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

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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: $22.00 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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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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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: $13.75 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 $8.99 | Paperback | 112 pages | Sovereign Grace Ministries OUR PRICE: $7.50 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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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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Love to Eat, Hate to Eat: Breaking the Power of Destructive Eating Habits by Elyse Fitzpatrick $6.99 | Paperback | 268 pages | Harvest House OUR PRICE: $6.50 Good counsel for anyone struggling with their eating habits. The author constantly reminds her readers how much God loves them, but hates sin of all kinds. Even when we cannot help ourselves, God can help and change us! Counsel about how to "deny ourselves" is safely received from one who learned (in this very area) to do that very thing herself - and author Elyse Fitzpatrick did. Having been set free herself from this selfish habit, she ably shows which thinking patterns need to change, to be set free from compulsive eating habits. Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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Marriage, Divorce and Remarriage in the Bible by Jay Adams $10.99 | Paperback | 100 pages | Zondervan OUR PRICE: $9.50 If we will ever find Biblical answers to decide whether divorce is legitimate and allowable in certain instances, and whether divorced persons have a right to re-marry with the blessing of God, then the Bible must be studied without prejudice towards a particular answer. Jay Adams, with his usual thoroughness and a wealth of counseling experience, examines the relevant Old Testament and New Testament passages so that the reader can comprehensively consider the question. A well-documented work. Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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Morning Will Come by Sandy Day $9.95 | Paperback | 108 pages | Focus Publishing OUR PRICE: $8.75 A pastor's wife who writes with insightful comfort to all who have experienced the disappointment of losing a child through misscarriage, stillbirth or early infant death. Craig and Sandy Day, founders of Caleb Ministry, have provided here many individual accounts from their counseling experience with such couples. You may end up weeping those who wept, but can find with them the hopefulness which follows. Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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Pleasing People: How not to be an "approval junkie" by Lou Priolo $14.99 | Paperback | 256 pages | P & R Publishing OUR PRICE: $12.50 Full of Scripture and challenging to the reader, Pleasing People takes aim at a problem common in all of us: the desire to be liked by others. But the book also wisely delineates when pleasing people is biblical. The penetrating exercises throughout the text will help readers see how this sin manifests itself in their lives. Useful for both personal reading and for group study. "It is exciting to see Pleasing People come to fruition. I have personally witnessed Lou Priolo’s expertise in helping those enslaved to the popular lust of approval. From his years of counseling experience, he has developed a work that exposes many of its prideful manifestations, while also walking the reader through the biblical process of repentance from the heart. This is a book that God can use greatly to change lives." -- Dr. Stuart Scott, author of The Exemplary Husband Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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Practical Demonology: Tactics for Demon Warfare by Conrad Murrell $8.50 | Paperback | 184 pages | Grace & Truth Books OUR PRICE: $7.00 A fascinating, sane, and informative book on the issues related to dealing with demonic powers, written by a seasoned pastor with over 40 years of ministry experience. "Lucid in style and well-balanced in presentation, the author brings over four decades of practical wisdom and first hand experience in the realm of gospel ministry and demonic conflict, to his readers. While not a 'how-to' book on exorcism, nor a theoretical book on demonology, it gives sound advice on the subjects of spiritual warfare and deliverance. Highly recommended for anyone in ministry, especially on the mission field." -- Mark LaCour, Pastor, Grace Bible Fellowship, Baton Rouge, LA Click on "details" (below) for another review, by experienced Papua New Guinea missionary David Sitton. Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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Preparing For Marriage God's Way by Wayne Mack $15.95 | Paperback | 151 pages | Hensley Publishing OUR PRICE: $13.50 The best tool for pre-marital counseling we know of - whether trying to prepare yourself or others. Teaches a couple how to honestly appraise one another, to learn Biblical ways of resolving conflict, issues regarding money, intimacy, anger, resentment, in-laws, and more. Not one ounce of modern psychology here. Large, lay-open workbook (8-1/2" by 11") format. Click for Details & Reviews Quantity:

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