Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 God is the ultimate healer. He desires to heal His children. It is His nature to heal, and it is His privilege, joy, and desire to heal His children. #2 God wants to heal you. He wants to heal you more than you want to be healed. It is His will to heal you. Just believe He wants to heal you, and Jesus will declare the same to you. #3 God wants to heal you more than you want Him to heal you. He wants to take your place and receive all your sins and sicknesses because He knows He can handle it. Jesus loves you and me so much that He stood in our place and received all our sins and sicknesses. #4 God is merciful and forgiving. It takes faith to believe you are worthy of God’s mercy and grace. God’s will is to heal you today, tomorrow, and always.

YOUR MIND IS YOURS TO COMMAND Do your thoughts have control over you or do you have control over your thoughts? Your mind belongs to you, and you have authority over what you think and say and believe. Just because a thought comes into your head doesn't mean it's yours; it doesn't mean you have to think about it or entertain it. God apprehended me when I was 29 years old. I pray as you read this book you too will have a personal encounter with Almighty God. Mark 11:22-25 Jesus said to them in reply, "Have faith in God. Amen, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be lifted up and thrown into the sea, ' and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it shall be done for him. Therefore I tell you, all that you ask for in prayer, believe that you will receive it and it shall be yours." What mountain is threatening you? It's time to talk to your mountains. We talk to ourselves and each other about our problems all day long when we should be talking to our problems. Jesus said, "Say to this mountain." He has given us authority and power over fear, worry and every negative stronghold oppressing us. God has already made the way for you and for me through Jesus Christ to confront every obstacle in the way of our peace and joy. We just have to realize that it is ours. Because Jesus is our rock, there is nothing we cannot overcome and conquer. Get ready to learn some eye-opening truths. Jesus died so we could live, not just survive, but live an abundant, fulfilling and productive life. It's time for us to take back what the enemy has stolen from us. The Bible says that we have been transferred out of the kingdom of darkness and into the Kingdom of his beloved Son and from this day forward let's plan to live like it.

Hold onto your seats because the Naked and Unashamed Retreat ladies – Alex, Savannah, Barb, Lindsey and Jillian – are back! After five years, the ladies will reunite at Naaman’s, the Christian spa and retreat center for women where they first met, to celebrate Jillian’s release from prison. The Naaman’s team is all aflutter in preparation for this special weekend, which is guaranteed to be a retreat like no other. The team is set to debut Naaman’s latest spa treatments, signature delicacies, and the most luxurious lodging options known to woman. Everyone’s in the Christmas spirit…until they aren’t. While Jillian’s Christian friends are preparing to celebrate her release, there are many victims of Jillian’s crimes who are not so thrilled. Many seethe in silence, but one angry victim seeks revenge. Full-on war is declared upon the Naaman’s team and all those who are supporting Jillian in her return to society. Secrets are uncovered. Lies are spread. Friendships suffer. Faith is tested. And life for the Naaman’s team and the ladies will never be the same again. Join the ladies in the midst of their tragedy and heartbreak and witness the unexpected discoveries made about their faith and especially about themselves. Can they withstand the wiles of the enemy who’s hellbent on their destruction? Will they succumb to the pressure, or will they stand firm in their convictions? Re-engage with your old friends from Naked and Unashamed, and meet a few new ones. Their stories, continuously being shaped by God’s story, will leave you cheering them on as they battle doubt, discouragement, and despair that leave them crying out to be delivered from evil!

A method of prayer that will change your life.

Countless Christians — including scores of saints — have suffered profound, pervasive sorrow that modern psychiatrists call “depression.” Then, as now, great faith and even fervent spiritual practices have generally failed to ease this wearying desolation of soul. In these pages, Catholic psychiatrist Aaron Kheriaty reviews the effective ways that have recently been devised to deal with this grave and sometimes deadly affliction — ways that are not only consistent with the teachings of the Church, but even rooted in many of those teachings. Extensive clinical experience treating patients with depression has shown Dr. Kheriaty that the confessional can't cure neuroses, nor can the couch forgive sin. Healing comes only when we integrate the legitimate discoveries of modern psychology and pharmacology with spiritual direction and the Sacraments, giving particular attention to the wisdom of the Church Fathers and the saints. Here, with the expert help of Dr. Kheriaty, you'll learn how to distinguish depression from similarlooking but fundamentally different mental states such as guilt, sloth, the darkness of sin, and the sublime desolation called “dark night of the soul” that is, in fact, a privileged spiritual trial sent to good souls as a special gift from God. You'll come to know how to identify the various types of depression and come to understand the interplay of their often manifold causes, biological, psychological, behavioral, cultural, and, yes, moral. Then you'll learn about exciting breakthroughs in pharmacological and other medical treatments, the benefits and limitations of psychotherapy, the critical place that spiritual direction must have in your healing, and the vital role that hope — Christian hope — can play in driving out depression.

Are loved ones reunited in Heaven? The saints say “Absolutely!” In wise and consoling letters written to a mother sorrowing over the death of her child, Fr. François René Blot, S.J., here summons the Church’s greatest saints who testify with one voice that death’s wound, though grievous, separates us but for a short while from those who die before us. Acknowledging that profound sorrow at the death of loved ones is appropriate (after all, even Jesus wept for the death of his friend Lazarus), Fr. Blot nonetheless gives us reason to be joyful even in the midst of our sorrow: in heaven our loves and friendships will finally be free of the many hindrances — small and large — that keep them from being perfect in this life. Moreover, the saints say, in heaven we will love and know the love of countless souls we never met on earth, our Guardian Angel, and all the choirs of angels! Soon after it was written, a Catholic Cardinal called this book “a pearl set in the fine gold of the doctrine of the Fathers” and a newspaper declared that it “deserves a distinguished place in all Christian libraries and should be on the table of every pious family that faithfully preserves the memory of its deceased members.” Let the saints’ testimony in these beautiful pages assuage your grief and renew your hope! Let them increase your gratitude for the sacrifice of Christ whose death on the Cross opened heaven for us, and made these heavenly reunions possible!

Have you ever wondered, "how can I ever read the Bible, It's just too hard? Have you given up in the past? When you try to read the Bible does it seem like it's just not getting in you? You are not alone. This is what happens to most people. There is such a desire to get to know the Bible, yet it is so intimidating. There is a key to reading God's word. I have found it and I am going to tell you what it is right now. The Holy Spirit. He is the key. Every time I open up the Bible to read or study, I ask the Holy Spirit to make the word of God come alive for me. I have been teaching the Bible for the last 30 years. I asked the Lord 30 years ago to give me a hunger for his word. He not only opened the Bible for me but anointed me to teach others and write Bible Studies. This Bible Study is perfect for the beginner but deep enough for the most seasoned scholars. I say it's perfect for beginners because It touches on all the great stories and miracles in the Bible. I like to call it the "Favorites." You will not be bored and you will want to finish. You are in for the ride of your life. The Word of God is a never-ending thrill. Just when you think you understand the Word of God, the Holy Spirit takes you deeper. Start reading the Word of God today. Start somewhere. Just open the Bible and begin reading. Say, "Holy Spirit help me understand your word." God is not keeping the meaning from you, He wants to lead you and guide you.