What others have said about how God has blessed them and changed their lives through The Embrace of God . . .

"As I started reading The Embrace of God in Dr. _________'s waiting room, I began to heal. People came and went, and I didn't even care who saw me cry. I just praise the Lord for the healing that He started through your book even before my first appointment. I asked the doctor if I could take it home to finish it. Bless his heart, he gave it to me. Dr. Erickson, it was one of the most life-changing books I've ever read!!! I am literally a new person. I have a Heavenly Father who loves me no matter what, and I don't have to be perfect, I don't have to compete for His love!!! I have found God's healing arms wonderful and safe!! He loves me so much I just want to shout it from the mountains!! Once again, thank you Dr. Erickson, for obeying God's voice and writing such a life-changing book!"

- RM, Michigan

"I have tried to call you several times without success to thank you for authoring a book that really touched home to me. The Embrace of God was wonderful. It should have been titled, GH, This One's for You!"

- GH, California

"Finally, a book that shows how a true picture of God ministers to people . . . With each new chapter my heart sang and I thought of more people I wanted to share it with. It provided our pastoral staff with many touch points for hours of fruitful discussion of our own family influences and personal views of God. If I could I would purchase this book for every family in our church."

- Skip MacCarty, Associate Pastor, Pioneer Memorial Church, Berrien Springs, MI

"God lead me to read your book again. I rarely read a book more than once. So this in itself is a miracle. There were many passages that gripped my heart . . . I have such a difficult time with letting others and God love me. I can only seem to get it intellectually and not into my heart very often. Embrace has made a difference in my life. I am sure I will refer back to this book as a friendly reminder . . . Again, there are few books that I use in this way. It will stay on my desk close at hand."

- VB, Michigan

"The Embrace of God" challenges the views that many of us had of the heavenly Father from our childhoods. For me that view changed some time ago, but this book provides a way to communicate this to others (family, friends, and clients) who need to know and experience the heavenly Father's love. I believe an author can write about things he has researched, but he can communicate about things he has experienced. This book communicates."

- Don Wallace, PhD, Counseling Center Director, Walla Walla College, WA

"Embrace has touched me deeply . . . The book is also a wonderful resource. I will treasure its counsel and perspectives."

- DR, California

"I first discovered Embrace in my town's public library of all places. And I'm so thankful that some thoughtful person put it there. It has been a tremendous blessing to me in helping me grow emotionally and spiritually. Now I'm planning to use Embrace and its study guide in our weekly women's ministry group. I know it will be a great blessing."

- DV, California

"The Embrace of God has much potential as an adjunctive therapy. It attends to both the spiritual and emotional recovery process for those who suffer from childhood wounds. I have often been thanked by my clients for recommending it."

- Mary Peacock, ACSW, Private Practice, Battle Creek, Michigan

"I really did feel like an orphan since my father died two years ago and I struggled with my relationship with my Heavenly Father. Then Abba Father handed me your book, and said to me 'Here, read this. Paint a picture of ME, not your earthly father.' Since then I've grown in the knowledge of a very loving Father, and have allowed Him to work on what He began! I have been set free of the bondage of my childhood. I have told people about your book and my mother-in-law just started down her path of healing--with your book as the road map."

- BR, Michigan

"Good therapy seeks to help people re-interpret and expand their relationship with themselves, others, and God. The Embrace of God serves as a useful tool in this process. An iconic, rigid, punitive God becomes warm, personal, and loving. Embrace speaks to their souls. Kudos to Dr. Erickson on a job well done."

- Randall E. Haugen, PhD, Private Practice, Battle Creek, Michigan

"I read The Embrace of God because of my overwhelming feeling of loneliness. As I read your book, I felt loved and cared for. I began to realize the many ways God works through people to nurture and care for each other. I now re-read portions of your book when I want to feel cared for and nurtured."

- MB, Michigan

"It is not what one says or writes but what one is and does. I've known Lloyd Erickson behind the pulpit and in the fishing boat. He is what he reflects in His writing and speaking. He has his father's heart."

- Harry Borsheim, LLP, and Pastor, Marshall Assembly of God, Michigan

"I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed your book, The Embrace of God. I have purchased one for a friend of mine and lent my copy to my sister. Coming from a . . . background my image of God was that he was very distant, harsh and condemning. My own father was usually absent when I was growing up. When he was home, it was chaos and at times abusive. He died when I was eight years old . . . My life became a very bizarre performance of pretending that his death and others didn't hurt me. I really didn't know who to share my pain with. My saddest estrangement was with God . . . Can you see why your book was such a source of comfort to me? It presented a very compassionate and loving God. I had never thought of him in this way. Your illustration of God collecting our tears in a bottle seemed so personal and tender . . . Thank you for listening to him and sharing with us."

- JO, Michigan

"Your book, The Embrace of God, has been especially difficult for me to read because of my abusive father. But I am slowly working my way through it and my wounds are healing in the process. It's been very painful and, at times, I've been angry at you for writing the book. But I know this is good for me and I am healing a little at a time. Thank you so much for writing such a healing book."

- JT, Michigan

"A friend gave me a copy of The Embrace of God. My wife had just left me and I was devastated. Embrace helped carry me through that difficult experience by pointing me to One who does love me. Thank you so much for writing Embrace."

- BW, Michigan

" In the last year at least 150 of my Meier Clinic patients have prescriptively worked through The Embrace of God as a significant component of their psychotherapy. Healing from little parental imperfections or frank wounds simply can't be done with only 'good human grieving.' As my patients discover, healing from these wounds is a process of cognitively understanding and then emotionally internalizing Heavenly Father's true love."

- Hernan Schmidt, MD, Meier Clinic, Battle Creek, Michigan

" When The Embrace of God came to me my dear husband of 42 years had just died and I was hurting, lonely, and afraid. Your book brought me great comfort. I found that I could really trust Heavenly Father's love. How eagerly I look forward to the day when I will be reunited with my husband. Meanwhile, I've purchased ten copies of The Embrace of God and sent them to family members and neighbors. Many of them have told me how much this book has touched their hearts. I just wanted you to know how much your book has meant to so many in my family."

- EC, Michigan

" I'm glad to have a book that I can recommend to clients that blends psychology and Christianity so beautifully. From both perspectives, childhood experiences have a profound influence on personality and adult functioning. Embrace is a wonderful aid in the healing process."

- Ann Hamel, PhD, Private Practice, Berrien Springs, Michigan

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