Resources for Retraining Your Thought Life
Praying God's Word by Beth Moore guides you to wield the sword of the Spirit, praying God's Word to break free from anything that has a hold on us until the joy and authority of Christ rules in our lives. No matter how overwhelmed or out of control a person may feel today, Beth boldly reminds us that nothing is bigger or more powerful than the Lord.
Breaking Free by Beth Moore leads you through a study of the Scriptures to discover the transforming power of freedom in Jesus Christ. Themes for this study come from Isaiah, a book about the captivity of God's children, the faithfulness of God, and the road to freedom.
Telling Yourself the Truth by William Backus and Marie Chapian guides you in identifying and replacing the lies we tell ourselves. Changing our self-talk.
The Search For Significance: Seeing Your True Worth Through God's Eyes by Robert S. McGee guides you to understand where you get your identity, performance, and approval. Learn how to be free to enjoy Christ's love while no longer basing your self-worth on your accomplishments or the opinions of others.
Battlefield of the Mind by Joyce Meyer has helped millions win the all-important battles to remove negative thoughts of worry, doubt, confusion, depression, anger and feelings of condemnation.
Lies Women Believe: And the Truth that Sets Them Free by Nancy Leigh DeMoss confronts the lies with practical truths found in Scripture that will help women begin to walk through the realities of life in freedom and true joy.
Resources for Recovering/Healing From Trauma
Lord Heal my Hurts by Kay Arthur
is an excellent book, especially in the areas of forgiveness, anger, bitterness, and resentment.
Unashamed: Drop the Baggage, Pick up Your Freedom, Fulfill Your Destiny by Christine Cain helps you overcome past guilt and live an unashamed life. Also available: Study Guide and DVDs
The Four Streams: How Christ Heals our Hearts by John Eldredge (4 cds): discipleship, spiritual warfare, counseling (head to heart), and inner healing.
On the Threshold of Hope: Opening the Door to Healing for Survivors of Sexual Abuse by Diane Mandt Langberg provides insights and the quotations from many survivors assure readers that they are not alone and that Christ, the Redeemer, can heal their deep wounds. Through stories, Scripture, questions, and encouragement, Dr. Langberg walks with survivors on the road to healing through Christ's love and power.
Healing the Wounded Heart: The Heartache of Sexual Abuse and the Hope of Transformation by Dan Allender provides recent discoveries about the lasting physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual ramifications of sexual abuse.
The Body Keeps Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding and treating traumatic stress and the scope of its impact.
Resources for Deeper Understanding of Painful Trials
Walking with God through Pain and Suffering by Timothy Keller shows that there is meaning and reason behind our pain and suffering, making a forceful and ground-breaking case that this essential part of the human experience can be overcome only by understanding our relationship with God.
As Silver Refined: Answers to Life’s Disappointments by Kay Arthur guides you to biblical truths that will help you break that cycle and instead embrace disappointment as the cleansing fire God uses to make you—as silver refined—a reflection of His goodness.
Hinds Feet on High Places by Hannah Hunard is a favorite classic and allegorical tale of Much-Afraid, an every-woman searching for guidance from God to lead her to a higher place
Hinds Feet on High Places: An Engaging Visual Journey by Hannah Hunard is a favorite classic and allegorical tale of Much-Afraid, an every-woman searching for guidance from God to lead her to a higher place
Resources for Walking Alongside Others (Discipleship)
Shepherding a Woman's Heart by Bev Hislop is a new model for effective ministry to women.
Shepherding Women in Pain by Bev Hislop covers a variety of topics – anxiety, depression, eating disorders, abortion recovery, sexual abuse, suicidal, infertility, divorce, same sex attraction, and domestic violence.
Instruments in the Redeemers Hands by David Paul Tripp is a comprehensive treatment of how God uses people as tools of change in the lives of others, people who themselves are in need of change.
Discovery: Answers to Our Deepest Questions by Will Wyatt is about how God's answers apply personally to our lives. This book helps redirect those who have grown up knowing about the Lord, but who have not experienced the deep, meaningful relationship He wants with them. And for new believers, this study will help them begin their walk with God on the right foot.
Center for Parent/Youth Understanding (CPYU) provides resources, articles, media and more for youth workers, parents, pastors, teachers, counselors, grandparents and all others who minister to children and teens.
Tackling the Tough Stuff presented by Walt Mueller and Marv Penner helps unpack and respond to the tough stuff in kid’s lives, including the issues of Self-Injury, Narcissism, Pornography, Depression and Suicide
Counseling Survivors of Sexual Abuse (AACC Counseling Library) by Diane Langberg deals with the issue of how Christians, especially those called to counsel, can help survivors of sexual abuse find healing and hope.
Resources for Relationships
How We Love by Milan and Kay Yerkovich draws on the powerful tool of attachment theory, Milan and Kay explore how your childhood created an “intimacy imprint” that affects all of your closest relationships today. Also, take the
Love Style Quiz to see if this book would be helpful to you.
The Relationship Cure by John M. Gottman, PhD is a simple five-step program for greatly improving all of the relationships in your life—with spouses and lovers, children, siblings, and even your colleagues at work to make your relationships thrive.