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Helping Students with Same-Sex Attraction: Guidance for Parents and Youth Leaders
Cooper Pinson
$5.00Retail: $6.25A student sits in your office and shares about his or her struggles with same-sex attraction. Or perhaps it’s your child asking you for help. What can you say or do that will bring the gospel into this struggle? Cooper Pinson begins by helping...$5.00Retail: $6.25 -
Raising Sexually Healthy Kids
David White
$5.00Retail: $6.25In an increasingly sexualized world, it’s difficult to know how to teach your children about their sexuality in a godly way. On the one hand, you don’t want to give the impression that sex is bad or make them feel ashamed of their bodies. But...$5.00Retail: $6.25 -
Social Anxiety: Being Comfortable in Your Own Skin
Amy Baker
$5.00Retail: $6.25"I'm just shy." You've worn the label for so long that it has become your identity. A counselor recently described it as social anxiety, but the new label does nothing to ease the pain. You wish you could feel "comfortable in your own skin" but instead,...$5.00Retail: $6.25 -
When the Money Runs Out: Hope and Help for the Financially Stressed
James C. Petty
$5.00Retail: $6.25If you are experiencing financial difficulties, you might be feeling anger, discouragement, fear, or even panic. There are many reasons people struggle financially-job loss, unexpected expenses, poor decisions-but, whatever the reason, money troubles are...$5.00Retail: $6.25 -
Grieving a Suicide: Help for the Aftershock
David Powlison
$5.00Retail: $6.25Someone you know and love has died. You feel the emptiness and sorrow of loss. That alone is extremely hard. But suicide adds many other painful reactions to the heartache that death brings. Common reactions are feelings of anger, guilt, betrayal, and...$5.00Retail: $6.25 -
Children and Divorce: Helping When Life Interrupts
Amy Baker
$5.00Retail: $6.25Sadness, depression, anger, fear, anxiety, loyalty conflicts; your children are struggling with at least some of these emotions after your divorce. To make things even more difficult, you are struggling too. How do you help your child cope with the...$5.00Retail: $6.25 -
Stressed to the Max: Peace for Women Under Pressure
Joni and Friends
$5.00Retail: $6.25Does it seem like your to-do list always gets longer instead of shorter? Do you try to slow down but find yourself scrambling just to keep up? Stress is an unavoidable part of life, but it often seems you have more than your fair share. You can’t...$5.00Retail: $6.25 -
Bipolar Disorder: Understanding and Help for Your Extreme Mood Swings
Edward T. Welch
$5.00Retail: $6.25Everyone feels better some days than others, but some people struggle with exaggerated and unrestrained mood swings. These kinds of mood swings have come to be known as mania, manic-depression, or bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder is confusing and...$5.00Retail: $6.25 -
Caring for Survivors of Sexual Abuse
Basyle Tchividjian
$5.00Retail: $6.25How is your church ministering to children in your congregation who have experienced sexual abuse? Jesus told us that whoever received a child in his name received him (Matt. 18:5). Is this the guiding principle that informs how your congregation cares...$5.00Retail: $6.25 -
Miscarriage: You Are Not Alone
Stephanie Green
$5.00Retail: $6.25Anyone who has suffered through a miscarriage knows that it is one of the most painful experiences a woman can have. There’s an emptiness inside that you cannot describe and that no one else seems to understand. How can you grieve so much for a...$5.00Retail: $6.25 -
Peer Pressure: Recognizing the Warning Signs and Giving New Direction
Paul David Tripp
$5.00Retail: $6.25Does 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...$5.00Retail: $6.25 -
Financial Crisis: What to Do When the Bottom Drops Out
Jim Newheiser
$5.00Retail: $6.25Are you facing an unexpected financial crisis or anticipating the possibility of difficult times ahead? Financial problems happen for so many reasons, but right now the uncertainty of the future, coupled with unstable economic...$5.00Retail: $6.25 -
Help! My Spouse Committed Adultery: First Steps for Dealing with Betrayal
Winston T. Smith
$5.00Retail: $6.25Your spouse was unfaithful. Those four words don't begin to do justice to the horror you are experiencing. Rage, fear, grief, and even numbness are all normal responses to the shock of betrayal. The pain of betrayal is like touching a hot stove...$5.00Retail: $6.25 -
When to Get My Kid a Phone: Navigating the Tensions
Drew Hill
$5.00Retail: $6.25Determining when to get your child a smartphone is a complicated yet critical decision. Parents today are facing new challenges as technology and our children’s access to it gives rise to new worries and concerns. Thoughtful...$5.00Retail: $6.25 -
Should We Get Married? How to Evaluate Your Relationship
William P. Smith
$5.00Retail: $6.25You know you're in love – you always want to be together, and you think about each other all the time – but does that mean you're ready to get married? How do you decide if your relationship is strong enough for marriage? William P...$5.00Retail: $6.25 -
When You Love an Addict: Wisdom and Direction
Philip G. Monroe
$5.00Retail: $6.25Loving an addict is incredibly painful. Not only do you have to watch them make the same mistakes over and over again, but along the way they often lie to you, hurt you, and betray you. And yet, against all odds, you still love them and hope and pray for...$5.00Retail: $6.25 -
How to Love Difficult Parents: Wisdom for a Challenging Relationship
Jim Newheiser
$5.00Retail: $6.25We are used to having our parents help us, but how do we handle it when the tables are turned and our parents are the ones who need help? Declining health, financial needs, divorce, relational issues—what’s an adult child’s role when...$5.00Retail: $6.25 -
Living in a Dangerous World: Moving from Fear to Faith
William P. Smith
$5.00Retail: $6.25Everyone is afraid of something. Fear is part of the human experience of living in a broken, fallen world. We try to manage our fears, but our coping mechanisms impact our faith. We hoard resources and stop praying for provision. We stockpile information...$5.00Retail: $6.25 -
Teens and Suicide: Recognizing the Signs and Sharing Hope
Julie Lowe
$5.00Retail: $6.25Many teenagers are not navigating adolescence successfully. Often, even though they have material things, the latest electronics, and spending money, they can be stressed, unhappy, and feel directionless. For an increasing number of teenagers, their...$5.00Retail: $6.25 -
Grief and Your Child: Sharing God's Comfort in Loss
Bob Kellemen
$5.00Retail: $6.25When your child faces the loss of someone close, their world no longer feels safe. Grief and its aftermath take us all by surprise, but even more so children, who don’t have the words or tools to face grief and can respond...$5.00Retail: $6.25
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