Minibooks

Freedom. Those who struggle with the life-dominating anxiety and controlling behaviors associated with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) need hope, help and freedom. In Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Help for the Struggler, Dr. Michael R. Emlet...

Every victim has a voice with which to cry out against God or cry out to him. In Innocence Lost: Rebuilding After Victimization, biblical counseling expert David Powlison encourages all who have been victimized to find their voice in Scripture, guiding...

Lost ambition. Emotional numbness. Fear and withdrawal. Fatigue. Marks of what is commonly called depression. If you are one of the many people suffering from depression, there is hope and there is help—a way up when you are down. Even if you...

You hurt yourself to feel better, but the relief never lasts. If you or someone you love feels trapped in a cycle of intentional self-injury, there is hope in the gospel that is better than the quick fix of self-injury. Exposing the familiar motivations...

Is it really possible to come clean once pornography has gained control of your life? In CCEF's Coming Clean: Breaking Pornography's Hold on You, biblical counseling expert David Powlison invites you to learn from a man called Bob, who experienced...

Why did I do that? Behind every choice is a motive–like pleasure, comfort, or control. Motives can be hard to identify and even harder to change. In CCEF's Choices: Why Do I Do What I Do?, biblical counseling expert Edward T. Welch shows all who...

Distracted. Hyperactive. Impulsive. A diagnosis of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) can explain the challenges you and your child face, but it cannot change the difficult behaviors. But there is hope for change. Edward T. Welch uncovers the truth about...

Pastors and church personnel often struggle to apply intentional and appropriate doses of both biblical grace and stringent accountability to victims and perpetrators of child sexual abuse. Churches can regularly be prone to turn the tables on survivors...

Are you ministering to someone whose trauma of sexual abuse has shattered their trust in God? Do you see them wrestling with the dichotomy between what they are told about God and the bitter facts of their wounds? If the abuse happened when they were a...

Women who struggle with sexual lust often think they are alone. Most of the time when they hear others talk about problems with sexual addiction, they are referencing men. But women also struggle with these issues, and they also need encouragement to...

A student sits in your office and shares about his or her struggles with same-sex attraction. Or perhaps it's your child asking you for help. What can you say or do that will bring the gospel into this struggle? Cooper Pinson begins by helping parents...

How is your church ministering to children in your congregation who have experienced sexual abuse? Jesus told us that whoever received a child in his name received him (Matt. 18:5). Is this the guiding principle that informs how your congregation cares...