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It is difficult and sometimes frightening not to have the good opinion of others. No one likes to face the possibility of rejection, humiliation, or opposition. Yet, making others' approval our goal confines us to a small world where life consists of pleasing others. Experienced counselor Amy Baker shares that rejection by others is not the whole story. There is a bigger story of God's love for His people. His love... $4.99 |
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WHEN TROUBLE SHOWS UP
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"Where is God in all this? Does he really love me?" Perhaps you are asking questions like these in the midst of tough situations that come your way. You want to trust God's plan for your life, but when hardship intrudes, it's often difficult to believe that God is both good and in control. Robert D. Jones walks you through seven ways Jesus lovingly meets you in your suffering. By connecting you to the one who has...
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WHEN BAD THINGS HAPPEN
William P. Smith
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Is a personal God really involved in our suffering? And if he is, what in the world is he up to? Why would a good God allow suffering in his world? William P. Smith addresses these and other hard questions by reflecting on what the Bible teaches about suffering. Instead of pat answers, he shares the different ways God uses suffering to bring us into a deeper, more intimate relationship with him. You can learn to see...
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THINK AGAIN
Jared Mellinger
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Stuck inside your own head? Pastor Jared Mellinger demonstrates how the hope of the gospel rescues us from too much introspection. With short, story-filled chapters and practical instructions for fighting false guilt and unhelpful self-examination, "Think Again" offers real relief from the burden of excessive self-analysis. Paperback, 192 pages
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SHAME INTERRUPTED
Edward T. Welch
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NO MORE HIDING Shame controls far too many of us. Worthless, inferior, rejected, weak, humiliated, failure...it all adds up to wishing we could get away from others and hide. We know what shame feels like. The way out, however, is harder to find. Time doesn't help, neither does confession, because shame is just as often from what others do to you as it is from what you have done. But the Bible is about shame from...
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SELF-ESTEEM
Leslie Vernick
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How do you answer the question: "Who am I?" Do you base your self image on your successes, failures, acceptance and/or rejections by others? Most of us do, but when we base our value and worth on external sources rather than what God says, our self-image will shift like sand, leading to an unstable and anxious sense of who we are. Experienced counselor and author Leslie Vernick shares that the answer to healing a...
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PROBLEMS
Jay Adams
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Problems-they're everywhere! It seems like you run into them at every turn, like life is made up of nothing but problems! What do you do when problems build up and you are beset by them on every side? Is it time to give up? Hide? Run away from problems for the rest of your life? Here Jay Adams addresses the problems we all face and assures us that there's no need to run-we can learn to master our problems instead....
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PEER PRESSURE
Paul David Tripp
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Does your child do and say things just to be liked and accepted? Constantly talk about what others think and say? Go from one relational drama to the next? These are all warning signs that your child is feeling the weight of peer pressure. Paul David Tripp explains the fears that underlie your teenager's struggle with peer pressure, and then he offers specific things to do and not do that will encourage your child...
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