Counsel for Couples: A Biblical and Practical Guide for Marriage Counseling
By: Jonathan D. Holmes
4.62
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
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1. What Did You Expect?: Redeeming the Realities of Marriage
By: Paul David Tripp
4.31
Format: 287 pages, Hardcover
Marriage, according to Scripture, will always involve two flawed people living with each other in a… read more
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"Forgiveness is a vertical commitment that is followed by a horizontal transaction."-Paul David Tripp, What Did You Expect?: Redeeming the Realities of Marriage
"When your ears hear and your eyes see the sin, weakness, or failure of your husband or wife, it is never an accident; it is always grace. God loves your spouse, and he is committed to transforming hi…"-Paul David Tripp, What Did You Expect?: Redeeming the Realities of Marriage
2. Christ-Centered Preaching: Redeeming the Expository Sermon
By: Bryan Chapell
4.29
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
This complete guide to expository preaching teaches the basics of preparation, organization, and de… read more
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3. The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God
By: Timothy J. Keller , Kathy Keller
4.49
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Renowned pastor of New York’s Redeemer Presbyterian Church and author of The Songs of Jesus, Timoth… read more
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- marriage
"Like a surgeon, friends cut you in order to heal you."-Timothy J. Keller, The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God
"Real love, the Bible says, instinctively desires permanence."-Timothy J. Keller, The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God
"A common vision can unite people of very different temperaments."-Timothy J. Keller, The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God
"Friends become wiser together through a healthy clash of viewpoints."-Timothy J. Keller, The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God
4. Marriage and the Family: Biblical Essentials
By: Andreas J. Köstenberger , David W. Jones
4.13
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
The recent rulings on gay marriage and debates on family-related issues have placed marriage and fa… read more
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- marriage
5. When Good Kids Make Bad Choices: Help and Hope for Hurting Parents
By: Elyse M. Fitzpatrick , Jim Newheiser , Laura Hendrickson , James Newheiser
3.97
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
There is perhaps no greater fear in a parent's heart than the thought that a much-loved and well-ca… read more
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6. Christianity and Liberalism
By: J. Gresham Machen
4.33
Format: 199 pages, Paperback
Machen's classic defense of orthodox Christianity establishes the importance of scriptural doctrine… read more
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"The truth is that if Jesus be merely an example, He is not a worthy example; for He claimed to be far more."-J. Gresham Machen, Christianity and Liberalism
"According to modern liberalism, in other words, Jesus was the Founder of Christianity because He was the first Christian, and Christianity consists in maintenance of the religious life which Jesus in…"-J. Gresham Machen, Christianity and Liberalism
"When we come to see that it was no mere man who suffered on Calvary but the Lord of Glory, then we shall be willing to say that one drop of the precious blood of Jesus is of more value, for our own s…"-J. Gresham Machen, Christianity and Liberalism
"The sage of Nazareth may satisfy those who have never faced the problem of evil in their own lives; but to talk about an ideal to those who are under the thralldom of sin is a cruel mockery. Yet if J…"-J. Gresham Machen, Christianity and Liberalism
7. The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
By: Alan Burgess
4.03
Format: 246 pages, Mass Market Paperback
THE SMALL WOMAN is the true story of Gladys Aylward, the parlourmaid who overcame all obstacles to … read more
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8. Discipling: How to Help Others Follow Jesus
By: Mark Dever
3.33
Format: 161 pages, Hardcover
Before ascending to heaven, Jesus instructed his followers to "make disciples of all nations." But … read more
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9. Pre-Engagement: Five Questions to Ask Yourselves
By: David A. Powlison
3.43
Format: 42 pages, Paperback
How do you know if you?re ready to marry? What are the signs that a man and a woman are heading in … read more
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10. This Momentary Marriage: A Parable of Permanence
By: John Piper
3.64
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Reflecting on forty years of matrimony, John Piper exalts the biblical meaning of marriage over its… read more
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11. Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands: People in Need of Change Helping People in Need of Change (Resources for Changing Lives)
By: Paul David Tripp
4.37
Format: 376 pages, Paperback
Paul David Tripp’s masterpiece on ministry will transform how you view yourself and engage with oth… read more
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"Sin makes us moral quadriplegics."-Paul David Tripp, Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands: People in Need of Change Helping People in Need of Change (Resources for Changing Lives)
"We rarely do anything with on single motive."-Paul David Tripp, Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands: People in Need of Change Helping People in Need of Change (Resources for Changing Lives)
"The Bible says that our core problem, the fundamental reason we do what we do, is sin."-Paul David Tripp, Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands: People in Need of Change Helping People in Need of Change (Resources for Changing Lives)
"Foolishness is more than being stupid, that deadly combination of arrogance and ignorance."-Paul David Tripp, Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands: People in Need of Change Helping People in Need of Change (Resources for Changing Lives)
12. Knowing God
By: J.I. Packer
2.00
Format: 232 pages, Paperback
For over 40 years, J. I. Packer's classic has been an important tool to help Christians around the … read more
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13. The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia, #4)
By: C.S. Lewis , Pauline Baynes
3.96
Format: 243 pages, Paperback
Jill and Eustace must rescue the Prince from the evil Witch. NARNIA...where owls are wise, where… read more
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"Life isn't all fricasseed frogs and eel pie."-C.S. Lewis, The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia, #4)
"It's expression was solemn, its complexion muddy."-C.S. Lewis, The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia, #4)
"You would not have called to me unless I had been calling to you," said the Lion."-C.S. Lewis, The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia, #4)
"Though under earth, and throneless now I be Yet while I lived all earth was under me."-C.S. Lewis, The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia, #4)
14. Embodied Hope: A Theological Meditation on Pain and Suffering
By: Kelly M. Kapic
4.75
Format: 14 pages, Paperback
This book will make no attempt to defend God. . . . If you are looking for a book that boasts trium… read more
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15. Seeing with New Eyes: Counseling and the Human Condition Through the Lens of Scripture
By: David A. Powlison
3.45
Format: None pages, Paperback
Essays by a highly regarded biblical counselor. Some of these pieces exegete Scripture with a couns… read more
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16. How to Act Right When Your Spouse Acts Wrong
By: Leslie Vernick
3.69
Format: 121 pages, Paperback
Experience the Blessings of an Imperfect Marriage. We all-at one time or another-have the opportuni… read more
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17. Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts: Seven Questions to Ask Before and after You Marry
By: Leslie Parrott , Les Parrott III
4.44
Format: 212 pages,
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18. Side by Side: Walking with Others in Wisdom and Love
By: Edward T. Welch
4.65
Format: None pages, Paperback
Practical Guidance for Loving Others Well Everyone needs help from time to time, especially in the … read more
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19. Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers
By: Dane C. Ortlund
4.52
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Christians know that God loves them, but often think that he is perpetually disappointed and frustr… read more
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"Looking inside ourselves, we can anticipate only harshness from heaven. Looking out to Christ, we can anticipate only gentleness."-Dane C. Ortlund, Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers
"The fall also entrenched in our minds dark thoughts of God, thoughts that are only dug out over multiple exposures to the gospel over many years. Perhaps Satan’s greatest victory in your life today i…"-Dane C. Ortlund, Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers
"John's point in 13:1 is that in going to the cross, Jesus did not retain something for himself, the way we tend to do when we seek to love others sacrificially. He does not love like us. We love unti…"-Dane C. Ortlund, Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers
"It is one thing, as a child, to be told your father loves you. You believe him. You take him at his word. But it is another thing, unutterably more real, to be swept up in his embrace, to feel the wa…"-Dane C. Ortlund, Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers
20. Suffering is Never for Nothing
By: Elisabeth Elliot
4.68
Format: 108 pages, Hardcover
Hard times come for all in life, with no real explanation. When we walk through suffering, it has t… read more
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"Faith is not a feeling. Faith is willed obedience in action."-Elisabeth Elliot, Suffering is Never for Nothing
"The love of God is not a sentiment. It is a willed and inexorable love that will command nothing less than the very best for us. The love of God wills our joy. I think of the love of God as being syn…"-Elisabeth Elliot, Suffering is Never for Nothing
"It’s He who was the Word before the foundation of the world, suffering as a lamb slain. And He has a lot up His sleeve that you and I haven’t the slightest idea about now. He’s told us enough so that…"-Elisabeth Elliot, Suffering is Never for Nothing
"We are not adrift in chaos. To me that is the most fortifying, the most stabilizing, the most peace-giving thing that I know about anything in the universe. Every time that things have seemingly fall…"-Elisabeth Elliot, Suffering is Never for Nothing
21. Catching Foxes: A Gospel-Guided Journey to Marriage
By: John Henderson
4.24
Format: 282 pages, Unknown Binding
Catching Foxes has been written to help engaged or betrothed couples prepare for marriage. Written… read more
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22. Caring for One Another: 8 Ways to Cultivate Meaningful Relationships
By: Edward T. Welch
4.15
Format: 80 pages, Paperback
There are hurting people everywhere. As Christians, it can be tempting to think that care should be… read more
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- counselling
23. Is It Abuse?: A Biblical Guide to Identifying Domestic Abuse and Helping Victims
By: Darby A. Strickland
4.67
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
God does not intend for marriage to be a place of oppression. Providing practical tools and exercis… read more
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24. 7 Myths about Singleness
By: Sam Allberry
4.56
Format: 175 pages, Paperback
If marriage shows us the shape of the gospel, singleness shows us its sufficiency. Much of what… read more
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"We need to remind ourselves, daily, that our singleness is not for us but for the Lord."-Sam Allberry, 7 Myths about Singleness
"And having people with whom to do nothing is not necessarily a need [married people are] conscious of."-Sam Allberry, 7 Myths about Singleness
"Some of my friends have said something along the line of “You know where you are and you’re always welcome. Don’t wait for us to invite you."-Sam Allberry, 7 Myths about Singleness
"And singleness isn't actually a bad thing. In the Bible it's good. It's even described as a blessing. In and of itself it's a wonderful gift from God that should be affirmed and celebrated."-Sam Allberry, 7 Myths about Singleness
25. Prayer: How Praying Together Shapes the Church (9marks: Building Healthy Churches)
By: John Onwuchekwa
4.41
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
Prayer is as necessary to the Christian as breathing is to the human body--but it often doesn't com… read more
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26. Caring for the Souls of Children: A Biblical Counselor's Manual
By: Amy Baker
4.54
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
Coming alongside struggling children can feel like an uphill battle. Yet children struggle with the… read more
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27. Counsel for Couples: A Biblical and Practical Guide for Marriage Counseling
By: Jonathan D. Holmes
4.62
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Many pastors feel ill-equipped to handle the challenges that arise when a couple is going through m… read more
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28. Single Parents: Daily Grace for the Hardest Job
By: Robert D. Jones
4.23
Format: 24 pages, Paperback
SINGLE PARENTS- If you are a single parent, you already know you have one of the hardest jobs in th… read more
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29. Prodigal Children: Hope and Help for Parents (Resources for Changing Lives)
By: Robert D. Jones
4.38
Format: 30 pages, Kindle Edition
If your adult child has left the faith and embraced an ungodly lifestyle, you may be experiencing s… read more
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30. A Biblical Counseling Process: Guidance for the Beginning, Middle, and End (Helping the Helpers)
By: Lauren Whitman
4.43
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
What makes counseling biblical? What does the biblical counseling process entail? What is the focus… read more
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31. Consider Your Counsel: Addressing Ten Mistakes in Our Biblical Counseling
By: Robert W. Kellemen
4.38
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
"Drawing from more than three decades of counseling supervision, author Bob Kellemen shares ten cou… read more
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