WHEN BAD THINGS HAPPEN- Is a personal God really involved in our suffering? And if he is, what in the world is he up to? Why would a good God allow suffering in his world? William P. Smith addresses these and other hard questions by reflecting on what the Bible teaches about suffering. Instead of pat answers, he shares the different ways God uses suffering to bring us into a deeper, more intimate re-lationship with him. You can learn to see the good that God brings out of suffering and be thankful--not for the suffer-ing itself, but for God and his involvement in your life.

FREEDOM FROM GUILT- Are you living under a cloud of guilt that you can't seem to shake no matter what you do? Do you feel guilty about everything, all the time? We all have different ways of dealing with our guilty feelings, but none of them work for very long. Timothy S. Lane explains that our strategies for dealing with guilt don't work because guilt is not just a bad feel-ing. It's a real problem between us and God. Depending on Jesus to restore your relationship with God is the only way to be truly free from the guilt and shame that weighs you down. Discover how to step into the...

RECOVERING FROM CHILD ABUSE- The damage you suffered may have been done in one ter-rible moment or over time. But the healing and the restora-tion will unfold at your pace, at a human pace. It unfolds as part of your story, and it unfolds over time. As a vulnerable child, instead of being protected, helped, and comforted, you were physically, emotionally, and/or sexually abused. Learn from David Powlison, an experi-enced counselor of child abuse victims, how to express your experience to God by composing your own personal liturgy. Pouring out your heart to God will begin the healing process...

You spend your days (and maybe nights) helping someone else. If you are a caregiver for someone who is chronically ill, you have already discovered there is a need to be more compassionate, thoughtful, and sacrificial than you ever anticipated. But, to be able to continue your physically and spiritually demanding care giving, you need help too. Dr. Michael R. Emlet offers you help to think biblically about your struggles and the struggles of the person you are caring for. Then he shares useful strategies for avoiding social, physical, and spiritual care giving burnout.

HEALING AFTER ABORTION- The turmoil women experience after having an abortion is sometimes called post-abortion syndrome. But you don't need a technical term to describe what you are feeling. The guilt, regret, depression, and grief are the honest struggles of a woman who's had an abortion and takes to heart what happened. David Powlison shares that whatever reactions and emo-tions you experience, God is committed to entering into your struggle. He sympathizes with you in your weakness, but he offers more than sympathy. Jesus steps into your life with mercy, hope, and healing. Read this...

FACING DEATH WITH HOPE- Is a life-threatening illness, a major life change, or just plain old age forcing you to face your own mortality? Prob-ably, like most of us, you'd rather not think or talk about your own death. But ignoring your death won't stop it from happening--the mortality rate is still 100% David Powlison explains why you don't have to take this journey alone. Jesus faced death for you, and he prom-ises to be with you as you pass through the valley of the shadow of death. This booklet is written to help you face death honestly and know Jesus intimately. Take a moment to read...