In $lt;I>Tough Love, Tender Mercies, $lt;/I> Harper takes readers on a journey through the books of Hosea, Zephaniah, and Malachi. And to keep the excursion interesting, she compares each prophet's story with a contemporary movie theme. In her first stop, Lisa compares Julia Roberts's turn as a prostitute in $lt;I>Pretty Woman$lt;/I> to God's merciful treatment of Gomer in Hosea. In her second stop, Harper parallels Morgan Freeman's tough-love principal, Joe Clarke, in $lt;I>Lean on Me$lt;/I> to God's holiness in Zephaniah. Finally, in her third stop, she takes readers to the hardscrabble hometown of Malachi, where a pack of Scarlet O'Hara wannabes learn how to hold on to hope when their biblical Tara is trashed. $lt;p>$lt;B>Features: $lt;/B> $lt;BR>$lt;UL>$lt;LI>Second in a series written specifically to help people better engage with and understand the Bible. $lt;LI>Interactive DVD of the author's own book group discussing select questions from each chapter. $lt;LI>Unique (and refreshing) questions thoughout each chapter get the reader thinking of how to apply biblical truths to their own life journey.$lt;/U