A book about a little bit of everything and figuring out how to live with it all. A sometimes funny, sometimes serious look at trying to prioritize our lives and focus on what is actually important, what really deserves our attention. It will make us think about how our time could be better spent trying to find our happiness in these difficult times. It's a book that reinforces the fact that we aren't alone in this world, so we need to reflect on our thoughts, our interactions and our resp...

Love is such an easy word to say, but such a difficult and complex thing to understand. The word is often misused, misunderstood and misconstrued. Often watered down, it is a magnificent word and concept that needs our full attention, determination and resolution. We need to love intentionally.Love is not a hollow declaration from the lips, it's a resolution of the mind, a determination of the heart...it's a choice. Choose to Love...Like You Mean It!Love is the ultimate pur...

This world is hurting. Immorality, decadence, and violence are becoming accepted norms. We're surrounded by an unfaithful multitude living lukewarm lives devoid of purpose while an ever increasing number are dealing with pain, hardship, death and atrocities beyond what most could imagine.What are we to do when we become lost in our despair? Crushed under our enormous burdens? After we've tried our best, wished our wishes, cried our waterfalls and yet continue to lack a much needed ...

You have an enemy . . . and he’s dead set on destroying all you hold dear and keeping you from experiencing abundant life in Christ. What’s more, his approach to disrupting your life and discrediting your faith isn’t general or generic, not a one-size-fits-all. It’s specific. Personalized. Targeted.So this book is your chance to strike back. With prayer. With a weapon that really works. Each chapter will guide you in crafting prayer strategies that hit the enemy where it hurts, let...

Written in partnership with Sherwood Pictures' upcoming film, COURAGEOUS, in The Resolution for Women, popular speaker and author Priscilla Shirer challenges all women to be intentional about embracing and thriving in God’s beautiful and eternal calling on their lives.Like the men in the movie who resolve to fully accept their responsibilities before God, Shirer explains how today's women can and should live out their own resolution. It is "a defining banner that hangs ove...

Something Has to Change…You can’t put it into words, but something is happening to you. Your stomach churns, your heart aches, and the tension in your marriage is making you feel weary and a little crazy. The constant criticism, disrespect, cruelty, deceit, and gross indifference are eroding your confidence and breaking your spirit.For any woman caught in an emotionally destructive marriage, Leslie Vernick offers a personalized path forward. Based on decade...

"I cannot recommend a better follow-up to The Shack than this book. It is an exploration and adventure into the heart of the God we hoped was truly there." —Wm. Paul Young, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of The ShackSo many Christians believe God's love is fickle: when they sin, He turns away in disgust and anger. They vacillate between "He loves me" and "He loves me not" because of their behavior. That reasoning, writes Wayne Jacob...

Events in our lives, both good and bad, form rings in us like the rings in a tree. Each ring records memories that affect our feelings, our relationships, and our thoughts about God.In this classic work, David Seamands encourages us to live compassionately with ourselves as we allow the Holy Spirit to heal our past. As he helps us name hurdles in our lives—such as guilt, poor self-worth, and perfectionism—he shows us how we can find freedom from our pain and enjoy the abundant life...

Counselor and author Leslie Vernick has discovered that many people pray, “Lord, I just want to be happy!” With candor, Leslie reveals that readers don’t need new circumstances but a new perspective to discover true happiness. With biblical insight, Leslie guides readers to take simple steps as they…recognize and change habits that, day by day, keep them from experiencing happinessmake good choices and learn from mistakes without beating themselves updevel...

Real, lasting transformation is possible.If you want a more vital union with God, a richer relationship with others, and a deeper sense of personal wholeness, learn how to look inside yourself and discover how God works real, liberating change when you live from the inside out. With encouragement and practical advice, Dr. Larry Crabb shows you how to address your deep-rooted sins and pain through:Becoming h...

Heartbreak Makes Room for God's PowerJason Vallotton thought his world was burning down around him when he found out that his wife, Heather, was having an affair and planned to leave him. Using his own story as a poignant, evocative illustration of God's grace and healing, Jason, along with his dad, Kris Vallotton, invites you to reframe your understanding of redemption. Together, they show you how to steward the hardest times and deepest pain of your life so that ...

Encouragement. It's more than a compliment or a pat on the back. According to Drs. Larry Crabb and Dan Allender, it is the most basic form of counseling -- a skill that can be mastered by laypeople as well as counselors. What must we know in order to fulfill the biblical exhortation to 'encourage one another'? Encouragement: The Key to Caring tells you. Part one deals with understanding encouragement, and part two explores the process of encouragement, including such practical how-tos as -...