See below for a list of resources for biblical help and hope arranged topically. Click on each title for a link to purchase that book on Amazon.
FOR THE COUNSELOR
- Christ-Centered Biblical Counseling: Changing Lives with God’s Changeless Truth
- ed. John MacDonald, Robert Kellemen, Steve Viars
- Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands: People in Need for Change Helping People in Need of Change
- Paul Tripp
- Counseling the Hard Cases: True Stories Illustrating the Sufficiency of God’s Resources in Scripture
- Stuart Scott, Heath Lambert
- Women Counseling Women: Biblical Answers to Life’s Difficult Problems
- Elyse Fitzpatrick
- Men Counseling Men: A Biblical Guide to Major Issues Men Face
- ed. John Street
- Seeing with New Eyes: Counseling and the Human Condition Through the Lens of Scripture
- David Powlison
ADDICTIONS
- Addictions: A Banquet in the Grave: Finding Hope in the Power of the Gospel
- Ed Welch
- The Heart of Addiction: A Biblical Perspective
- Mark Shaw
- Hope and Help for Video Game, TV & Internet ‘Addiction’
- Mark Shaw
- Hope and Help for Self-Injuries and Cutters
- Mark Shaw
- Hope and Help for Gambling
- Mark Shaw
- Divine Intervention: Hope and Help for Families of Addicts
- Mark Shaw
ANGER
- Anger, Anxiety and Fear: A Biblical Perspective
- Stuart Scott
- Anger: Escaping the Maze
- David Powlison
- Uprooting Anger: Biblical Help for a Common Problem
- Robert D. Jones
- Anger and Stress Management God’s Way
- Wayne Mack
- The Heart of Anger: Practical Help for Prevention and Cure of Anger in Children
- Lou Priolo
- Getting a Grip: The Heart of Anger Handbook for Teens
- Lou Priolo
ANXIETY & FEAR
BODY IMAGE & EATING
- Eating Disorders: Hope for Hungering Souls
- Counseling the Hard Cases: True Stories Illustrating the Sufficiency of God’s Resources in Scripture
- Hope & Help for Self-Injurers and Cutters
- Redeemed from the Pit: Biblical Repentance and Restoration from the Bondage of Eating Disorders
- Picture Perfect: When Life Doesn’t Line Up
- Amy Baker
COMMUNICATION & CONFLICT
- War of Words: Getting to the Heart of Your Communication Struggles
- Paul Tripp
- Relationships — A Mess Worth Making
- Timothy Lane
- The Peacemaker: A Biblical Guide to Resolving Personal Conflict
- Ken Sande
- Communication and Conflict Resolution: A Biblical Perspective
- Stuart Scott
- Your Family God’s Way: Developing and Sustaining Relationships in the Home
- Wayne Mack
- Deception: Letting Go of Lying
- Lou Priolo
DATING, RELATIONSHIPS & CONTENTMENT
DECISION MAKING
- A Christian’s Guide to Guidance: How to Make Biblical Decisions in Everyday Life
- Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to Finding God’s Will
- Biblical Manhood: Masculinity, Leadership and Decision Making
- Stuart Scott
- Decision-Making and the Will of God: A Biblical Alternative to the Traditional View
- Found: God’s Will
- John MacArthur
DEPRESSION
- Depression: A Stubborn Darkness
- Good Mood, Bad Mood: Help and Hope for Depression and Bipolar Disorder
- Joy: A Godly Woman’s Adornment
- Out of the Blues: Dealing with the Blues of Depression and Loneliness
- Will Medicine Stop the Pain? Finding God’s Healing for Depression, Anxiety and Other Troubling Emotions
- Elyse Fitzpatrick, Laura Hendrickson, MD
FORGIVENESS
FINANCES
GOD & THE GOSPEL
IDOLATROUS LUSTS
MARRIAGE
- The Excellent Wife: A Biblical Perspective
- The Exemplary Husband: A Biblical Perspective
- Strengthening Your Marriage
- The Complete Husband: A Practical Guide to Biblical Husbanding
- Tying the Knot Tighter: Because Marriage Lasts a Lifetime
- What Did You Expect?: Redeeming the Realities of Marriage
- Paul David Tripp
MEDICINE
- The Christian Counselor’s Medical Desk Reference
- Blame It on the Brain: Distinguishing Chemical Imbalances, Brain Disorders, and Disobedience
- Will Medicine Stop the Pain? Finding God’s Healing for Depression, Anxiety and Other Troubling Emotions
- Good Mood, Bad Mood: Help and Hope for Depression and Bipolar Disorder
- Borderline Personality: A Scriptural Perspective
- Cathy Wiseman
PARENTING
- Age of Opportunity: A Biblical Guide to Parenting Teens
- Shepherding a Child’s Heart
- The Faithful Parent: A Biblical Guide to Raising a Family
- The Heart of Anger: Practical Help for the Prevention and Cure of Anger in Children
- When Good Kids Make Bad Choices: Help and Hope for Hurting Parents
- You Never Stop Being a Parent: Thriving in Relationship with Your Adult Children
- Elyse Fitzpatrick, Jim Newheiser
PRIDE & HUMILITY
REPENTANCE, SIN & TEMPTATION
- Doctrine of Repentance
- Killing Sin Habits: Conquering Sin with Radical Faith
- Motives: Why Do I Do the Things I Do
- The Enemy Within: Straight Talk About the Power and Defeat of Sin
- Temptation: Applying Radical Amputation to Life’s Sinful Patterns
- Hope and Help for Sexual Temptation
- Respectable Sins: Confronting the Sins We Tolerate
- Jerry Bridges