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This book is an excellent tool for those wanting a healthy relationship with themselves and with others. It will teach you how to overcome different types of sexual temptation, how to deal with stress and grief, how to avoid fatal attractions, how to manage your finances as well as how to have healthy relationships. It is a must have.

Going through difficult times? This is a book that will meet people at their needs and give them the necessary steps to overcome emotional pain. A book that will give you a better understanding of who you are and why you react the way you do.

My husband and I have come a long way since we got married. We had no idea what we were in for. I'm sure our marriage would have been voted one of the most unlikely to succeed. Yet through the years, we have seen the strongest marriages crumble, and we are still chugging along. Why?

This book will reveal to you how the Lord intends not only our marriage relationships to work, but family and church as well. We need to be growing in God's kingdom ways of not being accepted because we meet certain standards and fulfill various obligations. The only true, unconditional acceptance comes from the love given, not earned. And it is this love that begins the healing: transforming a person into the splendor God created them to be. Marriages and relationships don't end because of what someone has or hasn't done. They end when one person quits.

The greatest gifts we have to offer come from within. Spiritual healing, or the ability to nurture and repair the emotional damage incurred by the heart and soul of others, is a gift that may not be naturally present in everyone. Like many gifts, however, it is one that can be learned. Untrained through any type of certification or degreed program, author W. Preston Green has spent many years working with young men making the difficult transition to adulthood. His education was a seat-of-the-pants learning experience, one built by a desire to help others and, somehow, an innate ability to say the right thing at the right time and to do just what was needed to provide solace. And through the years, all of his experiences resulted in a profound, actionable set of tools anyone can put to good use. Emphasizing the importance of building a relationship of trust, accepting the person as an individual and for who they really are, understanding differing perspectives on change and overcoming its resistance, and providing peace and forgiveness for injuries inflicted, Green uses stories to illustrate key concepts as he also outlines ways to guide those healing through change and how to seek and receive the help of the Lord in their healing efforts. Perfect for therapists, counselors, parents-anyone actively involved in lifting others to a higher plane, this uplifting handbook demonstrates how everyone has within them the potential to be a jewel of great worth.

Why are some marriages more successful, more satisfying, and more enduring than others?

The answer to this question is perhaps the most widely studied and best-known part of our marriage and family-therapy literature, although arguably, it is the least understood and certainly the least followed in terms of avoiding the pitfalls that lead to unsuccessful marriages. What this book proposes as an answer to this question is the nearest thing we have to a manifesto for marriage and family living. It provides us with a clear description of what married life should be like. No words or ideas sum up the intention of this manifesto better or indicate more clearly its challenge to contemporary marriages than the words "making marriage user-friendly."

Many people today wonder how America has fallen so far from grace in its institutions of business and government. In "The Pagans Are Revolting," author S.D. Lake points to the influence that paganism and secular humanism has had on culture in the United States.

Lake presents examples to show there is a dangerous trend toward anti-Christian policies in the United States, and that those who don't believe in a God or a supreme being are revolting and stealing the next generation of Americans out from under Christian believers. "The Pagans Are Revolting" discusses how this dismantling of fundamental beliefs has left the country in a moral crisis. Lake shows how the country has been infiltrated by forces not friendly to the American constitution and the fundamental beliefs of its founding fathers, and he demonstrates how radical judicial opinions now take precedent over the voted will of the people.

A culmination of observations about the state of today's society, "The Pagans Are Revolting" encourages people of faith to take a stand for what has traditionally been the American way of life in order to ensure a solid future for the country and its mental health.

Are you depressed? Do you feel hopeless? Do you feel distant from God?

There are many Christians who suffer from depression, but many feel alone in their struggle with it. There is still much stigma attached to the illness of depression, but this stigma is two-fold for Christians. They have stigma attached to them not only from society as a whole, but also in the place where they are supposed to find support and understanding-the church.

Those suffering from depression may see the cause of their depression attributed to being weak, not being a good Christian, not having enough faith, or having some hidden sin. If a Christian is receiving care through a community agency that provides counseling, psychiatric services, or case management services, there is a tendency to find limited support for their Christian views or encouragement from the Bible.

In this guide, author Derrin Drake relies on his twelve years of work experience in the mental health field as well as the Bible to provide hope, encouragement, stability, and direction through the illness of depression. Regardless of where a person is at in dealing with the illness of depression, "Hope Is Not Lost: Staying Connected with God in the Midst of Depression" can help you once again feel connected to God, find encouragement, find strength, and find hope for the journey.

"A Beacon of Hope" presents a collection of poetic letters that author Reveral L. Yeargin has been writing since 1986. He has been inspired by the Lord to write words of encouragement and inspiration to share with those who believe in God. Through Yeargin's inspiring poetry, God has spoken with His Spirit so that everyone can read, study, and apply the wisdom from them to their everyday life. Each of these poetic letters is an inspiration of people, places, and things.

These letters have been written to clarify our views because all of us are searching for answers to many of life's challenging questions without knowing where to search to find the answers. "A Beacon of Hope" is vessel for gaining peace of mind for those things that we don't understand, thus allowing us to understand and embrace the paths that have been set before us in love. "

My prayer is that you receive this with an open heart and after you get it continue to trust in God
God can if you trust Him and He will if you continue to place your hope in Him Every tiny tree hopes to become full grown and you should have the desire to please your God
I see you as a complete success because you fixed your heart on climbing the highest mountain
There is no greater place in heaven or on this earth to put your hope than to hope in God"
-from "A Beacon of Hope"

The text before you is an effort by the author to identify the reasons why counseling fails. He judged through his experience that too many counselees were simply walking away from counseling. They stated there had been no growth, or change, only dissatisfaction with their "life in Christ." Thus, there seemed to be a "missing" ingredient. Following a study of the principal themes of Proverbs the author become certain about what was lacking. He determined that his clients were working without 'The Fear of the Lord." Their approach lacked a sincere reverence for God and few desired to make Him preeminent. Thus failure was certain. "The Fear of the Lord" is the means by which wisdom, knowledge and understanding is bestowed; humility is gained and true charity becomes the practice of the Believer's life. Not until one truly makes God preeminent does real, biblical change: sanctification, satisfaction and true joy, become possible.

Life is a continuum we must traverse from our beginning until our end. We experience many stages during this journey, and they are all a part of the process of enhancing our development and allow us to experience our destiny and purpose. Despite life's ups and downs, ins and outs, and good and bad, we must learn to hear and understand our purpose and remain steadfast until the end.

In Finished Th ings: Th e Promise of Completion author and pastor DeBorah Coleman uses Philippians 1:6 to provide encouragement to stay on the path that God has set out for us. She interweaves Scripture and biblical figures and ideas with her own insights, personal stories, and modern-day elements to show the importance of persevering, despite the obstacles, to reach the pinnacle of our faith.

Coleman communicates the importance of concentrating on our goals and staying in the game to fi nish the course. Get ready for some things to change. Get ready for people to change. Get ready for our own change. We are on the course that leads to completion. God promised to complete what he began in us.

The need for care and caregiving of Christians and non-Christians alike is an art form requiring skills and a heart of compassion. The needs of human beings are complex, and the solutions to these complex problems require knowledge, insight, and understanding.The majority of home fellowship leaders, elders, deacons, and even pastors often avoid the important pastoral function of caregiving. Though most believers do not require long-term care, all need understanding, empathy, warmth, respect, and discipleship, which require knowledge of the kinds of problems people generally face and how to address them with wisdom.In this booklet, the key elements of caregiving for lay leaders are presented with a focus on the biblical, while minimizing the theoretical. A practical solution is presented along with processes to assist in uncovering reasons for maladaptive or dysfunctional behavior and guidance to help someone overcome problems and move forward in their Christian walk.The question for most leaders is not if caregiving will be done, but will we be effective in the process and do no harm to those God has placed in our charge. I hope this book will help the reader to be used by God as a minister of grace and mercy for the precious souls in need of Christian care.

What do you say that is helpful to those at the end of life? Are you an end of life caregiver and want to be more certain your interactions are helpful and relevent to those you care for? This book overs a science based method of understanding what people and their families at the end of life are experiencing. It offers an approach to caregiving that individualizes care so those at the end of life know they are not alone and that the caregiver understands what is being felt and thought. Those who work with the dying have informal understandings of the ideational worlds in which their patients and families live. We know those who have a fervent belief in a life to come and rely upon that for comfort and sustenance in their transition and we know those who are more matter of fact about death being a part of life. Formalizing these understandings can give us a more exact picture of the ideational and emotional landscapes our patients are traveling through. This assists caregivers in more precisely targeting their interactions and interventions in ways that help the patient know they are not alone and their journey is understood. Caregivers are then equipped to use the patient's own resources and ideations to assist them in their journey and transition. This book uses a psychological assessment tool, Death Attitude Profile-Revised, to understand these distinctive landscapes and offers resources to creatively individualize care in each of the five specific death "domains." Robert Kastenbaum in, "The Psychology of Death," has noted that post mortem case studies have indicated that knowing the patient a little better would have resulted in better care. This book offers a way to know the patient and this/her worldview and self-concepts vis a vis death and dying better so that they will know we are accompanying them on their journey and they are not alone. The five death domains, Approach Acceptance, Escape Acceptance, Neutral Acceptance, Fear of Death and Death Avoidance are explained and explored. A heuristic is offered, based on how closely the statements that comprise each domain are related, that makes this easy to use in clinical practice. Prayers, hymns, scriptures, readings and songs are suggested for each "landscape" aka domain. With quality indicators being increasingly used by the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services, this book offers a way to marry narrative with data. Each patient's landscape can be assessed at admission and, through interviews with family and loved ones, after death, a post mortem assessment can be devised which uses both numerical and narrative information. Keith A. Rasey, M.Div., LNHA, is a graduate of Eastern Michigan University, Yale Divinity School and Kent State University. He has over 25 years of experience in working with patients and their loved ones at the end of life. The very first patient to die at home while receiving hospice care in the United States on May 25, 1977 was a member of the parish he served as minister in New Haven, Connecticut. Some have called him a pioneer in the hospice movement as he was one of the thousands of nameless volunteers who provided care, education and lobbying of the government to pay for hospice care.

Addictions have plagued our country. It used to be mostly alcohol and smoking, but today we can add numerous illegal drugs, prescription drugs, gambling, pornography, sexual addictions, eating addictions, video games, etc. It is likely that more than half of American adults are addicted to something. Addictions are a trap. They usually do not start out with any idea that in time they will consume one's life. Once trapped, escape seems impossible. Jesus came to set the captives free. Without God, we can never see true freedom. This biblical study is incorporates the twelve step addiction recovery, but goes beyond for a powerful deliverance and an abundant life provided by Jesus Christ. "So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed." John 8:36 Discover how you can be free and alive.

Do you have a dream? Are you pursuing it? Is there a man in your life who has a dream, but they are simply waiting for it to happen? This book may be just the inspiration that you or that special someone needs. In "So You Have a Dream...Now What? A Man's Guide to Dream Pursuit.," Michael Ford II discusses practical ways to move closer to dream fulfillment while applying scriptural references that will help dreamers in their pursuit. Within the pages of this brief, yet engaging manuscript, you will find humor, personal testimonies, and inspiring dialogue that will certainly help any reader propel themselves to the fulfillment of their dreams; all while pleasing God in the process. The first step in the process is opening this book. Go ahead; turn the page and begin the journey.

A woman will lose her friends, her family, her job, her credit, her money, her self-respect, her identity and eventually her soul for a man. She will allow this to happen because God made a woman's capacity to love almost as deep as His. Otherwise how would any of us ever grow to know what true and unconditional love is. When love so deep is not valued then its abuse is inevitable. This is an example of what can happen if you allow a man to try to occupy the role that only God should fill. God will never allow you to find the equal for the love He's given you if you have not first given that love and intimacy to Him.The world sees your outer strength because they don't have to know the real you. My question is, do you have the inner courage to pursue such intimacy with someone you cannot hold. Are you willing to base your identity on someone you have to rely on to hold you instead? If you're willing to, you will never subconsciously and desperately seek another man the way you have before. The advantage to this is, you will appear even more desirable because you are entering that relationship from a renewed position of inner strength; the key component every man wants in a woman.

In this seminal work by Therapist and Educator Dr. Stan DeKoven, the full ramifications of family violence are exposed and dismantled. From a proper understanding of the dynamics leading to abuse, rooted in family dysfunction, to the treatment of victim and victimizer, Dr. DeKoven presents the truth and destroys the myths of family violence, from a strongly psychological and theological perspective.

A GILDED WALK: ON AND OFF THE ROAD TO PARADISE is about a journey, your journey as well as the author's. It's called LIFE. And since our actions determine how the journey proceeds and how it ends, it's worth some planning. The author explains how he handled the curves and the high-speed roads and bumps along the way. It is basically a matter of power: God's power to help you grow in the Christian faith and to help others follow that path.As your reading progresses, you will learn about: the Lord's guidance from childhood the many side roads that can detour life how God wants to travel with you how being saved isn't optional how this is just the first step of the journey the depth of journeys in the kingdom the Holy Spirit as tour directorThankfully, our Lord is not only forgiving, but died that we all might live. Think of how Christ forgave Peter for his lack of trust and forgave Paul for persecuting Christians. Therefore, this is the story of a life not always on the path, but always being led back to the straight road toward Him.

Wouldn't it be strange to hear on the news that a dog jumped off a bridge in an attempt to commit suicide because its owner "broke its heart"? Man is a complex being. He is distinct from other animals because he was created in the image of God. The capacity to think sets him apart. Only man has the capacity to think to the extent that it takes away his sleep and peace of mind or to forgive and get on with life." In this book, you will get to know how man functions, what thoughts and imaginations can do, how to handle thoughts, imaginations and fantasies and how to change your thoughts by aligning them to the Word of God. You can be like God in how you think.