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CHURCH LIBRARY BOOKS SORTED by TOPIC Click on Category to Go to Section CHURCH LIBRARY BOOKS SORTED BY TOPIC Click on Category to go to Section Aging Evangelism & Ministry Anger Management Faith Anxiety / Phobias / Stress Management Family Relationships Atheism Health Bible Study / Bible Reference History Biographies Inspiration Catholicism Leadership Christian History Marriage & Adult Relationships Christian Hymns Meditation Christian Living Nature Writing Christian Miracles Occult Cults & Demonism Christian Prophecies Pastoral Counseling Christian Satire Political Commentary Church / Church Leadership Prayer Commentary Pro-Life Communication & Social Skills Relationships Death & Grief Religions Devotional Self-Help Women’s Devotional Social Issues Eating Disorders Spiritual Growth Economics Theology Education Fiction LIBRARY BOOKS ARE SHELVED ALPHABETICALLY BY AUTHOR’S LAST NAME. Grace Community Church Library Books Sorted by Topic book title description author(s) AGING Gettin' Old Ain't for Wimps Speaker and author Karen O'Connor urges her post-fifty friends to "laugh and Karen O'Connor love all the way home to the Father's house." With humor and wisdom, Karen shares personal and gathered stories about the blessings of surviving and surpassing middle-age. "Gettin' Old Ain't for Wimps "overflows with candor and helps the boomin' baby boomer market celebrate with: funny stories of the antics and adventures of getting older "conversations with God" for a deeper prayer life hopeful words for the tough times For those who have already traded in their wimp status for a more courageous existence or those still wondering about the future, this delightful read affirms that the latter decades are filled with God's promises and joys. ANGER MANAGEMENT Anger Workbook: A 13-Step Interactive Plan to Don't Let Anger Take Control! Help You... (Minirth-Meier Clinic Series), The Most people stereotype anger by assuming that it always results in shouting, slamming fists, or throwing things. However, anger is not that one- dimensional. In fact, all of the statements below represent feelings of anger: When I am displeased with someone I shut down any communication and withdraw. I get very tense inside as I tackle a demanding task. I feel frustrated when I see someone else having fewer struggles and I. There are times when my discouragement just makes me want to call it quits. I can be quite aggressive in my business pursuits or even when just playing a game. We all deal with anger in our lives-whether it be in a subtle or violent manner. Being angry can involve such emotional expressions as frustration, irritability, annoyance, aggravation, blowing off steam, or fretting. The good news is anger can be managed. In The Anger Workbook Les Carter, Ph.D., and Frank Minirth, M.D., offer a unique 13-step interactive program that will help you. ANXIETY / PHOBIAS / STRESS MANAGEMENT Calm down Gary R. Collins Freedom of Forgiveness, The Dr. Augsburger combines personal testimonies with Scripture for a highly David Augsburger practical and motivating guide to applying forgiveness in your life. The author has revised and expanded the contents for an even stronger message. Telling Yourself the Truth Most of What Happens in Your Life Happens Because of the Way You Think. William Backus, Wrong thinking produces wrong emotions, wrong reactions, wrong behavior-- Marie Chapian and unhappiness! Learning to deal with your thoughts is the first step on the road to healthy thinking. How to handle one's thoughts properly is what this book is all about! It explains the life-changing method the authors call Misbelief Therapy, and it can work for you-- In your home In your own circumstances In your own problems In your own adverse environment In your own thinking Based on the Bible, this book has helped thousands of people for many years, and it can help you! Telling Yourself the Truth can show you how to identify your own misbeliefs and replace them with the truth. Also available: the corresponding Telling Yourself the Truth study guide. Winner of the Gold Book Award (500,000 copies sold), Winner of the Gold Medallion Award (ECPA), which recognizes excellence in evangelical Christian literature Thank-You Therapy "To all the world's anxious with the hope that this remedy for your anxiety will Don Baker be as helpful to you as it has been to me." Author - I worry a lot. Since worrying is something that spiritual people are not supposed to do, I don't call it that. I use words like concerned, troubled, distressed, fearful, exercised, or even disturbed. The Scriptures clearly prohibit anxiety since it seems to be just the opposite response with faith. Library books are shelved alphabetically by author's last name. 1 Grace Community Church Library Books Sorted by Topic book title description author(s) ATHEISM Atheism "Does a god exist? This question has undoubtedly been asked, in one form or George H. Smith another, since man has had the ability to communicate. Thousands of volumes have been written on the subject of a god, and the vast majority have answered the questions with a resounding 'Yes!' " "You are about to read a minority viewpoint." With this intriguing introduction, George H. Smith sets out to demolish what he considers the most widespread and destructive of all the myths devised by man - the concept of a supreme being. With painstaking scholarship and rigorous arguments, Mr. Smith examines, dissects, and refutes the myriad "proofs" offered by theists - the defenses of sophisticated, professional theologians, as well as the average religious layman. He explores the historical and psychological havoc wrought by religion in general - and concludes that religious belief cannot have any place in the life of modern, rational man. "It is not my purpose to convert people to atheism . (but to) demonstrate that the belief in God is irrational to the point of absurdity. If a person wishes to continue believing in a god, that is his prerogative, but he can no longer excuse his belief in the name of reason and moral necessity." BIBLE STUDY / BIBLE REFERENCE Adventuring through Matthew, Mark and Luke Ray C. Stedman After Christmas: How Christ's Birth Changed After Christmas is a powerful book for unbelievers who need an introduction Jeremy Royal Everything to the birth of Christ and its implications, and believers who need further Howard, Doug tutoring on the same points. This book is meant to impact both groups with Powell insight on the "so what" of Christ's birth for their lives and the world. Each chapter ends with a few simple thought-provoking questions for individual reflection or small group discussion. The full Gospel of Luke is also included, making this the perfect leave-behind tool for personal evangelism. When Christ was born everything changed! Beloved Disciple: The Life & Ministry of John Beloved Disciple: The Life and Ministry of John - Leader Guide by Beth Moore Beth Moore (Leader Guide) provides the step-by-step guidance for a leader to facilitate this 10-week women's Bible study. Beth explores the life of the apostle John who had the God-given gift of seeing a larger picture. John's love relationship with Jesus Christ profoundly influenced everything he did and wrote.As the other disciples were martyred one by one, John remained to write his sublime Gospel proclaiming Jesus' identity as the eternal Word of God. In his three letters John left a legacy of divine love to ignite the passion of future believers. And while exiled on Patmos, John recorded His risen Lord's glorious revelation of victory and hope. John referred to himself as 'the disciple whom Jesus loved.' Just as Christ took John on a lifelong journey into the depths of His love, He will do the same for you. The Bridegroom's love is unmatched and inexhaustible, and He is waiting to lavish it on you, His beloved. Bible Brain Workout: 1,001 Questions to Exercise One mind-boggling Bible trivia question after another will twist, stretch, and Your Mind, The push your brain to its limits. Here are 1,001 biblically-based questions and answers, placed in order of difficulty, to challenge every rader--fromthe novice to the Bible trivia pro. Expect each question to engage your mind and spark your curiosity. From food to flocks and peacocks to postmen, your knowledge will be put to the ultimate test. And you'll be sure to discover some interesting facts about God's Word! Bible Has the Answer, The How do we know the Bible is true? How will we spend eternity? Here is a Henry M. Morris complete resource to these and other tough questions facing every individual today. Book of Life, The The Promised Land - Vol. 7 V. Gilbert Beers Library books are shelved alphabetically by author's last name. 2 Grace Community Church Library Books Sorted by Topic book title description author(s) Calm My Anxious Heart: A Woman's Guide to Even though we want to be content and trust God, we can still feel Linda Dillow Finding Contentment (TH1NK Reference overwhelmed by worry.Filled with encouragement and practical help for Collection) overcoming anxiety, this 12-session Bible study for women explains what God says about contentment and offers ways to apply it to daily life. Christ in Prophecy Study Guide Dr. David R. Reagan Coming Economic Armageddon, The Never before have we read such jarring headlines, distressing news analyses, David Jeremiah or dire predictions concerning the world's financial future. The American housing market -- or, more sentimentally, the American dream -- began to collapse in 2006, taking with it large chunks of the global financial system. Millions of jobs worldwide have vanished forever. Did Bible prophecy predict this catastrophe? Are there biblical clues to how soon, if ever, a viable, long- term recovery can be sustained? Is the financial collapse just one of several signs that we are living in the final days of Earth's history In THE COMING ECONOMIC ARMAGEDDON, David Jeremiah says we can know the meaning behind what we see in the daily news -- and understand and prepare for living in the New Global Economy.
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