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Healing for Damaged Emotions Workbook

By: David A. Seamands

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Healing for Damaged Emotions Workbook

By: David A. Seamands

Every experience we have forms a ring of memory in us. Each ring affects our feelings, our relationships, and our understanding of God. But those memories don’t have to control us. In this workbook edition of the beloved classic Healing for Damaged Emotions, David Seamands helps you move beyond the perfectionism, poor self-esteem, and shame that comes from unresolved pain. Here you’ll find: • The entire text of Healing for Damaged Emotions • Suggestions for Scripture reflection • Prayer exercises and journaling prompts • Discussion questions and a guide to group study Through Seamands’s encouraging and practical words, you’ll discover that your past doesn’t have to hurt your present.

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Healing for Damaged Emotions

By: David A. Seamands

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Healing for Damaged Emotions

By: David A. Seamands

Events in our lives, both good and bad, form rings in us like the rings in a tree. Each ring records memories that affect our feelings, our relationships, and our thoughts about God. In this classic work, David Seamands encourages us to live compassionately with ourselves as we allow the Holy Spirit to heal our past. As he helps us name hurdles in our lives—such as guilt, poor self-worth, and perfectionism—he shows us how we can find freedom from our pain and enjoy the abundant life God wants for us.

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0781413532

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Healing for Damaged Emotions Workbook

By: David A. Seamands,Beth Funk

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Healing for Damaged Emotions Workbook

By: David A. Seamands,Beth Funk

In this workbook, readers will find the entire text for Healing for Damaged Emotions, journaling and prayer exercises, Scripture meditation and memorization, a small group guide, and recovery resources. Seamands is the author of Healing of Memories, Freedom from the Performance Trap, and Living with Your Dreams.

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Healing for Damaged Emotions Workbook

By: David A. Seamands,Beth Funk

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By: David A. Seamands,Beth Funk

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Healing for Damaged Emotions

By: David A. Seamands

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By: David A. Seamands

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Healing of Memories

By: David A. Seamands

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Healing of Memories

By: David A. Seamands

Alternate title: Redeeming the past.

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Seeing All Things Whole

My Calling to Fulfill

By: David L. McKenna

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Seeing All Things Whole

My Calling to Fulfill

By: David L. McKenna

Imagine an unwanted child from a loveless home becoming president of three institutions of Christian higher education with a voice for world Wesleyan leader-ship.This is the life story of David McKenna. Beginning as a child growing up in a radical Holiness tabernacle, he survived that experience,, enrolled in a Christian college, discovered the healthy meaning of holiness, achieved the highest academic degree, and received his calling to ministry. As the youngest college president in the nation, he took Spring Arbor Junior College to a four-year Christian liberal arts institution. The call then came to the presidency of Seattle Pacific College, where financial crisis required turnaround management before advancing to status as a Christian university. God’s call then took McKenna to the presidency of Asbury Theological Seminary, renowned among seminaries for both biblical preaching and world missions in its Wesleyan heritage. McKenna retired from the presidency in 1994 in order to give full attention to his love for writing. Forty-six books confirm his legacy to the Free Methodist Church, the world Wesleyan movement and, especially, Christian higher education.

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The Persuasive Preacher

Pastoral Influence in a Marketing World

By: David A. Christensen

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The Persuasive Preacher

Pastoral Influence in a Marketing World

By: David A. Christensen

How can we preach persuasively without huckstering, manipulating, or coercing people? Sadly, we are seeing the fall of many pastors not for reasons of sexual immorality, but the pursuit of pride and power. The skillful use of marketing methods creates celebrity pastors who become significant influencers in the evangelical church. The lure of success is seductive, turning pastors into hucksters and Christians into consumers. We need to heed the warnings of the New Testament about the pride of rhetoric and the pursuit of power. David Christensen carefully analyzes the biblical warnings of Paul about the temptations of rhetorical sophistry in the first-century church and applies them to pastoral ministry today. God calls preachers to be ethical and effective persuaders. David develops an ethical grid for pastoral persuasion using principles drawn from the Bible and social science along with practical illustrations from his years of ministry. He calls preachers to be ethical and effective persuaders by emphasizing the centrality of the word of God while depending on the power of the Spirit of God.

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Christ-Centered Higher Education

Memory, Meaning, and Momentum for the Twenty-First Century

By: David L. McKenna

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Christ-Centered Higher Education

Memory, Meaning, and Momentum for the Twenty-First Century

By: David L. McKenna

If the Christ-centered college or university did not exist, would it have to be invented? Back in the 1950s, the answer was in doubt. With few exceptions, Christian colleges wallowed in defensive self-doubt and divisive competition while under attack from the rising public sector. Students of American higher education predicted that they would soon become as extinct as the whooping crane. Rather then succumbing to doomsayers, leaders in Christian higher education bonded together around the commanding truth that "all things come together" in Jesus Christ. They drove their stake for the future in the integration of faith and learning as the reason for the existence of Christ-centered higher education. Out of this commitment came a renaissance movement of common cause and unprecedented cooperation through the Consortium of Christian Colleges and the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities. Will integration continue to be the energizing and all-pervasive influence that gives the Christ-centered institution its reason for existence? Trustees, presidents, deans and faculties in each generation must think and rethink the concept in the light of theological, academic, technological, and cultural change. David McKenna opens the conversation by remembering where we were, confirming who we are, and envisioning what we can be.

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A Practical Guide for Life and Ministry

Overcoming 7 Challenges Pastors Face

By: David Horner

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A Practical Guide for Life and Ministry

Overcoming 7 Challenges Pastors Face

By: David Horner

Examining his thirty years of pastoral ministry, Horner mines seven key challenges that pastors must face well in order to restore and maintain a healthy balance.

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0801091950

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Depression and the Divine

Was Jesus Clinically Depressed?

By: David C. Wilson

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Depression and the Divine

Was Jesus Clinically Depressed?

By: David C. Wilson

David Wilson’s initial research into the phenomenon of prophecy in the Hebrew Bible suggested that many of the passages featuring prophets, and hitherto considered to be bizarre myths (or much-edited collections of traditions) were, in fact, sequences of dreams. Moreover, it was possible to compare the structure of these sequences with the structure of a night’s sleep (hypnogram)—as revealed by modern sleep research—to demonstrate that the “sleeper” was depressed. This characteristic, depressive sleep architecture was then used to show that three characters in particular, Elijah, Jonah, and Adam—compared in the New Testament with Jesus—were all, in fact, depressed. Quite naturally, this raised further questions concerning the nature of Jesus himself: Was he merely a prophet? If he wasn’t, how did he differ? If he was depressed, how was he able to function (and succeed in his mission) when Elijah and Jonah clearly had such great difficulties? These and other questions are raised throughout this book, and many of them are not new, but they are, however, changed forever when asked against a contextual background of altered states of consciousness (ASCs), and dreamform in particular.

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Christ-Centered Leadership

The Incarnational Difference

By: David L. McKenna

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Christ-Centered Leadership

The Incarnational Difference

By: David L. McKenna

If a leader is a Christian, what difference does it make?" Giant strides have been made in secular leadership theory toward a Christian viewpoint. Priority is now given to character as well as competence, accountability as well as power, transformation as well as transaction, and servanthood as well as success. But these qualities apply to secular as well as to Christian leadership. So, the question remains, "What difference does it make?" David McKenna finds the answer in the Incarnation of Jesus Christ--a divine act for him and a defining attitude for us. Philippians 2:11-15 sets the standard and gives the details. "Your attitude should be the same as Jesus Christ" means following his call to the cross, where we die to self and sacrifice all self-interest in position, power, and prestige in order to serve obediently, faithfully, and humbly for the good of others and the glory of God. Christ-centered leadership is not an extension of the highest and best of human leadership. Radical obedience to the call of Christ and utter dependence upon the Holy Spirit make a substantive difference. In the most practical terms, Incarnation continues in us when we live fully, lead freely, and go where he wants us to go.

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Christian Personality Under Construction

By: David Seamands,Lloyd John Ogilvie

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Christian Personality Under Construction

By: David Seamands,Lloyd John Ogilvie

The Dialog Series is made up of Bible-based, liferelated studies for small groups, Sunday School classes, and personal discoveries. Each text consists of 13 chapters written by a variety of well-qualified and thought-provoking Christian thinkers. The focus is on interaction and, of course, dialogue.Christian answers to anger, damaged emotions, getting along with others, depression, and more.

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0834111535

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New Light on Depression

Help, Hope, and Answers for the Depressed and Those Who Love Them

By: David B. Biebel,Harold G. Koenig

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New Light on Depression

Help, Hope, and Answers for the Depressed and Those Who Love Them

By: David B. Biebel,Harold G. Koenig

Moving Back toward Wholeness What is depression, really? A psychological disorder? An emotional problem? A case of negative self-talk? A spiritual weakness? Unresolved anger? A medical condition? How can it be successfully treated? Whether you need a lifeline to cling to, knowledge to clear confusion, help determining the next step, or strength to help a loved one, New Light on Depression offers hope and healing. With understanding born of personal and professional experience, the authors—one a psychiatrist and the other a minister—untangle the web of depression, guiding you through• an understanding of depression• myths and misunderstandings• symptoms and diagnoses• causes and treatments• spiritual struggles and gifts of graceWritten for those who suffer from depression and those who want to help—family members, pastors, friends—this book equips you with the knowledge and tools to move toward a life of joy once more. It covers the full range of concerns, including the use of antidepressants. With personal applications, questions for reflection, and evaluation guides, New Light on Depression is a medically reliable and biblically sound resource for finding faith and strength in the midst of depression and emerging again whole and healthy.

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Zondervan

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0310873398

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Living with Your Dreams

By: David Seamands

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Living with Your Dreams

By: David Seamands

The overarching theme of this book is how God works in all things, even the seemingly little ones, to fulfull the dreams He implants in us and to accomplish His purposes for our lives."--Preface, p. 7.

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Re-Envisioning Transformation

Toward a Theology of the Christian Life

By: David C. Scott

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Re-Envisioning Transformation

Toward a Theology of the Christian Life

By: David C. Scott

In today’s church, use of the term transformation has become commonplace. Various perspectives are offered on what a Christian view of transformation is—and on how it may be achieved. These often-conflicting views suggest an ecclesial landscape characterized by pluralism, division, fragmentation, confusion, relativism, individualism, pragmatism, and subjectivism. Despite the current interest in transformational theology, the absence of a common, coherent, and integrated vision (and the lack of transformation) is often accepted and affirmed. Re-Envisioning Transformation looks at the possibility of moving toward a vision of transformational theology that is cohesive, unified, broad, effectual, and distinctly Christian. In this book, the contributions of two radically different“theologians of the Christian life” are examined. This provides the basis from which to develop a comprehensive and integrated framework of transformational theology—pointing God’s people toward the need to express and live out a distinctly Christian vision.

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NIVAC Bundle 6: Gospels, Acts

By: Michael J. Wilkins,David E. Garland,Darrell L. Bock,Gary M. Burge,Ajith Fernando

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NIVAC Bundle 6: Gospels, Acts

By: Michael J. Wilkins,David E. Garland,Darrell L. Bock,Gary M. Burge,Ajith Fernando

The NIV Application Commentary helps you communicate and apply biblical text effectively in today’' context. To bring the ancient messages of the Bible into today's world, each passage is treated in three sections: Original Meaning. Concise exegesis to help readers understand the original meaning of the biblical text in its historical, literary, and cultural context. Bridging Contexts. A bridge between the world of the Bible and the world of today, built by discerning what is timeless in the timely pages of the Bible. Contemporary Significance. This section identifies comparable situations to those faced in the Bible and explores relevant application of the biblical messages. The author alerts the readers of problems they may encounter when seeking to apply the passage and helps them think through the issues involved. This unique, award-winning commentary is the ideal resource for today's preachers, teachers, and serious students of the Bible, giving them the tools, ideas, and insights they need to communicate God's Word with the same powerful impact it had when it was first written.

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Facing West

American Evangelicals in an Age of World Christianity

By: David R. Swartz

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Facing West

American Evangelicals in an Age of World Christianity

By: David R. Swartz

In 1974 nearly 3,000 evangelicals from 150 nations met at the Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization. Amidst this cosmopolitan setting — and in front of the most important white evangelical leaders of the United States — members of the Latin American Theological Fraternity spoke out against the American Church. Fiery speeches by Ecuadorian René Padilla and Peruvian Samuel Escobar revealed a global weariness with what they described as an American style of coldly efficient mission wedded to a myopic, right-leaning politics. Their bold critiques electrified Christians from around the world. The dramatic growth of Christianity around the world in the last century has shifted the balance of power within the faith away from traditional strongholds in Europe and the United States. To be sure, evangelical populists who voted for Donald Trump have resisted certain global pressures, and Western missionaries have carried Christian Americanism abroad. But the line of influence has also run the other way. David R. Swartz demonstrates that evangelicals in the Global South spoke back to American evangelicals on matters of race, imperialism, theology, sexuality, and social justice. From the left, they pushed for racial egalitarianism, ecumenism, and more substantial development efforts. From the right, they advocated for a conservative sexual ethic grounded in postcolonial logic. As Christian immigration to the United States burgeoned in the wake of the Immigration Act of 1965, global evangelicals forced many American Christians to think more critically about their own assumptions. The United States is just one node of a sprawling global network that includes Korea, India, Switzerland, the Philippines, Guatemala, Uganda, and Thailand. Telling stories of resistance, accommodation, and cooperation, Swartz shows that evangelical networks not only go out to, but also come from, the ends of the earth.

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Oxford University Press

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0190250828

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Divorce and Remarriage

A Primer for Christians

By: David L. Smith

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Divorce and Remarriage

A Primer for Christians

By: David L. Smith

This volume examines the various theological aspects of divorce and remarriage--historical, contemporary, exegetical, and practical--recognizing that all are subject to the teaching of Scripture. This is done in such a way that readers may follow the author's thinking and so form their own practical theology of this difficult ethical issue.

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1725244144

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Handbook of Religion and Health

By: Harold G. Koenig,Michael E. McCullough,David B. Larson

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Handbook of Religion and Health

By: Harold G. Koenig,Michael E. McCullough,David B. Larson

What effect does religion have on physical and mental health? In answering this question, this book reviews and discusses research on the relationship between religion and a variety of mental and physical health outcomes, including depression and anxiety; heart disease, stroke, and cancer; and health related behaviors such as smoking and substance abuse. The authors examine the positive and negative effects of religion on health throughout the life span, from childhood to old age. Based on their findings, they build theoretical models illustrating the behavioral, psychological, social, and physiological pathways through which religion may influence health. The authors also review research on the impact of religious affiliation, belief, and practice on the use of health services and compliance with medical treatment. In conclusion, they discuss the clinical relevance of their findings and make recommendations for future research priorities. Offering the first comprehensive examination of its topic, this volume is an indispensable resource for research scientists, health professionals, public policy makers, and anyone interested in the relationship between religion and health.

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Oxford University Press

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0199880662

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Transformational Leadership: The Senior Pastor's Impact on Church Effectiveness

By: David Rumley

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Transformational Leadership: The Senior Pastor's Impact on Church Effectiveness

By: David Rumley

Struggling with church health and growth? Struggling with growing in your personal leadership abilities and impact? This book provides a greater understanding of leadership, church growth, and church effectiveness. It engages the audience to learn transformational leadership and how the pastor can be more effective in how they lead. Learn from recent research the impact a senior pastor makes on churches effectiveness and why transformational leadership style will impact the health and growth of a church.

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1105116522

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Living Beyond a Broken Marriage

By: Dr. David B. Hawkins

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Living Beyond a Broken Marriage

By: Dr. David B. Hawkins

What happens when a wife says, "I don't love you anymore"? What happens when a husband says he is going to move out? What does the partner do? How does he or she survive the devastation? Clinical psychologist Dr. David Hawkins offers heartbroken readers his straightforward yet sensitive wisdom for rebuilding their lives. He addresses the realities that reconciliation is not easy and may require separation first--or may not come at all. He helps readers work through their grief and the tough decisions ahead in order to heal their lives, whether or not their marriage is ultimately reconciled. Dr. Hawkins's trustworthy guidance offers compassion and hope to both partners in a failing relationship. Pastors and counselors will recommend this book to those facing this urgent yet rarely addressed struggle.

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1441201920

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The Biblical Counseling Movement

History and Context

By: David Powlison

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The Biblical Counseling Movement

History and Context

By: David Powlison

Beginning in the late 1960s, a biblical counseling movement sought to reclaim counseling for the church and provide a Christian alternative to mainstream psychiatry and psychotherapy. The Biblical Counseling Movement: History and Context is an informative and thought-provoking account of that movement. David Powlison's historical account ...

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New Growth Press

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Faith and Learning on the Edge

A Bold New Look at Religion in Higher Education

By: David Claerbaut

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Faith and Learning on the Edge

A Bold New Look at Religion in Higher Education

By: David Claerbaut

Beginning with an autobiographical journey through his disappointing experiences with faith and learning, both in his student and professorial career in Christian colleges, David Claerbaut addresses the issues of faith and learning in higher education.

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Zondervan

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0310253179

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David C. Cook's KJV Bible Lesson Commentary

The Essential Study Companion for Every Disciple

By: David C Cook

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David C. Cook's KJV Bible Lesson Commentary

The Essential Study Companion for Every Disciple

By: David C Cook

The David C. Cook Bible Lesson Commentary, NIV and KJV (formerly Peloubet's and Tarbell's), contains fifty-two weeks of Bible lessons based on the International Sunday School Lessons (ISSL) series. Each week's lesson includes extensive Bible commentary, teaching suggestions, and questions for adults and youth. The DCC BLC is ideal for teachers with a limited amount of time to study and prepare, and enables them to guide their class through all the major Bible themes and books in a systematic manner. It's a one-stop Bible resource for any teacher of youth or adults. With so much to offer, its no wonder teachers depend on it. A full year's curriculum in one handy, value-priced reference. Takes classes through all the major Bible themes and books systematically for better Bible learning. Offers solid, trustworthy content for both pastors and teachers. Includes illuminating Bible backgrounds and commentary, daily home Bible readings, lessons aimed for adult and youth classes, and much more. Ideal for those who have a limited amount of time to study and prepare. A one-stop Bible resource that relates the truths of Scripture to everyday life.

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1434767531

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A Cry For Relief

A Crooked Tree is Still a Tree

By: David A Wheeler

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A Cry For Relief

A Crooked Tree is Still a Tree

By: David A Wheeler

Suffering is an ugly word, especially when it's an undisputable part of your own life. It can literally destroy you""mind, body, and spirit. It can control you and turn you into someone you have never been. A loving, spiritual-minded person can become a crooked human being""bitter, desolate, wretched and hopeless but still a human being. Suffering transforms our attitude about ourselves. Instead of us being self-confident and outgoing, it can humble us to the point of wanting to die. It removes the blinders to our vulnerability. It makes us fragile and weak, and it can often bring out the worst in us. A crooked tree is still a tree. Not every tree is tall and straight, nor is any person exempt from pain and suffering. A tornado can take a strong, straight tree and turn it into a pile of rubble with one gust. Just so, none of us expect to experience the pains of loss, disability, and suffering that may come without warning but, in a split second, changes the course of the rest of our lives. Even the strongest and most godly of human beings can reach a breaking point when the tragic events of life crush their human spirit. However, one of the lessons that I have learned through this experience is that God is not finished with me yet; I can find strength in my relationship with him and discover that I still have gifts to offer him. I must remember that God blesses even the crooked tree with what it needs to continue living. When I first wrote this book, I had been in the ministry for thirty years. Now it has been more than fifty-five years. It is proving to be a practical tool for training and use in caregiving rather than a theory or simple narrative. A Cry for Relief will tell you my story and the process of healing through the blessings of spiritual growth and tender caregiving.

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Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.

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1642582360

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Life Wide Open

Unleashing the Power of a Passionate Life

By: Dr. David Jeremiah

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Life Wide Open

Unleashing the Power of a Passionate Life

By: Dr. David Jeremiah

Most Christians sense that something vital is missing from their walk with the Lord. We are easily discouraged and bogged down in busyness, boredom, mediocrity, and routine. In this energizing new book, Dr. Jeremiah opens our eyes to how we can live a life that exudes an attitude of hope and enthusiasm . . . a life of passion . . . a life wide open!

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Thomas Nelson

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1418587176

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The Church's Healing Ministry

Pastoral and Practical Reflections

By: David Atkinson

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The Church's Healing Ministry

Pastoral and Practical Reflections

By: David Atkinson

This new exploration from a leading Christian ethicist considers healing's many different dimensions, from the biblical notion of health and wholeness, to physical healing, emotional health and counselling, social justice and environmental health.

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Canterbury Press

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1848253486

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Prophet Harris, The 'Black Elijah' of West Africa

Abridged by Jocelyn Murray

By: David A. Shank

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Prophet Harris, The 'Black Elijah' of West Africa

Abridged by Jocelyn Murray

By: David A. Shank

Prophet Harris, The “Black Elijah” of West Africa offers the only comprehensive study of the thought of William Wade Harris, the Glebo (Liberia) loyalist whose prophetic mission from 1910-29 moved tens of thousands of West Africans out of traditional religion into the stream of Christianity and modernization, particularly in the Ivory Coast. It reviews that unparalleled breakthrough, thoroughly examines traditional African, Western missionary and colonial influences which helped determine religious innovation and shape his vocation as prophet of Christ's reign of peace and prosperity. Heretofore unused sources, enriched by documents and photos, expose biblical eschatological and messianic dynamics which tied Harris' words, symbols and charisma together in a holistic African Christianity. The source of long-standing contentions between Ivoirian Harrists, Methodists and Catholics is uncovered in the well-intentioned but changing colonial and missionary responses to his impact.

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9004664599

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When Our Parents Need Us Most

Loving Care in the Aging Years

By: David L. McKenna

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When Our Parents Need Us Most

Loving Care in the Aging Years

By: David L. McKenna

Your parents are entering their senior years. How can you, as a caregiver: *help them face retirement? *assist them in financial decision making? *handle your own emotions while "parenting" your parent? *cope with sickness and physical changes? *encourage them to reflect on their spiritual lives? Dr. McKenna speaks powerfully from his own experiences with four aging parents, two of whom lived in his home. He offers comfort and guidelines for times of transition, and explores in everyday terms the biblical meaning of caregiving.

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Shaw Books

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0877889023

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