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Parenting Teenagers Is Hard. How Do You Know If You’re Doing It Right?

Many parents struggle in raising their teens because they fail to transition from seeing them as children to seeing them as adults-in-training. Progressively giving teens more control over their lives reduces stress and prepares your teen for maturity as an adult.

In Feeding the Mouth that Bites You, Dr. Ken Wilgus outlines a clear path to help parent teens in today’s world. Engaging, accessible, and based on Dr. Wilgus’ thirty-five years of clinical family work, teaching on parenting—and successfully raising three teens of his own—you’ll find this guide immensely practical. Learn what your teen needs and why they act the way they do so that you can reduce your frustrations and thoughtfully guide them. You’ll also discover how to:

Packed with stories, examples, and charts, Feeding the Mouth that Bites You is an indispensable resource that will give you confidence to raise kids who are ready for adult living.

When the villainous Dr. Regis Blackgaard sets his sights on taking over Whit’s End, he’ll stop at nothing—using lies, scandal, and even vandalism to get his way.

In this story, tensions rise in Odyssey as the Israelites and Bones of Rath clash, and Tom Riley struggles to keep his mayoral position after a warning from an unexpected source.

Meanwhile, Whit follows a mysterious message from a friend back to his hometown of Provenance, North Carolina, while Eugene uncovers a hidden secret buried beneath the foundation of Whit’s End itself. With time running out and the enemy closing in, Eugene faces the most difficult decision of his life—one that could change everything he holds dear.

The Blackgaard Chronicles are the perfect gift for fans of Adventures in Odyssey, offering a deeper exploration of beloved characters and storylines while maintaining the essence of the original audio dramas. These chapter books balance intense action with moments of reflection, making them engaging reads for both new and longtime fans.

This book offers a time-tested method (over 500,000 copies sold) of bridging communication gaps . . . opening the door to greater intimacy and delivering lasting change.

Struggling to Be Understood?Words have incredible power, especially when they say what you mean (and mean what you say). But that same power can be self-defeating, even destructive, when the message heard doesn’t match the message intended. Make the most of your communications by learning The Language of Love. Written by best-selling authors Gary Smalley and John Trent, it builds on communication basics introduced in The Two Sides of Love and shows how “emotional word pictures” can infuse understanding and intimacy into all of your relationships.

This revised, updated edition of a classic resource is a wonderful tool for personal growth, small group studies, or couples’ classes.

Over 2 million copies sold in the series!

When they step into the Imagination Station, kids experience an unforgettable journey filled with action-packed adventure to inspire their imaginations. With each book, they’re whisked away with cousins Patrick and Beth to embark on a new journey around the world and back in time.

From the creators of the award-winning Adventures in Odyssey series, these easy-to-read chapter books are perfect for beginning readers and will keep children entertained as they journey through history with Patrick and Beth. This introductory six-book box set includes books 1–6 in the series:

Beloved by thousands of Christian families, this book set weaves together historical fact and faith lessons in a way that will keep young readers glued to the page.

Learn to navigate life’s twists and turns to find God’s best for a marriage.

Every couple who wants a happy marriage will appreciate the revitalizing secrets in Crazy Little Thing Called Marriage. In it, Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley explore the traits of a healthy and thriving marriage.

Based on research of thousands of strong couples across the country, the twelve essential elements outlined are not only biblically based; they also chart a course for a romantic adventure that will last a lifetime.

With practical advice and stories from their own marriage and counseling experiences, Greg and Erin guide couples to find ways to work around roadblocks in their current relationship and to intentionally create communication patterns that will take them to emotionally safe places.

Filled with practical marriage advice for newlyweds and longtime couples alike, this biblical resource offers you insight on how to:

Yes, marriage can have its twists and turns. But the detours don’t necessarily have to lead couples off course. Greg and Erin help couples map out a journey for their marriages so that they can enjoy the passionate and intimate relationship that God has promised.

Experience the vibrant, abundant marriage that God wants for you.

What happens when a kingdom man marries a kingdom woman? Kingdom Marriage: Connecting God’s Purpose with Your Pleasure helps couples grow together as a kingdom couple to fulfill God’s design and purpose for their relationship. Through practical insights and powerful stories, Dr. Tony Evans inspires and instructs so Christian couples will discover the hope, challenge, and guidance God’s Word provides for their journey together.

“You can reflect the glory of God and the unity of the Trinity through your shared purpose, honor, and love as a true kingdom couple.” ―Tony Evans

Kingdom Marriage shows couples that the key to influencing our society and world with lasting impact is found in solidifying biblical marriage in the way God intended. This book instructs husbands and wives on how to:

Whether already married or preparing for marriage, Kingdom Marriage helps couples reignite their love, passion, and commitment, letting them walk away with a correct understanding of God’s kingdom and their responsibilities in it.

Kingdom Marriage and the Kingdom Marriage devotional and video resources are part of an entire line of Kingdom products by Tony Evans, including Kingdom Man, Kingdom Woman, Raising Kingdom Kids, and the Kingdom Quest strategy guides for kids and teens.

Over 2 million sold in series!

The Imagination Station has been malfunctioning for several adventures now, handing out the wrong gifts and traveling unexpected paths. Patrick and Beth must use their courage, strength, and resilience to help others and survive dangers as they travel through time and space and get caught up in the 1923 earthquake, tsunami, and fire that devastated Tokyo, Japan.

When kids step into the Imagination Station, they experience an unforgettable journey filled with action-packed adventure and excitement. Each book will whisk the reader away on the adventure with cousins Patrick and Beth to embark on a new journey around the world and back in time. This easy-to-read adventure, number 20 in the series, is the latest in the long-running successful series that has sold over 2 million books.

Strength for Today, Hope for TomorrowIn this 52-week devotional, Bruce Gordon challenges the idea that youth is the best part of life. He asserts that we make too little of our opportunities in later life—we were made for more than the golf course or the rocking chair!

These practical devotionals, steeped in Scripture, will help you transition to a time of life that can be rich with purpose, significance, and hope as you serve God. You’ll be encouraged and empowered to build a life that matters now and for eternity. Discover for yourself that the best years, the most impactful years of your life, are still to come.

Over 2 million sold in series!

The adventure continues as Patrick and Beth end up in New York City in 1923 as inventor Nikola Tesla is embroiled in a patent conflict with fellow inventor Thomas Edison.

When they step into the Imagination Station, kids experience an unforgettable journey filled with action-packed adventure to inspire their imaginations. With each book, they’re whisked away with cousins Patrick and Beth to embark on a new journey around the world and back in time. This easy-to-read adventure, number 21 in the series, is the latest in the long-running successful series that has sold over 2 million books.

How does a pro-choice doctor who once performed abortions for Planned Parenthood wind up on the opposite side of this embattled issue? Dr. Patricia Giebink was overpowered by God’s perspective at a healing conference, becoming a pro-life advocate who repented before millions for doing abortions.

As the author tells her emotional story, you will come away with a new understanding of the complexity of life, the risks of abortion, the power of prayer, and the greatness of God’s love and forgiveness—which is big enough to cover the pain of all affected by this controversial procedure.

Unexpected Choice is told from the perspective of a doctor who actually performed abortions through Planned Parenthood. The book chronicles her journey from being a pro-choice physician to someone speaking on behalf of the pro-life movement.