Welcome to the Book Blog of A Small Book For The Hurting HEART

I received a free copy of the following book from New Growth Press in exchange for an honest review. The thoughts and opinions are my own.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Grief may threaten to overtake us or destroy our joy. In this powerful devotional book, men and women will see Jesus, the Man of Sorrows, who is well-acquainted with grief and sadness.

Author and pastor Paul Tautges offers our comforting High Priest, sharing how the Holy Spirit ministers to our hurting heart through the healing balm of God’s Word graciously applied to life’s wounds.

By biblically and transparently addressing the heart and faith struggles in the midst of this grief, A Small Book for the Hurting Heart delves deeply, but gently, into the issues of the heart—presenting encouragement and comfort in the character of God revealed in his Word.

This small but transformative devotional cultivates anchors of hope, redirecting men and women to the trustworthiness of God who is always for us in Christ. Because all of God’s promises are Yes in Christ, Tautges walks with readers through their grief to see the one who nourishes our faith and heals our soul.

In fifty brief readings, your hurting heart will find spiritual help, encouragement, and healing as you experience the comfort of God.

About the Author

Paul Tautges serves as one of the pastors of Cornerstone Community Church in Mayfield Heights, Ohio (east of Cleveland). Prior to accepting the Lord’s call to Cornerstone, he pastored in Wisconsin for 22 years. Paul has been married to Karen since 1986. Together they enjoy their ten children and their spouses, and their growing tribe of grandchildren. He is also an adjunct professor, certified biblical counselor and teaching fellow for the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors, and a council board member of the Biblical Counseling Coalition. Paul has written or edited over 50 books and mini-books.

He blogs at https://counselingoneanother.com/.

MY REVIEW

At some point in every person's life we all have experienced the loss of someone close to us, which is probably one of the hardest losses to endure, sometimes the pain is just too much to bear and we don't know where to get comfort and are grasping for some semblance of peace and comfort.  Other losses could be through divorce, a broken relationship, financial loss, the list goes on.  But the point of the matter is, we have all experienced tremendous loss in our lives.

This beautiful little book is a treasure in itself.  Every day for 50 days is a scripture of hope, comfort and  words of wisdom to lift up the spirit and heart of the hurting person that is  reading it.  To be honest, I'm a strictly KJV girl and so, I would read the bible verse given and then look it up on my KJV app on my phone.  I loved this little book, a couple of years back we lost a family member that we loved dearly to pancreatic cancer and I clinged to my bible, but honestly, I wasn't sure how to cope with the loss and I just dug into the Book of Pslams and prayed and cried.  This precious little book would have been a godsend in such time of sorrow.  It's a light shining through the darkness of pain and grief.  I HIGHLY recommend this book to any person that is dealing with loss and grief. God bless Pastor Paul Tuatges for allowing the Holy Spirit to help write this wonderful book of love, and scripture.