A grieving father receives a suspicious note, apparently from God, inviting him to meet in the Oregon wilderness where his daughter has been abducted and murdered. In a world where religion seems to grow increasingly irrelevant, "The Shack" wrestles with the timeless question, "Where is God in a world so filled with unspeakable pain?" Windblown ...
Gary Chapman believes that a healthy marriage is one in which two partners grow toward one another, and good communication is essential to that growth. This has been the message of Pastor Chapman's popular radio program, "A Growing Marriage," as well as his books, videos, and seminars. In THE FIVE LOVE LANGUAGES, he acknowledges that any two ...
Baptist minister Piper tells of experiencing heaven for the 90 minutes he was pronounced dead at the scene of a car accident. After miraculously coming back to life and working through a long and painful recovery, friends and family finally convinced him to share his remarkable story.
In this Christian-based view of women's liberation, John and Stasi Eldredge urge women to connect to their inner selves, offering a pre-lapsarian image of a woman with desires, longing, and romance in her soul. This Christian image of the feminine can empower women with the strength and beauty to live fully, replacing the standard stereotype of ...
John Eldredge presents a bold, Christian-based view of men, urging them to accept the wild, sometimes dangerous (but not destructive) soul within. Acknowledging that many churches present a single model of a timid, even fearful man, Eldredge says that such teaching restricts believers and causes many to turn away from the great gifts of God. ...
In this moving memoir, Dave Pelzer recalls his childhood, when he was abused by an alcoholic mother. He recounts the strategies he used to survive the "games" she devised that reduced him from a human being to an "it." Dave somehow survives, frees himself of his mother's tyranny, and eventually finds success in the Air Force.
Meet Denver, raised under plantation-style slavery in Louisiana until he escaped "da Man" - in the 1960s - by hopping a train. Then, after another 18 homeless years on the streets of Dallas, God moved...and a godly woman prayed, and listened, and obeyed. And mountains began to move, beginning with her husband, Ron, an international art dealer ...
In this audio cassette edition, abridged from the Gold Medallion Award-winning book, Lee Strobel uses the dramatic scenario of an investigative journalist pursuing his story and leads?and his experience as a reporter for the Chicago Tribune?to interview experts about the evidence for Christ from the fields of science, philosophy, and history. Read ...
Radio personality Dave Ramsay shares the secret of stable finances: get out of debt and stay out. He provides tips for how to do this along with testimonials from former debtors who took his advice and emerged out from under their bills with money in the bank.
In this Christianity-based self-help book, Jean Meyer counsels that a close connection to God and scripture, and an awareness of one's blessings, can be of assistance in fighting off the tendency of the mind toward confusion, doubt and negativity. Meyer sees the mind as a battlefield between good and evil.
Part history, part investigative journalism, "The Family" presents an eye-opening examination of the spiritual awakenings that have convulsed this nation from its very beginning.
Having clear boundaries is essential to a healthy, balanced lifestyle. A boundary is a personal property line that marks those things for which we are responsible. In other words, boundaries define who we are and who we are not. Boundaries impact all areas of our lives: Physical boundaries help us determine who may touch us, mental boundaries give ...
Maxwell combines insights learned from his 40-plus years of leadership successes and mistakes from the worlds of business, politics, sports, religion, and military conflict in this revised edition of the "New York Times" bestseller.
In BLUE LIKE JAZZ, Don Miller chronicles his journey toward a Christian life, in short essays that provide him with the opportunity to examine and experience basic principles in an open, honest, and engaging manner. As in his previous book, PRAYER AND THE ART OF VOLKSWAGEN MAINTENANCE, which was about trip across America, this one is about a ...
"The Love Dare "is a 40-day guided devotional designed to strengthen marriages in trouble, and is the same rustically bound book that plays a pivotal role in the new movie Fireproof.
Alcorn answers questions about heaven by sharing from his extensive research on the topic--all from a biblical perspective. "Heaven" will help readers strive for eternity while they're living on earth.
What's going on in a man's mind? Feldhahn's research reveals the inner lives of men and will open women's eyes to what the men in their life are really thinking and feeling.
This well-known child psychiatrist has written a book to help parents raise kids who are self-confident, motivated, and ready for the world by teaching them responsibility and the logic of life by giving them the opportunity to solve their own problems from the earliest possible age.
Before he became a best-selling author, Neale Donald Walsch was a newspaper reporter and managing editor, radio station program director, public information officer for one of the nation's largest public school systems, creator and owner of his own advertising and marketing firm, and a nationally syndicated radio talk show host. Then, in 1992, ...
"Have a New Kid by Friday" shows parents how to reverse negative behavior in their children--fast. Focusing on changing a child's attitude, behavior, and character, it contains chapters for each day of the week.
This groundbreaking book--featured on Focus on the Family's radio program--offers much-needed help to husbands and wives everywhere. Introducing the biblical teaching of unconditional respect, Love and Respect shows readers how to decipher the communication code between male and female.
As a little girl, Jane has one friend--a handsome, comforting, funny man named Michael--but only she can see him. Years later, Jane meets Michael again--as handsome, smart, and perfect as she remembers him to be. But not even Michael knows the reason they've really been reunited.
Focusing especially on Christianity but including other religions, Armstrong examines the diminished impulse toward religion during a time when a significant number of people either want nothing to do with God or question the efficacy of faith.
Written for parents with children of any age, this insightful book provides perspectives and procedures for shepherding your child's heart into the paths of life. Shepherding a Child's Heart gives fresh biblical approaches to child rearing.
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