Books Change Lives - Christian Focus Publications

Broken Children, Sovereign God– An Overview

23 October 2023

Leslie Schmucker

The fall of man altered every atom of creation. From manhood to motherhood to matrimony, nothing is as it should be. Some after–effects of the fall are mere annoyances, like the fear of spiders, or indigestion, or having to wear uncomfortable clothing. But most by–products of the fall take the breath from your lungs, wrench your heart from your chest, and are counted in tears. Childhood mental illness is one of those by–products.

When Mother’s Day is Hard

17 March 2023

Dayspring MacLeod

I can still remember how much I dreaded Mother’s Day.

I remember what it felt like to ‘mute’ friends on social media when they shared a few too many pregnancy–update photos.

There were too many bedrooms in our new house. There were too many needles involved in the prospect of IVF. There were too many years on the clock.

Confidence: Where do we find it?

09 January 2023

Thomas Davis

Right, let’s start with a questionnaire. I am going to give you a few different scenarios that (theoretically) you could experience this week, and for each one I want you to choose one of two options to describe how that potential scenario makes you feel. Option A is that you feel something along the lines of positive, strong, optimistic or energized. Option B is the opposite; you feel negative, weak, apprehensive or drained.

Escaping the Riptide of Vanity

27 April 2022

Joe Barnard

John is a 38 year old Christian man. He ends most days physically and mentally exhausted having spent almost no time before God in prayer, Bible reading, or quiet reflection. Most nights he feels guilty about being lazy. The thought occurs to him that, if – after tucking in the kids to bed – he could just muster a final ounce of effort, he could read a chapter of the Bible before collapsing on the couch.

How to Do Family Worship

02 March 2022

Terry. L. Johnson

It is not uncommon for families to be convinced that they ought to do family worship, to want to do family worship, to talk about doing family worship, and yet fail ever to establish a consistent pattern of actually doing family worship. Men in particular seem easily intimidated, seeing themselves as inadequate, fearful they won’t know what to do, or that they won’t know what to say. We assembled The Family Worship Book hoping to alleviate these fears. All the necessary resources may be found there

Is It Unspiritual To Be Depressed?

24 February 2022

Paul Ritchie

The preacher got up and looked at the congregation. ‘Too many of you are taking tablets for your depression. Where is your joy in the Lord? If you were depending on God, you wouldn’t need to take medication!’ I wish I could say that these words are fictional, but they are not. I have heard of depressed and anxious people having guilt added to their distress by such careless words.

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