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Preparing, Adjusting, and Loving the Empty Nest

MICHELE HOWE · Hendrickson Pub
Pages: 140
Format: Paperback

After Empty Nest, What's Next? Parenting Adult Children without Losing Your Mind, readers asked author Michele Howe for more--covering topics not discussed in the rst book, along with questions at the end of each chapter for personal or group discussions. With Preparing, Adjusting,...
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Angels and Saints: A Biblical Guide to Friendship with God's Holy Ones

Scott Hahn · Image
Format: Hardcover

Angels and saints. Catholics tend to think of them as different from the rest of us. They’re cast in plaster or simpering on a holy card, performing miracles with superhero strength, or playing a harp in highest heaven. Yet they are very near to us in every way. In this lively book,...
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The New Dad's Playbook: Gearing Up for the Biggest Game of Your Life

Benjamin Watson · Baker Books
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

When it comes to the unknown territory of having a baby, moms-to-be have nearly unending resources to plan and execute a healthy pregnancy and navigate those first months and years as a parent with confidence. New dads? Not so much. They want to get in the game too, but, says Super Bowl...
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Losing Susan: Brain Disease, the Priest's Wife, and the God Who Gives and Takes Away

Victor Lee Austin · Brazos Press
Pages: 160
Format: Print book

The Story of Brain Disease and the Priest's WifeThis is the story of Susan--a wife, mother, Christian believer, lover of children, writer of stories, and woman of extraordinary intellect. Susan was diagnosed with a brain tumor in her late thirties. Although it was successfully treated,...
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Overcoming Shame: Let Go of Others' Expectations and Embrace God's Acceptance

Mark W Baker · Harvest House Publishers
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

Are You Ready to Be Free of Your Shame?Shame is debilitating. It ruins relationships, thwarts growth, and destroys hope. It can masquerade as various problems - guilt, envy, pride, resentment - but until you heal the core issue, freedom will remain out of reach. Dr. Mark W. Baker wants...
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The Faith of Dolly Parton: Lessons from Her Life to Lift Your Heart

DUDLEY DELFFS · Zondervan
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Dolly Parton has entertained, educated, and inspired millions of fans for over five decades. Whether she's writing songs, performing live, recording new albums, acting in or producing new movies and TV programs, expanding her wildly successful Dollywood amusement park, helping children...
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Creating Calm in the Center of Crazy: Making Room for Your Soul in an Overcrowded Life

NICOLE JOHNSON · Zondervan
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Are you working harder than ever but feel like you're accomplishing less? Does your morning routine make chickens running around headless look sane? Is your deepest sense of calm found in the bathroom with the door locked? Do you check social media more than five times per day? Per hour?...
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Understanding and Loving a Person with Alcohol or Drug Addiction: Biblical and Practical Wisdom to Build Empathy, Preserve Boundaries, and Show Compassion

Stephen Arterburn · David C. Cook
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

This compassionate and helpful book educates both the mind and heart in the power of addiction and the way to help others find healing. When a family member or friend is addicted to drugs or alcohol the situation can feel hopeless and confusing. In this book, David Stoop and Stephen Arterburn...
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Taking My Life Back: My Story of Faith, Determination, and Surviving the Boston Marathon Bombing

Rebekah Gregory · Revell
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

On April 15, 2013, Rebekah Gregory and her five-year-old son waited at the finish line of the Boston Marathon to support a friend who was running. When the blasts of terrorists' homemade bombs packed with nails and screws went off three feet away, Rebekah's legs took the brunt of the blast,...
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The Parables of Jesus

James Montgomery Boice · Moody Publishers
Pages: 261
Format: Paperback

"Some sections of the Bible give us grand theology. Some move us to grateful responses to God. But the parables break through mere words and make us ask whether there has indeed been any real difference in our lives."In this beloved classic, James Boice takes us systematically...
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Reading People: How Seeing the World through the Lens of Personality Changes Everything

Anne Bogel · Baker Books
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

If the viral Buzzfeed-style personality quizzes are any indication, we are collectively obsessed with the idea of defining and knowing ourselves and our unique place in the world. But what we're finding is this: knowing which Harry Potter character you are is easy, but actually knowing...
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The True Jesus: Uncovering the Divinity of Christ in the Gospels

David Limbaugh · Regnery Publishing
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

David Limbaugh, the New York Times bestselling author of Jesus on Trial and The Emmaus Code, now approaches the question of Jesus Christ's divinity--In what sense was Jesus God? How do we know?--with the same precise, methodical form of enquiry he has employed in his career as lawyer and law professor....
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Life Lessons: 125 Prayers and Meditations

Julia Cameron · TarcherPerigee
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover

This book of prayers and affirmations by bestselling author of The Artist's Way, Julia Cameron, is full of inspiration and encouragement. Beautifully packaged, these pocket prayers are perfect for carrying around or sharing as a gift.All too often we yearn for a more spiritual life but tell...
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Loving Your Spouse When You Feel Like Walking Away: Positive Steps for Improving a Difficult Marriage

GARY CHAPMAN · Northfield Publishing
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

What to do when you feel like giving upWhen you said, "I do," you entered marriage with high hopes, dreaming it would be supremely happy. You never intended it to be miserable.Millions of couples are struggling in desperate marriages. But the story doesn't have to end there....
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Successful Women Think Differently: 9 Habits to Make You Happier, Healthier, and More Resilient

Valorie Burton · Harvest House Publishers; 1.2.2012 edition
Format: Paperback

Popular author and professional certified coach Valorie Burton knows that successful women think differently. They make decisions differently. They set goals differently and bounce back from failure differently. Valorie is dedicated to help women create new thought processes that empower...
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