Are you distracted by racing or anxious thoughts? Distressed by intrusive or irrational thoughts? Struggling with sinful or untrue thoughts? You may feel trapped in your own head, but God and his Word have given you many different ways to find freedom.In this practical and sympathetic guidebook, biblical counselor Esther Smith provides twelve powerful strategies that are targeted to different thought struggles. Each chapter is filled with a variety of exercises so that you can begi...

Esther has the kind of story they make movies about. Her mother was an alcoholic, her father, a two-time murderer. All odds were against her ever becoming a successful, well-rounded woman. But…God intervened in her life. Today, Esther, is an international gospel music singer, teacher, and speaker.Her sincere desire is to inspire others to live a life free from the constraints of the past. Her testimony is this: "It does not matter what background you emerged from. Regardless of what...

'An intensely intimate novel for our times' - Deborah Frances-White, Author & Host of THE GUILTY FEMINIST'Warden writes like your best friend speaks' - Rebecca Humphries, author of WHY DID YOU STAY?'So relatable [on] female desire and pleasure' - Annie Lord'Frank, heartbreaking, clever and funny ... a tender and soulful debut' - THE OBSERVER'Centring femal...

What becomes of happily-ever-after for a woman who can’t stand sex with the best guy ever?Her body used to work perfectly. For years, she tallied her orgasms, maintained a Top Humps list, and rated men on whether they excited her more mentally or physically—all with the purpose of finding the ideal love match.Now, as she moves into her thirties and is settled down with Serious Boyfriend Number Three, she’s run into a problem.Sex hurts.She ca...

Temporary agencies place approximately two and a half million people in jobs each day in the United States. Every year, about twelve million people use these placement agencies to find temporary work. Many Americans, even those who desire permanent jobs, decide to enter the labor market through the portal of temporary agencies. Compared with the post-World War II era, when it was a marginal labor practice, temporary employment is today an entrenched feature of jobs and lab...

Buddhism's influence is growing in the West, as seen in the widespread use of "Buddhist mindfulness apps" in people's attempts to unwind, or the casual use of words like "nirvana" and "karma" that have crept into the English language. Whether we meet it in the East or West, what is Buddhism? What is at the heart of its teachings? How does Buddhism differ from Christianity, and are they compatible? Through a collection of true short stories and testimonies, Buddhism in the Light of Christ--...

Like a strand of mutating DNA, a deadly conspiracy winds its way through the Alpha Quadrant, even as it stretches across several years of Starfleet history. This special omnibus volume contains the entire bestselling saga-by some of Star Trek's most popular authors:Book One: InfectionJohn Gregory BetancourtDeanna Troi's life is endangered by a mysterious plague that threatens to spread throughout the Federation and beyond!Book Two: VectorsDean Wesley Smit...

From zines you can fold in a minute to luxurious leather journals and sumptuous sketchbooks, How to Make Books will walk you through the easy basics of bookmaking. Whether you’re a writer, a scrapbooker, a political activist, or a postcard collector, let book artist Esther K. Smith be your guide as you discover your inner bookbinder. Using foolproof illustrations and step-by-step instructions, Smith reveals her time-tested techniques in a fun, easy-to-understand way.

Many of us live at a pace that is impossible to keep. Unrelenting busyness might feel necessary, but it can lead to chronic stress and burnout that hinders our love for God and others. Instead of adding more to our long to-do list, counselors Eliza Huie and Esther Smith guide readers in how to think biblically about their whole life. They give Christians a framework for biblical self-care that will help them live for Christ by stewarding the spiritual, emotional, relational, and physical a...

Reading Pat Smith’s poetry is like overhearing an uncomfortable chat between our hypnagogic consciousnesses and our public selves: “…Who are we but screens/ Upon which we misread ourselves…” They are a dialogue wherein our childhood bullies and our lunch orders vie for attention and alteration as we take our Beta Agonists, relax our breathing and drink from “an upturned cup of infinite sky.” Richard Roundy, Across the Margin

Simone is a wife, a mother, a daughter and a suspected murderer.She and her husband Eric have left the hustle and bustle of Amsterdam for a remote village in the south of France. Together with their two small children, they have bought a tumbledown country estate to renovate and turn into a home and guesthouse. But, months into her new existence, she is arrested.The plan was simple. They wanted to start again, and the pace in France suited them. But who can...

Dive headfirst into Lake Tahoe, Yosemite and Central California and discover everything you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime.Lake Tahoe, Yosemite and Central California rewards curiosity - find majestic mountains that overlook narrow river canyons, and giant sequoia groves alongside historic ghost towns. Our on-the-ground experts have kayaked at Lake Tahoe's Sand Harbor State Park; hit the slopes at Mammoth Mountain; and explored the Gold Rush town of Vi...