Counseling & Recovery

Basic listening skills are at the heart of communication, or any pastoral encounter. In this new and thoroughly updated edition of 'Swift to Hear', Michael Jacobs addresses these listening and responding skills, describing the process of communication,...

The Doubting Disease by Joseph W. Ciarrocchi brings to the fore the most current information available today on religion and scruples, scrupulosity, and obsessive-compulsive disorders (OCD). In this book he helps us clearly appreciate the interior...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780892744039Author T.L. OsbornFormat PaperbackPage Count 16Imprint Harrison HousePublisher Harrison HouseWeight(grams) 476g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780819222978Author Susan S. PhillipsFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Morehouse PublishingPublisher Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.

Is it possible that good things can come out of our broken dreams?Worship leader and recording artist Laura Story's life took an unexpected turn when her husband, Martin, was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Their lives would never be the same.Yes, with God...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781938480553Author Mark Gregory KarrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 366Imprint QuoirPublisher QuoirWeight(grams) 422gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 19mm

In Gospel-Shaped Marriage, Chad and Emily Van Dixhoorn give a concise assessment of the biblical design for marriage while offering practical advice for married life from a grace-filled perspective.About the AuthorChad Van Dixhoorn (PhD, Cambridge...

This devotional journal is an ideal companion for anyone wanting to apply the knowledge they learned about lament from Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy and practice it in their own life. About the AuthorMark Vroegop (MDiv, Grand Rapids Theological Seminary) is...

Gold Medallion Book Award Winner. Over a million copies sold.An inspirational classic for more than thirty years,?Where Is God When It Hurts??honestly explores pain-from physical wounds to emotional and spiritual pain-and sheds new light on God's...

In "Raging with Compassion", Michael Ramsey prize-winning author John Swinton argues for a practical theodicy, one embodied in the life and practices of the Christian community. This practicality does not seek to provide an explanation for the...

Discipleship that Deeply Changes Your Relationship with Others As Part 2 of the Emotionally Healthy Discipleship Course, Pete and Geri Scazzero developed Emotionally Healthy (EH) Relationships over a 27-year period to directly address core biblical...

This innovative and sensitive guide to providing spiritual care to people with dementia features original methods drawn from the author's experiences of working with over 1,000 individuals with dementia. It provides creative new ways for chaplains to...

Drawing from theological reflection on the lives of 30 Christians with severe mental health challenges, (depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia), leading disability theologian John Swinton contends that mental health problems require theological...

In Why Forgive? Arnold lets the untidy experiences of ordinary people speak for themselves--people who have earned the right to talk about forgiving. Some of these stories deal with violent crime, betrayal, abuse, hate, gang warfare, and genocide...

This best-selling volume has been fully revised and updated to take account of the latest thinking about the theory and practice of pastoral counselling. As reviews of the original edition demonstrate, this is a book that no Christian minister or lay...

This best-selling volume has been fully revised and updated to take account of the latest thinking about the theory and practice of pastoral counselling. As reviews of the original edition demonstrate, this is a book that no Christian minister or lay...

When life feels depleted, does God care? I'm facing an onslaught of challenges; will God help? When life grows dark and stormy, does God notice? I'm facing the fear of death; will God help me? The answer in the life-giving miracles in the Gospel of John...

Two-thirds of men and a third of women who attend church regularly say they struggle with pornography. Yet only 7% of churches offer specific resources and support to their congregations. Pastors and church leaders are well aware of the issue of...

Most of What Happens in Your Life Happens Because of the Way You Think. Wrong thinking produces wrong emotions, wrong reactions, wrong behavior--and unhappiness! Learning to deal with your thoughts is the first step on the road to healthy thinking. How...

Death remains a difficult topic to address openly, left to professionals in hospitals and hospices. Talking About Death aims to equip ministers and pastoral carers to enable individuals and families to say and do the important things on their minds. ...

After twenty years of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, a global pandemic, protests against racial violence, and frequent shootings, more Americans than ever are living with the effects of trauma. The good news is that Jesus was born and died in a traumatized...

Find the freedom from regret, hurt, and fear that God wants for you while discovering joy, relief, and hope as you become the beautiful human he created you to be.We all carry regret, hurt, and fear. These are burdens that weigh us down and make us feel...

Writing from his own experience as a pastor who has struggled with depression, anxiety and O.C.D., Paul Ritchie addresses some of the big questions that Christians with mental illnesses and those around them might ask. Although he deals frankly with the...

Tears are a common experience we rarely discuss, and then only in relation to pain and loss. David Runcorn draws upon a long Christian tradition of seeing tears as a gift to explore their deeper meaning and purpose, their place in human life and their...

Nothing destroys trust like sexual betrayal. Beyond broken vows, a woman who discovers that the man she loves has been viewing pornography or having an affair must deal with devastating blows to her self-image and self-worth. She must grapple with the...

Pastors, including clergy, need to be able to provide the right kind of circumstances, teaching and care to enable people to face crisis and come through difficulties stronger as human beings and as Christians. They also need the quality of resilience to...

If you have struggled personally against the powerful draw of pornography, or if you have ever tried to help someone fighting this battle, you know how hard it is to break free. But real freedom isn't found by trying harder to change. Nor is it found in...

The Bible teaches us' Russ Parker writes, 'that blessing is a unique ministry resource gifted to believers to effect the purposes of God in peoples 'lives' In this enthralling book, the author tells of situations of family estrangement, depression...

This meditative and devotional book traces iterations of the priestly job description throughout the Bible, helping believers discover their identity as royal priests who were created to draw near to God.About the AuthorEdward T. Welch (PhD, University...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781496442116Author Ed Stephen Arterburn M.Format PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Tyndale House PublishersPublisher Tyndale House Publishers

Who cares for the carers? Is it possible for the families of public figures to have private lives? How does it feel to be a vicarage child in the 21st century?The authors tackle an area of enormous importance for the Church: the stresses of clerical...

Help! I'm Married to My Pastor is written for ministry wives who feel alone, afraid, and stressed to the limit, reminding them that God will work out his good purposes through even the hardest moments of ministry and marriage.About the AuthorJani Ortlund...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683594451Author Harold L. SenkbeilFormat HardbackPage Count 168Imprint Faithlife CorporationPublisher Faithlife CorporationWeight(grams)...

This volume provides practical steps to help us sit up and take note before we run out of juice.Book InformationISBN 9781897913697Author Gail MacDonaldFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Highland BooksPublisher Highland Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998091228Author Praying MedicFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Inkity PressPublisher Inkity PressWeight(grams) 59gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 3mm

This book presents 17th-century pastor Richard Baxter's wise, gentle advice to comfort and strengthen all who struggle with depression or know someone who does.About the AuthorJ. I. Packer (1926-2020) served as the Board of Governors' Professor of...

The church across North America has struggled to minister effectively with children, teens, and adults with common mental health conditions and their families. One reason for the lack of ministry is the absence of a widely accepted model for mental...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683071327Author Peacemaker MinistriesPage Count 4Imprint Hendrickson Publishers IncPublisher Hendrickson Publishers Inc

We all battle inner struggles-whether it's self-doubt, depression, fear, or anger. It's time to get out of your own way.Whether you recognize it or not, you're at war with yourself. There's anxiety. Selfishness. Self-sabotaging tendencies. Narcissism...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780984399161Author Chip DoddFormat PaperbackPage Count 188Imprint Sage Hill, LLCPublisher Sage Hill, LLCWeight(grams) 245gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 11mm