Resources
Recommended Books
Books that Steve Leavitt has found useful.
Counseling General
Anxiety
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Calm My Anxious Heart by Linda Dillow
Filled with encouragement and practical help for overcoming anxiety, this book by Linda Dillow includes a twelve-week Bible study to help you discover what the Bible says about contentment and ways to apply it in your daily life.
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Mental Health and Counseling
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Blame it on the Brain by Welch
Blame It on the Brain: Distinguishing Chemical Imbalances, Brain Disorders, and Disobedience
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- Counsel Yourself and Others From the Bible by Moorehead.
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Quick Scripture Reference for Counseling by Kruis, John G.
This revised and expanded edition is specially designed to help people use the Scriptures more effectively in their lives. Scripture passages, taken from the NIV, on practical topics are thoughtfully arranged in a numbered list so users...
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Self-Worth Issues
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The Search for Significance: Seeing Your True Worth Through God's Eyes by McGee, Robert S.
In this relaunch of the timeless, two million-selling classic, readers will gain new skills for getting off the performance treadmill, discover how four false beliefs have negatively impacted their lives, and learn how to overcome obstacles that prevent them from experiencing the truth of self-worth.
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Breaking Free: Making Liberty in Christ a Reality in Life by Moore, Beth
Do you want to know God and really believe Him? Do you want to find satisfaction in God, experience His peace, and enjoy His presence? Do you want to make the freedom Christ promised a reality in your daily life? In Breaking Free, Beth...
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Marriage
- 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman.
- Maximum Marriage Series by Tom Nelson, Denton Bible Church.
- Love Song/ Song of Solomon by Tom Nelson, Denton Bible Church.
Denton Bible Church Tape Ministry, 940.383.3345
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Love, Sex and Lasting Relationships by Ingram, Chip
Do you know someone who is struggling to have a meaningful relationship? Does it sometimes feel that people can be clueless about what it takes to make it last? And yet, all of us crave a quality love life that goes beyond physical attraction....
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God on Sex by Akin, Daniel
The Bible is not silent on the subject of sex. As a matter of fact it has much to say. As the creator of sex, God knows and has imparted the knowledge of the conditions for sex at its best. Daniel Akin sets the many and varied misconceptions...
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For Men
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Every Man's Marriage by Arterburn and Stoeker
Authors Stephen Arterburn and Fred Stoeker (with Mike Yorkey) believe that every man can meet the secret desires of his wife. The problem is, most of us aren't exactly sure what that desire is and how we can go about fulfilling it faithfully. ...
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For Women
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The Power of a Praying Wife by Omartian, Stormie
Today's challenges and pressures can make a fulfilling marriage seem like an impossible dream. Yet God delights in doing the impossible if only we would ask! Stormie Omartian shares how God has strengthened her own marriage since she...
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Lies Women Believe: And the Truth That Sets Them Free by DeMoss, Nancy
Are you burned out, overwhelmed, angry, confused, fearful? Your emotions may be the result of Satan's lies. Addressing 40 common falsehoods that enslave Christian women today, DeMoss offers practical truths found in Scripture that will...
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Reedeming Love by Rivers, Francine
Bestselling author Francine Rivers skillfully retells the biblical love story of Gomer and Hosea in a tale set against the exciting backdrop of the California Gold Rush. The heroine, Angel, is a young woman who was sold into prostitution...
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- Intimacy Issues by Dillow (women with sexual intimacy issues).
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Me? Obey Him? by Elizabeth Rice Handford.
Elizabeth Rich Handford uses God's Word to present the reason for a wife's subjection to her husband. She shows how the husband and wife relationship is the foundation for a happy and godly home. And at the same time, she shows how a submissive...
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For Singles and Dating
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I Kissed Dating Goodbye by Harris, Joshua
The I Kissed Dating Goodbye Study Guide, based on Joshua Harris's phenomenal bestseller, with over 300,000 copies sold, provides youth with a new resource for living a lifestyle of sincere love, true purity, and purposeful singleness. Honest...
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For Bible Knowledge
- 31 Days to Understanding the Bible by Max Anders.
Parenting
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Shepherding a Child's Heart by Tripp, Ted
Tripp draws on over twenty years of experience as a pastor, counselor, school administrator and father in giving valuable help to parents.
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- Growing Kids God's Way by Gary Ezzo.
- To Train Up a Child by Pearl.
Eating disorders
- Concerning Eating Disorders by McGee.
- The Eating Disorder Source Book by Carolyn Costin.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder/Anxiety
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The Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder by Collie, Robert M.
The Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Pastoral Care for the Road to Change delivers a provocative and stimulating discussion of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) that is meant to inspire new areas of inquiry on this subject. Readers will...
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- Stop Obsessing by Edna Foa.
- Midwest Center for stress and anxiety 1.800.anxiety (269.4687)
For Women who have had an abortion or unexpected pregnancy
- PACE Bible Study
New Braunfels Pregnancy Center
PO Box 311342/1281 Common St
New Braunfels, Texas 78130
830.629.7565 or Steve Leavitt for Information 830.620.4673
Divorce and Separation Issues
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When the One You Love Wants to Leave by Harvey, Donald
The Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Pastoral Care for the Road to Change delivers a provocative and stimulating discussion of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) that is meant to inspire new areas of inquiry on this subject. Readers will...
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- When a Mate Wants Out Understanding Love, Marriage is Still a Great Idea by Monroe.
- What to Do When Your Spouse Says I Don't Love You by Clarke.
Gambling Addiction
Witnessing Tools
General Christian Books
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The Pursuit of God by Tozer, A.W.
During a train trip from Chicago in the late 1940s, A.W. Tozer began to work on The Pursuit of God. He wrote all night long, the words coming to him as fast as he could put them down. By the next morning, when the train pulled into McAllen,...
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The Jesus I Never Knew by Yancey, Philip
How does the Jesus of the New Testament compare to the "new, rediscovered" Jesus of today’s generation, the Jesus we think we know so well? Best-selling author Philip Yancey says, "The Jesus I got to know in writing this book is very different...
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What's So Amazing About Grace by Yancey, Philip
How can Christians contend graciously with moral issues that threaten all they hold dear? Can grace survive in the midst of such atrocities as the Nazi holocaust? Can it triumph over the brutality of the Ku Klux Klan? Should any grace...
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Turning Toward Integrity by Jeremiah, David
David Jeremiah's teaching on the Epistle of James invites us to appropriate God's supernatural strength to meet the challenges of our lives. James was written for those who want God's wisdom and who are resolved to walk the rough road to Christian maturity.
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Christian Fiction Books
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Mark of the Lion by Rivers, Francine
This best-selling trilogy chronicles a tale of persecution and perseverance of 1st-century Christians in hedonistic Rome.
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- Legacies of the Ancient River by Angela Elwell-Hunt. (Series)
- Chronicles of the Kings by Lynn Austin. (Series)
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Candle in the Darkness by Austin, Lynn
Book 1 in the Refiner’s Fire series. The daughter of a wealthy slave-holding family from Richmond, Virginia, Caroline Fletcher is raised in a culture that believes slavery is God-ordained and biblically acceptable. But upon awakening to...
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