granddad to Elijah, Isaiah, and Emma. Barry holds a Master of Theology from Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon and a Doctor of Ministry in Marriage and Family Therapy from Denver Seminary in Littleton, Colorado. Dr. Gridley wrote "You'll Get through This" from his own experience with suffering and from 20 years as the pastor of three churches and another 20 years as a professional counselor who daily sits across from hurting people. His 40 years of helping people "get through this" is the foundation for this book that provides the foundation you need when you enter a season of suffering in your life.

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