Biblical Love

People often think of Job sitting on the ash heap, his life in shambles. But how did he get there? What was Job's life like before tragedy struck? What did he think as his world came crashing down around him? And what was life like after God restored his wealth, health, and family? Through painstaking research and a writer's creative mind, Mesu Andrews weaves an emotional and stirring account of this well-known story told through the eyes of the women who loved him.

In No Greater Love, Rebecca McLaughlin walks us through the highs and lows of friendship love—a love that’s been neglected and malnourished in our modern world. She draws especially on Jesus in the Gospels and on Paul to show how powerful and precious Christian friendship is and how we can walk through the hurt, loss, and disillusionment that comes from broken friendship trust. Beginning with the words of Jesus on the night he was betrayed and abandoned, she points us to his battle-tested love as the unending source of our best love for one another.

The Bible reveals not just butterflies and broken hearts. In Scripture, we see God’s beautiful design for the partnership of marriage. We witness friendships that cross all boundaries. We watch as families navigate the many seasons of life. Our guiding example for them all is the deepest, most abiding, foundational love ever known: God’s unconditional love for His people. In The Love Stories of the Bible Speak, Shannon Bream draws lessons from the good, the bad, and the ugly of Biblical romances, friendships, and families.

In this revised and expanded edition of his best-selling book, well-known Bible teacher Derek Prince and his wife, Ruth, reveal God's true plan for you and your future spouse. In addition to sharing their own real-life love story, Derek lays out seven biblical steps to finding your mate.

We live in a world with competing voices about what it means to love and to be loving. It’s tough—if not impossible—to feel this tension. But what does it mean that Jesus was known for love? We want to be like Him—known for love—but that can quickly become confusing when feelings, family, and dear friends come into the picture. In Known for Love, pastor Casey Hough provides a biblical and theological framework for thinking through the hard situations we encounter with family and friends.

The Bible offers some clues to God's personality - he's alternately been called vindictive and just, bloodthirsty and caring, all-powerful and impotent, capricious and foresighted, and loving and hateful. But no one has ever fully explored why God might be such a figure of contrasts. Nor has anyone ever satisfactorily explained what guides his relationship not just with angels, the devil, and his son, but also with all of creation.

Has sex been a source of frustration or pain in your marriage? Celebrating God's beautiful purposes for sex, biblical counselor Scott Mehl helps couples to put God-glorifying sexuality into practice.

Come on, be honest.... You’d love to know when Jesus Christ will return to planet earth, wouldn’t you? But unfortunately, you’ve been told your whole life that’s impossible to know. You’ve had the phrase “no man knows the day or hour” pounded into your ears continually in an effort to convince you God never prophesied anything about the time of Christ’s return. Well, would you believe you’ve been lied to your whole life?

Biblical Questions and Answers for Smart Kids will help you navigate the tough waters of teaching biblical truth without feeling intimidated because of misinterpreted theories and ideas.

Do you want to take your marriage to the next level? Are you focusing on who is at fault in your relationship rather than what can be done? Have you wondered how to divorce-proof your marriage so you won’t become the next statistic? In Marriage Covenant, internationally acclaimed Bible teacher Derek Prince unravels the mysteries of marriage, revealing God’s purpose and plans for covenant relationship.

King Solomon was wealthy and wise beyond measure. He could - and did - have anything he wanted, including many women from many lands. But for all his wisdom, did he or the women in his life ever find what they searched for all of their lives? In this engrossing novel, you'll find yourself whisked away to ancient Israel, where you'll meet Solomon and four of the women he loved: Naamah the desert princess, Abishag the shepherdess, Siti, the daughter of a pharaoh, and Nicaula, the queen of Sheba. Did Solomon's wisdom ultimately benefit him and those he loved...or did it betray them?

The life of Joseph detailed in the book of Genesis is a story of love, hate, slavery, power, and forgiveness. Although written thousands of years ago, it has a timeless quality that still probes the depths of the human experience. In this thoughtful and devotional book, scholar John Lennox emphasizes the major themes present in Joseph’s story—such as suffering, temptation, forgiveness, faith, and God’s sovereignty—and applies them to listeners at a personal level.

After the death of her husband, Anna Meade Harris discovered that single-parent families don't seem to have a place in the local church. Because she and her kids no longer fit into the Christian family mold, the body of Christ felt alien and strange when Anna's family needed it the most. Belonging, even in the most loving church, was a challenge.

Power, love, and a sound mind are three pillars that build up the mind of Christ within you. When one of them is weak, your spirit-man suffers. But it doesn't have to be this way. Use this biblical devotional to grow in spiritual strength by listening to one power-packed excerpt per week. In a month, each of the three pillars will be covered. At the end of the year, you'll be a stronger Christian man, and best of all, you'll recognize the mind of Christ within you.

Unbound is a Biblical counseling and discipleship tool to help people discover and live out true freedom in Christ. No matter the struggle, from simple to complex, God's word provides the only dependable guidance and help. Twelve Steps not working? Try the Biblical answer that has helped thousands. Struggling to grow in your faith? We hear every day. Every believer needs to do this program.

No matter your season of life as a woman, you long to be loved and appreciated. But perhaps most days you're left feeling unseen, unheard, or unknown. Though centuries apart from your life today, the women who knew Jesus faced similar fears and insecurities. Their names aren't etched onto the pages of Scripture, but they are etched into the heart of God. In this book, Paige Allen invites you to take a second look at the life-changing encounters of seven unnamed women who came face-to-face with Jesus in the Bible.

Drawing from his classic writing on Jesus combined with new reflections and breathtaking art, Max Lucado again opens our eyes—and hearts—to the life and work of the Savior in a way that will change lives forever.

In How to Meditate on God’s Word: Grow in Knowledge, Understanding, and Faith in God Through Biblical Meditation, the author speaks on how to meditate on God’s Word to drive the Word of God into our spirits and have it influence our thoughts and actions. The book is designed to help you develop genuine intimacy with God.

Affluence, autonomy, safety, and power. These are the central values of the American dream. But are they actually compatible with Jesus' command to love our neighbor as ourselves? In essays grouped around these four values, D. L. Mayfield asks us to pay attention to the ways they shape our own choices, and the ways those choices affect our neighbors. Where did these values come from? How have they failed those on the edges of our society? And how can we disentangle ourselves from our culture's headlong pursuit of these values and live faithful lives of service to God and our neighbors?

Perhaps you have found the person you want to marry but are wondering if your marriage will survive, let alone thrive! Perhaps you are married and you both wonder if this is as good as it gets. You don’t have to wonder any longer. The answer has always been there for you. Using the Word of God as the foundation, we have written a book that will enable you to build a resilient marriage that will allow you and your current or future spouse to persevere through difficult times and draw even closer to one another. This will result in a marriage filled with peace and happiness.