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Soul Mates or Sole Mates? Making a Wise Marital Choice by Gary Thomas
Looking for your soul mate? Looking for someone to complete you? Well, you might be looking for the wrong thing.

The Medicine of Laughter: Spurgeon’s Humor
by Larry J. Michael, PhD.
Some years ago there was a documented case in the British Medical Journal about a man who laughed himself well. He actually had a terminal illness, and through the employment of laughter therapy, he allowed his body to successfully fight the disease.

The Joy of Selflessness by Gary Thomas
Where did Paul get this selflessness? How could a man become so others-oriented, so willing to play the role of a servant? I believe it essentially comes down to this: Paul took the words of Jesus, “It is more blessed to give than to receive” (Acts 20:35) literally, and found that they were true!

Breaking Out of a Spiritual Rut by Gary Thomas
"It's not that their love for God has dimmed, they've just fallen into a soul-numbing rut. Their devotions seem like nothing more than shadows of what they've been doing for years. They've been involved in the same ministry for so long they could practically do it in their sleep."

On Spiritual Formation by Evan B. Howard
"One aspect of the biblical teaching on spiritual formation that struck me was the repeated encouragement toward increase. Increase of faith, increase of love, increase of knowledge, increase in numbers of believers."

Getting Back Your Life by Gary Thomas
This is a vivid picture of what God wants to do for us. He wants to take lives that are run down, shunned by others, or that have simply fallen into irrelevance and perform an amazing act of transformation. He wants to dig out those abrasive aspects of our character and replace them with a refreshing vitality, ultimately creating a personality that points to another world.

Friends of Devotion by Gary Thomas
True Christian spirituality is concerned with how we relate to the true God, who is Spirit (John 4:24). It is not a search for more power, for more fulfillment, or for new types of experience. It's always relational.

Giving Up the Grudge (forgiveness) by Gary Thomas
"Forgiveness is not an all or nothing affair. It involves the healing of brokenness, and involves words, emotions, and actions. "

Slaying the Secret Sin (pornography) By Gary Thomas
"Jeff felt that familiar stir, the inexorable pull of illicit excitement that lust promises to provide. He knew he would be alone for the weekend, and the sexual temptation seemed to seize the opportunity. "I knew I should go back right then," Jeff remembers."

God, M.D.: New Studies Examine Prayer and Healing
By Gary Thomas
"For centuries, families and individuals facing medical crises have made prayer the bedrock of their experience. What is new is that certain segments in the medical community are finally beginning to scientifically study the effects of prayer on illnesses and injuries."