Biblical Friendship: A Six-week Bible Study
In this six-week Bible study, Deborah inspires us to break free from the snares of loneliness and equips us to establish friendships the way God intended. We don’t have to settle for mediocre, superficial friendships, because we were created for so much more.
THIS INTERACTIVE DEVOTIONAL AND BIBLE STUDY WILL GUIDE YOU TO:
- Define friendship from a biblical perspective
- Establish circles of friendship that model the example of Jesus
- Identify traits of and threats to friendships
- Discover healthy ways to forge and maintain friendships
- Explore God’s plan for intergenerational friendships
- Search out ways to break down the barriers to friendship
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Everyday Worship: An 8-week Devotional for Delighting the Heart of God
In a world where so much demands our attention, it can be easy to allow our busyness to take priority. Becoming too distracted to see, we can lose our awe. Why does that matter? Because in Hebrews 12:28, we read that acceptable worship is offered to God “with reverence and awe.”
Everyday Worship is a resource for those who have lost their awe or anyone else who desires to grow in their offering of worship. More than daily readings alone, this book includes personal reflection and practice opportunities. Each week the reader is encouraged in a specific area of worship and then given space to spend time with God as they learn and grow. As well, journaling pages are provided to help with this crucial growth process.
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Engaging the Scripture: Encountering God in the Pages of His Word
The Bible is one of God’s greatest gifts to His people. It’s a gift that is vital to the health of our soul. Yet many of us are missing out on many of the benefits of this amazing gift because we don’t feel that we know how to read it for understanding. Engaging the Scripture explores 5 ways a reader can learn to interact with the text of the Bible, encountering God.
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Soul Nourishment: Satisfying Our Deep Longing for God (Nourish the Soul)
Soul Nourishment: Satisfying Our Deep Longing for God is a gentle reminder of the importance of soul care. It is also a handbook for today’s busy woman filled with a multitude of easy, ready-to-use resources to bring refreshment on the journey. This 2-color book offers a multitude of ways to intentionally nourish and care for our soul including: prayer practices, using scripture, building relationships, listening, & solitude.
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Praying with Purpose: Taking Your Prayer Life from Vague to Victorious (Nourish the Soul)
Prayer is the most precious gift we can give our loved ones, and Deborah gives us a wonderful road map for enjoying and sharing a focused and creative prayer life. Nothing will influence the next generation more than the prayers we offer up for others. For those who often pray vague prayers, this book has many suggestions and resources compiled to encourage and inspire victorious praying. Praying With Purpose includes creative and real world methods for a variety of different types of prayer and prayer topics.
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Journaling for the Soul: A Handbook of Journaling Methods (Nourish the Soul)
The busyness of life has made its migration into the depths of our being, squeezing God out. Our soul aches as it cries out for time with Him, but because of the noise it is not heard. Journaling for the Soul helps eliminate the hurry, brings quiet for hearing, and creates much needed space. It acts as a means for documenting the main thing, which, of course, is a living and active relationship with God. This book includes a wide range of different methods to suit a variety personalities or seasons of life and topics: gratitude, simplicity, vision boards, timelines, journaling for friends, fears, self-reflection, attributes of God, names of Christ.
Purchasers of this book will receive an access code to a FREE corresponding small group study.
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In the Image of Christ for Kids: 27 Interactive Reflections for Growing in Christlikeness
The Bible tells us that Christians are to follow the example of Christ. We know this. However, as we look around our world today, we often find ourselves anxious for our children. How are they to follow the example of Christ? How are they to even know what Christlikeness is in all the noise that surrounds and assaults them?
In the Image of Christ for Kids is a tool for helping children discern the nature of Christlike character and experience putting that character into practice. Working through the reflections individually or as a family, children will be guided to read about, discuss, and think deeply upon specific character qualities of Christ.
Written in a kid-friendly, conversant style and using a consistent structured format, children are encouraged to reflect upon 27 different characteristics of Christ. Each of the twenty-seven reflections points the reader to Scripture (Read), challenges them to think about the Scripture and characteristic (Think), helps them see the characteristic (What the Characteristic Looks Like), provides them an opportunity to reflect/respond (Journal), and encourages conversation with God (Pray). Whether done individually or as a family, this book is a practical tool for helping children grow in Christlikeness.
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My Thankful Journal for Kids
My Thankful Journal for Kids is designed to help children cultivate an attitude of gratitude through daily practice. Written in a kid-friendly, conversant style and using a consistent structured format, children are encouraged to think about the importance of giving thanks to God. Each of the twenty-seven daily activities points the reader to Scripture (Read), challenges them to think about the Scripture (Think), provides them an opportunity to reflect/respond (Journal), and offer thanks to God (Pray).Whether done individually or as a family, this book is a practical tool for helping children develop the healthy habit of giving thanks.
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Faith Journaling for Kids
Journaling is a spiritual discipline that reaps bountiful rewards for all who use it. Sadly, however, kids are often overlooked when we talk about or teach this valuable discipline. Faith Journaling is an adventure just for them, providing kids with examples and practice exercises in several types of faith journaling including prayer, Scripture, thanks, and more.
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Thumbody’s ABC Book of Who is God?
Curious by nature, “Thumbody” has lots of questions. This colorful picture book helps him as he seeks to answer the question, “Who is God?” Using Scripture and working A to Z, “Thumbody” is introduced to many characteristics and names that help deepen his understanding of the nature of God..
Thumbody’s ABC Book of Who is God? is a fun and powerful tool for grandparents (or any other adult)!
Fun because it can be personalized. By using an ink pad to place your thumbprint on each page, you add the main character to the book. The addition of your thumbprint also helps to make this book a unique keepsake.
Fun because it’s part coloring book to be enjoyed by your grandchildren.
Powerful because it helps your grandchild discover more about the nature of God. In an A to Z format, readers are introduced to more than fifty characteristics of God that come straight from Scripture.
Powerful because the content offers valuable opportunities for authentic, age-appropriate conversations about biblical truth.
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Questions for Conversation and Reflection
Questions for Conversation and Reflection is a compilation of questions that can be used as conversation starters, ways to get to know others better, or even for self-reflection. A wide range of questions is included.
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FOR GRANDPARENTS
Biblical Portrait of Grandparenthood
Biblical Portrait of Grandparenthood takes the reader on a journey through Scripture; one aimed at helping to reveal God’s unique design for the role of a grandparent. Included in the book are a series of questions for self-reflection and some practical tips for ways you can influence the lives of your grandchildren through your attitudes, words, and actions.
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Pray Powerful Prayers for Your Grandchildren: A Handbook
This handbook is a valuable resource for any grandparent who desires to be a more effective prayer champion for their grandchildren. Shared within its pages is a unique and engaging prayer technique that helps the pray-er be more specific and consistent in their prayers. The method is clearly explained in this handbook that is also packed with step-by-step instruction, tips, and other resources for implementation of the technique.
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Grand Connections: A Journal of Practical Ideas for Connecting with Grandchildren
Grand Connections is designed as a practical and useful tool for grandparents. Part treasury of ideas, part planner, part journal, this book is a helpful resource for those who understand the importance of building strong relationships with their grandchildren.
Included in this book:
- An extensive list of ideas for connecting with grandchildren
- Ideas grouped by category
- Journaling pages for planning and reflecting on connections
- Space for adding additional ideas
Whether planner or procrastinator, this resource will help grandparents move with intention toward building stronger, deeper relationships with their grandchildren.
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Connect: Passing the Faith (Biblical Grandparenting) (Book 1)
Connect: Passing the Faith is a resource for Christian grandparents who are seeking practical ideas for building strong relationships with their grandchildren. The book is filled with pages of ideas, tips, and more.
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Give a Blessing (Biblical Grandparenting) (Book 2)
Give a Blessing details one of the spiritual practices grandparents can employ as we work to carry out our role. This book helps the reader gain a better understanding of three forms of blessing — encouragement, affirmation, and bestowing a blessing. Tips, ideas, and other helpful resources for implementing these powerful “blessing” tools are also included in the book.
Caring for Your Soul (Biblical Grandparenting) (Book 3)
Life is busy and in the daily chaos it can be easy to neglect the care of one’s soul, but intentionality in its care is vital — both to our own relationship with God and to passing the faith to our grandchildren. The condition of our soul exposes where we place our trust and what we truly believe to be true. And this influences what our children and grandchildren choose to believe. With a careful look at the importance of soul care and many practical ideas for carrying out the work, this book is a helpful tool for grandparents.
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Leave a Legacy (Biblical Grandparenting) (Book 4)
Our culture tells us we’ve done our job, and it is time to kick back and take it easy. But when we look to the Bible, we see that God has given us a job, and there is still more work to be done. What is the assignment God has given to grandparents? We are to pass a heritage of faith on to the next generations. Leave a Legacy details one of the spiritual practices grandparents can employ as we work to carry out our role. This book helps the reader gain a better understanding of three powerful ways to leave a legacy — modeling, storytelling, and observing traditions. Tips, ideas, and other helpful resources for implementing these powerful legacy building tools are also included in the book.
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The Legacy Prayer Journal is designed to be used by members of multiple generations as a tool for praying together. The practice of praying as a family helps to improve communication and build strong bonds. Keeping a “family” prayer journal also encourages modeling and discussion of prayer. Both lined and unlined pages lie between the covers of this journal. Set it up and use it as best fits the needs and personality of your family.
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