We all want to guide our children into the abundant life that Jesus offers. But when we pursue the more and better that the world offers above our pursuit of Jesus, we fall into dangerous parenting habits. In Becoming a Spiritually Fo...

In Spiritual Parenting parents learn to create a home environment that God can use to work in their children's lives. It's a biblical, innovative fresh approach to parenting—and one that's long overdue. It's hard enough to train ki...

Growing up I was expected to look a certain way, act a certain way and talk a certain way. My parents pastored a few churches and my siblings and I followed their every move like ducks in a row. Everyone thought we were the perfect fa...

There's hope for childhood. Despite a perfect storm of hostile forces that are robbing children of a healthy childhood, courageous parents and teachers who know what's best for children are turning the tide. Johann Christoph Arnold, w...

These are the faces that call me "mom," the three children who made me a mother.            When I started my journey into parenthood I never thought it would look like this. I never planned on having three adopted...

What and who should get the best of us? And why is it so enticing to choose lesser things instead of lasting things?   As moms we know the magnetic pull to steer away from what's important and choose what feels irresistible in the mo...

I have always felt that God has a plan for my life. For my husband and my children, he has always been in charge. God led us to Ashburn, Virginia, in 2014. He brought me to Onelife Fitness as a personal trainer. Then he introduced me ...

When Rachel Balducci looks for material for her writing, she doesn't have to look far. Her subject matter can be found climbing through the window, hanging on to the edge of the roof, and always at the refrigerator. Here she chronicle...

Have you gotten comfortable―maybe even complacent―in your spiritual life? Maybe you can check off all the right boxes―going to church, reading your Bible, praying before meals. Maybe you even lead a small group or serve as a dea...

People who love prodigals often struggle in silence. This book lets you know that you are not alone and that there is hope. Pastor and author James Banks and his son Geoff Banks each write from their perspective, sharing their story o...

Conscientious parents who long to bring their children up as good Christians and good citizens face an uphill battle. In a culture of rampant narcissism and moral anarchy, righteous living isn't easy and it isn't popular. But positive...

Are You Prepared to Talk with Your Child About...?Discussing difficult topics with kids has never been easy, but in today's world, it's more difficult than ever. Gay marriage, terrorist attacks, pornography, police shootings, and yes,...

Christians are counter-cultural: our primary goal should not be to raise intelligent, successful, competent, and upright citizens, our primary concern ought to be for the good of our children’s souls - and so for G...

Do your children exhaust you? Have you found yourself finishing their chores because it’s, well, easier than getting them to do them? If so, this book will give you new energy, and your household new harmony. This book...

As parents face the difficult reality of a broken home, a sense of being completely overwhelmed can shut down the perspective they need to find restoration. Parents need to know that they can choose to define this season of their live...

Will You Open Your Heart and Home to Children in Need? As a teenager, Kristin Berry had heard all the horror stories surrounding foster care and adoption—abuse, neglect, rejection, anger, and misunderstandings. But instead of closin...

Know That You Are Not Alone on This JourneyAdopting or fostering a child brings its own unique set of challenges only another parent facing the same uphill climb could possibly understand. From parenting children with traumatic pasts,...

Discover What Adoption and Foster Care Really Look Like  If you are considering adoption or foster care or are already somewhere in this difficult and complicated process, you need trusted information from people who have been where...

Many of us enter parenthood with a perfect vision of what our family will be. But along the way we discover that the children we've been blessed with are real human beings, with their own minds, ideals, and views of the world. Our inf...

Prepare to hear ideas you've never considered. This ancient vision is new again and adopting it today will take a complete family revision. But few are able to locate the root of the problem. This book offers a surprising perspective....

"Chock full of biblical wisdom - you'll find yourself underlining line after line, page after page. -- Marty Machowski, Author, Long Story Short and The Gospel Story Bible. Your children will either live forever with Jesus or apart ...

In Building Circles of Grace, moms and daughters will explore what it means to build and sustain Christ-centered relationships that we develop beyond our relationship with God.Some of the toughest experiences we encounter as young gir...

Does your family need a five-star general at the helm? A psychologist? A referee? Ken Blanchard, best-selling co-author of The One Minute Manager and Lead Like Jesus, points to a better role model: the Son of God. Joined by veteran pa...

Adoption offers a powerful testimony of grace in a world of unwanted pregnancies and on-demand abortion. But no one said adoption is easy. As an adoptive parent and pastor who has counseled many adoptive parents, Brian Borgman knows t...

What to Do When Parenting Gets Painfully Complicated Are your adult child's mental, emotional, and physical health issues driving you to despair? Are you tempted to bail your son or daughter out of yet another impossible circumstance?...

"When we correct the factors that keep children at risk, we can make a difference in the lives of those children and the adults they'll grow up to be."— Mary Frances BowleyChildren are meant to imagine bright futures an...

You Are Not AloneFrom the moment you cradled your first baby doll, you imagined yourself a mom. Now here you are, a member of the club no one wants to join—the ten percent of women who struggle to fulfill their motherhood dreams bec...

If you're waiting to live abundantly until the house is tidy, your kids are clean and well behaved, and you have plenty of free time to pursue a glamorous hobby, you may be waiting awhile. However, you don't have to wait for things to...

Mission work is not for the faint of heart. We admire those brave souls who leave behind the comforts of home and go to foreign fields to bring the love of Christ to people in need. And sometimes it feels uninspiring to be stuck at ho...

You're the perfect parent for your child. Many parents spend too much time striving for perfection or feeling pressure to do so. Constantly bombarded with the latest parenting trends, they endlessly research nutritional values, produc...