Learn how to walk beside your teenager through mental health challenges—and find healing on the other side.When Your Teen Self-Injures: A Crisis Manual for Christian Parents is a guide designed to help moms and dads who have children struggling with self-injury or suicidal thoughts. Dr. Mark Mayfield is a veteran counselor who has helped many families find the light at the end of a dark tunnel with their hurting teens.In this extremely practical, s...

Loneliness has reached epidemic proportions. We have lost the art of connection and relationship, and it's killing us.Odds are good that you have a loved one or friend whose struggle with addiction, mental illness, suicidal thoughts, or self-injury stems from loneliness. Maybe it's you. Perhaps you're feeling depressed or anxious, struggling with compulsive behavior, or simply questioning whether you are truly seen, loved, and valued. The culprit could well be that...

A must-have for anyone fascinated by space travel, rocketry, NASA, SpaceX, and more!A new era in spaceflight, led by SpaceX and other commercial rocket companies, is generating the kind of worldwide interest in space travel that we haven’t seen since the space race of the 1960s. Kids are dreaming of becoming astronauts again. New feats, such as SpaceX’s remarkable ability to land booster rockets, under powered descent, back on land or sea has galvanized a new gener...

**Biblical and clinical guidance for understanding and responding to common issues· Quality mental health resource from a biblical worldview· Equips pastors, church leaders, and church members· Chapters dedicated to common manifestations of mental and emotional distress, including depression, anxiety, trauma, suicide, self-harm, addiction, personality disorders, grief, and more**Poor mental and emotional health are two of the great crises of our times, and yet...

Alabama’s Crimson Tide has been the most dominant college football team in America for the past decade, winning five national championships and five conference titles. The team, under coach Nick Saban, has won an astounding ninety percent of its games since 2008, and established a dynasty unparalleled in modern college football.As impressive as Saban and his teams have been, these are far from the only glory days in Alabama football history, and their great tradition is celebrated ...

It was fitting that Alabama and Clemson put on one of college’s football’s greatest ever championship games on a magical January night in Glendale, Arizona, with a dazzling display of athleticism, power and heart. When it was done, the Crimson Tide emerged with a jaw-dropping 45-40 victory and secured an almost unprecedented fourth national college football title in seven years. Only Notre Dame, which topped the Associated Press college football polls four times in seven seasons during the...

Loneliness has reached epidemic proportions. We have lost the art of connection and relationship, and it’s killing us.Odds are good that you have a loved one or friend whose struggle with addiction, mental illness, suicidal thoughts, or self-injury stems from loneliness. Maybe it’s you. Perhaps you’re feeling depressed or anxious, struggling with compulsive behavior, or simply questioning whether you are truly seen, loved, and valued. The culprit could well be that...

Poor mental and emotional health are two of the great crises of our times, and yet most pastors and ministry leaders are not adequately trained or equipped to understand and come alongside the hurting. As a result, our efforts to help those who are wrestling with mental or emotional health struggles are at best inadequate and at worst harmful.Combining the best of clinical research with a biblical worldview, The Mental Health Handbook for Ministry is a practical and access...

As God allows us to understand the mystery and marvel of brain science, we have the exciting opportunity to reexamine our assumptions about human behavior. Perhaps nowhere does this impact our lives more profoundly than when we think about raising children--especially teenagers. Where parents often see a sweet boy or girl who has morphed into an incomprehensible bundle of hormones and angst, what we really ought to be seeing is an amazing young adult whose brain is under heavy construction...

Help your daughter live bravely in a world fraught with worry and anxietyIt's surprising to find a girl who doesn't struggle with anxiety and worry--either in short episodes or for longer periods. For a variety of reasons, childhood anxiety rates are soaring, especially among girls.In this immensely practical book, veteran counselor Sissy Goff shares how you can instill bravery and strength in your daughter. Addressing common age-specific issues, Goff gives...

How do you integrate your spiritual life with your psychological expertise?This book is part of the professional series that offers Christian counselors the latest techniques, theory, and general information that is vital to their work. While many books have tried to integrate theology and psychology, this book takes another step and explores the importance of the spiritual disciplines in psychotherapy, helping counselors to integrate the biblical principles of for...

Father, Son, and… Who? The third member of the Trinity, Holy Spirit, is often only associated with unusual manifestations and “weird stuff.”In some cases, Scripture and the supernatural have been sadly mishandled, causing many to ignore the Spirit altogether. But Holy Spirit is still a very real part of the Godhead, and desires to be in relationship with us!In this interactive guide, author and teacher Sarah Bowling introduces you to Holy Spirit by guiding...