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Minibooks on EVERY Subject

Request a book below and we will have it waiting for you at the Welcome Center on Sunday. 

Resources for Life

Published by Christian Counseling & Education Foundation (CCEF), these minibooks are written on topics relevant to the life of the modern Christian. They address topics on parenting, mental health, sexuality, relationships, and so much more. Calvary has many of these books available.

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We will have the book ready for you at the welcome desk on Sunday.

Abuse

Spiritual Impact of Sexual Abuse, The
What the Bible Says to Abuse Survivors and Those Who Hurt Them

Life after abuse
Bad Memories
Bringing Christ to Abused Women: Learning to See and Respond
Caring for Survivors of Sexual Abuse
Dealing with Rejection: How to Respond to Deep Hurt
Recovering from Child Abuse
Redeeming Your Painful Past: Present Grace, Future Hope

In abuse
Living with an Angry Spouse: Help for Victims of Abuse
Domestic Abuse: Help for the Sufferer
Domestic Abuse: Help for Victims
Domestic Abuse: How to Help
Domestic Abuse: Recog/Respond/Rescue by Darby Strickland
Why Me? Comfort for the Victimized

Addiction

Gift of Addiction, The: How God Redeems Our Pain
Freedom from Addiction
When You Love an Addict: Wisdom and Direction
Opiate-Related Disorders
Just One More: When Desires Don't Take No for an Answer
Temptation: Fighting the Urge

Emotions and Mental Health

Bipolar Disorder: Understanding and Help for Severe Mood Swings
OCD: Freedom for the Obsessive-Compulsive
PTSD:  Healing for Bad Memories
Schizophrenia: A Compassionate Approach

Anger
Anger: Escaping the Maze
Angry at God? Bring Him Your Doubts & Questions
Angry Children: Understanding and Helping Your Child Regain Control
Controlling Anger: Responding Constructively When Life Goes Wrong

Anxiety, Worry and Fear
Anxiety and Panic Attacks: Trusting God when You're Afraid
Living in a Dangerous World: Moving from Fear to Faith
Overcoming Anxiety: Relief for Worried People
Social Anxiety: Being Comfortable in Your Own Skin
Worry

Depression
Depression: The Way Up When You're Down
Hope for the Depressed: Beyond a "Cheer-Up Theology"
I Just Want to Die: Replacing Suicidal Thoughts with Hope
Relief w/o Cutting: Taking Your Negative Feelings to God
Self-Injury: When Pain Feels Good
Suicide:  Understanding and Intervening

Disordered Eating
Eating Disorders: The Quest for Thinness
Overeating: When Enough Isn't Enough

Stress
Stress: Peace Amid Pressure
Stressed to the Max
I’m Exhausted: What to Do When You're Always Tired

Family

Caring for an Aging Parent (PW KH, EL have 1 each)
Family Feuds: How to Respond
Help for Stepfamilies: Avoiding the Pitfalls and Learning to Love
Help for the Caregiver: Facing the Challenges with Understanding and Strength
How to Love Difficult Parents: Wisdom for a Challenging Relationship
How to Love Difficult People: Receiving and Sharing God's Mercy
Leaving Your Family Behind: Preparing for Military Deployment
Reuniting after Military Deployment: Help for the Transition

Forgiveness

Accepting God's Forgiveness: Believing in God's Love for You
Forgiveness: I Just Can't Forgive Myself
Forgiving Others

Kids

Preparing for Motherhood: The Inside Scoop on Your New Job
Preparing for Fatherhood
Single Parents: Daily Grace for the Hardest Job

Boys
Father's Guide to Raising Boys, A

Discipline
How Do I Stop Losing It with My Kids: Getting to the Heart of Your Discipline Problems
Teaching Your Child about Money

Discipling your kids
Helping Your Adopted Child: Understanding Your Child's Unique Identity
Leading Your Child to Christ: Biblical Direction For Sharing the Gospel

Explaining sex to kids
Explaining LGBTQ+ Identity to Your Child
Helping Students with Same-Sex Attraction: Guidance for Parents and Youth Leaders
How to Talk to Your Kid about Sex: Honesty and Openness for a Sensitive Subject
Raising Sexually Healthy Kids
Teens & Sex: How Should We Teach Them?

Girls
How Do I Look?  Important Questions in Every Girl's Life
Helping Children with Body Image: Teaching Them to See What God Sees
Father's Guide to Raising Girls, A
Forging a Strong Mother-Daughter Bond

Phones
iSnooping on Your Kid: Parenting in an Internet World
When to Get My Kid a Cell Phone (PW, KH, EL have 1 each)

Special needs
ADD: Wandering Minds and Wired Bodies
Asperger Syndrome: Meeting the Challenges with Hope
Autism Spectrum Disorder and Your Child: Help for Your Family
Parenting Your ADHD Child: Biblical Guidance for Your Child's Diagnosis
Helping Your Anxious Child: What to Do when Worries Get Big
My Baby Has a Disability
Your Special Needs Child: Help for Weary Parents

When kids are hard
Dealing with Your Rebellious Teenager
Prodigal Children: Hope and Help for Parents
When Your Kid's in Trouble: How to Intervene Constructively

When Kids go through hard things
Children and Divorce:  Helping When Life Interrupts
Children and Trauma: Equipping Parents and Caregivers
Helping Children with Shame
Teens and Suicide: Recognizing the Signs and Sharing Hope
Protecting Children from Abuse in the Church: Steps to Prevent and Respond

LGBTQ

Can You Change if You're Gay?
Gay Dilemma and Your Church, The; Reaching Out to Those Who Struggle
Homosexuality: Speaking the Truth in Love
Homosexuality and the Bible: Outdated Advice or Words of Life
Your Child Says, "I'm Gay"
Your Gay Child Says, "I Do"

Loss

Becoming a Widow: The Ache of Missing Your Other Half
Grief and Your Child
Grief: Finding Hope Again
Grieving a Suicide: Help for the Aftershock
Grieving the Loss of Your Child: Comfort for Your Broken Heart

Marriage

Building a Marriage that Lasts
Can We Talk? The Art of Relationship Building
For Better or Worse: When Disability Challenges Your Marriage
Living Together: Why Marriage Is the Best Choice
Marriage, Whose Dream?
Who Does the Dishes: Decision Making in Marriage

Before Marriage
Pre-Engagement: 5 Questions to Ask Yourself
Should We Get Married: How to Evaluate Your Relationship

Hardship in Marriage
Divorce Recovery: Growing and Healing God's Way
Help! My Spouse Committed Adultery: First Steps for Dealing with Betrayal
Restoring Your Broken Marriage: Healing after Adultery
Renewing Marital Intimacy: Closing the Gap Between You & Your Spouse

Sex

Your Dating Relationship and Your Sexual Past
Sex and the Single Girl: Smart Ways to Care for Your Heart
Sex Before Marriage: How Far Is Too Far?
Not Tonight, Honey: Handling Your Wife's Sexual Rejection

Addiction
How to Say No When Your Body Says Yes
Sexual Addiction: Freedom from Compulsive Behavior

Assault
Sexual Assault: Healing Steps for Victims

Porn & Lust
Your Husband Is Addicted to Porn
Women and Lust: Exposed, Forgiven, and Embraced
Sexual Sin: Combatting the Drifting and the Cheating
What's Wrong w a Little Porn When You're Married?
What's Wrong w a Little Porn When You're Single?
Pornography: Slaying the Dragon
Problem with Masterbation (It's All About Me), The

Single

Single and Lonely: Finding the Intimacy You Desire
Making Friends: Beyond Loneliness to Rich Relationships
Struggling Through Singleness

Suffering

Facing Death with Hope
Faith and Doubt: When Belief Is Hard
Financial Crisis: What to Do When the Bottom Drops Out
Helping a Hurting Friend: Bringing the Hope of Christ in Hard Times
Is God Listening?
New Normal, A: Learning to Thrive in Suffering
Suffering: Eternity Makes a Difference
Suffering: When Life Falls Apart
Thankfulness: Even When It Hurts
When Bad Things Happen: Thoughtful Answers to Hard Questions
When Crisis Hits:  Where to Turn When Life Falls Apart
When Trouble Shows Up: Seeing God's Transforming Love

Suffering from loss
Infertility: Comfort for Your Empty Arms and Heavy Heart
Miscarriage: You Are Not Alone
Healing after Abortion: God's Mercy for You
Healing Broken Relationships: What to Do when You've Been Hurt
Suffering in circumstances
When the Money Runs Out: Hope and Help for the Financially Stressed

Suffering with illness
Alzheimer's Disease: Help for Families in Crisis
Chronic Pain: Living by Faith When Your Body Hurts
Diagnosed w Breast Cancer: Life after Shock
Fibromyalgia: God's Grace for Chronic Pain Sufferers
Menopause: Help for the "Hot and Bothered"
When Cancer Interrupts

Other

Authority Issues: When It's Hard Being Told What to Do
Breaking the Addictive Cycle: Deadly Obsessions or Simple Pleasures
Burned Out? Trusting God with Your "To-Do" List
Conflict: A Redemptive Opportunity
Empty Nest, The
Feeling Guilty
Freedom from Guilt
Freedom from Resentment
God's Love: Better than Unconditional
Guidance: Have I missed God's Best?
Leadership: How to Guide Others with IntegrIty
Life Beyond Your Parents' Mistakes: The Transforming Power of God's Love
Life after Retirement
Managing Your Emotions: Keeping Your Emotions from Running the Show
Motives: Why Do I Do the Things I Do?
Obsessed with Your Phone? Disconnecting to Connect
PMS:  When It's "That Time of Month"
Priorities: Mastering Time Management
Procrastination: First Steps to Change
Peer Pressure: Recognizing the Warning Signs and Giving New Direction
Self-Esteem: Looking Up Instead of Looking Inside
What Do You Do for a Living?
Why Do I Care? When Others' Approval Matters Too Much

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We will have the book ready for you at the welcome desk on Sunday.