Join the millions who have learned how to take control of their lives by setting healthy boundaries with their spouses, children, friends, parents, co-workers, and even themselves—in order to live life to the fullest.Do you feel like your life has spiraled out of control?Have you focused so much on being loving and unselfish that you've forgotten your own limits?Do you find yourself taking responsibility for other people's feelings and pro...

How People Grow reveals why all growth is spiritual growth and how you can grow in ways you never thought possible.Our desire to grow runs deep. Yet the issues in our lives and relationships that we wish would change often stay the same, even with our best efforts at spiritual growth. What does it take to experience increasing strength and depth in our spiritual walk, our marriages and family lives and friendships, our personal development...

Learn how setting healthy boundaries in your marriage can strengthen—or even save—your relationship with your spouse.Most marital conflicts are boundary conflicts where one person crosses the lines of responsibility and respect. When couples learn to embrace personal responsibility and to respect each other’s freedom, love is allowed to thrive.Whether you're happy in your marriage and want to keep growing, or if you're struggling with increasing disconnecti...

Safe People will help you discover why good people can get tangled in bad relationships, how to avoid repeating your own mistakes, and how to pick safe, healthy people for the friends you make and the company you keep.Too many of us have invested in relationships that have gone wrong. Maybe you've been judged, manipulated, or controlled. Or maybe you've trusted the wrong people in the past. It's easy to make the same mistakes of judgment o...

Find Relief From Twelve False Assumptions About the Christian Faith.Not everything believed as biblical truth is truly biblical. In this timeless classic, the author of the best-selling book of Christian counseling, Boundaries, debunk 12 commonly accepted beliefs that cause bondage rather than liberty, including:It's selfish to have my needs met.If I have God, I don't need people.Guilt and shame are good for me.I...

Dr. Townsend introduces a revolutionary approach for reaching out to, confronting, negotiating with and setting appropriate limits for the difficult people in our life.

Many years ago the American journalist and sociologist Alvin Toffler predicted that the rate of change in modern civilisation would accelerate to such a degree that enormous numbers of people would experience shattering stress and disorientation. Toffler described this condition as Future Shock. Most countries are now seriously feeling the impact of global change. The effects of change reach into every crevice of life putting people more and more under pressure. Human biological evolution ...

Lee and his mum have plenty of problems of their own - but then a desperate stranger breaks in. Now Lee has to think fast and do the right thing. He suddenly finds himself with a vital job to do in a frantic race against time.At only fourteen, Lee is sure of only one thing: he can't be a sitting target. Not now they are after him.

Full of practical tips and how-tos, this book will help you make your relationships better, deepen your intimacy with people you care for, and cultivate more love, understanding, and respect between you and others.Successful people confront well. They know that setting healthy boundaries improves relationships and can solve important problems. They have discovered that uncomfortable situations can be avoided or resolved through direct conversation. But most of us d...

Establish wise and loving limits that make a positive difference in your teen, in the rest of your family, and in you.The teen years: relationships, peer pressure, school, dating, character. To help teenagers grow into healthy adults, parents and youth workers need to teach them how to take responsibility for their behavior, their values, and their lives.From bestselling author and counselor Dr. John Townsend, Boundaries with Teens is the expert in...

Moses gave the order for the warriors to commit to the slaughter of the captive boys - in cold blood. This treatise explains the reason why and how Moses was justified and God remained righteous.

For when your trust has been broken: discover how to set firm boundaries again, how to connect deeply without being hurt, and how to safely grow your most intimate relationships.Painful relationships violate our trust, causing us to close our hearts. But to experience the freedom and love God designed us for, we eventually have to take another risk.In this breakthrough book, bestselling author Dr. John Townsend takes you beyond the pain of the past to disco...