Christian Counseling

“Discipleship is not an offer that man makes to Christ.”—Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Christ does not call us on our terms. If we choose to follow, we do so in submission to His will and His law. Our life thereafter is one of pursuit and guidance—we are both pursued and pursuer, guiding and guided.

When Jesus left the earth in His physical body He left two provisions for the disciples remaining behind. One was the Holy Spirit—God was not departing, He was becoming literally part of His people, living inside and among them to empower them to service and righteousness. The other was themselves, the community of believers to help each other, some to lead and some to follow.

Without more mature Christians to lead and counsel us it’s easy to think our problems are specific to ourselves, that no one has experienced the same level of pain that we have or that no one else struggles with the same sins we do. While we all know on some level this isn’t true, the counsel of wiser (most often older) Christians is indispensable for our growth and maintenance of joy and hope.

Hope is the foundation of the Christian faith. It is our hope of redemption, our hope of eternal life in God’s presence that is the focus of our life on earth, without at the same time rejecting this present existence as somehow less important. Similarly, our hope is not restricted to the far side of the grave—the presence of the Holy Spirit means our striving for purity and righteousness is not vanity.

But the pursuit of holiness is not a solitary one. Discipleship entails a joint effort, a community progress where counsel is both welcome and freely offered. The very nature of discipleship illustrates this fellowship: both the disciple and the counselor benefit from the interaction. While we are each most obviously Christ’s disciples, the books we offer focus primarily on the interaction between believers, a relationship thankfully receiving more and more attention within the American church.

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by Winston T. Smith
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by Paul David Tripp
from New Growth Press
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Henry Says Good-bye
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from New Growth Press
for Kindergarten-3rd grade
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Hidden Agendas
by Steve Brown
from New Growth Press
for 11th-Adult
in Christian Counseling (Location: XCL-COU)
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Hide or Seek
by John Freeman
from New Growth Press
for Adult
in Sexual Sin (Location: XCL-SEX)
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Homosexual Debate and the Church
by David Longacre, ed.
from New Growth Press
for Adult
in Sexual Sin (Location: XCL-SEX)
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How Do I Look?
by Susan Lutz
from New Growth Press
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How People Change - Study Guide
by Timothy S. Lane & Paul David Tripp
from New Growth Press
for 11th-Adult
in Christian Counseling (Location: XCL-COU)
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How To Be Free From Bitterness
by Jim Wilson
2nd edition from Canon Press
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in Repentance & Avoiding Sin (Location: XCL-REP)
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How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
by Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish
Updated from Charles Scribner's Sons
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I'm Exhausted
by David Powlison
from New Growth Press
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by Gary Smalley
from Zondervan
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If You Bite & Devour One Another
by Alexander Strauch
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Infertility
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Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands
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by Paul Tripp
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It's Not Fair
by Wayne A. Mack with Deborah Howard
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It’s All About Me
by Winston T. Smith
from New Growth Press
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in CCEF Counseling booklets (Location: XCL-CCEF)
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Jax's Tail Twitches
Good News for Little Hearts
by Edited by David Powlison, Illustrated by Joe Hox
from New Growth Press
for Kindergarten-3rd grade
in Emotions for Kids (Location: BIB-CHEM)
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Jonathan Edwards' Resolutions
by Jonathan Edwards
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Just One More
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by Edward Welch
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Know and Tell
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Leadership
by Stephen Viars
from New Growth Press
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Leaving Your Family Behind
by Rob Green
from New Growth Press
Resources for Military Families for Adult
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$2.79
Life After Retirement
by Steve Brown
Fir from New Growth Press
for Adult
in CCEF Counseling booklets (Location: XCL-CCEF)
$2.79
Life Beyond Your Parents’ Mistakes
by David Powlison
from New Growth Press
in CCEF Counseling booklets (Location: XCL-CCEF)
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Living in a Dangerous World
by William P. Smith
from New Growth Press
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by Edward T. Welch
from New Growth Press
Marriage and Family Resources for Adults
in CCEF Counseling booklets (Location: XCL-CCEF)
$2.79
Love Thy Body
by Nancy Pearcey
from Baker Books
for Adult
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$16.99
Loving Well
by William P. Smith
from New Growth Press
for Adult
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$13.50
Making Friends
by Dee Brestin
from New Growth Press
for 11th-Adult
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$2.79
Marriage
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by Paul Tripp
from P&R Publishing
in CCEF Counseling booklets (Location: XCL-CCEF)
$2.79
Mending the Soul
by Steven R. Tracy
from Zondervan
in Christian Counseling (Location: XCL-COU)
$19.54 $6.90 (1 in stock)
Menopause
by Amy Baker
from New Growth Press
for Adult
in CCEF Counseling booklets (Location: XCL-CCEF)
$2.79
Miscarriage
from New Growth Press
for Adult
in CCEF Counseling booklets (Location: XCL-CCEF)
$2.79
Motives
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by Edward Welch
from P&R Publishing
in CCEF Counseling booklets (Location: XCL-CCEF)
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My Brother is Away
by Sara Greenwood, illustrated by Luisa Uribe
from Random House
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No More Bullies
by Frank Peretti
Reprint from Thomas Nelson Publishers
for 9th-Adult
in Christian Counseling (Location: XCL-COU)
$13.59
Noble Savages
by Rousas John Rushdoony
from Chalcedon / Ross House Books
for Adult
in Sexual Sin (Location: XCL-SEX)
$18.00
Not Tonight, Honey
by Rob Green
from New Growth Press
for Adult
in CCEF Counseling booklets (Location: XCL-CCEF)
$2.79
O.C.D.
Resources for Changing Lives
by Michael R. Emlet
from P&R Publishing
in CCEF Counseling booklets (Location: XCL-CCEF)
$2.79
One Thousand Gifts
by Ann Voskamp
from Zondervan
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$16.14 $4.80 (2 in stock)
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