Resources - Recommended Media

Biblical Counseling for Today: A Handbook for Those Who Counsel from Scripture

by Jeffrey Watson (author), Charles Swindoll & Roy Zuck (editors)

Nashville: Word Publishing, 2000

Christian counselors, says Watson, need to cultivate three fundamental skills in their patients: How to tell their stories, How to choose their goals wisely, and How to practice changes in their lives.  Watson helps counselors achieve these goals by drawing on the interactions of Christ, the commands of Scripture, and the actions of the apostles and prophets. 

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The Peacemaker: A Biblical Guide to Resolving Personal Conflict

by Ken Sande

Baker Books, 3rd edition, 2003

These biblical and time-tested principles will help you transform bitter oppositions into valuable opportunities for growth. Breathe God's grace into hostile disputes in the church, workplace, or home---and receive the immeasurable blessing reserved for "the peacemakers." (Matt 5:9, Jas 3:18)

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Choosing Forgiveness: Your Journey to Freedom

by Nancy Leigh DeMoss

Moody Publishers, 2006

DeMoss explains how forgiving like God is a choice that frees us from the burdens of bitterness, anger, and isolation. Women and men struggling with long-held hurts will be helped and healed by Nancy's wisdom and God's truth.

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