Dr. Wayne A. Mack lives in Pretoria, South Africa, where he serves as director of ACBC Africa. He is the founder of Strengthening Ministries Training Institute, a certified training center of ACBC International. Previously he served as chairman of the biblical counseling department at The Master's University and Seminary in California. He was a board member of NANC (now the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors) and FIRE (Fellowship of Independent Reformed Evangelicals). He also counseled and taught at CCEF (Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation) for fifteen years. Wayne and his wife Carol have been married since 1957. They have four adult children and twenty-two grandchildren. He has written more than two dozen books on biblical counseling and practical Christian life issues. Joshua Mack (MA in biblical counseling, The Master's College; MDiv, The Master's Seminary; DMin, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is a pastor at Cornerstone Bible Church in Fullerton, Califnoria, after serving as a missionary in South Africa for fourteen years. He is the coauthor of Courage and God's Solution to Life's Problems.
"Courage tops the list of books that I regularly recommend for
discipleship and counseling. There are few books written that are
as helpful a resource to nearly every counselee that walks through
my door. Though the subject matter seems broad, it is presented in
a biblically sound and comprehensive way that speaks into the lives
of hurting people, teaching them to live in the fear of the
Lord."--John Street, The Master's College & Seminary
"Dr. Mack and his son Josh have been dear friends and mentors to me
for over twenty years now. They practice what they preach! They
have both personally helped me fight my fears biblically, and they
will do the same for you through this super book. Dive in!"--Tim
Cantrell, Pastor-Teacher at Antioch Bible Church, Johannesburg,
South Africa
"Every one of us knows what it is like to be gripped by fear and
doubt. Wayne and Josh Mack have served Christ's church well with
their new book on how to develop biblical courage. You can always
be sure of two things whenever the Macks write a book: it will be
filled with helpful truth from Scripture and be extremely relevant
to the challenges we are facing today. This book will be a helpful
resource to study personally and to give to others in need."--Steve
Viars, Senior Pastor, Faith Church, Lafayette, Indiana
"Tragically, fear grips many, many Christians in their daily walk.
I say 'tragically' because, while this reality of ongoing fear
should not be such a debilitating part of any believer's life, it
nevertheless continues to plague countless beleaguered souls. But
what to do about it? The answer, of course, is to avail yourself of
large doses of God's inerrant Word, out of which crippling
fear--whatever kind of fear it may be--can be victoriously
overcome. And this is simply but marvelously what Wayne Mack's
book, Courage, attempts to do, taking Holy Scripture and applying
it to the fearful person's woes. If you are one of those professing
Christians whose most significant struggle is fear, you've now
found in this book a treasure trove of biblical teaching that can
wonderfully liberate you from your fear factor."--Lance Quinn,
Pastor of Grace Advance at Grace Community Church, Sun Valley,
California
As a biblical counselor, I love Wayne and Joshua Macks' Courage. I
have used it over and over again with folks who struggle with fear.
However, the folks I counsel are not the only ones who have
benefitted from this book; as a person who can easily be
overpowered by fear, I have been the first to benefit. I have been
blessed as I have reminded myself repeatedly of the principles this
book teaches. The Macks' work stands out among a number of good
resources on the subject. I would encourage you to use it first to
bless your own life and then to use it to bless the lives of
everyone you know who might experience the emotion of fear
(wouldn't that be all of us?).--Amy Baker, Counselor, Faith
Biblical Counseling Ministries
The fear of man--that is, of other people--can prevent us from
living our lives as God intends. How then can we combat this
universal tendency that seems to control our lives? Dr. Wayne Mack
and his son Joshua give us the answer in this book. In summary they
teach us that the fear of God, rightly lived out in our lives,
drives out the fear of man. We all know, however, that is not as
simple as it sounds. The fear of man is very complex, having many
facets. . . . So Dr. Mack and Joshua do not leave us with a single
sentence prescription. They plumb the depths of the fear of man
and, at the same time, open wide to our minds the true biblical
meaning of the fear of God. . . . They have given us a
comprehensive treatment on human fear--both of other people and of
circumstances--and have shown us how a true biblical fear of God
addresses both problems. To drive home the truth, they have
included very searching, personal application questions at the end
of each chapter.--Jerry Bridges, author of The Pursuit of Holiness,
from foreword
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