Choosing Intimacy: Exploring Christ’s Model for Mutuality and Deeply Connected Relationships
From Genesis to Revelation, Choosing Intimacy goes on an in-depth exploration to discover the biblical foundation for mutual intimacy.
People are lonely. Too many suffer from fractured relationships and simultaneously long for deep connection with friends, family members, and co-workers. But the unrelenting persistence of addictions, abuse of authority, and struggle with depression, anxiety, and anger leave people feeling empty and powerless.
Increasing numbers of Christians entering counseling offices wonder why a love for the Lord, obedience to God’s Word, and commitment to clearly defined roles do not result in satisfying intimate relationships. Where did it all go wrong?
Choosing Intimacy offers a refreshing biblical perspective, over 40 years of professional counseling experience, personal insights, and practical skills for overcoming the power struggles that strangle intimacy.
The Christmas Tea Shoppe - Jaclyn E. Robinson
Abigail Hart is a hometown girl. Okay, maybe not in the traditional sense. But she does love her aunt, who owns The Christmas Tea Shoppe on Main Street, which is why Abby moves back home to help out when Aunt Sara gets sick. Now if only she could stuff her emotional baggage into her suitcase the way she did her clothing. Homily may be small, but its gossip mill is thriving and so are some of its more eccentric residents. How bad could it be?
Matthew Dixon has life figured out. He's living in the only place he ever wanted to call home and working as an ER attending physician at the local hospital. That is, until Abigail Hart makes an appearance in his waiting room. Suddenly, life has so much more to offer. All he has to do is convince her life would be better together. How hard could it be?
Looking for a little Christmas spirit all year round? Get cozy with a soft blanket and cup of grace in The Christmas Tea Shoppe, offering a sweet romance and a little magic no matter the season.
Plan Be - Denny Hanrahan
God’s plan might not be plan “A” or even plan “B,” but it is a better plan for wholeness and wellness—a Plan BE.
Denny Hanrahan spent many years as a Project Manager on the performance treadmill, striving to obtain results and claw his way ahead, only to find emptiness and depression after several major setbacks. At the end of his rope, he surrendered to the hand of God, and in doing so discovered a new plan of freedom and joy—not for how to do the next thing, but for how to be.
In Plan BE, Denny Hanrahan explains that depending on one’s will, effort and determination may accomplish tasks in the short-term, but it may also prevent that person from discovering God’s direction for their life. According to Denny, God is more interested in an individual’s character than their performance, and He longs for his people to trust Him with their lives, instead of operating in our own strength. Plan BE guides Christ-followers to prioritize time with God and seek spiritual growth and understanding, in order to serve the world like Christ, with a spirit of freedom, peace and joy.
Magnolia’s Wedding Journey: A Storybook Planner for Your Special Day - Denise Fehler
Magnolias Wedding Journey helps brides alleviate stress in planning their wedding.
Based on her 20 years of experience in the bridal industry, Denise Fehler is very familiar with the issues brides have when using different wedding planners. That is why she has incorporated the magical journey of Magnolia and Cashmere in Magnolias Wedding Journey by weaving helpful hints throughout the story.
Magnolias Wedding Journey is a wedding story about the journey of Magnolia, a whimsical Bunny rabbit, in planning her wedding. Magnolia's story sets the tone for a beautifully illustrated, highly detailed, practical wedding planner. Brides will be delighted by the enchanting story and full-color illustrations, along with the worksheets that will serve as preparation and a treasured memento of their special day.
Biblical HR - Brett Billups
In Eden, God gifted us with the responsibility and honor of work, but working in a fallen world with fallen people is no walk in the garden. In Biblical HR, Bret Billups examines God’s Word for the workplace wisdom; not only general godly principles, but also practical advice for day-to-day behavior.
To learn more visit:
https://biblicalhr.com/
Profile Magazine - Gig Harbor Chamber of Commerce
For the past five years, Inspira has been honored to produce the content for the magazine of the Gig Harbor Chamber of Commerce: Profile. With our staff of talented writers and editors, we are pleased to provide organizations who need content for their periodical publications, websites, blogs, or social media. Ask us about our content writing to learn how your site, organization, or publication can take advantage of our writing and editorial services.
For more information visit the official Gig Harbor Chamber of Commerce website: https://www.gigharborchamber.net/
The Only Thing - Dave Horning
Will two combatants in a hard-fought wrestling match overcome their differences and uncover what really matters?
With the score tied at 9, and only 26 seconds left, will Bobby McCoy complete his escape and take the lead, or will Jackie James put Bobby on his back and seal the victory? For both teenagers, winning the high school wrestling match is crucial. Bobby needs the victory to show his demanding father that he is tough, and thereby secure his future; Jackie needs to impress the college football coaches in the stands that he is a winner who deserves a full-ride athletic scholarship.
The stakes could not be higher for either Bobby or Jackie. Will they do whatever it takes to win? At this moment, winning is .THE ONLY THING that matters.
But after the match, an unexpected conversation changes everything.
Join Bobby, his teammates, and Jackie as they navigate their way through life in February of 1971 in Columbus, Ohio. Against a backdrop of enveloping historical events, including the Vietnam draft, school segregation, and other issues of the day, they discover the only thing that really matters.
Hearing God’s Voice - Tom Jonez and Mike Riches
Hearing God’s Voice by Tom Jonez Does God really speak today? Can we hear Him? Sometimes, if we receive a providential answer to our prayers, we do have the sense that Someone, somewhere, is listening to us. But is it possible that we can also listen to that Someone? Is it possible that He has a voice, and that we can train our ears to hear and respond to Him? According to the Scriptures, that is precisely the case. In fact, hearing from God is perfectly normal - at least it ought to be for every one of His children. It’s the way God designed it all along! In this manual, as part of the Hearing God’s Voice course, participants will learn powerful truths and principles for returning to God’s biblical normal when it comes to communicating with Him. The Hearing God’s Voice course is designed as a follow-on course after the Living Set Free course.
For more information visit: www.sycamorecommission.org
I am D-1 - Chris Meadows
In my decades of training and coaching basketball and seeing athletes go on to Division 1 programs, I've seen some tremendous success stories, as well as players and families who struggled along the way, for various reasons. Over the years, I have compiled my experiences and observations into concrete thoughts that became the foundation for this book. Here, I attempt to point out some of the roadblocks, challenges, and opportunities that await student athletes and families who pursue D-1 scholarships on the road of travel basketball This book is written for you, the parent who wants to support and advocate for your child, to prepare and equip you for success. This book is also written for you, the student athlete, as you learn to OWN the journey, and take responsibility for all YOU can do to claim the prize you seek: a scholarship and a place on a D-1 roster. I have endeavored to speak to both audiences in this book-the parent and the player. The path of D-1 sports is not an easy one, but it IS a memorable one. I hope this book will provide you with the information and direction you need to be successful, and to enjoy every minute of your journey on the road of travel basketball.
To learn more visit:
https://www.iamd1thebook.com/
Kid Fit for Fun - Erin Crain
In Kid Fit for Fun, children's fitness instructor Erin Crain provides parents, coaches, and kids with challenging exercises, encouragement, inspiration, and lots of fun facts about the marvelous human body. Children will learn:
- Fun exercises that build general physical skills - The nine foundational movements - Body strength and development
- How different organs and systems in their body work to keep them healthy
- Why faith and love are as important to health as exercise This beautifully hand-drawn and lettered manual provides instructions and exercises you can start with right away, and is suitable for school, club, or home use. Fitness should be fun! So, get ready to be entertained, informed, and fit-all at the same time!
Wings Not Strings: Parenting Strategies to Let Go with Confidence - Dennis Trittin and Arlyn Lawrence
We all want to raise and release responsible, motivated, and self-confident children who are ready to take on the world and fulfill their dreams. But, signs are everywhere that young adults are struggling after they leave home. Meanwhile, many parents are grappling with the practical and emotional demands of the teen years and preparing their children for independence.
In Wings Not Strings, you’ll be encouraged and equipped with powerful parenting strategies to help you:
· conquer your fears, empower your children, and let go naturally
· avoid the pitfalls of contemporary parenting approaches
· prepare your children with essential skills for college, career, and life
· position yourself (and them) for a thriving adult-to-adult relationship
For more information visit Dennis’s website: www.dennistrittin.com
The Keeper and the Compass - Katie Baker
The World of the Compass is one of adventure, danger, beauty, and friendship. What story will be next? Who will Jenny and Josh meet? Will they make it home alive?
When a determined but unable sorceress kidnaps their parents and imprisons them in a book, Jenny Fletcher and Josh Park find themselves deep in the world of the Compass- their ticket to unprecedented adventure and finding their families. The compass can take them into any book … but not without risk.
The Sorceress has left them a random note demanding items from fie familiar but dark fairy tales in exchange for information on their loved ones. Jenny and Josh must rely on quirky and capable new friends within the world of the Compass for training and support to survive the fairy tales, to obtain the desired items, and face the Sorceress herself.
As they risk their lives to rescue their families, they struggle with doubt and fear, wondering if they have the courage to finish what they’ve started and avoid death in the process.
Learn more at Katie’s website: www.katiebakerwrites.com
Becoming Dads: A Mission to Restore Absent Fathers - Marvin Charles and Jamie Bohnett
Most child advocates agree that fatherlessness goes beyond the boundaries of race and socio-economic status—and is the root of almost every social ill faced by children in our society. Children from fatherless homes are more likely to live in poverty, become involved in drugs, alcohol abuse, and crime, drop out of school, and suffer from health and emotional problems. Without any real, lasting intervention, this cycle continues and expands from generation to generation—unless an individual does what it takes to stop it.
Combining heart-wrenching realities with vital statistical information that graphically portrays the problem of fatherlessness in our society, Becoming DADS lays out practical strategies for restoring absentee fathers to their families and helping them develop the skills they need to be engaged and effective dads.
Learn more on Marvin’s website: www.aboutdads.org
Parenting for the Launch - Dennis Trittin and Arlyn Lawrence
One minute they’re playing with Legos, the next they’re asking for the car keys, and the next … they’ve graduated and are out the door! This should not be a time of anxiety; it should be a time of preparation and anticipation! In Parenting for the Launch, you’ll find innovative strategies that will help you prepare your teen to soar in adulthood.
Parenting for the Launch is designed to help parents grow in their understanding, effectiveness, and confidence in preparing their teens for a successful launch. It is filled with principles, strategies, thought-provoking questions and exercises to guide today’s parent. It also offers the invaluable perspectives and desires of employers and educators who are working with young adults-- "real world" perspectives on what our children need to thrive in adulthood.
Learn more at Dennis and Arlyn’s website: www.parentingforthelaunch.com
Facing the Blitz - Jeff Kemp
In football, a “blitz” is an all-out attack. Defenses use them to force the quarterback into a mistake and create mayhem and destruction. But by its nature the blitz also creates an opportunity for the quarterback and his team. What looks like the worst play can become the best.
During a life “blitz,” when everything seems like it’s collapsing–financially, relationally, spiritually, or physically–if you take initiative you can do more than just survive. You can grow, succeed, and advance. In Facing the Blitz, Jeff Kemp shares lessons he’s learned through all kinds of life blitzes, both personal and professional. Readers will discover how triumph is about transformation and being others-oriented; having the right mind-set can turn unnecessary fear and misery into courage and joy.
Learn more on Jeff’s website: www.facingtheblitz.com
Unshackled: A Story of Redemption - John Swanger
At the age of 18, John Swanger gained the reputation of being one of America’s most prolific armed robbers. Sentenced to serve 30 years in prison, he was set free after only four.
But a prison of the body is not the same as a prison of the heart… as Swanger relates in his second book. In a continuation of his first book Shackled: A Story of Redemption, Swanger tells the gripping tale of how he went from inmate to evangelist, from prisoner to pastor, called to set prisoners free.
Learn more on John’s website: www.johnswanger.org
Living Set Free and Freedom Prayer Training - Mike Riches
Along with Living Free: Recovering God’s Design for Your Life, the Living Set Free course manual and Freedom Prayer Training workbooks, are offered by Mike Riches and the Sycamore Commission. “Freedom” is at the heart of the life and message of Jesus Christ, and the mission of His followers. Living Free can help you identify where, why, and how you live in bondages of the enemy instead of in God’s freedom and hope. Through Christ’s power, you can break out of those bondages to live in the freedom Jesus purchased for you by His death and resurrection. The Living Set Free course manual is designed to be used in conjunction with a teacher-led Living Set Free course, as is the Freedom Prayer Training Manual.
To learn more visit: www.sycamorecommission.org
Finding the Treasure in Christmas : A Guide to Celebrating Advent for Families With Young Children - John S. Lewis
Sometimes the holiday hustle can make us feel like those who missed the first coming of baby Jesus. What should be so central seems the thing most easily overlooked. For followers of Jesus, our intentional remembering during Advent is perhaps the most important part of getting ready for Christmas.This four-week guide to celebrating the Advent season provides families with young children (toddlers through early elementary) with daily and weekly Scripture readings, prayers, and activities. Easy to follow and full of meaningful ways to bring the real meaning of Christmas to life, your family can use it to build faith and fun holiday memories that will last a lifetime!
Why Did I Just Eat That?: How to Let Go of Emotional Eating and Heal Your Relationship with Food
Get off the diet roller coaster and embark on a life-affirming journey towards a positive and sustainable relationship with food and your body.
In Why Did I Just Eat That? Registered Dietitian, Certified Eating Disorders Specialist, and food therapist Lisa D. Ellis offers nutritional and therapeutic support in this comprehensive guide to healthy eating. She promotes an all-foods-fit model and mindfulness to explain the connection between human emotions, habits, and physical satisfaction. She rejects the toxic constraints of diet culture and instead encourages self-acceptance, eating intuitively, and fundamentally redefining our relationship with food.
The science-backed wisdom, exercises, and activities will empower anyone struggling with food to let go of the idea of perfection and define their relationship with food on their own terms, paving the way for deeper self-discovery and a healthier way of living.
52 Parenting Principles: How to Bring out the Best in Your Kids - Miles Mettler
52 Parenting Principles provides practical and proven principles based on behavior change concepts to help parents enhance and maintain their relationship with their children.
52 Parenting Principles outlines simple strategies to help parents prepare their kids with important life skills for when they leave home. The 52 principles are bite-sized nuggets that parents can learn, understand, and apply weekly or as they choose. With enough theory for context, it emphasizes applications parents can make immediately. Most of the principles can be adopted to fit children of all ages. By reading 52 Parenting Principles, parents feel empowered to make changes they can master and witness relational transformation. Each principle is followed by discussion questions and action steps to help parents understand and integrate what they have learned.
Seventh-Inning Stretch: Reflections on the Game of Life - Dennis Labriola
This is a faith-based book with an intentional slant towards men and biblical manhood. Through the Dennis’ often-humorous storytelling, Seventh-Inning Stretch hopes to create an emotional response from the reader then offers biblical anecdotes to inspire the reader to acknowledge and appreciate the people God placed in their own life. This is not so much a teaching work, but is meant to be entertaining, with an Afterthought after each chapter pointing to a biblical precept. Seventh-Inning Stretch is unique in that it is a collection of short stories, making it easy to read stirring and inspiring the memories and emotions—and hopefully faith—of the reader. It also connects Dennis’ story with God’s story, demonstrating how deeply God cares about and walks with everyone, even if unaware.
A Garden in the Ashes - Lauren L. Nelson
Can a garden grow amid ashes? It happens, but it’s rare. Yet this rareness is what makes it so beautiful—even defiant.
God can transform any life into a thriving garden even a life seeded with fear and shame. InA Garden in the Ashes, Certified Trauma and Resilience Life Coach, Lauren L. Nelson, shares her personal story of hope and healing from childhood ritual abuse. Her life was marked by the ominous weeds of fear, shame, and distrust until God powerfully and mercifully intervened.
This compelling and inspiring story demonstrates how to process painful experiences, while teaching how to break loose from crippling beliefs and patterns to live a life of freedom. Lauren emphasizes the essential role of hope, an empowering reminder of God’s plan and involvement in the journey.
To learn more visit:
https://www.laurenlnelson.com/
Fire & Flood Study Guide - Dawn Morris
Two young women encounter God in pivotal, historical moments—one in the beginning, at the time of the Great Flood, and another at the end, during the Great Tribulation—and draw closer to Him as they watch prophecy unfold.
Fire & Flood by Dawn Morris is a fictional, historical, and futuristic story that challenges readers to discuss and research the many biblical topics it addresses—from interpreting biblical eschatology and prophecy and seeking peace in troubled times to finding salvation from sin and moving beyond the betrayal of false teachers, to investing in community outreach and trusting God’s sovereignty and purpose.
Dawn Morris and Lynnette Field compiled Fire & Flood Study Guide: Digging for Truth in an Age of Deception to facilitate discussion within prayer groups and Bible studies for today’s seekers or believers. A perfect companion to Morris’ novel, this guide shows readers how to sort fact from fiction, how to find hope in God’s promises, and how to apply biblical principles to everyday life.
Broken & Redeemed: Finding Freedom through Complete Surrender - John Jarman
Broken and Redeemed is the story of one man’s journey, beginning with John Jarman’s troubled childhood and challenges as an adult, and resolving as he finds redemption in the grace of God.
John Jarman openly writes his challenges, failures, losses, and blessings on the pages of Broken and Redeemed. While exploring himself through counseling and mentorship, John was led to completely surrender his life to Jesus, finding strength in faith and power through the presence of the Holy Spirit in his life. He shares with readers what helped him reach this critical juncture and transformation in his life, along with relevant self-reflection and discussion questions for group or personal use.
It is John Jarman’s desire that Broken and Redeemed guides readers through a deeper examination of their faith—one that exposes how accepting Christ is easy but walking in true obedience will place them in situations they never thought they would encounter. John knows that listening to God’s voice and following it will lead willing believers on the path He wants to take them; when they get on board with Him, that is when they truly begin to live!
The Miracles of Shepherd’s Hill: An Extraordinary Odyssey of Divine Interventions - Trace Embry
Many said it couldn’t be done. But God had other plans.
Forsaking home and all that was familiar to pursue a divinely inspired vision, Trace and Beth Embry knew only that God was calling them out of their comfort zone and into the great unknown of a life of radical faith. This is the true account of one family's journey to unfamiliar territory where, with only two hundred dollars and a handshake, they would be launched into a more than thirty-year odyssey of miraculous events and struggles that defied all odds. Out of this odyssey, a globally recognized healing work to troubled teens and families was birthed—Shepherd’s Hill Academy.
Jesus Changes Everything - Doug Burleigh
There is a great need today to clarify the enormous difference between accumulating religious information and baggage and embracing a long-term commitment to deeply knowing and following Jesus Christ.
Jesus Changes Everything brilliantly illuminates the person and principles of Jesus and His clarion call to each person to follow Him as a daily lifestyle. More than ever, there is a need to clarify the difference between doing Christian service (working for God) and making a radical commitment to knowing His Son (working with God). People hungry for an authentic relationship with God will be encouraged to know He can be found through knowing and following a Person, not a religion.
Fire and Flood - Dawn Morris
Fire and Flood tells the stories of two young women, one near the beginning of history―at the time of Noahic flood―and one at the end of Earth’s history―at the time of the tribulation of Revelation.
Both women come dramatically to faith in God through the incredible events they encounter. Throughout Fire and Flood, readers marvel at the remarkable similarity between these women’s journeys and their own time in history. As the times women are living in today are equally perilous, with Fire and Flood they will be encouraged by the faithfulness of God to His people.
To learn more visit:
http://dawnmorris.net/
In Plane Sight - Rick Stephens
Throughout In Plane Sight, Rick Stephens lays out his personal life in sweeping detail to show how igniting his spiritual life with God helped him achieve success at work, at home, and at play.
Stephens describes how his experiences were enshrouded within a master plan God had for him from the beginning―not a predestined plan of “things to do,” but a way of living that led to a life of great adventure, joy, and meaning. After becoming president of two different companies, and being fired from both, Stephens started his own company with a promise from God like that of Abraham many years ago, and a spouse fully on board. Horizon Hobby grew from an idea to become a world leader in the design and development of radio control hobby products, including airplanes, helicopters, cars and beyond. Under Stephens’ leadership the company reached $330 million in revenues with over 700 people in facilities around the world. However, his success in business paled in comparison to the joy of employing biblical principles and living out his faith in the workplace.
Ten Commandments of Investing - San Eng, Tim Eng, Oia Eng
What are the secrets of the greatest investors in history – the Investment Wizards? What are the life principles, investment strategies and rules they all follow to profit, year after year, in all economic cycles?
The Ten Commandments of Investing shares the ten common guiding principles of investing as practiced by the world’s great Investment Wizards. The Ten Commandments of Investing is accessible and applicable to novices and pros alike. Their timeless advice is particularly relevant for investors navigating the post COVID-19 world. Listen to the Investment Wizards! Apply the Ten Commandments to achieve financial freedom through smart investing.
The Doctor Won’t See You Now - Scott Costin
A powerful tidal wave began to form almost 20 years ago when physicians and their employers began implementing policies to significantly reduce or eliminate communication between biopharma representatives and health care providers. At the same time, pharmaceutical and biologics employers were asking their field force to meet, connect with, and support health care providers whose patients might benefit from their therapies.
It was the perfect storm.
Since the genesis of this wave, impediments and limitations to access by health care delivery entities have increased unabated. Consequently, it appears the doors to health care customers are, for all intensive purposes, closed to biopharmaceutical representatives.
Or are they?
“. . .an unvarnished look at the challenges, roadblocks, risks, and rewards of a career in biopharma and, most importantly, the coaching and examples needed to be successful.” ~Kevin Madden, US Sales Manager, InHealth Technologies
Learn more on Scott’s website: www.thedoctorwontseeyounow.com
One Will Be Left - Dawn Morris
Diabolical evil gains control, promising peace to a devastated world…
After the disappearances of the world’s Christians, hidden powers orchestrate dramatic world events. Natural disasters increase, while wars, and terrorist attacks and disease further threaten the remaining world citizens.
Evil veiled in alluring facades deceives many. What will God do? Who will stand against the malevolent evil of these days? Can anyone who trusts in the true God survive the coming onslaught?
“…this is the spirit of the antichrist, of which you have heard that it is coming, and now is already in the world.” (1 John 4:3, NASB)
Learn more at Dawn’s website: www.dawnmorris.net
What I Wish I Knew at 18 - Dennis Trittin
What I Wish I Knew at 18 is an engaging, comprehensive, and conversational book written to help young adults achieve success in life. It provides practical, road-tested wisdom in essential life arenas as life perspective, character, relationships and communication, spiritual life, handling adversity, personal productivity, college academics, career selection and advancement, love and marriage, and managing finances. Through illustration, instruction, and reflective questions, the book reveals 109 success pointers that auger a soaring launch into adulthood. Unique in scope, universal in its message, and timely in its wisdom, What I Wish I Knew at 18 is designed to serve as an invaluable life coach.
To learn more visit: www.dennistrittin.com
Listen and Lead: The Micro Skills of a Leader - Richard P. Himmer
The critical factor in determining your success has little to do with your IQ, education, or technical skills. It lies in your ability to excel in interpersonal relationships.
Authentic leadership is the ability to provide direction, hold boundaries, delegate thinking, and positively influence others without positional authority. That means anyone can become an effective leader by practicing the skills found in this book.
In Listen and Lead: The Micro Skills of a Leader, you’ll learn valuable, universal truths about communication that will transform your relationships at work and in every area of your life.
To learn more visit: www.richardhimmer.com
Oxygen For Your Relationships - Stronger Families
Ready to breathe fresh air into your relationship?
The eight-session Oxygen for Your Relationships course will empower you and your spouse with proven strategies to enhance communication, build empathy, resolve conflict and rekindle your romance—right now and for years to come. You’ll gain a better understanding how your personalities impact your partnership, and how to better relate to the one you love. A few topics covered include: conflict resolution, communication,understanding our differences, 7 Keys to Incredible Sex, and the power of forgiveness.
To learn more visit: https://strongerfamilies.com/
High Octane Marriage (Trade book and course curriculum) - Danny & Amy DeWalt
Marriages that reflect God's Kingdom life of power, joy, and unity have a supernatural impact on their kids, their families, their friends, their churches, and their communities. These "high-octane" marriages have the power and authority to demonstrate the love and ministry of Jesus to the world.
The principles that authors Danny and Amy DeWalt share in this book and course do not constitute a self-help remedy. The primary purpose for building a high-octane marriage is not just to make your life better (although it no doubt will!). The purpose in building a high-octane marriage is to fulfill God's design, bring Him glory, and advance His kingdom. That's a high calling and a high privilege, with exponential ramifications.
Says the author, “We were created, you and I, to live Kingdom life and bring Kingdom life to others. That's what a high octane marriage is all about. God's grace and power be upon you as you pursue your own calling to a high-octane marriage.” Zoom, zoom, zoom!
For more information visit Danny and Amy’s website: http://www.dannydewalt.com/high-octane-marriage/
Generous Influencers: You Hold the Key to Creating a Positive Impact - Robert Kaelin
We all desire to leave a legacy. We all desire to create impact. Often, we struggle with where to start. Look no further.
Generous Influencers is a collection of practical tools, inspiring stories, and expert advice to help you understand influence, your unique purpose, and how you use these to create positive impact in your community and beyond. You will be moved to action through an invitation to an abundant, prosperous life. Despite the tendency for people to achieve success at the expense of others, Robert calls all into the endless possibilities unlocked when we operate in service of others. Whether you are looking for a feel-good read or some inspiration to put your values into action, there is something inspiring here for everyone.
Crucible Leadership - Warwick Fairfax
For leaders who believe they may not be maximizing their leadership potential, Warwick Fairfax is the trusted leadership advisor who helps readers uncover their own unique path to living and leading with significance, effectiveness, and authenticity in all areas of life.
In Crucible Leadership, he shares the power of embracing the crucible moments: those past trials, failures, and setbacks that can be seen as either roadblocks or as jumping-off points to leading a life of significance and purpose dedicated to serving others. Crucible Leadership comes alive through the unique framework of Warwick’s own story: how his legacy shaped his worldview and drove decisions that eventually led to his own crucible moment. He demonstrates to readers in an honest, self-reflective way how they can make sense of their own talents and trials to lead with authenticity in all areas of life.
To learn more visit:
https://crucibleleadership.com/
Trading Gods - Brian Causey
If you’ve ever asked yourself the big questions of life, you’ve probably taken a spiritual journey involving the great mystery of whether God exists. Are there good reasons and evidence to believe in God? Trading Gods will help address many of your deepest spiritual questions.
I’ve spent my professional career trying to make complicated things easier to understand. So, if these questions sound scary, or the vast shelves of books on these topics look intimidating, Trading Gods is a digestible survey of wisdom collected over years of study.
Follow my journey from agnostic, to seeker, to Jesus-follower as I tackle the big objections to faith raised by skeptics.
To learn more visit: https://www.briancausey.com/
Seven Days with God (and Seven Days with God for Toddlers) -David Meador
These beautifully-illustrated books (one for preschoolers and one for toddlers) are designed to instill love, kindness, and direction in kids.
It is so important that adults intentionally let every single kid on earth know that: they are loved, they are a gift, they are safe to tell us how their heart is feeling that day, that its fun to help others, they are never alone, they have something to be thankful for, and that they should spend some time relaxing with friends and family. And so, for each day of the week, these books provide a truth to explore along with Bible verses and fun, thoughtful questions for the child to discuss with the reader
For more information visit David’s website: www.sevendayswithgod.com
Where the Two Worlds Meet - Karen Kennedy Floyd
Where the Two Worlds Meet is a colorful book with lively illustrations, for anyone who loves to talk about life with kids. It is a book about noticing the moments in life where one thing becomes another—when a caterpillar becomes a butterfly, when darkness meets dawn, when up turns to down.
Use this book to connect and interact with the children in your life, and to experience life with them. Use it to help them notice those magical moments when in meets out and on meets off—those moments of change Where the Two Worlds Meet.
For more information visit Karen’s website: www.karenkennedyfloyd.com
Trees in the Mist: Discovering a Family Tree and a Story Hidden in the Mist of Time - Mike Neil
Trees in the Mist is a five-part novel about a family line that begins with the young man, John Dowling, coming to America in the mid-1700s bringing his father's flintlock musket. He finds himself along the northern coast of Maine where he meets up with a man, Samuel Bryant, who takes a liking to the boy and invites him to stay with his family. What ensues is a love story surrounding the revolutionary war and the fight for freedom. The town of Machias, Maine is a hotbed of the Son's of Liberty. The story follows John Dowling and Margaret Bryant, and their son's children and grandchildren for a hundred and fifty years to the early 1900s with Edwin Dowling and Lucy Cook. Both were born in Whiting, Maine, but Lucy's family moved to Lowell, Massachusetts. Edwin's neighbor encourages him to go find her sister's daughter in Lowell.
This novel is about the adventures of life, love, and loss, happiness, sadness, hopes and dreams, tragedy and triumph. It makes the dash on a headstone between the dates born and died come to life. Mike Neil says. "Writing a novel is like time travel and meeting your characters and coming to know them. Reading the novel should do that for the reader as well." The story is linked by the flintlock musket that is handed down through the generations. Edwin convinces Lucy that he needs to come west to Oregon to find a better life. Lucy has to travel across the country on the transcontinental railroad with her four children including a six-month-old baby. Edwin's brother had sent a letter that his salary of one dollar a day working in the woods would be doubled. Edwin had left six months earlier and taken his four-year-old daughter, Louisa, with him.
This is an American story that could belong to anyone. Just maybe it will inspire you to clear the mist in your own story. It is hard to know where you are going unless you know where you have been, and where you came from.
Art and Soul: An Artist's Reflections - Leigh Fitz
Whether you read Art and Soul from cover to cover, as a daily reflection, or walk through your year seasonally with Leigh, you will revel in the beauty of her artwork while you meditate on her words and Scripture. Unwind, breathe in deeply, and refresh your soul from the inside out!
Leigh's breathtaking artwork and narrative journal entries richly describe her personal soul thoughts, which always seem to result in a feeling of "I've been there, or at least nearby." Join her as she journeys through the summers of peace, autumns of uncertainty, winters of loss, and springs of hope. You will feel heartened, saddened, and full of joy- sometimes all at once-leaving you coming back to reflect and replenish your soul again, and again, and again.
"I hope readers will relate as I share about the light that has illuminated my paint strokes, even when darkness falls heavy on my heart, the people who have spoken compassion and wisdom into my spirit, and the God who I believe accompanied me every step of the way."
One Will Be Taken - Dawn Morris
Arturo Giamo is a renowned visionary whose pioneering methodology in genetic engineering has established him as the world’s foremost expert in his field. It also puts within his grasp the realization of his life’s dream: to design children who are not just intelligent beyond imagination, but capable of leading mankind into the next level of evolutionary development, to solve the gravest problems in the world— and usher in an age of lasting unity, peace, and prosperity.
With the birth of his son, Luca Ramono Giamo, Arturo attains his greatest personal triumph and the crowning achievement for Giamo Infertility Associates— the “miraculous birth” of the perfect child, his own son. As Luca matures, his fawning mentor, Billings Mason, rises to the world renown as a man of faith, able to perform extraordinary miracles. After the mysterious disappearance of the world’s Christian's, Mason is named as the new page of the Catholic Church. As the miracle-working pontiff draws the world into a unified faith system, Luca’s power is consolidated governmentally, positioning both men as key leaders int the new world scene.
Global cries multiply and natural disasters are unleashed on the earth, while Israel’s enemies mas on her boarders. As evil gains dominion throughout the world, what will God do? What will become of his people? Can faith endure in such times?
Be sure to check out the prequel to One Will Be Taken, One Will Be Left, also produced by Inspira.
Learn more on Dawn’s website: www.dawnmorris.net
Prophetic Musings: 21 Days of Reflection, Prayer, and Intercession -
Carol M. BoRich
“So, my dear brothers and sisters, be eager to prophesy . . . “ 1 Corinthians 14:39
It was the Apostle Paul’s earnest desire that every follower of Jesus would know and experience the delight of hearing God’s voice, and of sharing it with others for their exhortation and encouragement. In this collections of impressions, reflections, and prayers, author Carol M. BoRich does just that.
Here, she offers readers the opportunity to hear what God is speaking to them through His Word, prayer, and prophetic impressions she has received in some of her own prayer times.
Use the provided spaces in the 31 days of readings to record your own impressions—your personal “musings”—as you prayerfully cultivate a more intimate relationship with God through His Holy Spirit, and learn to hear His voice for yourself in your own daily experience.
To learn more visit: www.BoRichMusings.com
New Day, New Start - Jen Clarke
Do you ever get the feeling there may be more for you? That maybe you could be living a more enriching life, filled with joy, self-confidence, and healthy relationships? There is, and you can! In this interactive and inspirational handbook, life coach and author Jen Clarke takes her readers on an engaging journey of learning more about themselves and what their minds, bodies, and spirits need to thrive. Here you'll find easy-to-follow guides and tips for the ways you can create healthier physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being for yourself long term.
Through personal stories, researched data, sacred writings, and inspirational quotes-along with space provided for their own reflections and writings-readers are sure to find renewed joy as they begin their New Day, New Start. You will walk away feeling inspired, refreshed, and equipped to #seekyoursunrise!
The Northfield Way - Rick Dunn
The Northfield Way by Rick Dunn In this gripping novel, Derrick Walker has returned to Northfield, the town and high school where his dramatic rise to national basketball stardom once elevated him to the status of hometown hero. It’s also the place where his meteoric fall from grace branded him as “Northfield’s greatest disappointment.” Hoping to redeem himself, Derrick accepts the opportunity of a lifetime: joining the legendary Coach John McKissack’s Northfield Warrior coaching staff. Derrick brings with him the triumph of having played Division 1 basketball. He also brings along the companionship of Nikki Coles, his vibrant and beautiful live-in girlfriend. But will that be enough? Will he ever be able to find the confidence to overcome the disastrous past that haunts and taunts him at every turn? And, when Derrick’s present Northfield world begins to unravel, threatening every significant relationship in his life, will he find redemption? Or will he become Northfield’s biggest failure. . . again?
The Northfield Way follows Derrick’s story—the human story we all share—as he searches for answers to his deepest questions and darkest fears. Ultimately, the compelling wisdom of Coach Mac’s Northfield Way guides Derrick onto the path of grace, a path that leads his heart to faith, hope, and love.
To learn more visit: www.northfieldway.com
Living Life God’s Way Men’s Series - Lou Turner
A 13-book series from Lou Turner for Christian men covering topics such as ministry, career, relationships, leadership, guidance, finances and more. Lou Turner wrote the "Living Life God's Way" series out of his passion for men to discover God, and to get to know Him and what He has for them. It also comes, by Lou's own admission, from life experiences of both successes and mistakes, as a result of both good and bad decisions. This 13-book men's discipleship series is the culmination of Lou's own journey-a life of seeking God, studying His Word, memorizing Scripture and meditating on it, and practical experience with family, community, marketplace work, and Christian ministry.
To learn more visit: https://hislifeinus.com/
Leave It All: The Journal of a Maybe Missionary - Chelsea Greenwood
11 countries. 11 months.
A radical choice. A gutsy move. A decision that would change her life forever.
Shortly after graduating from college, young, witty, and vibrant Chelsea Greenwood made the decision to embark on the World Race—an opportunity to visit 11 countries in 11 months as an evangelizing Christian missionary. The problem was . . . she wasn’t even confident about what she believed, much less her ability to convince someone else of it .
How could she share her shaky faith with others as “the Truth?” How could she be a missionary to the world, when her internal world was full of turmoil and doubt? Could she pray on behalf of other people to a God she was not even quite sure exists?
Leave It All is Chelsea’s story, told in her own words with lighthearted candor, poignant anecdotes, and hard-hitting transparency. Her honest, sometimes raw first-person account of her travels will leave you laughing, crying, and wanting to question life’s deepest meaning for yourself.
For more information about Chelsea Greenwood, or to order, visit her website: www.chelseathewriter.com
Am I Loved? - Shawn Petree
We are all asking the question whether we realize it or not. Unfortunately, most of the time the answer we get from this world, our culture, and other people is “No.” This pervading sense of rejection is often the root of our greatest insecurities and most heartfelt longings.
Am I Loved? will take you on a personal journey to answer this question in the affirmative, a journey to wholeness, restored identity, and strengthened faith. Along the way you’ll discover how to:
- identify the lies you’ve been believing about yourself and replace them with the truth of what God says about you
- Strengthen your belief in God
- Grow your confidence that whatever the circumstance of your life, “he can do this!”
Learn more at Shawn’s website: www.amiloved.org
Pulse: Understanding the Vital Signs of Your Business - Frank Coker
Get practical insight into vital signs derived from your business data. Using trend analysis and predictive analytics, you can build a healthier business.
Author Frank Coker offers the unique perspective of serving as both a faculty business professor at the University of Washington iSchool and CEO of Corelytics (a financial software company). Under his leadership, Corelytics has been recognized as a Top 25 Emerging Vendor and won Intuit’s Grand Prize App of the Year. In Pulse, “Professor Frank’s” easygoing informative style makes easily understandable the important concepts that need to be mastered by business leaders and entrepreneurs who are not experts in financial analytics, and who want to build teams that have a clear picture of where they are headed.
With over 30 expert contributors, Pulse covers an array of topics ranging from Effective Analysis and what your numbers are telling you, Diagnosis, Symptoms vs. Problems, Metrics that Matter Most, Strategic Cash Management, and Activating Your Team. This book is a great practical guide to running a healthy business.
For more information about Pulse or about Corelytics, visit www.corelytics.com
The Radiant Woman’s Handbook - Joanna Runciman
A radiant woman is peaceful, flexible, and happy.
To enjoy radiant skin and love your body discover why sleep, skin care, and loving your food mattes. Learn how to simplify your beauty regime and life!
Discover how the ‘less is more’ ethos improves your life and resuses your use of synthetic chemicals.
This books shares practical ways to help you:
- Speak powerfully about your life
- Use edible skin care creating radiant skin
- use gratitude and “living now” to turn your life around.
To learn more visit: www.actualorganics.com
It Was No Accident: Experiencing the Passion and Purpose of the Cross - John S. Lewis
This 40-day devotional—suitable for Lent or any other time of year—is filled with Scripture readings, sacred art, stirring narratives, heart-moving prayers, and opportunities for private reflection and group discussion. Use it privately in your own personal reflections—or with a group! In its pages, you will see the Passion Story of Jesus through fresh eyes, the eyes of the many different characters who played a role in His life during those crucial last days.
Rosario Davez: A Collection of Short Stories and Poetry - Orlando Diaz
Rosario Davez is a cool guy— but he doesn’t quite have it all figured out.
This causes problems for Rosario sometimes, but it does make for good stories. Join in for Rosario’s trials, triumphs, and (mis)adventures! Watch him bring down the house as the world’s 15th-best piano jockey. Watch him run an illegal ice cream shop with his cruise ship coworkers—until the police get involved. Watch him bumble through a quarter-life crisis and realize his purpose as an artist. Watch him break pawn-shop enchantments, lose and find love, save the world with music, and learn to not be afraid of dogs—all against a magic-infused backdrop of time travel, demons, and ancient legends come true.
Effortlessly fusing the mundane with the fantastical, Orlando Diaz’s buoyant celebration of art and life introduces a bold new American hero. This collection of stories is a modern mythology that will have readers wiping away tears, belly laughing, and reconnecting with their own boundless creativity.
SHEROES of the Bible - Lauren Nelson
Mom, I have a question: Does God think boys are more important than girls, because all we ever learn about in church are boys?
This question, from Lauren L. Nelson’s 7-year-old daughter, led her to write SHEROES of the Bible. Many have heard of the remarkable men in scripture but lesser known are the dynamic women who trusted God and did astonishingly courageous things when they chose faith over fear. SHEROES of the Bible awakens girls to the reality that God can use them to radically change the world. Within, Lauren shares the 20 stories of 26 women from the Bible who became SHEROES when they chose to trust God in difficult situations. As its name portrays, SHEROES of the Bible provides strong female role models who are relevant to past, present, and future generations.
Addicted to Certainty: The Journey of a Twice-Recovering Fundamentalist - Howard Mackert
A divorced virgin at the age of 25.
Howard Mackert gave up everything he had ever known to escape from an arranged marriage and Mormon fundamentalism, only to find he had gone out of the frying pan and into the fire—with unseen scars that would take years to heal.
As one of 31 children in a polygamist family, Howard Mackert’s childhood was far from ordinary. Here, he tells his story of growing up as a member of the Fundamentalist Church of Latter-Day Saints and part of a household with three (and later four) mothers.
But Howard’s story doesn’t end with his departure from FLDS. After his escape, he unintentionally landed in yet another fundamentalist environment, fuelled by a compulsion to find concrete answers to life’s eternal questions. It was only by discovering the unconditional acceptance and grace of God that Howard was able to forgive the past, live a life of love, and embrace the mystery of faith—without a fundamentalist addiction to certainty.
For more information visit Karen’s website: www.addictedtocertainty.com
There’s No Right Way to Do the Wrong Thing - Christopher Gilbert, Ph.D.
In today’s rapidly-changing, global society, do you wonder what it means to make honest decisions or how to hold yourself and others accountable in your personal, professional, and family lives? Do you want to know how you can become:
- more authentic in your relationships?
-more transparent in your organizations?
- better able to identify the reality behind increasingly outrageous “alternative truths”?
You’ll be able to find answers to these concerns and more as Dr. Gilbert invites readers into an inspirational conversation spiced with an abundance of personal stories, humorous anecdotes and invaluable guidance about making good choices. Drawing upon decades of research and international consulting experience. There’s No Right Way to Do the Wrong Thing brings a fresh approach to personal growth and honesty that empowers a brighter future for all of us.
To learn more visit: https://www.nobleedgeconsulting.com/
The Compelling Heart of Christ - Carrie L. Jones
Using dramatic biblical accounts, along with engaging personal stories and illustrations from the lives of contemporary women, Carrie shares her insights and experiences up close and personally. Creative biblical narratives bring the characters’ thoughts and emotions to life, providing readers with a glimpse into God’s heart and an opportunity to connect with Him emotionally. Carrie says, “Strip away all religious assumption, and take a fresh look at the loving character of Christ. You will find a loving a trustworthy Man, worthy of your devotion and trust.”
Learn more on Carrie’s website: www.compellingheart.com
The Crowded Table: The Brave and Beautiful Choice to Mother Many - Angela Connelly
Mothering many is beyond the norm.In fact, some people actually believe having a large family is a questionable choice.But that is not what God thinks.
In The Crowded Table, author Angela Connelly shares the story of 52 women from across the globe-from Nigeria to England to Washington D.C., from Guatemala to Angela's own backyard of Tacoma, Washington-who have made the brave choice to mother many. You'll read about finding joy in the chaos, mothering beyond biology, the science and data behind declining birth rates, and experiencing God's peace and presence even when mothering feels like the hardest thing you've ever done.
To learn more visit:
https://www.angelaconnelly.com/
A Place Called Surrender - Dan Roelofs
Is your life full of pressures you would rather not face? Problems you would like fixed? Challenges that seem overwhelming? These are the very situations where we are most likely to encounter God. A Place Called Surrender is a testimony to this truth--it was written from the cancer treatment ward of a Mexican hospital. It's a book about joy--not the joy of a problem-free life, but that which results from an encounter with the Source of joy. Dan Roelofs invites you to see your pain differently. To seek to hear God's voice in the midst of it. To come to a place called surrender...where you desire nothing more and nothing less than Him.
Shackled: Confessions of a Teenage Bank Robber - John Swanger
As a child, poverty and desperation sent John Swanger to live in orphanages and with countless relatives. When he was with his mother, they were constantly on the run, hiding from ex-husbands and irate landlords. At barely sixteen, John was kicked out of his shattered family by stepfather number three, onto the street where survival meant hustling pool and selling drugs. Bad choices bring consequences and by the age of 18, it was time to pay up.
John Swanger tells the riveting story of his years as a teenage boy, eager for the loving father he never had. When he finally finds him, however, the older man turns out to be a bank robber, so John becomes one too. A gripping and dramatic tale of the life of teenage bank robber … and how God miraculously saved him.
Also check out John’s sequel, also produced by Inspira, Unshackled: A Story of Redemption.
Learn more on John’s website: www.johnswanger.org
Pro Leadership - Andrew Wyatt
Andy Wyatt delivers an authentic narrative that provides the blueprint to effective leadership principles for any sized business.
Sharing 24 Pro Leadership principles learned from more than 30 years in business while building a 15 billion dollar asset management firm.
Andy portrays in painstaking honest detail what it takes to properly handle those stirring moments of success, and face the tough decisions all business leaders face which can often mark the difference between winning and losing.
To learn more visit:
https://andrewwyattleadership.com/
I Almost Died Last Wednesday: How a Catastrophic Cardiac Event Saved My Life and Might Save Yours - Steven Sellers
"Would you like to see what a piece of fried chicken looks like after I remove it from your heart?"
These startling words came from a surgeon as 360-pound Sellers lay on an operating table experiencing a catastrophic and life-threatening cardiac event.
It was enough to get his attention-and transform his life. That day, he came to a sobering realization:
change or die.
In I Almost Died Last Wednesday, Steven Sellers shares with uproarious humor and startling candor the event and the process that helped him shed a hundred pounds (and counting). Readers will learn from his experience:
• a simple strategy for losing weight (no
gimmicks or high-cost program needed)
• four easy changes to your lifestyle that will
make a BIG difference in your health
• tips for communicating more effectively with
your health-care providers
It's a quick read with high impact. Read it, apply it, and change the trajectory of your health-and maybe your life.
Becoming His Bride - Karen Wiley
One morning in 1994, Karen’s life changed forever when her husband of 19 years took his own life. This book is an intimate retelling of the three years that immediately followed—the start of a journey that has lasted a lifetime.Within these chapters, you’ll read Karen’s two love stories—one with her late husband, the other with the King of her Heart and her Great Redeemer, her heavenly Bridegroom. Woven between the pieces of Karen’s story of learning to live as His bride, you’ll find heart-wrenching journal entries and poignant letters between her and God, with words and impressions Karen received and treasured during this time.Karen’s story is not merely about sadness and loss, but more importantly, is about great, redeeming love.
To learn more visit:
https://www.karenlundewiley.com/
10 to 1 Garden Fun - Lori Gallo
Max is learning many important things while helping his Nana in her beautiful garden. Join in on the fun as Max helps his Nana build her garden under the sun, while also learning valuable common core standards such as 1 to 1 number correspondence and how to count backward from 10 to 1. In addition, Max will learn about all the essential elements, creatures, processes, and work needed to help grow a garden. This is a fantastic and fun way to help children, whether in pre-school or, primary grades learn these important baseline knowledge requirements. It explores the relationship between Max, Papa, and Nana while also exploring the relationship between essential elements to grow a garden.
Lori Gallo is a kindergarten teacher who has passionately taught for over 26 years. She delights in gardening and children, particularly her grandchildren. Lori wrote 10 to 1 Garden Fun to promote, in an engaging way, the Common Core Standard of 1 to 10 Number Correspondence.
Learn more at Lori’s website: www.mrslorigallo.com
Anchored and Live Anchored: A Bible Study - Katie Robertson
Life is full of “stormy weather” of varying degrees. Katie Robertson has experienced the exhilaration of clear skies and smooth sailing, and the anxiety and terror of high winds and stormy seas—particularly through the loss of her 19-year-old daughter, Karina, to cancer. Through it all, she has learned how to set an anchor firmly in her heart that has kept her from being swept away, emotionally and spiritually.
Katie’s first book, Anchored, is the story of Karina’s remarkable life of faith, and her battle with cancer. In her second book, a five-session Bible study, Katie shows how anyone can navigate the storms of life: set an anchor firmly in your heart—Jesus Christ—and begin to live and believe on the truths of God’s Word.
NEW - March 2019! Katie’s second Bible study, Jesus, Our Anchor, is now out and available on Amazon.com! Both books serve as a stand-alone studies or an accompaniment to Katie’s first book, Anchored: Walking by Faith, Living in Hope, Remembering Karina.
SophisTEAcation: An Anthology of Porcelain Teacup Collecting -Desiree Sitompoel
Few things evoke such a sense of culture, elegance, and sophistication as a porcelain teacup of exquisite design. In recent years, teacup collecting has enjoyed a renaissance, gaining enthusiasts from all around the world. SophisTEAcation: An Anthology of Porcelain Teacup Collecting seamlessly unites art and education, inspiring readers with exquisite photography of beautiful teacups and providing a foundational understanding of how to start and build a collection of one’s own. In its beautiful and informative pages, you’ll learn about the history of the teacup and some of the most popular brands, as well as gain a working knowledge about how to build, use, display, and care for your collection.
Becoming: Loving the Process to Wholeness - Clint Gresham
Clint Gresham is an author, speaker, and Superbowl-winning NFL player (Seattle Seahawks). For most of his life, Clint, like many if not most of us, experienced the world through the lens of outcomes: Academics. Behavior. Sports victories. Career. Relationships. Material success. The underlying message? When the outcomes are good, you are good. When the outcomes are bad, you are bad. Gresham’s dynamic and insightful book, Becoming, unfolds a gripping and inspirational reality check, reminding us all that the point of life is not the destination, but the journey.
Learn more on Clint’s website: www.clintgresham.com
First Aid for Enablers: Ten Treatments for Enablers and the Addicts They Love - Dr. David Curry
You have someone specific in mind when you read this book. Someone with an addiction that is ruining her life--and consuming yours. This first-aid kit might be your wake-up call, if you'll let it be.
In First Aid for Enablers, you're going to learn that you need to stop providing material assistance to the person you love. This is going to be hard for you to imagine, but you'll learn that by providing money, shelter, cars, food, and other kinds of assistance, you have been keeping her from feeling the full weight of her decisions.
You will also learn many of the ways we are tempted to enable, how to set better boundaries, and what to expect after you set those boundaries. We'll look at practical steps to stop the destructive enabling cycle.
Most important, this book has a framework for you to understand that you must become healthy, both emotionally and spiritually, if you are going to be any help to the one you love who is caught up in the battle for her life. None of this is easy, although it is simple in the sense that you can do this. You can make better decisions, learn your lessons and come through this a stronger person.
Training Up the Next Generation (Trade book and course manual) - Danny & Amy DeWalt
Training up the next generation cannot be abdicated to teachers, coaches and youth pastors—it is the job of parents, and an important one!
No one knows your children like you do. No one is equipped to train your children the way you are. Parents may abdicate their responsibility because they feel inadequate or ill equipped for the job. Or they do so unknowingly by passivity or omission. Some buy into the misconception that others are better trained to raise their children than they are. Not true!
There are two critical and foundational components to training children that parents are better equipped to provide than any other person: Truth and Love. In Training Up the Next Generation (book and course manual), parents can find the training they need to be fully armed with God’s design for truth and love, and its application in training up the next generation.
For more information visit Danny and Amy’s website: http://www.dannydewalt.com/training-up-the-next-generation