{"title":"Amy Baker | Author","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"author-info-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"author-info-text\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"item\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmy Baker,Ph.D., is the ministry resource director at Faith Church in Lafayette, IN, a member of the board of directors for Vision of Hope, an instructor and counselor at Faith Biblical Counseling Ministries, and a council member of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalcounselingcoalition.org\/\"\u003eBiblical Counseling Coalition\u003c\/a\u003e. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eGetting to the Heart of Friendships \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/christian-books-christian-living-books-picture-perfect\"\u003ePicture Perfect: When Life Doesn't Line Up\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as several counseling minibooks, and is the editor of \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/christian-books-biblical-counseling-books-caring-for-the-souls-of-children-a-biblical-counselors-manual\"\u003eCaring for the Souls of Children\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. She and her husband, Jeff, have two children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"item recent-articles\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"recent-articles-heading\"\u003eRecent Articles\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recent-articles-list\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/blog.newgrowthpress.com\/taking-perfectionism-to-the-next-level\/\"\u003eTaking Perfectionism to the Next Level\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recent-articles-list\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/blog.newgrowthpress.com\/seven-key-elements-in-counseling-children\/\"\u003eSeven Key Elements in Counseling Children\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"author-page\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.newgrowthpress.com\/author\/amybaker\/\"\u003eView more\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"picture-perfect","title":"Picture Perfect: When Life Doesn't Line Up","description":"\u003csection data-role=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a culture, we have a love-hate relationship with perfectionism. We reward perfectionists for their insistence on setting high standards and their tireless efforts to achieve them. But psychologists link perfectionism with a host of problematic behaviors ranging from eating disorders to risk aversion to workaholism. Perfectionism is a crushing burden that can leave us angry, anxious, and paralyzed. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs the solution just to \"lighten up\"? In \u003cem\u003ePicture Perfect,\u003c\/em\u003e counselor and author Amy Baker challenges the popular notion that perfectionists need to lower their standards. After carefully examining Scripture and drawing from 25 years of counseling experience, Baker concludes, \"The problem is not that our standards are too high and we just need to lighten up. The problem is that God's instruction to be perfect in Matthew 5:48 doesn't lead us to see how desperately we need him and drive us to our perfect Savior.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHelping readers to dig beneath the frustration of perfectionism, Baker exposes what drives our perfectionism and shows how Christ's perfection changes our motives, beliefs, desires, fears, anxieties, and goals. Readers will discover that only God's grace can transform the aching \"not enough\" of perfectionism into the overflowing abundance of faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"Amy Baker","offers":[{"title":"Book","offer_id":49950812242149,"sku":"9781939946379","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"eBook","offer_id":49950812274917,"sku":"9781939946386","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0807\/5617\/9173\/files\/Picture-Perfect-When-Life-Doesnt-Line-Up-Christian-Living_14542__47485.1753471443.1280.1280.jpg?v=1783336974"},{"product_id":"children-and-divorce-helping-when-life-interrupts","title":"Children and Divorce: Helping When Life Interrupts","description":"\u003csection data-role=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSadness, 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 changes in the family, while you're still adjusting?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs she explains the various responses you and your children may be having to your divorce, Amy Baker applies the gospel of Jesus Christ in practical and kid-friendly ways to the struggle your family is going through. As you share God's Word with your children, your family will grow in faith and hope through this difficult time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"Amy Baker","offers":[{"title":"Book","offer_id":49951539036389,"sku":"9781938267888","price":6.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"eBook","offer_id":49951539069157,"sku":"9781938267277","price":6.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0807\/5617\/9173\/files\/Children-and-Divorce__39568.1753471420.1280.1280.jpg?v=1783344422"},{"product_id":"menopause-help-for-the-hot-and-bothered","title":"Menopause: Help for the \"Hot and Bothered\"","description":"\u003csection data-role=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome call it \"the change of life.\" It is certainly that, and not always a welcome one! Hot flashes, memory lapses, tiredness, emotional struggles - they may not all be equal in severity, but you're certainly experiencing the effects of growing older.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThough the world often tries to convince us that aging represents a loss of value, Amy Baker and Daniel Wickert offer a more biblical view that focuses on knowing and trusting Christ. Putting your hope in God and in his love for you will result in growth and fruitfulness, as you see that he is constantly at work in every stage of life to make us more like him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"Amy Baker","offers":[{"title":"Book","offer_id":49951583305957,"sku":"9781938267765","price":6.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"eBook","offer_id":49951583338725,"sku":"9781938267253","price":6.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0807\/5617\/9173\/files\/Menopause__95057.1753471439.1280.1280.jpg?v=1783345472"},{"product_id":"pms-when-its-that-time-of-the-month","title":"PMS: When It's \"That Time of the Month\"","description":"\u003csection data-role=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSometimes PMS is just a nuisance, but sometimes it stops you in your tracks. Headaches, cramping, bloating, mood swings, fatigue - you might experience any of these and more! Sometimes it just seems impossible to be patient, kind, and emotionally stable when it's \"that time of the month\"!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmy Baker and Daniel Wickert walk with you through the experience of PMS and help you see how God can help you and change you, even during the most difficult time of the month. With an eye on both the physical and the spiritual aspects of your struggle, they offer helpful, practical advice, not just for managing your symptoms, but for growing in grace.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"Amy Baker","offers":[{"title":"Book","offer_id":49951589630181,"sku":"9781938267826","price":6.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"eBook","offer_id":49951589662949,"sku":"9781938267239","price":6.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0807\/5617\/9173\/files\/PMS__74805.1753471443.1280.1280.jpg?v=1783345530"},{"product_id":"relief-without-cutting-taking-your-negative-feelings-to-god","title":"Relief without Cutting: Taking Your Negative Feelings to God","description":"\u003csection data-role=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeople handle the hard things in life in all different ways. What do you do when you get upset? Cry? Blow-up? Get depressed? Or perhaps, no one notices when you're upset because you find a quiet place and cut yourself. You're looking for relief, but is this the respite you really want?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere is a better way to manage your negative emotions. Instead of cutting the never-ending cycle of hiding and going deeper and deeper you can go to Jesus with all of your troubles. You are precious to him. So precious that he shed his blood for you! His power is big enough to fill you with peace and liberate you from cutting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"Amy Baker","offers":[{"title":"Book","offer_id":49951600836837,"sku":"9781936768363","price":6.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"eBook","offer_id":49951600869605,"sku":"9781938267550","price":6.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0807\/5617\/9173\/files\/Relief-without-Cutting__70127.1753471447.1280.1280.jpg?v=1783345768"},{"product_id":"social-anxiety-being-comfortable-in-your-own-skin","title":"Social Anxiety: Being Comfortable in Your Own Skin","description":"\u003csection data-role=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"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, in social situations, you feel anxious and out of place. Where can you go for help?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmy Baker explains that confidence in God, not self-confidence, is the answer to the problem of social anxiety. 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