Christian counseling resources for both the seasoned leader and the novice, hoping to learn to counsel Biblically

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Idols of the Heart: Learning to Long for God Alone by Elyse Fitzpatrick $13.99 | Paperback | 232 pages | P & R Publishing OUR PRICE: $11.50 Many people desire to live godly lives but feel trapped in habitual sins. They trip over the same bad habit, embarrassing weakness, or sinful slavery they wanted to be free of years ago. This book reveals that idolatry lies at the heart of every besetting sin. If you think of idols as stone statues in far-off lands, think again. Idols are the desires, longings, and expectations we worship instead of the true God. Fitzpatrick helps uncover hidden idols by moving us to ask: • What do I long for so much that my heart demands, “Give me this, or else I’ll die!” • What must I have for my life to be meaningful and happy? • Do I love God whole-heartedly or are there other loves in my heart that clamor for my attention? Fitzpatrick shares the hope found in God’s desire to have his children live free of idols, and his commitment to free them by his sanctifying power Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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A Christian Directory (Baxter's Practical Works, Vol 1) by Richard Baxter $60.00 | Hardcover | 948 pages | Soli Deo Gloria OUR PRICE: $45.00 Finally back in print! Without a doubt, the greatest counseling manual ever produced. In almost 1,000 pages, Baxter has compiled a staggering volume of informative help for counselors or just for students of practical living; a book which has often been dubbed, "the greatest manual on biblical counseling ever produced." J.I. Packer called it, next to the Bible, the greatest Christian book ever written. Not a book to necessarily read straight and entirely through, but more of an encyclopedia of practical Christian living which you will find yourself drawn to consult, over and over. Endless hours of the most pleasant, practical reading on every subject imaginable. Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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A Quick Scripture Reference for Counseling Youth by Keith Miller, Patricia Miller $12.99 | Paperback | 248 pages | Baker Books OUR PRICE: $9.75 Are you teaching your teens that God's Word holds the answers to all their needs? This newest edition in the Quick Scripture Reference books series - this one targeting youth - is a thorough and extensive reference tool for parents, pastors, counselors and even teens themselves, to discover what the Bible has to say about a diversity of issues that affect them. In brief, concise chapters, it is seen how the Bible bears on dating, money, jealousy, depression, friends, divorce, dress, eating disorders, choices, drinking, guilt, trust, teasing, and much more. Over 120 subjects covered in all! Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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A Theology of Christian Counseling: More Than Redemption by Jay Adams $18.99 | Paperback | 352 pages | Zondervan OUR PRICE: $16.50 Released years ago under the title: More Than Redemption, but now re-titled A Theology of Christian Counseling - Dr. Jay Adams offers a solid biblical and theological foundation for Christian counselors. Many have written Systematic Theology books, and many have written counseling manuals, but this appears to be the first-ever book focused on the theological groundwork beneath Christian counseling. Adams does an admirable and wonderful job of relating all the major truths of Scripture to the work of Christian counseling. Click on "details" (below) for a full table of contents, providing a roadmap of where Adams takes his readers! Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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Christian Growth & Discipleship Manual: A Homework Manual for Biblical Living, Vol 3 by Wayne Mack $19.95 | Paperback | 212 pages | Focus Publishing OUR PRICE: $16.50 A vast resource of Bible studies and personal inventories on all major subjects pertinent to Christian living and discipleship. Mack is an experienced pastor whose workbook not only designs to help believers grow - it helps believers grow, rendering realistic assistance in finding God's solutions to various problems that we all encounter in our walk. We hardly know a more useful tool to recommend for personal discipleship, basics of counseling, and parenting, than this. Covers over 60 major topics, including knowing yourself, marriage, parenting, worry, hope, authority, abuse, forgiveness, food, depression, change, self-control, temptation, singleness, speech, wisdom, lust, jealousy, and much more. Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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Christian's Guide to Psychological Terms by Marshall & Mary Asher $24.99 | Paperback | 245 pages | Focus Publishing OUR PRICE: $19.50 Many Christians believe that counseling belongs to the realm of the "professionals" and end up referring fellow-believers to those of an entirely different worldview. As a result, psychological terminology has invaded the church and very few even know alternate ways to deal with conditions and sins that the world's counselors have altogether other names for. When a Christian needs to know the practical implications of a psychological term, this book is the most biblical and understandable resource available! See recommendations below from Dr. Stuart Scott and Martha Peace. Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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Communication and Conflict Resolution: A Biblical Perspective by Stuart Scott $3.00 | Booklet | 30 pages | Focus Publishing OUR PRICE: $2.50 Communication and solving conflicts are two major hurdles in any marriage. Doing these Biblically must be the resolve of both husband and wife. If you won't honor God in these areas, count on misery and trouble. It starts with humility: I may not be right. It also starts with desiring to please God more than self. God considers most conflict a grievous thing that He wants His children to have no part in it. Strife generally arises from selfishness. This booklet has arisen from over 2 decades of experience in counseling families. Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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Competent to Counsel by Jay Adams $19.99 | Hardcover | 285 pages | Zondervan OUR PRICE: $16.50 The classic work in the field of Christian counseling, which has helped thousands of pastors, students, Christian counselors and Christian families develop their approach to particular problems. Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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Depression: The Way up When You are Down by Edward T. Welch $2.99 | Booklet | 34 pages | P & R Publishing OUR PRICE: $2.75 Lost ambition. Emotional numbness. Fear and withdrawal. Fatigue. This is real depression. If you are one of the many people suffering from depression, there is hope and there is help - a way up when you are down. Even if you don't feel like doing anything, this booklet provides manageable steps for getting started on the path that leads out of depression. Ed Welch understands the spiritual issues involved, whether one's depression is caused by physical problems or results in them. Getting to the heart of what depression says and means, Welch guides us through a process of dealing with depression biblically and effectively. Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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Every Thought Captive: A Study Manual for the Defense of Christian Truth by Richard Pratt $9.99 | Paperback | 142 pages | P & R Publishing OUR PRICE: $8.50 In down-to-earth language, Pratt has given us this helpful study manual on apologetics: the task of defending the faith. Far from a theoretical exposition, this training manual teaches how to answer nonbelievers and to "take every thought captive to the obedience of Christ." Pratt shows how the biblical doctrines about humanity and our relationship to our Creator determine how we should do apologetics. Within this theological framework he examines the premises, attitudes, and specific steps involved in a genuinely biblical defense of Christianity. Illustrations and review questions help to make this a valuable tool for individual or group study. Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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Faith on Trial: Studies in Psalm 73 by Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones $9.99 | Paperback | 172 pages | Christian Focus Publications OUR PRICE: $7.50 The classic study of Psalm 73. Why do good people suffer unjustly - and yet others get away with it? The Psalmist, Asaph, dealt with this very problem in Psalm 73 – one that has often perplexed and discouraged God's people. Asaph reveals his own ‘no-holds-barred’ feelings and leads us step by step from near-despair to final assurance. For this reason it has always appealed to preachers and counsellors. An excellent book for those struggling with, or wondering about, injustice in the world. Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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Forgiveness: I Just Can't Forgive Myself by Robert D. Jones $2.99 | Booklet | 22 pages | P & R Publishing OUR PRICE: $2.75 A volume in the Resources for Changing Lives series, helping for Biblical counselors, pastors, and all Christians seeking to understand their faith and how to live it more soundly. Sally, a Christian, laments having an abortion many years ago: "I know the Lord has forgiven me but I just can't forgive myself." What would you say to her? Maybe you have struggled with "self-forgiveness" too and know that you're not handling the intense feelings of guilt rightly. Is it necessary to forgive ourselves, and if so, how? What does the Bible have to say about it? Author Robert Jones identifies five possible assumptions behind the longing for self-forgiveness; and he moves our process of thought beyond that to a depper problem - and a better solution to resolving guilt. By dispelling some misconceptions, he clears the path to a joyful realization of how to know complete forgiveness in Christ. Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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From Forgiven to Forgiving: Learning to Forgive One Another God's Way by Jay E. Adams $14.95 | Paperback | 176 pages | Calvary Press OUR PRICE: $13.50 At a time when the church is rediscovering the importance of forgiveness and restoration in our relationships, From Forgiven to Forgiving is a practical approach to reconciling relationships and thus entering into a deeper walk with our forgiving Lord. This indispensable mark of a Christian walk is too little practiced in our times; yet each of us stands in desperate need of the forgiveness of God. And only by practicing the grace He has shown us can be have healthy churches and lasting homes. Here is a book which, in Jay Adams' usually thorough style, covers every aspect of this decisive and critical subject. Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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Heart of Anger: Practical Help for the Prevention and Cure of Anger in Children by Lou Priolo $15.95 | Paperback | 220 pages | Calvary Press OUR PRICE: $12.50 Anger! Is it ever a problem in your home? Do your children ever speak to you in angry, disrespectful tones? Or do they fight between themselves? Have you ever lost your patience when dealing with an infuriating situation? If you honestly answered "yes" to any of those questions, you could use this book. Of course Christian families experience episodes of frustration and anger. Here's a book which goes beyond the external manifestations of anger and deals with the internal source: the thoughts and intentions of the heart. "I know of no other book that addresses this problem with such practical and applicable Biblical wisdom." -- John MacArthur, Jr. "An extremely readable and practical book about a problem frequently encountered but too rarely addressed. There is nothing else like it. Counselors will want their own copy as well as others to give away. Pastors will put it in their libraries. Parents will devour it! Christian children will benefit from it. It is a book whose time has come." -- Jay Adams Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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How Can I Change? Victory in the Struggle Against Sin by C.J. Mahaney and Robin Boisvert $9.99 | Paperback | 112 pages | Sovereign Grace Ministries OUR PRICE: $8.50 A part of The Pursuit of Godliness series, this is one of the most readable books on the subject of personal holiness; packed with memorable quotes, bite-sized theology, and plenty of application. Based on this premise: there is no sinful action or attitude in your past, or present progress, which cannot be overcome by the grace of Christ. If you have questioned whether you can ever change, here's a book which says you can, and shows you the path. "Sound, Biblical content is presented in the context of outstanding graphics and editorial work. This series is, without a doubt, some of the finest material available today." -- Jerry Bridges Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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How People Change by Paul Tripp, Timothy Lane $17.50 | Paperback | 256 pages | Punch Press OUR PRICE: $16.00 What does it take for lasting change to take root in someone's life? If you have ever tried, failed, and wondered why, this is perhaps the book for you - or those you counsel. It explains the Biblical patterns which make for serious, lasting change in lives. It's not just a formula based on some advice from the Bible. "Change doesn't happen overnight for the Christian. It's a lifelong journey. Paul Tripp and Tim Lane masterfully guide us along the Biblical path that points us to the cross and a lifestyle of faith and repentance. I recommend this book all Christians who desire to grow in their relationship with God." -- Tremper Longman, Westmont College Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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