Recommended Books

Nonfiction | Novels | Parenting | Teens

Children’s Reading

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• 30 New Testament Interactive Stories for Young Children (Steven James Storytelling Library)

• 30 Old Testament Interactive Stories for Young Children

• A Parable about the King

• God Made You Special!: A VeggieTales Book

• Jesus Calling: 365 Devotions For Kids

• Lord, Teach Me to Pray for Kids (Discover 4 Yourself® Inductive Bible Studies for Kids)

• The Jesus Storybook Bible: Every Story Whispers His Name

• Princess & the Kiss: A Story of God’s Gift of Purity

• Punchinello and the Most Marvelous Gift

• The Best Small Town (Adventures in Odyssey)

• The Children of the King

• The Legend of the Poinsettia

• The Nativity

• What’s in the Bible: In the Beginning

• Your Special Gift (Max Lucado’s Wemmicks)

Dads

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• Dads and Daughters: How to Inspire, Understand, and Support Your Daughter When She’s Growing Up So Fast

• The Dads & Daughters Togetherness Guide: 54 Fun Activities to Help Build a Great Relationship

Devotion

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• When I Don’t Desire God: How to Fight For Joy

• Jesus Calling: 365 Devotions For Kids

• Jesus Calling: A 365 Day Journaling Devotional

• Jesus Calling: Seeking Peace in His Presence

• Closer: Devotions to Draw Couples Together

• Devotions for a Sacred Marriage: A Year of Weekly Devotions for Couples

• Fuel: Devotions to Ignite the Faith of Parents and Teens (Focus on the Family Books)

• Moments with the Savior: A Devotional Life of Christ

Family

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• 10 Building Blocks for a Solid Family: The Homeword Guide to Parenting (The Homeward Guide to Parenting)

• 52 Fun Family Devotions: Exploring and Discovering God’s Word

• Family Driven Faith: Doing What It Takes to Raise Sons and Daughters Who Walk with God

• The Family Foundations Study Bible: Bringing God’s Word Home

• Family: The Forming Center: A Vision of the Role of Family in Spiritual Formation

• How to Study Your Bible: The Lasting Rewards of the Inductive Method

• Moments with the Savior: A Devotional Life of Christ

• Invitation New Testament With Psalms & Proverbs, The

• The Shelter of Each Other: Rebuilding Our Families to Enrich Our Lives

• The Family You’ve Always Wanted: Five Ways You Can Make It Happen

• Through a Season of Grief: Devotions for Your Journey from Mourning to Joy

• Working Families: Navigating the Demands and Delights of Marriage, Parenting, and Career

General

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• The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language (New Testament with Psalms and Proverbs)

Marriage

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• Boundaries in Marriage

• Boundaries in Marriage Workbook

• Closer: Devotions to Draw Couples Together

• Desperate Marriages: Moving Toward Hope and Healing in Your Relationship

• Devotions for a Sacred Marriage: A Year of Weekly Devotions for Couples

• L. O. V. E.: Putting Your Love Styles to Work for You

• Love as a Way of Life: Seven Keys to Transforming Every Aspect of Your Life

• Love is a Verb: Stories of What Happens When Love Comes Alive

• Love That Lasts

• Now You’re Speaking My Language: Honest Communication and Deeper Intimacy for a Stronger Marriage

• Sacred Marriage

• Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriage: America’s Love Lab Experts Share Their Strategies for Strengthening Your Relationship

• The Four Seasons of Marriage

• The Marriage You’ve Always Wanted

• The Marriage You’ve Always Wanted Bible Study

• Your Time-Starved Marriage: How to Stay Connected at the Speed of Life

Moms

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• Breaking Free: Discover the Victory of Total Surrender

• I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn’t): Telling the Truth About Perfectionism, Inadequacy, and Power

• Smart Stepmom, The: Practical Steps to Help You Thrive

• So Long, Insecurity: You’ve Been a Bad Friend to Us

• When Mothers Pray: Bringing God’s Power and Blessing to Your Children’s Lives

Nonfiction

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• The Slumber of Christianity: Awakening a Passion for Heaven on Earth

Novels

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• Israel, My Beloved

Parenting

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• Age of Opportunity: A Biblical Guide to Parenting Teens, Second Edition (Resources for Changing Lives)

• Am I Messing Up My Kids?: …and Other Questions Every Mom AsksAsap: Ages, Stages, and Phases: from Infancy to Adolescense: Integrating Physical, Social, Emotional, Intellectual, and Spiritual Development

• Asap: Ages, Stages, and Phases: from Infancy to Adolescense: Integrating Physical, Social, Emotional, Intellectual, and Spiritual Development

• Authentic Parenting in a Postmodern Culture: Practical Help for Shaping Your Children’s Hearts, Minds, and Souls

• Boundaries with Kids: An 8-Sessions Focus on How Healthy Boundaries Grow Healthy Children

• Boundaries with Kids Participant’s Guide

• Christian Parenting Survival Guide From A to Z

• Confident Parenting

• Dads and Daughters: How to Inspire, Understand, and Support Your Daughter When She’s Growing Up So Fast

• Disconnected: Parenting Teens in a MySpace World

• Effective Parenting in a Defective World (Focus on the Family)Growing Together: Understanding and NurturingYour Child’s Faith Journey

• Fuel: Devotions to Ignite the Faith of Parents and Teens (Focus on the Family Books)

• Hurt: Inside the World of Today’s Teenagers (Youth, Family, and Culture)

• Hurt 2.0: Inside the World of Today’s Teenagers (Youth, Family, and Culture)

• Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder

• Listening to God With Children: The Montessori Method Applied to the Catechesis of Children

• Lord, Teach Me to Pray for Kids (Discover 4 Yourself® Inductive Bible Studies for Kids)

• Raising Children You Can Live With: A Guide for Frustrated Parents

• Raising Great Kids for Parents of Preschoolers

• Raising Great Kids for Parents of Preschoolers Participant’s Guide

• Revolutionary Parenting: What the Research Shows Really Works

• Sacred Parenting: How Raising Children Shapes Our Souls

• Smart Stepmom, The: Practical Steps to Help You Thrive

• Tag, You’re It!: 50 Easy Ways to Connect with Young PeopleThe Five Love Languages of Children

• The Five Love Languages of Children

• The Spiritual Life of Children

• When Mothers Pray: Bringing God’s Power and Blessing to Your Children’s Lives

Teens

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• Be the Change: Your Guide to Freeing Slaves and Changing the World (Invert)

• Fuel: Devotions to Ignite the Faith of Parents and Teens (Focus on the Family Books)