Personal Growth
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Grief: Finding Hope Again
$25.54Retail: $31.92No matter what the circumstances, death shakes us to the core. It seems so wrong, and it is! We long for comfort, but we don't know where to look. Can God really help when we are overwhelmed with grief? With compassion and biblical wisdom, Paul David...$25.54Retail: $31.92 -
Overcoming Anxiety: Relief for Worried People
$25.54Retail: $31.92You know the feeling your mind keeps spinning around and around with the same worries, problems, and fears. You feel like you can't breathe. Some days your anxiety is so overwhelming that it's hard for you to believe that anyone, even God, could help...$25.54Retail: $31.92 -
Forgiving Others: Joining Wisdom and Love
$25.54Retail: $31.92Forgiving someone who has hurt you is one of the most difficult tasks anyone ever faces. In fact, it is so hard that most people avoid it at all costs. But when we don't forgive, we pay the price of bitterness that affects all of our relationships. Is...$25.54Retail: $31.92 -
Controlling Anger: Responding Constructively When Life Goes Wrong
$25.54Retail: $31.92What makes you angry? Sometimes it's small things: traffic jams, a waiter's mistake, or a friend's inattention. And sometimes it's big things: betrayal, injustice, meanness, violence, oppression, selfishness, and lying. How do you deal with your anger?...$25.54Retail: $31.92 -
How to Love Difficult People: Receiving and Sharing God's Mercy
$25.54Retail: $31.92Prickly, defensive, nasty, volatile, withdrawn, miserable...aren't there days when you feel surrounded by difficult people? How do you cope? You can try avoiding them, gossiping about them, or giving them a piece of your mind. But wait! Don't your...$25.54Retail: $31.92 -
Conflict: A Redemptive Opportunity
$25.54Retail: $31.92Everyone has their own style of dealing with conflict. Some people try to win at all costs and will do or say anything to get their own way. Others hate conflict and will do or say anything to avoid or end it. Sadly, neither fighting nor avoidance leads...$25.54Retail: $31.92 -
Obsessed with Your Phone: Disconnecting to Connect
$25.54Retail: $31.92Do you own your smartphone, or does it own you? How quickly do you pick it up in the morning? Do you check it multiple times an hour to make sure you know what's going on in the world? Do you find yourself turning to it first when you're sad, angry, or...$25.54Retail: $31.92 -
Accepting God's Forgiveness: Believing in God's Love for You
$25.54Retail: $31.92Do past failures still trouble you? Perhaps regret over a mistake, the betrayal of someone close to you, an undone task, an angry outburst has left you feeling uneasy. You wonder if God really does forgive you. Sometimes he seems like a dark cloud...$25.54Retail: $31.92 -
Faith and Doubt: When Belief is Hard
$25.54Retail: $31.92You made a commitment to Jesus (or maybe you didn't), but now you are questioning everything. Is there a God? Are you really forgiven and accepted for Jesus's sake? It sounds too good to be true. And if the Bible really is true and Jesus really did rise...$25.54Retail: $31.92 -
Healing Broken Relationships: What to Do When You've Been Hurt
$25.54Retail: $31.92Arguments. Betrayal. Inattention. Some of the reasons that relationships shatter. Anger. Confusion. Hurt. Frustration. Some of what we feel when a relationship falls apart. We all have experienced how hard relationships can be in this broken world...$25.54Retail: $31.92 -
When Bad Things Happen: Thoughtful Answers to Hard Questions
$25.54Retail: $31.92Is a personal God really involved in our suffering? And if he is, what in the world is he up to? Why would a good God allow suffering in his world? William P. Smith addresses these and other hard questions by reflecting on what the Bible teaches about...$25.54Retail: $31.92 -
Burned Out? Trusting God with Your To-Do List
$25.54Retail: $31.92Often, in our busy world, our lives feel like one long to-do list. It's easy to get so busy that we don't even notice how exhausted and anxious we are. Do you find yourself saying yes to activities you don't have time for? Have you ever said, "If I...$25.54Retail: $31.92 -
Freedom from Resentment: Stopping Hurts from Turning Bitter
$25.54Retail: $31.92Everyone experiences hurt in relationships, but most of the time we are able to forgive and forget. But sometimes we experience a major hurt that lingers in our minds and leads to bitterness. We feel trapped by the resulting hostility, ongoing broken...$25.54Retail: $31.92 -
Redeeming Your Painful Past: Present Grace, Future Hope
$25.54Retail: $31.92Do you ever feel like your past is haunting you? Maybe it's a mistake you made that can't be made right or something that was done to you that can never be undone. You see the effects of it in your daily life, but struggle to know how to move forward...$25.54Retail: $31.92 -
Caring for an Aging Parent: Honoring as You Serve
$25.54Retail: $31.92Caring for aging parents is complex and challenging even under the best of circumstances. How do we help them and remain sane when distance, dementia, depression, disaster, divorce, disintegrated relationships, deteriorating health, and discouragement...$25.54Retail: $31.92 -
Temptation: Fighting the Urge
$25.54Retail: $31.92How many times have you tried to change a behavior only to find yourself doing the same thing again? Do these phrases sound familiar? "There I go again!" "I've had this struggle for years, and I just can't seem to win." "I do okay for awhile, but then I...$25.54Retail: $31.92 -
Grieving with Hope: Walking with Jesus in Heartbreak
$25.54Retail: $31.92Are you facing a great loss? Perhaps a loved one or close friend has died. Great love brings great sorrow, and healthy sorrow recognizes the immensity of loss. But when death and loss come close, the temptation toward despair and hopelessness is often...$25.54Retail: $31.92 -
Help for the Caregiver: Facing the Challenges with Understanding and Strength
$25.54Retail: $31.92You spend your days (and maybe nights) helping someone else. If you are a caregiver for someone who is chronically ill, you have already discovered there is a need to be more compassionate, thoughtful, and sacrificial than you ever anticipated. But, to...$25.54Retail: $31.92 -
A New Normal: Learning to Thrive in Suffering
$25.54Retail: $31.92A loved one has walked out on you. A car crash has left you disabled and in constant pain. You or a family member just received a serious medical diagnosis. Even worse, perhaps you've just returned from a funeral. How do you begin to piece your life...$25.54Retail: $31.92 -
Family Feuds: How to Respond
$25.54Retail: $31.92Do you dread family get-togethers and try to avoid your extended family whenever you can? When you see your family, do you sometimes regret the way you talk and act? Why is it so hard to get along with the people we grew up with? Childhood hurts,...$25.54Retail: $31.92
Christian Books for Personal Growth - Self-Help Books
New Growth Press offers a wide range of Christian minibooks for men and women that address common struggles of everyday life through the lens of Scripture. Each booklet is concise enough to read in under an hour, yet rich with biblical wisdom and practical guidance for real-life challenges.
Rooted in a gospel-centered approach to change, these resources combine careful biblical teaching with insights drawn from counseling and everyday experience. They are designed to help readers grow in faith, respond wisely to life's difficulties, and experience lasting heart change. Whether facing discouragement, anxiety, conflict, or uncertainty, these minibooks offer hope, direction, and encouragement grounded in God's Word. Each title aims not only to inform but to equip readers to apply truth in meaningful, practical ways.
Some of the topics covered by these resources include:
Christian Living Books
A broad collection focused on discipleship, spiritual growth, and everyday faith. These Christian living books help readers apply biblical truth to daily life and grow in their relationship with Christ.
Christian Books on Anxiety
A focused selection addressing fear, worry, and inner struggles. These Christian books on anxiety offer biblical encouragement and practical help for those seeking peace in the midst of anxiety.
Christian Books About Grief
These Christian books on grief explore sorrow, loss, and suffering with compassion and biblical hope, helping readers find comfort and confidence in God during difficult seasons.
Christian Books on Shame and Guilt
A collection addressing the realities of guilt, shame, and forgiveness. These books on shame and guilt point readers to the freedom and grace found in Christ.
Here are some recommended titles available from New Growth Press:
- Grief: Grief: Finding Hope Again by Paul David Tripp & CCEF Minibook
- Anger: Controlling Anger: Responding Constructively When Life Goes Wrong by David Powlison
- Anxiety: Overcoming Anxiety: Relief for Worried People by David Powlison & CCEF Minibook
- Forgiveness: Forgiving Others: Joining Wisdom and Love by Timothy S. Lane & CCEF Minibook
- Difficult Relations: How to Love Difficult People: Receiving and Sharing God's Mercy by William P. Smith
- Christian Booklets (Minibooks): Our short, accessible Christian booklets cover a wide range of topics in a concise format. They are ideal for personal study, counseling, small groups, or giving to someone in need of encouragement.