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Book SynopsisFilled with wise advice from someone who's been there, this short book encourages pastors' wives to look to Christ when facing the challenges of ministry, whether it's late-night counseling sessions, unfair complaints, or unrealistic expectations.

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Book SynopsisWe live in an age where ‘friendships’ are prolific and contact is constant. But are all of these people really our friends? The bond of Christian friendship is different. Built on our unity with Christ, these are real life, flesh and blood relationships – both sacred and sacrificial. Christina Fox offers insight into how we can weave friendships that last through any season and reflect Christ to the world.Trade ReviewEverything Christina writes is clear on the gospel and passionately explains the truth that Jesus is both Lord and Christ and what that means for our lives. -- Gloria Furman (Pastor's wife, Mom of four, Author of 'Missional Motherhood' and 'Alive in Him')Christina Fox has written a beautiful and helpful book outlining a biblical definition of friendship and pointing us towards the one Friend who will never leave us or forsake us. If you want to become a better "sister-friend" or find yourself longing for a friend, this book will encourage your soul. -- Courtney Reissig (Author of ‘Teach Me to Feel: Worshipping Through the Psalms in Every Season of Life’)Writing from years of intentional relationship-building, Christina Fox's words are wise and challenging. Fox lays out the priority of community, describes its beautiful contours, and gives her readers practical help to overcome its ever-present obstacles. -- Megan Hill (Author of ‘Contentment’ and ‘Praying Together’; Editor, The Gospel Coalition & mother of four (by birth and adoption))No other kind of friendship can offer the strength of Christian friendship. In Closer Than A Sister, Christina Fox offers insight into how we can weave the cords of our friendships to last through any season. -- Jen Wilkin (Author of Women of the Word: How to Study the Bible with Both Our Hearts and Our Minds)In Closer than a Sister, Christina Fox has painted a picture of biblical, God-honoring relationships among women in the church. Her honesty, transparency, and centeredness in God's Word make this a helpful read. -- Chris Larson (President and CEO of Ligonier Ministries, Orlando, Florida)Rather than attempting to survive on surface-level friendships, Closer Than a Sister shows us how to live in biblical community with one another. -- Melissa B. Kruger (author and director of Women’s Initiatives for The Gospel Coalition)In her latest book, Closer Than A Sister, Christina Fox through the use of biblical teaching, personal example, and practical teaching takes her readers by the hand and guides them through what the biblical and normal Christian life is like in the local church and outside of it. -- Dave Jenkins (Executive Director, Servants of Grace Ministries)Here's a book that will encourage you in the beauty of Christ-centered relationships, and challenge you to take faith-driven steps of love in friend-ing others. Closer Than a Sister comforted me with the depths of Jesus' friendship for me, and compelled me outward with a renewed desire to be a godly friend to others. -- Ellen Mary Dykas (Women’s Ministry Coordinator, Harvest USA; Author of ‘Sexual Sanity for Women: Healing from Sexual and Relational Brokenness’ and ‘Sex and the Single Girl: Smart Ways to Care for Your Heart’)Closer than a Sister skillfully blends the glorious life-giving colors with the lackluster life-taking contrasts into a vivid portrait of gospel friendship. -- Karen Hodge (PCA Coordinator of Women’s Ministry; Author of Transformed: Life–taker to Life–giver)In a day when discussions concerning women in the church and women's ministries, in particular, are at their zenith, Christian Fox has done us an enormous service by wedding a sound biblical theology of union with Christ to a sound biblical theology of fellowship--particularly as it relates to women in the church. -- Nick Batzig (Pastor, New Covenant Presbyterian Church (PCA), Richmond Hill, Georgia and Editor, Reformation 21)

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Book SynopsisWe all want, and need, to love and to be loved. We are made in the image of God, who is love. Healthy loving is at the very heart of true human flourishing, but human life is full of love gone wrong – marriages break down, relationships with family members are strained, loneliness is an ever–increasing problem. This book delves into what the Bible has to say on relationships – friendship, love, marriage, sex and family – and how to guard them and keep themTrade ReviewTrained first as a physician and now entrusted with the care of souls, the author is uniquely placed to address matters healthy and holy. Providing both diagnosis and cure, he shows how an understanding of God’s love for us lays the foundation for loving and being loved. -- Alistair Begg (Senior Pastor, Parkside Church, Chagrin Falls, Ohio)… here is a warm–hearted, unapologetically biblical guide to navigating the minefield of human relationships. Its refreshing honesty and candid application of the Bible’s teaching to the real issues behind a host of contemporary questions make it stand out as a key resource for Christian people, at every stage of life. -- David & Heather Jackman (Past staff members, The Proclamation Trust)William Philip is one of our best Bible teachers in the UK, and this is a wonderfully helpful book. Excellent on the biblical text, but also full of warm, pastoral common sense, it will be enormous help to us all in navigating the minefields of relationships. A book to get, read, use, give away and be thankful for! -- Paul Levy (Minister, International Presbyterian Church, Ealing, London)Here is realistic, relevant and refreshing application of clear biblical truths from an author who knows the grace received in gospel and the mess and angst of daily life. -- Peter Dickson (Regional Team Leader in Scotland, UCCF: The Christian Unions)This is a compassionate and courageous book that has both stretched and deepened my understanding of what God intends for our good. I cannot think of a better gift for people today who are being targeted by so many unhelpful ideas than this clear–sighted and compact book on ‘aspects of love’ which God both plans and delivers. -- Simon Manchester (Senior Minister, St Thomas’ Anglican Church, Sydney, Australia)This is such a good book! Here is a pastor’s heart, rooted deeply in scripture, informed by careful reading of scholarship, earthed in the realities of the lives of men and women. It is wide–ranging in its scope, balanced in its judgements on uncertain matters, always warm and helpful. I commend it warmly. -- Christopher Ash (Writer–in–Residence, Tyndale House, Cambridge)

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Book SynopsisGod made sexuality. It is a gift and stewardship from God. But there is much more to human identity than sexuality. We were made for eternity, where the church will be married to Christ. Let us look at the words of God about homosexuality and run straight into the arms of Christ, the Savior who welcomes repentant sinners of every kind to a kingdom not built with man’s strength, but with the very power and grace of God. Trade ReviewThis biblically–centered and theologically–robust series on biblical sexuality is a tour de force. If you struggle with sexual sin, deal with questions about sexuality in your current ministry context, or desire to learn more about such issues, this trilogy of books is for you. -- Dustin W. Benge (Managing Director, Unashamed Truth)Owen Strachan and Gavin Peacock are men full of biblical wisdom and conviction. And that’s precisely what the church needs in this hour. The authors bring their wisdom and conviction to bear in this work as they engage some of the most pressing issues confronting the church. I heartily recommend this work to every gospel minister—and the church members they serve. -- Jason K. Allen (President, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary)The terrible times of the last days are dominated by ‘feel good’ culture which has misled millions onto the destructive super–highway of illicit sex in its different forms. From Scripture, research and the experiences of individuals Peacock and Strachan expose the lies that tried and tested societal norms are bad and ‘follow your heart’ is good. This series is humble and hard–hitting – saying what needs to be said but which many Christian leaders have been afraid to say. However, this is no mere condemnatory diatribe pointing the finger. These pages are full of compassion. There is practical help for those struggling and a triumphant note that though sexual sin is overwhelming the power of the Lord Jesus Christ is greater. This is a very valuable piece of work. -- John Benton (Director of Pastoral Support, The Pastors’ Academy, London Seminary, London, UK)Here is an extremely timely book for the cultural crisis in which we find ourselves. Addressing the issue of human sexuality head on, Owen Strachan and Gavin Peacock have delivered a brilliant analysis of the present day crisis over personal sexuality and gender issues. Not only do they make the right diagnosis, they also prescribe the one and only cure for this devastating problem. They offer the transforming power of the saving and sanctifying grace of God. You need to be conversant with the unchanging truths in this book. -- Steven J. Lawson (President, OnePassion Ministries and Professor of Preaching,The Master’s Seminary, Sun Valley, California)We daily awake to a culture saturated with sexual temptation and confused about sexual identity. Instantaneous and worldwide media accelerate and proliferate these sinful ideologies in an unprecedented way. The Bible, however, provides supernatural power to overcome sexual temptation and divine definition for sexual identity. In this straightforward and powerful series, Strachan and Peacock relay a message of hope, transformation, and biblical recalibration because of Christ. These pages are a reveille bugle to wake up a generation sedated by sinful, sexual trajectories. This series is for pastors, parents, and anyone who desires biblical clarity in a world of confusion. -- Rick Holland (Senior Pastor, Mission Road Bible Church, Kansas City, Kansas)Pastor Peacock and Scholar Strachan form a rare combination and a dynamic duo in this thoroughly biblical response to the “strong winds of culture” that are blowing. They offer not just a “battle cry”, but also a “declaration of hope”. -- Tim Cantrell (Senior Pastor, Antioch Bible Church & President of Shepherds’ Seminary, Johannesburg, South Africa)Technology often only conspires with our wandering and warped passions to leave us in a state of enslavement and despair. However, this trilogy of books points to God’s word as our only hope through its holistic teaching on sexuality and through the gospel of God’s redeeming grace. I cannot too highly recommend a prayerful study of these books. They might prove a life–saver! -- Conrad Mbewe (Pastor, Kabwata Baptist Church, Kabwata, Zambia; Founding Chancellor, African Christian University, Lusaka, Zambia)These books are floodlights in the worldly storm. They don’t claim to be exhaustive, but neither are they exhausting. They offer much–needed confidence to regular Christians on pilgrimage in this new dark age. But most of all, this trilogy highlights the compassion of Jesus Christ in the gospel. Read these books, share them with others, and let hope pierce the present darkness. -- Clint Humfrey (Senior Pastor, Calvary Grace Church, Calgary, Alberta)In a world where sex has become everything, anything, and nothing, Strachan and Peacock do a masterful job at helping the church recover and keep a Biblical theology of sexuality. In a sex–crazed world, here are wise words that are timely, truthful, and transformative! -- Philip De Courcy (Senior Pastor of Kindred Community Church, Anaheim Hills, California)Strachan and Peacock confront sexual sin where it begins: in the heart. These men understand that Scripture, by the power of God’s Spirit, is the only instrument that can confront the sinful lusts that reside in the dark crevices of the heart. With biblical precision and pastoral care, Strachan and Peacock demonstrate the connection between heart desires and sinful behavior. You would do well to heed their biblical warning and instruction to tackle sinful actions by practically confronting sinful desires with the truth of God. -- T. Dale Johnson, Jr. (Executive Director, ACBC & Associate Professor of Biblical Counseling, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Kansas City, Missouri)I enthusiastically endorse this biblical sexuality trilogy on lust, homosexuality and transgenderism, written by men of conviction (Strachan and Peacock), who know what God has revealed in His Word and who understand the sinful struggles of fallen humanity. The authors have courageously written about some of the most sensitive issues of our times, denouncing the deviation from God’s original design, while always pointing to the person (Christ) who can give us the victory over such sinful desires and behaviors. If there was ever a generation in need of such a trilogy it is ours. What an insightful and powerful tool this will prove to be for the church of our time. These books are biblical, readable, practical and answer many of the questions many are asking. Every pastor, every leader, in fact, every person who wants to be thoroughly informed about these issues should read this trilogy. -- Miguel Nuñez (Senior Pastor, International Baptist Church, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)This series directly applies biblical truth to urgent matters of human sexuality, and does so with both pastoral sensitivity and theological integrity. All too often the church fails to respond to sexual sin with both compassion and clarity. This series does both, and does so with courage, verve, and an ever–present reminder that Jesus Christ is making all things new. -- David Talcott (Assistant Professor of Philosophy, The King’s College, New York City)

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Book SynopsisBiblical fatherhood cannot be outsourced. Fathers are the primary disciple makers in the home. Our children are following our lead, but where are we leading them? Are we leading them towards the perfect Father, encouraging them to grow in their faith and to become the adults that God made them to be? What does a godly dad look like?Trade ReviewKent Evans writes like I think – in short, easy–to–digest paragraphs that get straight to the point. No psychobabble here – Kent bases his advice on the timeless wisdom of the Bible. If you’re serious about becoming a great Dad, read this book. -- David Murrow (Director, Church for Men & Author of ‘Why Men Hate Going to Church’)As a father myself, I know that being a godly dad is not easy. It’s a daily battle. Kent Evans knows this firsthand. He’s in the fight with us dads, battling for his own walk, his marriage and his children. I’ve watched him grow as a husband, father, and leader within our church. -- Kyle Idleman (Senior Pastor, Southeast Christian Church, Middletown, Kentucky & Bestselling author of ‘Not a Fan’)… a game–changer for dads who want to be the dad God created them to be. It will help those dads who want to leave a positive legacy for the generations that come after them. This book will change your life and legacy! -- John Finch (Storyteller and Creator of The Father Effect Movie)… easy, funny and energizing to read…but it’s not light. He cuts to the chase, gets to the heart and elevates God’s Fatherhood and His guidance to be a godly father. Get this book and give it to all the dads you know. -- Jeff Kemp (Author of ‘Facing the Blitz: Three Strategies for Turning Trials into Triumphs’)… a must–read book for any man who is looking for a practical, biblical approach for the journey of discipling his children. Kent does a masterful job of encouraging dads to fulfill their God–given assignment of making disciples of his children and will revolutionize your approach to being a dad. -- Dennis Rainey (Father of six and grandfather of 26 & Former President and CEO, FamilyLife)If you’re feeling like fatherhood is hard and you’d like some help on your way, The Manhood Journey is the perfect book for you.This book is practical, honest, easy–to–read and full of Biblical truth. If you want to grow into a Biblical father, this book can help. -- Pat Combs (Former MLB Pitcher and Olympic Gold Medalist Author of More Than The Score: How Parents and Coaches can Cultivate Virtue in Youth Athletes)Simple. Practical. Biblical. It will challenge the most mature dad. But it is also very accessible for the new dad trying to get his footing on this shaking, scary ground that is fatherhood. I commend both this book and the man behind it. -- Brian Croft (Pastor, Auburndale Baptist Church, Louisville, Kentucky and Founder, Practical Shepherding)The Manhood Journey is packed with every day–practicality you’ll be able to apply and use right away. Kent has written an easy–to–read handbook for dads just waking up to their calling and responsibility as well as a refresher for men desperate for a spiritual restart. -- Darren Walter (Lead Pastor, Current – A Christian Church, Katy, Texas)The biblical mandate of discipleship in the home is urgent for this generation of Christians, and Kent helps you navigate through with practical guidance and biblical truth. -- Jonathan Hayashi (Pastor and Author of ‘Ordinary Radicals: A Return to Christ–Centered Discipleship’)… this book provides excellent, practical, Biblical advice on parenting. It’s presented in a readable, humorous style that is often hard to put down. Wherever you are in your journey as a dad, Kent’s book will assist you on your course toward becoming a godly father. -- Bob Russell (Retired Senior Minister, Southeast Christian Church, Middletown, Kentucky)No time is wasted in pushing men forward on the road to deeper trust, richer prayer, stronger relationships, and clearer vision. This is a book for men who long to be spiritual leaders, but who realize that the only way to lead effectively is by following Jesus wholeheartedly. -- Joe Barnard (Pastor, Holyrood Evangelical Church, Edinburgh Author of The Way Forward, and Surviving the Trenches )You can’t start educating a boy too soon and there is no person more qualified to do so than father. This is a mandate that must be restored.Kent Evans is singing a song that must be sung with steps that can be followed. -- Tommy Nelson (Senior Pastor, Denton Bible Church, Denton, Texas & author of several best–selling books)We are told today that fathers are dispensable, and sixty years of ‘sexual freedom’ have resulted in historically unprecedented levels of fatherlessness in many nations of the world. We see the fallout all around us. This book is an inspiring reminder that fatherhood is a high calling. Kent Evans charts out – in an engaging and practical way – how men can draw on God’s unfailing resources of wisdom and grace to fulfil their calling to be godly leaders in the family. -- Sharon James (Social Policy Analyst, The Christian Institute)Whether you’re a new dad or one who wishes he could hit the ‘rewind’ button, this book will open your eyes to biblical truths that will encourage you for the road ahead. -- Tom Harper (Author of ‘Servant Leader Strong: Uniting Biblical Wisdom and High–Performance Leadership’)

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Book SynopsisAn enriching companion to Terry L. Johnson’s popular Family Worship Book The practice of family worship has been a foundation stone of faith for many families across many generations. In his book The Family Worship Book, Terry L. Johnson aided families to have meaningful times of devotion together. In this supplement to The Family Worship Book Terry L. Johnson seeks to strengthen, clarify and enrich those devotions. He begins by looking at the godly home, which provides the vital context in which family worship occurs. Then the biblical and theological arguments for daily family worship in are examined drawing from the Old and New Testaments as well as the classic authors. Once the case for family worship has been made, Johnson then moves on to develop the elements or practices of which family worship consists, as well as helpful tips for establishing the discipline practice of family worship. Finally, he discusses catechizing. Together, this monogram provides a feast of classic Reformed insight. Trade ReviewThis is a short book, but has long term consequences for you and your family. Get it and read it. Then get on your knees and pray for strength to put it into practice. -- Bill Barcley (Senior Pastor, Sovereign Grace Presbyterian Church, Charlotte, North Carolina Adjunct Professor of New Testament, Reformed Theological Seminary)… helps to unearth the treasure trove of precious truths from our past to the end that we might know better how to live as becomes the followers of Jesus Christ today. -- Burk Parsons (Senior Pastor of Saint Andrew’s Chapel, Sanford, Florida and Editor of Tabletalk magazine)It is vital that we recover the practice of family worship. Here we find Biblical principles, pastoral encouragement, and practical examples to help us. May it be widely used to help parents, so that our children are instructed in the ways of the Lord and ultimately come to know the Saviour. -- Bill James (Principal, London Seminary, London, UK)Clear, concise, and compelling, it grips the soul with a divine imperative and yet, warms the heart with the friendly touch of a father’s hand upon the shoulder. I feel sure my family shall be very much the better for its arrival, and yours can be too if you will but read, mark, learn, and practically apply its truth to your most precious of all possessions – your family. -- Neil Stewart (Pastor, Christ Covenant Church, Greensboro, North Carolina)I learn something from Terry Johnson about historic Christian worship (whether public, private or family) every time I read him. This book (a wonderful companion to my well–worn copy of his Family Worship Book) is not only a practical help to families seeking to strengthen (or begin) their practice of family devotions, but has multiple other uses and applications. It is something that I will use with those preparing for the ministry. Its rich devotional and historical theological insights have already blessed me as I read it myself. -- Ligon Duncan (Chancellor and CEO, Reformed Theological Seminary)… taps into deep streams of Biblical and traditional wisdom in order to show parents how a recovery of family worship is perhaps the most important thing that we can be doing in order to raise our children as disciples of Jesus. -- Joe Barnard (Pastor, Holyrood Evangelical Church, Edinburgh Author of The Way Forward, and Surviving the Trenches )… a biblical yet practical resource to encourage family times together around the throne of grace. This book will help you to deepen your understanding or sharpen your practice of family worship, Read it! Use it! Share it! -- H.B. Charles (Pastor–teacher, Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church, Jacksonville, Florida; speaker and author of several books)

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Book SynopsisHave you heard of Spurgeon? Preacher, evangelist and stalwart patriarch of the Modern Western Church today. If the cliché ‘behind every great man is a strong woman’, is true, then Susannah Spurgeon remains one of the matriarchs of the same tradition. Spurgeon was the bone companion of her husband. As a pastoral assistant, as Charles’ wife and support through trials, this woman’s biography has been a long time coming. Mary Mohler has gathered information on Susie from sources spanning letters, devotionals and biographies. The result is a thoughtful, sympathetic and endearing epitaph to a sister in Christ, whose voice can no longer be ignored. Mohler allows room for academics, mothers, daughters and wives to dwell on Spurgeon’s joyful eagerness in Christ.Trade ReviewThis is an extraordinary account of an extraordinary woman. Too often dismissed as the invalid wife of a great preacher, Susannah Spurgeon was in truth a ‘woman of valour’ (Proverbs 31:10) and a partner in the gospel with her husband. When the great explorer David Livingstone asked Spurgeon how he did the work of two men every day, the reply came: “You have forgotten that there are two of us, and the one you see the least of, often does the most work.” Susannah did suffer years of chronic and debilitating illness, but through it all she looked eagerly for ways to serve the Lord. Her famous book ministry, for example, supplied thousands of needy pastors and students with good literature. This is a delightful, engaging, and inspiring portrayal of Susannah’s life, with the bonus selection of extracts from her various devotional books. Throughout, we are reminded that we can know even more of God’s grace as the burdens grow greater. -- Sharon James (Social Policy Analyst, The Christian Institute)… fabulous … bears out the truth of the remark, ‘Christian churches little know what they owe to the wives of their pastors’. Well–researched and well–written, this new study offers both a fresh reflection on the way a great leader is shaped but also on how God uses the gifts of all of his people. -- Michael A. G. Haykin (Professor of Church History and Biblical Spirituality, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky)As Susie’s great–great–granddaughter, I am deeply grateful to Mary Mohler who has used writings about and by Susie, together with her own personal insight, to draw out indispensable lessons for us today in how we can honour God and our husbands as we live ‘a life of joyful eagerness in Christ’. -- Susannah Spurgeon Cochrane (Great–great–granddaughter of Charles and Susannah Spurgeon )… lucid, informative, and faith–inspiring. … Her devotion, perseverance, and humble gratitude are portrayed as reflections of the grace of God. -- Megan DeVore (Associate Professor of Church History and Early Christian Studies, Colorado Christian University, Colorado)I think it is exactly what Mrs. Spurgeon would have hoped to be done with God’s work in her life. This is my favourite book on Susannah Spurgeon. -- Connie Dever (Wife of Mark Dever, Senior Pastor, Capitol Hill Baptist Church, Washington D.C.)

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Book SynopsisTo be human means to try and sometimes fail, to love and sometimes lose, to risk and sometimes regret. There are times when we realize where our choices have brought us and we're afraid to be honest--with ourselves, with others, with God--about how we're really feeling and how we got to where we are. Because what if no one understands? What if they think less of us? What if God is disappointed with us? Eryn Eddy wants you to know that no matter your past mistakes, relationship status, career choice, or feelings, nothing can change the truth that you are so worth loving. In this openhearted book, she takes you by the hand and helps you look in, look up, and look out, exploring your relationship with yourself, God, and others. She gives you permission to feel deeply and openly before God, who isn't afraid of our feelings, no matter what they are. And she lovingly reminds you that you are not crazy, you are not alone, and you will get through this.

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Book SynopsisLife is not always as we imagined it would be. Sheila Walsh wants you to face the pain of yesterday head-on and then start again, from right where you are. In this companion study guide to It's Okay Not to Be Okay, she helps you overcome the same old rut of struggles and pain by changing the way you think about God, yourself, and your everyday life. Her practical, doable, daily strategies will help you move forward one step at a time, knowing God will never let you down.

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Book SynopsisPrayer is one of the most powerful, life-changing things we will ever do, and yet we often struggle. It's hard to find the time. It's repetitive, we get distracted and sometimes even bored. And the answers often feel few and far between. In this companion study guide to Praying Women, bestselling author Sheila Walsh shares practical helps directly from God's Word, showing you how to know what to say, how to pray as a joy-filled warrior, and how to let go of the past and stand on God's promises for you now.

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Book SynopsisMuch pro-life ministry is focused on encouraging women to say yes to life rather than terminate their pregnancies. But what happens after that decision has been made? Who will provide that mother, who likely considered abortion because she could not see how she could afford to have a child, with the long-term emotional support, education, and guidance that will help her out of poverty? Economics and abortion are intrinsically linked, and if pro-life ministry is to make a real difference in the lives of women and families, it must expand its perspective beyond that initial yes in order to address the underlying problem of generational poverty. In Beyond Her Yes, cofounder of RENEW Life Center Marisol Maldonado Rodriguez helps you understand the full impact that poverty has on women making life decisions and then shows how a comprehensive approach to pro-life ministries can make a far greater impact. Saving the lives of the not-yet-born is just the first step. Discover how you can be part of saving entire families from a life of hardship and hard choices.

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Book SynopsisA young mother's life is forever changed and her faith in God is broken when her son in diagnosed with several birth defects. Restore and grow your faith as you read about Hilary Yancey's personal journey back to God.Hilary Yancey thought she had unshakable faith until it was truly tested. Married to her college sweetheart and jubilantly expecting their first child, when a routine ultrasound revealed her baby's significant facial cleft, a missing eye, and one especially tiny ear, Hilary asked God for a miracle and believed her son would be healed.But he wasn't. And the weeks the couple spent beside their baby's hospital bed became a spiritual exile for the young mother, where she contemplated faith, nearly lost all of it she had, wrestled with anger with God, and was reintroduced to Him by her beautiful baby boy, Jackson.For readers of spiritual narrative, new parents in the midst of the challenge, anyone who has experienced faith-shattering circumstances, or those who find themselves lost in the wilderness of shaken belief, this book will provoke honest self-reflection and encouragement through a mother's vulnerable, raw account of her journey back to God.

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Book SynopsisUnleash your can-do attitude and find power in your mindset with renowned Bible teacher and #1 New York Times bestselling author Joyce Meyer.Joyce Meyer has a knack for coining phrases (Joyce-isms) and one of her best loved is "Where the mind goes, the man follows."Meyer provides keys for "powerful thinking," giving the reader an ability to use the mind as a tool to achievement.In Powerful Thinking, a book small and portable enough to fit in a purse, suitcase, backpack, briefcase, or even a pocket, she outlines a flexible program to turn thoughts into habits, and habits into success. Sections include: The Power of a Positive You Keeping Your Attitude at the Right Altitude The Power of Perspective More Power To You Nobody has more of a "can-do" attitude than Joyce Meyer. Now you can, too!

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Book SynopsisTwo principles capture the essence of the official Catholic position on the morality of sexuality: first, that any human genital act must occur within the framework of heterosexual marriage; second, each and every marriage act must remain open to the transmission of life. In this comprehensive overview of Catholicism and sexuality, theologians Todd A. Salzman and Michael G. Lawler examine and challenge these principles. Remaining firmly within the Catholic tradition, they contend that the church is being inconsistent in its teaching by adopting a dynamic, historically conscious anthropology and worldview on social ethics and the interpretation of scripture while adopting a static, classicist anthropology and worldview on sexual ethics.While some documents from Vatican II, like "Gaudium et spes" ('the marital act promotes self-giving by which spouses enrich each other'), gave hope for a renewed understanding of sexuality, the church has not carried out the full implications of this approach. In short, say Salzman and Lawler: emphasize relationships, not acts, and recognize Christianity's historically and culturally conditioned understanding of human sexuality. "The Sexual Person" draws historically, methodologically, and anthropologically from the best of Catholic tradition and provides a context for current theological debates between traditionalists and revisionists, regarding marriage, cohabitation, homosexuality, reproductive technologies, and what it means to be human. This daring and potentially revolutionary book will be sure to provoke constructive dialogue among theologians, and between theologians and the Magisterium.Trade ReviewStimulating reading for theologians and graduate students. Religious Studies Review Salzman and Lawler have succeeded brilliantly in combining a rigorous historical-critical engagement of the Catholic moral tradition with a set of creative, forward-looking proposals ... Salzman and Lawler have written an engaging, well-researched book that handles extremely complicated and controversial questions in a nuanced and intellectually rigorous manner. Theological Studies The present volume is their clearest and most detailed critical inquiry into sexual anthropology to date. The dialogue that this volume should generate between the authors and the advocates of the New Natural Law Theory will be very valuable. Catholic Library World Todd Salzman and Michael Lawler's new book ... is among the most important works in Catholic sexual ethics to emerge in the last two decades ... Their book will be noticed because of its controversial positions on contraception, same-sex relationships, cohabitation and artificial means of reproduction. However, its contribution is its clear articulation of a person-centered natural-law ethic that offers Catholics an authentic way to think about sex in relation to their faith. National Catholic Reporter They cover the whole gamut of issues in sexual ethics in impressive and thoroughly scholarly detail. They are conversant with the results of a wide range of recent studies in sexual psychology; and this material is effectively integrated into a tight philosophical argument ... it is very refreshing to read such a balanced treatment, controversial but not at all combative or defensive in tone. Their conclusions are thoroughly constructive and very convincing. Overall, it is a most impressive achievement. The Way [Salzman and Lawler] move among four foci: the Catholic tradition, the school they characterize as the "New Natural Law Theory," the Revisionist school, and their own constructive synthesis. The careful critiques of the three positions are worth the price of the book but their positive reconstruction (so often missing in critical works) is equally valuable... Their work has a carefully constructed base of historical and sociological analysis as well as the requisite theology. It is well researched, carefully documented and logically argued. Horizons An unusually rich resource for a dialogue on sexual ethics among a diverse group of religious ethicists who seek more fruitfully to articulate how Christians are called to shape their sexual lives in the contemporary world. Conversations in Religion and TheologyTable of ContentsForewordCharles E. Curran Prologue 1. Sexual Morality in the Catholic Tradition: A Brief HistoryHistoricitySexuality and Sexual Ethics in Ancient Greece and RomeSexuality and Sexual Ethics in the Catholic TraditionReading Sacred ScriptureThe Fathers of the ChurchThe PenitentialsScholastic DoctrineThe Modern PeriodConclusion 2. Natural Law and Sexual Anthropology: Catholic Traditionalists"Nature" DefinedThe Revision of Catholic Moral TheologyNatural Law and Sexual AnthropologyTraditionalists and Sexual AnthropologyConclusion 3. Natural Law and Sexual Anthropology: Catholic RevisionistsRevisionist Critiques of Traditionalist AnthropologiesKarl Rahner: Transcendental FreedomRevisionists and Sexual AnthropologyConclusion 4. Unitive Sexual Morality: A Revised Foundational Principle and AnthropologyGaudium et Spes and a Foundational Sexual PrincipleThe Relationship between Conjugal Love and Sexual IntercourseMultiple Dimensions of Human SexualityTruly Human and ComplementarityConclusion 5. Marital MoralityMarital Intercourse and MoralityNNLT and Marital MoralityModern Catholic Thought And Marital MoralityMarital Morality and ContraceptionA Renewed Principle of Human Sexuality and ContraceptionConclusion 6. Cohabitation and the Process of MarryingCohabitation in the Contemporary WestBetrothal and the Christian TraditionComplementarity and Nuptial CohabitationConclusion 7. HomosexualityThe Bible and HomosexualityMagisterial Teaching on Homosexual Acts and RelationshipsThe Moral Sense of the Christian People and Homosexual ActsThe Morality of Homosexual Acts ReconsideredConclusion 8. Artificial Reproductive TechnologiesDefining Artificial Reproductive TechnologiesThe CDF Instruction and Artificial Reproductive TechnologiesParental Complementarity, Relational Considerations, and Social EthicsConclusion Epilogue

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