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In Gay Girl, Good God, author Jackie Hill Perry shares her own story, offering practical tools that helped her in the process of finding wholeness. Jackie grew up fatherless and experienced gender confusion. She embraced masculinity and homosexuality with every fiber of her being. She knew that Christians had a lot to say about all of the above. But was she supposed to change herself? How was she supposed to stop loving women, when homosexuality felt more natural to her than heterosexuality ever could?

In this rebranded edition of What Did You Expect?, popular author and pastor Paul David Tripp encourages couples to make six biblical commitments to the Lord and to one another. These commitments, which include a lifestyle of confession and forgiveness, building trust, and appreciating differences, will equip couples to cultivate thriving, joy-filled marriages built on Christ.

This short, no-nonsense guide equips you with practical tools and Christ-centered encouragement for the daily grind of Christian family leadership. Joel Beeke speaks directly to men pursuing biblical manhood—challenging them to step up to God’s calling—while reminding them to rest in the finished work of Christ alone.

Read by the author. Love isn't about finding the right person—it's about becoming the right person. No matter your relationships status—single, dating, engaged, married, or divorced—Student of Love invites you back into the classroom to learn what it truly takes to build healthy, loving...

With reassuring enthusiasm and straightforward advice, the Penners show you how to clarify your expectations and pursue the joyous marital passion described in Scripture. Many couples put more planning into the wedding ceremony than they do for what comes after the wedding. Intelligent...

Why do you love the way you do—and why does love sometimes go wrong? Every relationship is shaped by something we rarely see: attachment. It’s the invisible wiring that forms in childhood and quietly shapes how we connect, fight, pull away, and come back. In Love Styles, pastor and author Kevin A. Thompson shows how this hidden pattern explains so much of what we experience in life, love, and faith, and how it traces all the way back to Genesis 3. When sin entered the world, fear and shame replaced safety and connection. We’ve been struggling to love securely ever since. But the good ...

A remarkable audio edition of C.S. Lewis' beloved classic—the only existing recording of Lewis reading his own work. C.S. Lewis—the great British writer, scholar, theologian, broadcaster, Christian apologist, and bestselling author of Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Great...

In How We Love, relationship experts Milan and Kay Yerkovich draw on the powerful tool of attachment theory to show how your early life experiences created an “intimacy imprint”–an underlying blueprint that shapes your behavior, beliefs, and expectations of all relationships, especially your marriage. They identify four types of injured imprints that combine in marriage to trap couples in a repetitive dance of pain.

It wasn’t supposed to be this way. Your marriage is in ruins. You’re hurting, lonely, and headed for divorce. The Wise Wife Blueprint will give you biblical strategies to save your marriage and equip you with powerful spiritual tools to find joy, even if your husband is unwilling to change. After a disappointing ten years of marriage, including a traumatic separation and looming divorce, Natasha discovered God’s blueprint for wives and used the timeless truths to save her marriage. With tangible examples from her own marital war zone alongside the stories of other wives who have known...

In Loving a Highly Sensitive Person by Jonathan Baurer, you will have the emotional, psychological, and physical tools to better understand and celebrate the HSP you love.

For all who want to build a life that abounds with connection, friendship, purpose, and meaningful success, Brian Dixon presents a simple yet profound mantra: Start with Your People. It can be easy to become task-oriented, focusing on the goals ahead of us and checking off our to-do lists rather...

Discover the biblical blueprint for building relationships that last! Even though the topic of relationships is very popular, few individuals ever reach the point of building deep, lasting, and meaningful bonds with others. Why do our connections with other people seem to stay superficial and never go beyond the surface-level? Because we've drifted away from the biblical blueprint of what covenant relationships are intended to look like.

A mismatch blessed by heaven... If your husband does not share your faith, you may feel like you are walking a tightrope of spiritual survival - guarding the flame of your belief in Christ, yet unable to share it with the person you love most in the world. But your spiritually mismatched marriage can be a vibrant, blessed relationship where you’re free to grow in love with God and your man!

Discover the marriage you've always hoped for. With practical tools to help you communicate more effectively, you'll learn to speak the language of love and grace that will encourage and strengthen your husband at every turn. Ann Wilson spent more than a decade longing for a better marriage and...

As a believer in Christ's victory on the cross, you are not left defenseless against the enemy who seeks to destroy your union. You have authority, and it's time to draw on the power of God to strengthen your relationship with your spouse. Covering topics such as communication, conflict, and healing, this collection of spiritual warfare prayers from Dr. Tony Evans will revive your prayer life and help you put on the armor of God for every issue you and your spouse face. Let Christ reign victorious in your home!

Who are you as a sexual person? What does sex mean to you? We all have a story that shapes our view of sexuality. But it is a story significantly authored by our human experiences. In his work published posthumously, Dr. Doug Rosenau’s final words were compassionately written and dedicated to the individual living in singleness. Drawing on fifty-thousand hours of expert counseling and his individual pursuit of a theology of sexuality, Rosenau doesn’t shy away from addressing hard questions. “How far is too far?” “What is the true cost of viewing pornography?” “Is it okay to be...

Experts agree: Whether you are dating or planning to date, How to Pick a Spouse will give you clear, usable information for guiding your heart and mind before making one of your most important decisions...ever.

REIGNITE INTIMACY. LOVE THE MAN YOU BECOME. Most men have a marriage that can only be described as "eh." So-so. Not boo-yah, not train wreck, just "eh." Stuck in the mediocre middle. Or maybe your wife is shut down. Guarded. Distant. Dismissive. Sex is a distant memory. And here's the pulling-your-hair-out part: Nothing you do or say makes it any better, only worse. Augghh! It's depressing. It's infuriating. You desperately want to repair your marriage but don't know how. But what if ... What if this is your line-in-the-sand moment? Your opportunity to grow and evolve and become the hero ...

Great marriages don't just happen - they're made, intentionally, day by day. Yet most of us enter the covenant of marriage thinking that the role of spouse will be easy, natural, effortless. Rarely is this true. In fact, the number one cause of divorce isn't adultery or finances or disagreements. It's apathy - a lack of intentional emotional, physical, and mental investment in the relationship.

Barbara Rainey Offers Sage Advice on the Art of Being a Wife Radio personality and bestselling author Barbara Rainey knows firsthand the challenges newly married couples face. Dismayed by Hollywood depictions of marriage and the seemingly easy solution of divorce, she sees a desperate need for a voice of experience, a mentor who has been there and understands--and can encourage, coach, and care.