Religious Marriage

If you’ve prayed, confessed, and done everything right—but your desire for other women never went away—you’re not broken. You’re human. And your body has been trying to tell you the truth for years. SACRED FREEDOM is the first book to reveal how purity culture didn’t just wound men spiritually—it shaped their nervous systems, buried desire in shame, and left the body carrying a conflict the mind could never resolve. Called “essential reading” by Dr. Tina Schermer Sellers, this powerful blend of memoir, theology, psychology, and embodied healing shows men of faith how to ...

Waiting to be rediscovered in the British Library is an ancient manuscript of the early Church, copied by an anonymous monk. The manuscript is at least 1,450 years old, possibly dating to the first century, Jesus' lifetime. And now, The Lost Gospel provides the first-ever translation from Syriac into English of this unique document that tells the inside story of Jesus' social, family, and political life. The Lost Gospel takes listeners on an unparalleled historical adventure through a paradigm-shifting manuscript.

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.

Are we truly destined to live in one happy relationship, till death do us part? Many believe that somewhere out there is our one and only soulmate, and that our love cannot be given to more than one person at a time. This is what we have been taught, but is it true? The Freedom to Choose is a brave book that broaches questions every person, and certainly every couple, should ask themselves. Masha Halevi (PhD), a couples' mediator, counselor and an expert on alternative relationships has decided to take a different path. Following 15 monogamous years with her husband, she is still happily ...

A Marine, a maid, and a match made in heaven. Tate Benson can't believe he's come to Nowhere, Utah, to fix up a house that hasn't been inhabited in years. But he has. Because he's retired from the Marines and looking to start a life as a police officer in small-town Brush Creek. Wren Fuller has her hands full most days running her family's company. When Tate calls and demands a maid for that morning, she decides to have the calls forwarded to her cell and go help him out. She didn't know he was moving in next door, and she's completely unprepared for his handsomeness, his kind heart, and ...

Long before love became the heartbeat of wedding vows, and well before marriage was ever seen as a personal journey of fulfillment, it was something far more pragmatic, powerful, and political. In Religious Marriage versus Secular Marriage, the story of marriage is retold not as a fairy tale, but as a social contract forged in necessity, evolving across time from sacred covenant to secular negotiation, and from rigid structure to personal choice. Spanning from 1890 to 2025, this deeply researched and beautifully written exploration unearths the competing forces that have shaped marriage ...

She needs a husband to keep her ranch...can she convince the cowboy next-door to marry her? Darren Dumond has been working at Chestnut Ranch since he sold his place after the death of his first wife. But he starts to see the woman who owns the ranch just north of where he works over the summer, and he thinks his heart can handle a new relationship. His heart was wrong. He ends things with Sarena, but he's oh-so-lonely. And Sarena Adams is desperate. Her father died a few months ago, and she only has six months to get married or she and her sisters lose the ranch to their greedy uncle. He'll...

Small-town romance with faith, humor, and more than a dash of danger! An elusive woman with secrets, a quiet cowboy, a precocious child and a rebellious teenager, and a marriage of convenience that hides real feelings... Arianna Montemayor is so far from her comfort zone that it’s not even on the same planet when this eternal nomad and former runaway considers becoming an instant mom. To win custody of her niece and nephew, she needs a stable job, a house, and a husband, not necessarily in that order. For help, she turns to a local cowboy and the most responsible man she's ever met, ...

This highly anticipated debut from Matt Walsh of The Blaze demands that conservative voters make a last stand and fight for the moral center of America. The Trump presidency and Republican Congress provides an urgent opportunity to stop the Left's value-bending march to destroy the culture of our country. Republican control of the presidency, senate, and House of Representatives for the next two years is a precious - and fleeting - gift to conservatives.

A comprehensive resource to help churches build a thriving marriage mentoring program. Les and Leslie Parrott are passionate about how marriage mentoring can transform couples, families, and entire congregations. In The Complete Guide to Marriage Mentoring, you will find life-changing insights...

Susan accepts a fake betrothal to the handsome Earl of Malmesbury while escaping a forced marriage. Susan thought evil step-mothers were only in fairy tales, but she was wrong… she would rather earn her living scrubbing floors than marry the despot her stepmother has chosen. Intrigued, James persuades Susan to become his pretend betrothed to throw off her evil pursuer for reasons of his own. Can James persuade his reluctant bride to say yes, forever? Fall in love with book one in the Brides of Somerset Series. A heartwarming, satisfying sweet Regency historical romance! Each book in the ...

Discover home, love, and family in this set of four clean, stand-alone, cowboy marriage of convenience romances with a dash of suspense! Enjoy hours of heartwarming reading with four sweet books, each with an uplifting happily-ever-after, about strong-willed women and the swoon-worthy cowboys who marry them, then come to love them! Book 1: No Marriage of Convenience for a Cowboy An elusive woman with secrets, a quiet cowboy, a precocious child and a rebellious teenager, and a marriage of convenience that hides real feelings... Book 2: Show Me a Marriage of Convenience An ex-player cowboy ...

Written after his wife's tragic death as a way of surviving the "mad midnight moments", A Grief Observed is C.S. Lewis's honest reflection on the fundamental issues of life, death, and faith in the midst of loss. This work contains his concise, genuine reflections on that period.

She stepped in to help him with orphaned twins. But he's about to lose them forever... Deborah Lantz arrives at Abel King's snowbound farm when six-month-old twins desperately need care. Her heart condition has convinced her that marriage and children are not for her—until two babies change everything. Their parents are gone, their Amish uncle overwhelmed, and winter threatens their survival. Abel carries crushing guilt over his estranged sister Rebecca's death. Now her twins depend on him while English relatives circle like vultures, demanding custody through courts that favor wealth ...

She's the only Glover without a significant other. He's been searching for someone who can love him and his daughter. Can Etta and August make a meaningful connection this Christmas? Etta's resigned herself to being the designated babysitter for the growing family and wearing the label of "bestest aunt" with pride. She loves all of her nieces and nephews, her siblings and cousins, and the family ranch where she works. She once had big dreams for herself, but they all ended when she couldn't walk down the aisle and left her fiancé standing at the altar. As if her embarrassment and regret ...

Many arguments are made for and against same-sex marriage that end with divisiveness and confusion instead of thoughtful conversation. New York Times-bestselling author Dr. Preston Sprinkle provides a resource that will encourage respectful and thoughtful conversations around the question “Does the Bible support same-sex marriage?” Equipped with thorough research, history, and biblical context, this book will enable you to wade into some of the main arguments against the historically Christian view of marriage.

Discover love and family in this set of six clean, stand-alone, cowboy romances with a dash of suspense! Enjoy hours of heartwarming reading with six more stories about strong-willed forty-something women in small-town Cowboy Crossing and the swoon-worthy single-dad cowboys who love them. Though sometimes those rugged handsome men might need a nudge—or a push! Six sweet, wholesome romances, each with a happily-ever-after, books 7 -12 completing the Cowboy Crossing Romances series! Book 1: Show Me a Mistaken Identity Can a fun-loving cowboy with a precocious daughter and a guarded woman ...

Discover the power of being a hot mess with these heartbreaking and hilarious stories of how God uses each "mess" in our lives to bring us closer to Him–showing readers that it's okay to celebrate exactly where they are right now. A lot of people struggle with the concept of being holy. But...

While on a three-month-long tour, Jeremy met and built a friendship with the lead singer of another band. In a beautiful and inspiring story, their love unfolded taking them both by surprise. After 16 years of marriage, Jeremy and Adrienne have experienced devastating losses and incredible joy and have grown alongside each other. They continue to strengthen their friendship as they juggle life and frequent separations, due to tour schedules, with the demands and stressors of parenting their three kids.

After nearly forty years of marriage, church ministry, and homeschooling a family of 10, Kendana lost Johnny to a sudden illness. This audio holds the lessons their lives unleashed in a way that feels like The Notebook meets The Shack. Listen to her beautiful, simple words, as Kendana tells of her enduring romance with a farmer boy, their journey through heartbreak, their fierce passion for community, and the surprisingly healing embrace of covenants honored.