Turning the Tables on Gambling Hope and Help for an Addictive Behavior
By Dr. Gregory L. Jantz with Ann McMurray
This is now an e-book in .pdf format. You can purchase the book on-line and download it afterwards.
Turning the Tables on Gambling tackles the difficult questions of why Christians are lured to gambling and how to combat this destructive addiction. Drawing from true stories, Jantz reveals the truth about the dangers of gambling and how to understand what the gambler is actually searching for. He identifies ways our culture supports the gambling lifestyle, what the Bible has to say about gambling, healthy ways to view and manage money, and making lifestyle choices that will lead to freedom.
In "Turning the Tables on Gambling" , you'll explore the answers to questionssuch as:
What is my risk of becoming addicted to gambling? Is playing the lottery or making a casual wager harmless? At what point does gambling become destructive? If gambling is a problem for me or someone I know, what can I do?
Book includes Gambling Questionnaire
"Turning the Tables on Gambling"
Table of Contents
Section 1: The Hand That Rolls the Dice
1. Just for Thrills
2. For the Love of Money
3. Long Way to the Top
4. Looking for Control
5. The Comfort Payoff
6. The Next Generation
Section 1 Follow-Up
Section 2: When Culture Raises the Stakes
7. Bright Nights, Dark Days
8. Just a Little Wager
9. When One Thing Leads to Another
10. Evangelical Consumerism
11. When the Luck Runs Out
Section 2 Follow-Up
Section 3: Practical Hope and Help
12. Hope for the Occasional Gambler
13. Hope for the Compulsive Gambler
14. Hope for the Teenage Gambler
15. The Source of Hope
Section 3 Follow-Up
Afterword
Appendix A Gambling Myths and Biblical Realities: Insights from Solomon
Appendix B How the Church Can Help Someone Who Gambles
Appendix C Gambling Personality Questionnaire
Appendix D Gambling Help Lines
Notes
The Center for Counseling & Health Resources, Inc. provides counseling for Gambling Addiction. Check out our Overcoming Gambling Web site .
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