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There Is Hope for Anxiety and DepressionThe Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. (Psalm 34:18, NIV)In Walking on Water, well-known author and pastor Tommy Nelson describes his real encounter with severe anxiety and depression. He and counselor Steve Leavitt write from personal experience to offer encouragement, perspective, counsel, and ultimate hope.The book's biblical approach to healing focuses on integrating the mind, body, and spirit. It also explores topics such aswhat causes anxiety, depression, and obsessiveness what is actually happening in your body the problem with perfectionism how biblical thinking is crucial to recovery when you should consider medication and more! If you or your loved ones are struggling, this book will help you find true healing. Walking on Water will take you through a grace-filled journey with the Lord, who is an ever-present source of love, joy, and strength.

Can we prove the existence of God, or are we left to grapple in the dark and take blind leaps of faith about what we believe? Everyone asks these questions, and maybe you think you have the answers. But can you defend your beliefs when peers and professors are challenging your worldview? Dr. Stephen Meyer helps you examine the evidence and provides the tools needed to defend your faith and make it your own. This 64-page full-color discussion guide is designed to be used with the TrueU: Does God Exist? DVD kit (978-1-58997-339-8). Sold separately, this book is filled with discussion questions designed to dig deeper into the ten 30-minute lessons featured on the DVDs. As you examine and discuss the evidence, you will be better equipped to defend your faith in an increasingly hostile culture. This book is also available in a 10-pack (978-1-58997-116-5).

Need a road map to a brighter future?We live in chaotic times. Unrest at home. Conflict overseas. A worldwide pandemic. Jobs lost. New kinds of jobs being created. Much fear, uncertainty, and doubt. Perhaps you, like many, have been reevaluating what's most important and rethinking your goals and priorities.The future is cloudy. And if your past includes emotional baggage, your vision of how to move forward may be even murkier.Where Do I Go from Here? to the rescue! In this insightful yet highly practical book, Dr. John Trent and Kari Trent Stageberg provide a step-by-step guide for taking control of your past, making plans for a brighter future, and putting those plans into action--starting now.Begin this book with your questions and anxieties. Finish it with a clear, fulfilling road map to a more positive tomorrow!

What does it take to be a game-changing grandma?If you're a grandma, you have the potential to be a real game-changer in your grandchildren's lives, but that won't happen accidentally.Authors Chrys Howard and Shellie Rushing Tomlinson know this from experience--they're seasoned grandmas with a combined total of twenty grandchildren. With their signature Southern humor and honest, insightful family stories, they challenge all grandmas (including themselves) to mentor their "grands" in a godly way.Stepping into such an important role can bring doubts and worries, but Shellie and Chyrs's encouragement and ideas will empower grandmas to pass on an "inheritance" of positive values, attitudes, and character traits to your "children's children," as Proverbs 13:22 reminds us to do. Being a game-changer means recognizing some basic truths about family life, that "listening is the secret to being heard" and "little ones understand more than we think." It also means knowing how to deal wisely with possible problems: Divorce and blended familiesBoundaries between grandmas and parentsMaking life revolve around grandkidsFilled with inspirational quotes, Scriptures, and actions steps, Rocking It Grand will help you rock your grandma years with purpose. And did we mention that the book includes twenty family cookie recipes? Because some days just call for a good cookie from Grandma!

"Instead of being left in ashes, I felt an all-consuming love envelop me--a love I knew I did not earn or deserve."Everything changed for Elizabeth Stevens on a late-summer hike in the mountains of Colorado. An officer in the Air Force, a psychiatrist, and an outdoor enthusiast, she became a shell of the confident person she once was when she stumbled headfirst into a boulder and suffered a traumatic brain injury. That injury was only the beginning of a year that included a sexual assault and even more trauma.As she embarked on her journey toward healing and hope, she knew she wanted to help others who had experienced similar trauma. Unshackled aims to restore hope to those who suffer. With her heart for wounded veterans and first responders and her clinical expertise in treating trauma, Elizabeth Stevens demonstrates that traumatic experiences can either be used as catalysts for growth, empathy, and a closer relationship with God or as fuel on the path to shame, avoidance, and isolation. Unshackled helps readers move beyond the barriers to their recovery and onto the path of emotional, physical, and spiritual healing.

"I want money in my pockets!"From an early age, children quickly recognize that money is something pretty special. We give it to other people, and in return we receive groceries or clothing or new toys. What an amazing thing to have!But what are our kids really learning about money? If parents are not intentional about teaching their kids wise, God-honoring practices, the consumer culture that surrounds us will be more than happy to instill its own values in them.Trusted is a guide to help you teach your kids how to manage money well. Matt Bell shows you how to make use of natural teaching moments within the rhythms of everyday life to instill in your children essential biblical financial perspectives and practices, equipping them for a lifetime of effective, joyful, God-honoring money management.

In Kingdom Stewardship, Dr. Tony Evans inspires you to broaden your perspective of Christian stewardship. In this encouraging and challenging book, you will learn that stewardship includes how you manage all that God has given you -- your time, your talents, and your treasures -- to advance God's kingdom and bring Him glory. While many stewardship books focus on managing financial resources, Tony Evans says that your finances are one small part of a much bigger calling. He teaches that God owns all things, and you are the manager of His assets. When you bring your entire life into alignment under God, you will be blessed with purpose and the abundant life that comes from living by God's eternal principles.

"Provides provide both single and married parents with a resource tool to maximize those family devotional times, such as the dinner hour or bedtime. The family virtues--based devotional provides 52 separate topics, one for each week of the year, and five devotionals within each topic that will guide devotional times Monday through Friday"--Amazon.com.

The second in a series of four "90 Devotions" books from the writers of Adventures in Odyssey, these devotionals provide a fun way to teach children about God's Word and make the truths of the Bible accessible at a young age.Based on the book of Matthew, the 90 devotions in this volume will help start children on a path toward regular time alone with God, as well as provide a sound biblical resource for parents to use as they interact with their kids and spend time together as a family, reading and learning scripture-based truths.

"What if a passage to a mysterious world opened up and beckoned you to play an important part in its unfolding adventures? That's what happens to four kids from our world who find themselves caught up in the history changing events of another time and place. Yet there is something familiar about the people they encounter and their faith in the remarkable Unseen one"-- P. [4] of cover.

In today's complex world, parenting is a tough job. Beyond the difficulties of the changing world we live in, there are also the daily frictions of imperfect people sharing a home together. However, Daniel P. Huerta, Focus on the Family's Vice President of Parenting, offers hope and help for you to become an effective parent.Based on exhaustive research, Huerta presents a collection of seven powerful character traits designed to help parents grow and thrive as they take on the task of raising children. Parents will be encouraged to navigate family life with grace and love so their children ultimately see God's transformative power, love, and influence.

Gist offers a fresh look at parenting that's effective, efficient, and enjoyable. The focus is on instilling "life readiness" in age-appropriate ways at any stage of child-rearing. Parents who read this book will understand why their previous parenting efforts may have been frustrating and futile, and they'll learn how to prepare "life-ready" kids with less drama and more joy. This is the latest edition with updated content."Gist is a potent dose of advice from a pediatrician and a child psychologist, both of whom have witnessed the unfortunate results that come when parents try to protect, prevent, and control at every turn instead of preparing their kids for life. Combining the expertise of their respective professions with very practical tips, this is a how-to manual for any parent who wants to prepare their kids to thrive as adults." -Julie Lythcott-Haims, former dean of students, Stanford UniversityGist is a powerful book that reviews and examines what the journey to adulthood entails, along with a clear look at those parenting efforts that over the years have been proven not to work. The book looks at many aspects of life that wouldn't typically be associated with parenting. Its focus on life readiness offers parents a new lens through which to see their parenting interactions and translates to an approach that eliminates many of the power struggles and ineffective patterns that can rob families of much of their joy.