A series of booklets (30-40 pages) on various topics vital for Christian counselors.

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Anger: Escaping the Maze by David Powlison $2.99 | Booklet | 34 pages | P & R Publishing OUR PRICE: $2.75 Anger. We all experience it, some more than others. When is it righteous and when is it not? How can we control our anger and not get caught in a maze of rage when things don't go our way? David Powlison takes a close look at anger to help us understand what it is and why we have it. He exposes three common misconceptions that leave us powerless to overcome anger. Using the illustration of a traffic jam, he probes the assumptions and cravings of the heart behind a typical angry response. In place of the false premises and futile consequences of ungodly anger, Powlison guides us to biblical truths and outcomes that honor God and teach us how to live. Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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Angry At God: Bring Him Your Doubts & Questions by Robert D. Jones $2.99 | Booklet | 32 pages | P & R Publishing OUR PRICE: $2.75 How could God allow this to happen to me? I'm angry with him, but I don't know if I'm "supposed" to be angry! Is it okay to be angry with God? And if we are angry - face it, we often are - should we hold it inside, or should we voice our feelings outright? Even in prayer? Jones writes that we should not take a "grin and bear it" approach to our anger, nor should we rashly vent our emotions to God. Instead, we need to humbly bring Him our struggles, doubts, and questions. We must learn to be transparent in God's presence, think biblically, and act obediently. Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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Bad Memories: Getting Past Your Past by Robert D. Jones $2.99 | Booklet | 32 pages | P & R Publishing OUR PRICE: $2.75 Do memories of your past haunt you? Is there help for people who suffer because of their past? Most people who suffer from bad memories just wish they would disappear. On the other hand, some want to deny the problem and "just forget the past." Robert Jones shows that God provides a solution to the haunting problem of nagging bad memories. What is God's answer? If you belong to Jesus, God does have something better for you, Jones writes. God does not want to remove your memories; he wants to transform them into something that will do you good. For instance: your bad memories of past sins - even the worst ones you ever committed - can be opportunities for life-changing joy and thankfulness. You do not need to avoid, run from, or get rid of your past. Bad memories of sins committed against you by others can also become transformed memories, if we learn how to think rightly about them. Jones points out that painful thoughts may still intrude, but you need not escape them, because God is bigger than your past. 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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Domestic Abuse: How to Help by David Powlison, Paul David Tripp, Edward T. Welch $2.99 | Booklet | 24 pages | P & R Publishing OUR PRICE: $2.75 Couples who publicly sit at peace in church pews may secretly be at war, at home. How do you help the victim of domestic abuse? And doesn't the perpetrator of the violence also need your help? The three counselors who have co-authored this booklet reveal ways to clearly communicate God's grace to the victims of the violence. They demonstrate how to minister with confidence and himility to the afflicted. They ask, "How will you help those who are in relationships which, in private, are violent?" We learn that violent people have much in common with other people. And once you know how to deal with your own sins of anger, you can better help others whose lives are full of violence. 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 deeper 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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God's Love: Better than Unconditional by David Powlison $2.99 | Booklet | 32 pages | P & R Publishing OUR PRICE: $2.75 "God's unconditional love." The words sound nice; but what does it mean? Describing unconditional love as detached "blanket acceptance" and "benign affirmation," David Powlison challenges our common assumption about the nature of God's love. Although wonderfully accepting, Divine love is also intrusive, intimate, personal, and active. Instead of simply loving us as we are, God loves us enough to change us. Powlison acknowledges four underlying truths of unconditional love, offers biblical improvements on the idea, and urges us to see God's love for what it really is —it's far better than what we have called "unconditional" love. Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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Guidance: Have I Missed God's Best? by James Petty $2.99 | Booklet | 31 pages | P & R Publishing OUR PRICE: $2.75 What choice should I make? How do I know that my decision will fit with God's plan for me? "We tend to think that while God has a 'best' plan for our life, he also has 'cheaper' plans for people who miss the best," writes Petty. "But for those who are in Christ, there is only one plan." Petty explains that God's plan and our actions work in concert. With all the decisions we face and despite the mistakes we make, God works in all things for the good, transforming us into the image of Christ (Rom. 8:28). How comforting to know that our choices fulfill that plan in every detail. Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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Homosexuality: Speaking the Truth in Love by Edward T. Welch $2.99 | Booklet | 48 pages | P & R Publishing OUR PRICE: $2.75 "Homosexuality is the hot issue of the day," says Edward T. Welch in this booklet. "Even more than abortion, it will confront the church throughout this generation, forcing us to listen, study, and respond wisely." How can we answer claims that the Bible does not prohibit committed homosexual relationships? Or that science proves that homosexuality is genetic, not a chosen lifestyle? Welch supplies us with timely biblical and biological insight into homosexuality. Just as importantly, he calls us to examine our attitudes in order to minister to homosexuals truthfully, compassionately, humbly, and persuasively. Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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'Just One More': When Desires Don't Take No for an Answer by Edward T. Welch $2.99 | Booklet | 32 pages | P & R Publishing OUR PRICE: $2.75 I hate doing this. I love doing this. Sometimes our desires can be cruel lovers. We think we should be rid of a particular desire, but we feel stuck. “What’s the use in trying to rid my life of this desire?” we ask ourselves. “I’ve tried, but there’s just no way out for me.” Or is there? The problem may be more complicated than just being stuck. Might there be a path to true change? (If so, would you want to take that path?) Author Ed Welch may surprise you with his answers. Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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Marriage: Whose Dream? by Paul David Tripp $2.99 | Booklet | 24 pages | P & R Publishing OUR PRICE: $2.75 The ultimate spouse. The ultimate marriage. Where do they fall on your wish list? If your marriage seems less than ideal, is your patience with God wearing thin? It's possible to get caught up in our own dreams and expect God to deliver on our terms. But what if God's dream for your marriage differs from yours? What if his plan is to sanctify you through the struggles of a challenging relationship? If your dream for the ideal marriage were to crumble, would your hope and joy crumble with it? They don't have to. In this eye-opening booklet, Paul Tripp shows how refocusing your dreams on God-centered priorities can invigorate both you and your marriage. Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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Motives: Why Do I Do the Things I Do? by Edward T. Welch $2.99 | Booklet | 32 pages | P & R Publishing OUR PRICE: $2.75 People are complex. There is behavior that we see and motives that we don't. Behind the "what we do" of our lives is the "why we do it." Edward T. Welch challenges us to peer more closely into the "why." He insightfully reveals that, according to God's Word, the heart is the source of all human motivation. Our hearts contain motives such as Pleasure Happiness Meaning Power Comfort Control Success Peace Freedom Reputation Respect Love/Intimacy Welch encourages us to ask questions to discover some of our deeper motives: - What do you hope for, want, crave? - What do you fear? What do you worry about? - When do you say, "If only..." Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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OCD: Freedom for the Obsessive-Compulsive by Michael R. Emlet $2.99 | Booklet | 40 pages | P & R Publishing OUR PRICE: $2.75 Repeated thoughts about contamination. Recurring doubts. A need to have things in a particular order. An irrational fear of getting a life-threatening disease. Repetitive checking, washing, cleaning, arranging. Hoarding. These are some of the common obsessions and compulsions experienced by people with OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder). Do you know anyone who struggles like this? What causes obsessive-compulsive behavior? Is this primarily a spiritual or sin issue? "These questions must be answered if we are to minister wisely and compassionately to those who struggle in this way," writes Michael Emlet. In this booklet, he discusses the causes of OCD and gives a biblical approach to helping those who fight it. He shows how trusting in Jesus Christ "brings freedom from the tyranny of performance and perfectionism." Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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Pornography: Slaying the Dragon by David Powlison $2.99 | Booklet | 27 pages | P & R Publishing OUR PRICE: $2.75 “Private sexual fantasy can preoccupy vast areas of a person’s mental life,” notes David Powlison. “As explicit sexual images proliferate in films and magazines, on television, and over the Internet, the temptations increase and the bondage seems unbreakable. Even Christians can find that their lives have become a push-pull struggle between indulging in fantasy and resisting it.” Is it really possible to slay the dragon of pornography and fantasy once it has gained control of your life?” asks Powlison. The answer is yes, as you will see from this interview with a man called Bob, who experienced Christ’s deliverance in this part of his life. Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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Pre-Engagement: 5 Questions to Ask Yourselves by David Powlison & John Yenchko $2.99 | Booklet | 32 pages | P & R Publishing OUR PRICE: $2.75 How do you know if you're ready to marry? What are the signs that a man and a woman are heading in the same direction and are right for each other? In this booklet a biblical counselor and a pastor team up to offer five pertinent questions that will help couples decide whether to commit themselves to each other for life. These questions bring to light basic convictions, assumptions, expectations, priorities, and more. As couples think through and discuss them, they will get to know themselves and each other better-a wise investment toward building a marriage on a solid foundation, with Christ at the center. Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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Priorities: Mastering Time Management by James C. Petty $2.99 | Booklet | 32 pages | P & R Publishing OUR PRICE: $2.75 Do you wish for more hours in the day? A shorter "to do" list? Control in the midst of chaos? With insight and clarity, James C. Petty helps bring focus into frazzled lives. Using the "Assessing My Priorities" worksheet, he walks us through the process of organizing time under the categories of God, the people of God, and God’s work in the world. With sound biblical advice and practical application, this booklet demonstrates ways in which we can reduce unnecessary stress, identify true priorities, and begin to get our overbooked schedules under control. Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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