{"product_id":"gallant-fool-larry-cooney-9781685171995","title":"Gallant Fool: Tragic Effects of Leading with Wounds and a Surprising Solution","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"My solution was to keep marching forward, a gallant fool. I was most angry at this fool's seemingly unstoppable march.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGallant Fool examines the painful subject of carrying emotional wounds into Christian leadership. It follows the author's life in ministry and toxic relationship with shame and anxiety through starting a church, peaching and leading a congregation, managing staff members at Gospel missions, and working with authority figures like board members, a CEO, and other pastors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMinistry requires faith; shame and anxiety corrode it. Living in a paradox this way is a burden. The author's burdens followed him into his faith in Christ and stayed with him through his career and marriage. He now realizes that for years, he believed and preached a Christian message that often worked against bringing peace and resolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book contains sixteen short essays and ten chapters to describe carrying this burden and an eventual resolution, which the author describes as Christ's deliverance through a process of awareness, acknowledgment, and acceptance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCooney makes the point that Jesus offers relief to anyone carrying burdens, and he delivers his children regardless of the nature, duration, and magnitude of the burden; that's because God delivers us by grace through faith, a message that is familiar and at the same time elusive for its simplicity and refusal to credit anyone for a successful deliverance, except God. Gallant Fool offers hope by putting the spotlight on where it belongs: God and his grace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Larry Cooney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1685171990\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781685171995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Christian Faith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/20\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.54d","brand":"Larry Cooney","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49082874790143,"sku":"9781685171995","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gallant-fool-larry-cooney-9781685171995","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}