Conversations for Change

People in the West typically consider happiness, comfort, health, and good relationships normal in life. When someone’s experience does not fit the mould, it can add to the pain and isolation that they are already suffering. In Disrupted Journey: Walking with Your Loved One Through Chronic Pain and Illness, Nate Brooks shares in deeply honest ways about his journey with his wife’s chronic pain. Brooks helpfully covers our expectations of life, disappointments, navigating life changes, and how to handle suffering. When tackling how to handle suffering, he speaks honestly about his struggles and how he experiences his faith. He also gives helpful examples from biblical characters and the importance of friendships with wise people. This short book is excellent for people experiencing unexpected pain and turmoil and searching for light and hope for the unknown path ahead.  If you are interested in the book, you can find it  here

  Curtis and Jenny Solomon speak about helping wives who have been hurt by their husband's struggle with p*rnography. Her book is available here: https://www.amazon.com/Reclaim-Your-Marriage-Grace-Pornography/dp/1645072274/ Curtis' book for helping the husband is available here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1645072258

  Navigating Destructive Relationships by Brad Hambrick is one of the books in the G4 series. This series of books are gospel-centered resources written for small groups who meet together to work on life issues. In Navigating Destructive Relationships, Hambrick walks the reader through nine steps, or phases, for understanding their relationships, seeing the dynamics involved, being specific about areas in life that need the Lord's help and change, and how to build healthier and God-honoring relationships.  The book requires an honest heart and a willingness and a lot of work. The result will be living and relating in healthier and God-honoring ways. The book is available  here

Brief description: Aimed at pointing the reader to Jesus the Wonderful Counselor (Isaiah 9:6), Overcoming Emotional Abuse: 40 Days in the Word of God is a Scripture-saturated devotional which will help the reader in their journey from brokenness to healing. It can also be used at the same time as seeing a good counselor. Others may find it useful in better understanding the kind of pain that people have experienced in terms of emotional abuse, and the victory we have in Christ. The book contains: • Many Scriptures related to God’s character • The various effects of emotional abuse and their biblical solution • Case studies • Questions for reflection • Dedicated space to write notes, prayers, or important thoughts you want to remember The book is available here: https://mybook.to/OEA40

  Dr. Kevin Hurt teaches us about how to help angry people.

  Many Christians have gone through dark nights of the soul. They have clung onto the Lord and life in times of deep despair and sorrow in this fallen world. If they have believed that Christians should never be like this, their grief and sorrow is compounded. Midnight Mercies, by Christine Chappell, gives voice to the experience of despair. While being written for depressed mothers, the book will be helpful for anybody in such a dark place. Chappell looks at common experiences despairing people have, examines people from Scripture who went through the same, and points to helpful Scriptural truth. Chappell ends describing how experiencing the gracious Lord Jesus brought life and hope and transformed her view of herself and her situation. I highly recommend this book. The book is available  here