This issue begins with three articles on how God's mercies meet someone who has had an abortion. "Healing from Post-Abortion Grief" by Aaron Sironi speaks primarily to the women and men grieving what they have done and the child they have lost. Pastors and other counselors will also benefit from this pastoral approach to a complex issue. Many people keep their abortion a secret, and it remains an unresolved ache in their hearts. There is a path forward, a way to grieve this loss, a way to seek and trust God for forgiveness and find healing.
Next Christine Hoover interviews a woman who has had two abortions. "In Her Shoes: One Woman's Testimony about Abortion and God's Grace" chronicles the interviewee's story, her attempt to live as if her abortions never happened, and her fear that others would find out. Read how God graciously meets her in the aftermath of choices she had come to deeply regret.
"A Personal Liturgy of Confession" is designed to help someone struggling with guilt to form honest prayers to God. I based it on the General Confession from the Book of Common Prayer. I hope you will find it useful for those you are caring for -- and helpful for yourself.
"Going to War Is Easier than Coming Home: Ministry to Combat Veterans" is by Bill Gasser, a retired Navy chaplain. Gasser helps readers understand what military men and women face when they return to civilian life after a combat deployment. He calls upon the church to engage in ministry to veterans and their families, and offers practical ideas on how to help.
Our Counselor's Toolbox has two "More Than a Proof Text" articles. In the first, "You can't fix it -- but you can come to him," Laura Andrews depicts the common desire to fix what is broken in our lives. Her counterintuitive advice uses Matthew 11:28-30 to remind us that Jesus calls us to put first things first.
In "Your enemies are mighty -- but God is mightier," Kristin Maguire shares how she encourages counselees with two verses from Psalm 18. Maguire points to the comfort and safety found in our strong God -- even in the midst of truly over- whelming circumstances.
Our issue closes with two book reviews. Michael Gembola reviews Ordinary: Sustainable Faith in a Radical, Restless World by Michael Horton. Horton is con- cerned that the church is continuously grasping for the "next big thing" and looks down upon the regular everyday faithfulness of the Christian life. Gembola finds great value in the book though he expresses concern over the book's tone.
Catherine Krasinski reviews The Stories We Tell: How TV and Movies Long for and Echo the Truth by Mike Cosper. Cosper describes how TV and movies reflect aspects of "God's Big Story" -- creation, fall, redemption and glorification. The book is both an entertaining read and highly recommended for biblical counselors because it helps us better understand the stories that counseling seeks to rescript.

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