Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy
By D Kraybill, S Nolt & D Weaver-Zercher

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On October 2, 2006, a gunman killed five Amish girls in a
Pennsylvania hamlet. A stunned nation watched as the children were laid to rest---and as their grieving parents forgave the murderer. How could they pardon such a heinous act? The authors explore this question and reveal how God's mercy can triumph in our vengeful world.

Battlefield of the Mind
by Joyce Meyer

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Winning the Battle in Your Mind. Discover how to become free from being ruled by depression, anger, worry, doubt, confusion, condemnation, or fear! Joyce Meyer releases a companion study guide to her bestselling book, Battlefield of the Mind, that will help build your knowledge of the Word while teaching you vital principles from the book. Each of the thought-provoking questions will help you search for truths from God's Word that you can apply to your life to bring the freedom you need. You'll find this book to be a great guide for Bible study groups, devotional time and Sunday school classes. The workbook-styled format provides space for you to fill in your answers to each question, and with the special answer section in the back, you can check your work. Battlefield of the Mind Study Guide includes: -More than 150 questions adapted from Battlefield of the Mind. -A workbook-styled format so that you can write your answers directly in the book. -A section of answers to use in checking your work. Let Joyce show you how she won the battle in her own mind- and how you can too!

The Bereaved Parent
by Harriet Sarnoff Schiff

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This book covers every aspect of the grieving soul. This book is one of the first written for grieving parents by a grieving parent and it is still one of the best. Harriet Sarnoff Schiff offers advice and counsel for bereaved parents.

Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts On Christian Spirituality
by Donald Miller

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"I never liked jazz music because jazz music doesn't resolve. . . I used to not like God because God didn't resolve. But that was before any of this happened." In Donald Miller's early years, he was vaguely familiar with a distant God. But when he came to know Jesus Christ, he pursued the Christian life with great zeal. Within a few years he had a successful ministry that ultimately left him feeling empty, burned out, and, once again, far away from God. In this intimate, soul-searching account, Miller describes his remarkable journey back to a culturally relevant, infinitely loving God.

Finding the Love of Your Life
by Neil Clark Warren

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Ten proven principles for choosing the right marriage partner, and seven danger signs to look for while dating.

The Forgetting : Alzheimer's, Portrait of an Epidemic
by David Shenk

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Afflicting nearly half of all persons over the age of 85, Alzheimer’s disease kills nearly 100,000 Americas a year as it insidiously robs them of their memory and wreaks havoc on the lives of their loved ones. It was once minimized and misunderstood as forgetfulness in the elderly, but Alzheimer’s is now at the forefront of many medical and scientific agendas, for as the world’s population ages, the disease will kill millions more and touch the lives of virtually everyone.

The Forgetting is a scrupulously researched, multilayered analysis of Alzheimer’s and its social, medical, and spiritual implications. David Shenk presents us with much more than a detailed explanation of its causes and effects and the search for a cure. He movingly captures the disease’s impact on its victims and their families, and he looks back through history, explaining how Alzheimer’s most likely afflicted such figures as Jonathan Swift, Ralph Waldo Emerson,and William de Kooning. The result is a searing, powerfully engaging account of Alzheimer’s disease, offering a grim but sympathetic and ultimately encouraging portrait.

The Friendship Factor
How to get closer to the people you care for
By Alan loy McGinnis

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An updated edition of the original best-seller. More than one
million readers have turned to this book to learn the secret to more meaningful relationships. Dr. Alan Loy McGinnis, pastor and counselor, demonstrates that the friendship factor—the essential ingredient of warmth and caring—is at the heart of each relationship.

In recognizing that friendship is the springboard to every other love, McGinnis shows readers how to be a warmer, more loving person, how to communicate better, and how to resolve tension in their relationships. With captivating case histories and anecdotes ... McGinnis shares the secret of how to love and be loved.

Get Out of That Pit
Straight Talk about God’s Deliverance
by Beth Moore

Review
As the title implies, Beth Moore's personal growth book, ..., urges her readers to do just that. Moore states that everyone, including herself, can be unwittingly drawn into a life of dwelling in his or her own problems, or pits. In a highlyeffective way, Get Out Of That Pit employs both inspiration and instruction to help readers find the salvation from the pits where they might be living. Using biblical examples of people in the pits, combined with illustrations from her own life and the lives of those she has loved and counseled, Moore gives her readers a look at the kinds of pits in which they might get trapped, how to avoid them, and how to get out if they are already trapped inside. ...Beth Moore's style—gentle honesty and encouragement through sharing previous triumphs—makes Get Out Of That Pit a compelling read, and separates it from the dozens of books on the same topic that already populate bookstore shelves.
.... – Meg D. R. Tepfer, Christian Book Previews.com

Getting Through the Tough Stuff
by Charles Swindoll

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Your spouse's job was recently downsized, your children are struggling at school and your elderly parents require almost constant attention. Due to tough stuff such as this, you may be feeling great anxiety and even despair. As a parent
and a pastor, Charles Swindoll is well acquainted with the struggles of life. In Getting Through the Tough Stuff, he doesn't provide simplistic answers to your struggles but invites you to meet Christ in the midst of them.

He Chose the Nails: What God Did To Win Your Heart
by Max Lucado

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The wood. The thorns. The nails. Christ's sacrifice has defined the very essence of mankind's faith for the past 2000 years. And now, Max Lucado invites you to examine the cross, contemplate its purpose, and celebrate its significance with He Chose the Nails. With his warm, caring style, Max examines the symbols surrounding Christ's crucifixion, revealing the claims of the cross and asserting that if they are true, then Christianity itself is true. The supporting evidence either makes the cross the single biggest hoax of all time, or the hope of all humanity.

Heaven Is Real
by Don Piper

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On January 18th, 1989, Don Piper died in a car accident. Ninety minutes later, after a preacher prayed over him, Piper came back to life with an extraordinary story. He'd been to heaven. So began the phenomenon of 90 Minutes in Heaven.

Now, for the millions who look to him for inspiration, Piper offers the hope that if he could survive his ordeal after the accident, then others can survive whatever life circumstances they're going through and grow in God's love through the experience. For Piper, heaven is a certainty-and so is God's grace. Relying on that assurance, believers can transform pain into purpose and troubles into blessings, finding joy in life even when life turns out not to be what they expected.

How To Win Friends and Influence People
By Dale Carnegie

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This grandfather of all people-skills books was first published in 1937. It was an overnight hit, eventually selling 15 million copies. How to Win Friends and Influence People is just as useful today as it was when it was first published, because Dale Carnegie had an understanding of human nature that will never be outdated. Financial success, Carnegie believed, is due 15 percent to professional knowledge and 85 percent to "the ability to express ideas, to assume leadership, and to arouse enthusiasm among people." He teaches these skills through underlying principles of dealing with people so that they feel important and appreciated. He also emphasizes fundamental techniques for handling people without making them feel manipulated. Carnegie says you can make someone want to do what you want them to by seeing the situation from the other person's point of view and "arousing in the other person an eager want." You learn how to make people like you, win people over to your way of thinking, and change people without causing offense or arousing resentment. For instance, "let the other person feel that the idea is his or hers," and "talk about your own mistakes before criticizing the other person." Carnegie illustrates his points with anecdotes of historical figures, leaders of the business world, and everyday folks.

Jesus Freaks: Stories of those who stood for Jesus: the ultimate Jesus freaks

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This Gold Medallion-nominated book opens the eyes of a new generation to the persecution of Christians around the world. Offering stories of martyrs past and present, it's a wake-up call to prayer and to lives of unashamed faith.

Jesus In Blue Jeans
A Practical Guide to Everyday Spirituality
By Laurie Beth Jones

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In 1995, Laurie Beth Jones released Jesus CEO, the first book in a trilogy that traces her own journey from well-pressed executive through a season of personal self- examination, ending finally in blue jeans, having found her heart's true home. The Path is the second book and helps readers identify their divine purpose in life. Her final book, Jesus in Blue Jeans, answers a request: "Could you write a book that could help me with my everyday life?"

Beginning with the proposition that Jesus had an everyday life, Laurie Beth Jones explores the four fundamental qualities of Jesus that we can emulate in our everyday lives: poise, perspective, passion, and power. We investigate the everyday challenges common to all of us, using Jesus' life as our model. Each chapter includes a meditation and teaching, and closes with question to challenge and motivate us. She doesn't intend that we remain passive spectators, rather that we embrace life and participate fully.

Jones has a special gift for presenting the teachings of Jesus in ways that are at once practical and transcendent. By writing about subjects that are familiar to all of us, she makes us comfortable with exploring this unfamiliar ground. Once we feel safe, she quietly steps aside, shifting our attention from our own anxieties to the wisdom of Jesus. The result is an openness and receptivity that might not have been possible for us before... --Patricia Klein

The Last Lecture
by Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow

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What would you say if you knew you were going to die soon? What lifelessons and advice would you give? Randy Pausch, professor of Computer Science and Design at Carnegie Mellon University, asked himself this question when he was diagnosed with terminal cancer. "The Last Lecture" is his answer to that question. Gathering from years of experience as a professor and mentor, Pausch gives advice on pursuing your dreams, making the most of your time and focusing on what matters. Let his last
words inspire you to live more fully and embrace the time you have.

The Man in the Mirror: Solving the 24 Problems Men Face
by Patrick Morley

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The Man in the Mirror has established itself as a cornerstone in men's literature since its 1989 release. Winner of the prestigious Gold Medallion Award and appearing on the best-seller list eighteen times, it has helped thousands of men understand the person who stares back at them from the glass each morning and know what to do about his twenty-four most difficult problems. Written by a foremost Christian men's leader, this powerful book invites men to take a probing look at their identities, relationships, finances, time, temperament, and most important, the means to bring about lasting change. If life's demands are constantly pressuring you to run faster and jump higher, this book is for you. Rich in anecdotes, thought-provoking questions, biblical insights, and featuring focus questions in each chapter suitable for personal or group use. The Man in the Mirror offers a penetrating, pragmatic, and life-changing look at how to trade the rat race for the rewards of godly manhood.

More Than a Carpenter
by Josh McDowell

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With almost ten million copies in print, More Than a Carpenter continues to be the most powerful evangelism tool worldwide. Josh McDowell's timeless examination of the true nature of Christ and his impact on our lives is one of the best-selling Christian books ever (more than eight million copies in print worldwide!). Written by a former skeptic of Christianity, it is a hard-hitting book for those who doubt Jesus' deity and his purpose.

Never Lick a Moving Blender!
By Marvin Phillips

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Some humor simply makes you laugh, some makes you think, and some may even motivate you to live differently. Marvin Phillips uses his endearing wit and well-known wisdom to deliver a book that does all that and more. Phillips' humorous look at life will encourage you in your faith and lift you above your daily struggles. This fully illustrated book is fun reading with a health infusion of optimism and hope.

Book Reviews by Church Members:
When I had breast cancer, this book was given to me as a gift. The cover makes it look like an odd book...it turned out to be quite an uplifting book. By Judy Meiselwitz

Never Lick a Moving Blender takes a humorous outlook on life and faith. It is enlightening and thought provoking. The chapters bring together the beginning joke to a deeper more motivating point. Highly recommended if you're looking to grow in faith and also just an all-around good read. By Rachel Mathes

The Peacemaker : A Biblical Guide to Resolving Personal Conflict
by Ken Sande

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Jesus said, "Blessed are the peacemakers." But it often seems like conflict and disagreement are unavoidable. Serious, divisive conflict is everywhere-within families, in the church, and out in the world. And it can seem impossible to overcome its negative force in our lives. In The Peacemaker, Ken Sande presents a comprehensive and practical theology for conflict resolution designed to bring about not only a cease-fire but also unity and harmony. Sande takes readers beyond resolving conflicts to true, life-changing reconciliation with family members, coworkers, and fellow believers. Biblically based, The Peacemaker is full of godly wisdom and useful suggestions that are easily applied to any relationship needing reconciliation. Sande's years of experience as an attorney and as president of Peacemaker Ministries will strengthen readers' confidence as they stand in the gap as peacemakers.

The Power of a Praying Parent
by Stormie Ormartian

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After decades of raising her own children along with her husband, Michael, Stormie looks back at the trials and joys of parenting and the power found in praying for her kids. In 30 easy–to–read chapters, she shares from personal experience as to how parents can pray for their children’s safety, character development, school experiences, marriage, and so much more

Featured in this edition, Stormie’s grown–up children, Amanda and Christopher, reflect on the way their praying parents raised them—and what a difference it made.

Perfect for new moms and dads as well as those a little further along in the journey, The Power of a Praying® Parent is a must–have for anyone caring for a child.

The Power of a Praying Woman
by Stormie Omartian

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Stormie Omartian’s bestselling books have helped hundreds of thousands of individuals pray more effectively for their spouses, their children, and their nation. Now she has written a book on a subject she knows intimately: being a praying woman.

Stormie’s deep knowledge of Scripture and candid examples from her own prayer life provide guidance for women who seek to...

• trust God with deep longings, not just pressing needs
• cover every area of life with prayer
• maintain a right heart before God

Each segment concludes with a prayer women can follow or use as a model for their own prayers.

Women of all ages will find hope and purpose for their lives.

The Princess Within
By Serita Ann JakesBethany

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In her personal, intimate style, Serita Ann Jakes speaks to the hearts of women. Her words resonate with those who feel trapped, but who long to be restored as the "princesses" God created them to be. As she shares her life experiences, Serita's insights and encouragement will surround readers with hope, giving them the courage and strength to break free and experience wholeness in Christ.

Purpose Driven Life
What On Earth Am I Here For
By Rick Warren

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The spiritual premise in The Purpose-Driven Life is that there are no accidents---God planned everything and everyone. Therefore, every human has a divine purpose, according to God's master plan. Like a twist on John F. Kennedy's famous inaugural address, this book could be summed up like this: "So my fellow Christians, ask not what God can do
for your life plan, ask what your life can do for God's plan." Those who are looking for advice on finding one's calling through career choice, creative expression, or any form of self-discovery should go elsewhere. This is not about self-exploration; it is about purposeful devotion to a Christian
God. The book is set up to be a 40-day immersion plan, recognizing that the Bible favors the number 40 as a "spiritually significant time," according to author Rick Warren, the founding pastor of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California, touted as one of the nation largest
congregations. Warren's hope is that readers will "interact" with the 40 chapters, reading them one day at a time, ... it does not do much to address the challenges of modern Christian living, with its competing material, professional, and financial distractions. Nonetheless, this is probably an excellent resource for devout Christians who crave a
jumpstart back to worshipfulness. --Gail Hudson

A Return To Love
Reflections on the Principles of a Course in Miracles
By Marianne Williamson

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Back by popular demand -- and newly updated by the author -- the mega-bestselling spiritual guide in which Marianne Williamson shares her reflections on A Course in Miracles and her insights on the application of love in the search for inner peace.

Williamson reveals how we each can become a miracle worker by accepting God and by the expression of love in our daily lives. Whether psychic pain is in the area of relationships, career, or health, she shows us how love is a potent force, the key to inner peace, and how by practicing love we can make our own lives more fulfilling while creating a more peaceful and loving world for our children.

Self Matters and Companion
by Ph.D Phillip C. McGraw

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Since the publication of Self Matters, I have talked to many of you about the journey to uncovering your Authentic Self. I have heard about the challenges that journey has presented, but also about the joy regained from stripping away the years of fear, failing, and judgment. You cannot effectively communicate what you need if you do not know what those needs are, so find out RIGHT NOW. The Self Matters Companion was created to bring you further along in that process and is a book that I hope will challenge you to stop living the life that the world had assigned you and to start living by design. Enjoy the journey! -- DR. PHILLIP C. McGRAW

A Shepherd Looks At Psalm 23
by Phillip Keller

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This book is an oldie but goodie. Keller gives great insight into what exactly a good shepherd does for his flock and what we as his sheep are really like. His application is sometimes stretched, but always profitable. I highly recommend it for any study of the 23rd Psalm. Reviewed by Rebecca (Chatfield, MN), January 26, 2009

A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23 gives special insight that really expands your understanding of how Jesus works in our lives. It is also humbling when you begin to understand just how sheep behave and how sheeplike we truly are!
Reviewed by Carma Pollard (Greenfield, IN), December 27, 2008

Start Where You Are: Catch A Fresh Vision For Your Life
by Charles R. Swindoll

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To start fresh, to start over, to start anything, you have to know where you are," says Charles Swindoll. "Seldom does anybody just happen to end up on a right road." In Start Where You Are, Swindoll offers upbeat and practical advice on creating a life worth living, no matter what the circumstances are now or where they may lead in the future.

Stories for a Teen's Heart
By Alice Grey

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Nourish the souls of your young people with this collection of 110 bite-sized stories! Humorous, poignant, and uplifting, these quotes, anecdotes, and encouraging tales from best-selling Christian authors speak straight to the issues kids face. A great gift for on-the-go teens that reassures them they aren't alone as they walk the road to adulthood.

The 10 Dumbest Things Christians Do
By Mark Atteberry

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Author and pastor Mark Atteberry takes a fresh look at why believers' efforts to serve God are often woefully ineffective. These dumb things explain why the world has a hard time taking us seriously, and worst of all, they provide Satan with a never ending supply of opportunities to make the people of God look foolish.

A Time to Mourn, A Time to Dance: Help for the Losses in Life
by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

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Uncommon: Finding Your Path to Significance
By Tony Dungy with Nathan Whitaker

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Super Bowl–winning coach ... Tony Dungy has had an unusual opportunity to reflect on what it takes to achieve significance. ...He works every day with young men who are trying to achieve significance through football and all that goes with a professional athletic career—such as money, power, and celebrity. Coach Dungy has had all that, but he
passionately believes that there is a different path to significance, a path characterized by attitudes, ambitions, and allegiances that are all too rare but uncommonly rewarding. “Uncommon” reveals lessons on achieving
significance that the coach has learned from his remarkable parents, his athletic and coaching career, his mentors, and his journey with God. A particular focus of the book: what it means to be a man of significance in a culture that is offering young men few positive role models.

Review from christianbook.com
This is one of the finest books on living for the Lord that I have ever encountered. It's for everyone--not just the football fan. It's utterly practical for husbands, fathers, and everyone who wants to live lovingly and victoriously for God.
-Carolyn (Golden Valley, MN), March 12, 2009

The Victoria’s Secret Catalog Never Stops Coming
and Other Lessons I Learned From Breast Cancer
By Jennie Nash

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Touching and courageous, The Victoria's Secret Catalog Never Stops Coming blends the medical realities of breast cancer with the wise and thoughtful opinions of author Jennie Nash. Nash shares every step of her experience with breast cancer, from the first mammogram to the final
reconstructive surgery, in a series of "lessons" that divide chapters into stories that are equally meaningful to survivors and their friends and families. While many of the individual stories are sad, taken as whole this is an ultimately positive book--Nash survives with her health and family intact and is spared harrowing chemo and further metastasizing. Her
lessons range from "bad news does less damage when it's shared" to "caregivers are human," and are illustrated with deeply personal stories of sobbing telephone messages, family arguments, and never-ending streams of frozen casseroles. The last lesson, "make the experience matter," revolves around Nash's first breast-cancer walk as a survivor,
though it could just as easily revolve around the writing of this book, as it is sure to make a welcome difference in the lives of countless women. --Jill Lightner

Walking Through the Fire: A Hospital Journal
by Laurel Lee

Member Review
A very personal account of the authors' brush with mortality. One is taken with her through her journey and also given an insight into a much better person than I.

When Christ Comes: The Beginning of the Very best
by Max Lucado

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In When Christ Comes, bestselling Christian author Max Lucado uses common stories, often drawn from his own life, to explore the challenging question of the Second Coming of Christ. Lucado's primary concern is not theological but practical: how should we respond? And what should we do in the meantime? His answer is clear, if paradoxical: "wait forwardly," he writes. Be "patiently vigilant." Live in expectation even as you live fully in the present.

Lucado's strength lies in his ability to stay close to his own story, which includes a life-changing realization of God's mercy, and in his ability to stay connected to his Church of Christ congregation and his readers. He keeps these parishioners clearly in mind as he preaches and as he converts his sermons into bestselling books. Designed to be read in about 10 minutes, each chapter emphasizes mercy and pardon rather than judgment and suggests, as the book's subtitle affirms, that Christ's return is "the beginning of all good things."

When God Whispers Your Name
by Max Lucado

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Do you find it hard to believe that the One who made everything keeps your name on His heart and on His lips? Did you realize that your name is written on the hand of God (Is. 49:16)? Perhaps you've never seen your name honored. And you can't remember when you heard it spoken with kindness. In this book, Lucado offers the inspiration to believe that God has already bought the ticket-with your name on it.

When God Winks: How the Power of Coincidence Guides Your Life
by Squire Rushnell

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It is not by accident that you just picked up When God Winks. Whether you call it synchronicity or coincidence, what brought you to this book today is worth remembering. In fact, you may have suspected all along that there is more to coincidence than meets the eye. These seemingly random events are actually signposts that can help you successfully navigate your career, relationships, and interests. Squire Rushnell shows us that by recognizing our "God Winks," we can use the untapped power of coincidence to vastly improve our lives.

The author applies his compelling theory as to why coincidences exist to fascinating stories in history, sports, medicine, and relationships involving both everyday and famous people including Barbra Streisand, Charles Schulz, Oprah Winfrey, Kevin Costner, Mark Twain, and Presidents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.

Who Moved My Cheese?
by Spencer Johnson

Who Moved My Cheese? takes the fear and anxiety out of managing the future and shows us a simple way to successfully deal with the changing times, providing us with a method for moving ahead with our work and lives safely and effectively.

Why Me? Why Now?
Finding Hope When You Have Breast Cancer
by Lorraine V. Murray

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Cancer survior and author. Lorraine Murray offers caring spiritual help to women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer. Grounded in faith, this honest, empathetic, and compassionate guide offers more than psychological advice. It offers help to heal the suffering heart. Murray explores the real issues and candidly shares her own battle with cancer, offering positive suggestions for dealing with fear, confusion, anxiety, and suffering. The text is rich with the words of Jesus, examples drawn from his life, scriptural reflections, discussion questions, and exercises that can be used in daily life. Perfect for both personal reading and group settings, Why Me? Why Now? is also a valuable resource for caregivers, friends, and families of women with cancer. It offers compassionate advice sprinkled with bittersweet humor to help women through the terrors and uncertainties of treatment and recovery.