Passionate Parenting

For Christian parents, there is no greater joy than seeing their children learn to walk with the Lord. And there is no greater fear than that their children will walk away from God. After serving together in pastoral ministry for 40 years, Phil and Diane Comer know those hopes and fears well. Thirty-seven years ago, they became parents themselves. And like all new parents, they were intimidated and unsure about how to take on the task of spiritually training their young children. 

We all have a deep need to connect with our purpose and build lives that are authentically our own. In Permission to Be You, leadership coach and purpose expert Alaina Love reveals the extraordinary power of passion-centered living to bring clarity and fulfillment to our work, relationships, and life’s biggest transitions. Drawing from her own journey and two decades of client work, Love shares inspiring stories and reflections that highlight how understanding your core passions can help you make empowered decisions, navigate challenges, and create a more meaningful life.

Over the past ten years the numbers of wives who have affairs has grown dramatically. Recent surveys suggest by as much as 50 percent. Yet, in all the acres of space devoted to male infidelity, so far this has been a largely untouched subject. In this guide, Carol Botwin - advice columnist, therapist and author - rushes to help rather than to condemn. Drawing from 600 interviews and case histories - with both husbands and wives - Botwin examines causes, initial attractions, affairs in progress, endings and aftermaths.

In her classic book, Elisabeth Elliot candidly shares her love story with Jim Elliot through letters, diary entries, and memories. She is honest about the temptations, difficulties, victories, and sacrifices of two young people whose commitment to Christ took priority over their love for each other. These revealing personal glimpses, combined with relevant biblical teaching, will remind listners that only by putting their human passion and desire through His fire can God purify their love.

During his 30 years in practice as a marriage and family therapist, Dr. Schnarch has discovered that sexual desire problems are normal and even healthy, in committed relationships. In Intimacy and Desire: Awaken the Passion in Your Relationship, Dr. Schnarch explains why couples in long term relationships have sexual desire problems, regardless of how much they love each other or how well they communicate.

In Women Waking Up, Wendy Valentine doesn’t just challenge the outdated narrative of decline and invisibility at midlife—she blows it up and replaces it with a bold, badass manifesto for reinvention. With raw honesty, a wicked sense of humor, and hard-won wisdom, Wendy invites women everywhere to toss aside society’s limiting scripts and step into the most powerful, playful, and purposeful chapter of their lives.

In this revised and updated edition of the best-selling book A Lifelong Love, author Gary Thomas shares that when couples pursue spiritual purpose and worship it builds lasting intimacy and friendship between them. Whether listeners are feeling discouraged about their marriage or simply want to infuse their relationship with greater spiritual and relational passion, A Lifelong Love offers the guidance they need to embrace the eternal intentions that God has for them.

Life Switch is a blueprint for personal transformation. Joel delves deep into the pivotal moments that shaped his life, offering relatable advice and actionable steps that you can take to flip your switch on to gain powerful access to the life you want.

Coasting feels comfortable until you realize it's costing you everything. You weren't built to settle, to grind through the motions, to let fear and exhaustion call the shots. But somewhere along the way, you got stuck. Stuck in routine. Stuck in expectations. Stuck in a version of yourself that plays it safe instead of stepping fully into who you were meant to be. This book is your invitation to grab another gear. To stop waiting. To start moving. To rediscover the strengths, passions, and relationships that make life rich and meaningful. Because your life isn't meant to be endured.

Do you HATE public speaking? Are you TERRIFIED to stand in front of people? When you think of speaking, do you get nervous, anxious, even sweaty? You don’t have to be afraid any longer. It can seem like everyone is a gifted speak when you watch TED talks or compare yourself to skilled co-workers giving presentations. Don't get caught up in comparison. Instead, take action to improve YOUR ability and to overcome your fear. If you struggle when you speak, then you are not alone. Public speaking is the number one fear in America.

Walking down the aisle is only the beginning of your story. When spouses get bored, fail to communicate, or struggle to balance parenting and marriage, marriage can feel like an impossible challenge, and spouses think the only solution is to end their story. You are human, and having marital issues is far from uncommon. Rather than feeling like a failure or rushing straight toward divorce, step back and think about what you can do to make things better.

Do you dream about increased student engagement and more effective classroom management? How about reducing teacher stress and the feeling of being overwhelmed? Or leaving campus at a reasonable hour without dragging a cart full of lesson planning and papers to grade? If the answer to these questions is “Yes!” then this audiobook is for YOU! Based on current research in positive psychology and more than 15 years of “real world” experience in the classroom, this book provides a map to reduce stress, improve student behavior, and be happier in your classroom and your life.

New York Times best-selling author Lisa Bevere encourages women to stop hurting the ones they love, to learn to say things so they'll be heard, to get rid of bitterness, and to find forgiveness for themselves. Conflict – it’s unavoidable. Therefore, each of us must learn to manage it...

By weaving together historical and cultural commentary, humorous and poignant anecdotes, and experiential tools backed by science, The Pleasure Is All Yours is a step-by-step guide to help you release barriers to receiving life’s pleasures and deeper connections with others.

Find joy and fulfillment in retirement, even if you’re unsure where to begin! Are you wondering how to make the most of your newfound freedom? Whether you’re looking for purpose, adventure, or ways to stay active, this guide offers endless ideas for crafting a life filled with excitement, engagement, and connection.

You love each other—but feel painfully far apart. Whether you're stuck in conflict or simply drifting into silence, the pain of disconnection is real—and so is the hope of healing. The Passion Paradox: When You Feel Miles Apart and Still Love Each Other is a hands-on workbook for couples (or individuals in relationships) who want to rebuild emotional closeness, restore intimacy, and rekindle passion—or heal by splitting up if you need to.

Get Courageous Now, is for women who are tired of letting fear rule their lives. It’s for those women who want more and know they deserve more but don’t know where to start. And it’s for those women who need to understand their worth and their capability to make a difference in this world regardless of where they’ve been or where they’re going. Now you can start down the path to claiming the courage that’s buried deep inside you and make your life everything you want it to be.

A guide for women to stop seeking outside validation and turn inward—because the connection they’ve been searching for has been inside them all along. Many of us women feel disconnected from ourselves, our purpose, our passions, and from a deep sense of belonging that we crave. The...

Most relationship advice says compromise is the key to a happy marriage. Seems reasonable. Considerate. Loving. But what if compromise is actually draining the passion from your relationship? From a physician who has been married for over 30 years and coached hundreds of couples, Uncompromising Intimacy describes a radically different approach to love and partnership. This book is for men and women in fundamentally good marriages who want more — more passion, emotional depth, and aliveness — but they don’t know how to create it.

Are you a Christian single mom that is looking for a daily devotional that was created specifically for you? Are you that Christian single mom that is tired of being in the same place, doing the same things, always struggling, always wanting to go higher but you do not know how to do it? Does it always feel like there is never enough time, never enough money, and you never have enough energy to get everything done as a single mom? Are you tired of being sick and tired, tired of being lonely, tired of being single, and tired of being the only one that everything falls back on?