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When a tragic divorce destroys a family, many women find their hopes and dreams shattered. For many, this is the greatest loss they have ever faced. It devastates them, and they desperately need emotional and spiritual help. They struggle with loneliness and shame. Many of them need to face the pain and begin to forgive themselves and others in order to move forward in life.
The Participant Guide for Live Again has notes, discussion questions, reflections,...
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This is a handbook for pastors, elders, and all Christians who want to see how Scripture presents the process of discipline that should operate in the Christian community. It was written in response to the various concerns that threaten to tear apart marriages, families, friendships, and congregations--concerns that call for a biblical approach to discipline that can heal fractures, restore right relationship, and ensure the health of the church....
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Caregiving is part of the minibook Hope for the Heart series that has sold over one million copies. Caregivers want to do their best, but the challenges of helping someone day after day can be draining. Where do you find strength and energy to care for others-no matter what circumstances? This quick guide to caregiving covers the issues that caregivers face, defines the roadblocks and their causes, and shows steps to solution with biblical hope and...
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Compassionate in its approach, rich with Scripture, and easy-to-understand, this 96-page book is a must-have guide on overcoming (and helping others overcome) perfectionism. Perfectionism includes practical steps and Christian advice on how to break free from the unrealistic expectations and self-defeating thoughts that keep perfectionists stuck in a prison of performance.
Freedom from perfectionism begins at the point of truth, God's truth. In this...
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Asap Recovery—for Those Seeking Cure over Maintenance!
The old recovery foundations have cracked beyond the point of repair, and each year countless people in our community are needlessly dying because of it! The only question is—will you be one of them before something changes? ASAP Recovery: Tearing out the Old Foundation exposes seven reasons why yesterday’s Steps and Traditions are no longer working for the majority of us in recovery today.
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People yearn for a sense of belonging. Congregations become places of belonging when people find ways to make connections, form relationships, and share their personal stories. That's hard to do in the hasty comings and goings around the typical worship service. It's even hard to do in a choir, committee, or ministry group. In Know and Be Known, Brooke Collison looks at the element missing in most group dynamics today: intentionality about relationships....
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How do you cope when a deep or tragic loss leaves you feeling empty, angry, or alone? Healing is a journey, and while there are no shortcuts through the process of grief, God promises not to leave you in the valley of despair. Your identity is in the Lord because of your relationship with Him. He holds you in His compassionate hands, and you are accepted.
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Hurting people need help. But sometimes those who are faced with helping the hurting could use a little more information about the problems that needy people bring to them. The Quick-Reference Guide to Biblical Counseling provides the answers. It is an A-Z guide for assisting people-helpers--pastors, professional counselors, youth workers, and everyday believers--to easily access a full array of information to aid them in (formal and informal) counseling...
9) Parenting
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Kids are a lot like kites, struggling to become airborne, yet needing the stability of the string. A kite is not designed to be possessively, protected inside the home. Though separation is painful, God designed your role as a parent to prepare your "kite" for flight. As the fragile frame dives again-and-again, don't be emotionally torn by the changing winds. Keep running with your child, releasing more and more string into the Lord's sovereign hands.
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Statistics from George Barna Research Group reveal that twenty-five to thirty million adults stay away from the Christian church because of hurtful treatment experienced at the hands of the body of Christ. Having gone through several church hurts himself, the author has written this book to be a practice guide on how to be restored, renewed and healed from church inflicted wounds so that one's relationship to God is joyous and fruitful.
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There Is Hope . . .
When a patient is diagnosed with dementia, it impacts not only the patient but also those who care for them. It can be devastating to watch loved ones lose the independence, personality, and abilities that once defined them, knowing there is no cure. How should Christians respond to a diagnosis of dementia?
Experienced geriatrician Dr. John Dunlop wants to transform the way we view dementia-showing us how God can be honored through...
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There are two sides to every coin. There usually are two sides to every story or differing exchange of ideas. Coin of Brokenness tells a story of brokenness, but it also points to the steps to healing. The before and after of brokenness is not always pretty, but there is a choice that will begin the healing process to a new sense of wholeness.
Brokenness does not need to be a final chapter in your life's story. It can be the stepping stone to...
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Learn how to break your chains of bondage or help a loved one in addiction understand the supernatural power of the enemy that has been keeping them in bondage. Find out how to fight with the authority given to you by God through his Son Jesus Christ
There was a time I was lost in a hopeless pit of pain, bound by chains of addiction, and overcome by spirits of darkness. I was engulfed by a sickness that seemed impossible to overcome, not knowing...
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How should Christians understand anger, evaluate it, and respond for good?
We all struggle with anger at times: Our plans suddenly fall through, we lose a prized possession, or our reputation is called into question. More often than not, when anger knocks at the doors of our hearts we easily allow it to take over. But what if getting to the heart of our anger also reveals the way to transform it?
Christopher Ash and Steve Midgley address this question...
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In 2010, statistics report that one in five women and one in seventy-one men will be raped at some point in their lives. 51.1 percent of rape victims reported being raped by an intimate partner and 40.8 percent by an acquaintance.
My heart goes out to the men and women who have survived sexual abuse. These statistics are unacceptable and unthinkable. Victims of sexual abuse can struggle with PTSD, shame, rage, fear, anxiety, and depression. This...
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Un programa de recuperación basado en ocho principios de las bienaventuranzas:1. Reconozco que no soy Dios. Admito que no tengo poder para controlar mi tendencia a hacer lo malo y que mi vida es inmanejable."Dichosos los pobres en espíritu, porque el reino de los cielos les pertenece." (Mateo 5:3)2. En una forma sincera creo que Dios existe, que le intereso y que Él tiene el poder para ayudarme en mi recuperación."Dichosos los que lloran, porque...
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What goes on in the back of clergy folks' heads that we wish we could talk about? And what do we talk about with no holds barred?
In each chapter of this book, Groff offers a spiritual spin on an issue in ministry normally viewed as a distraction. He shows real life ways that a barrier can become a bridge to deepening spiritual life and vocation. A paragraph ends with a question, inviting the reader to pause ... and ponder. Each chapter ends with...
19) RICH
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A road to freedom for those struggling with addiction. You can be free!
RICH: Recovery in Christ Heals is a biblical manual for those struggling with addiction(s) to set them free through the word of God and train them to show others how to be free. This manual does not compete with the clinical or secular programs, but my objective in writing this is to work alongside these programs toward reaching a common goal.
What is addiction? Dictionary.com...
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En este libro encontrarás cincuenta ideas geniales para líderes de jóvenes que se atrevan a crear experiencias que impactarán de manera positiva la vida y fe de sus jóvenes. Doug Fields y Duffy Robbins escriben acerca de los hitos que marcan nuestro camino con Dios. En este libro proveen medios para crear en los jóvenes recuerdos inolvidables haciendo de esto un catálogo de ideas que puedes usar para crear en tu grupo de jóvenes momentos que...
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