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Love And War
$17.00Why is marriage so hard? Sometimes it can be compared to throwing Cinderella and Huck Finn into a submarine and closing the hatch! Offering insights from their own marriage, the Eldredges explore flaws that can drain relationships—fear, self-centeredness, doubt, emotional pain, and self-protection—to help couples fight against Satan’s attack on their union.
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Before I Was Born
$10.99Before I Was Born emphasizes the creational goodness of our bodies, our existence as men and women, and our sexual organs. This book introduces new topics as well, including the growth and change that occur as boys and girls become men and women. It includes a tactful but direct explanation of sexual intercourse between a husband and wife.
Before I Was Born explains in age-appropriate language the basic nature of sexual intercourse between a husband and wife and discusses conception, fetal development, childbirth, and breastfeeding. For children ages 5 to 8.
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Intimate Deception
Original price was: $19.99.$13.99Current price is: $13.99.SKU (ISBN): 9780800729127ISBN10: 0800729129Sheri KefferBinding: Cloth TextPublished: March 2018Publisher: Revell
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Filled : 60 Devotions For The Foster Parent’s Heart
$19.99Though the words “foster care” are not in the Bible, the act of caring for the vulnerable is clearly important to God. Perhaps nowhere is that kind of tender attention and care for the vulnerable more evident than in the act of fostering a child. But as foster parents pour themselves into the children God has called them to care for, they may find themselves feeling emptied, in need of being refreshed and reinvigorated for the day to come.
With 60 devotions written especially for foster parents by a foster parent, Filled offers a special boost of spiritual energy and encouragement particular to the unique joys and challenges faced by those who open their homes and hearts to kids in need of love. Each reading includes Scripture, a real-life anecdote from the author’s experience as a foster parent, an explanation of the biblical text, and suggestions for continued reading.
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Dudes Guide To Marriage
$16.99This is a book for men who are tired of drama-filled, dead-end relationships or business-like, passionless marriages and who want to make a change. Pastor Darrin Patrick, along with his wife Amie, offers down-to-earth advice in a solutions-oriented style that will change the way men approach their most important commitment.
Each chapter focuses on a single topic-Listen, Talk, Fight, Grow, Provide, Rest, Serve, Submit, Pursue, Worship-with specific action steps for improving that aspect of a couple’s relationship. Chapters end with “Five Good Questions” that can be used as conversation starters for couples who want to put ideas into practice.
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Spouse In The House
$18.99A frank and funny look at what to do when together is too close
Two’s company, especially for those who love each other. So what happens when–due to retirement, working from home, or even running a business together–spouses find that being in the same space all the time is awkward, complex, annoying, and just plain challenging? How can partners co-exist without co-exhausting each other?
Cynthia Ruchti and Becky Melby know all too well how adjusting to a new, all-the-time closeness can cause the bliss of marriage to form blisters. Drawing from their experiences, and from men and women across the country in the same situation, the authors take a deep breath and dive into the root causes of the discomfort. They dig into the ways God’s Word addresses the topic, and they offer practical tips for learning the spiritual, emotional, relational, and even physical steps that can help readers replace irritation with peace.
For any Christian who wants their home to be a refuge of peace and serenity for all–not just themselves–and who wants to know they aren’t alone in the mental and physical claustrophobia of too much togetherness, Spouse in the House is a vulnerable, charming, and pragmatic breath of hope.Add to cart1 in stock
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Love Mom And Me
$14.99A Sourcebooks Explore Title
A must-have shared mother-daughter journal for the pair who are seeking a thoughtful, creative way to connect with one another. With thoughtful prompts, coloring pages, challenges, and free creative space, Love, Mom and Me is the perfect love-filled Mother’s Day gift!
This engaging prompt journal is the perfect tool to build mother-daughter relationships. Kids can record memories, swap stories, compare perspectives, and explore common and unique interests with their moms! Interactive lists and letters back and forth invite both mom and daughter to reflect, write, and doodle about topics timely to their lives as kids, build self-confidence, and improve their penmanship.
With Love, Mom and Me, together you and your child will:
*Answer Thought Provoking Questions: What are your thoughts on kindness? What would we do if we had the whole day together with no work of chores?
*Record Memories: One of my favorite traditions is; our favorite thing about the season is…
*Compare Perspectives: What were you like when you were my age? Do you ever feel pressured or uncomfortable about anything online?
From mother to daughter and back, let’s share our dreams, our favorite traditions, and our most cherished moments. And while we’re writing, drawing, and collecting our stories, we’ll make new memories. Together. This is the story of You & Me and it all begins here…
The perfect daughter gift to give to moms this Mother’s Day!
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Setting Boundaries With Your Adult Children
$15.99This important and compassionate new book from the creator of the successful God Allows U-Turns series will help parents and grandparents of the many adult children who continue to make life painful for their loved ones.
Writing from firsthand experience, Allison identifies the lies that kept her, and ultimately her son in bondage–and how she overcame them. Additional real life stories from other parents are woven through the text.
A tough-love book to help readers cope with dysfunctional adult children, Setting Boundaries(R) with Your Adult Children will empower families by offering hope and healing through S.A.N.I.T.Y.–a six-step program to help parents regain control in their homes and in their lives.
*S = STOP Enabling, STOP Blaming Yourself, and STOP the Flow of Money
*A = Assemble a Support Group
*N = Nip Excuses in the Bud
*I = Implement Rules/Boundaries
*T = Trust Your Instincts
*Y = Yield Everything to GodForeword by Carol Kent (When I Lay My Isaac Down)
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Power Of A Praying Mom
$16.99Lead Them While Growing in Him
Gathered in this sweet little book are prayers in pairs: a message from your heart to God’s, and a companion request seeking His guidance, protection, and blessings for your children. You’ll deepen your reliance on God as you trust Him to encourage your little ones to grow in faith, shaping them for His glory as their unique talents, passions, and purpose blossom.
With a dedicated space for writing out your own prayers for your family, this beautiful edition of The Power of a Praying Mom is a cherished keepsake. The perfect gift for every mother, bestselling author Stormie Omartian’s inspiring words will help you parent from a place of peace as you cover your children’s lives with the powerful prayer.
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In The Lingering Light
$14.99Alzheimer’s is a particularly cruel disease. It robs us of the people we love–slowly, subtly, but unrelentingly. Our love for them is tested as their needs increase and their recall decreases, and our own needs suffer neglect as more and more of our time and attention is given to our loved one. Cynthia Fantasia is a caregiver. In this deeply understanding and empowering work she walks you through the landscape of caregiving–for your loved one and for yourself. She introduces you to friends and fellow travelers who offer their own words of empathy and insight. And she slowly, subtly, but unrelentingly empowers you to live well as you care for your loved one in the lingering light.
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Parenting Teens With Love And Logic (Expanded)
$19.99Over 350,000 copies sold!
Parents need help to teach their teens how to make decisions responsibly–and do so without going crazy or damaging the relationship.
Parenting Teens with Love and Logic, from the duo who wrote Parenting with Love and Logic, empowers parents with the skills necessary to set limits, teach important skills, and encourage decision-making in their teenagers.
Covering a wide range of real-life issues teens face inncluding divorce, ADD, addiction, and sex this book gives you the tools to help your teens find their identity and grow in maturity. Indexed for easy reference.
Now updated with new material on implementing love and logic in conversations about today’s technology.
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8 Secrets To Raising Successful Kids
Original price was: $19.99.$12.99Current price is: $12.99.Want children who are patient, kind, humble, thankful, and respectful? Who have a good work ethic, strong character, and a healthy self-image? Who succeed in all areas of life–personally, professionally, and relationally–to the best of their ability?
You can’t force your kids to be grateful for everything you do, but you can raise successful, responsible kids who grow into adults you can be proud of. With his signature wit and wisdom, international parenting expert Dr. Kevin Leman reveals eight no-nonsense strategies that build on the foundations of character, good behavior, respect, discipline, and a winning attitude.
He shows you how to
– expect the best to get the best
– minimize friction and optimize solutions
– put your relationship first
– and much moreIt is possible to raise a successful child in a “whatever” generation. Dr. Leman shows you just how simple it can be.
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2nd Happy : Seven Practices To Make Your Marriage Better Than Your Honeymoo
$16.99What is the secret to a healthy, happy, fulfilling marriage?
Nearly every marriage starts out happy, and if we’re honest, nearly every marriage at some point becomes unhappy. Is there a solution? Can an unhappy marriage really get back to being happy? Can it be truly and authentically happy–even better than it was at first? Kevin and Marcia Myers, married for thirty-seven years through nearly every challenge a couple can face, emphatically say yes.
Revealing seven practices that offer help and hope for a happy and enduring marriage, The Second Happy is a captivating, practical resource that provides the tools necessary to tune-up, overhaul, or even rebuild your marriage. Practices to sustain and strengthen marriage include the following:
*breaking the quit cycle;
*picking a fair fight so both people win;
*keeping disagreements from escalating; and
*removing pretense from your relationship.Rooted in Scripture and contemporary insights from the Myers’ marriage, as well as real stories from other couples, this revelatory book shows how any marriage can regain depth, meaning and, yes, happiness.
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Raising Amazing : Bringing Up Kids Who Love God, Like Their Family, And Do
$18.99Raising Amazing combines years of research with personal stories and step-by-step, practical advice to equip you to raise kids of godly character and deep faith who love their parents and remain close to their siblings for a lifetime.
Parents love to imagine their children growing up to be exceptional adults. But for many, raising exceptional adults seems a daunting task. Perhaps you’re a new parent and don’t know where to start, or maybe you’re a parent of teens and feel like you’ve made a mess of it all. Or perhaps you’re somewhere in between and just don’t think you’re good at the whole parenting thing.
Wherever you are in your parenting journey, there’s hope for you. As a mom of four boys, Monica Swanson–also the author of Boy Mom and host of the popular Boy Mom podcast–knows firsthand the challenges and struggles of parenting and the kind of help that parents in the trenches are looking for.
In Raising Amazing, Monica gives you the tools and techniques you need to:
*Raise countercultural kids in the midst of a crazy world
*Train your children in the biblical character qualities you value most
*Find ways to help your kids navigate technology, sports, and dating
*Introduce your children to a vibrant life of faith that will draw them closer to God
*Cultivate strong sibling bonds and mend those that may already be struggling
*Develop healthy relationships with your children that will lead to friendship for a lifetime
*Encourage dads with a note to dads at the end of each chapter written by Monica’s husbandThis isn’t just a book; it’s a fresh perspective on parenting that may just change the trajectory of your family forever.
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When Children Come Out
$20.00If you are a parent wrestling with God, you are not alone.
When a child comes out as LGBTQ+, Christian parents often find themselves navigating unfamiliar, unsettling terrain. Mark Yarhouse and Olya Zaporozhets, therapists and researchers with decades of experience, have written this book to provide perspective, insight, and the chance to learn from others who’ve shared a similar journey. Using data from studies of Christian parents of LGBTQ+ children, they deliver research-based insights and faithful wisdom that is accessible for parents, their friends, and church leaders.
Yarhouse and Zaporozhets reframe the focus away from “culture war” questions that are not helpful to families in favor of practical counsel for maintaining and deepening relationships. Parents and the church leaders who care for them will benefit from understanding key developmental considerations among teenagers and emerging adults who are navigating questions around sexual and gender identity and faith.
Identifying common patterns while acknowledging the uniqueness of each family, here is a book to guide parents in processing their own experiences, beliefs, and relationship with God. They will also discover techniques to reduce fear-based parenting choices and to express love, as the parent-child relationship continues to change and grow over time.
Filled with stories, hard-won advice from Christian parents, and questions for reflection, When Children Come Out is an essential and hopeful resource.
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Smart Stepfamily : 7 Steps To A Healthy Family (Revised)
$16.99Stepfamilies frequently encounter difficulties in attaining the idealistic dream of “blending” their separate family members. Ron Deal provides seven effective, achievable steps toward building a healthy marriage and a workable and peaceful stepfamily. The Smart Stepfamily has been developed from Deal’s nationwide seminars on the topic. Equally useful for individuals, families, small groups, pastors, and counselors, this is perhaps the best tool available for families.
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How And When To Tell Your Kids About Sex
$19.99A vital tool for building the kind of Christian character in kids that will enable them to stand on their own and make the right decisions, this guide offers parents a lifelong approach to shaping their children’s sexual character.
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Redeem Your Marriage
$16.99As a husband, what can you do when you are caught in the morass of pornography use? It might be tempting to give up and give in, but there is hope for your struggle and there is hope for your marriage. You might feel weak, helpless, and powerless to change, but Curtis Solomon points you to Jesus who is strong and powerful. In Christ our great Redeemer, it is possible to find the courage and grace to fight this battle, and your heart and your marriage can be redeemed, restored, and renewed.
In Redeem Your Marriage: Hope for Husbands Who Have Hurt through Pornography, Curtis will guide you through a process to help you understand the hurt pornography has caused and to lament the effects of your struggle on your marriage. But you will not be left without hope-Curtis will help you learn to believe in the forgiveness of sins and Jesus’s power to help turn away from sin and live for God’s glory instead of momentary pleasure. God’s grace and power is what you need to overcome the shame and guilt brought by porn use. His grace will catch you if you fail again, and his love will hold you fast as you seek to glorify him in every area of your life. You will see that true repentance and forgiveness will help both you and your wife move forward toward healing.
This book was written in tandem with Reclaim Your Marriage: Grace for Wives Who Have Been Hurt by Pornography by Jenny Solomon, Curtis’s wife. These resources in the context of mentoring, counseling, or accountability relationships to give biblical direction and hope in the midst of a difficult struggle. The Solomons know the struggle you are going through, but they also know and have experienced the power of the gospel to bring forgiveness, change, and healing.
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Long Distance Grandparenting
$12.00Your heart aches for your grandchildren, even if you don’t get many chances to see them in person. You deeply want them to know how much God loves them, to grow in their relationship with him, and to make wise, God-honoring decisions. The good news is, just because you can’t spend as much time with them as you’d like, that doesn’t mean you can’t have a huge impact on their lives!
In Long-Distance Grandparenting you’ll learn how to make the most of the opportunities you do have to connect with your grandchildren, including using technology to keep your relationship strong and taking advantage of the time you have together.
But going beyond your relationship with your grandkids, this book emphasizes something that matters even more–your grandchild’s relationship with God. Find the encouragement and guidance to connect with your grandchildren and invest in their faith like never before!
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Aftershock : Overcoming His Secret Life With Pornography: A Plan For Recove
$15.99In Aftershock, an experienced counselor and therapist offer hope-and a practical plan-for women who have discovered their husband’s struggle with pornography and other sexual infidelities. What do you do when your inner world is crumbling in the aftershock of this devastating betrayal? Read this book! From the seven steps for self-care and learning how to deal with the emotions that follow this unwelcome news to considering the “why” of his behavior and deciding on a plan of action, this book gives women a process to follow once they find themselves in “aftershock.” Based on biblical principles and psychologically sound advice, Aftershock is designed to help women heal, grow, and receive restoration for themselves, their husbands, and their marriages. Readers are encouraged to journal to aid in the healing process, and at the end of each chapter, they will find a reflection, questions, and a prayer to help them absorb the material.
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Protecting Your Child From Predators
Original price was: $14.99.$9.99Current price is: $9.99.Even good parents often underestimate the dangers their children face. Research indicates that one in four females and one in six males are sexually abused before age 18. In most cases, the enemy is not a faceless stranger; it’s someone you know and trust–a neighbor, a coach, or even a family member.This book provides practical steps to ensure you’re doing all you can to reduce the risks of abuse. But since you cannot be with your children 24/7, it goes beyond what you can do as a parent to teach you how to increase your child’s own awareness and strategies in the face of potential dangers–without making them fearful.Dr. Robinson, whose decades-long practice focuses on abused and endangered children, calls on her own case studies to show age-appropriate conversation starters for parents, teaching them how to ask the right questions and provide the right boundaries.This book will help you move from fear to confidence on this heavy topic that is just too important to ignore.
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Whats The Big Deal
$14.99One Million Copies Sold in Series!
Christian Book Award: ECPA Medallion of ExcellenceYour kids know about sex. But what they’ve gathered from TV, other kids, or the internet doesn’t tell them everything or answer all of their questions. What’s the Big Deal? was written to help parents provide the answers to their 8-to-12-year-olds. This book explains the basic facts about sex and related issues such as:
Why God made adults so that they want to have sex
What God actually says in the Bible about sex and why it’s designed for marriage
The amazing changes ahead of you during puberty
How to respond when you feel sexual pressure from friends, TV shows, movies, and magazinesYour kids can read this book with you so you can discuss it together. This provides them the safe space to ask hard questions they might find embarrassing. The book will help kids understand what a beautiful and exciting gift from God sexuality is meant to be.
Now revised and updated with:
Separate chapters on puberty for boys and girls
A chapter on the dangers of pornographyAdd to cart1 in stock (additional units can be purchased)
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Boundaries In Marriage
$19.99Learn when to say yes and when to say no_to your spouse and to others_to make the most of your marriage
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Reclaim Your Marriage
$16.99When your husband struggles with pornography, your world is shattered. There are so many places for him to turn, but what about you? Where can you go with your grief, insecurities, fear, and even anger? Jenny Solomon comes alongside hurting wives and gently encourages them to bring their pain to God, who is able to reclaim their marriage. She will help you to rest in God’s love, while at the same time taking one brave step at a time to care for your family and yourself.
Jenny understands that when the heavy burden of sorrow weighs down your soul, it is helpful to lean hard on a few solid truths about who God is and how he is calling you to respond. One of the most important is that although you may feel lonely right now, you are not alone. In Reclaim Your Marriage: Grace for Wives Who Have Been Hurt by Pornography,you will learn how to draw close to the Lord as you address your own sorrows, questions, and temptations. The author will encourage you to find a Christian community where you can seek a listening ear and find close friends who will come alongside you and pray for you in this battle. Jenny not only knows the struggle you are facing but has experienced the power of the gospel to bring healing.
Fighting pornography is not something a couple can handle alone. This book and the companion resource for husbands written by Jenny’s husband Curtis Solomon, Redeem Your Marriage: Hope for Husbands Who Hurt with Pornography, can be used to bring hope and grace into a seemingly impossible situation. These resources can be used in the context of mentoring, counseling, or accountability relationships to give biblical direction and hope in the midst of a difficult struggle.
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Miscarried Hope : Journeying With Jesus Through Pregnancy And Infant Loss
$16.99No grief is quite like the grief that follows pregnancy loss. But true hope and redemption are available, even in the heartbreak of miscarriage and stillbirth.
For any woman who feels alone, doubtful, and overwhelmed with sorrow, this book invites you on a guided journey to rediscover the transforming hope of the gospel after pregnancy or infant loss. Built on new research from interviews with more than 400 pregnancy loss moms, Miscarried Hope helps you move through the Five Stages of Hope, while addressing cultural stigmas and challenges to grieving your loss. Through profound parallels between pregnancy loss and Holy Week, Rachel invites you to follow in the footsteps of Jesus’s disciples as they grieved his death, waited in the silence, and rediscovered hope in his resurrection.
With biblical truth and practical comforts for coping with the day-to-day pain of loss, Miscarried Hope leads you along a gentle road to finding hope again.
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His Needs Her Needs (Revised)
$24.99Time after time, His Needs, Her Needs has topped the charts as the bestselling marriage book available. In this classic book, Willard F. Harley, Jr., identifies the ten most vital needs of men and women and shows husbands and wives how to make their marriage sizzle by satisfying those needs in their spouses. He provides guidance for becoming irresistible to your spouse and for loving more creatively and sensitively, thereby eliminating the problems that often lead to conflict and even extramarital affairs.Join those who have seen spectacular changes in their marriages by following Dr. Harley’s tried-and-proven counsel. You will discover that an outstanding marriage can be more than a dream–it can be your reality.
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Real Families Real Needs
Original price was: $15.99.$12.99Current price is: $12.99.SKU (ISBN): 9781589979253ISBN10: 1589979257Joni And Friends IncBinding: Trade PaperPublished: September 2017Publisher: Focus On The Family
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Smart Stepmom : Practical Steps To Help You Thrive
$15.99Stepfamily experts Ron L. Deal and Laura Petherbridge show you how to survive and thrive as a stepmom, including how to be a positive influence on the children and how to deal with conflict, as well as practical issues like dealing with holidays and between-home communication.
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Story Of Me
$10.99This book is designed to help parents answer difficult or embarrassing questions about sex comfortably and truthfully (in age appropriate terms), and to encourage healthy communication between you and your child.
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Boundaries With Kids
$18.99Since the 1992 release of their Gold Medallion Award-winning book, Boundaries, Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend have heard these three questions rephrased thousands of times. As parents begin to realize the tremendous impact poor boundaries have had on their own lives, their concern naturally extends to their children. How can they help their sons and daughters form healthy boundaries that lead to well-rounded characters and successful adult lives? Now there are answers. Boundaries with Kids helps parents apply the Ten Laws of Boundaries (first described in Boundaries) to the challenges of raising children. In their popular, readable style, Cloud and Townsend help moms and dads make choices and develop a parenting approach that sees beyond the moment to the adults their children will become. For parents who want their kids to escape the struggles they themselves have experienced, here’s an in-depth look at how to implement the preventive medicine of character development by establishing sound boundaries – starting with the parents. Boundaries with Kids helps moms and dads learn how to
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Prodigals And Those Who Love Them (Reprinted)
$14.99Ruth Bell Graham knew about prodigals-two of her five children were spiritual wanderers. This is not a “how to” book that dispenses easy advice on ways to win back a prodigal. Instead, it is a collection of readings one woman turned to for comfort when her children wandered from God. It shows how Graham’s faith persevered and grew regardless of the outcome of her prodigals’ stories.
Part One introduces readers to five prodigals who “returned to the father.” Part Two offers comfort and encouragement through Scripture, poems, hymns, prayers, and more. Readers will be touched by the honest feelings of pain, frustration, and uncertainty Graham expresses so eloquently. And they will share in the lessons she learned about God’s sovereignty and ultimate peace.
Now beautifully repackaged, Prodigals and Those Who Love Them brings peace and hope to all parents of “wayward” children.
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Praying The Scriptures For Your Adult Children
$17.99As parents of adult children, we often wonder: Will my children make good choices when they’re on their own? How can I let them go when I’ve held them for so long?
Parent and author Jodie Berndt understands what it’s like to release children into the world and still care deeply about them and everything they will face in life from relationships to career decisions and everything in between. In Praying the Scriptures for Your Adult Children, Jodie continues her Praying the Scriptures series with biblical prayers for your adult children, whether they are just leaving the nest, flying well on their own, or struggling to take off at all.
Each section focuses on a different aspect of adulthood, with encouraging stories from experienced parents who are praying their children through rocky marriages, health concerns, financial challenges and other real-life issues. At the end of each chapter, you’ll find personalized prayers for your children taken straight from Scripture. Each chapter also includes verses for you to pray for yourself as you take the challenging step of trusting God to care for your children in ways that you can’t.
With grace and wisdom, Jodie addresses cultural trends such as couples living together before marriage and young adults leaving the church, as well as the painful realities of loneliness, addiction, and mental health issues. With hope-filled words for the parents of the prodigal, she is particularly sensitive to the long-term prayers we offer, even as we doubt ourselves and grieve over our children’s choices.
Whatever you are praying for, you will find confidence and peace in these powerful prayers for your kids. Praying the Scriptures for Your Adult Children guides you to the bedrock of God’s promises as you release your children to God’s shepherding care.
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Praying Through Infertility
$19.99Weary of the long path to become a parent? Whether you or a family member is battling infertility, this trusted, encouraging 90-day devotional will comfort and strengthen you.
Written by men and women who have faced infertility themselves with various outcomes, this book reminds you that you are not alone and will help set your heart free from fear.
Compiled by acclaimed writer, speaker, and broadcaster Sheridan Voysey, Praying Through Infertility is written to let you know that you are:
*Not alone in your sadness, anger, or confusion
*Not alone when you feel jealous of parents who have what you want
*Not alone when a giggling child brings not delight but grief
*Not alone in wondering who you’ll be if you never become a mom or dadPraying Through Infertility doesn’t offer advice on treatments or give spiritual formulas for miracle conceptions. Instead, it offers an empathetic and hopeful accompaniment through the long dark night you are walking through.
Each daily devotional includes:
*Scripture verse and prayer
*Inspirational story where fears and anger are transformed into confident expectation and pure worship
*Intentional tip of the day to help you personally encounter God
*Prayer references for encouragement
Some of the contributors have been blessed with biological children, some have formed families through fostering or adoption, others are walking forward childless, and a few are still on the path. They have experienced many of the medical options available, from IVF to donor eggs and sperm. What they share is an experience of infertility’s dark depths, and a faith that’s held strong through the testing.
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Meaning Of Marriage
$18.00Introduction
1. The Secret Of Marriage
2. The Power For Marriage
3. The Essence Of Marriage
4. The Mission Of Marriage
5. Loving The Stranger
6. Embracing The Other
7. Singleness And Marriage
8. Sex And Marriage
Epilogue
Appendix: Decision Making And Gener Roles
NotesAdditional Info
Based on the acclaimed sermon series by New York Times bestselling author Timothy Keller, this book shows everyone-Christians, skeptics, singles, longtime married couples, and those about to be engaged-the vision of what marriage should be according to the Bible.Modern culture would have you believe that everyone has a soul mate; that romance is the most important part of a successful marriage; that your spouse is there to help you realize your potential; that marriage does not mean forever, but merely for now; and that starting over after a divorce is the best solution to seemingly intractable marriage issues. But these modern-day assumptions are wrong. Timothy Keller, with insights from Kathy, his wife of thirty-seven years, shows marriage to be a glorious relationship that is also misunderstood and mysterious. The Meaning of Marriage offers instruction on how to have a successful marriage, and is essential reading for anyone who wants to know God and love more deeply in this life.
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Smart Stepdad : Steps To Help You Succeed
$15.99The Smart Stepdad gives you all the tools you need to navigate the stepparenting minefield, such as how to connect with the kids, how to be a godly role model, and how to handle tricky issues like discipline.
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Marriage Devotional : 52 Days To Strengthen The Soul Of Your Marriage
Original price was: $19.99.$16.97Current price is: $16.97.Now available in trade paper!
Great marriages are made, not born. In this devotional, Levi and Jennie Lusko take turns showcasing the highs and lows of marital relationships and how God uses them to foster a deeper love and a more solid foundation.
God wants you to have a strong, thriving, and fun marriage. Even in the midst of mortgage payments, emotional baggage, drama, mistakes, and a whole lot of laundry, your marriage can not only survive, but be sweet, steady, and strong.
Wherever you are right now, God wants to use your marriage to grow you in strength, kindness, tenderness, joy, and leave a legacy that will change the world.
In these 52 devotions, Levi and Jennie will point you to God’s word and help you experience a depth and beauty you may have never thought possible. Whether your marriage needs fine tuning, or to be torn back to the studs and be rebuilt, this devotional will help you:
*Unlock new joy and vibrancy by recognizing there is better beyond the honeymoon phase
*Uncomplicate conflict as you learn to fight fairly as members on the same team
*Access Godly wisdom by engaging and staying steady when your marriage doesn’t look the way you thought it wouldThis unique devotional is power packed with questions to answer and discuss. You’ll find short prayers to pray over your spouse and a checklist of fun, thoughtful activities to do throughout the week.
Perfect for newlyweds and even seasoned married couples, this devotional journey will be the encouragement your marriage–not just any marriage–needs to flourish.
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Boundaries With Teens
$19.99In this exciting new book, Dr. Townsend gives important keys for establishing healthy boundaries-the bedrock of good relationships, maturity, safety, and growth for teens and the adults in their lives. The book offers help in raising your teens to take responsibility for their actions, attitudes, and emotions.
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How To Help Your Child Clean Up Their Mental Mess
Original price was: $28.99.$22.97Current price is: $22.97.Every Parent’s Guide to Supporting Their Child’s Mental Health
Increasingly, children ages 3-10 are struggling with anxiety, depression, and mental health challenges. These can be brought on by many factors–stress at home, upheavals in society, breaks in routine, isolation from friends, bullying or social pressure–and if left unaddressed, they follow kids into their teens and adulthood, causing mental, emotional, and relational problems that will steal their peace and joy.
But there is hope. Bestselling author Dr. Caroline Leaf helps you teach your kids how to:
– recognize negative feelings and respond in a healthy way
– navigate a world that can feel scary and overwhelming
– manage uncomfortable or challenging situations
– replace toxic thoughts with brain-building practices that produce better outcomes
– develop resilience and emotional strengthBased on up-to-date research, clearly illustrated with case studies, and practically applied to the problems kids are facing today, How to Help Your Child Clean Up Their Mental Mess is what parents, caretakers, teachers, and counselors have been waiting for. Dr. Leaf shares a clear and effective five-step plan to teach your child how to manage their mind so they can live a life with greater resilience, health, and happiness.
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Power Of A Praying Wife
$16.99Stormie Omartian’s bestselling The Power of a Praying(R) series (more than 23 million copies sold) is rereleased with fresh new covers and new material to reach a still-growing market of readers eager to discover the power of prayer for their lives.
Stormie joyfully inspires you to develop a deeper relationship with your husband by utilizing the amazing power of prayer. This uplifting resource is packed with practical advice on praying for specific areas of your husband’s life, including his
*decision-making
*fears
*spiritual strength
*role as father, leader
*faith and futureIf you desire a closer relationship with your spouse, you will appreciate the life illustrations, encouraging Bible verses, and the assurances of God’s promises and power for your marriage.
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5 Love Languages Workbook (Workbook)
$12.99The essential companion book for #1 New York Times bestseller The 5 Love Languages(R)
You want to be able to love effectively and truly feel loved in return. The 5 Love Languages(R) workbook provides the sure steps to meaningful, relational connection. This workbook provides lessons–designed for individuals, couples, or small groups–focused on the invaluable love languageTM content. It includes interactive questions, quizzes, charts, and diagrams–all aimed at helping you better express love and identify areas for development.
Loving well for the long haul is a challenge. How can we ensure deep, growing relationships amid the demands, conflicts, and even boredom of everyday life? Combine the insights of The 5 Love Languages(R) with this practical, interactive workbook for deeper levels of joy and intimacy!
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Keys To Compatibility
$7.95No matter who you are, you can always increase your ability to become compatible with someone else. This is particularly true for the marriage relationship – differences in temperament, outlook, and background often result in conflict between husbands and wives. If seeming incompatibilities are keeping your marriage from being all you know it can be, this book is for you.
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Beautiful Hearted Women Of The Bible
$15.99Enjoy Valuable Time with Your Daughter and the Lord by Connecting through Stories, Discussion, Prayer, Action, and Creativity
Beautiful Hearted Women of the Bible is a creative, hands-on, 40-week devotional that provides a sweet space for moms and daughters ages 5-10 years old to grow in their relationship with God and each other.
Each devotional features a woman of the Bible who served God in word and action. The examples will develop beautiful hearts of strength, courage, and love in both moms and daughters as they admire the fortitude and inner beauty of these women and will ultimately point them to Jesus.
Beautiful Hearted Women of the Bible reaches beyond the mind to the heart, connecting moms and daughters and helping to raise difference-makers for Jesus.
Includes:
*Imaginative and reflective questions within each story
*Three questions and a simple prayer at the end of each story
*”Girls in Action”-practical ways to put your faith in action
*”Creative Fun” with lots of clever activitiesAdd to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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XTB Issue 7
$9.99Days 1-20 Follow On In Mark’s Gospel, Looking At Chs 8-12
The Book Of Judges Gets The Treatment Over Days 21-40 Looking At Chs 1-8
Days 41-45 Take A Little Look At Some Psalms
Judges Again – Chs 13-16 – Over Days 46-55
On Day 56 We Meet Ruth And Cover Her Whole Story Until Day 64
There’s A Quick Look Into Matthew’s Gospel To Find Out Who Ruth Is Related To.
A Series Of Puzzles And Questions At The Very End Of The Book Offer A Chance To Look Into Other Parts Of The Bible Not Covered Here And Some Budding Comedians Try Their Hand At Making You Laugh (or Groan) On The XTB Joke Page.Additional Info
Zoom in on Judges and RuthTake a closer look at Mark and Psalms.
See how God always keeps his promises.
Issue Seven of XTB is called Heroes & Zeros. Three months of Bible readings to help you investigate who Jesus is and why He came in Mark’s Gospel, to check out the book of Judges to see if the Israelites will live for God now that they’re in the promised land, and to meet Ruth – King David’s great grandmother.
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How To Build A Thriving Marriage As You Care For Children With Disabilities
$18.99Building a vibrant and joyful marriage is always a challenge. When you add the stresses inherent in parenting children with disabilities, it becomes both more difficult and more critical.
Once on the brink of divorce, Kristin and Todd Evans uncovered the unique set of skills critical for growing a fulfilling relationship amid the extraordinary challenges of caring for their two children with special needs. Now they are sharing their hard-won discoveries and inspiring marriage story with you. Weaving together insights from Scripture, research, and clinical and personal experience, Kristin and Todd offer you the practical relationship tools you need to save, strengthen, and enjoy your marriage. They help you:
– identify your unique needs
– assess your strengths and weaknesses
– set your priorities
– develop healthy stress management skills
– deepen your communication and connection
– tackle problems as a team
– find ways to rest and recharge
– nurture sexual intimacy
– build a strong support network
– and so much moreAdd to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Treasuring Christ When Your Hands Are Full
$14.99Christ-Centered Wisdom for the Daily Demands of Motherhood
Moms are busy-and they are looking for methods to manage the madness. From grocery shopping to soccer practice, running a household is exhausting work, sometimes making it hard for mothers to experience joy in the midst of the craziness of life.
As a pastor’s wife and mother of four, Gloria Furman encourages women to refocus and reorient their vision of motherhood in this thoughtful resource for frazzled moms. Showing them how to pursue a vibrant and ever-growing relationship with Christ-even when discouragement sets in and the dirty laundry is still waiting to be washed-this book recasts the monotony of everyday life, showing how moms can treasure Christ more deeply no matter how busy they are. This updated edition of Treasuring Christ When Your Hands Are Full features study questions that women can work through individually or as part of a small group.
*Biblical Wisdom for Mothers: Blends rich theological reflection with real-life illustrations to create an engaging, deeply rooted resource designed for busy moms
*Uplifting: Helps moms experience joy in the seemingly mundane affairs of motherhood by refocusing their attention on the gospel
*Great for Individuals or Groups: Comprised of short chapters that include Scripture readings, this edition also includes engaging discussion questions
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Exemplary Husband : A Biblical Perspective (Revised)
$16.95The official companion book for The Excellent Wife by Martha Peace is a biblical blueprint for the mandate God has given to husbands in the covenant of marriage to love their wives, even as Christ loved the church. Dr. Stuart Scott has respoonded chapter by chapter to the biblical teaching put forth in Marth’s popular book. It is suitable for men’s small group Bible studies, or for couples prayerfully seeking God’s very best in marriage.
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Men Are Like Waffles Women Are Like Spaghetti
$17.99Let Your Differences Make You Irresistible to Each Other
Who knew the differences between you and your spouse could be so delicious?
For men, compartmentalizing-moving from waffle square to waffle square-and dealing with one problem or purpose at a time is the key to maintaining sanity.
For women, every aspect of life is connected by common emotional “noodles.” Like a plate of spaghetti, each thought intersects with every other thought, all flowing together.
Once you understand how your spouse processes feelings and thoughts, you’re on your way to a happy and healthy relationship! Join more than 150,000 other readers as you…
*discover new perspectives to help you communicate effectively and avoid unnecessary frustration
*identify new romance ideas to spice up your marriage when sparks aren’t flying
*apply your combined insights into learning how to parent as a team rather than competingFind all the basic ingredients for loving, working, and winning together in Men Are Like Waffles-Women Are Like Spaghetti.
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Family Driven Faith
$19.99Voddie Baucham’s guide for nurturing a godly family is now available in paperback with added study questions.More teens are turning away from the faith than ever before: it is estimated that 75 to 88 percent of Christian teens walk away from Christianity by the end of their freshman year of college. Something must be done.Family Driven Faith equips Christian parents with the tools they need to raise children biblically in a post-Christian, anti-family society. Voddie Baucham, who with his wife has overcome a multi-generational legacy of broken and dysfunctional homes, shows that God has not left us alone in raising godly children. In his Word he has given us timeless precepts and principles for multi-generational faithfulness.Baucham’s celebrated guide for godly, healthy families is now available in paperback, with study questions added. Parents will find this a critical resource for the spiritual nourishment and protection of the next generation.
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Skinny On Parents
$6.99Parents are the biggest influence on the lives of teenagers-a fact that research has proved again and again. Yet interactions with parents can be one of the trickiest areas for a youth worker to navigate well. Great youth ministries are passionate about helping parents-the key influence on teenage faith-succeed in their God-given roles. That’s the foundational message of The Skinny on Parents, which will lead you toward a place where you focus more of your energy on resourcing, equipping, partnering with, and empowering parents. Parents are not the enemy. Ignoring them will diminish the impact of your ministry. Most parents struggle with fears but also want help. And you can come alongside them to partner in helping teenagers fully step into a life of faith. This book is filled with practical ideas that will energize your ministry to parents and families. And if you as a youth worker provide help in a way that allows parents to feel more equipped and confident, then everyone wins: families, teenagers, and your youth ministry!
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Pass The Joy Please
$15.99There is a joy inexpressible and uncontainable that is delivered to a woman’s heart when she delivers a baby to the world! When an ordinary woman gazes into the eyes of her baby, joy is real and recognizable; love is unconditional and bottomless.
However, sometimes that delicious joy is lost amidst sleepless nights, potty-training, strong-willed two year olds and never-ending mountains of laundry! When a weary mother is facing yet another day of tantrums, sibling rivalry, last week’s dishes in the sink and a house filled with unmade the beds, the joy of motherhood is often no where to be found.
Carol McLeod is the mother of five and the “Marmee” to currently seven precocious and precious little people. When it comes to the days of being overwhelmed with the demands of children, she “gets” it. Carol understands the desire to be the world’s greatest mom and yet falling on your face … day after day after day.
Carol is a mom who deeply cares about the next generation of women who are raising their children to make a difference in the world. She has written this devotional from the wealth of years of motherhood and from a heart that knows the true source of joy.
If you have forgotten how to giggle or sing with your children … then this book is for you!
If you have lost yourself in the quagmire of whining children … then this book is for you!
If you have screamed at your children this week for no reason other than they were acting like children … then this book is for you!If you long to wring the joy out of motherhood … then this book is for you!
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