Nosso mundo tem muito a dizer sobre sexo, mas tudo se resume a isto: você pode fazer o que quiser. Mas essa não é uma maneira inteligente de cuidar do seu coração. Talvez você já tenha experimentado as consequências emocionais e espirituais decorrentes dessa "liberdade" sexual. Quantas vezes o seu coração já foi machucado?Por meio de sua própria experiência, Ellen Dykas lhe oferece uma maneira de proteger o seu coração ao apontá-la para o plano de Deus sobre sexualidade, levando-a a buscar...

Sexual Sanity for Women guides participants through the process of understanding why they struggle with destructive relational and sexual patterns and how the gospel brings change and a new way of living. Twenty lessons guide participants to understand God's good design for sexuality, the underlying reasons they struggle with sexual brokenness, and how the grace and truth of Jesus Christ can be applied to their struggles. Change begins as deeper heart issues are uncovered, and wom...

Our world has a lot to say about sex, but it all comes down to this: you can do whatever you want. But is that the smart way to care for your heart? Perhaps you have already experienced the emotional and spiritual fallout that comes with sexual "freedom." How many times has your heart been broken?Through her own experience, Ellen Dykas offers the way to protect your heart by following God's plan for your sexuality and pursuing healthy relationships and sexual wholeness through the ...

Sexual Sanity for Women Leader's Guide equips facilitators to walk with women through the process of understanding why they struggle with destructive relational and sexual patterns and how the gospel brings change and a new way of living. Each lesson includes leader's notes, answers to questions, and suggestions on how to guide participants in understanding God's good design for sexuality, the underlying reasons they struggle with sexual brokenness, and how the grace and truth of ...

Past broken relationships, concerns about compatibility, and finances are just some of the reasons for the growing trend of couples living together without getting married. But marriage is not just a cultural institution by which people merge lives, bank accounts and homes, God is intimately involved in our relationships and his plan is for couples to express their love and oneness in their marriage relationship.Ellen Dykas explains that marriage is about more than a husband and a ...

You are in a serious, committed dating relationship, and you are thinking about marriage. Or perhaps you are already engaged and are eagerly counting down the weeks until your wedding. But there's a weight in the back of your mind. You haven't shared your sexual past.Maybe you're even hiding a current sexual addiction. But you're also not sure if your boyfriend or girlfriend needs to know details of your sexual past or present. Won't talking about it bring more harm than good? You ...

The Bible is clear that women as well as men are created in God's image and intended to serve him with their lives. But what does this look like for women in the church? Helping church leaders think through what a Bible-centered women's ministry looks like, this collection of essays by respected Bible teachers and authors such as Gloria Furman, Nancy Guthrie, and Susan Hunt addresses a variety of topics relevant to women. Whether exploring the importance of intergenerational relationships,...

Women are sexual beings just as much as men are, however, they often experience an even "louder silence" regarding their sexual sin and temptation. Sexual brokenness often fills women with shame and confusion, and it takes a great amount of courage and humility to take the step forward and ask for support. With the help of the Holy Spirit, and the wisdom of God's Word, women can experience transformation that works from the inside out to bring about a new life of freedom and joy.In...

Você está em um relacionamento sério e comprometido, e já pensa em casamento. Ou talvez você já esteja noiva ou noivo e contando ansiosamente as semanas até o seu casamento. Mas há um peso que não sai da sua mente. Você não compartilhou seu passado sexual. Talvez você esteja até escondendo um vício sexual atual, mas também não tem certeza se seu namorado ou namorada precisa saber detalhes da sua vida sexual no passado ou presente. Falar sobre isso não trará mais mal do que bem? Você se per...

Does your happiness depend on someone else's affection and presence in your life? Are your thoughts consumed by another person? If so, the relationship has become skewed—get help before it becomes a prison! Through thirty-one daily readings with reflection questions and practical action steps, Ellen Mary Dykas helps you to strengthen your relationship with Christ—embracing him as your true refuge—and to cultivate godly relationships with others from a place of confidence and peace.