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Gospel Centered Family (Workbook)
$12.99Add to cartIntroduction
Part One: A Gospel-Centered Family
1. Gospel-centered Families
Your Family Can Show How Great It Is To Live Under God’s Reign Of Love.
2. Gospel-centered Hopes
Knowing God Is Far More Important Than Getting On In Life.
Part Two: A Grace-Centered Family
3. Disciplining A Parent’s Heart
The Biggest Obstacle To Good Discipline Is Our Own Selfish Hearts.
4. Grace For A Parent’s Heart
Trying To Be A Good Parent Will Crush You If You Don’t Embrace Grace.
5. Disciplining A Child’s Heart
Changing Hearts Matters More Than Controlling Behaviour.
6. Grace For A Child’s Heart
Don’t Train Your Child To Be A Legalist.
7. Children As A Gift
Make Sure You Enjoy Your Children!
Part Three: A Word-Centered Family
8. Living The Word
Teach Your Children About God In The Context Of Everyday Life.
9. The Word And Other Voices
Shape What Younger Children Watch And How Older Children Watch.
10. Praying The Word
Teach Children To Pray By Praying With Them.
Part Four: A Mission-Centered Family
11. A Bigger Family
We Belong To Two Families.
12. A Serving Family
Children Are Not The Centre Of The World.Additional Info
Numerous books set out to help Christian parents in the challenging mission of raising their children well-so what’s different about this one? Well, the answer’s in the title! It’s not about how the gospel fits into Christian family life, but how family life should fit into the gospel-God’s greatest purpose for this universe, achieved in Christ.Many books aim to raise up competent, balanced parents and well-trained, well-rounded children. But Tim Chester and Ed Moll focus on families growing God-knowing, Christ-confessing, grace-receiving, servant-hearted, mission-minded believers-adults and children together.
Christian families should be about…
– not just making good citizens but also church planters, missionaries, reformers, servants and evangelists
– not just learning about God but also showing Him to others;
– not just controlling behaviour but also changing the heart;
– not just parents and children, but being an integral part of the wider church family.In twelve concise chapters, Gospel-Centered Family takes us through the major Bible principles for family life, challenging us to give up our ‘respectable’ middle-class idols, and to become the distinctively different people that God, through His gospel, calls us to be.
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Love Dare Day By Day
$15.99Add to cartFrom the writers of the No. 1 New York Times best-seller, The Love Dare.
Love is a choice. A daily choice. The Love Dare Day by Day is a daily reminder of how it’s done — and done well — taking the source material’s original experience to the next level. With 52 weekly dares, this one-year devotional invites you to go deeper into the scriptural principles of The Love Dare and is meant to enrich your relationship with God and your spouse through a daily time of reading, prayer, and action.
Make this more than a year of your life. Make it your bold, next step to a lifetime of love. Features of this book include:
* 365 devotional readings on unique aspects of genuine love
* 52 weekly dares to help you express love in your marriage
* Dozens of specific prayers to pray for yourself and your spouse
* Questions to get you thinking strategically about your relationship
* More than 100 Go Deeper sections that enhance personal Bible study
* Special link to a FREE online marriage evaluation resource -
Gospel Centered Marriage (Workbook)
$12.99Add to cartIntroduction
Finding Your Way Around
Part One: Gospel-Centred Marriage
1. Marriage And The Passion Of God
2. Marriage And The Purposes Of God
3. Marriage And The Kingdom Of God
4. Marriage And The Submission Of God’s People
5. Marriage And The Loving Authority Of Christ
Part Two: Gospel-Centred Relationships
6. Grace
7. Love
8. Conflict
9. Reconciliation
10. Forgiveness
Part Three: Gospel-Centred Sex
11. Enjoying Good Sex
12. Pursuing Good Sex
13. Transforming Bad Sex
14. Gospel-centred Beauty
Conclusion
15. Marriage Is Not Forever
Further ReadingAdditional Info
Most of what the Bible has to say about marriage does not come flagged up under a heading of “marriage”. It’s not just the famous “marriage passages” that shape a gospel-centred marriage, but the whole Bible-story of God’s good creation, humanity’s wicked rebellion and God’s gracious redemption.To understand why marriages struggle-as they all do-we need to understand the nature of our sin. To make marriages work, we need to understand how to apply the truth about God and His salvation.
This study guide on Christian marriage focuses on how the Gospel shapes the practical realities of everyday life. Author Tim Chester lifts the lid on many of the common pressure points that modern couples face, and shows how a proper understanding of the Gospel can shape a response.
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Love Dare For Parents
$17.99Add to cartFrom the authors of international best-selling marriage book The Love Dare comes The Love Dare for Parents, a 40-day journey of “dares” challenging one or both parents to understand, practice, and communicate Christ-like love to their children.
Easy to read and work into a busy schedule, The Love Dare for Parents is designed to “turn the hearts of parents to their children and turn the hearts of children to their parents” (Malachi 4:6) so that moms and dads can more fully enjoy and delight in their children while maximizing the positive impact they have on their lives long term.
Each day brings a promising key verse from Scripture, a biblical principle about love that applies to parenting, a specific challenge the parent does for the sake of their child, and space to journal thoughts and reflect on what happened that day.
The Love Dare for Parents even includes access to a FREE online parenting assessment, helpfully keyed to select material in the book.
Parents, take the dare!
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Parenting : Steps For Successful Parenting
$5.99Add to cartKids are a lot like kites-struggling to become airborne, yet need the stability of the string. A kite is not designed to be possessively protected inside the home. Though separation is painful, God designed your role as a parent to prepare your kite” for flight. As the fragile frame dives again and again, don’t be emotionally torn by the changing winds. Keep running with your child, releasing more and more string into the Lord’s sovereign hands.
June Hunt gives practical advice and Biblical wisdom on how to be a great parent. Did you know,
*God ordained roles for mothers and fathers
*The different parenting styles that lead to problems
*The proper balance between love and limits
*The process of “letting go” and allowing your child to soar
*The hope God has for hurting parentsEnjoy a Biblical checklist for parenting that includes bullet points like:
*Regard your children
*Approach parenting goals and actions with your spouse
*Take every opportunity to teach spiritual truths
*How to effectively discipline your children
*And much moreThe role of a father and the role of a mother are different. You child is looking to each spouse for different needs and acknowledgements. Learn what they are and how you can be proactive in the role that the Lord has given to you. Your child is a gift from God. The most compelling behavior you can model before your child is to reflect the character of Christ. It’s never too late to begin taking steps toward godly parenting.
This mini-book is a quick overview and is easy-to-understand. It focuses on the key issues and is perfect for the busy person who needs instant advice.
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Christ In The Chaos
$9.99Add to cartMoms: Stop comparing yourself to others. Stop striving to meet false expectations. Stop thinking your performance dictates your worth.
For far too long mothers have been beaten down by the law of “do better” and “try harder.” The burden of “getting it right” threatens to crush weary souls who desire to serve their families faithfully. Christ in the Chaos brings comfort to conflicted hearts that are starved of grace and longing for the freedom in Christ the Bible promises.
In this book, Kimm Crandall emphasizes the importance of the gospel and how Christ’s life, death, and resurrection change every aspect of motherhood. From finding our identity in Christ and understanding God’s grace to taking off the mask of acceptability and dealing with the comparison crud, this book will free you to serve your family knowing that his love for you does not change based on your performance.
Christ in the Chaos is a “must read” for every mother who longs for what is seemingly impossible: peace and freedom in the midst of her chaos.
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Love Dare (Revised)
$17.99Add to cartUnconditional love is eagerly promised at weddings, but rarely practiced in real life. As a result, romantic hopes are often replaced with disappointment in the home. But it doesn’t have to stay that way.The Love Dare, the New York Times No. 1 best seller that has sold five million copies and was major plot device in the popular movie Fireproof, is a 40-day challenge for husbands and wives to understand and practice unconditional love. Whether your marriage is hanging by a thread or healthy and strong, The Love Dare is a journey you need to take. It’s time to learn the keys to finding true intimacy and developing a dynamic marriage.This second edition features a special link to a free marriage assessment survey, a new preface by Stephen and Alex Kendrick, minor text updates, and select testimonials from The Love Dare readers. Take the dare!
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Beyond Ordinary : When A Good Marriage Just Isnt Good Enough
$17.99Add to cartHow safe is your marriage? The answer may surprise you. The biggest threat to any marriage isn’t infidelity or miscommunication. The greatest enemy is ordinary. Ordinary marriages lose hope. Ordinary marriages lack vision. Ordinary marriages give in to compromise. Ordinary is the belief that this is as good as it will ever get. And when we begin to settle for ordinary, it’s easy to move from “I do” to “I’m done.”Justin and Trisha Davis know just how dangerous ordinary can be. In this beautifully written book, Justin and Trisha take us inside the slow fade that occurred in their own marriage-each telling the story from their own perspective. Together, they reveal the mistakes they made, the work they avoided, the thoughts and feelings that led to an affair and near divorce, and finally, the heart-change that had to occur in both of them before they could experience the hope, healing, and restoration of a truly extraordinary marriage.
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Nonprescription Drugs In Pregnancy
$19.95Add to cartA Smart Start Press Title
Many women of child-bearing age buy over-the-counter medications for a variety of disorders, such as seasonal allergies, colds, headaches, and others. Whether planning their pregnancy or already pregnant, they want to know if these nonprescription drugs are safe for unborn babies. All nonprescription drugs contain one or more active ingredients that treat the patient’s symptoms and are actually drugs themselves. Twenty to thirty years ago, many of these active ingredients were FDA-approved prescription drugs. At the time, those prescription drugs were assigned a Pregnancy Risk Category: A, B, C, D, or X. Although some of these drugs switched from prescription to nonprescription status, meaning they could be sold over-the-counter, their Pregnancy Risk Categories still applied. This unique book contains the FDA’s Pregnancy Risk Categories for the active ingredients in five hundred nonprescription drugs, and includes a procedure for locating risk categories for any drug that isn’t in the book.
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This Momentary Marriage
$17.99Add to cartThe chasm between the biblical vision of marriage and the common human conception is-and has always been-gargantuan. Reflecting on over forty years of matrimony, John Piper exalts the biblical meaning of marriage over its emotion, exhorting couples to keep their covenant as a display of Christ’s covenant-keeping love for the church. He aims to lift the church’s low view of marriage to something infinitely greater, namely, a vision of Jesus’s unswerving allegiance to and affection for his bride. This Momentary Marriage unpacks the biblical vision, its unexpected contours, and its weighty implications for married, single, divorced, and remarried alike. Now available in paperback with a freshly redesigned cover, Piper’s book on marriage holds even greater appeal.
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Fe Familia Y Finanzas – (Spanish)
$15.99Add to cartRebuild the Foundations of
…Your Faith
…Your Family
…Your FinancesGod is ready to help Christians rebuild and strengthen the foundations of their lives. By calling on Him and returning to His plan for success, you can:
*Break free from the chains of debt
*Enjoy God’s miraculous provision
*Strengthen family relationships
*Make wise decisions
*Find freedom from fear
*Build a power-filled faith
*Protect your family from spiritual attacks
*Live a joyful, victorious lifeExperience all of the blessings, prosperity, and abundance God has in store for every area of your life!
Reconstruya los cimientos de
…su fe
…su familia
…sus finanzasDios esta preparado para ayudar a los cristianos a reconstruir y fortalecer los cimientos de sus vidas. Al clamar a El y regresar a su plan para el exito, usted puede:
*Ser libre de las cadenas de la deuda
*Disfrutar de la milagrosa provision de Dios
*Fortalecer las relaciones familiares
*Tomar decisiones sabias
*Encontrar libertad del temor
*Edificar una fe llena de poder
*Proteger a su familia de ataques espirituales
*Vivir una vida gozosa y victoriosa!Experimente todas las bendiciones, prosperidad y abundancia que Dios tiene preparadas para cada area de su vida!
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Praying Circles Around Your Children
$4.99Add to cartBecome a praying parent! Based on his bestseller The Circle Maker, Mark Batterson shares five key lessons to help you become extraordinary influencers in your children’s lives. With biblical insights and practical advice, he illustrates how to create prayer lists unique to your family, claim God-inspired promises for your children, and discover their individual life themes.
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Baby Names : Thousands Of Names And Their Meanings
$16.99Add to cartThe First Gift You Give Your Child
To help you in the wonderful and important task of naming your child, Baby Names provides a comprehensive listing of great choices for any boy or girl-from Aaron to Zuwena-with plenty of variety in between. In addition to its extensive list of names, this book also includes…
*Origins and meanings of a wide selection of names
*Ideas for creating a name specifically suited for your child
*Some of the greatest Bible names found in Scripture
*Alternative spellings and variations of popular names
*Things to avoid when naming your baby
*Helpful sidebars highlighting accomplishments of famous ChristiansBaby Names will be an invaluable resource in your family for one of the most cherished decisions you’ll ever make as a parent!
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Ceremony Of Marriage (Reprinted)
$5.99Add to cartThe marriage union is the closest relationship that can exist between two human beings. When a man and woman decide to join together in marriage, they should do so with full realization of their responsibilities. Marriage is serious business.
This booklet contains the wedding ceremony that Kenneth Copeland uses as a minister of God. It is based totally and completely on the Word of God.
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Chicken Soup For The Soul Stay At Home Moms
$14.95Add to cartWith stories by famous moms, including Jane Green, Melora Hardin, Liz Lange, Jodi Picoult, and Jill Kargman, and stories on other moms who elected to stay at home or work from home, every stay-at-home and work-from-home mom will view this book as having been written just for her!
A reissue of Chicken Soup for the Soul: Power Moms, this book contains 101 great stories from mothers who have made the choice to stay home, or work from home, while raising their families, These multi-tasking, high-performing women have become today’s power mom. Every stay-at-home and work-from-home mom will view this book as having been written just for her. -
Spiritual Parenting
$15.99Add to cartYour Child Is Worth All The Time, Money, Heartaches, And Effort Because Your Child Can Make A Difference In This World. From The Depths Of His God-given Wisdom, Charles Spurgeon Shows How You Can Establish A Secure, Nurturing, Christ-centered Home In Which To Grow Strong, Healthy, Happy Families. Here Is Encouragement And Advice To Parents On Guiding The Spiritual Development Of Children From Infancy Through Young Adulthood.
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Friends And Lovers
$9.99Add to cartNeither a comprehensive marriage manual, nor a complete exploration of the theological significance of marriage, Friends and Lovers focuses on two key ingredients in a vital marriage, friendship and sexual intimacy. Drawing from the wisdom of the Bible, especially the Book of Proverbs, Joel Beeke shows you how to grow closer to your spouse both emotionally and physically.
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Family Shepherds : Calling And Equipping Men To Lead Their Homes
$16.99Add to cartThe author of Family Driven Faith trains Christian men to model God’s truth and pass it on from generation to generation. God has mandated the transfer of his truth from one generation to the next. Because this transfer takes place primarily in the home, Voddie Baucham Jr. seeks to guide men in faithfully shepherding their families. Derived from Baucham’s monthly meetings with men in his church, Family Shepherds calls men to accountability for their God-given responsibilities as husbands and fathers. This book will inspire them to live better, love better, and lead better so that their families will thrive in every way.Baucham’s clear style and practical approach will help men protect their marriage, raise kingdom-minded children, value the synergy between church and home, and navigate difficult family dynamics. It will inspire them to carefully evaluate and live out their role in all areas of life. Family Shepherds is a book that every father needs and that every church will want as a resource for training the men in their congregations.
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Family Driven Faith
$19.99Add to cartVoddie 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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Doctor James Dobson Parenting Collection
$24.99Add to cartIt can be tough to be a mom or dad. Aren’t there days when you wish you could sit down with an expert on parenting-somebody who really understands what you’re going through and knows just what advice and counsel to give you? Good news: The parenting wisdom you need is here-in one complete volume! In The Dr. James Dobson Parenting Collection, you’ll find three bestselling books (The New Dare to Discipline, The New Strong-Willed Child, and Parenting Isn’t for Cowards) containing the straightforward, practical, biblical truths you need-from Dr. James Dobson, the world’s foremost authority on parenting.
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Intentional Parenting : Family Discipleship By Design
$9.99Add to cartThere are literally thousands of books available on how to live various aspects of the Christian life. Of these, at least a couple of dozen pertaining to family life and child training are well worth reading. This is not one of those books. This book is designed to help you take those other books, as well as all the sermons, teachings, and exhortations you have received on child training and leadership in the home, and make sense of it all. Pastor Tad Thompson has assembled a biblical approach to effective family discipleship. Let him share it with you in this clear, encouraging, accessible book. This is not another book of tactics and techniques. It is a book of strategy for parents who want to be intentional about discipleship in the home.
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Poder De Bendecir A Sus Hijos – (Spanish)
$8.99Add to cartMary Ruth Swope shows how to minister to children, grandchildren, and other loved ones by giving them powerful daily blessings, including:
*Safety-to sleep in peace
*Wisdom-to make wise decisions
*Prosperity-to meet all their needs
*Courage-to face their fears
*Good health-throughout lifeFrom the testimonies included, you will find many examples of those who have been completely changed with simple blessings given in person, over the phone, or even by mail. Release blessings upon those you love… and witness powerful results!
Mary Ruth Swope muestra como ministrar a sus hijos, nietos y otros seres queridos dandoles poderosas bendiciones diarias, incluyendo:
*Seguridad-dormir en paz
*Sabiduria-vivir una vida de fe
*Prosperidad-satisfacer sus necesidades
*Valentia-afrontar sus temores
*Buena salud-experimentar sanidadDe los testimonios incluidos, usted encontrara muchos ejemplos de quienes han sido totalmente cambiados con sencillas y a la vez poderosas bendiciones dadas en persona, por telefono, o incluso por correo. Desate bendicion en quienes usted ama…!y sea testigo de poderosos resultados!
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Wrestling With An Angel
$9.99Add to cartIt sounded at first like something out of an old horror movie. I thought maybe someone was just playing around, but then I heard it again and again, a loud piercing cry, and less like Hollywood every time. The windows were down in my police cruiser on that warm fall day, but I still couldn’t tell where the sounds came from. I began looking around for the unlikely sight of someone being disemboweled in a mall parking lot on a Saturday afternoon. Seeing nothing, and still hearing the screams, I called in a “disturbance.’ Around the next corner I found the source of the commotion. So begins Greg Lucas’ captivating account of life as a husband, a police officer, and Jake’s dad. Jake Lucas, the first of four children, lives with severe physical and mental challenges. Caring for him each day is an ordeal few of us can imagine, and this story of Jake’s first 17 years is not one you will soon forget. But the remarkable thing is how the whole narrative is saturated with wonder at the grace and goodness of God, who brings hope and promise through his Son into the darkest of circumstances. In this book, we see that Jake’s problems are our problems, only bigger, and the challenges of caring for him carry profound lessons about God’s care for us. Wrestling with an Angel is about tragedy and laughter and pain and joy. It is about faith and grace and endurance and God’s unfailing, loving wisdom daily being worked out in each of our lives, whatever the nature or extent of our difficulties. Here is a book that may explain faith to you in ways you never quite grasped, through a life few of us can relate to. When it is all done, we come away better able to live as Christ calls us to live.
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Chicken Soup For The Soul The Wisdom Of Dads
$14.95Add to cartThis book features 101 stories, all focusing on the wisdom of dads. Stories are written by sons and daughters about their fathers, and by fathers relating stories about their children.
The Wisdom of Dads is a special way to pay tribute to Dad, and also a great read for all fathers and children. The stories remind us of the special bond between fathers and children and the special reverence that children hold for thier wise old dads
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Keys To Compatibility
$7.95Add to cartNo 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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Power Of Blessing Your Children
$8.99Add to cartIn this practical and inspiring book, well-known nutritionist, teacher, speaker, and author Mary Ruth Swope provides detailed instructions on how to minister powerful blessings from God to our children, grandchildren, and other loved ones. Dr. Swope discusses specific daily blessings to pray, each one accompanied by biblical promises, including: ” Safety-to sleep in peace ” Courage-to face our fears ” Good health-to experience healing ” Wisdom-to live a life of faith ” Prosperity-to bless our children and others ” Joy and Strength-in body, soul, and spirit From the testimonies included, you will find many examples of those who have been completely changed with simple yet powerful blessings given in person, over the phone, or even by mail. Release blessings upon those you love-and witness powerful results!
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Marriage : The Rock On Which The Family Is Built
$14.95Add to cartIs marriage the foundation of family life? Many people today would say, ”No!” Others would say, ”Yes!”, but they would define ”family” and ”marriage” in ways at odds with how the words have been used almost throughout human history. In this revised and expanded edition of Marriage: The Rock on Which the Family is Built, internationally-renowned theologian William E. May makes the case for marriage’s foundational role for family, with marriage defined as the union of one man and one woman. Drawing on Pope John Paul II’s ”theology of the body”, he explains the person-affirming, love-enabling, life-giving, and sanctifying nature of marriage. He shows how marriage is necessarily a complementary union of man and woman and how this rules out the idea of ”same-sex” marriage.
May argues, drawing on Popes Paul VI, John Paul II and Benedict XVI, that marriage fully respects the equal dignity of husband and wife as persons, while recognizing their unique, exclusive, enduring, complementary contributions to their union. Likewise, he shows how marriage honors the truth that each new human life brought about by sexual union is a person equal in dignity to his mother and father. What’s more, both reason and revelation are used to show that only the family, founded on marriage as an enduring, mutually-exclusive union of one man and one woman, provides the proper context for begetting and raising children.Reproductive technologies are also critically examined and the author argues that human beings ought to be begotten in an act of spousal love, not made through in vitro fertilization. Furthermore, the role of the family as the ”domestic church”, a community of holiness, is explored. This expanded edition includes new chapters: “‘Man and Woman He Created Them’: Pope John Paul II’s Catechesis on Human Sexuality” and ”Pope Benedict XVI and Marriage,” the latter summarizing Benedict’s thought on marriage, particularly as found in his first encyclical Deus Caritas Est. Also included is Pope John Paul II’s ”Letter to Families”.
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From Ashes To Beauty
$13.99Add to cartJeff Colon’s marriage stands as a testimony of God’s power to restore any marriage, even one that has been ravaged by sexual sin and drug addiction. Christian marriages are under attack as never before. Couples are suffering more than ever under the same despair that once gripped Jeff and his wife, Rose – Is there really hope for my marriage?
THE ANSWER IS A RESOUNDING YES! …but the answer wasn’t the typical fare found in Christian marriage books. Jeff and Rose had to go to the heart of the problem… they needed something more than outward alterations; they needed an inner transformation. Like every couple facing serious marital strife, they needed to discover the power of the Cross to bring them into the Beatitudes of Christ. Jeff’s personal journey and his subsequent experience counseling men and couples at Pure Life Ministries has uniquely qualified him to share the biblical truths that will restore any marriage From Ashes to Beauty!
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Parenting The Hurt Child (Revised)
$17.99Add to cartThe authors explain how to manage a hurting child with loving wisdom, resolve and success, and how to preserve stability while untangling a child’s thorny heart. “Parenting the Hurt Child” illustrates principles with true stories about hurting children and their adoptive families.
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Claves Para Matrimonio – (Spanish)
$6.99Add to cartRepleto de citas motivacionales y consejos practicos, este libro de citas de inspiracion del autor de libros de mayor venta, el Dr. Myles Munroe, provee sabiduria para vivir su vida de acuerdo con los propositos de Dios. Claves para el Matrimonio le permite cultivar esta vital relacion para que florezca y prospere. A medida que medite en estas verdades, su mente sera renovada y su vida sera transformada.
Usted entendera el diseo original del Creador para que con gozo y confianza pueda cumplir su proposito en el mundo, proposito que fue dado por Dios.
In Keys for Marriage, Dr. Munroe provides wisdom for building and renewing your most vital relationship on earth. Understanding the inherent, God-given design for men and women will enlighten your perspective on your spouse and help you to build a healthy, dynamic marriage.
As you understand how marriage is designed to function, you will experience a changed heart, a stronger relationship, and a more joyful and fulfilling life. -
Temperament God Gave Your Spouse
$17.95Add to cartLove, honor, cherish … and understand
In their bestselling book, The Temperament God Gave You, authors Art and Laraine Bennett re-introduced the age-old concept of the four classic temperaments, and showed how to use them to understand yourself, get along with others, and grow closer to God.
Now they’re back with more temperament wisdom, designed specially for couples and guaranteed to improve your marital communication, intimacy, and happiness: The Temperament God Gave Your Spouse. In no other kind of human relationship is knowledge of the temperaments — the fundamental personality traits, hard-wired into us at birth, that affect the way we respond to the world around us — so critical, and so fruitful, as in a Christian marriage. For it’s only through mutual understanding of our own patterns of reaction, and those of our spouse, that we can motivate, nurture, respect, and above all, love each other with the selfless patience to which Christ calls us in the sacrament.
In a fun-to-read style that incorporates practical psychology, real-life anecdotes, and decades of clinical experience, the Bennetts will show you:
*The four kinds of spouses — which kind did you marry?
*How temperament affects the way you and your spouse work, pray, argue, socialize, and show affection
*Tips for developing the communication skills that your temperament needs most, and for nurturing them in your spouse
*All the possible temperament combinations in marriage, and how to handle the unique challenges that yours creates
*Proven ways to figure out what really makes your spouse tick!So often we wish we could make our spouses different (because they’re not just like us); yet the Bennetts show that true marital contentment lies not in changing the way God made our loved ones, but in appreciating it — and helping them to perfect it. Read The Temperament God Gave Your Spouse and discover a new world of understanding and respect for the person you married.
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Healing The Hurt In Your Marriage (Reprinted)
$14.99Add to cartDo you and your spouse know how to deal with conflict in your relationship? If you answered no, you’re not alone! The Rosbergs coach couples through a step-by-step biblical process of confession, sorrow, repentance, and forgiveness—“closing the loop” on hurt. You’ll learn to resolve issues in a practical and meaningful way.
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Walking The Baby Beat
$19.95Add to cartA Smart Start Press Title
D. Gary Benfield, M.D., veteran neonatologist and newspaper columnist, answers hundreds of healthcare questions in this easy-to-read book, covering everything from planning a pregnancy to childbirth and teen health concerns. Revised and updated from The Baby Beat, Dr. Benfield’s weekly newspaper column, Walking the Baby Beat is easy-to-use. Topics are arranged chronologically, related questions are grouped together under each topic, and each question is listed in the table of contents. As an added bonus, Walking the Baby Beat also includes a My Heroes section, featuring articles like The Newborn APGAR Score: Just one of Dr. Virginia Apgar’s Many Achievements, The Hidden Talent of Dr. Spock, Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Rescued at Birth, and many more. This valuable reference is designed for future parents, expecting parents, rookie parents, grandparents, and even veteran parents and their older children.
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Parenting Teens With Love And Logic (Expanded)
$24.99Add to cartDescription: Parents need to teach their teens how to make decisions responsibly–and do so without going crazy or damaging the relationship. This book empowers parents with the skills and tools necessary to set limits, teach important skills, and encourage decision-making in their teenagers. Indexed for easy reference.
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Raising Children On Purpose
$16.99Add to cartParent by Accident or Parent on Purpose?
Your child has a God-given purpose that is too important to be left to chance. As parents, we have a sacred opportunity to help our children find their way-the way they were created to go. When a child has insight into God’s special plan for his life, he will be more passionate about following Jesus, better able to focus his energies on what is most important, and equipped to make wiser decisions.
Raising Children on Purpose will help you…
*Assess your child’s natural talents and gifts
*Recognize and encourage your child’s interests
*Determine the point at which gifting and interest overlap
*Discipline your child in positive ways that inspire confidence
*Promote emotional health and good decision making in your child
*Prepare your child for career choicesWes Fleming’s Raising Children on Purpose offers practical advice with a generous sprinkling of humor.
Your children can fulfill their God-given potential!
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Marriage Covenant
$9.99Add to cartIs your marriage less than what you envisioned? Are you suffering in a bad marriage, but don’t want to be the next divorce statistic?
If you find yourselves divided as a couple while you focus on who is at fault rather than what can be done – here is the answer!
In Marriage Covenant, Derek Prince unravels the principle of covenant and how we can build “a cord of three strands” that cannot be broken.
By following God’s plan for marriage, you will build a relationship that faces difficulties, overcomes them, and emerges stronger than ever.
Discover a cherished love the most people only dream about. -
Scripture Confessions For Dads
$4.01Add to cartThe Scripture Confessions Series connects the reader to the timeless passages in God’s Word that speaks to the issues of most concern to them. More than just a book of prayers, the reader will find personalized confessions that will arm them with the Word of God for life’s battles.
This unique collection of Scriptures is a must have for today’s busy schedules. Whether at work or home, readers can access Scripture Confessions and remind themselves of God’s faithful promises in all areas including healing, finances, protection, wisdom, and more!
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Scripture Confessions For Moms
$4.01Add to cartThe Scripture Confessions Series connects the reader to the timeless passages in God’s Word that speaks to the issues of most concern to them. More than just a book of prayers, the reader will find personalized confessions that will arm them with the Word of God for life’s battles.
This unique collection of Scriptures is a must have for today’s busy schedules. Whether at work or home, readers can access Scripture Confessions and remind themselves of God’s faithful promises in all areas including healing, finances, protection, wisdom, and more!
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Communication And Conflict Resolution
$5.00Add to cartHandling communication and conflict resolution are two major hurdles in a marriage. Doing so biblically must be the mutual resolve of every husband and wife. Unless you truly desire to honor God in this aspect of your marriage, the relationship will never be what it could be.
Communicating and resolving conflicts in a God-honoring way involves having a heart that is humble and wants to please God, some good listening skills, and a willingness to die to self. Conflict is a grievous thing to God. He wants His Children to have no part in it. Within these pages you will find biblical ways to resolve conflict and communicate effectively.
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1 Year Book Of Devotions For Couples
$16.99Add to cartWritten especially for couples, this One Year devotional includes real-life stories and Scripture references to help readers apply the truths from God’s Word to their marriage day-by-day. Also includes intimate prayers and daily challenges. Couples will find doses of encouragement and truth to help strengthen their marriages.
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XTB Issue 12
$9.99Add to cartXTB Daily Bible reading notes for children, with puzzles, pictures, prayers – and a free XTB Bible Timeline. Zoom in on Daniel, Nehemiah, John and Revelation, using your Bible Timeline to see how everything fits together.
Issue Twelve of XTB is called End to End. Three months of Bible readings to help you investigate the very first Easter in John’s Gospel, meet Daniel, one of the young men captured by King Nebuchadnezzar, find out how the Israelites came home in Nehemiah and explore the last book in the Bible – Revelation.
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XTB Issue 10
$9.99Add to cartXTB Daily Bible reading notes for children, with puzzles, pictures, prayers-and a FREE Mini Bible Dictionary. Zoom in on 1 and 2 Kings and John, using your Bible Dictionary to check out any unusual words as you go.
Issue Ten of XTB is called Check It Out. Three months of Bible readings to help you investigate who Jesus is in John’s Gospel, find out about King Solomon in the book of 1 Kings, and meet the fiery prophet Elijah (God’s Messenger) in 1 and 2 Kings.
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Love And Respect
$29.99Add to cartSuccessful couples know that harmony and happiness in marriage are not achieved by love alone. There is the other side of the Ephesians 5:33 equation respect. Yes, a wife needs love. But a husband needs respect. Based on extensive biblical and scientific research, Dr. Emerson Eggerichs reveals the secret to couples meeting each other’s deepest needs: Without love she reacts without respect, and without respect he reacts without love and a destructive, vicious cycle begins.
Love and Respect is a groundbreaking book, to be featured on Focus on the Family, which offers much-needed help to husbands and wives everywhere. It introduces the biblical teaching of unconditional respect, and that it is as powerful as unconditional love. Discover the secret revealed by God that cracks the communication code between male and female and reap the benefits of marriage as God intended.
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XTB Issue 9
$9.99Add to cartDays 1-10 Look At Various Parts Of The Bible – Hebrews, Acts, John, Mark – With The Who Will Be King? Booklet
Day 11 Starts Into 2 Samuel And Continues Until Day 27, Ending In Ch 9
Little Look At Romans Ch 5 Vs 10 On Day 28
Back Into 2 Samuel For Two More Days Ending In Ch 10
John’s Gospel Starts On Day 31 And Goes On Until Day 50, Ending In Ch 3
Day 51 Brings Us Back To 2 Samuel And Ends In Ch 12 On Day 58
Days 59-62 Take A Close Look At Psalm 51, Relevant To 2 SamuelAdditional Info
Read about what happened to David when at last he became king in IsraelFind out what the whole Bible has to say about our real king, Jesus
Get a clear picture of the two ways we can live in response to Him with the Free booklet.
Issue Nine of XTB is called Way To Go. Three months of Bible readings to help you investigate who Jesus is in John’s Gospel, and find out about King David in the book of 2 Samuel. But first, we’ll zip through the free booklet Who Will Be King? to check out who’s King of our lives.
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XTB Issue 8
$9.99Add to cartWe Kick Off In Mark And Cover Chs 14-16 Over Days 1-20
Day 21 Opens Up The Book Of 1 Samuel And We’ll Look Through Chs 1-5 Until Day 35
Days 36-45 Examine Some Of David’s Psalms (prayers Or Songs To God)
Back To 1 Samuel On Day 46 And You’ll Get Through Chs 8-17 By Day 65.
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.
Hope You Have Lots Of Fun With The Crown Coder. It’s Very Cool.Additional Info
Find out about Samuel and Saul in 1 Samuel.Look at some of the prayers and songs David wrote – through good times AND bad.
Read about what happened to Jesus on the very first Easter in the final part of Mark.
And use your XTB Crown Coder to discover who the Real King is.
Issue Eight of XTB is called The Real King. Three months of Bible readings to help you investigate the first Easter in the last part of Mark’s Gospel, to meet the last of the judges – Samuel – and the first king of Israel – Saul – in the book of 1 Samuel, and to dip into some of King David’s psalms as well, plus you get a free XTB Crown Coder…!
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XTB Issue 7
$9.99Add to cartDays 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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XTB Issue 1
$9.99Add to cartThe First 15 Days Look At Acts, Chs 1-4.
Days 16-29 Make A Start In Genesis, Chs 1-9.
Day 30 Takes A Little Look At Hebrews 11:7, Relevant To Genesis.
Day 31 Starts Matthew And Continues To Day 50, Ending In Ch 7.
Day 51 Picks Up In Genesis Again And Covers Chs 12-22 Over 14 Days.
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.Additional Info
Investigate the beginning of everything in the book of Genesis.Zoom in on Matthew and Acts to discover who Jesus is and why He came.
See how God always keeps his promises.
Issue One of XTB is called The Book of Beginnings and will help you investigate the beginning of the universe, the beginning of the early church and the beginning of Jesus’ life and teaching on earth – plus you get free Stickers!
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XTB Christmas Unpacked
$8.99Add to cartChristmas Unpacked Is Based On Luke’s Gospel. There Are 21 Days Of Undated Pages With Various Games And Quizzes To Help Children Grasp The Point Of Each Lesson. At Day 21 The Book Switches From XTB To Table Talk. The Passages Are The Same Each Day For XTB And Table Talk So You Can Use Them Together Or On Their Own.
Additional Info
Christmas Unpacked is a great resource to help children and families explore the Bible together over the Christmas holidays. Three weeks of Bible readings help you focus on what Christmas is really all about. Meet Dr Luke as he tells you all about God’s rescue plan. Find out Who the rescuer is and Why we need rescuing. Beautifully presented with full-color illustrations, it is actually two books in one:XTB (eXplore The Bible) will help 7-11 year olds to get into the Bible for themselves. It’s packed with pictures, puzzles and loads of help to follow the clues to see who Jesus is and why He came.
Table Talk – is designed for families (or groups) to use together. Based on just a few verses from the passage that XTB uses, it is suitable for families with children aged from 4 upwards. Table Talk forms the basis for a short family time together – maybe just five minutes at the breakfast or diner table, or whenever best suits you.
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XTB Issue 3
$9.99Add to cartThe First 15 Days Go Through Acts Chs 15-18
Day 16 Dives Into Exodus And Looks Through Chs 1-4 Over 9 Days
We Then Pick Up In Matthew Chs 13-18 Between Days 26-45
Day 46 Brings Us Back To Exodus And We Go Through Chs 5-12 Until Day 61
A Quick Flashback To Genesis On Day 62, Relevant To Exodus
And Then Back Again The Next Day To Exodus, Until Day 65, Ending In Ch 14
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. There Are Also Some Pretty Serious Maps Of Paul’s Journey On The Very Last Page.Additional Info
DescriptionZoom in on Exodus, Matthew and Acts.
Use the Map Book to see for yourself where everything happens.
Issue Three of XTB is called Comings and Goings. Three months of Bible readings to help you investigate Jesus’ miracles and teaching in Matthew’s Gospel, escape from Egypt with the thrilling book of Exodus, and join Paul on a dangerous journey in the book of Acts. Includes a free XTB Mini Map Book.
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XTB Issue 5
$9.99Add to cartDays 1-20 Look At Mark
Days 21-34 Make A Start In Numbers Chs 1-11, With A Brief Look Back At Exodus Over Days 23 & 24
Day 35 Gives A Chance To Look Quickly At 1 Thessalonians
Day 36-50 Opens Up The Letter To The Ephesians
Back To Numbers Chs 11-21 Over Days 51-61, Touching On John’s Gospel, Relevant To Numbers
Days 62-65 Looks At Chs 31-34 Of Deuteronomy
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.Additional Info
Zoom in on the Great book of NumbersFind out more about Jesus in Mark’s exciting Gospel
Take a peak into Paul’s letter to the Ephesians
And use the Prayer diary to help you talk to God about what you learn
Issue Five of XTB is called The Promise Keeper. Three months of Bible readings to help you investigate who Jesus is and why He came in Mark’s Gospel, continue journeying with the Israelites in Numbers and Deuteronomy, and unravel one of Paul’s prison letters – to the Ephesians. Also included is a free Prayer Diary.