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Her Heart Can See: The Life and Hymns of Fanny J. Crosby By Edith L. Blumhofer An intimate, informed look at the life of Fanny J. Crosby, perhaps the most prolific of all American hymn writers. Having lost her sight in infancy through a doctor's negligence, Fanny went on to compose more than 9,000 hymns, as well as various other songs, cantatas, and lyrical productions. Celebrated in her own day for her gospel hymns, Crosby also very publicly was involved in New York City's rescue missions and with other benevolent efforts. Drawing on primary resources-including thousands of unpublished manuscripts, Blumhofer sorts fact from fiction in the life of this remarkable woman. |
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The God I Love: A Lifetime of Walking with Jesus, Hardcover By Joni Eareckson Tada Since her paralyzing accident more than 30 years ago, Joni has spoken around the world about her walk of faith. Her long-awaited memoir paints a picture of an "ordinary girl blessed by an extraordinary God." She shares about becoming an artist; depending on others for everyday tasks; and trusting a Savior who has answered her prayers in full measure. 320 pages, hardcover from Zondervan. |
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Grace for the Journey : Author: Elaine R. Sampson Grace for the journey is an inspirational book about a Christian woman's spiritual journey living with chronic and life-threatening illness. The author shares how illness has deepened her faith,her knowledge of a loving God,and how it became the vehicle through which she found new purpose, meaning and joy in her life. In addition to the author's personal testimony, there are more than 400 Scriptures and 40 poetic prayers to give peace, comfort and encouragement during illness. |
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Encouraging Words for Life's Tough Times Please order directly through the Billington's Website and be sure to mention that I Lift My Eyes Ministry sent you their way. |
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Joni: An Unforgettable Story By Joni Eareckson Tada In a split second on a hot July afternoon, a diving accident transformed the life of Joni Eareckson Tada forever. She went from being an active young woman to facing every day in a wheelchair. In this unforgettable autobiography, Joni reveals each step of her struggle to accept her disability and discover the meaning of her life. The hard-earned truths she discovers and the special ways God reveals his love are testimonies to faith's triumph over hardship and suffering. |
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Just As I Am By David Ring David Ring was born dead. For eighteen minutes after his delivery, his brain was deprived of oxygen. He was born with cerebral palsy, living a life of withered expectations. Until he met Jesus. Here is the triumphant true story of how God uses what the world discards. And how we can overcome our own, personal handicaps. |
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Lessons from the Washing Machine: Living with Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) - Chronic Pain By Ruth L.S. Miller Because of a knee injury, Ruth has developed a disorder known as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD). Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type I (CRPS – I) is the newer term for the disorder. The hypothetical rationale for RSD is a nerve becomes damaged (could be from something as simple as a splinter), does not repair appropriately, and, therefore, causes excruciating chronic pain. The pain in turn causes the body to compensate resulting in skin, bone, muscle, and more nerve damage. Ruth discusses the diagnosis, treatments, coping with excruciating pain, and dealing with the losses associated with RSD. She also talks about the effects chronic pain has had on her marriage and her faith in God. |
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Lessons I Learned in the Dark By Jennifer Rothschild At the age of fifteen, Jennifer Rothchild confronted two unshakable realities: Blindness is inevitable...and God is enough. Now this popular author, speaker, and recording artist offers poignant autobiographical sketches that illuminate a path to freedom and fulfillment despite adversity. You'll catch a glimpse of the author's unique -- yet universal -- struggles as a college student, newlywed, parent, and friend who's had to learn to live out her faith in the dark. |
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Walking By Faith, Member Book Lessons Learned in the Dark By Jennifer Rothschild : In Walking by Faith: Lessons Learned in the Dark Jennifer contrasts the evidences of walking by faith and walking by sight and encourages participants to take risks, give God control, persevere through hardship, receive God's gifts, be guided by the Truth rather than feelings, and seek God. |
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Finding the Light in Cancer's Shadow: Hope, Humor, and By Lynn Eib Coping with cancer is sometimes more difficult after treatment than during it. You are left with so many questions, and there are so few who really understand survivors unique needs. With her trademark humor and straight talk, Lynn Eib takes on the tough questions: What if my cancer comes back? Is everyone as paranoid as I am? Will life ever be normal again? How do I stay positive? In these inspiring accounts, you will discover how God can help you move out from the shadow of uncertainty that often lingers over cancer survivors and their families and find renewed purpose and joy. |
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With Great Mercy By Kathy Gilbert Taylor When life dealt more pain than Kathy Gilbert Taylor could endure, she learned to live moment by moment. With Great Mercy is not merely a story about pain and healing. It is the story of one of child of God’s spiritual battle for true faith and a closer relationship with her Lord. Despite the excruciating pain she was experiencing, Taylor held fast to God’s truths and pressed on for the miraculous. Let her incredible journey inspire you in your own walk through the valleys of life to draw close to God no matter what the cost. A rehabilitation counselor, Taylor believes that all people have a story to tell. Space and prompts are provided in With Great Mercy, encouraging readers to make brief notes of how God is keeping them in the midst of their trials. This easily read book will bless anyone who is fighting the good fight of faith. |
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Ephphatha! Open Up! By Disabilities in Ministries Ephphatha! Open Up! is a series of thirteen lessons to help children accept persons with disabilities and treat them with compassion. Stories, skits, games, and role-playing enhance students' understanding of those with physical handicaps, including blindness, hearing impairment, and those with learning disabilities. |
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Common Sense Not Needed-Revised By Corrie Ten Boom Before her imprisonment in the Nazi concentration camp, the author Corrie ten Boom was led to God to bring the gospel to the mentally handicapped. In this book Corrie recounts something of what she learned and experienced while carrying on this work. It will be of interest and encouragement to those working in similar circumstances. |
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Let All the Children Come to Me: A Practical Guide to Including Children with Disabilities/Church Ministries By MaLesa Breeding, Dana Hood, and Jerry Whitworth It is said that everyone has a story to tell, a voice that deserves to be heard. There are many thousands of children with special needs who have long been ignored, rejected and excluded from our schools, our communities, and, sadly, from our Bible classes. We believe that these children are loved deeply and completely by our Lord and that they too are called to come unto Him. This book speaks to the heart and to the head. Teachers and pastors will find inspiration and information, reminding them that God calls us to include all children, no matter the challenge. In addition, the book includes wonderfully practical elements with many ideas that can be easily integrated into any classroom. By combining philosophy and strategies, this book will equip the typical church volunteer teacher to meet the needs of all the children in her classroom. |
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From Brokenness to Community By Jean Vanier The text in this book originated as two lectures given by Jean Vanier at Harvard University in 1988. He speaks eloquently of the lessons he has learned from the disabled adults he serves at his community in France and at other houses. He speaks of the power of belonging and how it satisfies the deepest needs in people. |
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Healing Bodies and Souls: A Practical Guide for Congregations By W. Daniel Hale & Harold G. Koenig Hale and Koenig, national leaders in health Ministries, offer a practical and engaging primer on developing a variety of initiatives for pastors, parish nurses, lay leaders, and concerned parishioners. Their short volume mixes real-life congregational case studies with vital information to equip congregations in helping properly manage illness, navigate the healthcare labyrinth, manage or avoid disability, and even provide some life-saving and preventative medical services. While their case studies report on the many kinds of engagement congregations have taken on, each chapter also provides basic information on the most common healthcare challenges - diabetes, skin cancer, strokes, heart disease, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, breast cancer, prostate cancer, glaucoma, and depression - and what can be done in local congregations. |
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It's So Much Work to Be Your Friend: Helping the Child with Learning Disabilities Find Social Success By Richard Lavoie As any parent, teacher, coach or caregiver of a learning disabled child knows, every learning disability has a social component. For more than thirty years, Richard Lavoie has lived with and taught learning disabled children. Here are practical strategies to help learning disabled children ages 6-17 navigate the treacherous social waters of their school, home, and community. Rick examines the special social issues surrounding a wide variety of learning disabilities, including ADD and other attentional disorders, anxiety, paralinguistics, visual-spatial disorders, and executive functioning. Then he provides proven methods and step-by-step instructions for helping the learning disabled child through almost any social situation, including choosing a friend, going on a playdate, conducting a conversation, reading body language, overcoming shyness and low self-esteem, keeping track of belongings, living with siblings and adjusting to new settings and situations. Rick knows about the intensity with which children long for friends and acceptance, the exasperation they can cause in others, and the joy they feel in social connection. |
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Religion & Disability: Perspectives in Scripture- Theology & Ethics By Marilyn Bishop Religion and Disability presents three keynote addresses from the national symposium, "Ministry Perspectives on Disability." In the opening essay, noted scripture scholar Donald Senior identifies certain themes often associated with scripture - such as the distinction between clean and unclean, and the notion that sin and guilt somehow cause sickness and disability - that contribute to non-welcoming attitudes toward the disabled. |
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In the Shadow of Our Steeples: Pastoral Presence for Families Coping with Mental Illness By Stewart Delisle Govig From this book you will gain sound direction and guidance in helping family members who are caring for loved one who suffers from mental illness. You'll find many avenues of care and counseling that will greatly enhance your ability to lend support and encouragement in situations where the burden of care seems too great for only a few individuals to lift. In The Shadow Of Our Steeples: Pastoral Presende for Families Coping with Mental Illness, you'll find your options increase tenfold, and you'll become a better symbol and resource of faith for these unique families. |
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The Art of Helping: What to Say and Do When Someone is Hurting By Lauren Littauer Briggs All of us have wanted to offer comfort and support to someone experiencing the intense pain of loss, but we simply don't know what to say to someone facing divorce, the death of a child, cancer, the loss of a job, infertility, an estranged or rebellious child, a chronic illness, and the other tough issues of life. The Art of Helping is presented with those times in mind. Find out the best way to express your feeling in a positive, uplifting manner that a hurting person will understand and appreciate. |
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Forty Days of Care for the Caregiver: Inspirational and Informational Readings for Those Who Give Care to Others By Dr. Vicki L. Gilliam The physical, emotional, and economic implications of caregiving can be significant, and while state and national organizations reach out to address those needs, caregivers also have spiritual needs that may not be addressed so readily. Forty Days of Care for the Caregiver was written with the goal of addressing these spiritual needs while providing helpful information to the Christian caregiver. |
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Care for the Caregiver: A Guide for Staff in the Helping Professions By Terrance McGuire Stress, values, and self-esteem are the central themes described and elaborated upon in this easy-to-read workbook. This text is the result of workshops the authors have organized for staff from the health and human services arena from across the country. Care for the Caregiver can be used either in a group setting with a facilitator or by individuals as a self-help manual. Diverse groups in parish settings, human service agencies and the health professions will find the exercises contained within interesting and enlightening. They will assist the "caregivers" in their own growth and development. |
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TLC for Parents of Seriously Ill Children By Rita Gray My prayer, as you work through the care sessions, is that at the very least you will not feel alone; but that you find hope in knowing that a fellow sojourner was sustained while traveling this rocky path. I pray that you receive encouragement and find a safe place to share your feelings with folks who are on a similar journey. At the very best, I pray you find the care and comfort you need through Jesus Christ, the tender loving Comforter of your soul, as you travel along this path of caring for your seriously ill child |
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A Christian Approach to Overcoming Disability: A Doctor's Story By Elaine Leong Eng, MD This book is the personal account of a Christian physician who changed her career specialty from obstetrics and gynecology to psychiatry when she was diagnosed with a genetic disease that would cause her to become blind. Dr. Elaine Leong Eng offers faith-based and psychological techniques for coping with disability. Anyone who knows a Christian suffering from any type of physical disability will benefit from reading this book. |
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Being Sick Well: Joyful Living Despite Chronic Illness By Jeffrey H. Boyd Whether it's back pain or something more serious, chronic illness doesn't have to rule your life. In Being Sick Well, Jeffrey H. Boyd addresses four main causes for chronic illness and uses case histories, personal testimonies, and a variety of resources to illustrate eloquently not just how to cope, but how to live joyfully even in sickness. |
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Blindsided by Grace: Entering the World of Disability By Robert F. Molsberry This is an engaging exploration of disability for those facing limitation or loss in their lives. Molsberry confronts stereotypes surrounding the experience of disability, comparing his adjustment to an immersion in an alien culture. A disability is not just a physical or mental impairment; cultural, political, and theological factors are as important as a medical diagnosis in understanding the concept of disability. With honesty and humor, Molsberry uncovers positive as well as negative aspects of his experience. |
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Don't Waste Your Sorrows By Paul E. Billheimer God's sometimes surprising tools for maturing and training His church are clearly explained in this eye-opening discussion on the role of suffering in a Christian's life. You will be amazed at the depth of spiritual growth possible for those who continue to trust God during life's difficulties. |
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Peace in the Storm: Meditations on Chronic Pain and Illness By Maureen Pratt A collection of 120 meditations and prayers for people suffering from chronic illness and pain, this book offers inspiring words and practical and spiritual guidance for navigating one's way through the frustrations and complexities of living with chronic illness. |
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Making the Best of Orders to Rest: A Path to Peace for the Chronically Ill By Annabel Hobbs Making the Best of Orders to Rest speaks of the struggles as well as the joys which have been part of the author's journey to adapt to a chronic illness. In the process of coming to accept her new way of life, she shares fresh understandings it has shown her of herself, of God, and of others, particularly the hurting. Being disabled, the author realizes does not mean one has to be isolated. She shares creative ways to connect with others, even if it means being vulnerable. Having limited time and energy causes one to prioritize, and can actually make life richer and more fulfilling. |
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Fingerprints of God: Recognizing God's Touch in Your Life By Jennifer Rothschild You know how meaningful a touch can be--soothing, encouraging, warm. But can the invisible God warm you with His unseen hand? Can His touch affirm you and guide you? Can His embrace comfort you and restore your sense of value? In her poignant, winsome way, Jennifer Rothschild reveals that God's touch is not skin on skin, but it's just as real. No human touch can be so intimate, so true. And your very life is covered with His fingerprints. |
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When Life Isn't Fair: Making Sense Out of Suffering By Joel Freeman It is perhaps the most-asked question in any time period: "Why does God allow suffering?"Certainly, every human experiences pain and rejection. If the difficulty is long-term, one can almost be driven mad with grief or anger. We want to know why. Physical and emotional problems are so draining, we become obsessed with "fairness." How do we reconcile our concept of a powerful, loving God with the fact of child death? Or greed? Divorce? Often, we don't. That is exactly where Joel Freeman finds many of the people he counsels. Rather than giving pat answers, he relies on spiritual tools to deal with pain. It's a method that has worked remarkably well, and one that can indeed help you or a loved one through a personal valley. |
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A Path Through Suffering: Discovering the Relationship Between God's Mercy and Our Pain By Elisabeth Elliot A Path Through Suffering is a book for anyone searching for faith, comfort, and assurance. It is an honest book about the way our merciful God draws us close to himself and expands our capacity for surrender and obedience in order that we might finally and fully share in his resurrection glory. |
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The Problem of Pain By C.S. Lewis For centuries Christians have been tormented by one question above all -- If God is good and all-powerful, why does He allow his creatures to suffer pain? C.S. Lewis sets out to disentangle this knotty issue but wisely adds that in the end no intellectual solution can dispense with the necessity for patience and courage. |
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Thinking Right When Things Go Wrong: Biblical Wisdom for Surviving Tough Times By John C. Hutchison Somewhere ahead, just around the corner - or perhaps staring you in the eye - life will present you with a trial or suffering that will threaten to derail your reliance on God and upset your mental equilibrium. Whether you are in the midst of a trial that threatens to overwhelm you, or your just want to be prepared for what might be, here is the encouragement you need to keep your mind focused and your heart centered. With the heart of a pastor and the mind of a Bible teacher, John Hutchinson provides a guide that helps Christians understand biblical passages about trials and suffering . Explaining how these truths relate to our own lives, Hutchinson also gives us the means to develop a thinking process that can prepare us for difficult times and minimize the shock and paralysis of soul-crushing events. |
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When God Weeps By Joni Eareckson Tada & Steven Estes When life hurts, can God be trusted? What are his purposes in the face of suffering? Joni Eareckson Tada---herself a quadriplegic---knows about pain. Now she and Pastor Steven Estes combine their deep personal experience with solid biblical foundations to help you find answers to your questions and learn to trust God---no matter what. |
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When We Hurt Author: Philip YanceyWhere Is God When It Hurts?, Anniversary Edition By Philip Yancey "If there is a loving God, then why...?" No matter how the question is completed, at its root lies the issue of pain. Does God order suffering? Or did he simply wind up the world's mainspring and now is watching from a distance? In this anniversary edition of Where Is God When It Hurts?, Philip Yancey reveals a God who is neither capricious nor unconcerned. Includes a discussion guide. |
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With Healing Wings: People Who Hurt and Those Who Care By Marsha Maurer "There are times of intense pain when hurt overwhelms us. Marsha Maurer's lovely book is filled with prayer and Scripture that help the reader cry out to the God of healing. Marsha's well-chosen words create intimate conversations with the God of comfort. She guides her readers to a peaceful, hopeful place no matter the situation. With Healing Wings is a restorative gift to yourself or someone you love." -Carmen Leal, author of The Twenty-Third Psalm for Caregivers and The Twenty-Third Psalm for Those Who Grieve |
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