Aspire Press

When a tragic divorce destroys a family, many women find their hopes and dreams shattered. For many, this is the greatest loss they have ever faced. It devastates them, and they desperately need emotional and spiritual help. They struggle with loneliness and shame. Many of them need to face the pain and begin to forgive themselves and others in order to move forward in life.

This 8-session Christian divorce recovery series covers topics such as loneliness, forgiveness, fear, picking up the pieces, dating, and moving past the shame and guilt to healing and wholeness. This DVD contains eight 30-minute videos. A leader guide (PDF only provided) and participant guide are available separately.

At some point in every woman’s life, a feeling of abandonment causes deep-rooted pain and insecurity. Maybe you’ve experienced a father leaving your family, or a husband who walked out on you. No matter the extremity, God cares for you and wants you to feel completely satisfied as his precious child. It’s okay to have heartache over the people in this world who have misused your trust; this fallen world has its fair share of bruises to the heart. But God has a comfort like nothing else on earth, and this booklet will guide you through the steps to feel complete peace once again.

Has anger ever clouded your judgment to the point that you acted rashly and then regret it later? What do you do when you’re inflamed with angry thoughts and feelings? Ultimately, you have the choice to act wisely or to react foolishly. You can learn to keep your anger under control by acting rather than reacting.

Many people who have an alcohol or drug abuse problem deny it, saying they can stop any time they want. But family and close friends suspect it might be something more. Do you often wonder, "Is it really an addiction?" And if so, do you know how to help your loved one to break free? Can a person be set free permanently from a chemical dependency? The mini-book Alcohol and Drug Abuse gives you the answers you need from a Christian perspective.

The answer is YES—there is hope! Christian recovery and healing can take place, and June Hunt, author of Alcohol and Drug Abuse: Breaking Free & Staying Free offers sound biblical and practical advice for helping your loved one quit the cycle of drug and alcohol abuse for good! The Lord wants to heal those struggling with addictions. It’s never too late to ask God for a renewed soul, free from whatever weighs them down.

How to Aim Your Anger in the Right Direction

"God, why did you let this happen to me?"

We all have times of anger, disappointment, and frustration. But when we aim that anger at God, we end up feeling empty, frustrated, and lost.

Our anger can either destroy us with self-pity, or God can use it to make us joyful.

How do we turn anger into something positive?

In this pamphlet, you will find hope even in the midst of suffering and frustation. Author and speaker Joni Eareckson Tada shows you the right way and the wrong way to deal with anger.

You can find freedom from the bondage of anger. Joni has been there and she shows you the way using biblical principles.

14 pages, full color, glossy plastic coating for durability, 8.5 x 5.5 inches, fits inside a Bible cover.

Is fear causing you to lose sleep, stress out, or worry? Joni Eareckson Tada sheds light on the bondage of fear in her BRAND NEW pamphlet. Breaking the Bonds of Fear is about an unhealthy fear of man that a lot of Christians live their whole lives with. Joni explains that our aim is to decrease our sinful fear of man, and increase our reverent fear of the Lord. We can develop a fear of the Lord by trusting in Him and reading the Bible.

You’ve heard plenty about getting hooked on drugs or alcohol or sitting at slot machines from sunup to sundown, but can you really become addicted to a person? The answer is yes—codependency is a relationship addiction. A codependent is anyone who is dependent on another person to the point of being controlled or manipulated by that person. Learn how to be released from relationship addiction and have a renewed commitment to put Christ first.

Disharmony in the home, wars in the workplace, and disputes in the church should lead us to the One to whom we can turn to direction, strength, and courage. Passivity is not the real path to peace. Resolution rests in confronting the wrong , but with the right heart. God’s Word provides principles for peace that can bring about the supernatural result of reconciliation and resolution.

She never thought she would have an affair, but it happened. How do you set your boundaries with men? How do you get out of the relationship after you’ve crossed the line? How can you rebuild your marriage? Many people have been tempted and deceived with sexual harassment in the workplace and spiritual abuse. Learn what to avoid when you’re tempted to let lies and secrets take over your life. This booklet includes a Bible study to help you or someone you know get back on the road to healing and wholeness.

Do you feel the darkness of depression closing in on you? Can anything dispel the darkness and bring back true peace and contentment to your heart? The answer is yes! You can exchange the darkness of despair for the light of hope. Your depression can draw you closer to the Lord, so let Him lead you through the storm into the light.

When divorce has left you feeling like an open−heart surgery patient without the anesthetic, where can you go for divorce care? Divorce to Wholeness has stories from women just like you−those who have been through a tragedy they did not want, and found recovery. Authors Michelle Borquez and Sharon Ball−Dale can promise you this: you will live, you will laugh, and you will love again. Walk through Christian divorce recovery with these women who know how terrible you feel. You will survive just like they did, and gain incredible divorce advice to one day give hope to others.

Do you know what it’s like to walk on eggshells around someone out of fear? Fear is crippling, but you don’t have to be a slave to fear any longer. As a people-pleaser, you might have stayed in a relationship or withstood abuse from someone to side-step conflict, but you can be freed from people who bring fear into your life. This booklet will help you define the root of your fear, whether it’s sexual abuse or something else that’s just as damaging, and help you move past it to healing and wholeness.

It is hard to be grateful when you are looking into the jaws of mind-bending pain. Chronic illness, a heart attack, a terrible car accident, caring for a developmentally disabled child, facing betrayal and loneliness. These tough times make you want to give up and throw in the towel. You try to overcome, but the exhaustion destroys your energy and hope. You try to pray, but the pain interrupts your concentration. You want to give up.

The topics of fear and hopelessness, depression and suffering, loneliness and worry are issues that author, Joni Eareckson Tada, can speak to personally: A diving accident in 1967, when she was 17, left her a quadriplegic. She has lived 45 years in a wheelchair and she has experienced her share of ups and downs. “But,” she says, “oh, the difference the grace of God has made in my life.”

Let Joni tell you her secrets to peace and joy, in this full-color 14-page pamphlet that fits inside a Bible cover, 8.5 x 5.5 inches

“I forgive you.” These three little words are so simple, so complex, and yet so powerful! These words give us permission to let go of recent irritations or long-held grudges of minor offenses or festering hurts that keep us up at night. Relationships filled with resentment ultimately perish. Relationships filled with forgiveness ultimately prevail. Learn how you can be an expression of God’s grace by forgiving others and find the freedom He intended you to have.

Sometimes, finding hope in a tough situation is easier said than done. Gaining a Hopeful Spirit challenges us to receive hope from the Lord. When life leaves us desolate and foggy, the Lord wants to pick us back up and show us how hopeful we really can be. Joni has helped countless people pick their heads up when the road ahead seemed bleak. As a woman who has been through a tragic accident that left her quadriplegic, she can speak first-hand about Satan's schemes that will keep you from living a life of worship.

Why Does God Let Good People Suffer? by Joni Eareckson Tada

• How can a good and loving God allow suffering?
• Why do honest, good people have to suffer so? Don't they deserve better?
• What possible good can come through suffering?

Tragedy is something that comes quickly and effects as many as it can. Divorce is one such tragedy, and many women find their hopes and dreams shattered when divorce breaks a family apart. For many, this is the greatest loss they have ever faced. It devastates them, and they desperately need emotional and spiritual help. They struggle with loneliness and shame. Many of them need to face the pain and begin to forgive themselves and others in order to move forward in life.

This 8-session Christian divorce recovery series covers topics such as loneliness, forgiveness, fear, picking up the pieces, dating, and moving past the shame and guilt to healing and wholeness. The complete kit comes with a DVD containing the eight 30-minute videos, a leader guide, and 10 participant guides. Additional guides sold separately.

Are you or someone you love experiencing great suffering in loneliness? Do you long for intimate friendships? Joni Eareckson Tada weaves in a true story about a woman who was devastated by loneliness with how she sought God in her pain. There is hope for those who find themselves in a "desert of solitude". Jesus understands our pain because he endured a great amount of loneliness when he was on the cross.

"Human Pain wears a thousand guises," says Joni Eareckson Tada. If you experience chronic pain, you are not alone! 15-30% of people say they experience chronic pain daily. The Bible is not silent on God's people enduring pain. Dozens of passages in the Bible are written by biblical figures like David and Paul crying out to God.

Speaking God's Language: Using the Word of God in Your Prayers

How can we draw closer to God in prayer? How can we “speak God's language”?

The Bible encourages us to bring our worship, praise, thanksgiving, and petitions to God. As Christians grow in the discipline of praying, it becomes clear that there is always more to learn.

Author Joni Eareckson Tada shares insights and personal stories that will hone your skill of including scripture in your prayers. As she puts it, “We can draw a lot closer to God in prayer when we learn to speak his language.”

Full-color, 14-pages, glossy plastic coated for durability, fits inside a Bible cover, 8.5 x 5.5 inches.

24 Ways I've Made Sense of Suffering by Joni Eareckson Tada

Where's My Miracle?
What to do when God doesn't heal you

The topic of unanswered prayer is an issue that author, Joni Eareckson Tada, can speak to personally: A diving accident in 1967, when she was 17, left her a quadriplegic. She has lived 45 years in a wheelchair and she has experienced her share of ups and downs. “But,” she says, “oh, the difference the grace of God has made in my life.”

Let Joni tell you her secrets to peace and joy, despite her wheelchair. She has spent decades studying the Word of God. She knows that God does not enjoy seeing your pain and frustration. He has compassion for you and gives you many ways to deal with life so that you can open the door to courage and strength.

14 pages, full color, glossy plastic coating for durability, 8.5 x 5.5 inches, fits inside a Bible cover.

Abuse inflicts immense pain and impedes emotional growth. We have all been wounded by hurtful words and actions of others that we often carrying with us for a lifetime, however, it is possible to stop the pain of abuse! Learn biblical truths and practical “how to’s” for stopping the pain of abuse and restoring peace in all your relationships.

When someone treats you terribly, it's hard to resist the feelings of bitterness or revenge. Where do you go when the pang of injustice causes suffering? This pamphlet will change your whole perspective on facing betrayal, injury, and loss. When life isn't fair, God is there to bring good out of even the darkest of stories. This pamphlet includes a true story about a women who was a violent crime victim and ended up wheelchair bound for life. You will read about her journey as a she recovered from trauma and now brings hope to countless people going through similar trials in life. Our response to injustice may not be the most natural one, but it should be the one that brings God glory.

What do you do with life's toughest questions? Maybe your parent is terminally ill, or your friend is struggling with cancer. Every human has to face the last great enemy at some point in their lives: death. But when circumstances require you to make that decision early because of extraordinary circumstances or suffering health, what should you do?

Do you long to find freedom from fear? God never assumes that we will live without fear, but there are forms of fear such as anxiety that can ultimately lead to panic attacks, phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and other things that God does not desire for us. Learn how fear relates to perceived threats to security, significance, and love—and how perception directly affects the degree of fear you experience.

Kids are a lot like kites—struggling to become airborne, yet need the stability of the string. A kite is not designed to be possessively protected inside the home. Though separation is painful, God designed your role as a parent to prepare your “kite” for flight. As the fragile frame dives again and again, don’t be emotionally torn by the changing winds. Keep running with your child, releasing more and more string into the Lord’s sovereign hands.

How do you cope when a deep or tragic loss leaves you feeling empty, angry, or alone? Healing is a journey, and while there are no shortcuts through the process of grief, God promises not to leave you in the valley of despair. Through this Christian book, learn what the causes of feeling rejected are, like abandonment, adoptions, childhood sexual abuse, disapproval, divorce, domestic violence, and how to overcome those painful experiences.

When trouble knocks you off of your feet, hope also seems to be swept away. To regain a hopeful outlook on life is not difficult or complicated. All it requires is a shift in focus. Ship anchors are often used as a Christian symbol to represent Christ, who provides security to believers, holding them secure no matter the severity of the storm. When you have Christ as your anchor, rather than drowning in despair, you are held secure in His hope.

How do you cope when a deep or tragic loss leaves you feeling empty, angry, or alone? Healing is a journey, and while there are no shortcuts through the process of grief, God promises not to leave you in the valley of despair. June Hunt has counseled those who grieve for over 25 years, and this book will gently and truthfully lead you through the mourning process and into joy once again.

Invisible. Insignificant. Deep down, have you always felt this way but never understood why? Generally, negative self-perceptions develop as a result of being treated in ways that cause us to feel devalued by significant people in our lives. Therefore the true solution to low self-worth is to apply the healing balm of truth to the wound in your soul in order that your mind will be transformed and your life changed.

Manipulation is the Number One guilt game. This means manipulative people try to make you feel guilty to get their own way, regardless of what’s good for you. They’ll accuse you of insensitivity or disloyalty or a lack of Christian kindness, in order to pressure you into giving your time, your money, or even yourself into doing what they want—even though you are not being led by the Lord to do so. In this mini-book on manipulation, you will learn what tactics are used, why you have been manipulated, and how to stop being manipulated. In other words, this Hope for the Heart mini-book, Manipulation, gives Christians the confidence to say no to people so they can say yes to God.

Nothing is as heartbreaking as a loved one who has lost hope and is contemplating suicide. A person who seems cheerful one day can slip into despair and hopelessness the next. God's heart is tender and full of compassion toward those experiencing deep pain. The mini-book Suicide Prevention covers the steps to identifying and preventing suicide using a Christian approach. Suicide prevention requires compassion toward the sufferer, along with practical steps and biblical assurance of God's love.

God designed the marriage relationship to benefit one another. He intended married couples to love, honor, and cherish each other all the days of their lives, but life doesn't always turn out that way. In some relationships, cruelty has replaced the sacred relationship defined by God. The Domestic Violence mini-book outlines a Christian approach to help you identify and stop physical and emotional abuse.

Decision Making: Discerning the Will of God

Making a decision about your career, your future, or the next step to take can be downright frustrating. Plenty of people are quick to put in their two cents to help you make a decision, but it can all add up to a lot of confusion! You have important life decisions to make, and in the midst of swirling opinions, you're left scratching your head about what to do. Your best friend says one thing and your spouse says another, and you just can't figure out what God wants. In the book, Decision Making, Christian counselor, June Hunt, walks you through the decision making process, helping you tackle life decisions with wisdom, confidence, and a lot of grace!

In the first section of Decision Making, June defines key parts of the decision making process, explaining what decision making really is, the role of our ‘will' within it, and the meaning of "the Will of God" constantly mentioned within scripture.

Considering Marriage: Are You Fit to be Tied?

What does the Bible say about Christian marriage? Should we get married now or wait? Are we really ready? When is the timing right? What if one of us is unsure? This 96-page mini-book, Considering Marriage, provides premarriage counseling that will help you on your journey of making the decision and preparations before you say, I do." Marriage is a beautiful covenant made between a man and a woman, so how do you know when it's right to get married? Includes Christian marriage counseling and premarital counseling questions, such as Will his quirks drive you insane? Will her weird habits become a daily annoyance? Are you becoming more confident in your direction, or less?

Included in this easy-to-read marriage counseling handbook are dozens of exercises that are excellent tools for opening the door to meaningful communication. Learn what each partner's definition of love is, or their concept of the role and responsibilities of a wife and husband. These marriage quizzes will help you and your significant other maneuver through potentially tough and thought-provoking questions with ease.

Adultery: The Snare of an Affair

Has your heart been broken by a cheating husband or cheating wife? Has your life been gripped by the agony of adultery? Has your life been forever changed because of the snare of an emotional affair? Adultery is no small matter, especially for those who experience the intense pain of living with a spouse who breaks the marriage covenant. In the book, Adultery: The Snare of an Affair, June Hunt provides Christian counseling on how to find hope in God. But, this is more than Christian marriage counseling—it shows how to find healing, hope, and forgiveness after the devastation of an affair.

In the first section of Adultery, June defines adultery and reveals the warning signs of adultery, such as change in mood, appearance, spending, etc. She provides practical ways and sound biblical wisdom in answering tough questions, such as—

Statistics on addiction and gambling reveal the negative impacts of gambling addiction. Incidents of bankruptcy, crime, corruption, domestic abuse, destruction of marriages and families, and suicide attempts are higher in the lives of those with a gambling addiction than with any other addiction. This new 96-page, Christian addiction recovery mini-book, Gambling: Betting Your Life Away, helps you or your loved one find freedom from an addiction to gambling.

Once the exhilarating ecstasy of winning has captured the mind, will, and emotions, all bets are off on the likelihood that people will find freedom on their own without gambling treatment. But don't bet your life away! With the transforming work and intervention of the Holy Spirit, freedom from a gambling addiction is possible.

Confrontation: Challenging Others to Change

Do you need to confront someone who is doing something wrong? It can be awkward, even a little risky, but confrontation for the purpose of exposing what is wrong to establish what is right is biblical. In this Christian book, June Hunt, shows you how to confront someone for the purpose of conviction, correction, and a changed life.

Christian counselor, June Hunt begins this minibook with a definitions section where she explains God's heart on confrontation. Learn the 5 methods of confrontations used within the Bible, discover the difference between hostile and assertive confrontations, and find out 4 common confrontation styles, which will help you realize whether you respond in a healthy way to confrontation or runaway from it out of fear.

Loneliness: How to Be Alone but Not Lonely

God designed us to be in meaningful and satisfying relationships with friends, with family, and possibly with a husband or wife. But the reality is we can feel so lonely, so separated, so isolated, and thinking no one really understands. This mini-book Loneliness: How to Be Alone but Not Lonely gives christian advice on how to find comfort in knowing God understands our deepest times of loneliness. He knows the heaviness of your heart. And you will find practical and biblical advice on how to find joy in times of solitude.

Success Through Failure: From Stumbling Stones to Stepping Stones

Find out the successful habits of highly successful people

What is success? Winston Churchill said, "Success is going from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm." June Hunt adds, "And without losing your faith." Life isn't like the movies; so don't let Hollywood fool you. Chances are the successful business or successful people that you look up to have experienced several failures. This easy-to-read mini-book, Success Through Failure, is packed with practical and Christian advice on how to move you from despair and hopelessness, to vision and courage. Includes tips for "success", success quotes, and more!

Sexual Integrity: Balancing Your Passion with Purity

What happens when the temptation to give in to having sex is stronger than your will to stop? How can you stay pure when overwhelmed by passion? Everyone wants closeness and love, but is joining yourself with someone you're not married to really giving you the kind of love you long for? This handy mini-book, Sexual Integrity: Balancing Your Passion with Purity, helps you find God's guidance and strength as you pursue sexual purity.