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Still Life
A Memoir of Living Fully with Depression
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2016
"I stand on the edge of a cliff in my own bedroom." Gillian Marchenko continues her description of depression: "I must keep still. Otherwise I will plunge to my death. 'Please God, take this away,' I pray when I can." For Gillian, "dealing with depression" means learning...
by Beth Kreitzer
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2015
"For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord." Reflecting on this verse from the Gospel of Luke (2:11), Martin Luther declared it to be a summary of the gospel: "See here what the gospel is, namely, a joyful sermon about Christ our Savior. Whoever...
by Carolyn Nystrom
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2016
Does God hear us? Does God speak? How can we connect with God when all seems to be lost? What is our role in listening? Through exploring both biblical characters and teaching, the ten studies in this LifeGuide Bible study helps us understand how to seek and find an ever deeper dialogue with God.
Questioning Your Doubts
A Harvard PhD Explores Challenges to Faith
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2014
How can we know if God is real? Does God truly care about us? Why does God create people he knows will reject him? Why did God allow my friend to become a rape victim? Should I switch jobs? Is this person the one I should marry?
Healing Our Broken Humanity
Practices for Revitalizing the Church and Renewing the World
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2018
We live in conflicted times. Our newsfeeds are filled with inequality, division, and fear. We want to make a difference and see justice restored because Jesus calls us to be a peacemaking and reconciling people. But how do we do this? Based on their work with diverse churches, colleges, and other...
by Randal Rauser
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2012
In the real world, we don't usually sit in lecture halls debating worldview issues in systematic arguments. Chances are that we're more likely to have haphazard, informal conversations over a latte in a coffee shop. Meet Randal Rauser, a Christian, and Sheridan, an atheist. Over the course of one...
A Guide to Short-Term Missions
A Comprehensive Manual for Planning an Effective Mission Trip
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2012
Preparing a testimony
Writing a support letter
Getting a passport
Forming the team
How to stay healthy
Emergency plans and disaster relief
How and what to prepare for
Immunizations needed
Packing checklist
Other helpful resources
Grace for the Afflicted
A Clinical and Biblical Perspective on Mental Illness
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2012
Grace for the Afflicted
Counseling and Christianity
Five Approaches
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2012
What does authentic Christian counseling look like in practice? This volume explores how five major perspectives on the interface of Christianity and psychology would each actually be applied in a clinical setting. Respected experts associated with each of the perspectives depict how to assess, conceptualize,...
Couple Therapy
A New Hope-Focused Approach
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
Hope-Focused Marriage Counseling**Hope-Focused Marriage Counseling
Grace for the Afflicted
A Clinical and Biblical Perspective on Mental Illness
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2017
Why has the church struggled in ministering to those with mental illnesses? Each day men and women diagnosed with mental disorders are told they need to pray more and turn from their sin. Mental illness is equated with demonic possession, weak faith, and generational sin. As both a church leader and...
Contours of the Kuyperian Tradition
A Systematic Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2017
Contours of the Kuyperian Tradition
The Jonathan Effect
Helping Kids and Schools Win the Battle Against Poverty
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2016
America may be called the "land of opportunity," but countless kids and teens are struggling like young Davids in the urban wilderness, attempting to fight the giant of poverty under insurmountable odds. What could make a difference? The presence of a "Jonathan" in their lives...
The Sacred Wilderness of Pastoral Ministry
Preparing a People for the Presence of the Lord
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2012
Pastors often find themselves struggling to survive in the wilderness of the contemporary church scene. How do they remain faithful in light of the marginalization of organized religion, denominational strife, rapid demographic change, falling numbers and a general malaise among church members? Many...