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How does God speak in ways we notice? In my own life, occasionally I have heard thunderclaps and infrequently felt two-by-fours to make me listen, but these have been few and far between. Most of the time God speaks to me in Whispers with the truth of life, Whispers that have required me to lean in and listen. A second daily devotional for healthcare professionals and their patients. As a busy oncologist, Dr. Al Weir has lived a long and complex life, filled with family, friends, patients, missions and a lost culture around him. In all these facets of life, God's Word is vital for truth and direction, but life is so busy and its wind is so loud that His voice is often hard to discern. Sometimes we can be still and know that He is God. Each day we should be seeking truth in His Word, but we spend most of our days in busyness and loudness. It is into that active, energetic life of noise that God wants to speak, and we need to hear. Our lives are a voyage that began in God's plan long before we were born, and He hands us the rudder to choose the direction we will travel. If we watch closely and listen hard, His whisper will become amazingly clear, even when the winds are whipping around us, and we can continue to sail in His direction.

What is depression really? A psychological disorder? An emotional problem? A spiritual weakness? A medical condition? People struggling with depression are often given simplistic answers, which can lead to fear of seeking help, and even a sense that they have personally failed in some way. With compassion developed from their personal and clinical experience as psychiatrists, the authors tackle the complexities of depression from a multi-disciplinary approach. In this thoughtful and practical guide, they weave together Scripture with science, theology with cutting edge scientific research, and the stories of many Christians who have suffered, to help those with depression to find healing. For Christians, hope for depression lies in a deep understanding of both what it means to inhabit broken bodies in a fallen world, and the hope we have in the gospel. By fully grasping the implications of both for our bodies, minds, and souls, can we learn what it means to walk by faith even through the dark valley of depression.

You will be asked to make substantial and sometimes personal choices regarding marijuana in your home, neighborhood, workplace, school and even at the voting booth. However, myths and misinformation about marijuana have blossomed and flourished, creating a Grand Canyon-like chasm between the public's perception and scientific reality.In this cultural moment, a dispassionate, objective and scientific view is desperately needed. Dr. James Avery has written a comprehensive and approachable book to help you separate fact from emotion, certitude from myth and truth from spin.This indispensable book will take you on a riveting journey as you exam­ine marijuana through the disciplines of history, botany, science, public policy, business, faith and medicine. These disciplines prove to be in­valuable and entertaining guides as you explore holistically the complex issues facing us concerning marijuana.Whether you are a physician, pastor, parent, politician, policymaker or student, Dr. Avery delivers the evidence-based, research-oriented, unbi­ased information you want and need. Plus, he unpacks it in a way that is accessible, understandable and user-friendly.

Has the joy gone out of your practice of medicine or dentistry? Has your calling become just a job? Ever wonder if your practice is making an eternal difference? Do the pieces of your life still fit together? Are you neglecting important areas of your life? Are you a workaholic or perhaps already burned out? Practice By the Book is just what the doctor ordered! In addition to their own contributions, Drs. Weir and Rudd have drawn on scores of years of experience by compiling content from more than a dozen Christian colleagues into a compendium that teaches doctors how to live a life guided by biblical principles. It covers the waterfront of life; from professional to personal--from character to money--from caring for the poor to caring for their families. This book is suitable for both individual and group study.

We are a decision-making people. And many of us are Christian decision-making people. We who have chosen that path of truth in Christ do not lose the freedom to decide which way we will turn or which direction we will walk. At the same time, we are committed to the One who is willing to show us the way.How do we make our personal choices while we are seeking to follow the Christ who walks before us? How do we get it right when we choose our mate, choose our job and choose between business opportunities, relationship possibilities, ministry options or medical therapies? How does a follower of Christ go about making decisions that are pleasing to God?Looking back over a life of guiding other Christians through countless decisions, and struggling with his own, join Dr. Al Weir as he takes you down twelve steps on the pathway to God's will. Each step has value in itself. Some steps are absolutely essential. Together they will land you on God's path, guaranteed by God's Word, whatever the decision before you.

What is it like to leave behind a thriving dental practice and a comfortable life in America to go where God has called you? In Speaking the Tooth in Love, Dr. Adam Algam describes the joys, excitement, and trials of missional life in the Middle East, a place where all his ideas and expectations about Muslims and Christian ministry are challenged.Seeing things through Eastern eyes greatly enriches his understanding of scripture passages that originated in this ancient context. He comes to recognize the shortcomings of his own culture as he watches God move mightily in this area of the world where there is great spiritual need.Join Dr. Algam as he highlights both the extreme satisfaction and the real-life challenges that come with a life devoted to obedience to God through missions.

The year is 1980. Leonard Grey, now in his sixth year at a prestigious Southern college, works various jobs to pay for the remaining class hours he needs to graduate. Hired by the athletic department to tutor a superb Black basketball recruit, Lenny becomes ensnared in conflicting conspiracies--one to use the player's skills for personal and institutional enrichment, the other to preserve the school's predominantly white athletic teams and tradition of academic excellence.Discredited by the college, Lenny is hired as a full-time security guard, which entangles him in the details of a local girl's mysterious disappearance and the murkiness of local politics. This time, however, the young man has a chance to heal the wounds of his own past.--Christopher Brookhouse