05/04/2026
Hi Church Family,
If you're wrestling with fear and/or anxiety and are looking for some additional encouragement, here's a list of books I'd recommend:
- "Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy" by Mark Vroegop (working through grief and lament)
- "Knowing God's Peace" by Paul Tautges (this is a 31-day devotional on anxiety)
- "God's Grace in Your Suffering" by David Powlison (suffering)
- "Finding Quiet" by J.P. Moreland (anxiety)
For teens and parents of teens wrestling with anxiety and depression:
- "Why Am I Feeling Like This?" by David Murray (for teens)
- "Why is My Teenager Feeling Like This?" by David Murray (for parents)
Blessings,
Jeff Thompson
I pray that he may grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with power in your inner being through his Spirit, and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. I pray that you, being rooted and firmly established in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the length and width, height and depth of God’s love, and to know Christ’s love that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. - Ephesians 3:16-19