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Future Of Christian Marriage
$32.99Add to cartMarriage has come a long way since biblical times. Women are no longer property, and practices like polygamy have long been rejected. The world is wealthier, healthier, and more able to find and form relationships than ever. So why are Christian congregations doing more burying than marrying today? Explanations for the recession in marriage range from the mathematical–more women in church than men–to the economic, and from the availability of sex to progressive politics. But perhaps marriage hasn’t really changed at all. Instead, there is simply less interest in marriage in an era marked by technology, gender equality, and secularization.
Mark Regnerus explores how today’s Christians find a mate within a faith that esteems marriage but in a world that increasingly yawns at it. This book draws on in-depth interviews with nearly two hundred young-adult Christians from the United States, Mexico, Spain, Poland, Russia, Lebanon, and Nigeria, in order to understand the state of matrimony in global Christian circles today. Regnerus finds that marriage has become less of a foundation for a couple to build upon and more of a capstone. Meeting increasingly high expectations of marriage is difficult, though, in a free market whose logic reaches deep into the home today. The result is endemic uncertainty, slowing relationship maturation, and stalling marriage. But plenty of Christians innovate, resist, and wed, and this book argues that the future of marriage will be a religious one.
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Pop Culture Parent
$17.99Add to cartParents often feel at a loss with popular culture and how it fits in with their families. They want to love their children well, but it can be overwhelming to navigate the murky waters of television, movies, games, and more that their kids are exposed to every day.
Popular culture doesn’t have to be a burden. The Pop Culture Parent equips mothers, fathers, and guardians to build relationships with their children by entering into their popular culture-informed worlds, understanding them biblically, and passing on wisdom.
This resource by authors Ted Turnau, E. Stephen Burnett, and Jared Moore, provides Scripture-based, practical help for parents to enjoy the messy gift of popular culture with their kids. By engaging with their children’s interests, parents can explore culture while teaching their children to become missionaries in a post-Christian world.
By providing realistic yet biblical encouragement for parents, the coauthors guide readers to engage with popular culture through a gospel lens, helping them teach their kids to understand and answer the challenges raised by popular culture.
The Pop Culture Parent helps the next generation of evangelicals move beyond a posture of cultural ignorance to one of cultural engagement, building grace-oriented disciples and cultural missionaries.
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Raising Your Grandchildren
$11.00Add to cartYou thought you were done raising children. But now, unexpectedly, your child isn’t able to raise their own kids, so you step up to fill in the gap.
But what comes next? Do you have the energy to get the job done? Are you equipped in this ever-changing world? And will you be able to help your grandchildren draw close to the God you love?
In Raising Your Grandchildren, you’ll discover the practical tools as well as the encouragement you need to find hope in Christ and strength for the journey. With wisdom and compassion, this book focuses on common emotional and spiritual challenges, and along the way readers will hear true stories from other grandparents going down this road themselves.
No one expects to be a grandparent raising a grandchild, and it can be a daunting task. But take courage–it can also be a blessing. Let this book be your guide to finding hope and joy in the journey.
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Love Her Well
$19.99Add to cartMoms are eager for tips and wisdom to help them build strong relationships with their daughters, and Kari Kampakis’s Love Her Well gives them ten practical ways to do so, not by changing their daughters but by changing their own thoughts, actions, and mind-set.
For many women, having a baby girl is a dream come true. Yet as girls grow up, the narrative of innocence and joy changes to gloom and doom as moms are told, “Just wait until she’s a teenager!” and handed a disheartening script that treats a teenage girl’s final years at home as solely a season to survive.
Author and blogger Kari Kampakis suggests it’s time to change the narrative and mind-set that lead moms to parent teen girls with a spirit of defeat, not strength. By improving the foundation, habits, and dynamics of the relationship, mothers can connect with their teen daughters and earn a voice in their lives that allows moms to offer guidance, love, wisdom, and emotional support.
As a mom of four daughters (three of whom are teenagers), Kari has learned the hard way that as girls grow up, mothers must grow up too. In Love Her Well, Kari shares ten ways that moms can better connect with their daughters in a challenging season, including:
*choosing their words and timing carefully,
*listening and empathizing with her teen’s world,
*seeing the good and loving her for who she is,
*taking care of themselves and having a support system, and more.This book isn’t a guide to help mothers “fix” their daughters or make them behave. Rather, it’s about a mom’s journey, doing the heart work and legwork necessary to love a teenager while still being a strong, steady parent. Kari explores how every relationship consists of two imperfect sinners, and teenagers gain more respect for their parents when they admit (and learn from) their mistakes, apologize, listen, give grace, and try to understand their teens’ point of view. Yes, teenagers need rules and consequences, but without a connected relationship, parents may never gain a significant voice in their lives or be a safe place they long to return to.
By admitting her personal failures and prideful mistakes that have hurt her relationships with her teenage daughters, Kari gives mothers hope and reminds them all things are possible through God. By leaning on him, mothers gain the wisdom, guidance, protection, and clarity they need to grow strong relationships with their daughters at every age, especially during the critical teen years.
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Practical Guide For Praying Parents
$11.99Add to cartInstead of an Anxious Parent, Become a Praying Parent
Any Christian mother and father, or grandmother and grandfather, desires what is spiritually best for their children. However, knowing how to pray for them can often be as challenging as knowing what to pray. Without proper guidance, our prayers are prone to become dry, repetitive lists of requests.
With the help of Dr. Erwin Lutzer, you can learn how your best, loving intentions can become enriching, effective intercessions for your children or grandchildren. Trade your lists of requests for Scripturally-based prayers that will immerse you in God’s promises and will. In A Practical Guide for Praying Parents, Dr. Lutzer addresses:
-How to pray when children have hardened hearts
-How to pray for children who have become wayward prodigals
-How to become a prayer warrior who prays in the face of spiritual warfareThis small guide will help you pray scriptural prayers that both bring you closer to God and bless your children. You’ll also find daily Biblical prayers crafted by Dr. Lutzer himself to help you begin your prayer journey. With your love for your children, your desire to help, and Dr. Lutzer’s guidance, your prayers can become effective ministry in the lives of those you care for the most.
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Small But Mighty
$16.99Add to cartA Parent’s Guide to Raising Spiritual Warriors
Every night, Sharee Dorsett’s three-year-old son was tormented by frightening dreams and visions. She would turn on the lights to show him that nothing was there. But each morning, he would wake with bites and scratches all over his body.
Crying out to God for answers, Sharee heard the Holy Spirit say, “Why are you lying to him? There is something in his room.” She questioned: “God, what do you want me to do, tell my little boy that there are monsters in his room?” The Lord responded “No! Teach his hands to war.”
Sharee began seeking God’s strategy for equipping children to know their own spiritual authority, to walk in spiritual discernment, and to wield supernatural weapons for spiritual warfare.
In Small but Mighty, she imparts these strategies to you.
Empower your children to…
*Overcome bullying dark forces
*Discover their identity as children of the King
*Walk in peace and confidence because of a relationship with God
*Guard their gates connected to the supernatural realm
*Pray scripture to activate angelic assistanceNow more than ever, we must equip this generation for victory over the enemy. Start training your children for victorious spiritual warfare today!
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Adventuring Together : How To Create Connections And Make Lasting Memories
$18.99Add to cartA modern, practical, and inspiring guide to creating deep heart connections with kids by regularly creating new experiences and intentional adventures together.
Parents today complain of fragmented relationships with their kids. What parents yearn for–and their kids too–is deep, heart-to-heart connections. But how can parents compete with all the other noise fighting for their kids’ attention?
The answer, says Greta Eskridge, is to break free from regular routines and familiar comforts of home to experience new places and adventures–even if those adventures go awry. From simply reading a book together to going on an overnight backpacking trip, activities together provide unique and crucial bonding opportunities. Adventuring Together highlights Greta’s stories of doing just that, including:
*an array of ideas for outdoor and indoor ventures,
*what to do when your finances are limited,
*and how to adventure if your family can’t hit the hiking trail or spend the night at a campground.Giving readers the tools to make adventures happen, Adventuring Together is a step-by-step guide for parents–whether in the city or the country–to start building connections today that will last a lifetime.
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6 Hidden Behaviors That Destroy Families
$16.99Add to cartFamilies are complicated. There is no such thing as a perfect family…or an easy family. We all make mistakes that hurt or disappoint our family members, and we’ve all been hurt or disappointed by those we love. Within our human makeup is a deep and basic need for healthy family relationships. Family was designed to provide us with love, a feeling of belonging, a shared history, traditions, comfort, affection, quality time, feedback, learning, and a safety net. When our family fails to provide for these needs, we feel a deep sense of loss. 6 Hidden Behaviors That Destroy Families by Dr. Magdalena Battles addresses the top conflicts in extended families that cause relationships to become strained, disjointed, or broken. These hidden behaviors are: criticism, gossip, lack of inclusion, deception, refusing to accept differences, and a failure to apologize and forgive. Dr. Battles provides practical tips and solutions based on research, biblical principles, and her own observations of what has worked in families. Most families have some dysfunction, causing pain, damage, and division. While every family has problems, what really matters is how we deal with those issues. Are we working in a way that heals and resolves problems, or are we allowing them to fester, divide, and explode, causing tremendous damage to our relationships? Families are always in a state of change, and they are a work in progress. But they can function in a way where love, support, belonging, and kindness are exemplified and practiced. Doing nothing about our family conflicts often contributes to the problems. The healing in your family can begin with you. To have a family that is loving and supportive, you need to be part of the solutions and healing. You just have to take those first steps! It is a process, but the result will be happier lives and more fulfilling relationships.
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Love Notes For Couples
$7.99Add to cartFrom the bestselling author of The 5 Love Languages comes a short devotional for every couple looking to deepen their relationship with one another–and with God.
Are you and your spouse speaking the same language? He sends you flowers when what you really want is time to talk. She gives you a hug when what you really need is a home-cooked meal. The problem isn’t love?it’s your love language. Adapted from The One Year Love Language Minute Devotional, this devotional is perfect for the couples in your life–or for you and your spouse! As you learn how to express heartfelt love to your loved one, you’ll find yourselves deeper in love and growing closer to God–together–as a result.
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Ready For Anything
$18.99Add to cartThere are those who’ve prepared, and those who wish they had. Let Ready for Anything be your go-to guide for facing any unexpected crisis with confidence.
Bad stuff happens all the time–big stuff like hurricanes and wildfires, and smaller-scale yet no less devastating disasters like a sudden injury, job loss, or a computer crash. But this doesn’t mean we have to live in constant fear.
For anyone who falls somewhere between “I’ll just trust God” and stocking a ten-year supply of canned pinto beans in the pantry, Ready for Anything gives finite simple steps for being proactive rather than reactive–preparing your mind, your heart, and your home for any unfortunate circumstance. Full of stories and humor along with facts, tips, and lists, Kathi offers a down-to-earth guide that will show you how to face the unexpected with confidence, relying on God’s strength and plan rather than giving in to our fear and anxiety. Her step-by-step plan is easy to implement and will help any Christian become a better steward of their resources as well as be the neighbor who can help in a crisis rather than needing help themselves.
Ready for Anything will show you:
*Practical strategies for building an emergency fund
*Indispensable tips for safeguarding your physical and digital valuables
*How to mentally, emotionally, and spiritually prepare your kids
*The power of pre-deciding your actions in response to an unexpected event
*How to create a five-minute plan and why you need it
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Headship Of Men And The Abuse Of Women
$21.00Add to cartIn recent years the issue of domestic abuse and violence has gained a lot of attention as the extent of it has become known. Domestic abuse and violence is now of high concern to most churches because it is evident that domestic abuse figures are much the same in our churches, and possibly higher in evangelical churches where the headship of men and the submission of women is made the God-given ideal. In this book, Kevin Giles surveys competently the scientific information on this matter now available and notes that the consensus is that the most sure indicator of higher incidences of abuse are found in communities where men are privileged and expected to be in charge and women are subordinated. This, he argues, should make complementarians consider afresh if in fact the subordination of women is the God-given ideal, established in creation before the fall.
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Headship Of Men And The Abuse Of Women
$41.00Add to cartIn recent years the issue of domestic abuse and violence has gained a lot of attention as the extent of it has become known. Domestic abuse and violence is now of high concern to most churches because it is evident that domestic abuse figures are much the same in our churches, and possibly higher in evangelical churches where the headship of men and the submission of women is made the God-given ideal. In this book, Kevin Giles surveys competently the scientific information on this matter now available and notes that the consensus is that the most sure indicator of higher incidences of abuse are found in communities where men are privileged and expected to be in charge and women are subordinated. This, he argues, should make complementarians consider afresh if in fact the subordination of women is the God-given ideal, established in creation before the fall.
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700 Real Christian Names
$16.99Add to cartChoosing a name for a child is one of the most important decisions parents make and it requires careful thought and consideration. The twenty-first century has seen a revival in names from the Bible, challenging the popularity of more modern names. This book is a guide for parents who want to choose a real Christian name for their child, answering the questions: What does the name mean? Where does it originate from? What are its Christian roots? How did it come to be a Christian name? Where applicable, the name day of the saint associated with the forename is given, for those parents who would like their child to know and celebrate their own special name day.
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Discipling Your Grandchildren
$14.99Add to cartYou are a grandparent with a passion to impact your grandkids for Christ, but sometimes you struggle to find fun and meaningful ways to disciple them and leave a lasting legacy of faith. Help is at hand in Discipling Your Grandchildren: Great Ideas to Help Them Know, Love, and Serve God, in which grandparenting expert Dr. Josh Mulvihill has compiled dozens of suggestions and strategies to help you do just that.
With an assortment of actionable ideas–from pragmatic tips on how to better connect with your grandchildren to fun, age-appropriate activities– Discipling Your Grandchildren is an invaluable tool chest for grandparents who want to build a biblical foundation, lead by example, and point their grandchildren to Christ. Practical yet powerful, the information, ideas, and best practices shared by Mulvihill can be implemented and adapted in ways that work for your unique grandparenting situation, whether your grandkids are two or twenty, around the corner or across the globe.
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See Through Marriage
$29.99Add to cartMarriage is all about sharing: sharing space, sharing joys and sorrows, sharing hopes and dreams. Yet we often hold back a part of ourselves because we fear that being wholly transparent–about our past, our desires, our failures, our faults–will bring judgment, rejection, or even just unwanted friction to our relationship. We are afraid to be fully known. As a result, we never experience being fully loved.
Fierce Marriage authors Ryan and Selena Frederick think your marriage deserves better. In this new, paradigm-shifting book, they show you how to develop a see-through marriage, one that is marked by full transparency and confident vulnerability. Through personal stories, testimonies from other couples, and biblical truth, they make the case that living authentically in front of each other is the only way to experience love the way we were designed to.
If you desire an honest, no-holding-back marriage where you are fully known, fully accepted, and fully loved, you need this book.
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100 Ways To Love Your Daughter
$13.99Add to cartWith simple, practical ideas based on scriptural truth, bestselling authors and founders of Club31Women.com and FaithfulMan.com offer 100 easy ways to love your daughter well and understand what she needs to thrive–and create a lasting, loving relationship.
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Blessed Christian Family
$9.99Add to cartAs for this second book, each topic of the books explains the following matters:
The Blessed Christian Family
Family is a unit created by God Himself. Since the very beginning when God created man, He planned to make man as the object of His love. This book explains what kind of people are blessed with a good family and what kind of blessed family God promised.
Family Worship
Inviting God to be present in our homes is the core or essence of family worship which was revealed by the Lord Jesus in Matthew 18:19-20.
The writer’s family has been doing family worship for more than twenty-five years and he give an example of the liturgy of family worship they usually do. He also explained the blessing he and the rest of his family received because of this family worship.
The Major Ministry
Serving or ministering is not an unfamiliar word for God’s children, and if we intend to discuss matters related to service or ministry, certainly there are many related aspects we can dig into. Therefore, this book discusses only two of them. Those are:
*The concept or perception of ministry.
*The major ministry.Blessings
Since 2003 the writer has been spending time to make a study of blessings. Why? Because the writer wondered why God has been so kind and generous to him and his family. This book explained that in fact God has provided incredible blessings for us and the writer will discuss only 7 greatest blessings. What are they, and how can we get them, and where do they come from.
Our Attitude in the House of God
Many people assume that because we are saved by grace, we may act at will in worship. If we read Isaiah 1:10-15 we will find out that God was so angry at people who entered God’s house improperly, exceeding His wrath to the idol worshippers. Why was so? Because when we enter the house of God in inappropriate manners and attitudes, we are actually insulting God as the owner of the house. And the Lord pronounces His punishment to those who insult Him.
Worship the Father in Spirit and in Truth
John 4:20-24 explains three types of worship, namely:
1. Worship prior to the existence of the Law.
2. Worship based on the Law.
3. Worship in spirit and in truth, that is applying the Word of God in every second of our lives wherever we are.To be Children of God or Servants of God
Today there are many Christian sermons and songs with the theme that “Our life is for serving God.”
If we read Luke 10:38-42 which tells a
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Together Through The Storms
$19.99Add to cartBiblical encouragements that strengthen marriages in times of trial.
This devotional helps married couples to navigate the storms of life together. Working through the book of Job, Sarah Walton (author of “Hope when it Hurts”) and her husband Jeff reflect on their own experiences in a marriage that has faced chronic illness, baggage from the past, a child with neurological challenges, and financial difficulties-and show how to cling to Christ and each other.
This is not a “how to” guide on having the best marriage, but, rather, a walk alongside you and your spouse, sharing the realities of suffering and the effects it can have on a marriage. It is an encouragement to lift your eyes above your trials, off your spouse, and onto our all-sufficient Savior.
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Off My Rocker And On My Knees Gift Edition
Original price was: $15.99.$11.99Current price is: $11.99.Add to cartIf grandmothers ran the world, grandkids would always be within arms’ reach.
Even if we live right around the corner, our grown children and their children lead busy lives and “Grandma time” often isn’t as long, or frequent, as we wish it could be.
Off My Rocker and On My Knees helps make the most of the time we do have, together or apart, by helping draw us closer to God and our grandkids. Topics covered include faith, prayer, worry, playing favorites, how to keep from becoming a Nana Diva, and much more. Sprinkled throughout the encouragement are creative ideas on how to put our grandmotherly love into action.
This devotional will inspire and encourage readers as they celebrate the unparalleled blessings that being a grandmother brings.
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Emotionally Healthy Marriage
$18.00Add to cartWhen it comes to a successful, satisfying marriage, it’s not about how many workshops you’ve attended, how many counseling sessions you’ve experienced together, or which conflict resolution tools you’ve been taught. What it really all comes down to is emotions–understanding your own and your partner’s, and then walking hand in hand through those inevitable situations where emotions run high.
In The Emotionally Healthy Marriage, Drs. David and Jan Stoop take you and your spouse through a 5-step process of developing the emotional intelligence you need to stay strong and stay together. With personal inventories that help you discover where you are doing well and where you need improvement, as well as practical action steps you can take now to implement what you’ve learned, this book is perfect for couples, counselors, and pastors.
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Marriage Course Study Journal
$14.99Add to cartToday we are facing a global crisis when it comes to families. Marriages are under more pressure than ever. Many children are growing up without experiencing the security of their parents’ love and commitment to each other-and consequently are finding it harder to receive God’s unconditional love. There is an urgent need to invest in marriage and family life, for strong societies are built on strong families, and strong families are built on strong marriages.
The Marriage Course, developed by Nicky and Sila Lee of Alpha, has been revised and updated to provide practical tools to help couples at every stage of their relationship. This update includes talks from experts including Dr. Gray Chapman, Dr. Henry Cloud, and Dr. Sue Johnson on topics such as money, sex, love languages, healthy boundaries, and building connections. The course will also cover how couples can:
*Better understand each other’s needs
*Communicate more effectively
*Grow closer by learning methods to resolve conflicts
*Recover from the way they may have hurt each other
*Recognize how their upbringing has affected their relationship
*Improve relationships with parents and in-lawsThe Marriage Course is based on a Christian understanding of love and serves to strengthen marriages within the church while being accessible for all couples from any cultural background, with or without a background in the Christian faith.
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Do Yourself A Favor Love Your Wife
$17.99Add to cartThis isn’t just a book. This is a manual for men, and an insight into men for women. With over half a million copies sold, marriages all over the world have been saved and renewed with its important message. Filled with good humour and invaluable lessons, this book will transform and refresh your struggling marriage, helping you to find that spark that is so desperately missed. It is a crucial guidebook for men who want to become the husbands that God intended them to be.
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Reconnected : Moving From Roommates To Soulmates In Marriage
$15.99Add to cartOver time, the business of life creeps in and even the most deeply committed couples can feel like they’re living parallel lives rather than enjoying life together. Their once happily-ever-after can quickly turn into an endless grind of work, chores, errands and carpool. And the pull of social media becomes more compelling than engaging with one’s spouse. In this book, Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley offer practical ways to rekindle the passionate, intimate, heart-to-heart spark of connection between husbands and wives.
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Breaking The Strongholds Of Iniquity
$16.99Add to cartBreak Free of Generational Curses!
Though Jesus’ sacrifice grants you entry to Heaven, it’s still possible to live a life on earth in bondage.
If you are a believer who is experiencing oppression, it may be caused by spiritual legalities granting demonic access to your life through iniquity in your bloodline!
Bill Dennington is a respected Bible teacher, with a special emphasis on the New Covenant blessings available through the finished work of Jesus. In this groundbreaking book, Dennington reveals how it is possible for New Covenant believers to have open doors to the enemy through generational sin.
In Breaking the Strongholds of Iniquity, you will learn how to:
*Recognize the “mystery of iniquity” operating in your life
*Overcome generational curses that try to hijack God’s purposes for you
*Remove the spiritual roots of iniquity in your generational bloodline
*Find freedom and deliverance by approaching Jesus as the Righteous Judge
*Stop accepting delay to answered prayer and experience accelerated breakthroughJesus’ work on the cross purchased total freedom from sin and iniquity. Discover how to apply the full redemptive power of Jesus to your bloodline, and experience the supernatural freedom He’s made available to you!
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Midnight Mom Devotional
$15.99Add to cartA one-year book of prayers to bring nightly hope and a sense of connection to mothers who feel alone, from the mother and daughter team behind the Midnight Mom Devotional Facebook page.
Mothers are often the last ones to sleep in their homes, no matter the age of their children. Newborn babies, unsettled toddlers, fear, crazy schedules, and endless responsibilities all steal a mom’s good night of rest. But the late nights don’t just wear on a momma physically. There is something about a quiet and dark house that causes thoughts, anxiety, and stress that have been ignored throughout the day to rise to the surface of a mother’s heart when the world goes around her goes still.
It doesn’t have to be this way. Moms don’t have to feel alone, because there are women across the world awake when they are, doing the very same things they are. And there is a God who wants to meet them right there in the darkness.
In this new book, Becky Thompson and her mom, Susan Pitts, bring support and hope into a momma’s hands, translating what began online into a physical reminder to every mom that the Lord is with her. Each prayer will begin with the familiar opening, “Tonight, we pray for the momma who….” In language that might describe her day, her lifestyle, or her emotions, each mom will see either herself or someone she knows in every prayer.
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Take Authority Over Autism
$16.99Add to cartA Grim Diagnosis, Miraculously Reversed!
At age 4, Londyn Giles was diagnosed with autism. Doctors said that she would never talk or function normally. But by the power of God, Londyn was miraculously healed! Today, she is happily functioning in a normal classroom, has lots of friends, and loves to share her testimony of supernatural healing!
In Take Authority Over Autism, Londyn’s mother, Angeletta Giles shares the story of their journey, equipping you with the natural and supernatural tools necessary for overcoming autism.
Through Biblical teaching and miraculous testimonies, you will be empowered to stand in the name of Jesus against anything that hinders your child’s destiny.
You will also receive practical insight on how to advocate for your child, and build a community of people who are committed to their success.
With wisdom and insight, Angeletta journeys with you and your child to…
*Overcome speech and language barriers
*Understand and communicate their emotions
*Navigate social and behavioral issues
*Adapt to changing environments
*Master education and learning setbacksIt’s time to appeal to the God Who brings healing, deliverance, and restoration to every area of our lives! Take Authority Over Autism today!
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Cousin Camp : A Grandparent’s Guide To Creating Fun, Faith, And Memories Th
$14.99Add to cartIn a world where our families are more scattered than ever, true and lasting family connections are hard to forge and even harder to maintain–and they don’t happen by accident. For grandparents who long to create a close-knit bond in their family, popular speaker and parenting expert Susan Alexander Yates has a revolutionary new book.
Cousin Camp is an inspiring, practical book that outlines how grandparents can plan and host a camp. Grandmother to 21 grandchildren, Yates has been creating cousin camps and family camps for years. Now she passes on what she’s learned so you can help your children and grandchildren develop meaningful, lasting connections with each other–and with you!
Full of specific, practical ideas and hilarious stories, this book contains everything you need to know from initial planning (who, when, and where) to a daily schedule to specific ways to build friendships among family members. Yates also includes plenty of ideas for family camps and reunions to draw everyone closer.
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Spiritual Conversations With Children
$20.00Add to cartWe are born into this world with a natural longing to connect to God and other human beings.
When children have a listening companion who hears, acknowledges, and encourages their early experiences with God, it creates a spiritual footprint that shapes their lives. How can we increase our capacity to engage children in spiritual conversations? In this book Lacy Finn Borgo draws on her own experience of practicing spiritual direction with children. She offers an overview of childhood spiritual formation and introduces key skills for engaging conversation–posture, power, and patterns–from a Christ-centered perspective. “When we are fully present and open to another, we will be changed,” Borgo writes. “Indeed, as you listen to God with a child, the child will lead you into a fuller experience of God’s love and acceptance.” In this book you’ll find:
*Sample interactive dialogues with children
*Ideas for engaging children with play, art, and movement
*Prayers to use togetherWhether you are a parent or grandparent, pastor or spiritual director, you will find this to be a friendly guide into deeper ways of listening.
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Your Time Starved Marriage
$17.99Add to cartConnect your time styles–and your hearts.
The moments you miss together are irreplaceable, gone forever. Now, just in time, relationship experts Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott help you better manage this priceless resource. They show you how to reclaim the time you’ve been missing and how to maximize the moments you have together. This is not a book about being more productive, but a book about being more connected.
After resolving communication meltdowns, finding time together is the number one relational need of most couples. Where does it go? We try to make it. Save it. Seize it. Buy it. And borrow it. And yet time continues to elude too many couples. At the heart of this book is the Internet-based Time-Style Marriage Assessment, which helps you uncover your unique time style. Once you know your time style and that of your spouse, this book will show you how to leverage them for powerful results. Your Time-Starved Marriage helps you:
*Dispel the two lies every time-starved couple believes.
*Maximize the minutes that matter most in your marriage.
*Recoup the time you’ve been leaving on the table.
*Understand why “loving on borrowed time” is lethal to your love life.
*And discover how to “get a grip on the time of your life.”Your Time-Starved Marriage gives you tools to feed your time-starved relationship, maximizing the moments you have together and enjoying them more than you ever imagined.
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Prayer A Day For Mothers
$12.99Add to cartWhether they’re new moms, tot-moms, chauffeuring teenagers, or navigating an empty nest, godly mothers know how vital prayer is; the needs and concerns of their children are never far away. A Prayer a Day for Mothers invites busy women to briefly reconnect with their Father in heaven, breathing in His love and peace as they pray scriptural words of renewal, strength, courage, rest, and joy over both themselves and their children every single day.
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7 Traits Of Effective Parenting
$15.99Add to cartIn today’s complex world, parenting is a tough job. Beyond the difficulties of the changing world we live in, there are also the daily frictions of imperfect people sharing a home together. However, Daniel P. Huerta, Focus on the Family’s Vice President of Parenting, offers hope and help for you to become an effective parent.Based on exhaustive research, Huerta presents a collection of seven powerful character traits designed to help parents grow and thrive as they take on the task of raising children. Parents will be encouraged to navigate family life with grace and love so their children ultimately see God’s transformative power, love, and influence.
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Point Me To Jesus
$17.99Add to cartIn Point Me to Jesus, author Tara McClary Reeves equips grown-ups with 365 quick discipleship lessons to be read to children ages 10 and up.
Each day’s content begins with a key verse from Scripture that sets up the lesson. Then, with depth and humor, Reeves uses stories and interesting insights to help children build a Christian worldview, to develop a working knowledge of God’s Word, and to grow in passionate, obedient love for Jesus.
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Garden The Curtain And The Cross Easter Calendar
$9.99Add to cartThese two week’s worth of Easter family devotions based on The Garden, the Curtain and the Cross storybook come in a 32-page booklet. Kids aged 5-8 years old will be shown the whole story of the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation, and will see why Jesus died and rose again.
There is an accompanying 15-door calendar, so kids can count down to Easter and get really excited about it. (Just like an advent calendar!) Start the Sunday before Palm Sunday and begin the countdown.
Make sure Easter is met with as much anticipation and joy as Christmas with this innovative resource based on our bestselling Children’s book.
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Marriage Triggers : Exchanging Spouses’ Angry Reactions For Gentle Biblical
$17.99Add to cartA husband-wife team offers practical advice for married couples to end the cycle of reactionary arguments by examining the most common issues that trigger disagreements and applying God’s Word to radically transform relationships.
Many couples know their marriage has room for improvement, but it is hard to pinpoint exactly why a relationship is suffering. Often times everyday triggers are the culprit. If you are wondering how to break out of the cycle of reactionary outbursts, cold shoulders, resentment, and pain that harms your relationship, you are not alone. Experiencing peace and joy rather than anger and frustration is not as hard as you think!
Marriage Triggers walks you through thirty-one of the most common marital issues that sabotage great relationships, like poor communication, lack of spiritual leadership, busy schedules, and different parenting styles. Married for fourteen years, authors Amber and Guy Lia are your typical couple and they share tips for countering negative reactions to triggers with gentle, biblical responses.
Rather than run from the things that cause conflict, Amber and Guy believe these triggers are opportunities for growth, both individually and as a couple. They challenge you to let Marriage Triggers renew your commitment to responding gently and biblically towards your partner.
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Us Against The World
$18.99Add to cartDavid and Tamela Mann have been married for thirty years, but the singers, actors, and entrepreneurs are just as, if not more than, happily in love as they were in the early days of their relationship. The couple relates the story of their first encounters as teenagers, the importance of communication, and how they’ve been able to keep that spark burning through all these years.
The Manns have delighted and inspired audiences through music and a string of plays and movies, as well as several television series: Meet the Browns, The Manns, and Mann & Wife. In Us Against the World they reveal their often hilarious and sometimes controversial interactions with each other as well as their blended family of five grown children and ten grandchildren, and how these relationships enrich their lives. Given their recording careers, touring, filming, and managing an outrageous family, the Manns share with readers the day-to-day challenges, successes, and joys that happen behind the scenes.
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Acceptance : What Brings And Keeps Lifelong Love
$32.99Add to cartDrawing from the latest research, top experts, and 25 years of experience helping couples, Jon R Anderson reveals what is at the core of what motivates us to desire a mate, and how those dynamics continue to play out for the duration of the relationship. The Acceptance will provide you with numerous “Ah-ha” moments and bring clarity to many practical ways you can actively bring about positive change and establish a relationship that will keep growing for a lifetime.
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Acceptance : What Brings And Keeps Lifelong Love
$19.99Add to cartDrawing from the latest research, top experts, and 25 years of experience helping couples, Jon R Anderson reveals what is at the core of what motivates us to desire a mate, and how those dynamics continue to play out for the duration of the relationship. The Acceptance will provide you with numerous “Ah-ha” moments and bring clarity to many practical ways you can actively bring about positive change and establish a relationship that will keep growing for a lifetime.
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When Mommies Cry
$14.99Add to cartWhen Mommies Cry details the journey of the author as she experiences the loss of her baby.
Beth Withers Banning delves deep into her soul to express lessons she learned from her first-hand knowledge of grief and offers life lessons to assist in the grieving process for mothers everywhere. Ms. Withers Banning takes the reader through a personal narrative of her experience and shares on every level the emotions, reactions, associations, and results that came from losing her newborn son. The author has provided a resource to bring about healing for grieving mothers.
In 2011, there were almost 24,000 known infant deaths in the United States and the average number of abortions per year is 1.06 million. Even more alarming, an estimated one in 75 conceptions miscarry, many of which create physical repercussions for the mother. These disturbing statistics expose the very real need for mothers who have lost or aborted a child. Millions of women are mourning in silence leaving their broken hearts vulnerable during the most susceptible time of their lives.
When Mommies Cry is a valuable resource for grieving mothers. Joyce Landorf Heatherly, Owner/Author of Balcony Publishing, states, “Not too many of us that have gone through the loss of a loved one are able to articulate and record the devastation and at the same time reach and comfort the point of pain in another’s grief filled heart. But Beth Withers Banning does exactly that in When Mommies Cry. I know as she did it for me even though my son David died in 1964.” Ms. Withers Banning puts in print what some women who have gone through losing a child only think in their darkest hour.
Women, as a whole, all want the same things–true happiness and fulfillment. When those things are threatened, lost, or severed in our lives, the journey back can be overwhelming. The author provides a step-by-step climb back to healing for the grieving mother.
Because we are created for community, providing a forum for mothers to learn and grow from one another’s experiences can also help bring healing and produce beauty for ashes. Grieving mothers are encouraged to share this website and take advantage of this FREE opportunity to not only work through their grief by sharing their own story but help others as well.
Feel free to contact Beth Withers Banning through her website to schedule a book signing or speaking engagement to support grieving mothers as they trek through this most devastating time of life. Ms. Wi
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When Your Kid Is Hurting
$19.00Add to cartAs parents, we have a strong impulse to protect our children, but that very protection can end up handicapping them for life. Rather than seek to save them from the hard things, we must teach our kids how to cope with and rise above their problems. In one of his most important books to date, internationally known psychologist and bestselling author Dr. Kevin Leman shows parents how to:
– be good listeners
– tell the truth, even when it’s difficult
– find balance between being protective and being overprotective
– approach hurt and injustice as a learning experience rather than fostering a victim mentality
– and much moreWhether a child is dealing with a difficult family situation, bullies, the loss of friends, the death of a loved one, discrimination, abuse, a teen pregnancy, or even just trying to make sense of what they see in the news, this compassionate and practical book will help parents equip them to process, learn from, and rise above their situation.
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100 Ways To Love Your Husband Wife Deluxe Edition Bundle
$25.99Add to cartCouples with great marriages know one simple truth: the best marriages are made up of many everyday decisions that say, “I love you” rather than those that say, “I love me.” When we put the other person first, even in little ways, we find true fulfillment.
These books offer husbands and wives practical, hands-on advice to start applying immediately. Maybe you are just entering into marriage and want to start off on the right foot. Maybe you have made some mistakes along the way and are struggling to connect. Or maybe you want your marriage to go from good to great. Wherever you currently are in your relationship, let Matt and Lisa Jacobson help you learn how to love your spouse well.
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Prayers For Parents Of Prodigals
$8.99Add to cartWhere to Turn When You Love a Wayward Child
You know the most important thing your children need is love. And you’ve given it over and over again. You’ve done all you can to train your children up, and yet you’re left brokenhearted as you watch them choose a different path.
Parents who love their prodigals no matter what, know the guilt, frustration, and sadness can be overwhelming. Whether you’re still waiting for your child’s return or are navigating your relationship after he or she has come home, there is One you can turn to for strength in the storm. This collection of topical prayers offers God’s comfort, wisdom, and compassion–be encouraged in your journey with heartfelt prayers for:
*hope
*forgiveness
*heartbreak
*compassion
*courage
*peace
*miracles
*graceAs much love as you have for your prodigals, you can rest in the blessed assurance that your heavenly Father loves them even more.
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Setting Boundaries With Your Adult Children
$15.99Add to cartThis 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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Raising Boys Who Respect Girls
$17.99Add to cartDave Willis, author, speaker, and father of four boys, talks biblically and practically about how to raise a generation of boys who are champions, encouragers, and respecters of women.
In the #metoo and #churchtoo era, with so many men and boys continuing to make the same mistakes, we have to ask: Where are we going wrong? And perhaps more importantly, how do we raise up men who will break this cycle?
As the father of four boys, relationship coach and author Dave Willis has studied this issue deeply, concluding that if we are to raise boys to respect girls—and not end up with men who say they respect women but whose actions reveal otherwise–we must go back to the heart of things. Or, more specifically, we must go back to our own hearts.
In Raising Boys Who Respect Girls, Willis helps readers inventory the blind spots that lead to accidental forms of disrespect, showing how to root out issues in our own hearts before we inadvertently pass along these same issues to our boys. He also teaches readers how to cultivate a healthy respect for God and for themselves as created in his image, as well as a similar respect for others. Full of scripture, research, age-specific tools, and conversation models, this book offers a practical strategy for mindful parents to first embody the right principles themselves and then teach them to their sons.
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God Confident Kids
$18.00Add to cartUsing examples from her family’s experiences as well as from counseling children in transitional homes and interviewing hundreds of people, author and speaker equips parents to develop a humble, compassionate confidence in their children by learning God-confidence instead of self-confidence.
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Becoming Us : Using The Enneagram To Create A Thriving Gospel-Centered Marr
$24.99Add to cartBecoming Us is a wake-up call for couples who feel stagnant, revealing what happens when two people in a committed relationship risk seeing each other from a fresh perspective.
Couples often enter into marriage with a potentially harmful assumption: they assume they “know” themselves and their spouse. The reality is that whether a couple’s been married a few months or many decades, conflict and misunderstandings happen. Beth and Jeff McCord provide a glimpse into how the Enneagram, used from a biblical perspective, brings astonishing clarity to couples so they can break free from self-condemnation, fear and shame, by knowing and experiencing the unconditional love, forgiveness, and freedom they have in Christ. Beth and Jeff guide couples through discovering their Enneagram type and core motivations, as well as those of their spouse, gaining insight into how their family of origin shapes the way they relate to their spouse, and understanding what “assumicide” is and how to put a stop to it. Couples are made for an intimate and thriving marriage relationship. For those baffled by the person sleeping beside them and looking for an instruction manual, Becoming Us serves as a roadmap for couples to transform into the best versions of themselves–together.
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100 Ways To Love Your Husband
$12.99Add to cartCouples with great marriages know one simple truth: the best marriages are made up of many everyday decisions that say “I love you” rather than those that say “I love me.” When we put the other person first, even in little ways, we find true fulfillment.
This book offers wives powerful, practical, hands-on advice to start applying immediately. Maybe you are just entering into marriage and want to start off on the right foot. Maybe you have made some mistakes along the way and are struggling to connect. Or maybe you want your marriage to go from good to great. Wherever you currently are in your relationship, let Lisa Jacobson help you learn how to love your husband well.
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100 Words Of Affirmation Your Husband Needs To Hear
$12.99Add to cartBestselling author and founder of Club31Women.com offers biblically based daily words of affirmation, love, and encouragement for your husband to help you cultivate a positive relationship and enjoy the marriage God designed for you.
