" ... Take advantage of this resource to effectively enhance your ability to exercise faith within life's decisions."
-Anthony L. Johnson PhD, author of To Be Determined Director, Growing Through Life Experiences, Inc., Colleyville, Texas

In Life under Construction, seasoned minister Kenneth Raymond utilizes biblical wisdom to help individuals with high-impact decision-making.

With more than twenty years of experience in faith-based leadership, Kenneth Raymond encourages believers to follow the will of God and the influence of the Holy Spirit to improve decision-making. While portraying the decision-making process utilized to achieve the visions

God provided to role models Adam, Abraham, Joseph, and other biblical figures, Kenneth Raymond teaches Christians how to:
Close the door on negativity by eliminating errors in judgment caused by external influences. Understand how God continues to teach individuals how to employ their gifts and His strategies to reach their destinies. Seize the opportunity to develop new skills for long-term success. Learn how to maximize the power of God's word and the Holy Spirit to overcome obstacles in life. God's desire is that each of us lives our days in prosperity and our years in pleasure. Life under Construction aids the Body of Christ in moving forward in the plans of God by providing real answers to real problems.

Can A Christian be cursed? In this book, the author attempts to answer the question by examining topics such as: what it means to be born again; what Jesus Christ's death on the Cross accomplished for the believer; the problem of unbelief; and understanding spiritual warfare. You will learn how to overcome all situations by using the Name and the Blood of Jesus Christ. Also, instead of dwelling on generational curses and deliverance, you will learn how to invoke generational blessings.

Has fear hindered you from fulfilling your dreams? Has anger compelled you to respond viciously against another? Has depression held you captive from enjoying healthy living? Has sadness caused you to have a cynical attitude towards life and God? Negative emotions such as these can affect our every move if left uncontrolled. They can form huge obstacles in our decision making, our reaction towards others, and our walk with God. We human beings were created in the image of God and everyone has emotions including God in all His potency. However, we have a choice. We can either: - Handle our emotions our way and be controlled by external stimuli which include circumstances, people, and the devil. OR - Handle our emotions God's way by controlling them with the truth of God's word. In Handle Your Emotions God's Way, Tess Rutherford provides readers with a guide to navigating the stormy sea of emotions and getting back in the boat Handle Your Emotions God's Way is packed with stories from the Bible and the author's hard-won wisdom from her own life experiences. Turn to this book as a life-line when you are experiencing any of 52 common emotions (arranged in alphabetical order) from Abandoned to Worried. *As an added bonus, each segment is equipped with a Bible devotion.

During hard times, Shawn Kilgarlin has felt the Scripture's messages guiding her life. In God's Love Letters, she brings together thoughts about the day-to-day guidance Biblical passages provide and how understanding God's love leads to spiritual resiliency-the strength to cope with life's problems. Shawn shares her remarkable journey using real life, day-to-day examples. She illustrates how you can use the Bible as a guide to love and praise God and live according to His word. You will come away with a deeper understanding of what bouncing back from adversity means in the Christian life. Join Shawn on her journey to understand: The characteristics of love The power of forgiveness The Christian way to praise and show gratitude to God How to use the Bible as a guide to enrich all your relationships How living a Christian life helps you develop spiritual resiliency God's Love Letters reminds us that God doesn't promise an easy life, but He gives us the faith to make it through difficulties. Use this uplifting book-and its abundantly quoted and interpreted scriptures-to help you rise above adversity and develop your own spiritual resilience.

This book will provide a structured approach to financial education of a couple about to be married. Designed to review their past, their present and their future with questions posed to highlight critical points, it is arranged to assist the pastor or counselor. It purposely keeps to a minimum the work required to insure that the task will be finished. Forms accompany the questions to enable a couple to individually complete their own workbook. A Facilitator's Guide is provided. The main strength of this book is its simplicity and yet its profundity of good financial information and financial guidance make for an educational experience.

If you are thinking about youth ministry, already doing youth ministry, know a youth minister, or simply need something to read quickly so that you can say, "Why yes, I have finished an entire book ," "The Whole Youth Worker" is for you. This book provides the things I wish someone would have written down for me early in my career in youth ministry. In "The Whole Youth Worker," I share my tips, strategies, and advice on: Being a professional inside the office Dealing with criticism Balancing family and ministry Challenging your congregation's definition of success Creating a more parent-friendly ministry Creating a clear vision for ministry Ministering to others when you are struggling yourself and much more
Youth Ministers and Pastors Acclaim for "The Whole Youth Worker"
"If you want to hear from the heart of a youth worker who struggles to enjoy the Monday-to-Friday part of youth ministry and wants to help you get through it too, then you need to read The Whole Youth Worker." --Mike Kupferer, Youth Ministry Exchange
"In The Whole Youth Worker, Jay gives us a glimpse at what it's like to be in the trenches--both good and bad. You will read this book and say, 'Been there--it's good to know I'm not alone '" --Rev. Bill Fisackerly, IV, Gulf Cove United Methodist Church
Learn more about this book at www.BetterYouthMinistry.com
The Spiritual Discover Series from Loving Healing Press www.LovingHealing.com

The Bible in Counseling is the latest book in practical theology from Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and bible teacher Dr. Stan DeKoven. The book is designed to be a useful guide on what to do and what not to do with clients in regards to God's word, and as a resource for the Pastor or Christian Counselor desirous of effectively understanding, from a biblical and Psychological view, key issues facing God's people in church life today.

Words Made Flesh draws together a number of Elaine Graham's shorter writings and essays and thereby maps out the work of a pioneer theological thinker and the development of pastoral and practical theology in the last twenty years. Elaine Graham considers the theological significance of topics as diverse as nativity plays, science fiction, gender, consumerism, cyberspace and urban regeneration. They all share a concern with the way the sources and norms of the Christian tradition can enter into a creative and critical conversation with contemporary experience in order to generate the 'practical wisdom' by which the life of the Church can be directed. They reflect the author's fundamental conviction that theology as 'talk about God-in-the-world' is always practical and public - and that it begins and ends in the complexities of the human condition: where words become flesh. About the Author Professor Elaine Graham is Grosvenor Research Professor of Practical Theolog at the University of Chester and was Samuel Fergusson Professor of Social and Pastoral Theology at the University of Manchester and Executive Director of the Manchester Research Institute for Religion and Civil Society. She was President of the International Academy of Practical Theology between 2005 and 2007.

"Many people in our society are in need of healing. They have been hard pressed, perplexed, and persecuted without processing the pain. Minister LaShawn Myers calls readers to a place of true brokenness before the Lord so that He can restore the ancient ruins of abuse, abandonment, addictions, unresolved life trauma, relationship issues, grief and loss as they become more authentic in their relationships with God and others."

A Father's Words examines the profound impact fathers' words have on their children. The words and actions of fathers shape their children's lives in many crucial areas. The things fathers say can make or break their children. Christian counselor Stephen Rossi presents specific strategies, examples, and solutions for repairing, restoring, and healing broken father-child relationships created by degrading words from fathers. Rossi's insightful, practical, and compelling book focuses on helping fathers understand, reverse, and prevent the devastating effects of their demeaning words on their children. Rossi inspires and encourages fathers to make the necessary changes that will bless their children. He knows very well as a Christian counselor that this can only really be done with Christ. Rossi relies on and involves Christ in the explanation and healing process throughout his book. A Father's Words is based on Rossi's work with fathers and their children throughout his career.

A Father's Words examines the profound impact fathers' words have on their children. The words and actions of fathers shape their children's lives in many crucial areas. The things fathers say can make or break their children. Christian counselor Stephen Rossi presents specific strategies, examples, and solutions for repairing, restoring, and healing broken father-child relationships created by degrading words from fathers. Rossi's insightful, practical, and compelling book focuses on helping fathers understand, reverse, and prevent the devastating effects of their demeaning words on their children. Rossi inspires and encourages fathers to make the necessary changes that will bless their children. He knows very well as a Christian counselor that this can only really be done with Christ. Rossi relies on and involves Christ in the explanation and healing process throughout his book. A Father's Words is based on Rossi's work with fathers and their children throughout his career.

A soldier understands the danger of failing to detect and disarm, or detonate a land/sea mine. This danger is even more devastating in spiritual warfare. Many Christians are very ignorant of the devices of the enemy of which we are warned to beware. Some Christians have lost spiritual legs, other spiritual body parts or have even died because of this ignorance. In this book, the author exposes Christians to this reality by examining topics such as: Satanic Mine Planters, Spiritual Mine Detectors, and Spiritual Mine Disarming and Detonation.

Narrative Therapy is an approach to counseling and community work that is having increasing influence in the helping field internationally. As well, the concept of narrative has become increasingly utilized in therapy, spirituality, organizational psychology and theology. This text is written for counseling practitioners, psychologists, pastors, social workers and chaplains who desire to integrate spirituality in their professional practice. The book presents a conversation between Christian spirituality and Narrative ideas demonstrating the effectiveness of Narrative Therapy in transformational work. The book is edited by two lecturer/practitioners who both lead counselor education faculties. Other contributors to the book are lecturers and therapists who are integrating these ideas in their practice in the counseling room and the classroom. Philosophical difficulties are discussed and practical applications are offered for using Narrative Therapy in a range of contexts.

Carole Fontaine, well known among biblical scholars for her feminist studies in the biblical wisdom traditions and the ancient Near East, is also a human rights and interfaith activist working on issues of violence against Muslim women in the Middle East and Southern Asia and a board member of many agencies such as the International Network for the Rights of Female Victims of Violence in Pakistan, and the Women's Forum against Fundamentalism in Iran. In this collection of her essays, mostly previously unpublished, she brings together these two concerns, distilling from the scriptures of Judaism, Christianity and Islam valuable insights into current questions of human rights. Unlike many writers, Fontaine recognizes the critical role of gender in the fundamental concept of the 'Other', so determinative for our view of humanity. In our days, Fontaine argues, human rights issues have taken on a new dimension in political discourse about war, peace and terror, where often an appeal is made to religious and scriptural justifications for the violation or preservation of rights. Fontaine urges attention to the priority of the sufferer in adjudicating meaning, and turns to the 'little texts' of daily ethics rather than grand theological abstractions in order to place 'scriptures' in meaningful conversation with the concrete realities of our world.

Men simply DO NOT understand marriage or the true roles of married couples and their destiny This book is one of the best (and cheapest) ways to discover the secrets of a happy lifelong marriage. A page turner, it deals with the current dilemmas of cohabitation, divorce, abortion, gay lifestyle, and same sex marriage. By unraveling the hidden secrets of cleaving it adds power to any marriage. Revealed are seven key words that can stop divorce in its tracks and nail the door shut on abortion and same sex marriage. This is a book of understanding, wisdom, love, and passion with life enhancing strategies based upon the scriptures. It includes many of the author's life experiences as a cowboy, engineer, and business man during two marriages lasting over 50 years producing five children and 11 grandchildren. A MUST READ book before any man or woman even thinks of getting married.