This book on counseling and the demonic by Dr. Rodger Bufford is part of the notable Resources for Christian Counseling series, a series which seeks to combine the best insights from psychology with strict adherence to biblical truth.

An introduction to the counseling of individuals who are involved in occult activity with actual case histories.

A critique of the deliverance ministries movement, showing positive and negative sides of its fascination with the demonic and sensational accounts, with guidelines for a more biblical approach.

Explores the links between anger, rage, violence, evil, and creativity and describes a dynamic therapeutic approach that can help channel anger and violent impulses into constructive and creative activity.

Shows from theology, the Bible and counseling experiences that Christians can be affected by demonic activity. Equips believers to fight spiritual battles--and win.

It's Only a Demon answers the question, "What do I do now that I've tried everything and nothing works?" Biblically based and psychologically aware, this model of deliverance helps pastors, therapists, and laypersons know what to do when they encounter individuals who appear to be in bondage to forces beyond their control. This simple, clear, systematic, and practical model of deliverance offers an alternative worth considering when medicine and counseling alone have failed to bring about the desired long-term change and freedom. It's Only a Demon points the way to transformational change. Dr. Appleby, a graduate counseling professor, therapist, and former pastor has more than 35 years' experience in the deliverance ministry. This greatly revised and expanded second edition provides an enhanced methodology, complete deliverance script, and walks you through the whole deliverance process step by step. It even has a section that tells you what to do if you encounter resistance and get "stuck." Whether you are looking for personal freedom from demonic involvement or trying to help others, this book will provide all the information that you need to reach your goal.

An in-depth manual offering solutions to the problems involved in counseling those entrapped in the occult.

A classic in the field of Christian counseling, Competent to Counsel is one of the first works to fully articulate a vision of "nouthetic" counseling—a strictly biblical approach to behavioral counseling and therapy. Dr. Jay Adams defends the idea that the Bible itself, as God's Word, provides all the principles needed for understanding and engaging in holistic counseling. Using biblically directed discussion, nouthetic counseling works by means of the Holy Spirit to bring about change—both immediate and long-term—in the personality and behavior of the counselee. As he points out in his introduction, "I have been engrossed in the project of developing biblical counseling and have uncovered what I consider to be a number of important scriptural principles. . . There have been dramatic results. . . Not only have people's immediate problems been resolved, but there have also been solutions to all sorts of long-term problems as well." Competent to Counsel has helped thousands of pastors, students, laypersons, and Christian counselors develop: A general approach to (and theology of) Christian counseling. Specific, practical responses to particular problems useful for teaching, study, and personal application. Since its first publication in 1970, this book has gone through over thirty printings. It establishes the basis for and an introduction to a counseling approach that is being used in pastors' studies, in counseling centers, and across dining room tables throughout the country and around the world.

The enneagram has become popular among evangelical Christians as a spiritualized personality typology that claims to help people better understand themselves and others. Several influential evangelical Christian leadership ministries have promoted the enneagram as a tool in forming and maintaining effective ministry teams, and the personality typology is now taught and embraced at several Christian universities. But uncertainty exists about the appropriateness of referring to the Enneagram as a Christian tool. Are pastors and Christian institutional leaders aware of the theology associated with the Enneagram? Enneagram Theology: Is It Christian? provides a biblical critique of the Enneagram’s underlying theology and exposes not only its foundational theological contradictions with orthodox evangelical theology but also some potential dangers to the church.

Are you suffering with emotional or psychological problems? Some are suffering with an identity crisis of enormous stature. Who am I? Why do I do the things I do? Why can't I remember my childhood? Where are these horrific nightmares and flashbacks coming from? When one suffers traumatic events, they may "check out" and develop another personality. You do not have to live this way. This Book Will Help You To: . Recognize the source of flashbacks and nightmares. . Understand how it is impossible for a born again Christian to be "possessed". . Discern how a spirit becomes the "strongman" in a person's life. . Recognize why one displays characteristics of two different people. . Explain what can happen when a demon invades and influences a person's mind. . Reveal the spiritual nature of MPD and how to address it spiritually. . Read others' experiences of deliverance and restoration. Phillip came to Houston in 1979 to attend Gulf Coast Bible College, graduated from Christian College of America with a degree in Psychology/Counseling, and a Master of Arts in Pastoral Counseling from Houston Graduate School of Theology. He earned his Doctor of Philosophy in Theology from Christian Bible College and Seminary. In 1982 God thrust Phillip into the deliverance ministry and called him to "establish the church" by "setting the captives free." Phillip founded Restoration House Church in 1992. His previous books include "Spiritual Connections to Personality Disorders," "Body Piercing," and "Walking Out Your Deliverance." Dr. Morris travels to teach and minister spiritual warfare and deliverance locally and internationally. You may contact him at Restoration House Church, 1609 Jones Road, Highlands, TX 77562, or www.restorationhousechurch.com. Phillip S. Morris is married, has four children and thirteen grandchildren. Phillip served two tours in Vietnam before accepting Jesus in 1976.