New Releases by Cecil Murphey

A collection of daily readings to inspire and comfort individuals whose loved ones suffer from drug or alcohol addiction.

The Bible is the story of a Father pursuing his children. In The God Who Pursues, Cecil Murphey looked at the Old Testament. Now he returns in The Relentless God to examine God''s pursuit of men and women through the New Testament. Whenever God pursues people, their lives are forever changed. Looking at the examples of Paul, Jesus'' mother, Mary, Zechariah, Peter, and more, Murphey illustrates God''s expansive caring for those He loves. Readers will come to a new understanding of those divine encounters and be transformed as they more clearly recognize God at work in their lives. The Relentless God will be released in trade paperback in April 2003. In addition, a maximum-profit pack holding 6 copies will be available. 0-7642-9020-7; $71.94.

In this powerful work, authors Alan M. Ross and Cecil Murphey draw on biblical examples and guiding principles of faith to transform the way believers view their jobs. Unconditional Excellence guides workers to finding new meaning in the workplace -- and new heights of success -- through commitment to doing their best in every aspect of their professional lives. Through real business scenarios and concrete examples, Unconditional Excellence outlines how serving the best interest of others and aligning oneself with an employer''s vision and goals can lead to untold satisfaction. Readers discover that every ounce of effort put in is repaid through career satisfaction, personal fulfillment, and the gratitude of supervisors, employees, coworkers, clients, and customers. Unconditional Excellence is an unparalleled resource for integrating religious principles into the everyday workplace.

An airline disaster brings loss and love from unlikely sources When Swissair Flight 111 crashed in the ocean on September 2, 1998, the world of Dr. David Wilkins and his wife, Janet--like the flight their son had taken -- came crashing to a halt. Their painful journey would lead them to a rocky Nova Scotia coastline and to a reevaluation of all they had ever believed. With the help of best-selling author Cecil Murphey, Dr. Wilkins shares his family''s intensely personal story of losing a son, grieving, questioning God, and finally coming to terms with the fact that even if we could know the answers, sometimes answers are not enough. Yet in the midst of loss, there is joy in finding out for certain that even in our deepest darkness, God does not leave us alone. The loss won''t ever go away, but neither will He.

When God breaks in with His love and help, lives change, growth occurs, and His work is done. In a thoughtful study of people in the Old Testament, along with contemporary examples and personal illustrations, Murphey helps readers understand and respond to God''s relentless pursuit of their total love and devotion.

Bursting with energy and fresh insight, this manual helps ministry professionals recognize and respond to trends that affect their ministry in today''s world.

The book of Proverbs deals with making godly choices and living satisfying lives in the everyday world. Through familiar and unfamiliar proverbs, Cecil Murphey reacquaints you with these ancient insights, and helps you apply them to your daily life.

Cecil Murphey shares the personal story of his journey out of spiritual darkness in this book that offers comfort and encouragement for those times when God seems so absent from our lives.

One beautiful March morning in 1996, Dr. Benjamin R. Sanidad, Jr., 51 began the darkest journey of his life.He collapsed while administering anesthesia for surgery at Marion General Hospital. When a friend/colleague looked down an endoscope into Dr. Sanidad''s stomach, his eyes filled with tears. By then, Dr. Sanidad writes, "I was ready to hear the diagnosis. But I was not ready to hear the location." It was cancer of the esophagus, a disease usually fatal within months. Resigned to die, Dr. Sanidad accepted treatment to appease colleagues. He tried to pray asking God to draw his family closer. "I didn''t even know if God had heard me," he writes. But, after surgery, something changed in Dr. Sanidad. With the support of family and friends, he began to fight for survival. He refused chemotherapy and opted for an alternative, natural treatment. He also renewed and deepened his faith in God. Four years later Dr. Sanidad returned to work. Dr. Benjamin Roda Sanidad Jr. is an Anesthesiologist at Marion General Hospital and Marion Area Health Center, Marion, Ohio, USA. A speaker for churches and crusades over the world, he is also a retired Lt. Col. of the United States Air Force.

Discover the Live Longer Lifestyle—a plan for reducing disease risk based on the famed twenty-five-year Loma Linda health study. In Live 10 Healthy Years Longer, biostatician Dr. Jan Kuzma and Cecil Murphey make a startling connection between the spiritual and physical realms of our lives. After an in-depth twenty-five-year study involving more than 27,000 participants, they discovered an amazing medical breakthrough that offers each of us the potential to live longer, healthier and happier lives. The “live longer lifestyle,” based on Kuzma’s years of research in longevity, presents practical suggestions for reducing heart disease and cancer, losing weight, increasing vitality, enjoying life, and faithfully caring for the body that God has given each of us.

Cecil Murphey provides reflections from his counseling experience to illuminate the challenges facing those who respond to the physical and emotional needs of both young children and aging parents. Each devotional begins with a description of a difficult or trying moment common to caregivers and ends with a prayer and a biblical reading.

Historias verdaderas de los que han experimentado el lugar mas maravilloso que nadie jamas podria imaginar. En estos tiempos dificiles, cuando la vida en la tierra es dificil para muchas personas, hay un anhelo por el cielo, no como un escape de nuestra "tribulacion momentanea" (2 Corintios 4:17), sino como una promesa de que es un Hogar eterno esperando a aquellos que ponen su confianza en Dios. En "Creo en el cielo," Cecil Murphey y Twila Belk han reunido y nos cuentan algunas de las historias mas dramaticas de la historia acerca del cielo y de las personas que han tenido la experiencia de este glorioso lugar. Se incluyen historias de la Biblia, las historias de nuestro pasado y de hoy en dia, muchas de ellas presentadas por primera vez. True stories of those who have experienced the most wondrous place anyone could ever imagine. In these challenging times, when life on earth is difficult for many people, there is a longing for heaven, not as an escape from our "momentary troubles" (2 Corinthians 4:17), but as a promise that there is an eternal home waiting for those who put their trust in God. Cecil Murphey and Twila Belk have assembled and re-told some of history''s most dramatic stories about heaven and the people who have had a taste of this glorious place. Included are stories from the Bible, stories from history and present- day accounts, many presented for the very first time.

In Invading the Privacy of God, Cecil Murphey gives us 54 characteristics of God and 54 ways to approach Him. He invites us on a quest to discover the wondrous attributes of a God who is both unknowable yet continually self-revealing.

Filled with detailed information on the sights, sounds, facts, and history of this magnificent state, A Touch of Georgia is an insightful and essential guide.

A master dog-sledder, wartime hero, and world-renowned explorer recounts the story of his life in an upbeat, plainspoken style. And what a life it is! From his expeditions to Antarctica to his World War II service to his part in rescuing downed pilots in Greenland, Vaughan, at 89, has lived--and is still living--a life of adventure.

Biography of a member of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition of 1928-1930 who was in charge of the dog sleds, and account of the geological exploration carried out.

This compassionate book is the third that well-known author Cecil Murphey has written to provide spiritual guidance to those who face some of the special problems prevalent in today''s society. Here the problem is mental illness--previously he has written about Alzheimer''s Disease and drug addition. This book features meditations and prayers to help the families and loved-ones of those with mental illness.

In short, easy-to-read chapters, the author shares some of the secrets he has learned in a lifetime of counseling, study, and personal practice -- secrets designed to help you get into better spiritual shape and keep going for the rest of your life.