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Future Men : Raising Boys To Fight Giants (Revised)
Original price was: $15.00.$12.89Current price is: $12.89.Add to cartFuture Men has undergone minor revisions throughout, including a fresh new cover. Order it now, and look for the rest of the revised Family Series, coming soon! (Reforming Marriage up next.)
How do we build our sons to be tough but not arrogant? mannered but not soft? imaginative but not lazy? bold but not hollow? Future Men is a Christian guide to raising strong, virtuous sons, contrary to the effeminacy and sentimentalism of contemporary culture.
When Theodore Roosevelt taught Sunday school for a time, a boy showed up one Sunday with a black eye. He admitted he had been fighting and on a Sunday too. He told the future president that a bigger boy had been pinching his sister, and so he fought him. TR told him that he had done perfectly right and gave him a dollar. The stodgy vestrymen thought this was a bit much, and so they let their exuberant Sunday school teacher go. What a loss.
Unbelief cannot look past surfaces. Unbelief squashes; faith teaches. Faith takes a boy aside and tells him that this part of what he did was good, while the other part of what he did got in the way. And this is how to do it better next time.
As they grow up, boys will encounter a staggering array of issues. In Future Men, Douglas Wilson begins with a call to fathers, and then addresses the importance of things such as athletics and intellectual tenacity, respecting girls, developing a robust work ethic, avoiding money traps, fighting idols, and secret sin. This book pushes scriptural patterns for masculinity into all the corners of a boy’s life.
Marriage And The Family Concise Edition
Original price was: $14.99.$12.97Current price is: $12.97.Add to cartThe recent rulings on gay marriage and debates on family-related issues have placed the topics of marriage and family at the forefront of the public eye moreso than at any point in history. Western civilization is confronted with the need to define the meaning of the terms marriage and family.
Professor Andreas Kostenberger and ethics expert David Jones have composed this popular-level book to speak to the issues at hand and point to the fundamental solution: a return to the biblical foundation of marriage and the family. Presenting a Christian theology of marriage and parenting, they offer insight on issues such as abortion, contraception, infertility, and adoption as well as helpful advice for those who are unmarried. The two writers also address two major threats to marriage and the family within the contemporary culture: homosexuality and divorce.
Immensely important and well-timed, Marriage and the Family will satisfy a hungry market on the lookout for the biblical truth about marriage and family.
Your Childs Profession Of Faith (Revised)
Original price was: $9.75.$8.75Current price is: $8.75.Add to cartIn a new, updated edition for 2011. New additional chapters and helps for parents and pastors.
Gundersen’s unique treatment of this rarely-addressed subject can make the difference between parents who participate in their children’s deception and presumption, or parents who truly guide him to eternal life. If a small child tells us he thinks he’s saved, do we take his words at face value? How do we test his profession, especially without seeming to doubt the child and discourage him? Many have found this book the most useful guide ever written on the topic.
A Christian parent would sooner die than make a mistake with the soul of his or her child. And yet so often it’s hard to distinguish the stirrings of the Spirit in the soul of a child from their natural curiosity about the things of God that they hear about at church and home. In other words, just because a child starts asking questions about God and the Bible doesn’t necessarily indicate he is close to salvation, but may merely reflect the normal thoughtfulness of a growing child about what he’s learning at church and home. Still, we always want to encourage and nurture any such godward interest as much as possible. Dennis Gundersen’s book can help parents point a child to Christ, and guide them in walking along a biblical path that avoids manipulation and false assurance on the one hand, and presumption and neglect on the other.
— Donald S. Whitney, Associate Professor of Biblical Spirituality, Senior Associate Dean of the School of Theology, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KentuckyFamily Shepherds : Calling And Equipping Men To Lead Their Homes
Original price was: $16.99.$11.99Current price is: $11.99.Add to cartThe author of Family Driven Faith trains Christian men to model God’s truth and pass it on from generation to generation. God has mandated the transfer of his truth from one generation to the next. Because this transfer takes place primarily in the home, Voddie Baucham Jr. seeks to guide men in faithfully shepherding their families. Derived from Baucham’s monthly meetings with men in his church, Family Shepherds calls men to accountability for their God-given responsibilities as husbands and fathers. This book will inspire them to live better, love better, and lead better so that their families will thrive in every way.Baucham’s clear style and practical approach will help men protect their marriage, raise kingdom-minded children, value the synergy between church and home, and navigate difficult family dynamics. It will inspire them to carefully evaluate and live out their role in all areas of life. Family Shepherds is a book that every father needs and that every church will want as a resource for training the men in their congregations.
Excellent Wife Day By Day
Original price was: $14.95.$11.99Current price is: $11.99.Add to cartDo you think you can’t be an Excellent Wife because it’s too hard-or just plain impossible? Be encouraged! It is possible for you to be the wife God wants you to be, and by His grace, He will help you make it happen.
Here is a long-awaited daily devotional that will help you see areas in your marriage where God can make you perfect in your weakness (2 Corinthians 12:9). Endorsed by Martha Peace, this book will become your cheerleader to give you hope and help for the daunting task of demonstrating the principles of love and respect to your husband.
Long Story Short
Original price was: $24.99.$19.99Current price is: $19.99.Add to cartTransform Your Family with Ten Minutes a Day in the Gospel Story Christian parents know the importance of passing the gospel story on to their children, yet we live in a busy world filled with distractions. Schedules collide, there is homework and yard work and dishes and laundry, the car s oil should be changed, there are phone calls to make…and before you know it, everyone is getting to bed late again. The Bible can seem like a long story for an active family to read, but when you break it down into short sections, as Marty Machowski does, family devotions are easy to do. Long Story Short will help busy parents share with their children how every story in the Old Testament points forward to God s story of salvation through Jesus Christ. You won t find a more important focus for a family devotional than a daily highlighting of the gospel of grace. Clever stories and good moral lessons may entertain and even help children, but the gospel will transform children. The gospel is deep enough to keep the oldest and wisest parents learning and growing all their lives, yet simple enough to transform the heart of the first grader who has just begun to read. Ten minutes a day, five days a week is enough time to pass on the most valuable treasure the world has ever known. Long Story Short is a family devotional program designed to explain God s plan of salvation through the Old Testament and is suitable for children from preschool through high school.
Faithful Parent : A Biblical Guide To Raising A Family
Original price was: $14.99.$11.45Current price is: $11.45.Add to cartForeword By Tedd Tripp
Acknowledgments
Part One: The Biblical Basis
1. Goal Of Parenting And One’s Hope
2. Salvation And Sanctification Of The Child
Part Two: The Everyday Life
3. The Infant
4. The Toddler
5. The Preschooler
6. The School-age Child
7. The Teenager
8. Parents Who Provoke
Part Three: The Persevering Parent
9. Special Cases
10. When Things Don’t Go As Planned
11. Conclusion
Appendix A: Presenting The Gospel In It’s Context: Faithfully Sowing The Seed According To The Scriptures
Appendix B: Put Off / Put On Dynamic
Appendix C: The Making Of A Man Of God
Appendix D: Taking Thoughts CaptiveAdditional Info
This book is a compelling read – it gives practical advice and biblical hope to parents of children of all ages. Most parenting books outright, or indirectly, promise a good outcome if you only follow their suggestions. The Faithful Parent gives many practical, biblically-based suggestions but promises that the most important relationship in any family is vertical – between parents and God. it is the Christian parent in being faithful that glorifies God. It is the faithful parent who has the biggest impact on their children.God Marriage And Family
Original price was: $24.99.$11.50Current price is: $11.50.Read moreThis updated edition of Kostenberger and Jones’s acclaimed work tackles the latest challenges to God’s plan for the home and urges a return to a biblical foundation. The release of the landmark first edition of God, Marriage, and Family provided an integrated, biblical treatment of God’s purposes for the home. Since then, explain authors Andreas Kostenberger and David Jones, the crisis confronting modern households has only intensified, and yet the solution remains the same: obedience to and application of God’s Word. In the second edition of God, Marriage, and Family, Kostenberger and Jones explore the latest controversies, cultural shifts, and teachings within both the church and society and further apply Scripture’s timeless principles to contemporary issues. This new edition includes an assessment of the family-integrated church movement; discussion of recent debates on corporal punishment, singleness, homosexuality, and divorce and remarriage; new sections on the theology of sex and the parenting of teens; and updated bibliographies. This book will prove to be a valuable resource for personal and group study, Christian counseling, and marriage and family courses.
Intended For Pleasure (Revised)
Original price was: $21.99.$16.99Current price is: $16.99.Add to cartA classic for thirty years, Intended for Pleasure is an easy-to-read reference book that combines biblical teaching on love and marriage with the latest medical information on sex and sexuality. This popular resource gently encourages married couples to make their sexual relationship the fulfilling experience it was meant to be. This is a complete sex manual, with basic facts, illustrations, and frank discussion of all facets of human sexuality. A perfect gift for newlyweds and a source book for pastors and marriage counselors, this book has helped more than a million people understand and enjoy the gift God intended for pleasure.
Big Truths For Young Hearts
Original price was: $18.99.$14.39Current price is: $14.39.Add to cartEquips parents to guide their young children through all major doctrines in an understandable, chapter-a-day format. Sure, it’s easy to teach your children the essentials of Christian theology when you’re a theology professor. But what about the rest of us? With Big Truths for Little Hearts, Bruce Ware, (you guessed it!) a theology professor, encourages and enables parents of children 6-14 years of age to teach through the whole of systematic theology at a level their children can understand. Parents can teach their children the great truths of the faith and shape their worldviews early, based on these truths. The book covers ten topics of systematic theology, devoting several brief chapters to each subject, making it possible for parents to read one chapter per day with their children. With this non-intimidating format, parents will be emboldened to be their children’s primary faith trainers-and perhaps learn a few things themselves along the way.
1 Year Of Dinner Table Devotions And Discussion Starters
Original price was: $16.99.$9.20Current price is: $9.20.Add to cartA daily serving of spiritual nourishment for your whole family
Between sports practice, music lessons, and homework, we can feel like our days pass by without ever really talking with each other about the most important matters of life and faith. This family devotional by popular author and mom Nancy Guthrie serves up a year’s worth of daily truths from God’s Word to chew on and apply to real life. Going beyond Bible stories, your whole family will enjoy discussing biblical words and themes at a level kids from 5 to 95 will understand and relate to.
Each day’s devotion includes:several scriptures on the day’s theme to read together
a brief devotion that gets everyone thinking and talking
discussion starter questions to engage even the youngest and most reluctant participants
Transform family devotions from a dry lecture into a dynamic conversation around your family dinner table as you draw closer to each other, and closer to God himself.Angry Children : Understanding And Helping Your Child Regain Control
Original price was: $6.25.$4.99Current price is: $4.99.Add to cartIf you have an angry child you are most likely worn out, confused, and looking for answers to questions like these:
How can I restore sanity to this chaos?
How can I prevent these anger storms in my child?
Why does this rage seem to explode from out of nowhere?Dr. Michael R. Emlet offers you needed help by explaining both the deeper heart issues and possible physical weaknesses that can fuel a child’s angry explosions. Then, using his experience as a doctor, counselor, and parent, he applies the truths of the Bible to your child’s struggles with anger and outlines practical strategies for helping your child learn self-control.
Help For Stepfamilies
Original price was: $4.99.$3.99Current price is: $3.99.Add to cartHow 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 flashpoints of conflict.
Winston T. Smith provides a road map to the unique challenges that each member of a stepfamily faces. Drawing on his experience as a marriage and family counselor, Winston Smith shows how understanding each other’s struggles, honest sharing, and sacrificial love can transform and unify your stepfamily. As you learn to practically apply these biblical principles, you will find that there are also unique blessings to be found in your new, blended family.
Renewing Marital Intimacy
Original price was: $4.99.$3.99Current price is: $3.99.Add to cartYou started out telling each other everything. Time flew by when you were together. It all seemed so easy then. But now it seems like there’s nothing to say. The intimacy and trust you once enjoyed are gone-replaced by bickering, long silences, and hurried conversations about your schedule. But it isn’t too late to renew intimacy in your marriage.
David Powlison takes a close look at those things that destroy intimacy in marriage and shows how renewing your marriage begins with a renewed relationship with God. Then he offers practical steps to achieving closeness in your marriage, including three questions to ask each other every day.
How Do I Stop Losing It With My Kids
Original price was: $6.25.$4.99Current price is: $4.99.Add to cartThe kids are hungry, dinner is late, everyone’s tired and on edge, and then it happens-you lose control and blow up at them again. Is losing control with our children inevitable in our busy world? Or is there a better way?
Learn from William P. Smith a better way to relate to your children than with irritation, anger, and harsh words. Drawng on his counseling and parenting experiences, he explains why you lose control with your children, and then offers strategies that will help you change the way you relate to your children when you are under pressure.
