Amazing Grace for Survivors: 51 Stories of Faith, Hope & Perseverance - Softcover

Jeff Cavins is recognized both nationally and internationally as an exciting public speaker who has a deep love for Jesus Christ and who communicates his zeal with clarity and enthusiasm. After twelve years as a Protestant pastor, Jeff Cavins returned to the Catholic Church under the guidance of Bishop Paul Dudley. Cavins received his MA in Theology from Franciscan University of Steubenville with Catechetical Certification. Prior to that, Jeff received a BA with honors in Humanities from Antioch University, Yellow Springs, Ohio and then went on to receive Bible training from Christ for the Nations Institute, Dallas, Texas and the Institute of Ministry, Bradenton, Florida. Cavins also graduated from Brown Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota, a school for radio and television broadcasting. Jeff is the editor and writer of Catholic Scripture Study, along with Dr. Scott Hahn, Mark Shea and others. It is available weekly online through CatholicExchange.com, a non-profit website for Catholics, and also in workbook form. Dr. Scott Hahn and Jeff Cavins also taped a thirteen-week one-hour series entitled Our Father's Plan. The format of the show is a journey through the historical periods of the Bible and is currently shown on Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN).

For when I am weak, then I am strong. 2 Corinthians 12:10

As Christians, we recognize that life s struggles can bring us strength and peace even if the challenges remain. This means that surviving is more than merely getting through an ordeal; it is being triumphant in spirit, regardless of the outcome.

In Amazing Grace for Survivors, you will witness God s power as he forms and strengthens ordinary people who faced extraordinary circumstances. You will experience the pain in these stories and share the glory of their triumph. In the end, their grace becomes yours, for we are one body in Christ.

In Amazing Grace for Survivors, you will meet:

• A man with cancer whose fear of dying teaches him how to live
• A disabled girl who comes to understand that all life is precious
• A woman who fights to adopt her son from Vietnam, and then fears she only brought him home to die
• A heartbroken mother that learns to trust that her autistic son is in God s hands
• A mother that hunts down her drug-addicted daughter and brings her home