Healing a Fathers Heart: A Post-Abortion Bible Study for Men

Rating:
Summary: Healing A Father's Heart-A Post Abortion Bible Study for Men
Review: Overall, this book is a good foundation for any man to understand the grieving process he is going through in the aftermath of abortion. The questions at the end of each chapter are throught-provoking and will help the male to come out of denial if his feelings have been supressed. The questions chosen for group discussion will certainly assure the men that others are experiencing what he is experiencing and that he is not alone in his grief. I gave this book a 4-star rating as I see this Bible Study as a beginning process in the areas of anger, forgiveness, and depression. More counsel, either one-on-one or in a support group, would need to go more indepth for a greater healing to occur. Chapter 8 shows the real 'heart motives' behind an abortion choice, and chapter 9 has excellent closure for the man who has worked through his unresolved grief.

Since this book is authored by two women, my main concern before reading this book was whether or not it would really be able to speak to the man, his issues, his perspective, and his grief. My concerns were relieved as I completed this reading. I am planning to use this book with post-abortive men in my own ministry, both professionally as a pastor, and as Counseling Director at our local Pregnancy Helpline.

Rating:
Summary: Healing A Father's Heart-A Post Abortion Bible Study for Men
Review: Overall, this book is a good foundation for any man to understand the grieving process he is going through in the aftermath of abortion. The questions at the end of each chapter are throught-provoking and will help the male to come out of denial if his feelings have been supressed. The questions chosen for group discussion will certainly assure the men that others are experiencing what he is experiencing and that he is not alone in his grief. I gave this book a 4-star rating as I see this Bible Study as a beginning process in the areas of anger, forgiveness, and depression. More counsel, either one-on-one or in a support group, would need to go more indepth for a greater healing to occur. Chapter 8 shows the real 'heart motives' behind an abortion choice, and chapter 9 has excellent closure for the man who has worked through his unresolved grief.

Since this book is authored by two women, my main concern before reading this book was whether or not it would really be able to speak to the man, his issues, his perspective, and his grief. My concerns were relieved as I completed this reading. I am planning to use this book with post-abortive men in my own ministry, both professionally as a pastor, and as Counseling Director at our local Pregnancy Helpline.