Prepare Yours for Lasting Love

You’ve searched a lifetime for that special person, but how can you be absolutely certain that you’ve found “The One”? And how can you hold on to that love for the rest of your life? While finding you soulmate is a great start,you need much more to build a successful relationship that leads to a lifetime of love.

In More Than a Match, marriage and relationship experts Michael and Amy Smalley draw on their years of counseling experience–as well as hard-earned lessons from their own relationship–to give the specific skills you need to transform you ideal match into a lasting love. They reveal the secrets of loving well, how to apply good compatibility to a prospective date or mate, as well as how to break things off when you find yourself in the wrong relationship. You’ll also learn how to deal with conflict, how to develop a healthy sex life, and how to recover when you inevitably hurt one another.

Fantastic marriages begin long before the exchange of the rings; they start when two people in search of love commit themselves to learning how to love well…and forever. Give your love story a happy ending by working now to lay a firm foundation for the marriage of your dreams.

Why does the modern-day search for romance so often end in disappointment,especially for women? Is it something we do? Something we don’t do?Are we missing important information about the opposite sex–or about ourselves? Is there something wrong with us that we long so desperately for “til death do us part”?

Sadly, many women today see their ongoing singleness as a weakness or lack of worth. In truth,our dreams go unfulfilled not because we do not deserve for them to come true, but often because of wrong assumptions–assumptions that can easily be corrected.

Drawing on both male and female perspectives, this book deals with the hard issues and questions you and other women ponder as you consider how to obtain lasting love. What Women Don’t Know(and men don’t tell you) will help you adjust your desires, redefine what you are attracted to, set your values in order, and determine your goals–freeing you at last to pursue the loving relationship you desire.

Experience the Blessings of an Imperfect Marriage

There are no perfect marriages or perfect spouses, We know that having a good marriage requires effort and hard work. Yet we often don’t’ know how to continue to love when we are angry,hurt,scared,or just plain irritated. Nor are we sure what that kind of love is supposed to look like. Should we be patient? Forgive and forget? Do something else entirely?

In How to Act Right When you Spouse Acts Wrong, you’ll find the answers to these questions and more as Leslie Vernick reveals how God uses the imperfection, differences, and sins of your spouse to help you become more like Christ. Through the insights in this book, you will…

• Discover how to respond wisely when wronged.
• See yourself and your marriage through the lens of God’s eternal purposes.
• Learn how to love and to keep your promises when you don’t feel like it–or when your spouse isn’t keeping his of hers.
• Understand how to act when love must be tough.

If we stop and listen, we can hear the voice of seduction calling.

“For most of my adult life I’d been seduced by my own self-talk–seduced by spiritual apathy and the power of delusion.  And for years, my loving heavenly father had been speaking to me, but my babbling obscured his voice.” –Shelly Beach

We speak to ourselves at a rate of 1,300 words per minute, making constant assessments and judgments–often filtered through sinful and selfish agendas. Women acknowledge they are particularly vulnerable to this temptation and the dangers of self-talk as they compare and judge themselves against others.

The Silent Seduction of Self-Talk provides a down-to-earth, readable narrative as well as practical tools that help us surface our inner conflicts. Many internal dialogues can make us blind to the scriptural truth that the vision we hold of ourselves and the reality of our walk in Christ are often polar opposites.

In this book, author Shelly Beach explores real-life examples and includes tools to assist in the spiritual disciplines of self-assessment,repentance,commitment,and transformation.

Lay Down your rakes.

Pick up your shovels.

Dig Deep.

“Our faith has been fossilized too long. We need to go deeper. We’re on the verge of an awakening, trading a kiddy pool Christianity for the deep things of God…In a world created by God, sustained by God, and renewed by God, nothing is more important than knowing God.”

Purpose,despair, triumph, and tragedy can all lead to a greater knowledge of who God is and what He would have us do. God.ol.o.gy dives into these mysteries of God. Each chapter explores a facet of God, a spiritual discipline, and a practical expression of that truth. As you read this book, hold it up to the light of the Bible and see if God is as great as you think He might be. Join the discovery of:

• God’s power
• God’s unity
• God’s jealousy
• God’s vulnerability
• And more…

The deeper we dig in ton God’s attributes, the shallower we find ourselves. And the harder we shovel, the more difficult it gets. But God’s not done with us just yet…

You are what students need.

Why would a hard-partying senior land in Pakistan as a missionary? Or a discourages, cut-from-three-teams freshman pioneer a sports ministry that reaches thousands with the gospel? It’s the same reason we see frozen hearts thawed, wounded souls healed, young leaders mentored, and searching minds grounded in faith–every year. Its because people like you choose to love our students in Jesus’ name.

You can make a life-changing difference in the lives of students. No Professional degrees are required and no special gifting is necessary. It’s all about God using your influence.

Whether you’re a full-time youth worker, parent, or volunteer, you;ll find this fast-paced guidebook packed with stories and ideas on:

• disciplining students
• running life-changing trips
• investing based on your passion and gifting
• recruiting and training partners
• dealing with crisis
• enlisting an army of prayer warriors
• sponsoring groups
• starting conversations with students
• raising money
• breaking thought the “I don’t want your attention” facade
• protecting your own soul and family inspiring church-wide support

Ideal for training volunteers, strengthening your group, or launching a new ministry, YOUthwork delivers decades of experience packaged for immediate application. Make sure everyone who works with students has a copy and watch God use your influence to change lives.

“A ministry wife makes a priceless(and frequently unknown) contribution to the kingdom of God.”

• How can you encourage and support your husband?
• How can you protect and nurture your children?
• How can you relate to women in your church?
• How can you serve the Lord with joy?

These questions are common to many women, but are specially crucial for ministry wives, who live in the midst of a unique culture and calling from God. If you are one of these women, you may feel disconnected from many of those around you ad you struggle to understand how to more faithfully fulfill this calling.

Susie Hawkins has been there. As the wife of a minister who has served in small rural Churches, large mega-churches, and in denominational leadership, she invites you to join her in a frank and hope-filled conversation about what it means to be a ministry wife.

What happens when the Christian virtues of kindness, patience, and gentleness don’t work in your relationships?

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Do you often find yourself wondering why you just can’t get along  with one of the most important people in your life?

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Is there a parent, spouse, boss, friend, sibling, or child who is making you feel “crazy”?

The world is filled with difficult people. It is impossible to avoid them. (You may have one in your life right now.) In dealing with such people, we often try a number of coping strategies. Unfortunately, our best attempts at making peace often fail. This is because the difficult people in our lives are often what the Bible calls “fools.” And dealing with fools requires a special kind of biblical wisdom.

You’ve tried everything–from confrontation to passivity. You’ve found out what doesn’t work; now discover what does. Gain the tools you need to get along with others and conduct you relationships in a manner that honors God–and preserves you sanity!

The Money Advice You Need

Tough financial times are limiting jobs,hurting families, depleting savings,and threatening futures. Where do you find principles that will help you discover how to make the most of your money?

This concise, practical guide from current-issues expert Kerby Anderson offers solid, biblical advice on

• Giving, Saving, Borrowing, and Spending
• Getting out–or staying out of– debt
• Embracing financial integrity at home,in churches, and in business
• Investing and protecting your finances during lean or uncertain times
• Trusting God and keeping a “Stewardship Attitude”

As you consider the power,purpose, and potential of money, you’ll be better able to make the best use of the resources God has given you.

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FAITH.

Everybody Lives By It – Even Skeptics and Atheists!

That’s right. Everyone  you know trusts something they believe in but can’t prove or know absolutely. They take it on faith. And if you want to talk to your friends about your faith, it helps to understand what they believe and how they got there.

Based on Mark Mittelberg’s book Choosing Your Faith, the Faith Path workbook builds on Mittelberg’s sensible, evenhanded approach to relational evangelism.

This workbook functions in tandem with the companion Faith Path DVD (sold separately) by prompting you and your group to view the eight video sessions to further your discussion. With the DVD and workbook, you will meet six fascinating people who looked at the world in six different ways before they embraced faith in Christ. Very likely you’ll recognize people you know – and you may even recognize yourself.

Work through Faith Path and you will:

1. Understand people who approach life differently from you

2. Recognize the danger of paths that lead away from Christ

3. Deepen your own faith in Christ and reinforce your reasons for belieeving

4, Gain confidence in talking about Christ with others

Relativists, traditionalists, mystics, authoritarians, and others…they are all here. And after you understand how these people think about faith, you can help them find a trustworthy pathway to truth. Because no matter what your friends believe, they matter to God.