Kategoria BISAC: Religion >> Christian Ministry - Counseling & Recovery

Sexual addiction and infidelity have reached epidemic proportions. The result is devastation, not just to men's souls, but also their wives' hearts. And while betrayed wives have an excruciating road ahead of them, many are learning that God is faithful to heal... and even redeem.

Beyond Betrayal interweaves the stories of betrayed wives - including the author's personal story - with the latest research on sexual addiction and partner trauma. That research includes the largest survey to-date of wives of sex addicts - a study conducted specifically for this book.

Sexual addiction and infidelity have reached epidemic proportions. The result is devastation, not just to men's souls, but also their wives' hearts. And while betrayed wives have an excruciating road ahead of them, many are learning that God is faithful to heal... and even redeem.

Beyond Betrayal interweaves the stories of betrayed wives - including the author's personal story - with the latest research on sexual addiction and partner trauma. That research includes the largest survey to-date of wives of sex addicts - a study conducted specifically for this book.

New York Times best-selling author of One Thousand Gifts Ann Voskamp sits at the edge of her life and all of her own unspoken brokenness and asks: What if you really want to live abundantly before it's too late? What do you do if you really want to know abundant wholeness? This is the one begging question that's behind every single aspect of our lives --- and one that The Broken Way - also a New York Times bestseller - rises up to explore in the most unexpected ways.

This one's for the lovers and the sufferers. For those whose hopes and dreams and love grew so...

Der demographische Wandel und seine gesellschaftlichen Konsequenzen haben die gerontologische Forschung in den Fokus des gegenwartigen interdisziplinaren Wissenschaftsdiskurses geruckt. In der Praktischen Theologie spiegelt sich diese Entwicklung bisher vor allem in Uberlegungen zur Seelsorge und zur Bildungsarbeit mit Seniorinnen und Senioren. Das Spannungsfeld von best Ager auf der einen und der wachsenden Zahl dementer Hochaltriger auf der anderen Seite beschaftigt die beiden Disziplinen.

Der Band Praktische Theologie des Alterns will diese Partikularitat uberwinden. In...

COMING ALONGSIDE THOSE WHO SUFFER AS THEY SERVE GOD

Are you looking for resources to come alongside people who are suffering as they serve God? This book brings together theological perspectives; personal stories; and spiritual, psychological, community, and medical resources. It is research-based and at the same time practical. This is a handbook for church and mission leaders, peer supporters, counselors, those in personnel and member care roles, as well as those who suffer. It is also an excellent resource for training courses about the topic.

Corrections officials faced with rising populations and shrinking budgets have increasingly welcomed "faith-based" providers offering services at no cost to help meet the needs of inmates. Drawing from three years of on-site research, this book utilizes survey analysis along with life-history interviews of inmates and staff to explore the history, purpose, and functioning of the Inmate Minister program at Louisiana State Penitentiary (aka "Angola"), America s largest maximum-security prison. This book takes seriously attributions from inmates that faith is helpful for "surviving prison"...

If you've ever been given empty cliches during challenging times, you know how painful it can feel to be misunderstood by well-meaning people. Far too often, it seems the response we get to our hurt and disappointment is to suck it up, or pray it away.

But Scripture reveals a God who meets us where we are, not where we pretend to be.

No More Faking Fine is your invitation to get gut-level honest with God through the life-giving language of lament. Lament, a practice woven throughout Scripture, is a prayer that God never ignores, never silences, and never...

Good Fruit Starts With Good Roots.

Jesus taught it. Nature proves it. Good trees produce good fruit. Unfortunately, discipleship has turned into trying to produce good decisions, behaviors, and relationships without examining the health of the roots. Your identity - where you seek worth and significance - feeds the root of who you are.

In the pursuit of trying to produce good fruit in your life, Jesus becomes just another person you need to make happy. This mindset leads to an exhausted and frustrated spirituality.

Instead, discipleship should be developing awareness...

Good Fruit Starts With Good Roots.

Jesus taught it. Nature proves it. Good trees produce good fruit. Unfortunately, discipleship has turned into trying to produce good decisions, behaviors, and relationships without examining the health of the roots. Your identity - where you seek worth and significance - feeds the root of who you are.

In the pursuit of trying to produce good fruit in your life, Jesus becomes just another person you need to make happy. This mindset leads to an exhausted and frustrated spirituality.

Instead, discipleship should be developing awareness...

The process of sanctification is personal and organic--not a one-size-fits-all formula.

Many popular views try to reduce the process of Christian growth to a single template. For example, remember past grace. Rehearse your identity in Christ. Avail yourself of the means of grace. Discipline yourself. But Scripture portrays the dynamics of sanctification in a rich variety of ways. No single factor, truth, or protocol can capture why and how a person is changed into the image of Christ.

Weaving together personal stories, biblical exposition, and theological...