Therapeutic Meditations: 40 Days and 40 Nights to Change - Softcover

Dr. John D. Lentz

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0974097802 ISBN 13: 9780974097800

Publisher: Healing Words Press, 2003

Synopsis

This book combines the science of using words to assist change and timeless messags from the Bible to help people alter their thinking in positive ways. Restores hope, and offers practical ways of living that enchances your faith.

About this title

About the Author:

John D. Lentz, D. Min., is both a licensed therapist and an ordained minister. his minstry includes directing the Ericksonian Institute of Jeffersonville, Indiana, where he practices marriage and family therapy, and teaching hypnosis for use in clinical settings. A socond part of his ministry is writing and producing outreach materials, including books, tapes and DCs, to assist people in using their faith to overcome life difficulties. Dr. Lentz retired from the Kentucky Correctional Institute for Women after serving as chief chaplain for 22 years. For 18 of those yeras, he also served as adjunct professor at the Louisville Presbyterian Seminary, where he taught clinical aspects of counseling, including understanding the dynamics of abusive family systems. He is a memeber in good standing with the Mid-Kentucky Presbytery, and has supervisory status in the following organizations: The American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT); the American Society for Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH); and the American Association for Pastoral Counselors (AAPC). He is also a member of the International Society for Clinical Hypnosis and the International Medical and Dental Hypnotherapy Association. Dr. Lentz has presented at a number of national and international meetings on subjects that include: The Bible and Hypnosis; Spirituality; and Safety From Seduction. Clinical topics have included: Impossible Patients; Systemic Aspects of Abuse; Self-Care of the Therapist; Women Who Murder; and Managing Manipulation. He is also the author of three other books, How the Word Heals, published by Writers' Club Press, 2002; Effective Handling of Manipulative Persons, published by C. Charles Thomas, Springfield, Illinois, 1986; and his most recent book, Spiritual Solutions to Anxiety and Panic Disorder published in 2004 by Healing Words Press.

Review:

"Through this book I feel my Christianity being restored. The overall effect of the book was a subtly infused euphoria that I now know is available to me through my walk with the Lord. I now see how much God loves and wants good for me...." --Tammy Rhea, Aerobics Instructor and Dental Hygienist, Louisville, KY

"What is most wonderful about these devotions is the way John's faith becomes contagious. Maybe we weren't sure we could change or heal or believe, but John instills confidence." --Rev. Stephen Melton, D.Min., Silver Springs Presbyterian Church, Mechanicsburg, PA

"Thereapuetic Mediations is enjoyable ... read it anytime, one more time, many more times, anywhere. There is always meaning for you in this book... It takes you inside the Bible and shows you many practical ways you can use it to improve your life ... it opens up doorways." --Maria Escalante Cortina, M.A., Psycholtherapist, Mexico City, Mexico

About this edition

• Publisher: Healing Words Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0974097802
• ISBN 13: 9780974097800
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 172