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When Sarah Berger’s nineteen-year-old son went to heaven in an inexplicable single-car accident, Sarah found herself plunged into soul-searing grief—the kind that can ruin marriages and destroy faith. But that is not her story. With an unrelenting grip on the Lord’s hand, Sarah clung to the promise that God is close to the brokenhearted. Now, for the many others who grieve losing loved ones to accidents, illnesses, and even suicide, Sarah points them to the God of all comfort. This book opens listeners’ hearts and minds to embrace God’s promises in the midst of grief.

Forgiveness... Learn how to forgive and let go. Sometimes life doesn't seem to make sense or "add up". We have life circumstances that make us question whether we can truly have a full life. Divorce. Death. Sickness. Financial losses. And life doesn't seem fair. Whatever your circumstances, we believe every listener can benefit from what we share in these words, whether you've endured varying levels of pain or struggle in your own life or you know someone who has.

Does your eating disorder feel impossible to defeat? Maybe you're exhausted by the struggle. Or afraid to fail. Maybe you can't imagine a future without your eating disorder. Has it created a wall between you and God? Shame. Lack of trust. Fear of disappointment. Feeling unworthy. Battling an eating disorder not only takes a toll on you physically and mentally, it also affects your spiritual life. As a Christian and bulimia survivor, Jayme Muller remembers, all too well, feeling both hopeless and distant from God during her own struggle. In this devotional, she offers daily encouragement to...

After twenty years of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, a global pandemic, protests against racial violence, and frequent shootings, more Americans than ever are living with the effects of trauma. The good news is that Jesus was born and died in a traumatized world, and his story speaks forever to wounded people worldwide. Army veteran and Episcopal priest David Peters explores Jesus' life story through the post-traumatic lens with which the Gospel writers first wrote it.

Healing the Wounds of Trauma: How the Church Can Help offers a practical approach to engaging the Bible and mental health principles to find God’s healing for wounds of the heart. The approach has been field-tested since 2001 with leaders from Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, and independent churches. This is the core e-book of the Bible-based trauma healing ministry of the Trauma Healing Institute. It is to be used by adult participants in a healing group or training session, led by certified trauma healing facilitators who are using the accompanying Facilitator Guide for Healing Groups. ...

In Hope When You’re Hurting, Drs. Larry Crabb and Dan Allender consider four key questions hurting people ask: What’s wrong? Who can help? What will the helper do? And, What can I hope for? In answering these questions, Crabb and Allender shed light on the strengths and weaknesses of...

If you want to overcome life-controlling issues, then this brand-new book by Deb Runge reveals how every person can understand how to be redeemed. This book is written out of the obedience to the one who saved her life, her Lord and Savior Jesus.

Grief can be so debilitating that it blinds you to God's presence. Many who grieve struggle to face the sudden loss, much less embrace it and rest in it. In this remarkably honest book, Sharon Betters tells us the story of her teenage son's sudden death in a car accident. Excerpts from Sharon's journal express her raw grief, anger, and hunger to understand how God can be good and loving and still take away her youngest child. Sharon Betters draws listeners to a passage from Isaiah that carries God's promise to provide treasures for his people in the very midst of darkness and trouble.

As you mourn the loss of a loved one, this collection of intimate personal reflections, Scripture, and heartfelt prayers from a fellow griever offers comfort and hope in the days, months, and beyond as you navigate life after loss. The funeral comes and goes, and you're forced to deal with the...

[Un]Intentional shows how our obsession with screens often takes us - unintentionally - to places we regret. It reveals the way many apps, games, and videos are designed to entice us to make decisions and form harmful habits that profit the creators at our expense.

We all have questions about death. Despite the strong assurance the Bible gives us about life beyond the grave, Christians are often troubled by other questions. What will happen on the day of judgment? Will we have bodies in heaven? Will there be rewards? This short, simple book is designed to help Christians understand what God has said about these questions in the scripture. Suitable for all Christians - especially those with questions about death.

This is the hardest book I have ever written. It was emotionally exhausting. I think I will call this work a recording of my testimony—a collection of memories I have managed to piece together despite my years and years of trying to forget them. For many years, I was ashamed of the cracks in my pot. But now, I recognize that the light shines beautifully through all the cracks in my pot and casts a beautiful, unique shadow upon everything as I walk through life. I now am Unashamedly Flawed.

In this book, Rebecca Davis exposes the systematic Scripture-twisting that enables predators and cripples believers. With meticulous biblical scholarship and unflinching clarity, she examines the doctrines that protect the wicked while condemning the righteous.

SOMETIMES PEOPLE ARE LIKE WET WOOD. THE MORE YOU TRY TO LIGHT A FIRE UNDER THEM, THE MORE SMOKE YOU GET IN YOUR EYES. Even the most skillful coach, counselor, parent, teacher, or pastor knows the sting of pushback. It burns like smoke in our eyes when someone shuts down or lashes out at our best efforts to help them. We are up against the number one barrier to growth: People don’t grow when they think someone is trying to change them.Thankfully, there is a way around this obstacle—discovering and working with each person’s God-given design instead of against it. And it doesn’t take ...

Alex Hennis has a passion for God. His story is a powerful one of redemption and restoration. You will be fascinated and blessed by this young man's story—I know I was. Ruth Graham, Author of "Forgiving Father, Forgiving Myself, An Invitation to the Miracle of Forgiveness" Having known Alex for more than a dozen years, I can verify the amazing work God has done in Alex’s life. After earning his Doctor of Ministry degree while at Angola, Alex is now serving as a faculty member at Global University, and the influence of Alex’s ministry has spread to the nations. A wonderful story of ...

A ROAD MAP TO FINDING THE JOY YOU’VE LOST The longing for joy is one of the deepest yearnings of the human heart. After times of trial—including the pandemic, economic turmoil, wars and rumors of war, and grief— our desire rises to the surface demanding relief. We’ve had to rally. Yet at...

What do you do when it feels like God isn’t there―when the state of the world, our own suffering, or the struggles of those we know suggest that God is absent? When you’ve experienced soul-crushing silence from heaven, despite your fervent supplications? Looking at Habakkuk, Job, David, and Jesus, as well as reflecting on his own experience of deep suffering, Adam Mabry examines the art of lament―how to cry out to God in desperation from a place of faith and hope. At the end, there are practical suggestions for what you can do to keep faith even in times of darkness and doubt.

Let’s face it. The trauma of life can crush our souls. Some pain feels like it won’t ever go away. But no matter how devastating it might feel, our pain is never greater than God’s ability to sustain us. Frank Friedmann confronts the issue of pain honestly, without hollow clichés and pat answers that help no one. He writes so that hurting people can find God in a way they never knew him...so they can get through what they can’t get over.. Are you hurting? Finding God in the Gray was written with you in mind.

In this unique look at a one-year journey through counseling told from both sides of the couch, Sandi Brown―the founder of St. Louis’s largest Christian radio ministry, JOY FM―and her counselor, Dr. Michelle Caulk, walk through Sandi’s therapy journey, answering the question, “What do I do when I know God loves me, but I don’t like myself?” Healing Out Loud captures many of the insecurities the modern woman faces in her walk with Christ. Brown and Caulk’s combined voice creates an accessible path for listeners to face their vulnerabilities with biblical insight.

Infertility is the profoundly wounding experience of many couples, often leading to feelings of despair and shame as they grapple with shattered dreams and unanswered questions. But God does not leave them alone in their pain. The Creator and Redeemer of life has not forsaken the infertile, but has called and equipped them to participate in his church, kingdom, and mission.