Family Ministry

Respected Christian couples open up about the wisdom that has made the difference in their marriage. Nearly 20 of today’s Christian authors, speakers, and entertainers relay their joys and fears, their triumphs and failures - and the advice that got them through - in this inspiring collection from Focus on the Family. The names of these husbands and wives, like their experiences, will be familiar to anyone who’s ever said, "I do". But the transforming advice these couples received when they needed it most is what will motivate you and your spouse - whether you’re newlyweds or in your golden years - to strengthen your relationship.

Most people know Leonard Sweet, one of the world's most influential evangelicals, as a sharp cultural critic who helps us see how to get in front of the future rather than be bowled over by it. One of his greatest influences was his mother, a groundbreaking (and sometimes controversial) minister who defied convention while honoring tradition. In this exceptionally personal work, Len Sweet opens his mother's memory box, and in the process he helps us all embrace the future with confidence while tethering us to a faith that transcends time.

If you're struggling as a parent, you're not alone. Raising children is difficult work, and it gets more difficult as they reach adolescence. But you don't need to feel alone or paralyzed by these feelings. With deep encouragement and practical advice born from long study and first-hand experience, Walt Mueller has written a guide for parents with children who are going through the tumultuous years of adolescence.

Dads, finally a guide to your tween daughter! This companion audiobook to the FaithGirlz novels, devotionals, and Bibles, focuses on four tween issues: Appearance, body and mood changes, girl politics, and authenticity. Let tween expert Nancy Rue, and her husband, Jim, guide you in helping your daughter live as a girl-child rather than a mini-teenager. In the midst of a world saturated with poisonous role models, it is possible to raise your daughter to be a respectful, confident, God-centered, young woman.

Mothers - you’ll be re-energized and refreshed through these 40 heartfelt devotions especially for you! Let best-selling devotional author Rebecca Barlow Jordan help you deepen your relationship with God while encouraging you through humorous and sometimes poignant stories of the rollercoaster ups and downs of a mother’s life.

God wants to use everything about you, your past and present, your hopes and dreams, your huge hurts and even your little hang-ups, to achieve his ultimate purposes in your life. This audio helps you discover how your life roles, longings, and experiences point you toward your life mission. Like stepping-stones across the streams of life, each principle takes you further along the journey of spiritual growth and character development that prepares you to experience God's unique purpose for your life.

Best-selling author, speaker, and columnist Ronda Rich draws on her rich legacy as an 11th generation Southerner to celebrate the faith heritage of our country's Steel Magnolias.

What do you do when you have a medical question regarding your children? Searching for answers online can be hit or miss. And can you trust the information you're reading? With over 80 combined years of experience, doctors Robert Lesslie and Robert Alexander have been helping parents take good care of their kids for decades. Now, they want to share their expertise with your family. From common or controversial health issues to potential urgencies or emergencies, get practical and accurate advice at your fingertips.

When you let other people define who you are, you are more likely to lose your true identity. I have decided to declare to you who Apostle Kennedy Mapira is according to me. In this book I will walk you through my experiences that have led me to who I am today. You will certainly enjoy this listen and best of all you will learn something valuable. It is both inspiring and captivating. The timing of this release is with stunning precision. See you in the book.

Seven great chapters on the foundations of marriage and family, including "Why Women Are Weird & Men Are a Mess", "How to Love Your Spouse - Regardless", "Why Christian Children Rebel", and more.

We're at war with a very old and crafty enemy! School shootings, movie theater and work place massacres, child abuse, elder abuse, animal abuse, record foreclosures and job layoffs.... We're living in very turbulent times and people are scared and stressed out, and that's exactly what our enemy wants: He wants us to be afraid. According to the Word of God, Christians should not be afraid. He gave us authority and dominion over everything in this earth and nothing should be happening on earth without our permission.

Rest invites the listener into deeper intimacy with Jesus, the giver of rest. Jesus invites the weary and burdened to come to him. This book will lead listeners on a journey to understanding genuine soul rest, and how to achieve this rest while examining and modifying spiritual, personal, and professional priorities, in order to move to abundant living and leading and develop an aggressive attentiveness to the presence of God.

You’ve been holding it all together at home and at work with a successful career and loving family. Now your child is entering school and you have to decide who will be the one to teach him or her about values and spirituality. Do your beliefs align with what is taught in school? How successfully you shepherd your child through this phase depends on your belief system and how you live it. Do you know what you believe?

Join Amanda on her journey to find contentment. She takes you through her personal testimony and reveals the steps God taught her that freed her from insecurity, strife, distrust, resentment, and chaos in her marriage. She shares with you how to enjoy your family while waiting on God to restore, transform, and perfect you, your spouse, and your children. This book is a guide to a total FAMILY makeover. As a mom of four children ages one to ten, Amanda understands the struggles of raising a family today.

In Faith That Lasts, the McAllisters reflect on their own experiences of coming to Christian faith—Stuart from a life of crime on the streets of Glasgow, and Cameron in the context of a loving Christian home. Together, they outline three dangerous myths that we all too easily buy into: that fear can protect our children, that information can save them, and that their spiritual education belongs to the experts. They reveal that, when our confidence is rooted in the good news of Jesus, our homes can be places of honest conversation and lasting faith.

This audiobook explores the true purpose of home and family in God's design. Chapters deal with child development, parental discipline, and preparing children for adolescence with a focus on the tween years. There is also a discussion about biblical marriage and the establishment of the home.

In Heaven on Earth, Family Style, Norm shares the amazing story of how he and his wife encountered Jesus in a powerful way, regaining health and wholeness, and beginning an incredible adventure of faith. Once farmers from rural Pennsylvania, Norman and Betty Charles and their family spent 10 years as missionaries in Brazil. Returning to Lancaster County, they launched Abundant Living Ministries, a Christian counseling organization which helps families and individuals discover and apply God's life-changing principles.

In CinderGirl, Christina tells her piercing and poignant story of leaving behind homelessness to become Ms. California and the founder of a nonprofit organization that provides advocacy for foster-care children.

Thanks to the efforts of many over the years to sow and reap, there have been untold masses who have come to know the Lord Jesus Christ and been born again into the family of God. However, many of those who've taken that initial step and put their trust in the Lord have been stagnant and unfruitful Christians because no one has invested the time and effort necessary to show them how to grow in their walk with the Lord.

Parenting teenagers is one of the biggest challenges parents face. New realities make becoming independent more difficult. Teens are traveling a different road and are moving at a different pace than those of previous generations. Today's cultural environment is more complicated and confusing than ever. But fear not! Family expert Jim Burns provides a handy guide for parenting teens.