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A worship disorder: This is how Edward T. Welch views addictions. "Will we worship our own desires or will we worship the true God?" With this lens the author discovers far more in Scripture on addictions than passages on drunkenness.

Want to Simplify Your Life? It happens to the best of us. Purchases, paperwork, gifts, and keepsakes accumulate. Before we know it, we’ve amassed a mountain that seems too massive to move. We upsize to accommodate sentimental items we can’t bear to part with. Bills read like our possessions own us, rather than the other way around. Are you swamped by stuff? Clobbered by clutter? Tired of budgeting excess housing and storage? Would you like to simplify, minimize, or lighten your load? Need tips on helping a parent or elder downsize? Want to trade the “stuff of life” for a more ...

If you're in a job interview, how should you think about the mindset of the interviewer? If you've just been promoted, how do you handle the tensions of managing former peers? And what are the telltale mental signs that it's time to start planning your next career move? Professor, author, and popular radio host Art Markman focuses on three essential elements of a successful career - getting a job, excelling at work, and finding your next position - and expertly illustrates how cognitive science, especially psychology, sheds fascinating and useful light on each of these elements.

Discover how to: Develop a positive mindset that enhances every aspect of your relationship. Communicate more effectively and authentically with your partner. Build self-love and confidence that radiates into your relationships. Navigate conflict with grace and understanding. Cultivate a relationship that reflects your deepest values and desires. Whether you're looking to strengthen your current relationship or prepare yourself for a future one, "Embracing Love" is a heartfelt guide that will inspire and empower you to live and love fully. Start your journey towards a more positive, ...

Most people don't realize how much unresolved emotional pain they carry around. They don't know why they always feel depressed, anxious, victimized, or disappointed. They wonder why they keep making the same self-sabotaging impulsive decisions. These patterns often stem from their lost inner child, which carries a false narrative that has been on repeat since childhood.

Are you struggling in your marriage and wondering whether or not it will survive? If you are asking yourself this question, this book by marriage and relationship coach Liam Naden will help you. Just some of the things you will learn are: - How to know if your marriage is able to be saved or not - Why some marriages succeed while others fail - What you can do to stop your spouse from wanting to leave - The two questions you must ask yourself before you decide whether or not to separate - and much more One of the biggest problems couples face when their marriage is in difficulty is confusion...

In this revised and updated edition of the best-selling book A Lifelong Love, author Gary Thomas shares that when couples pursue spiritual purpose and worship it builds lasting intimacy and friendship between them. Whether listeners are feeling discouraged about their marriage or simply want to infuse their relationship with greater spiritual and relational passion, A Lifelong Love offers the guidance they need to embrace the eternal intentions that God has for them.

What does the Bible really say about divorce and remarriage? Are you unclear how the Bible's directives about divorce and remarriage apply to contemporary conflicts? You might be looking for solid biblical counsel for your family, friends, or small group. Maybe even for yourself. With its high view of the authority of Scripture and God's mystical, one-flesh union called marriage, this in-depth study respectfully examines hot-button topics relevant to both husbands and wives who have suffered the heartbreak of betrayed marital vows. Who does God see as the innocent spouse? What are legit ...

Though many of us can point to patterns of brokenness in our lives, we don't know why they're there. No matter how hard we work, we can't seem to outrun the very things that break our hearts. That's because our everyday setbacks are rooted in our unaddressed wounds. Guided by seminary-trained licensed trauma therapist Kobe Campbell, Why Am I Like This? will help you develop courage as you dare to turn your heart toward your brokenness, uncover uncomfortable truths, and learn how to invite God into your past and present pain.

Most Christian parenting books are ready with exact practices every family should follow in order to raise obedient children. In this obedience-training model, faith is a wall, constructed brick by brick, as adults tell children what to believe and how to behave. But what if obedience is not the goal of Christian parenting? What if it’s our job as parents to instead help our kids get to know God and discover that God can be trusted? Woven can help children anchor to who God is and have faith practices that are rich, textured, and all their own.

For anyone looking to fix their troubled relationship, this book is your go-to guide. In "Saving Your Relationship," Charlott Malabago outlines a clear three-phase approach to resolving conflicts that may be harming your love and connection. Whether you're stuck in constant fights or feeling distant from each other, this book offers practical solutions to help you come closer and build a stronger, happier relationship. With this book, you'll grasp the dynamics of your relationship and find easy-to-use tips and tools to reignite your love. From better communication to handling conflicts and ...

Have you identified Anxious Attachment as being one of the reasons you struggle in romantic relationships? Author Rikki Cloos (of The Anxious Hearts Guide) has created a 21 Day Challenge to help walk you through three weeks toward healing your anxious attachment and reducing relationship anxiety. Read one short chapter per day and implement the challenges within each chapter to find your relationship health improving with each new concept you uncover. Join the community of over 100,000 anxious hearts on Instagram at @AnxiousHeartsGuide to discuss your progress!

What image best describes your life? A well-nourished, deeply-rooted, overflowing shade tree? Or a shriveled-up, fallen-down, hollowed-out stump? We know what a tree needs in order to thrive. Just take away the water, the sun, the soil and watch what happens. The nutrients a tree is given determines how healthy and vibrant that tree will grow. The same is true for people. If we are not planted properly or given the nutrients necessary for our overall health and functioning, we too, will struggle to survive. We will wind up empty, resentful, exhausted. The opposite of anything deeply rooted ...

Every relationship has its highs and lows, but we often don't know what to do with our "lows," or how we ended up there. What is creating friction, exacerbating our pain, and standing in the way of intimacy? More often than not, it is the stories of our past drifting into the present. But if we are willing to look at them closely, we will be able to write a new story for the future. With more than seventy years of therapeutic experience combined, Dan Allender and Steve Call demonstrate how God is inviting you and your partner to a wild faith journey with the hope of transformation.

Is your marriage right for you? Should you stay and work out your problems - or simply leave? If you are in the wrong marriage you will never be happy. Period. This important book by marriage coach Liam Naden will show you exactly whether or not you are in the right relationship. Just some of the things you will learn: - six steps to determine if you are in the right marriage - how to decide if you should stay or end the marriage - the "hidden" reasons why deciding on the future of your marriage is the most important decision you will ever make - the true purpose of your marriage (it's ...

Your relationship with your spouse should be modeled after your relationship with Jesus – and vice versa. This is good news, if you have an intimate relationship with Jesus, but not-so-good news if your relationship with Jesus is about duty and obligation. The two will usually go hand in hand. If your relationship with Jesus is warm and intimate and consists of close fellowship, it is relatively simple to have the same relationship with your spouse. And likewise, if your relationship with your spouse is warm and intimate and consists of close fellowship, you are more likely to pursue the ...

Couples therapist Dr. Tracy Dalgleish has spent the last seventeen years dedicated to helping hundreds of couples in distress find hope and healing, sometimes by staying together and other times not. Breakdowns in communication, lack of intimacy, infidelity, overbearing in-laws and exes (to name a few)―she's seen it all. Shortly after the birth of her first child, Dr. Tracy suddenly began to see herself in her clients' narratives.

Conventional wisdom says that "it takes two" to turn a troubled marriage around and that both partners must have a shared commitment to change. So when couples can't agree on how - or whether - to make their marriage better, many give up or settle for a less-than-satisfying marriage (or think the only way out is divorce). Fortunately, there is an alternative. It Takes One to Tango is a groundbreaking guide that shows how one determined partner can spark lasting, significant change in a marriage.

Life is full of choices. We make many by choosing to do them, and many others by making no choice at all and letting them just happen to us. During this separation you actually have three immediate choices. Keep reacting and responding to things the way you have always done, and keep getting the same results you always have. Just give up and get the divorce, and hope you don't make the same mistake with the next person you marry. Seek God's leading and obey Him as he works at healing your wounded relationship (no matter how long it takes).This book will concentrate on the last choice. By ...

You CAN save your marriage in 30 Days or Less….. IF you have the right plan and are prepared to follow it. In this ground-breaking book, marriage and relationship coach Liam Naden shows the exact steps you need to follow to get you and your spouse together - and happy again! - in less than a month. In addition you will learn: - the 3 things you MUST have to save your marriage. Without these, saving your marriage will be virtually impossible. - why it takes 30 days (and no more than that) to save and transform your marriage - how to heal the hurt and restore the intimacy and trust in your ...