This reference list is provided to you as a courtesy service. The intent is to offer useful books of interest. They are NOT intended to serve as, or take the place of necessary counseling. It is the sole responsibility of the reader to exercise due diligence in understanding and appropriately applying what is read, no matter the source. The list is not exhaustive. Feel free to check back regularly as we attempt to update the list.
Abuse Recovery
Desperate Hope
by Charlane Bloomberg
Desperate Hope is a remarkable story about the power of God’s grace in transforming one woman’s life.
Disorders
Hope, Help & Healing for Eating Disorders
by Gregory Jantz
Eating disorders–including anorexia, bulimia, and compulsive overeating–are among the most painful and difficult illnesses a person can face. Sufferers know firsthand the confusion and agony these illnesses can bring.
Grief
Crisis Counseling: A Guide for Pastors and Professionals
by Scott Floyd
Dr. Floyd helps readers understand the nature of crises events, how individuals are impacted, and how to best provide help during and following times of trauma, loss, and grief.
Love & Romance (For Singles)
Boundaries in Dating
by Henry Cloud
Boundaries in Dating offers illuminating insights for romance that can help you grow in freedom, honesty, and self-control as you pursue a healthy dating relationship that will lead to a healthy marriage.
How to Avoid Falling in Love with a Jerk
by John Van Epp
Based on years of research on marital and premarital happiness, How to Avoid Falling in Love with a Jerk (previously published in hardcover as How to Avoid Marrying a Jerk) will help you break destructive dating patterns that have kept you from finding the love you deserve.
Children
Child Lures: What Every Parent and Child Should Know About Preventing Sexual Abuse and Abduction
by Kenneth Wooden
A book based on his numerous interviews with convicted child molesters, rapists, and murderers in which he clearly outlines scenarios and explains the basic lures and tricks molester use to abuse children.
Finances
Financial Peace Revisited
by Dave Ramsey
With practical and easy to follow methods and personal anecdotes, Financial Peace is the road map to personal control, financial security, a new, vital family dynamic, and lifetime peace.