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10 Great Dates For Empty Nesters
$18.99Add to cartA simple dating plan that is sure to revive romance and rejuvenate the fun quotient in your empty-nest marriage It’s just the two of you again and it’s time to renew your relationship. You can reconnect and reclaim that same spark, excitement, and creativity you experienced before you had kids through ten innovative, fun dates guaranteed to spice up your marriage. Specially crafted for empty-nesters, these dates are based on marriage-enriching themes, such as * Becoming a couple again * Rediscovering intimate talk * Revitalizing your love life * Growing together spiritually * Relating to adult children * Becoming best friends 10 Great Dates for Empty Nesters will fill your empty nest with fun, friendship, and romance. It is refreshing to read a book about marriage written by people who don’t just believe in marriage but actually understand how it works. _John Gray, Author, Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus
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Reconcilable Differences : Hope And Healing For Troubled Marriages
$32.99Add to cartWhat does it take to really make right a severely damaged relationship? When going back to how things were is not nearly good enough, is there hope for true transformation and healing? Counselor and teacher Virginia Holeman waves together biblical insight and rich theological reflection while drawing from the best of current psychological studies on forgiveness, repentance and reconciling. Out of her own research you will hear the poignant stories of married couples who tell in their own words what its like to seek reconciliation in seemingly hopeless situation. Complete with honest and practical help, this book will be an encouragement to married couples who dare to hope for the healing and transforming of broken relationships and for counselors and pastors who want to work more effectively with them.
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Maximizing Your Marriage Student (Workbook)
$19.95Add to cartGod intends for marriage to be one of the most satisfying relationships you will ever experience. Like our relationship with Christ, your relationship with your spouse should be a source of joy, peace, life, and love. But many marriages miss God’s plan. The facts are that only about half the couples who go to the altar remain married — and many of those who do not divorce find themselves in frustrating relationships full of pain and conflict.
Maximizing Your Marriage is an interactive mentoring course for couples based on solid biblical principles about God’s design for marriage. Ten weekly sessions provide plenty of tools that get couples headed in the right direction to experience and enjoy all God wants for them. And the course concludes with an overnight retreat which offers couples the opportunity to renew their vows.
Maximizing Your Marriage is an adventure that will bring refreshment and encouragement to any marriage. It’s a great investment for a healthy relationship that reflects Jesus Christ.
Sessions include:
* Mutual Submission To Christ
* The Wonder Of God’s Oneness
* A Promise To Be Kept
* Expectations vs. Godly Assignments
* Stop — Talk — and Listen, Listen, Listen
* In Pursuit Of Understanding
* Finding A Firm Financial Foundation
* The Reward Of Raising Children
* Intimacy In Every Way
* Fueling The Flames Of Your Marriage
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Maximizing Your Marriage Leader (Teacher’s Guide)
$17.95Add to cartGod intends for marriage to be one of the most satisfying relationships you will ever experience. Like our relationship with Christ, your relationship with your spouse should be a source of joy, peace, life, and love. But many marriages miss God’s plan. The facts are that only about half the couples who go to the altar remain married — and many of those who do not divorce find themselves in frustrating relationships full of pain and conflict.
Maximizing Your Marriage is an interactive mentoring course for couples based on solid biblical principles about God’s design for marriage. Ten weekly sessions provide plenty of tools that get couples headed in the right direction to experience and enjoy all God wants for them. And the course concludes with an overnight retreat which offers couples the opportunity to renew their vows.
Maximizing Your Marriage is an adventure that will bring refreshment and encouragement to any marriage. It’s a great investment for a healthy relationship that reflects Jesus Christ.
Sessions include:
* Mutual Submission To Christ
* The Wonder Of God’s Oneness
* A Promise To Be Kept
* Expectations vs. Godly Assignments
* Stop — Talk — and Listen, Listen, Listen
* In Pursuit Of Understanding
* Finding A Firm Financial Foundation
* The Reward Of Raising Children
* Intimacy In Every Way
* Fueling The Flames Of Your Marriage
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Courtship After Marriage
$18.99Add to cartWhat happens when the honeymoon is over? Can a couple still be romantic once the initial ecstasy fades? Absolutely! In this repackaged bestseller, Zig Ziglar shows couples how a warm, loving, respectful commitment can stay–and even grow stronger–throughout the years together. His common sense approach, which includes examples from life, helpful personal anecdotes, scientific data, and provocative quizzes, will help couples keep romance alive.
Topics include:
Six steps for starting over–no matter how long you’ve been married. Strategies to avoid the Three A’s of Divorce. Advice to revive romance and keep sexuality sizzling. Methods for painless, worry-free commitment in your home. A unique sixty-six-question survey to evaluate the state of your marriage–
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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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Winning Your Husband Back Before Its Too Late
$18.99Add to cartHe’s walked out and she still wants him back. Thousands of discouraged and hurting women ask, “Is there anything I can do to win my husband back?” Though there are plenty of books on divorce, few talk about what it takes to initiate a reconciliation. Gary Smalley and Dr. Greg Smalley offer women a biblically based strategy for winning back their mate.
Included is an appendix of additional resources on organizations, counseling centers, video series, and books that have proven particularly helpful in this situation. Full of practical advice and realistic encouragement, Winning Your Husband Back can help heal a marriage. And whether the marriage is healed or not, the ideas will also help readers become responsible for their own choices and draw nearer to God.
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Winning Your Wife Back Before Its Too Late
$18.99Add to cartEach year more than five million couples separate in the United States and almost 1.2 million more couples divorce. While there are numerous books designed for the spouse who wants to separate or divorce, there are few resources for those who want to reconcile the relationship. This book is written specifically for the man whose wife has walked out on him and wants to win her back. It includes step-by-step, easy-to-understand instructions and advice. Real-life examples offer insight into how other men won their wives back, and a workbook section helps men develop a personalized plan for their individual situations. This book offers simple steps that God can use to restore hope and make a positive difference in a marriage relationship
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21 Irrefutable Laws Of Leadership Tested By Time
$19.99Add to cartHighlighting key personalities from history, the author examines the validity of the 21 laws, demonstrating the success of those who followed them as well as the failures of those who didn’t. The magnetism of Martin Luther King, Jr. (Law #9)…Cicero’s ability to captivate an audience with his eloquence (Law #5)…the connection Will Rogers made with the common man (Law #10)…all of these leaders were using the 21 Laws of Leadership long before John Maxwell ever put pen to paper. Through enlightening discussion, author James Garlow illustrates how these 21 key principles have been at work throughout history. Learn from the great General Robert E. Lee why the Law of Respect is so important when leading men into battle. Let the story of the Donner Party’s failed expedition demonstrate the significance of the Law of Navigation. Learn from church leader John Wesley how the Law of Process kept his converts steady in their faith while others floundered. These laws have been tested by history; now test them for yourself.
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Only SEX Manual That You Will Ever Really Need
$15.99Add to cartDid you ever wonder if God had a plan in mind for you but you did not know it? Have you ever looked back upon a circumstance and wondered just why it happened? Are you unknowingly sabotaging God’s efforts to satisfy all of your desires? Then, you are invited to participate in an interactive journey through this book that will go beyond just knowing His plan, but will also demonstrate how to really “ask and receive” beyond measure. We will spend time “investigating” your life as it is, was, and can be through individual discoveries, interactive exchanges, and personal anecdotes. Together, you and I and hopefully several others who will participate in having great S.E.X. with you will help you find your desires, identify your “Desire Motivator,” and leave you with the best S.E.X. you experienced in your life.
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20 Keys To A Happier Marriage
$7.00Add to cartThis Book Could Determine The Future of Your Marriage. Dynamic Principles For Successful Relationships…Respecting Your Mate / The Importance of A Family Altar / Recognizing The Value of Marriage To God and Much More. Applying these principles can revolutionize your marriage! It has revolutionized many marriages around the world!
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Becoming One : Emotionally Spiritually Sexually
$15.99Add to cart(When placing your order, please mention that this is a Lightining Source book.)
Joe Beam’s amazingly successful formula for bringing intimacy back into marriage has been chronicled on Good Morning America. He has brought healing and renewal to thousands of marriages through countless seminars conducted around the world. Now he reveals his compelling knowledge and groundbreaking insight in Becoming One. Whether you believe your marriage is in critical condition or simply in need of some vital attention, this book opens the door to astonishing results. You will learn how to bring an intimacy, involvement, and sexual intensity back into your marriage that perhaps you haven’t experienced in some time. God doesn’t want you to simply exist in your marriage; he wants you to flourish and thrive to his glory. Open this book, and you will open the way to the intimacy you’ve always wanted.
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Covenant Marriage : Staying Together For Life
$18.95Add to cartA new movement is spreading across America, bringing hope to existing marriages and new guidelines for marriages yet to be; and Dr. Fred Lowery, in this courageous and insightful book, shares with you the principles of the Covenant Marriage Movement.
Every marriage faces storms and struggles that can lead to failure. Unexpected changes, personality conflicts, money problems, and misguided expectations can send even the best of marriages into a tailspin. But this insightful, new book provides real answers through chapters such as “The Difference between a Contract and a Covenant,” “Learning How to Manage Conflict,” and “What to Do When Marriage Is Not What You Expected.”
Covenant marriages will stand the test of time, change, and personal problems and will shine with brilliance in a world that is besieged by divorce. This book will not only impact your life, but will impact marriages for generations to come. The principles, power, and pattern for a covenant marriages will help you and your spouse stay together in your marriage for life.
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Many Loves Of Marriage
$16.99Add to cartPassionate and playful, tough and tender, warm and winsome—love has many hues, and Painter of Light Thomas Kinkade and his wife, Nanette, have experienced them all. Painting a colorful portrait of The Many Loves of Marriage, they share what their own real-life romance has taught them about the rewards of fidelity, endurance, unselfishness, and faith. Kinkade’s radiant illustrations illuminate their insights.
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Marriage Journey : Preparations And Provisions For Life Together (Revised)
$24.95Add to cartThe Sacrament Of Marriage
Extended Families
Being With Others
Living Together
Fighting Fair
Money Matters
Sexual Intimacy
The Gift Of Children
Yes, No, Maybe, Why Bother (Marriage Preparation, Marriage Enrichment)
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Updated version of this classic resource for couples about to marry, those already married, and the congregations that support them, including new introductory material and a completely revised resources section. -
Relationships Gods Way
$13.49Add to cartChapter 1: Unmarried To the unmarried individual who is trying to identify his or her soul mate. Male: God loves you so much that He wants to give you favor. Female: You are so special to God that He identifies you as a good thing and says that your price is far above rubies. Chapter 2: Married To married couples who are searching for the truth to stay married. Husband: God has chosen you to be the vehicle that will transport the greatest gift of all to His daughter, your wife. Wife: The ingredient that God has placed in you is a gift for your husband that will take him to heights that will elevate him spiritually, physically, materially, and relationally. Chapter 3: Parents To parents who want to contribute a blessing and not a curse to society. Father: God wants you to know that you are important-that’s why He put the chromosome inside of you that determines the gender of your child. Mother: You are unique because God put inside of you the incubator that develops life to its outward manifestation.
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Safe Haven Marriage
$18.99Add to cartCreating a safe haven for each other in a marriage can enable a couple to weather any storm. Yet that accomplishment is certainly easier said than done. Psychologists Arch Hart, Ph.D, and Sharon Hart Morris, Ph.D., present a detailed blueprint for establishing a marital safe haven so that couples can count on each other and avoid criticizing, blaming and shutting out their partners during tough times. Based on a new therapeutic approach that involves establishing a feeling of “safety,” out of which commitment and the other necessary elements of a lasting and fulfilling relationship can grow.
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In Search Of The Proverbs 31 Man
$15.99Add to cart224 Pages
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We’ve heard much about the virtuous Proverbs 31 wife. But what godly characteristics should Christian women be seeking or nurturing in a man? Hammond digs into God’s Word for thought-provoking examples of traits that distinguish a husband (or potential husband) “of noble character.” Essential reading for dating singles of either sex! -
Marriage And Family In The Biblical World
$35.99Add to cartSix experts working in their respective fields trace out the dynamic contours of marriage and family as understood and practiced in Ancient Israel and the Near East, in Greek and Roman society, in second temple Judaism, and finally, in the New Testament.
The result is a well-informed and documented map that traces out the similarity and diversity of concepts and customs, including marriage, divorce, sexual ethics, gender roles, children, celibacy, adoption, abortion, contraception, and family life, which surrounded and intersected Ancient Israel and the church in New Testament times. -
Sheet Music : Uncovering The Secrets Of Sexual Intimacy In Marriage
$17.99Add to cart246 Pages
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Get ready to make beautiful music together! Dr. Leman’s practical guide will help any couple stay “in tune” for an active God-designed sex life. Addressing a wide spectrum of individuals—with positive, negative, or no experience—his frank descriptions, line drawings, and warm and friendly tone will help couples find greater harmony through intimacy. -
Staying Close : Stopping The Natural Drift Toward Isolation In Marriage
$18.99Add to cartCountless married Americans end up living alone_in the same house. Years of conducting FamilyLife conferences and counseling couples have convinced Dennis Rainey that isolation is the number one problem in marriages today. But Rainey is also convinced that it is possible to defeat “marital drift” and experience the miracle of oneness. Staying Close provides couples with a positive, workable strategy for keeping their marriage vital and intimate. Couples will learn to: recognize the personal and cultural forces that isolate them manage the busyness of life without losing sight of each other grow closer during hard times rather than allow troubles to pull them apart “affair-proof” their relationship (or heal it after the fact) discover the secrets of a mutually rewarding sex life create a safe atmosphere for transparent communicationPrevious Edition: 0-8499-3343-9
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Gift Of Sex (Revised)
$19.99Add to cartClifford and Joyce Penner, clinical therapist and nurse have written a sensitive and forthright guide to understanding sexuality and how it fits into God’s design for marriage. This revised and updated version features a new introduction, new illustrations, a section on addictions and the Internet, and a timely discussion on sexually transmitted diseases and their consequences. With the latest information on sexuality and intimacy, this best-selling book is ideal whether you are newlyweds or have been married for many years.Chapters include: The Physical Dimension The Total Experience Moving Past Sexual Barriers Resolving Difficulties Finding Help
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Best Thing I Ever Did For My Marriage
$15.99Add to cartMarriage has never been easy. But sometimes it takes surprisingly little to yield to infinite rewards. This eye-opening book by marriage experts Nancy Cobb and Connie Grigsby contains humorous and profound true stories of turning points in marriages. From brushing her teeth at a different sink to letting her husband finish his sentences, each woman’s story expresses the staggering impact that simple actions can have on marriages everywhere. More fulfilling relationships, expanded ministry opportunities and a more intimate walk with God await the readers of this book when they see how God’s best for their marriages may be just one small decision away.
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Upside Down Marriage
$13.49Add to cartJust for fun let’s view our marriages like a coach would view building a successful athletic team… We have to decide whether or not we are going to be spectators or players. Watching a basketball game is fun. Attending a pep rally for our favorite team is exciting. Having season tickets is nice. But this is one game we do not want to be sitting in the stands watching others play the game. We do not want to be on the sidelines cheering for our team or for our families. This is one game, one adventure we want to come away with sweat on our brow, dirt on our pants, soreness in our muscles, and a heart filled with excitement. We do not want to be left behind while other couples move ahead in their marriages. Marriage is the adventure of a lifetime. The game of all games. The sport of all sports. A healthy marriage, a healthy home is worth the price. It is worth the hard work. It is worth the sweat equity. It is one game we should not mind getting banged up and bruised. It is one game in which we do not want to miss the practices. We will become better husbands due to the hard work and the practicing.
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Guard Your Heart
$16.99Add to cartToday’s marriages are under attack and Christian homes are not exempt. That is why Gary and Barb Rosberg have committed themselves to helping couples understand the temptations they face. As one of the key books in the Divorce-Proofing America’s Marriages campaign, Guard Your Heart and its companion workbook, will equip couples to practice guarding love and protect their marriages.
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Sexplosion : A Biblically Based Sexual Intimacy Workbook For Wives (Workbook)
$18.99Add to cartA lack of knowledge and the absence of proper teaching about sexual intimacy are contributors to the marriage bed perishing. For too long the secular society has been setting the standard for sex, for which the church should be setting the standard. No more! Sexplosion provides the knowledge and instruction needed to resurrect the marriage bed. Sexplosion very specifically, biblically, explicitly, unashamedly, and candidly teaches wives “how to” make love. This Workbook addresses areas that have been viewed by the Christian community as “taboo” or “off-limits” or “offensive,” yet God teaches is holy, acceptable, and to be enjoyed. Sexplosion is written by a wife to exhort and instruct wives to experience a lifetime of sexplosive sexual intimacy through abiding in the Word of God. Sexplosion teaches the wife to: Establish and maintain spiritual, emotional, and sexual harmony with her husband Overcome sexual anxieties, inhibitions, past traumas, and inaccurate beliefs Move from faking orgasms to multiple sexhilarating orgasms Become freer to initiate, give, and receive sexual pleasures Sexpel all her sexcuses: fatigue, lack of time, headache, not in the mood, etc. Sexpress to her husband what she likes, how she likes it, and when she likes it
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Marriage And Modernization
$34.99Add to cartThe process of modernization and globalization promise more wealth and health for many people. But they are also a threat to the stability and quality of marriage and family life. This new book-at once sobering and constructive-looks at the impact of these processes on marriage and asks what Christianity, in cooperation with other religions, can do to strengthen married life today. Among the deleterious effects of modernization and globalization on marriage are a worldwide drift of men away from the responsibility of parenthood and the tendency of mothers too readily to take on the task of childrearing alone. After looking at recent research on these and other problems, Don Browning suggests that the cure for modern marital disruption entails reforming and reconstructing the institution of marriage while also nurturing relevant forms of social support. Yet the effort to initiate a “world marriage revival” requires a complex cultural work, and Browning explores the key contributions that the religions of the world must make for such an effort to be successful.
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Creative Counterpart : Becoming The Woman Wife And Mother Youve Longed To B (Rep
$18.99Add to cartLinda Dillow gracefully and succinctly motivates Christian women to reach for more than they are currently experiencing in their marriages. She includes creative suggestions on how to encourage your husband, live above your circumstances, and develop a plan whereby you can begin to become the woman, wife, and mother that you long to be. She describes a creative counterpart as being more than just a helper. She is a woman who, having chosen (or having found herself in) the vocation of wife and mother, decides to learn and grow in all the areas of this role and to work as though she were aiming for the presidency of a corporation. Also included is a Bible study and project guide, which work perfectly for personal study or small group interaction.
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Politically Incorrect Wife (Student/Study Guide)
$19.00Add to cartJust what is a politically incorrect wife? She is a woman who is married to her husband and not to popular American culture. The politically incorrect wife does not buy into the stifling modern-day thinking that says, “Look out for number one. Treat your husband no better than he treats you.” Instead, she cultivates a joyful marriage using transformational spiritual principles. As formerly politically correct wives with miserable marriages, popular speakers and authors Nancy Cobb and Connie Grigsby lead readers confidently beyond the picket lines of the politically correct – into a warm, rewarding marriage.
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She Carried Pink Geraniums
$15.99Add to cartShe Carried Pink Geraniums is a true story taking place in rural Michigan, starting in 1900, when Emma Shepherdson was six years old, and ending on her wedding day, when she carried pink geraniums. Geraniums deals with family life, birth, death, a country school, trouble with the law, revival meetings, courtship, elopement, growing pains, and kissing games. It tells of her struggles with physical, emotional, and spiritual challenges, and of witnessing to Charlie Hull, a school friend, and his later call to preach. It contains excerpts of their actual love letters to each other when she was finishing Hart High School and he was a young preacher many miles away. Nancy’s research for this book includes interviews with Emma, Charlie’s diaries, and their letters over a year and a half.
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Celebration Of Sex (Revised)
$17.99Add to cartDr. Douglas Rosenau is a licensed psychologist, and a Christian sex therapist who has for the past seventeen years used his training in theology and counseling to help Christian couples enrich and reclaim God’s wonderful gift of sexuality within marriage.A Celebration of Sex answers specific, often unasked questions about sexual topics, presents married couples with detailed techniques and behavioral skills for deepening sexual pleasure and intimate companionship, and is an excellent tool for premarital education. Previous edition: 0785273662
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What To Do When He Says I Dont Love You Anymore
$18.99Add to cartIt’s a scene too often played out in current American culture: One spouse offers the other these five little words, now considered a legitimate exit line from what was supposed to be a lifelong commitment. Discarding popular advice to use romance and sweetness to draw a wandering spouse back into the marriage, Dr. David Clarke lays out an action plan based on Matthew 18. It turns the tables on the divorce-minded spouse and guides the injured spouse from becoming mired in devastation to calling the shots–leaving the fate of the marriage in the hands of the person still committed. Doctor Clarke’s beyond-tough-love program isn’t merely theoretical; it’s an approach that he has successfully used with hundreds of couples in his own practice. It’s an action plan that can be used to regain confidence, power, and control–and create the best chance of saving and rebuilding the marriage.
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How To Be Happy Though Married (Revised)
$14.99Add to cartTyndale House Publishers Print On Demand Title
Marriage was God’s idea, and the best advice on the subject is still to be found in the Bible. In this modern classic, Dr. Tim LaHaye shows a new generation how to develop physical, mental, and spiritual harmony in marriage. This book makes a fine wedding or bridal shower gift. And it’s a good choice for any couple wanting a refresher course on what the Bible says about marriage.
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Exemplary Husband Teachers Guide (Teacher’s Guide)
$9.95Add to cartHere is a biblical blueprint for the mandate God has given to husbands in the covenant of marriage to love their wives, even as Christ loved the Church. Dr. Stuart Scott has responded chapter by chapter to the biblical teachings put forth in Martha’s popular book. Where Martha writes about a wife’s submission, Stuart responds with a chapter on the husband’s leadership.
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Sacred Sex : A Spiritual Celebration Of Oneness In Marriage
$18.00Add to cartFor years, Christians have been told that sex is God’s creation, designed by him as a gift to husbands and wives. Yet few couples actually experience sex as a spiritual, God-ordained experience. Rather than admit their lack of fulfillment, many couples hide their disappointment and confusion, while others attempt to solve the problem through better sexual technique.
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Interchurch Families
$21.00Add to cartMarriage and families are becoming increasingly complex. No longer can any of us speak with simplicity about what a “typical” family is like, now that our vocabulary includes words like “single parent,” “blended,” “multi-faith,” etc. This is a brief, usable book designed for ministers and priests to use with congregants who are entering into, or are already in, an interchurch marriage. This book can also be useful for laity involved in interchurch families.
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And Marries Another
$27.00Add to cartOnce divorced, forever barred from church leadership—sometimes even from full fellowship. Isn’t that what the plain sense of Scripture teaches? No, says Keener. In this compassionate and carefully documented study, he first explores how the early Christians would have understood the statements of Jesus and Paul on divorce and remarriage. Keener then builds a soundly scriptural view of divorce and remarriage—a view that reminds the church that all of its members are forgiven people.
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Resolving Conflict In Marriage
$16.99Add to cartHave years passed since your marriage was filled with romance? Have conflicts arisen–trouble with the kids, problems with money, or struggles in your intimate relationship? Do you find yourselves divided as a couple for days, even weeks? Are the two of you focusing on who is at fault rather than what can be done? If this is your story, now is the time to resolve the conflicts in your marriage. Darrell Hines calls on you to recognize the spiritual forces that are intent on destroying your marriage. He challenges you to rediscover and reconnect with the foundational principles that keep a marriage together. He identifies key ways to prevent and confront conflict. Find a place of agreement and move on! Discover today how you can begin walking together in a new, stronger commitment! Learn how to build a relationship that faces difficulties, ovecomes them, and emerges stronger than ever! This book is a must-read for all married couples… and a powerful gift for those about to make wedding vows.
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What I Wish Id Known Before I Got Married
$16.99Add to cartBuilding a marriage is a lifelong endeavor for both men and women. Most marriage books cover the three C’s–communication, compromise, and consideration-but fail to address many issues critical to a healthy relationship. Family advocate Kay James calls these the “things I wish I had known before I got married”: advice on finances, sex, children, and dealing with the extended family. Noting that the apostle Paul exhorted older women not to inspire or counsel younger women, but to teach them how to be wives to their husbands, Kay offers a lifetime’s wealth of wisdom for creating an unbreakable marriage relationship.
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Case For Marriage
$20.00Add to cartA groundbreaking look at the most basic and universal of all human institutions, this authoritative and provocative book reveals the benefits-emotional, physical, economic, and sexual-that marriage brings to individuals and society as a whole.
Everyone knows that we are experiencing an epidemic of divorce; rates of single-parenthood and unmarried cohabitation are skyrocketing while marriage rates continue to decline. Yet 93% of Americans still say they hope to form a lasting and happy union with one person, though fewer now believe that this is possible.
Numerous books have been written about the impact of divorce on men, women, children, and society at large. But no one has yet studied the long-term benefits of being and staying married. The Case for Marriage is a critically important intervention in the national debate about the future of the family. Based on the authoritative research of family sociologist Linda Waite and other scholars, the book’s findings dramatically contradict the anti-marriage myths that have become the common sense of most Americans. Today a broad consensus holds that marriage is a bad deal for women, that divorce is better for children when parents are unhappy, and that marriage is essentially a private choice, not a public institution. Waite and Gallagher flatly contradict these assumptions, arguing instead that by a broad range of indices, being married is actually better for you physically, materially, and spiritually than being single or divorced. Married people live longer, have better health, earn more money and accumulate more wealth, feel more fulfilled in their lives, enjoy more satisfying sexual relationships, and have happier and more successful children than those who remain single, cohabit, or get divorced. Statistics show, for example, that violence is less prevalent in married households and that divorce reduces male life expectancy on the order of a pack-a-day cigarette habit.
While their book is not primarily a work of moral exhortation, the authors argue that in order for marriage to do its beneficial work it must be treated as a socially preferred option, not merely one choice among others that are equally valid. Combining clearheaded analysis, penetrating cultural criticism, and practical advice for strengthening the institution of marriage, the authors provide clear, essential guidelines for reestablishing marriage as the foundation for a healthy and happy society.
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Federal Husband : Covenant Headship And The Christian Man
$12.95Add to cartWhat does it mean to be a covenantal husband? What does it mean to be a covenantal father?
The Fifth Book in the Family Series
Federal thinking is foreign to the modern mind. Federal has come to mean nothing more than centralized or big. Because our federal government has become so uncovenantal, it is not surprising that the original meaning of the word is lost. But federal thinking is the backbone of historic Protestant theology, and the Church needs to recover the covenantal understanding of federal headship. Husbands are to lead their families, taking responsibility for them as covenant heads-as federal husbands.
This book is a part of Douglas Wilson’s series of books on the family, which has helped many people trying to deal with the everyday messes that come with sinners living under the same roof. This book on covenantal headship contains much practical and biblical wisdom that is never more timely than now, but which we will always need to be reminded of again and again.
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Avoiding Mr Wrong
$18.99Add to cartYou know the man. He’s the one who looks good at a glance — but not so good once you get to know him. What kind of women fall for him, and why? What are the chances he will change? And what if you’ve already married him?More than just a checklist of men to steer clear of, Avoiding Mr. Wrong is a powerful tool to help women learn more about themselves and the Mr. Wrongs to whom they often feel drawn. Those men include: The Control Freak, The Mama’s Boy, The Cowardly Lion, The Ungodly Man, and Mr. Wonderful.Complete with a diagnostic quiz and quick reference lists, Avoiding Mr. Wrong is ideal for women whose hopes have been dashed again and again by a seemingly promising relationship. The book helps them to see more clearly, think more rationally, and act more wisely in the pursuit of Mr. Right.
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Sagrado Romance – (Spanish)
$15.99Add to cartIf you long for something more, even if you don’t know what that something is, then open this profound book. Before long you will find yourself eagerly turning the pages to find out what happens next. The Sacred Romance is the story of our lives; it is God’s story. It is His invitation to experience the beauty, intimacy, and adventure we secretly desire.
Si anhela algo mas, aun si no sabe que es ese algo, abra este profundo libro. Al poco rato se vera yendo de pagina en paginas para ver que mas dice. El sagrado romance es la historia de nuestra vida; es la historia de Dios. Es una invitacion divina a experimentar la belleza, la intimidad y la aventura que secretamente anhelamos.
