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Lord, I Want To Be Whole The Power Of Prayer And Scripture In Emotional Healing

When Stormie Omartian was a child, her mother would lock her in a closet and say, You are worthless, and you'll never amount to anything. How did a young girl who grew up in an abusive home learn to overcome her past pain to find emotional wholeness as an adult? Lord, I Want to Be Whole offers seven steps that helped Stormie overcome clinical depression and live a more fulfilling life. She shows readers how... (more)

The Perfect Storm : A True Story of Men Against the Sea

The Perfect Storm : A True Story of Men Against the Sea

by Sebastian Junger

October 1991. It was "the perfect storm"--a tempest that may happen only once in a century--a nor'easter created by so rare a combination of factors that it could not possibly have been worse. Creating waves ten stories high and winds of 120 miles an hour, the storm whipped the sea to inconceivable levels few people on Earth have ever witnessed. Few, except the six-man crew of the Andrea Gail , a commercial... (more)

Bold Love

by Dan B. Allender

IF CHRIST HAD PRACTICED THE KIND OF LOVE WE ADVOCATE NOWADAYS, HE WOULD HAVE LIVED TO A RIPE OLD AGE. We've come to view love as being nice. Forgiving and forgetting. Yielding to the desires of others. Yet the kind of love modeled by Jesus Christ has nothing to do with manners or unconditional acceptance. Rather, it is shrewd. Disruptive. Courageous. And, as a result, socially unacceptable. In Bold... (more)

Why Do Christians Shoot Their Wounded?: Helping (Not Hurting Those With Emotional Difficulties)

Why Do Christians Shoot Their Wounded?: Helping (Not Hurting Those With Emotional Difficulties)

by Dwight L. Carlson

It's no sin to hurt.Thousands of Christians suffer real emotional pain--such as depression, anxiety, obsessiveness. Many other Christians, including prominent leaders, believe emotional problems are the result of sin or bad choices. These attitudes often only add to the suffering of those who hurt.In this book Dwight Carlson marshals recent scientific evidence that demonstrates many emotional problems are just... (more)

by Frank Minirth, Paul Meier

Happiness Is a Choice has helped hundreds of thousands of people understand and overcome depression. Drawing from their professional training, counseling experience, and biblical knowledge, the authors provide expert answers to questions such as: What causes depression? Is there a cure for depression? Why do Christians suffer from depression? and more. Minirth and Meier explore the complex relationship between... (more)

From Darkness To Light

by Charles Hamilton Sr

This is what people are saying about A Step Of Faith: "The Lord has done an amazing work in Charles. His journey is inspirational and his love for the Lord shines through the telling of his story. His words paint vivid pictures of both the beauty of God's creation and the people Charles has encountered along the way. Read and be encouraged!" -Kristin Balla Author of "A Call To Arms" "A Step Of Faith is a... (more)

The Power of Loneliness: Tapping Into the Strength of Being Alone

The Power of Loneliness: Tapping Into the Strength of Being Alone

by Cyndee Hughley

The Power of LonelinessThis book is for everyone who has the capability to read, young and old. Each one of us were created by God who has meticulously established a plan and purpose for our life. As you learn what you read through these pages, then apply them to your life you will position yourself to be in the right place to begin receiving the abundance that is already stored for you in the archives of heaven.... (more)

The Deep Water Leaf Society

by Claire M. Perkins

Putting Away Childish Things

The Kite Runner

by Khaled Hosseini

In his debut novel, The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini accomplishes what very few contemporary novelists are able to do. He manages to provide an educational and eye-opening account of a country's political turmoil--in this case, Afghanistan--while also developing characters whose heartbreaking struggles and emotional triumphs resonate with readers long after the last page has been turned over. And he does this on... (more)

A Table in the Wilderness: Daily Devotional Meditations from the Ministry of Watchman Nee

A Table in the Wilderness: Daily Devotional Meditations from the Ministry of Watchman Nee

by Watchman Nee

Collected from the works of Chinese evangelist Watchman Nee, these daily devotions focus on the nature and glory of God as the starting point for our spiritual questioning.

Healing for a Woman's Emotions: For All Women & the Men Who Love Them

Healing for a Woman's Emotions: For All Women & the Men Who Love Them

by Paula Sandford

Down-to-earth Christian counseling for women who want to make changes and improvements! Handling emotions is tricky business, but Paula Sandford takes it even one step further and encourages Christians to do so in redemptive and constructive ways. In this timeless classic, she delivers a message of hope and healing and speaks directly to the hearts of women of all ages. "I feel as if Paula Sandford knows... (more)

Calling in "The One": 7 Weeks to Attract the Love of Your Life

Calling in "The One": 7 Weeks to Attract the Love of Your Life

by Katherine Woodward Thomas

Are you frustrated by stymied relationships, missed connections, and the loneliness of the search for someone to spend the rest of your life with? Are you ready, instead, to find “The One”? In Calling in “The One , ” Katherine Woodward Thomas shares her own personal experience to show women that in order to find the relationship that will last a lifetime, you have to be truly open and ready to create a loving,... (more)

The Heart of Being Helpful: Empathy And the Creation of a Healing Presence

The Heart of Being Helpful: Empathy And the Creation of a Healing Presence

by Peter R. Breggin MD

Based on more than 30 years of clinical experience as a psychiatrist and a therapist, Dr. Breggin illustrates the importance of developing a therapeutic bond-or healing presence-between helping professionals and their clients. The author provides useful vignettes, case studies, and personal insights to help both beginning and experienced therapists develop more empathy in therapeutic relationships. He asserts that... (more)

And They Call It Help: The Psychiatric Policing of America's ChildrenLouise Armstrong

And They Call It Help: The Psychiatric Policing of America's Children

by Louise Armstrong

An expose+a7 of the multibillion-dollar industry that imprisons America's children for profit describes what goes on at the psychiatric hospitals, treatment centers, and schools of the emotionally disturbed.

Soar Unafraid: Learning to Trust No Matter What

Soar Unafraid: Learning to Trust No Matter What

by Jo Franz

Just when life bloomed full of promise, multiple sclerosis attacked Jo's body. How would she cope with this erratic disease? How could she overcome her husband's betrayal? Unveiling her struggles to understand not merely survive MS and her painful unwanted divorce, transforming them into meaningful life experiences, author Jo Franz leads readers through her story of perseverance and continually growing faith. Not... (more)

Mr. NewHeart (New Heart): Heart Attack to Transplant and Beyond

Mr. NewHeart (New Heart): Heart Attack to Transplant and Beyond

by David Hollar

Mr. NewHeart is David Hollar's inspiring account of his battle with heart disease and his life-saving transplant. It is a story of faith, courage, endurance, miracles, and God's rich blessings.

Irrational Medicine

by Jeffrey Wilson

Nearly 20 million people take antidepressants and use is increasing by 10 percent a year. Have antidepressants really been proven to be effective? Has the prevalence of depression decreased since these "effective treatments" have been discovered? It should have, shouldn't it? Why is depression increasingly viewed as a chronic condition requiring life long treatment, when we now have "effective... (more)

THE BLOOD COVENANT

The significance of the Lord's Table is understood fully by very few. The truth, hidden away in the memorial of the Lord's Table, and forming the foundation of it, is of such a nature that your heart

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Midnight Sun

by Stephenie Meyer