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Homosexuality: Speaking the Truth in Love
$5.99“Homosexuality is the hot issue of the day,” says Edward T. Welch in this booklet. “Even more than abortion, it will confront the church throughout this generation, forcing us to listen, study, and respond wisely.” How can we answer claims that the Bible does not prohibit committed homosexual relationships? Or that science proves that homosexuality is genetic, not a chosen lifestyle? Welch supplies us with timely biblical and biological insight into homosexuality. Just as importantly, he calls us to examine our attitudes in order to minister to homosexuals truthfully, compassionately, humbly, and persuasively.
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Alzheimer’s Disease: Help for Families in Crisis
$5.62It starts out as small moments of forgetfulness that can be chalked up to simply getting older. But as time passes and symptoms accumulate, you are forced to face the fact that your loved one has Alzheimer’s disease. Now you’re wondering how the course of the disease will run and how you will provide for their care. How do you help your loved one when you feel overwhelmed by the diagnosis yourself?
Drawing from his years of experience as a physician, Robert Smith takes you through the various stages of Alzheimer’s disease and the difficulties that each presents. Pointing you to Christ for strength and encouragement, he offers many practical suggestions to help you care for your loved one, both physically and spiritually.
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Hope for the Depressed: Beyond a “Cheer-Up” Theology
$5.62Depression makes so many things hard. Things you used to take for granted—a good night’s sleep, having goals, responding to someone’s love, looking forward to the future—now seem beyond reach. Is there any hope and help for those who are struggling with depression?
Edward T. Welch insightfully describes the world of the depressed person and gives a biblical perspective on the causes of depression. Then he outlines small, practical steps that will teach you to cry out to God and depend on him in the middle of your struggle.
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How Do I Stop Losing it with My Kids? Getting to the Heart of Your Discipline Problems
$5.62The kids are hungry, dinner is late, everyone’s tired and on edge, and then it happens–you lose control and blow up at them again. Is losing control with our children inevitable in our busy world? Or is there a better way? Learn from William P. Smith a better way to relate to your children than with irritation, anger, and harsh words. Drawing on his counseling and parenting experiences, he explains why you lose control with your children, and then offers strategies that will help you change the way you relate to your children when you are under pressure.
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How to Love Difficult People: Receiving and Sharing God’s Mercy
$5.62Prickly, defensive, nasty, volatile, withdrawn, miserable… aren’t there days when you feel surrounded by difficult people? How do you cope? You can try avoiding them, gossiping about them, or giving them a piece of your mind. But wait! Don’t your reactions make you hard to love too?
William P. Smith explains that learning how to deal with difficult people starts with understanding that God’s pursuing love is not just for them; it’s for you too. You need God’s love and forgiveness just as much as they do. Knowing the love of God will change your attitude, your goals, and your actions toward the difficult people in your life. And that just might encourage them to change too!
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How to Talk to Your Kid About Sex
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Honesty and Openness on a Sensitive Subject.You don’t want to make a big deal out of it. Isn’t everyone else already talking about sex? Yes, they are talking, and their words are shaping your child’s understanding right now. In a culture that glorifies casual sex, kids will only learn to think biblically about it when parents speak up.
William P. Smith shares a practical, non-threatening model that will connect your child to God’s perspective on sex and intimacy. As you initiate intentional conversations, you will create a safe and God-honoring space for your child to ask questions about sex and receive biblical answers.
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Leadership: How to Guide Others with Integrity
$5.62How do you lead people? You’ve been called to a position where you must guide and direct others, but you wonder what a good leader is supposed to do and if you really have what it takes to lead well. Who will direct you as you direct others?
Stephen Viars shows you the importance of integrity as the foundation of leadership and points you toward a vibrant relationship with Christ, the greatest leader of all. As you see how Christ demonstrates his integrity by caring well for his people, you too will grow in your ability to lead well for the sake of others.
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Leading Your Child to Christ: Biblical Direction for Sharing the Gospel
$5.62You want to lead your child to Christ, but you often wonder exactly what you should be saying and sharing with your child. How do you know what parts of the gospel to share? How do you know if your child is really understanding the good news of the gospel or just trying to please you?
With decades of experience in children’s ministry and as a father, Marty Machowski outlines the core truths of the gospel and explains them in ways a child can understand. Using reflective questions, he helps you understand how to live the gospel openly with your children, allowing them to see how Christ is changing you, as well as how he desires to love and bring change to their lives.
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Leaving Your Family Behind: Preparing for Military Deployment
$5.62As you face deployment, you need more than sympathy and gratitude. You need hope and guidance for yourself and those you love. Jesus Christ experienced the pain of separation when he left heaven for earth, and he understands what you are facing. You can trust him to help in your time of need.
Rob Green shares timely biblical guidance for the soon-to-be-deployed on trusting God’s deliverance, cultivating a deep spiritual life now, and making the most of the time before you leave. His counsel will help to prepare you and your family for the challenges ahead.
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Living in a Dangerous World: Moving from Fear to Faith
$5.62Everyone is afraid of something. Fear is part of the human experience of living in a broken, fallen world. We try to manage our fears, but our coping mechanisms impact our faith. We hoard resources and stop praying for provision. We stockpile information and forget to seek godly wisdom. Yet we continue to live anxious lives.
William P. Smith explains that our faith should, instead, change our strategies for dealing with fear. He offers practical guidance on how to exchange fear for faith by learning to find security in our relationship with an all-sufficient, unchanging God.
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Living with an Angry Spouse: Help for Victims of Abuse
$5.62You married someone you trusted, and now you are facing unpredictable anger or outright physical abuse. This is betrayal at its worst. Most likely you are numb, scared, confused, and paralyzed. How do you take a step when you are so afraid?
Edward T. Welch shares how hope and change come from knowing the God who hears you and promises to deliver you. He has the power to fill you with his love–a love that is patient, kind, and says no to injustice. As you are guided by God’s love, you will have the courage to take the practical steps outlined in this booklet.
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I Just Want to Die: Replacing Suicidal Thoughts With Hope
$5.62Are you having suicidal thoughts and feelings? Perhaps you are convinced that life is not worth living. Your life seems hopeless, like a black hole with all love, hope, and joy sucked out. David Powlison describes the various reasons you might be feeling hopeless and explains that God is not surprised or put off by your hopeless feelings.
Are you having suicidal thoughts and feelings? Perhaps you are convinced that life is not worth living. Your life seems hopeless, like a black hole with all love, hope, and joy sucked out. David Powlison describes the various reasons you might be feeling hopeless and explains that God is not surprised or put off by your hopeless feelings.
Your life is precious to God. He knows everything about you¿even how many hairs are on your head. He wants you to bring your despair to him and cry for help. He will answer and replace your suicidal thoughts with hope for a future filled with love for him and others.
David Powlison, M.Div., Ph.D., is a faculty member and counselor at the Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation (CCEF) with over thirty years of experience. He has written several books, including The Biblical Counseling Movement: History and Context, Seeing with New Eyes, and Speaking Truth in Love, many minibooks, including Facing Death with Hope; Healing after Abortion; Recovering from Child Abuse; and Renewing Marital Intimacy.
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I’m Exhausted: What to Do When You’re Always Tired
$5.62As a chronic fatigue sufferer, life as you once enjoyed it has ceased. Fatigue can be brought on by a myriad of physical, emotional, or spiritual issues. But, whatever the cause, your entire world is now affected by your diminished physical strength.
David Powlison understands how debilitating and demoralizing a constant state of fatigue can be. He endured his own five-year struggle after heart surgery. Powlison encourages sufferers that, unlike the world, God embraces the weak and provides strong, enduring resources through Christ for moment-by-moment strength. Readers will learn to adjust their thoughts and expectations and lean into the steady arms of Christ.
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Infertility: Comfort for Your Empty Arms and Heavy Heart
$5.62The progression should have been natural. You got married, and children were supposed to follow in due time. But every month that ends in a period rather than a pregnancy has you feeling more and more depressed. Perhaps you even find yourself avoiding people and places with children because it is just too painful.
Amy Baker and Daniel Wickert help you see God’s presence and provision for you in the midst of your pain. With compassion and understanding, they walk through some of the struggles and pitfalls of dealing with infertility and offer practical help for leaning on Christ, connecting with your spouse, and engaging with others.
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iSnooping on Your Kid: Parenting in an Internet World
$5.62In our increasingly wired world, your children have access to people, images, and media that you don’t want them to experience. What’s a concerned parent to do? What does wisdom look like when technology floods into your home bringing access to pornography and other Internet dangers?
Providing extensive practical suggestions, Nicholas Black directs you in making a plan with your family for safety and clear boundaries on technology use. By reminding you of how Christ leads you to repentance and faithful living, he offers helpful advice on how you can help your children grow in purity, integrity, and dependence on Christ, as they navigate the world of technology.
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It’s All About Me: The Problem with Masturbation
$5.62“It’s normal.” “Everyone does it.” “Nobody gets hurt.” These are some commonly held beliefs about sexual fantasy and masturbation, but are they really true? Are sexual fantasies and masturbation harmless ways of dealing with sexual frustration?
Marriage and family counselor Winston T. Smith uses his counseling experience and biblical knowledge to show how these seemingly “harmless” pursuits negatively impact you and your ability to have healthy relationships with the people in your real life. Then he shares how you can build a new inner world founded on Christ’s love, instead of your imaginary fantasies. As you do so, your life will grow richer in real relationships and your fantasy life will pale by comparison.
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Just One More: When Desires Don’t Take No for an Answer
$5.49I hate doing this. I love doing this. Sometimes our desires can be cruel lovers. We think we should be rid of a particular desire, but we feel stuck. “What’s the use in trying to rid my life of this desire?”, we ask ourselves. “I’ve tried, but there’s just no way out for me.” Or is there? The problem may be more complicated than just being stuck. Might there be a path to true change? If so, would you want to take that path? Author Ed Welch may surprise you with his answers.
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Making Friends: Beyond Loneliness to Rich Relationships
$5.62Making friends is one of the most basic aspects of life, so why does it often feel so difficult? You reach out to others, but they don’t reach back. You think you’ve found a friend, but then they let you down or move away. How do you forge genuine friendships that provide the encouragement and support you need?
With understanding and grace, Dee Brestin unpacks the dynamics of godly friendships and how to develop them. Using several biblical friendships as examples, she guides you to see how Christ provides for your relational needs, both in himself and through others.
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Managing Your Emotions: Keeping your Feelings from Running the Show
$5.62Emotions are a powerful and important part of life, but sometimes it feels like they are out of control. Mild frustration quickly turns to anger. Sadness becomes despair. Disappointment deepens into bitterness. You may begin to wonder if you control your feelings or if they control you!
Amy Baker explains that our emotions don’t have to run our lives. Instead, our emotions can reflect God’s character even in our broken world. Through discussing how Jesus expressed his emotions and working through practical examples of real-life struggles, she shares how the gospel offers new resources for handling your emotions productively and reshapes the desires and interpretations that fuel your feelings.
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OCD: Freedom for the Obsessive-Compulsive
$5.49Repeated thoughts about contamination. Recurring doubts. A need to have things in a particular order. An irrational fear of getting a life-threatening disease. Repetitive checking, washing, cleaning, arranging. Hoarding. These are some of the common obsessions and compulsions experienced by people with OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder). Do you know anyone who struggles like this? What causes obsessive-compulsive behavior? Is this primarily a spiritual or sin issue? “These questions must be answered if we are to minister wisely and compassionately to those who struggle in this way,” writes Michael Emlet. In this booklet, he discusses the causes of OCD and gives a biblical approach to helping those who fight it. He shows how trusting in Jesus Christ “brings freedom from the tyranny of performance and perfectionism.”
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