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Is someone you love struggling in the grip of opioid addiction? Is the person you once knew now obscured by a fog of half-truths, unfamiliar behaviors, and outright lies? As the opioid crisis in the United States intensifies, thousands upon thousands of...

Something Scary Happened helps children process their feelings after experiencing a trauma and provides comfort through the story of a little lamb named Miles. Miles is a happy little lamb until something bad happens. All of a sudden, Miles feels like...

Gwen Tells Tales helps young readers see how God always accepts us when we confess and repent—and he gives us the humility to speak the truth when it’s hard.Gwen Raccoon is embarrassed when she gets a failing grade on a math test. But...

You did it again. You drank. You got high. You slept with him/her. You surfed the Internet. What gift could you possibly find in so much failure? But when your helplessness drives you to turn to God and admit your need, you will experience the greatest...

Counselor Eliza Huie unpacks three common causes of stress—fear, control, and temptation—and gives direction on specific ways to respond to and manage the pressure and anxiety associated with stress. The pressures and demands of life can...

Good and Angry, a groundbreaking book from David Powlison, shows readers how anger is more than a problem to solve. Anger is our complex human response to what we perceive as wrong in a complex world, thus we must learn how to fruitfully and honestly...

With the help of Gus Loses His Grip, children will discover how to turn to Jesus for help when they are tempted and want something too much.Gus, a raccoon who loves all things sweet, learns what happens when you want something too much. After eating all...

Buster’s Ears Trip Him Up teaches children how to turn to the gospel which comforts and sustains us through failure—and turns our focus away from ourselves and toward others. Buster was sure he was the fastest bunny in the meadow. But during...

Foreword by Paul David Tripp Because children are vulnerable, they need to be protected. After more than two decades as a family counselor, Julie Lowe has seen how important it is to help parents and caregivers think wisely and biblically about the...

*Note: To access PDF versions of the activity pages from this book, please click on this link.Knowing how to approach children and teens in counseling can be a challenge. Learning to enter into their world and draw them out can sometimes feel impossible...

Henry Says Good-Bye helps children learn how grief and sadness are our natural response to losing something or someone important to us. Henry the hedgehog loves his pet ladybug. She keeps him company and entertains him, his family, and his friends with...

"What do you do for a living?" Whether you have a great answer to that question ("I have an important job!") or a not-so-great answer ("I'm unemployed!"), the problem of defining ourselves by what we do instead of who we know, means that our self-worth...

In Halle Takes a Stand, children will learn alongside Halle Hedgehog how Jesus gives us the courage to take a stand against meanness.Halle Hedgehog has a group of school friends she sits with at lunch and plays with at recess. One day, the whole group...

Tomas Looks Up and Out helps children learn how God considers us and wants us to look to him for help so that we consider others too. Tomas Turtle starts his day thinking more about himself than others. Not only is he annoyed that his sister Tori's...

What makes counseling biblical? What does the biblical counseling process entail? What is the focus of each stage of the process? Lauren Whitman, an experienced CCEF counselor, addresses these questions and more in A Biblical Counseling Process, sharing...

Someone you care about has been impacted by schizophrenia. Maybe you are just coming to terms with the diagnosis and wonder what it means for your loved one, for you, and for your family. What is the way forward? How do you live with hope and compassion...

In Marriage Matters by Winston T. Smith, readers find a hopeful resource on the transcendent purposes of God at work in their marriages. This powerful, transformative book addresses the extraordinary way God works in the seemingly mundane moments in a...

Buster Tries to Bail helps children learn how to respond with faith and turn to Jesus when worries take hold in their hearts.Buster loves racing, but the more he thinks about the upcoming competition at the county fair for who will be the fastest animal...

Relationships: A Mess Worth Making will inspire you to embrace the challenges and joys of community, whether you’re navigating the ups and downs of marriage, friendships, or family dynamics. Every relationship has the potential to be...

In Caspian Crashes the Party, children will learn about responding with faith when jealousy takes hold in their hearts.Caspian’s brother, Jax, is having a birthday party, and Caspian is jealous of all the attention and presents Jax is getting. One...