Courageous Living
A DYNAMIC, LIFE-CHANGING RESOURCE DESIGNED TO HELP THOSE CHALLENGED BY LIFE’S TOUGHEST ISSUES
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Career Directions: Understanding What Shapes Your Future
Leslie Parrott / Career Directions is for anyone—young or old—who wonders about the future and desires to find work that is both meaningful and profitable. Uncovering your gifts and applying them in your career is one of life’s most important tasks. Dr. Parrott provides practical insights in lear...
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Cents and Sensibility: Managing Money in Marriage
Scott and Bethany Palmer / Money is a major source of conflict in marriages today. Scott and Bethany Palmer are a dynamic couple who describe the different money personalities and how to manage personality differences in marriage. Both entertaining and educational, the Palmers give practical ti...
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Caught in the Middle for Children Dealing with the Pain of Separation or Divorce
Tom Whiteman / The divorce is over—the couple has moved on—but what about the kids? When parents get divorced, children suffer pain and confusion. Caught in the Middle features commonly asked questions and concerns from children while offering parents practical guidelines to help children cope. ...
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Codependency
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Alive: Always Living in the View of Eternity
Ken Nichols / Biblical hope is not “wishful thinking” or an emotional feeling. Many times, painful circumstances cannot be changed and biblical hope is surgically packaged in the life-changing power of an eternal perspective. God’s Word influences perspective, perspective influences response, and ...
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Anger Management: Harnessing the Most Powerful God-Given Emotion
Gary Oliver / Anger is a God-given and powerful emotion. However, when not properly understood and dealt with, anger can be an incredibly destructive and dangerous force. Learn how to define anger, understand its causes, and study effective anger management techniques.
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Anxiety, Panic Attacks and Social Phobia
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Cancer: Seven Things You Need to Know to Help
Georgia Shaffer / “It’s cancer” – the two words that can create fear, anxiousness, and uncertainty for almost anyone. Cancer survivor, Georgia Shaffer, speaks to those who have a friend or loved one who is facing this dreaded disease. Offering both practical and biblical insights, Georgia shares...
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Broken Trust for Survivors of Sexual Abuse
Dan Allender / Have you, or someone you love, suffered the trauma of sexual abuse? If so, they will have to deal with the shame, pain, fear, anger, and hopelessness that often arise from this type of abuse. Examine questions such as, “What is sexual abuse?” and “How can I deal with the abuse I h...
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Blended Families
David Stoop / Blended families are now common in society, and as a result, the Church as well. Helping step-parents, step-children, new in-laws, and two different family systems mesh together and become one harmonious family is a challenge for most families.
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Breaking the Bonds of Sexual Addiction
Mark Laaser / In a congregation of 500, there will be at
least 50 people trapped in some form of sexual addiction. The staggering effects of this behavior tear at many individuals, families, and significant others. While breaking free from the pattern of false intimacy isn’t easy, with God’s hel... -
Battling Bi-Polar Disorder
Michael Lyles / Bi-Polar Disorder used to be called manic depression. This puzzling and debilitating condition is characterized by dramatic mood swings between depression and hyperactive states known as “mania.” In all its various forms, it affects millions worldwide. Left untreated, Bi-Polar Dis...
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Autism Spectrum Disorders
Eric Scalise / Autism, which now affects 1 out of 88 children, is a label feared by parents, a challenge for educators, the subject of movies and books, often misunderstood, and sometimes caught up in the swirl of emotional controversy. Understand the risk factors, signs and symptoms, treatment c...
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Coping with Depression: Message of Hope for Those Held Captive by Depression
Chris Thurman / Do the problems of life seem too difficult to bear? Are you facing pain that you feel unable to handle? Depression strikes us all at times, for various reasons and to varying degrees. Dr. Thurman helps those who are weighed down by depression get back up and move forward toward re...
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Creating a Win-Win Marriage: Communication, Conflicts and Decisions
Eric Scalise / Great marriages are built only when each spouse is willing to give 100% in order to create a win-win relationship. Learn how to incorporate proven strategies that help foster the right environment for balanced communication, decision making, and problem resolution. Biblical princip...
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Compassion Fatigue: Caring for the Crisis Caregiver
Kevin Ellers and Jennifer Cisney Ellers / The secondary traumatic stress that can accompany compassionate caregiving can lead to vicarious traumatization and burnout if not treated. It is critical that those providing care to the traumatized have an adequate support system in place where they ca...
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The Second Half of Marriage
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Fostering Resiliency in the Face of Traumatic Stress
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Escaping the Guild Trap: Freeing Yourself from Shame and Guilt
Les Parrott / Coping with guilt or dealing with the shame of an unpleasant past can cause turmoil in the lives of many and can lead to problems such as depression and broken relationships. Dr. Parrott delivers a powerful and liberating message to help individuals find release from unhealthy guilt...
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Family Trauma: Picking Up the Pieces in the First 48 Hours
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Finding Truth: Dispelling the Lies that Can Destroy Your Life
Chris Thurman / Sometimes false beliefs can permeate our lives. These false beliefs have the potential to harm marriages, destroy self-confidence,
and damage our spiritual walk. Dr. Thurman offers practical tips to help individuals recognize and dispell false beliefs in order to achieve balance ... -
Facing ADHD: Assessment and Treatment of the ADHD Child
Grant Martin / Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) have unique difficulties relating to family members, school leaders,
peers, and friends. Dr. Martin, recognized as a leading expert on ADHD, provides a wealth of information in assessing and treating this disorder. Lear... -
Forgiveness: Letting Go of the Past and Pain
David Stoop / Everyone has experienced deep pain at the hand of another. Forgiving that person for the wrongs done against us can be a difficult journey. Many get stuck in the process and harbor anger, resentment, even bitterness for years. If they hold on to unforgiveness, they end up destroyin...
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Divorce Recovery: Starting Over Again
Tom Whiteman / Dr. Whiteman helps those whose lives have been shattered by the hurt and betrayal of divorce, shows them how to pick up the pieces of life, and offers strategies to cope with the changes and transitions they face. Divorce Recovery answers the most commonly asked questions. This hea...