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The Meanest Man in Texas, 3rd Edition
By Don Umphrey
Audience: Anyone seeking a true story of God's grace.
Info: After murdering two people at age 17, Clyde Thompson's killing streak continued in prison. Adding two escape attempts to his record, Texas prison officials gave him the "Meanest Man" moniker and put him in solitary confinement. Without hope, he finally reached up for help. Later, he corresponded with a woman on the outside who was a prisoner of her handicap, and an unusual love story began to unfold.
284-page trade paperback plus 8 photo pages - Retail price $14.95
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12 Pasos que nos Acercan al Camino de Dios: Una guia para usar en grupos pequeños
Audience: Spanish-speaking people wishing to learn about the biblical basis of the 12 steps and how to apply the steps to their lives.
Info: This is a translation of the book 12 Steps to a Closer Walk with God: A Guide for Small Groups.
158-page trade paperback - Retail price $8.75
A Sense of Self
By H.M. Motsinger
Audience: Individuals in small groups, Bible classes, or jails/prisons who seek a foundation in God's truth.
Info: Thirteen lessons demonstrating that since people are made in the image of God, questions about their directions in life and even their personal problems may be addressed by seeking their Creator. This study starts out with the questions of "Who am I? Why am I a person of great value? What will it take for me to have a new life?" Then it answers all these questions from a biblical perspective while addressing the way people behave, think and feel about the world around them.
125 pages in an 8 ½ by 11" format, soft cover - Retail price $14.95
Attitudes and Behaviors
By Carson E. Reed. Edited and arranged for study by David "Buck" Griffith
Audience: Anyone seeking to change his or her life from the inside out. For use by small groups, Bible classes, jails/prisons or individual study.
Info: This 13-lesson series is aimed at replacing negative thoughts and their accompanying self-destructive behaviors with Christ-like thoughts and actions. Vices such as anger, pride, lust, greed and envy give way to the virtues of faith, hope, love, temperance, courage, wisdom and justice.
132 pages in an 8 ½ by 11" format, soft cover - Retail price $14.95
Christian Marriage Skills
By Alan and Shirley Sowders, Brenda Frenzel, David "Buck" Griffith, and H.M. Motsinger
Audience: A curriculum aimed at encouraging strong marriages for small groups, Bible classes, jail/prison ministries or individual study.
Info: The premise of this 13-lesson course is that God instituted marriage and revealed His "master-plan" in the Bible. Lessons address questions like these: What is a Christian marriage? How can Christians handle conflicts in marriage? How can a married couple develop and maintain intimacy? How do marriage partners establish a strong financial foundation?
142 pages in an 8 ½ by 11" format, soft cover - Retail price $14.95
Christians Against Substance Abuse
By David "Buck" Griffith
Audience: A curriculum focusing on addiction-recovery for jail/prison ministries, recovery groups, Bible classes or individual study.
Info: Used throughout the U.S., this workbook includes 13 Bible-based lessons utilizing the 12 steps to recovery. The workbook is divided into four sections: Starting Off Right, Finding Peace with God, Making Peace with Men, Going on to Perfection.
110 pages in an 8 ½ by 11" format, soft cover - Retail price $14.95
Combo: Deliver Us I & Deliver Us II
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Combo: My Son: An Addict-Finding Hope for Him and Peace for Me & Journey to Recovery Through Christ: CASA's 12-Step Study Bible
All Bible passages in My Son: An Addict include page numbers in this Bible. This makes for easy cross-references, especially for those unaccustomed to navigating through the Word of God.
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Combo: Twelve Steps to a Closer Walk with God: The Workbook, 3rd Edition & Journey to Recovery Through Christ: CASA's 12-Step Study Bible
All Bible passages in the workbook include page numbers in the Bible. This makes for easy cross-references, especially for those unaccustomed to navigating through the Word of God.
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Deliver Us I: Recognizing the Influence of Evil on the Road to Redemption
By Don Umphrey
Audience: People in recovery and those who are still addicted and seeking a way out.
Info: The author uses his personal story of alcoholism to relate in biblical terms how the source of evil ensnares people into addiction. Describes why people initially turn to an addictive substance, behavior or pattern of thinking, the onset of denial, the downward path toward self-destruction, and what it takes for a person to repent, confess and seek a God-focused life. Includes questions for self-examination and group discussion. This title may stand alone or may be used in conjunction with Deliver Us II.
191-page trade paperback, 12 chapters illustrated with 4 full-page graphics - Retail price $12.99
Deliver Us II: Discovering Your Idols on the Path to the Promised Land
By Don Umphrey
Audience: People in recovery and those who are still addicted and seeking a way out.
Info: Why do people return to an addictive substance, behavior or pattern of thinking after being free from it for months or even years? What does it take to maintain long-term freedom from addiction? The author provides illustrations from his own story of alcoholism and recovery. He also uses the children of Israel as slaves in ancient Egypt and their journey to the Promised Land as a metaphor for why people wish to return to slavery. This title may stand alone or may be used in conjunction with Deliver Us I.
235-page trade paperback, 19 chapters illustrated with 2 photos and 16 images - Retail price $14.99
Journey to Recovery Through Christ: CASA's 12-Step Study Bible
The New Testament, Psalms and Proverbs from the New American Standard Bible; recovery annotations by Don Umphrey; editor, David "Buck" Griffith.
Audience: People in recovery or seeking recovery from any addiction, those striving to minister to them, and individuals with a desire to study the biblical basis of the steps.
Info: Convenient for step studies. More than 600 questions for self-examination or group study. A Step Overview for each of the 12 steps. 117 Step Reflections that connect step information to Bible passages. 63 Recovery Insights tied to verses aimed at additional spiritual growth. An Introduction tracing the roots of addiction to the Garden of Eden. A chapter detailing the origin of the steps and their biblical basis. Cross references throughout.
529 pages in a 6" by 9" format, soft cover - Retail price $19.95
Managing My Anger
By Carson E. Reed, H.M. Motsinger, Bill Brewer, Shelley Brown, and George Creach. Edited and arranged for study by David "Buck" Griffith
Audience: This workbook focuses on anger problems and may be used by small groups, Bible classes, jail/prison ministries and individual study.
Info: A 13-lesson series to meet the needs of any person struggling with anger and its negative and destructive results. Many well-meaning people with anger problems have looked in the wrong place for solutions only to discover that they have dug a deeper hole for themselves. The Bible-based solutions found in this workbook include "Why Do I Feel So Angry?" "Improving My Grip on Anger." "The Right Medicine." The Greatest Command." and "Do ALL with Love."
114 pages in an 8 ½ by 11" format, soft cover - Retail price $14.95
My Son: An Addict - Finding Hope for Him and Peace for Me
By Janet P. Barnes
Audience: Bible-believing individuals who have addicted loved ones and are seeking solutions.
Info: Janet P. Barnes is a Christian mom who details how she was brought to her knees by vain attempts to fix her drug-addicted son. She describes her spiritual journey to recovery that resulted in a new relationship with Jesus Christ and with her own son. To guide people in finding the same spiritual solutions, her chapters are followed by workbook sections that include blanks for biblical fill-ins. You may use Janet’s volume in conjunction with Journey to Recovery Through Christ: CASA's 12-Step Study Bible where biblical citations in her book include page numbers found in this Bible plus other tie-ins. Or you may use any other NASB Bible© 1995.
216 pages in an 8 ½ by 11" format, soft cover - Retail price $16.95
No Stones: Women Redeemed from Sexual Addiction
By Marnie C. Ferree
Audience: Those seeking spiritual solutions to sex addiction among women.
Info: Author Marnie C. Ferree describes how sexual abuse by a family "friend” as a pre-teen morphed into sexual addiction as a young adult. She details her years of shame from living a double life to the moment when she was forced to face the truth. Now a counselor, she provides a much-needed resource for women struggling with any degree of relational or sexual addiction. It also includes a specific chapter aimed at helping anyone in a close relationship with an addict. The title of the book comes from the parable of Jesus extending grace to the woman caught in adultery.
276 pages in an 6 by 9" format, soft cover - Retail price $20.00
Official Poster for the Meanest Man in Texas movie
Audience: Movie fans
Info: This feature film was shot in Hollywood and has won numerous film festival awards. These include Best Picture at the International Christian Festival, five best actor awards for title star Mateus Ward, and three best screenplay awards for director Justin Ward and book author Don Umphrey. The movie will be available throughout the U.S. in 2019.
Size: 24" by 36" on glossy paper and suitable for framing.
Overcome by Addiction: How to Help the Hurting in Your Church and Neighborhood
Audience: Those wishing to minister to addicted people.
Info: Nineteen co-authors, many in recovery, tell about their ministries to help addicted and co-dependent people, including fellow Christians, relatives, friends, neighbors, co-workers, homeless, institutionalized, the list goes on.
192-page trade paperback - Retail price $13.50
Parenting Matters
By George Creach, H.M. Motsinger and Les D. Maloney. Edited and arranged for study by David “Buck” Griffith
Audience: This workbook serves as a guide for parents, prospective parents, grandparents and extended family members who will influence the life of a child.
Info: Based on biblical principles and examples, Parenting Matters includes four powerful units of study, including Listen Up, Parents!, That’s All I Need, Train Up a Child, and Correcting Losing Behavior.
144 pages in an 8 ½ by 11" format, soft cover - Retail price $14.95
Sex Addiction in the Church: 12 Christian Men Share Their Stories of Recovery
Steve Steele, Editor
Audience: Those seeking spiritual solutions to sex addiction among men.
Info: This dirty dozen, now cleansed by grace, reveal their preceding pasts to help others. The Internet provides every possible form of porn. For some it serves as the gateway to other sexual sins. Co-authors include two former ministers, a former missionary, two preachers' sons and several Christian college graduates.
176-page trade paperback - Retail price $12.75
The Meanest Man in Texas movie DVD
Starring: Mateus Ward, Alexandra Bard, Jamie McShane and Casey Bond; Director Justin Ward; Written by Justin Ward and Don Umphrey; Producers Brad Wilson and Casey Bond; Executive Producers Don Umphrey and Marshall Danby. Adapted from the best-selling book The Meanest Man in Texas written by Don Umphrey
Running time: 1:45 - Retail Price $13.98
The Meanest Man in Texas, Movie Edition
By Don Umphrey
Audience: Movie Fans and those interested in "behind the scenes" perspectives.
Info: The original Meanest Man in Texas book plus two new chapters, "This Movie was 39 Years in the Making" by Don Umphrey and "Director Justin Ward Shares His Vision." Also, 32 color photo pages of movie scenes and photos of the producers and actors with their observations of their roles. Also, eight pages of black and white photos from the original edition.
312-page trade paperback plus 40 photo pages - Retail Price $16.95
Twelve Steps to a Closer Walk with God: The Workbook, 3rd Edition
By Don Umphrey and 14 anonymous co-authors
Audience: People with any addiction who wish to work through the biblical basis of the 12 steps to recovery.
Info: Actually works people through the steps via the applications of biblical principles in their lives. Each chapter includes a step overview, at least one first-person story, plus biblical passages and fill-ins. All scriptural citations in this workbook are followed by page numbers in Journey to Recovery Through Christ: CASA's 12-Step Study Bible which utilizes the New American Standard Version of the Bible © 1995. Or you may use any other NASB Bible © 1995.
176 pages in an 8 ½ by 11" format, 14 chapters - Retail price $16.95
