The Life Model:
Living from the
Heart Jesus Gave You
(Paperback)

Available in English and Spanish

by James G. Friesen PhD, E. James Wilder PhD,
Anne M. Bierling MA, Rick Koepcke MA,
Maribeth Poole MA

This readable book helps people rediscover secrets that can restore lives, families and communities. Working together for 20 years, opening up the Word and opening up about clients’ struggles, the Shepherd’s House counselors found a few key ideas that became The Life Model. It immediately became a resource, and now, about 10 years later, it is still helping people in many languages.

Readers say that even though the book is not large, it is loaded with answers for every-day questions. “I got extra copies for my family and for my pastor.” Helping people with problems in returning to joy, child-rearing, community building and trauma recovery, this book is truly a model about life. It displays the whole life span, and how each day’s dilemmas fit into that framework. read more...

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A Far Better Life: Spiritual and Psychological Insights
from Jesus' Teaching
(Paperback)

by James G. Friesen

Until a few years ago I found Jesus’ “Sermon on the Mount” interesting, but it lacked convincing clarity. It is widely believed to be the summit of Jesus’ teaching, and yet its central idea has remained out of focus. It is usually presented in a piecemeal fashion, like a collection of teachings about various topics. In particular, popular presentations of “The Beatitudes” have seemed to miss something, leaving them unattached from anything else He ever taught. They seemed lofty but mysterious, until I read Dr. Willard’s chapter about them in The Divine Conspiracy. Since then, the whole sermon has leaped to life for me, inspiring this book.

Jesus organized this sermon so the listener will remember three guidelines – His directions for living a better life. The thesis of this book is that “The Sermon on the Mount” not only applies directly to counseling, but also that this translation of it is the core of Jesus’ teaching. Please take a closer look. read more...

“The Sermon on the Mount:
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PLUNDERING THE TREASURE TROVE: “Installing Gems from Jesus” A Life Group Discussion Guide for
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More Than Survivors:
Conversations with
Multiple Personality Clients
(Paperback)

by James G. Friesen

Even though the first book about treatment for Multiple Personality Disorder was released about 30 years ago, and even though a few popular movies with MPD as the topic have appeared, widespread understanding has practically stood still. Cute “MPD commercials”, sarcastic comics and demeaning colloquialisms have kept the general public pretty uncomfortable about MPD. This book’s idea is simple: Let’s put all of that fuzziness behind us. Reading these chapters will introduce you to eight people with MPD, up-close and personal. It needs to be known that these are splendid people. You will find that is the case. read more...