and Proverbs is now available in the New Living Trans-
lation. Designed for both the Christian who is seeking
God's view on recovery and the non-Christian who is
seeking God and answers to recovery, it aims to lead
readers to the source of true healing, God Himself. The
features of this Bible were brought together by two of
today's leading recovery experts, David Stoop, Ph.D.,
and Stephen Arterburn, M.Ed.
to people in recovery
by specific Bible passages
characters in the Bible
the end of most Bible books
many specific concerns of peo-
ple in recovery
� 8 point notes
� Double-column format
� Book Introductions
� User's Guide
� Life Recovery Topical Index
� Index to recovery profiles
� Index to Twelve Step Devotionals
� Index to Recovery Principle Devotionals
� Serenity Prayer Devotionals
� Index to Recovery Reflections
� Softcover, Hardcover, and Personal Size
tion of letters written by Com-
missioner Jolene Kay Hodder
to family and friends while
she was serving The Salvation
Army in Kenya. Spontaneous,
warm, funny and poignant,
these letters are unique be-
cause they capture events and
impressions in the present
rather than in retrospect. Com-
missioner Hodder uses her gift
for detail and anecdote to de-
scribe what it was like to settle
and minister in an unfamiliar
culture with her husband and
daughter Jess. Her sense of heartbreak and adventure
and a love for others will draw you into the fascinat-
ing world of West Africa with insight and imagination.
This faithful officer capitalized on the chance to live
and work in a place where purity of heart became her
primary focus. Her book is also a gentle reminder that
nothing can separate us from the love of God.
more personal relationship
with God will find that He
speaks to us every moment,
just not always with words,"
says author Linda Evans
Shepherd. In her new book,
Experiencing God's Presence:
Learning How to Listen While
You Pray, Shepherd shows the
reader how to develop a more
vibrant, personal relationship
with God by continually seek-
ing Him out and watching
how He works in everyday life.
She also reveals the secrets
encing God's Presence is filled with Scripture, personal
stories of answered prayer, sample prayers and steps
we can take to increase our intimacy with God. Read-
ers will gain new insights into how to experience the
transforming and healing power of God, the blessings
of God, the hope of God, and trusting in God.
far more than it is within our power to give them,
and this will lead us to prayer: Intercession is a
way of loving others.