Messages of hope

What Is Christmas?

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What Is Christmas

Christmas isn't always the bright and cheery affair found in songs or movies. Can it be merry for a family struggling through unemployment, alienation, and terminal illness?

Written by Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod Pastor Wayne Palmer, What Is Christmas? conveys how this season can be a complicated and difficult time of the year. For families working through hurt feelings, strained relationships-even the oncoming death of a loved one--Christmas can be a trying time.

Providing Scriptural narrative from the first Christmas, Palmer conveys how God has reconciled man to Himself through His Son and how His love gives us hope when re--establishing connections with family members.

The best things about Christmas are often those impossible to put a price on-- time spent together, renewed love, and the true joy the birth of our Savior brings.

For many, childhood memories of Christmas are magical-bright lights, and cherished time with family members. Sometimes, however, the passage of time makes those memories distant and elusive, and leaves one wondering whether it's possible to recapture the wonder of Christmas.

Concluding the booklet, Palmer asks the reader this: "Where do you find yourself this Christmas?" Wherever that place might be, the reader is reminded that God's gift of love in Jesus Christ can heal every wound and repair every broken relationship.

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Managing Money

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Managing Your Money

Are you struggling to manage your money? Feel like your finances are spinning out of control? Does the subject of money launch you into stress, shame, or even denial? If so, you are not alone. Written by someone who has struggled first-hand with financial failure, this booklet explores the emotional component of money problems and provides practical money management tools to help you gain clarity and hope for your financial future.

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Dealing With Depression

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Dealing With Depression

Depression affects people from all ages, races, economic groups and both genders. It can result from a specific event or a chemical imbalance in the nervous system. The causes are numerous, but depression must be dealt with effectively before it can be controlled. This booklet explores some of the many causes of depression and suggests some appropriate courses of action to minimize its effects.

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Parenting – Finding The Fun

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Parenting - Finding The Fun

Are you wondering if there is any fun in being a parent? Julie Hahn, mother of four grown up children, parenting trainer and mentor, has experienced many ups and downs as a parent. In this booklet, Julie empathises as a non-perfect parent herself and offers her insights and encouragement to inspire you as a parent. You’ll discover the fun in being a parent.

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Cancer – Courage through Christ

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Cancer - Courage through Christ

A cancer diagnosis will change your life. It can impact the way you see your body, your emotions, your future, and even your faith. At times cancer can stalk you like a giant; it’s always in your sight no matter what you do or where you go. At other times cancer can steal your thoughts and rob you of peace. This is true for both those persons with cancer and their loved ones standing alongside them. For anyone close to this disease, cancer requires a huge amount of focus to process the seemingly endless stream of information coming from the doctors’ offices. Evaluating treatment plans, tracking appointments, knowing prescription names, and understanding potential side-effects leaves little energy at the end of the day. Although it’s a struggle to take it all in, here are some thoughts to help you cope.

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Finding Peace

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Finding Peace

Anxiety has become epidemic. Many of us are frazzled by family problems, stress at work, financial woes, and a thousand other hassles. If you are chronically troubled by fatigue, edginess, a churning stomach, heart pains, trembling and shaking, dizziness, and/or migraine headaches, you are not alone. Like millions of other people, you may be struggling with anxiety, panic attacks, or phobias. There is help. Read the true stories of three people who recovered, finding hope and healing for the physical, emotional, and spiritual problems caused by anxiety.

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Loneliness

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Loneliness

We live in a world with more than six billion people! With so many people, it's amazing that anyone would ever feel alone. But even though we are surrounded by all these people, many times our suffering and pain go unnoticed. We often feel isolated, cut off from the concern and compassions we so desperately need.

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Contentment

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Contentment

While we may not be completely satisfied with our lot in life - and let's face it, most of us want more - to label oneself as an "ingrate" seems a bit harsh. Nevertheless, that's what the author of this booklet does. Why he does so is because he knows deep down inside there's more to true contentment than a five-star home, a wife and family, and an expanding bank account. Contentment in this world is an elusive thing. Even with our necessities met and a few perks thrown in for good measure, it can still feel like something's missing. The truth of the matter is there will always be a void if we tie our sense of inner peace to the fleeting things of this world. Offering insight on some key "practices" to implement concerning contentment, the author shows how being truly satisfied is very much tied to our perspective. Citing the apostle Paul's illuminating view on contentment as found in the book of Philippians, the author drills down to the source of the peace and satisfaction in this life.

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Dementia

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Dementia

Where’s hope when you or someone close to you is diagnosed with dementia? Inside this booklet people share their stories about living with dementia. They provide invaluable insights into dementia for the sufferer, carer and the community. They share what helps, what doesn’t help, and the positive impact we can all have on people struggling with dementia. You’ll discover that in spite of dementia, there is hope.

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Chronic Pain

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Chronic Pain

Sometimes we face unexpected challenges, we are dealt a hand we just don’t see coming. Order our booklet ‘Chronic Pain’ to read about the peace God’s love provides through these challenges.

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