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Articles to Help You Cope with Crisis
How to Worship God Amidst the World’s Distractions
It was one of those days that turned into night and became morning without much respite. My sleeplessness was not because of a sick baby or a fearful toddler. I blame my mind....
How to Make a 5-Minute Plan for Any Emergency
When is the worst time to decide what to do in an emergency?
When the emergency hits....
As my husband, Roger, and I learned through firsthand experience, most of us temporarily lose our minds in the midst of a crisis....
God Can Use a Person Whose Heart Is Like This
Years ago, I heard a pastor tell a story that I’ll never forget. This seasoned preacher described how each week, after the Sunday service, he’d stand by the door of the church to greet people as they left for their cars....
But then the pastor described an encounter he had with a guy, Matt ...
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Safely Raising Fearless Kids in a Fearful World
By Amy Elizabeth Olrick
So many things in life are beyond our control and even beyond our imagination. I think about that whenever I read an article about a tragedy involving a child—an eight-year-old drowned in a pool, a toddler run over in his driveway, the college freshman dead after drinking too much one night, a son lost to suicide.
I want to reach out to those mothers and say—say what? Maybe something like ...
Books to Help You Cope with Crisis
Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No To Take Control of Your Life
By Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend
The New York Times bestseller that's helped over 4 million people.
Learn when to say yes and know how to say no in order to take control of your life and set healthy, biblical boundaries with your spouse, children, friends, parents, co-workers, and even yourself.
The Daniel Prayer: Prayer That Moves Heaven and Changes Nations
By Anne Graham Lotz
Bestselling author Anne Graham Lotz will teach you how to pray effectively for your nation, your families, and yourself.
She found that while prayer does work, sometimes the “pray-ers” don’t. So she turned to the prophet Daniel for help. Join Anne in this thrilling discovery of prayer that really works.
Rhythms of Renewal: Trading Stress and Anxiety for a Life of Peace and Purpose
By Rebekah Lyons
Over 100,000 copies sold! Here is your guide to daily rescue and a way forward into the peace your soul longs for.
With encouraging stories and practical steps, Rebekah Lyons helps you begin an intentional, lifelong journey toward sustained emotional, relational, and spiritual health.
Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living
By Shauna Niequist
Over 500,000 copies sold!
In these pages, New York Times bestselling author Shauna Niequist invites you to consider the landscape of your own life, and what it might look like to leave behind the pressure to be perfect and begin the life-changing practice of simply being present, in the middle of the mess and the ordinariness of life.
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