Recovering From Your Past

Biblical counselors have worked for decades to demonstrate that God’s resources in Scripture are sufficient to help people with their counseling-related problems. In Counseling the Hard Cases, editors Stuart Scott and Heath Lambert use the true stories of real patients to show how the truths of God’s Word can be released to bring help, hope, and healing into the lives of those who struggle with some of the most...

Is such joy possible without self-righteousness or even self-deception? Christopher Ash argues that it is, wonderfully possible, through the good news of Jesus Christ. Here is an invitation to rediscover your conscience and what the Bible has to say about it. Ash examines what the conscience is, what a guilty conscience tells us, the choice our conscience presents us, and the conscience's role as a guide, to offer...

When Tamar was raped by her half brother, the Bible says she was left weeping and desolate. The story strikes a deep chord with many because Tamar's story is their story. John Coblentz, an experienced counselor, explains why sexual abuse can be so devastating. The reader is led to healing and hope with clear, honest, and practical advice. A book for pastors, counselors, and especially for those who have known the...

The damage you suffered may have been done in one terrible moment or over time. But the healing and the restoration will unfold at your pace, at a human pace. It unfolds as part of your story, and it unfolds over time. As a vulnerable child, instead of being protected, helped, and comforted, you were physically, emotionally, and/or sexually abused. Learn how to express your experience to God by composing your own...

Do you feel paralyzed by fear? Does it keep you from doing what you know is right and being who you want to be? When fear takes over, it seems like a controlling, irresistible force, and often becomes an excuse for not doing what we should. Yet there is hope and help in God's Word for conquering fear before it conquers you. In this booklet, Lou Priolo solves a problem that, for the chronically fearful, seems to have...