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Never Say No: Raising Big-Picture Kids by Mark Foreman
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The Christian Parenting Handbook: 50 Heart-Based Strategies for All the Stages of Your Child's Life
Scott Turansky - 2013
Instead of relying on rewards, incentives, threats, andpunishment, you’ll learn how to identify heart lessons to teach your child and implement them in practical ways.The ChristianParenting Handbook by Dr. Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller, founders of theNational Center for Biblical Parenting, compiles fifty parenting principlesthat use heart-based strategies to teach you how to face daily challenges. Whenparents focus on the heart, kids learn to ask different questions about life.Instead of asking, “What’s in it for me?” they learn to ask, “What’s the right thing to do?” You’ll soon see howa heart-based approach to parenting looks deeper and brings about greater,lasting change.The daily interaction you have with your children can impactthem for the rest of their lives. With these fifty heart-based strategies,you’ll develop your own biblical philosophy of parenting and gain perspective,greater motivation, and confidence that you’re moving in the right direction.As you envision a positive future for your children, they’ll experience hopeand direction and you will too. Start applying these principles today!
Fight Your Fears: Trusting God's Character and Promises When You Are Afraid
Kristen Wetherell - 2020
Fears about the future; fears about your health, job, and family; fears about inadequacy and failure (and maybe success); fears about how much fear itself seems to affect your decisions, plans, and growth in this life.You might even fear what God thinks about your fears. After all, in his Word God commands us not to be afraid hundreds of times. But how is this possible? We're troubled by evil, we're slammed with bad news, and we can't know what tomorrow will bring. How can we learn to trust God and not be afraid?Kristen Wetherell is in the fight with you. She is a fearful fellow traveler on the road of the Christian life, making strides alongside you in this battle. In Fight Your Fears she carefully searches 10 of God's great and precious promises, equipping you with the practical tools to overcome the fears and anxious thoughts that are robbing you of your joy. Each chapter ends with Scripture exercises, a memory verse, questions to ponder, and a prayer.Discover truths that will bring peace to your soul as you learn to fear God and nothing else.
When Sinners Say "I Do": Discovering the Power of the Gospel for Marriage
Dave Harvey - 2007
Often it gets opened right there on the honeymoon, sometimes it waits for the week after. The Bible calls it sin and understanding its influence can make all the difference for a man and woman who are building a life together. When Sinners Say "I Do" is about encountering the life-transforming power of the gospel in the unpredictable journey of marriage.Dave's writing style embraces the reader as he speaks honestly, and sometimes humorously, about sin and the power of the gospel to overcome it. He opens the delightful truth of God s word and encourages the reader to see more clearly the glorious picture of what God does when sinners say "I do."
How to Really Love Your Teenager
D. Ross Campbell - 1981
Campbell's wise instruction will help you and your teen move closer together. You may even be surprised at how exciting and fulfilling it can be to really love your teenager.