Welcome to Gentle Mercies!

Author HAL HARALSON
10 years a minister
6 years a businessman
30 years a lawyer
Diagnosed bipolar in 1963

Come in, pull up a chair, and let me tell you a story…

How quickly our hearts engage with a master storyteller — someone who knows us from the inside out, and still makes us feel good about ourselves. Gentle Mercies is a warm, very human collection of stories. They are parables, sometimes telling the gospel message in story form, sometimes telling us something new about our strengths and weaknesses, but always giving us hope and building our courage.

This book is the perfect gift for a Christian man, especially if he's from Texas

"Stories of Faith in Faded Blue Jeans" is what Hal Haralson called Gentle Mercies, because they are stories about people and events from life, lived with great heart. This is the type of book that men give one another, a book with old trucks, cussin' apostles, dusty boots and opened hearts. A great gift book — a life-touching gift. Like many books that talk about Texas or the West, Gentle Mercies touches something deep. In comfortable, faded blue jeans, these are the messages of the Gospel: "authentic faith in an increasingly virtual-reality world. (Dr. Jimmy Allen, former president Southern Baptist Convention)"

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Since they are stories, you can read one or two at a time, and get back to it when you find time. The reader will discover nuggets of humor and wisdom.

Jesus taught by using stories. When they asked Jesus, "What is God like?" he answered, "Let me tell you a story: a man had two sons…" and they learned about the Prodigal Son. When they asked Jesus, “Who is my neighbor?” He told them the story of the Good Samaritan. Jesus' stories came from life: where people “live” — dysfunctional families, in business dealings, in relationships that present daily challenges.

“Like Jesus’ parables, Haralson’s stories are subterfuge, slipping in under your guard and seizing you with such truth, grace, and extravagant love, you will never be the same again!” (George Cladis, Presbyterian minister)

©2004 by Hal Haralson, all rights reserved. Stories may be reproduced with proper attribution. For permission, contact hal@gentlemercies.com