A Season for Hope
Rev. Dr. Michael S. Barry
Michael Barry, director of pastoral care at Cancer Treatment Centers of
America in Philadelphia, has listened to the needs of cancer patients
countless times. From the understanding he's gained, he's written this
book of devotions -- letters of wisdom and hope saying what most doctors
can't say. These letters meet the deepest longings of patients to be
heard and understood. A Season for Hope reflects the reality of
life as a cancer patient as well as the reality of a good and gracious
God whose word promises healing and hope for the journey.
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A Reason for Hope
Rev. Dr. Michael S. Barry
In A Reason for Hope, Michael Barry, director of pastoral care
at Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Philadelphia, reveals an
insider's understanding of the cancer patient's need for hope. With
warmth and wisdom, he offers the reader scientific evidence and
scriptural principles to fuel a will to live and build a hope that can
contribute to healing. If you have cancer, are a caregiver or are in a
supporting role to someone who does have cancer, A Reason for Hope is a must read.
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When God & Cancer Meet
Lynn Eib
When God & Cancer Meet is a realistic book of powerful stories about cancer patients and their families who have been touched by God in miraculous ways. Sometimes God took the cancer out of them, and sometimes He took them out of the cancer. But always, He touched them with His divine love and met their deepest needs. This book admits that some people get cured of cancer and some don't. It's real because it acknowledges there are no easy answers to the unfairness of life. It's real because it doesn't pretend that your faith in God will keep hard times away. It's real because it shows real people trusting in a real God in real life ... people who found real joy, real peace, real hope, real strength and real encouragement. It's real because it shows what can happen when God and cancer meet. If you don't want to be defeated by cancer -- no matter what it does or has done to your loved one, this is a book for you. (This book also in Spanish.) For more on Lynn Eib, go to http://www.cancerpatientadvocate.com/.
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Finding the Light in Cancer's Shadow
Lynn Eib
Cancer's shadow looms large, even for survivors. Fears may linger: Will
the cancer come back? Will I always have complications? Will it hit my
loved ones? Author and cancer patient advocate Lynn Eib (http://www.cancerpatientadvocate.com/),
a colon cancer survivor herself, faces these fears head-on. Drawing on
her own experiences, the wisdom of Scripture and the stories of other
survivors, she helps survivors and their loved ones deal with their
fears, moods, the myths and more. Finding the Light in Cancer's Shadow
shows that God wants to use cancer survivors in an incredible way and
points them to the hope and healing only God's light can supply. No glib
answers -- just the truthful hope that God can penetrate and dispel the
real shadows of our lives.
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He Cares New Testament with Psalms and Proverbs:
A New Testament with devotional reflections for those facing serious illnesses
He Cares is a specialized version of Scriptures designed to
speak to the spiritual and emotional needs of people experiencing
life-threatening diseases and chronic illnesses. Everything about the
special contents is written in a sensitive tone to minister to hurting
people. Special features include book introductions, inspirational
commentary, a topical index, hundreds of margin symbols related to
strategic topic verses and articles dealing with the physical, emotional
and spiritual struggles of illness written by Lynn Eib, a practicing
cancer patient advocate and cancer survivor. These features combined
with the unequaled clarity of the New Living Translation Bible text will
encourage readers to draw close to God because He Cares.
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Faith in the Future:
Healthcare, Aging and the Role of Religion
Dr. Harold G. Koenig and Douglas M. Lawson, Ph.D. with Malcolm McConnell
Dr. Harold Koenig was recently interviewed by Newsweek (November 10,
2003) about his book Spirituality in Patient Care (Templeton Foundation
Press) and his research in the area of religion and health. He has
become the international voice on the subjects of spirituality, health,
and aging. In this book he is joined by two other experts on aging and
human development. They present a compelling look at one of the most
serious issues in today's society: healthcare in America. How will we
provide quality healthcare to older adults who will need it during the
next 30-50 years? Who will provide this care? How will it be funded? How
can we establish systems of care now to be in place as demographic and
health-related economic pressures mount?
Alongside the sobering reality of the challenges our country faces,
there are reasons for optimism. Innovative programs created and
maintained by volunteers and religious congregations are emerging as
pivotal factors in meeting healthcare needs.
Summarizing decades of scientific research and providing numerous
inspirational examples and role models, the authors present practical
steps that individuals and institutions may emulate for putting faith
into action.
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The Healing Connection:
The Story of a Physician's Search for the Link Between Faith and Healing
Dr. Harold G. Koenig
The name Harold G. Koenig is well known in the fast-growing field of
spirituality and health. Founder and director of the widely respected
Duke University Center for the Study of Religion/Spirituality and
Health, Dr. Koenig is recognized worldwide for his groundbreaking work
in medical science and religious faith. In this book-now available in
paperback-he shares his remarkable personal story and shows how personal
trials became the catalyst for his pioneering research.
In Part One he describes his turbulent youth: growing up on a
California vineyard, college days of experimentation during the 1970s,
adventures as a student researcher in Africa with Jane Goodall, an
emotional breakdown, expulsion from medical school for disruptive
behavior, battling mental illness as a street person in San Francisco.
He refers to his ongoing battle with a chronic and debilitating physical
disease in terms of the insights it gives him for his work, and he
recounts the striking realization of God's call, the people and events
that helped him refine a vision into a mission, and the subsequent
professional opposition that resided alongside his success.
Part Two draws on the real-life examples of former patients and
summarizes Koenig's most important findings concerning the impact of
Christian faith on mental and physical health, encapsulated by the
statement: Religious faith and practice are connected to mental and
physical health.
In Part Three he challenges individuals and the American church to
consider the implications of the research and to develop constructive
ways of implementing the healing connection that can be found in faith.
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The Healing Power of Faith
Dr. Harold G. Koenig
An infirm, lifetime alcoholic suddenly becomes sober and strong. A
patient undergoing open-heart surgery amazes the doctors with a speedy
convalescence. A cancer patient given only a few months to live defies
the predictions. What accounts for such remarkable recoveries? Is it
miracle or medicine? In this extraordinary book, Dr. Harold G. Koenig
presents groundbreaking scientific evidence that provides ansers to
these puzzling medical mysteries. You'll read about the pioneering study
that found nonreligious patients with heart disease to be three times
more likely to die following surgery than their religious counterparts.
You'll learn why saying prayers regularly can be as effective as taking
medicine, and why prayer and medicine together are such a potent
combination.
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There's No Place Like Hope
Vickie Girard
This is Vickie Girard's completely indispensable survival guide for
cancer patients and their families. Regardless of the type of cancer,
here is an immediate, practical and inspiring guide that will empower
any patient to better fight and survive this disease. Through her
involvement with the Cancer Treatment Centers of America and The
American Cancer Society, Vickie Girard has taken her message of
"empowered patient care" to the floor of the U.S. Senate and to
thousands of cancer patients and survivors throughout the world. The
message is simple, hopeful, powerful and long overdue: "We must stop
speaking of cancer in whispers. We may have cancer, but cancer doesn't
have us. Cancer is a beatable, treatable, survivable disease."
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Christ, The Healer
F.F. Bosworth
F. F. Bosworth's earnest prayer was that many thousands would learn
to make the promises of God's Word work in their lives through his book,
Christ the Healer. Bosworth offers a comprehensive discussion of
healing, based on the premise that it is God's will for all Christians
to be physically healed. First released in 1924, this classic on
spiritual and physical healing has sold more than 350,000 copies and
continues to enrich and inspire new readers every day. This updated
edition includes a foreword by the author's son and a concluding chapter
detailing the incredible epilogue to Christ the Healer: Bosworth's
phenomenal ministry in South Africa, on which he embarked at the age of
75.
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When God Doesn't Make Sense
Dr. James Dobson
Doubting one's faith and one's self is a natural part of the
Christian life. Based on material from the million-selling book, When
God Doesn't Make Sense, Dobson offers insight into the trials of life
and how to cope when life turns upside-down.
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365 Days of Hope
Dave Dravecky
Sure to become an enduring classic, 365 Days of Hope will provide a daily dose of hope for those living with loss, pain or disappointment. This hardcover book features 365 devotionals by Dave and Jan Dravecky and Joni Eareckson Tada. Each devotional also features inspiring quotes, questions for reflection and action points in response to the devotional. For more on Dave Dravecky, visit http://www.endurance.org/.
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Journey of Hope -- DVD/VHS
Dave Dravecky
With honesty and humility, Dave Dravecky and four friends take you on
their journeys through the valley of suffering, journeys that led each
of them to the heart of hope. If you or a loved one find yourself in
that same valley, Journey of Hope can help you discover the hope you
need to overcome fear, pain, loneliness, doubt and despair. This
award-winning video comes with a 40-page Discovery Guide for individual
or group use. Journey of Hope is also a great tool for support
group or church curriculum, church and medical lending libraries, closed
circuit television (hospitals), patient education and healthcare
training.
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Do Not Lose Heart -- Softcover/Audio
Dave Dravecky
This classic collection of 28 devotions offers a legacy of wisdom and
encouragement for those who struggle amidst the adversities of life.
Devotions convey the message that yes, life is hard, pain and suffering
are real, but there is more -- there is an eternal reality on which we
can focus and not lose heart!
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Where is God When it Hurts?
Coming to Terms with the Tough Times in Your Life
Philip Yancy
Many suffering people want to love God, but cannot see past their
tears, says Philip Yancey. They feel hurt and betrayed. Sadly, the
church often responds with more confusion than comfort. This book,
possibly Yancey's best-known book, should speak to anyone for whom life
sometimes just doesn't make sense. And it should help equip anyone who
wants to reach out to someone in pain but just doesn't know what to say.
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Stronger Than Cancer:
Treasured Insights from the Hearts and Homes of Families Fighting Cancer
Connie Payton
This year, more than 500,000 new families will face a cancer diagnosis. But beyond that grave statistic are the stories these families have to share. Stronger Than Cancer (Compendium, October 2002) is a book by Connie Payton, wife of the late NFL legend Walter Payton, who suffered from a rare liver cancer, which is a compilation of advice, wisdom, favorite quotations and inspiring accounts from families who've battled the disease. Stronger Than Cancer is a resource for those struggling with cancer. A portion of book proceeds will support Walter Payton Cancer Fund research.
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Grace for the Journey:
A Story of Illness, Hope and Faith
Elaine R. Sampson
While living with fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and
interstitial cystitis, Elaine learns she has breast cancer. This book is
the story of her journey of faith and her search to know a personal and
loving God. It describes her experience living with the challenges of
both chronic and life-threatening illnesses and how God developed a
servant's heart within her as a result. Most of all, this book testifies
to the sustaining power of faith and to the peace, comfort and
assurance it gives during illness. The second section of the book
consists of a four-part selection of more than 400 Scriptures and 40
poetic prayers.
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Christians and Cancer
Mike Wilson
Evangelist Mike Wilson writes about his wife's experience with breast
cancer and how their family discovered that a biblical perspective is a
positive weapon in fighting through a cancer-related crisis. As a
Chrsitian, her personal faith and unique network affected her mental
outlook, her mind-body relationship and her ability to place adversity
in its proper perspective. Each chapter of this heartwarming story
closes with spiritual reflections. You'll discover how Christians
benefit from a God-given support system, biblical coping mechanisms and
life-changing comments on Scripture.
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Boundaries
Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend
In Boundaries, Drs. Cloud and Townsend set out the premise
that having clear boundaries is essential to a healthy, balanced
lifestyle. They define the word boundary as a personal property line
that marks those things for which we are responsible and which define
who we are and who we are not. They discuss four areas of boundaries --
physical, mental, emotional and spiritual -- and offer biblically-based
answers to tough questions, showing us how to get healthy boundaries
with our parents, spouses, children, friends, co-workers and even
ourselves.
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Reflections on Psalm 23 for People with Cancer -- DVD
Ken Curtis
Ken Curtis was diagnosed with advanced cancer with little prospect
for survival. He pursued a combination of traditional and alternative
medicine, undergirded by a strong spiritual dimension and prayer support
team.
Psalm 23 was a vital part of his spiritual component, and for this
video, Curtis went to Israel, home of King David who wrote the psalm, to
be with the shepherds, travel "through the valley of the shadow of
death," and explore and enjoy the healing powers of the green pastures
and still waters. The resulting meditations provide a combination of
candid personal experience on what it means to battle cancer and some of
the spiritual resources available through this time-honored psalm.
At times of great fear and uncertainty, and cancer is one of the
greatest, the simple yet powerful words of Psalm 23 sustain us like few
others can. God's grace is greater than any possible obstacle or concern
-- https://www.visionvideo.com/detail.taf?_function=detail&a_product_id=32662
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Cancer: 50 Essential Things to Do (Revised and Updated)
Greg Anderson
Revised and updated with over 25% new material, this book empowers
cancer patients and their loved ones to move beyond their disease.
Cancer survivor Greg Anderson designed this book for the recently
diagnosed, those with recurring symptoms, and those who are well but
have a lingering fear that the disease may strike again.
Informative and inspiring, Cancer: 50 Essential Things to Do
goes hand-in-hand with the patient's medical treatment and is an
invaluable roadmap to recovery. Filled with practical, healing "action
steps" used by thousands of cancer survivors, the book also contains
recently approved medical treatment options, updated cancer research,
and Internet resources, geared toward making sense of the fast-changing
world of cancer treatment and recovery.
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Alternative Medicine Magazine's Definitive Guide to Cancer
Lise Alschuler and Karolyn Gazella
This is the second edition of this comprehensive guide to cancer. It helps patients and caregivers learn about causes and prevention of cancer; offset the side effects of conventional medicine; evaluate effective alternative treatments; utilize natural therapies involving diet, lifestyle, and nutritional supplements; and achieve deep healing through a mind-body-spirit approach. Featuring in-depth discussions of 20 specific cancers, including detailed descriptions of integrative treatments, this accessibly written guide is an invaluable tool for understanding and implementing integrative and complementary cancer care.
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Coping with Cancer
Dr. John E. Packo
He's heard the diagnosis. He's experienced the nauseating treatments.
He's walked the uncertain path to recovery. He's wondering if he would
become a statistic. But he was not destroyed by cancer. He fought back,
and you can too. Coping with Cancer proposes 12 creative and
practical choices for meeting cancer -- or any serious illness -- head
on, with God. A pastor for more than four decades, Dr. Packo was founder
and president of New Hope Ministries. While his book is out of print,
copies can still be found through booksellers on the Internet.
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Dear God, It's Cancer
William A. Fintel, MD and Gerald R. McDermott, PhD
Dear God, It's Cancer combines the hands-on experience of a
medical doctor with the wisdom and compassion of a theologian to answer
questions most cancer patients and their caregivers have when on a
cancer journey. The authors examine the medical, emotional, and
financial needs of patients, as well as their deeper spiritual concerns.
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Cancer and The Lord's Prayer
Greg Anderson
Author Greg Anderson, a cancer survivor and founder of Cancer Recovery
Foundation, asserts that The Lord's Prayer is a blueprint for the
development of the soul, leading to physical, emotional and spiritual
healing.
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Don't Bet Against Me
Deanna Favre with Angela Hunt
The wife of Green Bay Packers quarterback, Brett Favre, Deanna became
a reluctant celebrity overnight when she was diagnosed with breast
cancer in 2004. Now cancer-free, Deanna is one of breast cancer's
leading activists, speaking and raising financial support for women who
are "medically underserved." Deanna's story shares the role her faith
has played in her life -- from her years as a single mom and her high
profile marriage to Brett, to her battle with breast cancer and the work
she's currently doing through the HOPE Foundation.
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When Your Family's Lost a Loved One
David and Nancy Guthrie
When your family's lost a loved one, the reminders are everywhere. You
long to return to "normal," but you wonder how your family can live
without the loved one you cherish. The journey may not be short or
smooth, but David and Nancy Guthrie have traveled it -- more than once.
With empathy and honesty, they'll guide you through the challenges of
keeping your family together and strong. You'll discover practical,
compassionate answers to questions such as, "How can I help my children
cope with losing a parent?" and "How can we honor our loved one's memory
-- and still move on?" At a time when nobody seems to understand, David
and Nancy do. Let them, along with others who've walked this road, take
your household from hurt to healing.
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Touchpoints--Heaven
Randy Alcorn
We all have questions about what Heaven will be like. Now, Touchpoints--Heaven
puts God's answers to your most probing questions about Heaven and the
New Earth right at your fingertips. Inspired by Randy Alcorn's
best-selling book Heaven, this little book contains biblically based answers to many questions about what life will be like on the New Earth.
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Holding on to Hope
Nancy Guthrie
Nancy Guthrie knows what it is to be plunged into life's abyss.
Framing her own story of staggering loss and soaring hope with the
biblical story of Job, she takes her fellow sufferers by the hand and
guides them on a pathway through pain -- straight to the heart of God. Holding on to Hope includes an eight-week Bible study on the book of Job for individual or small-group study.
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What's Good About Feeling Bad?
Finding Purpose and a Path through Your Pain
John C. Thomas and Gary Habermas
Counselor John C. Thomas and renowned philosopher Gary Habermas, no
strangers to personal tragedy themselves, thoughtfully explore the
impact of pain on our lives and offer scriptural and practical advice to
help you walk with God through even the hardest of times. If you are
hurting -- or know someone who is -- What's Good About Feeling Bad? is the road map you need to make it through your pain and emerge a stronger, wiser and more complete person than ever before.
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Reflections on The Lord's Prayer for People with Cancer -- DVD
Ken Curtis
This series of meditations on The Lord's Prayer with Ken Curtis builds upon his previous series, Reflections on Psalm 23 for People with Cancer.
Ken was diagnosed with advanced cancer with little prospect for
survival. He pursued a combination of traditional and alternative
medicine, undergirded by a strong spiritual dimension and prayer support
team.
While made particularly for people facing the crisis of cancer, the
reflections are relevant for any health crisis. Join Ken on this journey
into the world of The Lord's Prayer from original locations important
in the life of Jesus. The Lord's Prayer is not just a way of praying.
It's a way of "seeing." When the prayer is grasped and uttered from the
heart, it can -- and will --change us. We realize how we are not alone,
no matter how difficult or seemingly hopeless our situation. Even in our
pain, there can come a joy and a feeling of rightness about our world.
A co-production of Vision Video with EO-TV Holland, UCB-TV England and Nazareth Village -- http://www.visionvideo.com
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Medicine, Religion and Health
Harold G. Koenig, MD
by Harold G. Koenig, MD
In this book, Dr. Koenig, one of the world's leading researchers on
the link between religion and health, provides an overview of the
relationship between health and religion that manages to be
comprehensive yet consice, factual yet inspirational, and technical yet
easily accessible to nonspecialists and general readers.
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The Art of Caregiving:
How to Lend Support and Encouragement to Those With Cancer
Rev. Dr. Michael S. Barry
Written to encourage the caregiver, The Art of Caregiving
will be a candle of joyful hope to the one whose life has taken on
unique new challenges when a loved one faces cancer. Cancer treatment is
often a nighttime journey through a wilderness, during which patients
and their caregivers are confronted with worry and fear ... a journey
where the slightest flicker of hope means more than words can express.
Dr. Barry shows how, with God's help, you can be the light of hope for
those who bear the burden of illness.
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The Great Eight: How to be Happy
(even when you have every reason to be miserable)
Scott Hamilton
From Olympic Gold Medalist to testicular cancer and brain tumor
survivor, Scott Hamilton has experienced the heights of accomplishment
to the depths of disease. But through his successes, struggles and
setbacks, he has never lost his trademark humor and honesty. More
importantly, he hasn't lost his faith and optimism. In The Great Eight, Scott shares eight secrets he's identified that keep him smiling.
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When Your World Falls Apart
David Jeremiah
When your world falls apart without warning, where is God? Less than a
heartbeat away, according to Dr. David Jeremiah. In this perceptive and
deeply personal book, Dr. David Jeremiah, renowned pastor and teacher,
draws from the poetry and truths of the Psalms -- passages that gave him
comfort and strength on his journey into the unknown with cancer.
Interwoven with his own reflections and insights are the inspiring
real-life stories of other men and women who have faced unexpected
adversity ... and found God's grace truly sufficient for every need.
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When Someone You Love Has Cancer
Cecil Murphey
Cecil Murphey, New York Times-bestselling coauthor of 90 Minutes in Heaven,
knows what it's like to walk the journey of cancer with someone he
loves. As a pastor, he counseled and comforted many. But when his wife
was told she had cancer, being a caregiver and encourager took on a new
and personal meaning. If someone you love has cancer or you know a
caregiver who needs a bit of comfort, the simple words and prayers in
this book may ease a heart and lift the spirits.
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What the Bible Says about Healthy Living Cookbook
Hope Egan and Amy Cataldo
Hope Egan and Amy Cataldo have teamed up to write What the Bible Says about Healthy Living Cookbook,
a cookbook to help you incorporate Gods ingredients into your life --
simply and without sacrificing taste. This companion cookbook to Rex
Russell's What the Bible Says about Healthy Living shows you how to prepare meals, snacks and desserts based on the principles outlined in What the Bible Says about Healthy Living.
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Journeys Without Scripts
Ed Neuenschwander
Crafted for individuals and families facing severe illness or
catastrophe, this book provides practical advice on traveling such
journeys more securely and arriving on the other side stronger,
regardless of the final outcome.
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Lessons from a Bald Chick
Mary Beth Hall
Learn how to face cancer through lessons learned from this bald Chick.
While facing serious treatments and decisions, learn how to help
yourself or someone in your life laugh at cancer. Learn what to say and
not say, how to turn every opportunity into a party, what to wear to
hear your diagnosis and what to do when your doctors fall in lovewith
you. Find out why size matters when it's your refrigerator, how to train
a family to react like Pavlov's dog and what to do when the scale is
way wrong. For more information on Mary Beth, go to www.abaldchick.com.
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In the Arms of My Beloved
Sandra Crawford
Hope, courage and strength. We often see these three words associated
with the journey of someone who survives cancer. But where do we find
strength when we have never felt so weak? Or courage to face a challenge
of this magnitude? From where does hope spring and how do we possess
it? Sandra found these answers in in the God she loves. This book
recounts her journey through breast cancer as she learns to trust and
lean on God and walk the road to victory. For more information, go to www.sandracrawford.com.
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Reflections on the Beatitudes for People with Cancer
Ken Curtis
Join Ken Curtis as he visits fascinating sites in Israel, among them
the location traditionally said to be where Jesus gave the Beatitudes.
The Beatitudes are a brief collection of sayings about blessedness of
happiness, which was the opening to His Sermon on the Mount.
In this third video of a series of biblically based encouragement
videos for cancer patients and their families, Ken explores the richness
and depth of the Beatitudes and challenges us to find blessedness out
of our brokenness, a most difficult task for those confronted with
cancer or any life trauma. We see how the Beatitudes provide a whole new
dimension in dealing with our crisis. Along the way, he shares his own
journey in dealing with advanced cancer, including the process of
sorting through various treatment options which often went far beyond
the traditional methods recommended by doctors. Available at http://www.visionvideo.com.
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The Forgiveness Project
Dr. Michael Barry
All religions value forgiveness, but only Christianity requires it.
Internalizing anger is destructive to our spiritual health and can
destroy families, marriages, and even churches. But what about our
physical health? Is there a relationship between a spirit of
unforgiveness and cancer? Between forgiveness and healing? How do you
really forgive?
After thorough medical, theological, and sociological research and
clinical experience at Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA),
author and pastor Michael Barry has made a startling discovery: the
immune system and forgiveness are very much connected. Through the
inspiring stories of five cancer patients, Michael helps readers
identify-and overcome-the barriers that prevent healing and peace.
Competing titles may talk about forgiveness, but none specifically
address the connection between forgiveness and physical health or offer
forgiveness as a specific step toward healing from cancer. The Forgiveness Project
presents scientific findings in easy to-understand, accessible language
and offers practical steps to help Christians let go of past wrongs and
find peace. Dr. Barry is director of pastoral care at CTCA in
Philadelphia and is the author of A Reason for Hope, A Season for Hope, and The Art of Caregiving. For more information, go to http://www.releasenow.org/.
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A Place of Healing
Wrestling with the Mysteries of Suffering, Pain, and God's Sovereignty
Joni Eareckson Tada
Over four decades ago, a diving accident left Joni Eareckson Tada a
quadriplegic. In recent days, she has faced a new battle: unrelenting
pain and breast cancer. The ongoing urgency of this season in her life
has caused Joni to return to foundational questions about suffering and
God's will. A Place of Healing is not an ivory-tower treatise
on suffering. It's an intimate look into the life of a mature woman of
God. Whether readers are enduring physical pain, financial loss, or
relational grief, Joni invites them to process their suffering with her.
Together, they will navigate the distance between God's magnificent yes
and heartbreaking no and find new hope for thriving in-between.
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When God Weeps:
Why Our Sufferings Matter to the Almighty
Joni Eareckson Tada and Steve Estes
If God is loving, why is there suffering? What's the difference
between permitting something and ordaining it? When bad things happen,
who's behind them -- God or the devil? When suffering touches our lives,
questions like these suddenly demand an answer. From our perspective,
suffering doesn't make sense, especially when we believe in a loving and
just God. But after more than 30 years in a wheelchair, Joni Eareckson
Tada's intimate experience with suffering gives her a special
understanding of God's intentions for us in our pain. In When God Weeps,
she and lifelong friend Steven Estes probe beyond glib answers that
fail us in our time of deepest need and provide a deeply biblical
investigation of pain and suffering. With firmness and compassion, they
reveal a God big enough to understand our suffering, wise enough to
allow it, and powerful enough to use it for a greater good than we can
ever imagine.
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The Cancer Prayer Book
Terri Forehand, RN
The purpose of this little prayer book is to help cancer patients find
ongoing comfort, the wisdom they seek and the peace they need to deal
with the physical and emotional trials that come their way.
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Cancer, Meet the Cure
Michelle Cole
This little booklet combines Scripture, personal story, quotes and
advice, along with room for the reader to write down comments or
thoughts, showing God as the One who is in ultimate control of all
things, including cancer: http://MichelleCole.org.
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Your Gift of Grace
Tom Janicik
While not primarily focused on cancer, Tom Janicik's book of
God-centered poetry, Scripture and room for reflection directs your
focus upward, your thoughts toward thanksgiving and your actions toward
showing kindness to others no matter what circumstances the reader may
be going through. With honest vulnerability, the poetry helps the reader
grow in faith and gain a hopeful perspective on whatever comes into
his/her life: yourgiftofgrace.com.
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Trusting God
... Even When Life Hurts
Jerry Bridges
Adversity is hard to endure and can be harder to understand. Even when
we know God's in control, it's difficult to trust Him. Why would He
allow a tragic auto accident or a crucial job loss? How could He permit
cancer in a loved one or the death of a child? Grappling with His
concern, we ask, "Why is God allowing this?" or "What have I done
wrong?" Jerry Bridges began a lengthy Bible study at a time when he
needed to strengthen his own trust in God during a time of adversity.
What he learned changed his life, and may change yours as well. Trusting God is the fruit of that study.
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From Raindrops to an Ocean
Kashyap Patel, MD, and Maharshi Patel
Kashyap Patel, MD, is a nationally renowed oncologist who found in his
patient, Anne Sanford, such a remarkable spirit that it affected his own
outlook on medicine and his religious views. Upon Anne's diagnosis, her
greatest desire was to be a faithful witness to her Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ. That desire, and the way she allowed God to use her cancer
to touch others, had a lasting impact on Dr. Patel, and he decided to
share the story with the entire world, so all could feel the wonder Anne
inspired in those around her.
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50 Days of Hope
Daily Inspiration for Your Journey through Cancer
Lynn Eib
You or someone you know has just heard a diagnosis that shakes their world: it's cancer. And what cancer patients and their caregivers long for most is the hope that everything will be okay. They need to know they're not alone in this journey. 50 Days of Hope provides that message with easily digestible daily readings which speak to the emotions felt by those whose world has just been rocked.
In this latest book, Lynn Eib, long-time cancer survivor and oncology patient advocate, draws timeless wisdom from her popular books and shares uplifting new stories of people who have discovered that when God and cancer meet, hope is never far away.
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Journaling with Jesus
How to Draw Closer to God
Carol Round
Carol Round, a cancer survivor, self-syndicated columnist, Christian author and inspirational speaker, began her journey with the Lord in October 2001, when she admitted her need for His guidance. Since that time, she has sought a deeper relationship with Him through reading Scripture, Bible study and the personal discipline of keeping a daily prayer journal. She has compiled her experiences with prayer journaling into Journaling with Jesus.
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Overcoming
My Journey Through Ovarian Cancer
Ann Holbrook
In this honest and encouraging memoir of her journey through ovarian cancer, Ann Holbrook intersperses the narrative of her experience in each chapter with supportive recommendations for patients and caregivers as well as spiritual hope and Scripture. She delivers practical and effective insights, valuable spiritual lessons and, most of all, helps women realize hope and an understanding of God's will in their own journey with ovarian cancer.
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One Thousand Gifts
Ann Voskamp
Just like you, Ann Voskamp hungers to live her one life well. Forget the bucket lists that have us escaping our everyday lives for exotic experiences. 'How,' Ann wondered, 'do we find joy in the midst of deadlines, debt, drama, and daily duties? What does the Christ-life really look like when your days are gritty, long---and sometimes even dark? How is God even here?' In One Thousand Gifts, Ann invites you to embrace everyday blessings and embark on the transformative spiritual discipline of chronicling God's gifts. It's only in this expressing of gratitude for the life we already have, we discover the life we've always wanted ... a life we can take, give thanks for, and break for others. We come to feel and know the impossible right down in our bones: we are wildly loved --- by God. Let Ann's beautiful, heart-aching stories of the everyday give you a way of seeing that opens your eyes to ordinary amazing grace, a way of being present to God that makes you deeply happy, and a way of living that is finally fully alive. Come live the best dare of all!
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The Hope Habit
Terry Law and Jim Gilbert
In this life, we experience pain and disappointment. But you have a choice. You don't have to let setbacks define you; you can develop a confident expectation of God's goodness in your life -- a mind-set of hope. The Hope Habit encourages you to choose hope and, in choosing, discover the power it has to transform your life. This is not a cheap optimism. This is real hope -- the kind that generates energy and enthusiasm, helps make decisions, inspires new ideas, provokes action and overcomes apathy and inertia.
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