LONGWOOD, FL-Growing up in the segregated South, author Yvette Parsons got an up-close-and-personal look at racial bigotry and prejudice, but she doubted her ability to make a positive difference. After attending an inner-city black church service, her quest began to reconcile her differences with others and discover the truth about her ancestors. The mysteries she uncovered from her past were horrifying, but they led her to believe that we all have more in common than we realize. From Fear to Love: One Woman's Journey Toward Racial Reconciliation ($13.99, paperback, 978-1-60266-175-2) tells the story of a Southern white woman's desire to make the dream of racial equality a reality through God's transformative powers.
Says Parsons, "We all know the stories of African Americans eagerly pushing for equality and racial harmony, but this is the story yet untold a white woman, stirred by the sins of her ancestors, crying out, 'I have a dream, too!'"
While this memoir is about bridging the divide between blacks and whites, it will resonate with any reader who struggles with apprehension about those who are not like them, or those who seem to dislike or even hate them simply because of their differences. If, like the old fables, this book had a takeaway moral, it would be this: If you are willing to face the truth and take the risks, you can move beyond the weight of the past, be healed, and be a blessing to others.
Yvette Parsons is a wife, mother, daughter, and Bible teacher. Today she and her husband, Rick, make their home in Charlotte, North Carolina, where they are active members at Forest Hill Church. Yvette is a part of the ministry and programs of community outreach sponsored by A Better World.
Xulon Press, a part of Salem Communications Corporation, is the world's largest Christian publisher, with more than 3,900 titles published to date. Retailers may order From Fear to Love through Ingram Book Company and/or Spring Arbor Book Distributors. Salem Communications is the country's leading Christian communications company with interests in radio, Internet, and magazine publishing.
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2007