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Help! My Spouse Committed Adultery: First Steps for Dealing with Betrayal
Winston T. Smith
$6.46Retail: $8.08Your spouse was unfaithful. Those four words don't begin to do justice to the horror you are experiencing. Rage, fear, grief, and even numbness are all normal responses to the shock of betrayal. The pain of betrayal is like touching a hot stove. Your...$6.46Retail: $8.08 -
Living in a Dangerous World: Moving from Fear to Faith
William P. Smith
$6.46Retail: $8.08Everyone is afraid of something. Fear is part of the human experience of living in a broken, fallen world. We try to manage our fears, but our coping mechanisms impact our faith. We hoard resources and stop praying for provision. We stockpile information...$6.46Retail: $8.08 -
Teens and Suicide: Recognizing the Signs and Sharing Hope
Julie Lowe
$6.46Retail: $8.08Many teenagers are not navigating adolescence successfully. Often, even though they have material things, the latest electronics, and spending money, they can be stressed, unhappy, and feel directionless. For an increasing number of teenagers, their...$6.46Retail: $8.08 -
Caring for Survivors of Sexual Abuse
Basyle Tchividjian
$6.46Retail: $8.08How is your church ministering to children in your congregation who have experienced sexual abuse? Jesus told us that whoever received a child in his name received him (Matt. 18:5). Is this the guiding principle that informs how your congregation cares...$6.46Retail: $8.08 -
Parenting Your ADHD Child: Biblical Guidance for Your Child's Diagnosis
Rita Jamison
$6.46Retail: $8.08If your child is diagnosed with ADHD, don't give up hope! No diagnosis can negate the fact that your child is made in the image of God. You can help your child, as one of God's image bearers, to deal with the behaviors associated with ADHD. The Bible...$6.46Retail: $8.08 -
When You Love an Addict: Wisdom and Direction
Philip G. Monroe
$6.46Retail: $8.08Loving an addict is incredibly painful. Not only do you have to watch them make the same mistakes over and over again, but along the way they often lie to you, hurt you, and betray you. And yet, against all odds, you still love them and hope and pray for...$6.46Retail: $8.08 -
Who Does the Dishes? Decision Making in Marriage
Winston T. Smith
$6.46Retail: $8.08Who should pay the bills? Do the laundry? Work outside the home? Stay home with the kids? For many couples, answering these questions is difficult and frustrating. How do you decide which family responsibilities belong to you and which belong to your...$6.46Retail: $8.08 -
Becoming a Widow: The Ache of Missing Your Other Half
Elizabeth W.D. Groves
$6.46Retail: $8.08No matter whether your husband's death was expected or sudden, your loss is a total shock. Your world will never again be the same. You wonder how you can go on without him. And how will you manage the details of a life you built together? How do you get...$6.46Retail: $8.08 -
Sexual Assault: Healing Steps for Victims
David Powlison
$6.46Retail: $8.08Sexual assault is an invasive event of traumatic evil. You were victimized, and now you are suffering. Whenever sexual abuse occurs, love is not part of the equation. Rather, the perpetrator uses power, domination, and control to injure innocent victims...$6.46Retail: $8.08 -
Feeling Guilty? Grace for Your Mistakes
Steve Brown
$6.46Retail: $8.08Right now you are probably feeling guilty about one thing or another–what you said to your spouse last night, those unrelenting thoughts, something you did years ago and regret, actual lying and cheating, the places where you are struggling right...$6.46Retail: $8.08 -
What the Bible Says to Abuse Survivors and Those Who Hurt Them
Victor Vieth
$6.46Retail: $8.08Pastors and church personnel often struggle to apply intentional and appropriate doses of both biblical grace and stringent accountability to victims and perpetrators of child sexual abuse. Churches can regularly be prone to turn the tables on survivors...$6.46Retail: $8.08 -
Your Child Says, "I'm Gay"
Tim Geiger
$6.46Retail: $8.08Four little words that will rock any parent's world: "I think I'm gay." If your child said this, you are probably experiencing a combination of shock, denial, anger, confusion, and uncertainty. Despite your shock you still want to respond well. What...$6.46Retail: $8.08 -
Living Together: Why Marriage Is the Best Choice
Ellen Mary Dykas
$6.46Retail: $8.08Past broken relationships, concerns about compatibility, and finances are just some of the reasons for the growing trend of couples living together without getting married. But marriage is not just a cultural institution by which people merge lives, bank...$6.46Retail: $8.08 -
Help for Stepfamilies: Avoiding the Pitfalls and Learning to Love
Winston T. Smith
$6.46Retail: $8.08How do you blend two separate families into one household? Family traditions, values, interests, and parenting styles are often so far apart that simple questions like, "Who takes out the trash?" or "Where shall we go for Christmas?" can quickly become...$6.46Retail: $8.08 -
Domestic Abuse: Help for Victims
Heather Nelson
$6.46Retail: $8.08Do you suspect that you or someone you love is suffering from marital domestic abuse? Is there intentional harm happening to you in your home, whether physical, verbal, sexual, or emotional? What should you do? How do you seek help? Heather Nelson...$6.46Retail: $8.08 -
Healing after Abortion: God's Mercy is for You
David Powlison
$6.46Retail: $8.08The turmoil women experience after having an abortion is sometimes called "post-abortion syndrome." But you don't need a technical term to describe what you are feeling. The guilt, regret, depression, and grief are the honest struggles of a woman who's...$6.46Retail: $8.08 -
Relief without Cutting: Taking Your Negative Feelings to God
Amy Baker
$6.46Retail: $8.08People handle the hard things in life in all different ways. What do you do when you get upset? Cry? Blow-up? Get depressed? Or perhaps, no one notices when you're upset because you find a quiet place and cut yourself. You're looking for relief, but is...$6.46Retail: $8.08 -
Helping Children with Shame: Resting in God's Approval
Edward T. Welch
$6.46Retail: $8.08Shame is the experience of feeling unacceptable, less than others, or different. Children often experience the sting of this particular sense of failing to measure up. Whether this heavy feeling comes from internal or external pressures, children need...$6.46Retail: $8.08 -
iSnooping on Your Kid: Parenting in an Internet World
R. Nicholas Black
$6.46Retail: $8.08In our increasingly wired world, your children have access to people, images, and media that you don't want them to experience. What's a concerned parent to do? What does wisdom look like when technology floods into your home bringing access to...$6.46Retail: $8.08 -
Teaching Your Child about Money: Biblical Stewardship for Beginners
Marty Machowski
$6.46Retail: $8.08Guess who is watching you spend your money? Your children are not just hearing your words about spending; they are watching you do it. What lessons are your children learning about the financial choices you make? Are they learning to trust God and...$6.46Retail: $8.08
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