Five college students pitch a tent by their car one dark night, not realizing they've set up camp by a military runway. They awake from a deep sleep to the shaking of the earth and a roar like mountains falling--the sound of a military transport plane taking off right over their heads. Can you imagine the visceral terror of that moment? For author and biblical counselor Edward Welch, it was a glimpse of what the Israelites experienced in God's presence at Mount Sinai. Our God is a consuming fire. His holiness and relentless love put our sin, our weakness, and our fears in perspective. If we can learn the fear of the Lord--a fear that in Christ is filled with gratitude, love, and devotion--we can break free of the fear of other people that so easily entangles us. We can experience joy in our Christian lives as we need other people less and love them more. This groundbreaking work has helped countless numbers of people to confront their fear of man and live in freedom. The new edition features clarifying additions, new material, and revisions throughout.

Zoe Mouse loves to sing. She sings everywhere all the time. There is just one problem--she can't carry a tune. One day she tries out for the school musical and tells all her friends she will definitely get the lead role. But instead of getting a part, her drama teacher asks her to help with the lighting. Zoe wants to hide! Papa finds her in the closet hiding under her blanket and helps her remember that Jesus is with her and will be her protector and helper when she goes back to school. Zoe learns that when Jesus is near, you don't have to hide. You can face your friends and shine a light on them.

Parents and caregivers are guided by editor Edward T. Welch in how to talk with their children about hiding and feeling ashamed and how to connect the Bible to their children's struggles. A special section at the end of the book includes a parent help page and the Bible verses referenced in the book are also available as a tear-out page. Children will learn to turn to Jesus and depend on him to cover them with his love and give them the strength to face others.

This colorful, beautifully illustrated children's book invites children ages four through seven into Zoe Mouse's world to learn alongside her how to overcome shame and embarrassment.

Zoe's Time to Shine: When You Want to Hide is part of the Good News for Little Hearts series for ages three to seven, bringing gospel wisdom and biblical counsel to families. Based on CCEF's model of hope and help, each story focuses on an animal family's real-life issues, encouraging young readers toward a growing relationship with Jesus in the midst of challenging circumstances. Each individual story guides parents toward meaningful conversations with their kids, based on what Scripture has to say about living by faith in everyday life.

With vivid illustrations by Joe Hox and a story children can relate to, even the youngest child will be engaged. Zoe's Time to Shine along with all of the Good News for Little Hearts books, will become a lifelong gift for parents and children, as well as teachers, biblical counselors, and anyone hoping to provide concrete, grace-based help for young children.

When someone is grieving, it can be hard to know what to say or do. We want to be helpful, not hurtful, but it's easy to go wrong. The good news is that we can learn to approach those who are grieving with the same compassion that Jesus shows us when we are grieving. It starts with humility and listening well and expands into practical support as the Spirit leads us.

In Someone I Know Is Grieving, Edward T. Welch leans on his many years of counseling grieving people to help readers learn from their compassionate Savior how to respond to people's sadness and hard times without advice or trying to fix it, but to instead hear their story, learn from others' experiences, and depend on the Spirit for wisdom for what to say and do.

• Practical, accessible, spiritual guidance on responding with compassion to another person's troubles written by an experienced counselor.
• Part of the Ask the Christian Counselor series, walking readers through their deepest and most profound questions.
• Gives readers the tools to avoid common mistakes made in responding to grieving people and a wise and kind way forward that expresses the love of God.
• Compact format goes deeper than New Growth Press's popular minibooks without overwhelming the reader.

Imagine . . . an interconnected group of people who entrust themselves to each other. You can speak of your pain, and someone responds with compassion and prayer. You can speak of your joys, and someone rejoices with you. You can ask for help with sinful struggles, and someone prays with you.

The goal of this book is that these meaningful relationships will become a natural part of daily life in your church. With short chapters and discussion questions meant to be read in a group setting, Ed Welch guides small groups through eight lessons that show what it looks like when ordinary, needy people care for other ordinary, needy people in everyday life.

A psychiatric diagnosis can be heavy burden--for you or someone you love. These struggles can be life-dominating. But we know this: God is not silent when his people struggle. What does God say? Experienced counselor and best-selling author, Edward T. Welch helps you answer that crucial question by exploring how God's Word speaks in ways that can help you find wisdom, rest, and hope in Jesus, even with a psychiatric diagnosis.

What do you do when you recognize yourself or someone you love in descriptions like OCD, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder? The DSM can give you a detailed description, but what next? We listen to God and to his people.

I Have a Psychiatric Diagnosis will guide readers in listening to God who has compassion for those who are struggling in these painful ways. Listening to God in the Bible reshapes psychological descriptions and functions as a corrective lens that opens our eyes. As you listen to Scripture and God's people, you will understand the struggles of those with a psychiatric diagnosis better and will be able to receive and offer words of help and hope. Welch includes case studies on panic attacks, PTSD, depression, and narcissism to aid in practical application to your situation.

I Have a Psychiatric Diagnosis is part of the Ask the Christian Counselor series. This series walks readers through their deepest and most profound questions. Each question is unpacked by an experienced counselor that gives readers the tools to understand their struggle and how the gospel brings hope and healing to the problem they are facing.

Addiction, according to Welch, is when we worship ourselves and our desires instead of the true God.

Helps us face the difficult question, Why do I keep doing that? Points to our heart, then to God, who can change even our motives.

Practical Guidance for Loving Others Well

Everyone needs help from time to time, especially in the midst of painful circumstances and difficult trials. In this short book, a highly respected biblical counselor and successful author offers practical guidance for all Christians--pastors and laypeople alike--who want to develop their helping skills when it comes to walking alongside hurting people.

Written out of the conviction that friends are the best helpers, this accessible introduction to biblical counseling will equip believers to share their burdens with one another through gentle words of wisdom and kind acts of love. This book is written for those eager to see God use ordinary relationships and conversations between ordinary Christians to work extraordinary miracles in the lives of his people.

You are a royal priest.
That Reality Will Change Your Life

Human beings are wired for connection. We long for deep relationships and real intimacy--both of which reflect our fundamental desire to be close to God. But all too often, whether because of our sin or our failures, we imagine that God prefers to keep his distance.

In this book, Edward T. Welch shows us the purpose for which we were created: to be brought near to God as a kingdom of priests. He traces the priestly identity throughout the entire Bible, showing us how holiness leads to closeness to God. Through the blood of Jesus, God extends his invitation for all to draw near with open arms. And in his presence, we discover what it means to be truly human: known, unashamed, and wise, full of meaning, purpose, and abundant life.

Avoir moins besoin des gens et les aimer davantage. C'est le d fi que nous propose l'auteur... Il voque la tendance que nous avons craindre les autres, nous laisser contr ler et ma triser par eux, d pendre d'eux pour ces choses que Dieu seul peut nous donner... Welch] propose un antidote: la crainte de Dieu... la r ponse du croyant la puissance, la majest et, non la moindre, la mis ricorde de Dieu. - Dallas Morning News Biblique et pratique. Le lecteur n'a pas n cessairement besoin d' tre victime de pressions exerc es par ses pairs, ni d' tre d pendant sur le plan affectif pour profiter de cet ouvrage. Ce livre nous ouvre les yeux et nous redirige vers Dieu et sa Parole afin de surmonter la crainte des hommes. - The Baptist Bulletin Notre g n ration a vraiment besoin d'un livre comme celui-ci. Agr able lire, il peut tr s bien servir l' cole du dimanche ou pour une tude biblique la maison. Voici un ouvrage qui devrait se retrouver dans toutes les biblioth ques d' glises et les tables de livres. Le th me abord est actuel. La solution qu'il pr sente est biblique. - The Presbyterian Witness ... bibliquement rafra chissant... d bordant d'id es utiles, facile lire et pratique. - John MacArthur Ed Welch est un bon m decin de l' me. Ce livre est instructif, convaincant et encourageant. Je le recommande vivement. - Jerry Bridges Agr able lire et rafra chissant... s'attaque au coeur du probl me qui paralyse l' glise. Expose et r pudie les propos de la th rapie th ologique avec sagesse et compassion. - Susan Hunt

I hate it. I love it. Sometimes our desires can be cruel lovers. We think we should be rid of a particular desire, but we feel stuck. The problem may be more complicated than just being stuck. Might there be a path to true change? Edward T. Welch may surprise you with his answer. Along the way, he will introduce you to someone with words of comfort and hope you may never have heard before.

Nous n'avons pas été créés pour surmonter seuls les épreuves de la vie. Dieu nous a donné son Esprit et nos frères et soeurs pour nous aider. Cependant, nous avons souvent peur de nous immiscer dans les problèmes des autres. Nous nous sentons incompétents et nous préférons laisser cela à des experts, des professionnels et des spécialistes. Toutefois, l'aide qui peut être apportée par les amis est précieuse et elle ne doit pas être négligée. Dieu se plaît à nous voir grandir et à nous transformer grâce à l'aide d'individus ordinaires qui ont été transformés par Christ et qui sont remplis de la puissance de l'Esprit.Dans ce livre, Ed Welch nous présente une méthode d'accompagnement pertinente pour cheminer avec les autres à travers les moments difficiles. Il nous montre comment être de bons amis chrétiens qui apprennent à partager leurs fardeaux et à porter ceux des autres.

Vous connaissez certainement les effets de l'anxi t et de la peur: les noeuds dans l'estomac, les raideurs au cou, les diverses tensions qui affectent tout le corps, etc. La peur nous fait souffrir et nous paralyse. Lorsqu'elle s'installe, nous faisons tout pour nous en d barrasser le plus vite possible. Par sa nature m me, elle nous pousse fuir et non affronter ce qui nous effraie. Il peut m me arriver qu'elle tienne notre vie enti re sous sa domination.Dans cette tude, Ed Welch nous am ne examiner nos peurs et m diter sur ce que Dieu dit aux personnes craintives et inqui tes. Il nous invite placer notre confiance en Dieu et en ses promesses au lieu de c der notre peur et notre angoisse. crit pour tre utilis comme cahier d'exercices pour une tude personnelle ou en petit groupe, cet ouvrage constitue une excellente ressource pour ceux qui vivent dans la crainte et ceux qui veulent les aider trouver la paix de Dieu.

Nous savons tous ce que la honte peut nous faire ressentir. Elle peut m me affecter notre vision de nous-m me. Ce qui est le plus difficile, c'est de sortir de cet tat de honte.Dans Lib r de la honte, Welch s'attaque aux sentiments et aux mensonges li s la honte. En s'appuyant sur des v rit s bibliques, il met en lumi re ce probl me et nous montre comment la Parole de Dieu peut nous en lib rer.Cet ouvrage vous fournira l'occasion de reconna tre et de combattre la honte dans votre vie. Il vous redonnera l'espoir, car en J sus Christ - qui a t lui-m me bris et humili pour nous - nous sommes pardonn s, adopt s, purifi s et gu ris.