{"title":"J Alasdair Groves | Authors","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/j-alasdair-groves\"\u003eJ. Alasdair Groves,\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e MDiv, is a counselor and Executive Director of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/ccef-books\"\u003eCCEF\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e where he previously served as the director of CCEF's School of Biblical Counseling. He also co-founded and was executive director of a biblical counseling center in Northern New England. He is the co-author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eUntangling Emotions\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand editor of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/children-books-picture-books-tomas-looks-up-and-out-when-you-dont-consider-others\"\u003eTomas Looks Up and Out\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlasdair has published a number of articles in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eJournal of Biblical Counseling\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, hosts CCEF's podcast and produced many blogs, videos, and audio resources. Alasdair and his wife, Lauren, live in New England with their three children. Alasdair is a fiction enthusiast, plays ultimate frisbee, and loves to produce and enjoy both good food and good music.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"tomas-looks-up-and-out-when-you-dont-consider-others","title":"Tomas Looks Up and Out: When You Don't Consider Others","description":"\u003csection data-role=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTomas Looks Up and Out \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehelps children learn how God considers us and wants us to look to him for help so that we consider others too.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTomas Turtle starts his day thinking more about himself than others. Not only is he annoyed that his sister Tori's cough kept him awake, but he also brags to all of his friends about his successes. It's not until he gets sick and his friends take care of him that Tomas learns to look up to God and out to others. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEdited by counselor Alasdair Groves, \u003cem\u003eTomas Looks Up and Out \u003c\/em\u003eoffers concrete, grace-based help for growing in empathy and is part of the Good News for Little Hearts series, which brings gospel wisdom and biblical counsel to families. Based on CCEF's model of hope and help, each story focuses on an animal family's real-life issues, encouraging young readers toward a growing relationship with Jesus during challenging circumstances. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA special section at the end of the book\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eguides parents in having meaningful conversations \u003c\/strong\u003ewith their kids about empathy and considering others, based on biblical truth. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChildren \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eages four to seven will be captivated by Joe Hox's colorful, fun illustrations \u003c\/strong\u003ethat bring the animal world to life.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTeaches children \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eand parents how to apply God's Word to the everyday problem \u003c\/strong\u003eof not considering others.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"J. Alasdair Grove","offers":[{"title":"Book","offer_id":49952766361829,"sku":"9781645073833","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"eBook","offer_id":49952766394597,"sku":"9781645073840","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0807\/5617\/9173\/files\/Tomas-Looks-Up-and-Out-Frontcover__34474.1753471460.1280.1280.jpg?v=1783364471"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0807\/5617\/9173\/collections\/J._Alasdair_Groves.jpg?v=1777567492","url":"https:\/\/newgrowthpress.com\/collections\/j-alasdair-groves.oembed","provider":"New Growth Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}