Family Life Illustrated for Marriage


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In this dynamic new series from Dr. Ronnie Floyd, parents and kids have access to invaluable information for surviving problems inside and outside the home. A fresh and innovative guide to getting your family back on track, the series will help in refocusing on what should be the most important priorities in your life.




When We Married Gary


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Beth still remembers the daddy who went away, although her younger sibling does not, but both of them accept Gary and call him Papa.




The Very Best, Hands-On, Kinda Dangerous Family Devotions, Volume 1


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As parents hoping to raise godly children, we may understand the importance of regular family devotions. However, we may find it difficult to get our kids (or even ourselves) fully engaged. But what if devotions looked less like sitting in the living room listening to someone read and trying to pry answers out of reluctant kids and more like, say, electrocuting a pickle? Or converting a leaf blower into a toilet paper launcher? Or lighting toothpaste on fire? These hands-on, kinda dangerous, totally unforgettable object lessons (along with nearly fifty others) are not only more fun than other family devotions--they actually deliver the spiritual impact you desire for your kids. They'll even get dads and any too-cool-for-this-stuff teens jazzed about a weekly family devotional time. So put away the flannelgraph, get out the safety goggles, and start bringing the truths of Scripture to vivid life in your household. Just remember to change out of your Sunday clothes first.




Marriage and Family


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Family life has been radically transformed over the past three decades. Half of all households are unmarried, while only a quarter of all married households have kids. A third of the nation's births are to unwed mothers, and a third of America's married men earn less than their wives. With half of all women cohabitating before they turn thirty and gay and lesbian couples settling down with increasing visibility, there couldn't be a better time for a book that tracks new conceptions of marriage and family as they are being formed. The editors of this volume explore the motivation to marry and the role of matrimony in a diverse group of men and women. They compare empirical data from several emerging family types (single, co-parent, gay and lesbian, among others) to studies of traditional nuclear families, and they consider the effect of public policy and recent economic developments on the practice of marriage and the stabilization or destabilization of family. Approaching this topic from a variety of perspectives, including historical, cross-cultural, gendered, demographic, socio-biological, and social-psychological viewpoints, the editors highlight the complexity of the modern American family and the growing indeterminacy of its boundaries. Refusing to adhere to any one position, the editors provide an unbiased account of contemporary marriage and family.




Family Life Illustrated for Men


Book Description

In this dynamic new series from Dr. Ronnie Floyd, parents and kids have access to invaluable information for surviving problems inside and outside the home. A fresh and innovative guide to getting your family back on track, the series will help in refocusing on what should be the most important priorities in your life. Special Features Include: Study questions in each book for reflection and to aid small group study. Study Guide that works for all 6 books that also includes an audio CD from Dr. Floyd with answers and insights for each book. Other books in series are Family Illustrated for Women, Marriage, Teens, Finances, Parents.




The Stuff of Family Life


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Does putting your smartphone on the dinner table impact your relationships? How does where you place your TV in your home affect your family? The Stuff of Family Life takes readers inside the changing world of families through a unique examination of their stuff. From digital family photo albums to the growing popularity of “man caves,” author Michelle Janning looks at not only what large demographic studies say about family dynamics but also what our lives—and the stuff in them—say about how we relate to each other. The book takes readers through various phases of family life, including dating, marriage, parenting, divorce, and aging, while paying attention to how our choices about our spaces and objects impact our lives. Janning has joked, “I'm not a social scientist who uses large national datasets to illustrate family life; I’m the social scientist who asks people to examine what’s in their underwear drawers to tell stories about their family life.” From underwear drawers to calendars, The Stuff of Family Life offers an illuminating and entertaining look at the complexities of American families today.




Art, Marriage, and Family in the Florentine Renaissance Palace


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This illustrated book explores the social and economical background to marriage in Renaissance Florence and discusses the objects such as paintings, sculptures, furniture, jewellery, clothing, and household items associated with marriage and ongoing family life.




Family Life Illustrated for Parents


Book Description

In this dynamic new series from Dr. Ronnie Floyd, parents and kids have access to invaluable information for surviving problems inside and outside the home. A fresh and innovative guide to getting your family back on track, the series will help in refocusing on what should be the most important priorities in your life. Other titles in the series are Family Life Illustrated for Men, Women, Marriage, Teens, and Finances.




Family Life Illustrated for Finances


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Features: Realistic solutions and strategies for everyday, real life; Easy to read for today's fast-paced family; Time-tested techniques -- all biblically based; Stand-alone or comprehensive group study.




Vertical Marriage


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For anyone who is married, preparing for marriage, or desperate to save a relationship teetering on the brink of divorce, marriage coaches Dave and Ann Wilson offer hope and strategies gleaned from personal experience and Scripture that really work. Vertical Marriage will give you the insight, applications, and inspiration to transform your marriage into everything you hoped it would be. Honest to the core and laugh-out-loud funny, Dave and Ann Wilson share the one secret that brought them from the brink of divorce to a healthy and vibrant relationship. If you had asked Dave how their marriage was doing on the night of their tenth wedding anniversary, Dave would have rated it a 9.8 out of 10, and he would have even guaranteed that Ann would say the same. But instead of giving him a celebratory kiss, Ann whispered, "I've lost my feelings for you." Divorce seemed inevitable for the Wilsons, but starting that night, God began to reveal to Dave and Ann the most overlooked secret of getting the marriage we are looking for: a horizontal marriage relationship just doesn't work until your vertical relationship with Christ is first. As founders of a multi-campus church and marriage coaches with 30 years of experience, Dave and Ann share the hard-earned but easy-to-apply biblical principles that ensure a strong marriage. Written in a highly relatable dialogue between both husband and wife, Vertical Marriage will guide you toward building a vibrant relationship at every level, giving you the tools you need to embrace: Effective communication Fair conflict True romance A deeper connection Through their unique perspectives, Dave and Ann share an intimate, sometimes hilarious, and at times deeply poignant narrative of one couple's journey to reconnecting with God and discovering the joy and power of a vertical marriage.




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