Announcing a New Book by Mike Emlet

A Remedy for “Take Two Verses and Call Me in the Morning”

Mike Emlet knows that Christians struggle with real life problems—and he believes the Bible offers divine wisdom for life’s challenges. But he discovered that effectively applying ancient Scripture to modern life is challenging, sometimes resulting in simplistic prescriptions, which resemble “Take two verses and call me in the morning.” So, Mike wrote the new book CrossTalk: Where Life & Scripture Meet to give Christians the tools to bridge the gap between the Bible and the everyday struggles of contemporary life. He provides not only specific guidelines for using Scripture in ministry, but also illustrates how it might look, by providing case studies of Scripture effectively applied to life struggles.

Read the Introduction and Chapter 1 (PDF) and watch a video (below) of author Mike Emlet talking about CrossTalk.

CrossTalk is available now through New Growth Press…and it’s selling FAST. Order yours today!

About the Author: Michael R. Emlet, M.Div., M.D., practiced as a family physician for twelve years before becoming a counselor and faculty member at the Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation. He has written numerous published articles and is the author of several CCEF booklets including Asperger Syndrome; Angry Children: Understanding and Helping Your Child Regain Control; Help for the Caregiver: Facing the Challenges with Understanding and Strength; and OCD: Freedom for the Obsessive Compulsive.

Endorsements for CrossTalk

“This is simply the best book about the nature and function of the Bible that I have ever read! It is outstanding in describing the overall narrative of Scripture and in insisting that the individual ‘bits’ of the Bible are read in the context of that ‘big picture.’ It is outstanding in applying that same technique to people’s lives. It is outstanding in the number of concrete examples he uses to illustrate his points. And it is outstanding most of all because it, like the Bible, clearly points to Jesus. Dr. Emlet has written a superb book, which anyone who wants to understand and apply the Bible really MUST read!”
SAMUEL T. LOGAN Jr., Ph.D., International Director of the World Reformed Fellowship; theologian; author

“If you want to see how the gospel works in your life, transforming you by the renewing of the mind (the principle on which Jesus and the apostles ‘fixed’ broken lives) then here is a very good place to begin. rather than offer you a prescription ‘to get you through the next few weeks,’ Dr. Emlet writes one that transforms deeply and lasts a whole lifetime.”
SINCLAIR B. FERGUSON, Ph.D., Senior Minister, First Presbyterian church, Columbia, S.C.; theologian; author of The Christian Life

“Depression. Divorce. Death of a loved one. Life can be messy, and pat ‘christian’ answers won’t help. That’s why Mike Emlet wrote CrossTalk— to equip you to tackle real issues with practical, life-transforming truth from God’s Word. If you want to enhance your clinical practice and learn how the Bible intimately connects with your clients’ daily struggles, don’t miss this book!”
Dr. TIM CLINTON, President of the American Association of Christian Counselors; licensed therapist; author of Turn Your Life Around

“CrossTalk isn’t your typical cut-and-paste counseling guide. No, it’s deeper and richer than that. Its pages are filled with light, demonstrating a gloriously redemptive interpretation of Scripture and deep understanding of the condition and needs of the human heart. I highly recommend it.”
ELYSE FITZPATRICK, counselor, Institute for Biblical Counseling and Discipleship; author of Women Helping Women

“Ministry of the Word happens somewhere in between the proof-text snippet and the broad generalities of redemptive history. God’s person, promises, purposes, actions, and commands catch fire in a person’s struggle with personal sins and situational struggles. Mike Emlet probes for the places truth ignites and probes for the ways Christ indwells hearts and conversations.”
DAVID POWLISON, Ph.D., Faculty and counselor at CCEF; author of Seeing with New Eyes and Speaking Truth in Love.

“Mike Emlet’s CrossTalk gives biblical counselors crucial lessons in applying the Scripture both accurately and wisely when working with broken and hurting people. Even seasoned counselors will find themselves challenged to dig harder into applying and living out the truths of God’s Word.”
LESLIE VERNICK, Speaker; counselor; author of Lord, I Just Want to Be Happy

“Rejecting widespread and simplistic ways of connecting Scripture to our lives, Emlet heads down a more faithful path. He offers helpful insight as well as concrete models that make the Bible come alive in the concrete details of human life. Anyone who wants to live more faithfully in the biblical story as well as help others to do so will benefit from reading this book.”
MICHAEL W. GOHEEN, Ph.D., Geneva Professor of Worldview and Religious Studies, Trinity Western University; coauthor of The Drama of Scripture

“As a trained physician and now teacher and counselor, Emlet brings an immense wealth of knowledge and experience—helping us mine the whole counsel of God for the whole person. CrossTalk just moved to the top of my required reading list and is one I will commend to my parishioners to take and heed.”
ALFRED POIRIER, D.Min., Author of The Peacemaking Pastor

“Thank you Michael Emlet for reminding us that we spend far too much time reducing the story of God’s redemption to a digest version, rather than opening all of Scripture to connect it to people as saints, sufferers, and sinners.”
ROD MAYS, D.Min., National coordinator, Reformed University Ministries

“Here’s a book I’ve been waiting for a long time: one that deals with the interpretation of the Bible for counseling. It is sophisticated in its under standing of the issues involved, but also practical and well within the reach of laypeople and counselors-in-training. Only two hundred pages, it is bigger than it looks. Its importance is evident in its grasp of the central message of Scripture—the story of Christ—and its instruction in how to use that story to help transform ours. Throughout, the spirit of the author comes across as a compassionate and biblical lover of souls.”
ERIC JOHNSON, Ph.D., Professor of Pastoral Care, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

“Michael Emlet’s practical insights on bringing Scripture to bear on the challenging problems of life are both simple and powerful. Anyone who masters these principles and uses them in the love and grace of Christ, will be a channel of life-changing truth and wisdom into the lives of others. I thank God for this book and will recommend it to everyone I know.”
KEN SANDE, President, Peacemaker Ministries; author of The Peacemaker