The Spiritual Lives of Dying People
by Paul A. Scaglione and John M. Mulder
Margaret T Naughton is an experienced hospital chaplain, and knows first hand the impact of illness, whether sudden or more slow-burning. This book is an attempt to provide a companion the pathway of illness. It is written for both the person grappling with illness, and those around them, to help make sense of illness and the impact it can have on life and faith. For those directly affected by illness, there can be questions around meaning, purpose and hope in life. There can be flashes of hopel...
Rabbi - Pastor - Priest (Studia Judaica, #64)
Both Judaism and Christianity have authorized clergy, charged with fulfilling a multitude of tasks in their respective communities. They teach, provide pastoral care, and preach. They lead worship, hold services and offer counseling regarding all aspects of life. They perform religious rites at the beginning and end of life as well as in-between. They make decisions regarding religious questions, serve as administrators, and possibly even mediate ‛between heaven and earth’. The concrete forms o...
Christianity and Mental Health: Theology, Activities, Potential
by Ben Ryan
What if my hope only leads to disappointment? What if I embrace joy only to have it ripped from my hands? What if my celebration is the cause of others' sadness? What if my joy takes me away from the God I knew so well in my pain? Author and marriage and family therapist Nicole Zasowski knows what it's like to take a blow that makes it difficult to look to the future with expectation and ask herself these questions. Yet, as she found the courage to celebrate, she discovered God is as present in...
Fight for Us takes couples on an inspiring journey into the challenges of battling for their marriage, through gut-wrenching times of despair, and then finally to the victory of a renewed relationship grounded in Jesus. Fight for Us delivers a compelling marriage challenge of "five rounds" that teach readers how to develop the never-give-up, never-quit mentality every relationship needs in order to combat the enemy's constant attacks. Utilizing narrative elements from the real-life story of Ch...
A healthy body. A strong mind. A good academic record. Success in every extra-curricular activity. A bright future. Out of all the qualities and successes adults desire to see in the lives of teens, a wise and understanding heart should at the top of the list. Grounded in the fear of the Lord, godly wisdom is essential to navigate the minefield of the teenage years. Far too often, it is assumed by many that adolescents are destined to be foolish-hopefully, outgrowing such foolishness by adulthoo...