Calm

Through Jesus' action, "...the storm subsided, and all was calm". Luke 8:24

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Contents

New in October-November 2024  New

"... who is a new mother?"   PDF   Kylee Mingham

"... who is vulnerable?   PDF   Kylee Mingham

Faith

"...maintain faith during illness?"     PDF

Young families

"... (my wife) while she's giving birth?"     PDF

"... (my child) who is having troubles at school?"

"... who is a new mother?"   PDF   Kylee Mingham

“… with parenting?” (CS)

"… cope with miscarriage, or still birth, or early death after birth?”

“... who cannot have children?”

“… choose activity priorities?”

"... cope with children who have disabilities?"

Young adults

"... prepare for marriage"    PDF  John and Lesley Quil

“… with online addiction?” 

"... develop a positive relationship in marriage?”  PDF  John and Lesley Quil

“… who is stressed?”

“... who has a body image problem?”

“... cope with general issues of life?”

“… cope with discrimination?” (CS)

“… cope with family conflict?”

“… cope with low self-image?”

"...with an eating disorder?"

"...who is self-harming?"

Middle age

“… who is separated from their husband or wife?” 

“… review their direction?”

"…  cope with elderly parents? (CS)

"...  a family member who has been made redundant?"

“…  who is struggling financially?”

“... adjust to step families?”

Getting older

“… prepare for and commence retirement?”    PDF   Cathy Strachan

“... help someone who is living with dementia?"     PDF   Cathy Strachan

“… in palliative care mode?” (CS)

“… transition from independent to dependent living?” (CS)

Illnesses

“… cope with any illness?”     PDF

“… who has cancer?”    PDF

“… who has a major disability?” 

“… who has had a stroke?”

“… cope with terminal illness?”

   Other life events

"... cope with loss and bereavement?"    PDF  Rosemary Pearce

"... who is vulnerable?   PDF   Kylee Mingham

"… communicate with a deaf person?"

“… who is lonely?”

“… who is anxious?”

"… who is depressed?”

“… who is experiencing loss and is bereaved?” (CS)

“… with spiritual burnout?”

“… cope with loss through suicide?”

You and God

“… get closer to God?”

“… cope with 'unanswered' prayer?”    PDF

“… develop forgiveness?”

General issues

"... overcome spiritual distress?"    PDF

“… who has lost faith?”

“… recover life’s purpose?”(CS)

"... choosing where to live?"

"... choosing a school?"

"... who is struggling with thoughts of suicide?"

 

 

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