Loving Well in a Broken World: Discover the Hidden Power of Empathy

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How can we love our neighbors amid so much division and hurt

Loving your neighbor as yourself would be easy if your neighbors were all people you understood, people you agreed with, people like you. But what about playground bullies, colleagues, refugees, online adversaries They're all our neighbors, and Jesus said to love them. Every one. But how

Lauren Casper believes the key is the lost art of empathy, stepping into other peoples shoes and asking what ifwhat if it were my child What if it were me Casper helps us discover how to

• identify our blind spots and tune our hearts to the stories around us;
• seek and extend forgiveness with grace and humility; and
• engage in diverse and meaningful relationships.

Following these steps will enable us to connect in simple but life-altering ways, to respond to conflict with grace, bring about needed change, and shine Gods unconditional love into a dark world.

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Lauren Casper is a writer, speaker, and amateur baker. She is the founder of the popular blog laurencasper.com and has had numerous articles syndicated by the Huffington Post, the TODAY Show, Yahoo! News, and several other publications. Lauren and her husband, John, have two beautiful children and one fluffy dog. They make their home in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.