#1 Wall Street Journal bestseller Jon Acuff, New York Times best-selling author of Do Over, Quitter, and Start, offers strategies for anyone who's ever wondered, Why can't I finish what I started?According to studies, 92 percent of New Year's resolutions fail. You've practically got a better shot at getting into Juilliard to become a ballerina than you do at finishing your goals. For years, I thought my problem was that I didn't try hard enough. So I started getting up earlier. I drank enough energy drinks to kill a horse. I hired a life coach and ate more superfoods. Nothing worked, although... View More...
How should Christians understand anger, evaluate it, and respond for good? We all struggle with anger at times: Our plans suddenly fall through, we lose a prized possession, or our reputation is called into question. More often than not, when anger knocks at the doors of our hearts we easily allow it to take over. But what if getting to the heart of our anger also reveals the way to transform it? Christopher Ash and Steve Midgley address this question by bringing to bear what the whole Bible has to say about sinful anger--revealing that anger is the sinful response when something we value more... View More...
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Gary ChapmanEvery marriage is a growing marriage. The real question is: are you growing closer together or further apart? If you're content with the latter, don't change a thing. However, if you desire the kind of marriage that keeps getting better, then you'll need to be intentional. This book will start you in the right direction. A Couple's Guide to a Growing Marriage teaches you how to... Invite God into the details of your life and marriageListen in ways that deepen intimacy and friendshipUnderstand your spouse and be understoodKeep your love fres... View More...
Does Jesus' call to love our enemies mean that we should remain silent in the face of injustice?Jesus called us to love our enemies. But to befriend an enemy, we first have to acknowledge their existence, understand who they are, and recognize the ways they are acting in opposition to God's good news. In How to Have an Enemy: Righteous Anger and the Work of Peace, Melissa Florer-Bixler looks closely at what the Bible says about enemies--who they are, what they do, and how Jesus and his followers responded to them. The result is a theology that allows us to name our enemies as a form of truth-t... View More...
Did you know that it is OK to get angry? In fact, anger is a proper and godly response to some of the challenges we face. Written specifically for women and counselors, A Woman's Forbidden Emotion displaces the popular notion that good Christian women shouldn't get angry. Not for any reason, not at anyone, not ever. While the Bible instructs that believers should be long-suffering, it also shows how anger can be a vital tool in God's hands for bringing about needed change.
Does your children ever speak to you in angry, disrespectful tones? Christian families, especially those in which children are home for most of the day, especially episodes of frustration and anger. This new book deals with anger's root causes, offering corrective advice from a biblical perspective. Pastor and radio teacher, John MacArthur, Jr. has said, This book goes beyond the external manifestations of anger and deals with the internal source - the thoughts and intents of the heart. I know of no other book that addresses this problem with such practical and applicable biblical wisdom. View More...
Offers biblical counsel to the average reader who recognizes that anger is a too prevalent problem in his life; helps him to change and grow. View More...
