John Claypool had been a pastor for almost two decades, ministering to others who suffered through the loss of loved ones, when the loss came home with the death of his eight-year-old daughter. Tracks of a Fellow Struggler chronicles Claypool's journey through the darkness, written through four sermons. The first was delivered just eleven days after his daughter's diagnosis of leukemia, the second after her first major relapse nine months later, and the third weeks after her death. The final sermon, a reflection on the process of grieving, was preached three years later. With over a million copies sold in its lifetime, this 30th anniversary edition continues to speak of the pain of loss and the hope that ultimately can come to each of us.
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