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Friendship Its Complicated
$29.99Add to cartToo often our friendships with other women can be marked by drama, competition, betrayal, and unforgiveness. As women, we can cause one another deep pain, creating wounds in need of healing. But we were made for connection and healthy friendships with other women to cheer each other on and fulfill our God-breathed purpose–together.
Through vulnerable personal stories laden with joy, heartache, mistakes, and lessons learned, Andi invites you on a journey of navigating the complications that can come in friendships with other women. With practical and biblical applications throughout, this book will empower you to do the work by first facing yourself and untangling the mess, then seeking reconciliation for genuine connection, and building authentic friendships, even when it’s been painful or complicated in the past.
Share Your Stuff Ill Go First
$25.99Add to cartPart memoir and part guidebook, Share Your Stuff. I’ll Go First. is the invitation you’ve been waiting for to show up with your whole self and discover the intimate, meaningful relationships you long for. In spite of the hyper-connected culture we live in today, women still feel shamed for oversharing and being publicly vulnerable. And no matter how many friends we seem to have, many of us are still desperately lonely.Laura Tremaine says it’s time for something better. Openness and vulnerability are the foundation for human growth and healthy relationships, and it all starts when we share our stuff, the nitty-gritty daily details about ourselves with others. Laura has led the way in her personal life with her popular blog and podcast, and now with lighthearted self-awareness, a sensitivity to the important things in life, and compelling storytelling, Laura gives you the tools to build and deepen the conversations happening in your life.Laura’s stories about her childhood in Oklahoma, her complicated shifts in faith and friendships, and her marriage to a Hollywood movie director will prompt you to identify the beautiful narrative and pivotal milestones of your own life. Each chapter offers intriguing and reflective questions that will reveal unique details and stories you’ve never thought to tell and will guide you into cultivating the authentic connection with others that only comes from sharing yourself.
Friendship : The Healing Rewards Of Companionship
$9.95Add to cartPeter Kalellis guides the reader through the most important aspects of developing true friendships, first be defining friendship, then by examining its spiritual aspects, and finally its qualities that shape our character. Before the science of psychology and practice of therapy existed, friendship offered comfort and healing through companionship. Each chapter ends with points for discussion or meditation, which can be used for individual guidance or in book groups.
Art Of Friendship
$14.99Add to cartIn this age of limitless digital connections, we are somehow lonelier than ever. This isn’t just bad news–it’s dangerous news. Loneliness puts us at greater health risk than smoking or obesity, but we would sooner label ourselves overweight than admit we are lonely. It is a secret that is killing us.
Contrary to all our efforts, the answer is not found in more connections, but deeper ones that mirror God himself as the originator of friendship and the original Friend. The Art of Friendship walks with you into a greater understanding of how God has equipped you to be a friend and to have meaningful friendships. With step-by-step guidance, you will begin to strategize how to fulfill your divine calling as a friend. And through God’s Word, as you come to understand the depth and width and breadth of God as Friend, you will discover that the spiritual discipline of friendship is both life-changing and life-giving.
Friendish : Reclaiming Real Friendship In A Culture Of Confusion
$17.99Add to cartBible teacher Kelly Needham debunks our world’s constricted, small view of friendship and casts a richer, more life-giving, biblical vision for friendship as God meant it to be.
As the family unit grows more unstable and the average age of marriage increases, a shift is taking place in our culture: for many people, friends now play the role of family. And just as with family relationships, our friendships often don’t turn out quite as we envisioned or hoped, and we wonder, Is there a better way to do this?
In Friend-ish, Kelly Needham takes a close look at what Scripture says about friendship. She reveals the distorted view most of us have of it and recasts a glorious vision for a Christian understanding. By teaching us how to recognize symptoms of idolatry and dependency, she equips us to understand and address the problems that arise in friendship–from neediness to discord and even sexual temptation. With hard-fought wisdom, a clear view of Scripture, and been-there perspective, Needham reorients us toward the purposeful, loving relationships we all crave that ultimately bring us closer to God.
Amistades Que Sanan
$13.99Add to cartMuy pocas personas disfrutan durante su vida el calor y la solidaridad de la amistad. Algunos llegan a la adultez sin haber tenido la experiencia enriquecedora de tener amigos; esas personas que nos sanan el alma porque son nuestros hombros para llorar y compaeros para celebrar.
Durante una entrevista, le preguntaron a Otoniel Font que haria diferente en su juventud si pudiera volver atras. El respondio que hubiera cultivado mas la amistad, y comento la importancia de tener amigos. Unos meses despues, en el cumpleaos de su esposa, un amigo suyo hablo emotivamente a los invitados acerca del valor de la amistad. Eso calo hondo en el. Fue el momento en que decidio escribir y compartir los grandes beneficios que nos dan las relaciones de amistad, entre otras: mayor longevidad, mejor salud, resiliencia, sentido de pertenencia y proposito, y la sanidad del corazon ante las adversidades y desilusiones de la vida. Aprende a escoger y a apreciar a tus amigos, y aprovecha las lecciones en este novedoso libro que marca una primicia en el estilo literario de Otoniel Font.
Very few people enjoy the warmth and solidarity of friendship during their lives. Some reach adulthood without having the enriching experience of having friends; those people who heal our souls because they are our shoulders to cry and comrades to celebrate.
During an interview, Otoniel Font was asked what he would do differently in his youth if he could go back. He replied that he would have cultivated friendship more, and commented on the importance of having friends. A few months later, on his wife’s birthday, a friend of his spoke emotionally to the guests about the value of friendship. That settled deep in him. It was the moment when he decided to write and share the great benefits that friendship gives us, among others: greater longevity, better health, resilience, sense of belonging and purpose, and the healing of the heart in the face of adversities and disappointments of life. Learn to choose and to appreciate your friends, and take advantage of the lessons in this new book that marks a scoop in the literary style of Otoniel Font.
Real Relationships Workbook (Workbook)
$12.99Add to cartDigging below the surface to take you to a whole new level.
Offering expert advice and practical tools for improving the most important aspect of human life, this workbook is integral to getting the most out of Real Relationships–Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott’s updated and expanded edition of their classic and bestselling book, Relationships.
Containing dozens of self-tests and assessments, this workbook will help you determine: your relational readiness, the health of the home you grew up in, your understanding of gender differences, and much more.
Used in conjunction with the Real Relationships book, the Real Relationships Workbook digs below the surface to the depths of human interactions, helping you make your bad relationships better and your good relationships great, taking your life to a whole new level.
The Real Relationships book–which includes a FREE interactive online assessment and vital information on virtual friendships and online dating–and Real Relationships Workbook reveal the secrets for healthy, authentic, and meaningful connections.Your relationships will never be the same.
How To Make Friends And Stay Friends
$9.99Add to cartHave you ever been in a restaurant and heard raucous noises coming from a table full of children next to you? Or perhaps those children were yours and their behaviour made you want to crawl under the table in embarrassment? Well, this book is for you!
For years I have closely studied children and their behaviour. I’ve witnessed the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. Navigating the world can be difficult. Making friends, learning how to share and play nicely do not always come naturally. These are learned behaviours and in order for a child to understand and perform them they must first be taught them.
With this book’s help children will learn the value and the many skills required for:
*effective listening
*communicating diplomatically
*maintaining healthy boundaries
*making new friends
*attending social events
*understanding and appreciating others
*achieving and maintaining emotional well-being
*winning favour with peersThere are also chapters in this book dedicated to classroom etiquette, the importance of a smile, how to not drive your parents crazy on a long car ride and so much more!
At the end of the day we all hope the best for the next generation. We want them to be happy and successful; financially, socially and emotionally. However, in order for them to be comfortable and to thrive in any situation, they need to know how to conduct themselves in a polite, thoughtful and loving manner.
The aim of this book is to give young people the skills they need to manage life’s challenges and to treat others the way that they would like to be treated.
Fiona
$16.99Add to cartFiona la hipo relata la vida de la irresistible sensacion de Internet, del zoologico de Cincinnati, que atrapo los corazones de todo el mundo con su inspiradora historia y su personalidad intrepida. Con mas de 235.000 fans de Facebook y 202.000 seguidores de Instagram, es el hipopotamo mas conocido y amado del mundo.
Fiona nacio prematura y peso tan solo trece kilos, por eso nadie pensaba que sobreviviria. Pero su valor y determinacion (ademas de mucho amor y apoyo de sus cuidadores en el zoologico) la ayudaron a salir adelante y convertirse en un hipopotamo feliz y saludable. Con cada desafio que enfrentaba, Fiona hacia un resoplido, movia las orejas, y decia: !Ya lo tengo! !Y lo logro! En esta historia encantadora, que esta inspirada en la verdadera aventura del heroico hipopotamo, te uniras a Fiona y sus maravillosos amigos animales en el zoologico y veras como el mundo entero se hace eco de esta historia divertida e inspiradora sobre la amistad y la perseverancia.
Kite For Moon
$17.99Add to cartA Kite for Moon, written by New York Times bestselling author of How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? Jane Yolen and her daughter, Heidi E. Y. Stemple, tells a heartfelt story about a young boy’s fascination and unlikely friendship with the moon. With whimsical illustrations by award-winning artist Matt Phelan, the story begins when the little boy, who is flying his kite, notices a sad Moon. He sends up kites to her, even writing notes to Moon promising he will come see her someday. This promise propels him through years and years of studying, learning, and training to be an astronaut!
Dedicated to Neil Armstrong, and a perfect children’s book to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first United States moon landing, the cover of this book will captivate readers with eye-catching spot UV, foil, and embossing.
Girls Club : Cultivating Lasting Friendship In A Lonely World
$16.99Add to cartIn an era when many women struggle with feelings of isolation and deep loneliness, Girls’ Club calls us to embrace the delight and joy that can be found in life-giving female friendships-relationships that not only offer emotional affirmation and acceptance, but also inspire, educate, and stretch us to live out our God-given potential.
Girls’ Club is a book of stories and encouragement based on the experiences of the authors: a middle-aged mom, her newly married oldest daughter, and her youngest daughter, a single woman in graduate school.
While there are many books on women’s friendships that tout the message of meeting each other in the mess, Girls’ Club will speak to the value and satisfaction found through friendships in which women not only support each other emotionally but also encourage each other to become more excellent women.
Girls’ Club will encourage women to take the initiative to seek out other women with whom to share life and to be blessed with the gift of deep friendship.
Outside My Window
$17.00Add to cartA joyous glimpse into different cultures
Children living in different parts of the world see very different things when they gaze out of their windows. One child looks out over a boulevard lined with palm trees, another sees a train whistling past snow-capped mountains, and another waves to her father as he tends to their garden. But while their lives may seem different, there’s something important that they all share.
This beautiful book will spark readers’ curiosity and imagina-tion with its celebration of global diversity.
Made For Friendship
$16.99Add to cartWhile most people have companions, acquaintances, or spouses, do they know what it means to have true friends? With studies showing increasing rates of loneliness and isolation in our society, it is clear there is a need for many to rediscover the true meaning and value of friendship. Filled with biblical insights and real-world examples, this book explores the universal need for friendship, what true friendship really looks like, and how to cultivate relationships that go deeper than enjoying similar tastes or shared interests. As readers discover the biblical vision of true friendship, they will be encouraged to pursue it with enthusiasm and joy.
Amelia Bedelia Digs In Chapter Book 12
$15.99Add to cartIn Amelia Bedelia Digs In, after a successful but exhausting Beach Ball, Amelia Bedelia and her family are all set for a relaxing week on the beach to wrap up their summer. But when Amelia stumbles upon a clue from an old pirate captain, she springs into action in search of the long-lost treasure. Recommended for ages 6 to 10 years.
Amelia Bedelia Digs In Chapter Book 12
$5.99Add to cartIn Amelia Bedelia Digs In, after a successful but exhausting Beach Ball, Amelia Bedelia and her family are all set for a relaxing week on the beach to wrap up their summer. But when Amelia stumbles upon a clue from an old pirate captain, she springs into action in search of the long-lost treasure. Recommended for ages 6 to 10 years.
Friends Forever Easelbook
$6.99Add to cartEasel book with 101 quotes in a non-dated format celebrating Friendship. Each booklet is filled with quotes and sayings that are relevant to our relationship with our friends. The colorful artwork and sentiment Friends Forever make it a great gift anytime.
Full color art panel on fluted craft cover material
128 full color pages
4 x 4 1/4 inches
Easel back
Watcher
$17.00Add to cartA poetic story inspired by Psalm 121
Jordan lives in fear of Tanya, the class bully. But Tanya has worries of her own, no matter how much she tries to ignore them. It seems impossible that Jordan and Tanya could be anything other than enemies, but the Lord is watching over them, guiding each of them along a path that might just help them to understand one another.
Nikki Grimes takes the words of a Psalm 121 and masterfully transforms them into a golden shovel poem of compassion, friendship, and faith. Coupled with powerful artwork from Bryan Collier, this heartfelt story is one that readers will treasure.
I Can Do Anything
$12.99Add to cartTina is tiny. She’s downright itsy-bitsy. If you blink you might miss her! But that won’t stop Tina from doing big things! She knows God is for her, and God is bigger than any challenge she’ll ever face – including learning what being a friend truly means. I Can Do Anything! lets kids know they can do anything with God.
Check out the entire Best of Buddies series, including:- I’ve Got This! – Is Anyone Out There? – I Was Born for This! – Uh-Oh! I Did It Again!
(The Buddies featured in the Best of Buddies series are from Group’s Maker Fun Factory Vacation Bible School)
Friends Help Us Over The Potholes On The Journey Of Life Perpetual Calendar
$9.99Add to cart365-day perpetual calendar celebrates friendship. Friends Help Us Over The Potholes On The Journey Of Life is filed with inspirational quotes and words to warm a friend’s heart and soul year after year! Spiral bound; measures 4.5 w x 4 h. No Scripture.
Thank You For Being A Friend Perpetual Calendar
$10.99Add to cartOur ‘Thank You for Being a Friend’ 365 day perpetual calendar is a perfect gift for a friend-no special occasion necessary-thanks to its heartwarming words, insights, and beautiful verses.
Cover:
Thank You For Being A FriendSample copy:
September 4
Nothing enters your life accidentally-remember that. Behind our
every experience is our loving, sovereign God. -Charles SwindollScripture:
You both precede and follow me and place Your hand of blessing on my head. Psalm 139:5 TLBMay 17
Scripture:
See to it that you really do love each other warmly, with all your hearts. I Peter 1:22 TLBProduct Details:
Size: 5 1/4 x 4 3/4 x 1 1/4
366 inspirational messages
Assorted Scripture text
Padded cover
Spiral binding
Easel stand
Never Unfriended Perpetual Calendar
$10.99Add to cartWith content from Lisa-Jo Baker’s book, Never Unfriended, the Secret to Finding and Keeping Lasting Friendships, this (in)courage ‘Never Unfriended’ perpetual calendar inspires women to become lasting friends themselves-to be the kind of friend you wish you had. In a world where women can unfriend each other with the swipe of a finger, how do we find friendships that we can trust to last? Lisa-Jo Baker, incourage.me community manager, has learned from personal experience, as well as through hundreds of connections and conversations online, what it takes to make the friends-and be the friend-that lasts.
Radical Friendship : The Politics Of Communal Discernment
$39.00Add to cartA Print On Demand Title
In a society that is increasingly marked by apathy, division, and moral incompetence, how might Christians set about working with others in such a way as to begin to address those challenges that seem to overwhelm our capacity to respond? In Radical Friendship, Ryan Newson argues that the often-neglected practice of communal discernment provides a path to faithful political engagement that is worthy of reconsideration, especially given its ability to create authentic friendships both within and beyond the church. Such friendships, Newson maintains, are capable of fostering a type of competence in people who engage the practice that can counteract those social, political forces that are antithetical to competence’s formation.
Uniquely, Newson explores the contours of communal discernment as a practice that is especially relevant to Christians seeking radical democratic alternatives to political liberalism. Communal discernment is shown to be capable of generating conscientious participation in grassroots politics; additionally, this practice enables Christians to enjoy reciprocal, discerning relationships with people of differing convictional communities. Indeed, communal discernment turns out to be capable of preparing Christians to recognize and celebrate analogues to the practice in the world at large.
Never Unfriended : The Secret To Finding And Keeping Lasting Friendships
$16.99Add to cartIn a world where women can unfriend each other with the swipe of a finger, how do we find friendships that we can trust to last? Maybe by first becoming those kinds of lasting friends ourselves.
As the community manager at the website incourage.me since 2010, Lisa-Jo Baker has had the chance to engage hundreds of conversations with women about friendship. She’s learned that no one can make us quite as unsure about ourselves as another woman. And nothing can wound as deeply as unkind words from a friend. While we are all hungry for friendship, it’s the fear of feeling awkward and being rejected, left out, or hurt (again) that often keep us from connecting.
But what if we knew we could never be unfriended? Would we risk friendship then?
Starting with that guarantee from the most faithful friend who ever lived – Jesus – this book is a step-by-step guide to friendships you can trust. It answers the questions that lurk under the surface of every friendship – What are we afraid of? What can’t we change? What can we change? And where do we start? – with personal stories and practical tips to help you make the friends, and be the friend, that lasts.
Becoming Heart Sisters Leader Guide (Teacher’s Guide)
$14.99Add to cartFriendships with other women are as important to our mental, physical, and spiritual health as rest, exercise, and prayer. We don’t just want friends-we need friends. God created us for relationship. Yet despite being more connected than ever before, we struggle to feel connected. From the false intimacy of social media to busyness and relational conflict, there are many challenges to developing authentic relationships. If you’ve ever been hurt by a friend, struggled to balance friendship with everyday life, seen a friendship end too early, or longed for deeper and more authentic friendships, this Bible study is for you. As Natalie leads you in a deep exploration of timeless truths in the Old and New Testaments, you will learn how to develop and nurture the kind of enriching and satisfying friendships that build up the body of Christ and bring honor to God. Personal testimonies and stories of successes and failures add a level of authenticity that is refreshing and insightful. As you learn to cultivate God-honoring relationships, you will become more like Christ and demonstrate His love to a broken world. Study participants will find deep study of Scripture’s principles for God-honoring friendships; help for navigating conflict, setting boundaries, and learning to forgive; in-depth study of Scripture with testimonies and stories that ring true, the do’s and don’ts of authentic friendships; and Bible-based guidance for building stronger and deeper relationships. The Leader Guide contains six session plan outlines, complete with discussion points and questions, activities, prayers, and more-plus leader helps for facilitating a group. Other components for the Bible study, available separately, include a Participant Workbook, Leader Guide, DVD with six 20-25 minute sessions, and boxed Leader Kit.
Becoming Heart Sisters Participant Workbook (Workbook)
$16.99Add to cartFriendships with other women are as important to our mental, physical, and spiritual health as rest, exercise, and prayer. We don’t just want friends-we need friends. God created us for relationship. Yet despite being more connected than ever before, we struggle to feel connected. From the false intimacy of social media to busyness and relational conflict, there are many challenges to developing authentic relationships. If you’ve ever been hurt by a friend, struggled to balance friendship with everyday life, seen a friendship end too early, or longed for deeper and more authentic friendships, this Bible study is for you. As Natalie leads you in a deep exploration of timeless truths in the Old and New Testaments, you will learn how to develop and nurture the kind of enriching and satisfying friendships that build up the body of Christ and bring honor to God. Personal testimonies and stories of successes and failures add a level of authenticity that is refreshing and insightful. As you learn to cultivate God-honoring relationships, you will become more like Christ and demonstrate His love to a broken world. Study participants will find deep study of Scripture’s principles for God-honoring friendships; help for navigating conflict, setting boundaries, and learning to forgive; in-depth study of Scripture with testimonies and stories that ring true, the do’s and don’ts of authentic friendships; and Bible-based guidance for building stronger and deeper relationships. The participant workbook includes five days of lessons for each week, combining study of Scripture with personal reflection, application, and prayer. Other components for the Bible study, available separately, include a Leader Guide, DVD with six 20-25 minute sessions, and boxed Leader Kit.
Little Gift Of Nothing
$7.99Add to cartMooch the cat desperately wants to get his friend Earl the dog a gift for the holidays, but Earl already has everything he needs. What do you give a guy who has everything? Mooch wonders. Then it dawns on him: nothing! But it turns out nothing is harder to find than you’d think…
This perennial favorite has sold hundreds of thousands of copies, and in this shortened form, brings to the youngest readers its heartfelt, timeless message about the priceless value of friendship.
After College : Navigating Transitions Relationships And Faith
$17.00Add to cartAuthor’s Note
Why This Book?Part I: Real Faith//Faithful To Christ
Go To An Unknown Land: Trusting A Familiar God For Unfamiliar Times
In Transition: Facing Change
Take Up Your Cross: Embracing Adversity
The Tyranny Of Choice: Making God-Honoring DecisionsPart II: Real Life//Faithful In Community
Beyond The Quad: Finding Friends
No Perfect Church: Choosing Community
People Are Strange: Preparing For Diversity
Family Matters: Relating To Parents
Twenty-Something Relationships: Navigating Sex, Dating And MarriagePart III: Real World//Faithful To Our Calling
On Purpose: Stewarding Every Area Of Our Lives For Kingdom Good
A Faith That Works: Adjusting To Our Jobs, Connecting Them To Christ
Financial Faithfulness: Managing Money
Conclusion: The Land Is Good: Trusting A Constant God For Dynamic Times
Acknowledgments
Appendix
NotesAdditional Info
The first year out was one of the hardest years of my life. -Curt The years after college can be some of the most uncertain, unstable times of life. Recent graduates grieve the loss of community, question their place in the world and struggle to find meaningful work. It can be shocking to discover that college did not fully prepare you for the challenges you now face. It’s much rougher than I thought. I thought things would just play out, and they didn’t. I don’t have friends, I don’t have a job and I hang out with my parents every night. -Kate But you are not alone. For more than a decade, Erica Young Reitz has specialized in helping college seniors and recent graduates navigate the transition to post-college life. Drawing on best practices and research on senior preparedness, she offers practical tools for a life of faithfulness and flourishing during a critical, transitional time. This practical guide addresses the top issues graduates face: making decisions, finding friends, managing money, discerning your calling and much more. Discover how you can thrive beyond your undergraduate years. If you feel lost in transition, here are resources to help you flourish as a Christ-follower in a complex world.
Spiritual Friendship After Religion
$18.95Add to cartHardly a day goes by without some poll or news story documenting the changing relationship between the general population and religion, often accompanied by predictions of doom. The rise of the nones and the dones leaves many adrift in a world with multiple complex challenges. Providers of spiritual friendship-pastors, spiritual directors, pastoral counselors, concerned Christians-will need to change their approach as those with whom they interact distance themselves from the church. How should we talk with the nones and the dones about their spiritual lives? How can we be with them in their struggles when they are suspicious of our motives? These are questions providers of spiritual friendship face every day. This book offers answers that can help them look at their work in new ways. Stewart-Sicking presents an innovative approach to spiritual friendship, addressing major challenges of modern life and significant challenges in the lives of individuals, as well as making accessible scholarship on the subject that is difficult for practitioners to access.
Beyond Loneliness : The Gift Of Gods Friendship
$10.99Add to cartLoneliness touches everyone, whether they are young or old, rich or poor. It can be one of the most painful experiences of life. There is a friend-shaped hole in all of our lives, Trevor Hudson writes. People long for relationship with others, but what may surprise them is that God actually longs to be friends with them. Having a close friendship with God is the only thing that will ultimately bring joy and happiness and ease the ache of loneliness. In Beyond Loneliness, Hudson provides guidance for building a friendship with God. Ten chapters help readers discover how to get to know God and deepen their friendship with God. Each chapter includes friendship exercises and reflection questions. Perfect for small-group or individual study.
Amish Sweethearts
$16.00Add to cartCan These Two Friends from Opposite Worlds Find Love? They’ve been best friends for years, but as high school ends, Zane Beck can’t help but look at his Amish neighbor, Lila Lehman, with different eyes. Her controlling father sees only one future for Lila, though, and arranges for her to be courted by an upstanding young Amish man. When Zane sees the two together, his plans for the future crumble, and he impulsively enlists in the Army, following in his father’s footsteps.
However, the passing of years and the distance between them isn’t enough to halt their now hidden feelings for each other. If being together used to be difficult, it’s now impossible, especially with the Amish opposed to war. Zane’s service takes a dramatic turn when he’s sent to Afghanistan. Being on the front line and the reality of taking a life has him questioning whether he can continue to serve or not. But all choices have consequences–both his and hers. With Lila preparing to marry another, will these one-time sweethearts ever find the life together that they both still long for?
Gift Of Friendship
$12.95Add to cartBest friend, buddy, pal, mentor, soul mate…
They answer to many names. Come in different shapes and sizes. Fulfill various roles. And they’re one of God’s greatest gifts. They’re friends.
Through our friends, God causes us to grow, to laugh, to be hugged, and comforted, says Tamyra Horst, author and women’s ministry leader. Christian friends can literally help us become the people God wants us to be.
In her book The Gift of Friendship, Horst tells the intimate stories of women who have struggled and ached, shared and rejoiced together. She offers valuable advice on how to find good friends’ and even more importantly’ how to keep them.
The Gift of Friendship will touch your heart as you reflect on your own friendships and their meaning in your life.
A practical guide to Christian friendships and spiritual growth.
Book Of Friendship Coloring Art
$6.99Add to cartThe process of coloring has been proven to relieve stress and provide relaxation for adults, as well as give inspiration and a source of creative expression to the artistically-inclined. This collection of intricate patterns and whimsical scenes provides hours of creativity, and each design features a saying about the gift of friendship. Each piece has a place on the reverse side so your artistry can be captured with a signature and note, and is easily removed for framing – or to share with a friend.
Olivias Teenage Challenge
$8.99Add to cartAdeline Press
On Olivia’s thirteenth birthday, her father issues a challenge. Follow Olivia through her first year as a teenager and how she responds to that challenge. We read about her adventures, disasters, struggles and successes at school, with her family and with her friends.
Heart Sisters : Be The Friend You Want To Have
$16.99Add to cartBe the friend you want to have
Friendships with other women are as important to our mental, physical, and spiritual health as rest, exercise, and prayer. We don’t just want friends-we need friends. Yet sometimes they can be as difficult as singing a song without the lyrics.
If you’ve ever been hurt by a friend, struggled to balance friendship with everyday life, or seen a friendship end too early, Heart Sisters will help you:
– Overcome your fear of being hurt by other women,
– Practically examine issues so you can work your way through conflicts,
– Recognize when it’s time to establish healthy-and holy-boundaries,
– Get right with God so you can get right with others, and
– Discover the secret to authentic friendships.With discussion questions and real-life examples, Heart Sisters will help you be the friend you want to have.
Nobodys Cuter Than You
$15.99Add to cartThere is nothing as precious in life as a friend who knows you and loves you in spite of yourself. Yet over the last couple of decades, we’ve substituted the joy of real friendship with cheap imitations. We settle for community on Facebook and Twitter and a series of text messages that allow us to communicate with someone without the commitment. We like each other’s beautifully filtered photos on Instagram and delude ourselves into believing we have a community. But real friendship requires effort. It’s showing up, laughing loud, and crying hard. It’s forgiving and loving and giving the benefit of the doubt. It’s making a casserole, doing a carpool pickup, and making sure she knows those cute shoes are 50 percent off. Written in the same comedic style as the New York Times bestsellers Sparkly Green Earrings and The Antelope in the Living Room, Nobody’s Cuter than You is a laugh-out-loud look at the special bond that exists between friends and a poignant celebration of all the extraordinary people God had the good sense to bring into our lives at exactly the right moments. From the friendships we develop over a lifetime to the ones that wounded us and the ones that taught us to love better, Melanie Shankle reveals the influence our friends have on who we were, who we are, and who we will become. And on a day when our jeans feel too tight, our chins have decided to embrace hormone-related acne reminiscent of our teen years, and our kids have tested the limits of our sanity, they are the ones who will look at us and say, Nobody’s cuter than you!
Blessings Of Friendship Treasury
$15.99Add to cartThe Blessings of Friendship, created by New York Times bestselling author and artist Mary Engelbreit, is a playful and poignant treasury of poetry, Bible verses, and quotes that celebrate the joy of friendship. Children will learn from timeless sayings and poems what it means to be a friend—helping, encouraging, listening, sharing with, and loving one another. Colorful and whimsical illustrations bring these words to life, as children learn the value of friendship. Verses from the Bible give us instruction on putting others above ourselves, loving each other, and being kind to one another. This book will make you smile with each turn of the page, remembering old friends and new friends alike.
Tortoise Or The Hare
$7.99Add to cartNobel Prize recipient Toni Morrison and Slade Morrison breathe new life into a classic Aesop’s fable.
In the well-known tale of The Tortoise and the Hare, everyone remembers that slow and steady wins the race-or does it? In this energetic retelling of a favorite fable, it’s the speedy Hare who crosses the finish line first, but it’s Tortoise who has the tale to tell when he discovers that the race, not the winning, is what matters most. While winning is important, isn’t making a true friend the best prize of all?
Freeing Tanner Rose
$11.95Add to cartFor Gabriel, Tanner Rose is just a superficial starlet, addicted to Hollywood. For Tanner, Gabriel is just a boring, kung fu-loving, Christian boy, who’s living a lackluster life in the middle of no-where. So, what happens when she’s forced to live in his world? It doesn’t take long before Tanner Rose craves a taste of her old life, even if it means upsetting a few people along the way. She thrives in the spotlight, after-all! Will Gabriel’s faith encourage Tanner to change her partying ways or will her wild undertakings and addicting vices tempt him to do things he’d never, ever considered before? There has no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that you are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that you may be able to bear it. (1 Corinthians 10:13) Freeing Tanner Rose is the first of four books in the Faith & Kung Fu series.
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Bears Loose Tooth
$7.99Add to cartIn this Classic Board Book edition of Bear’s Loose Tooth, Bear’s friends help him deal with his first loose tooth!
From a cave in the forest
came a MUNCH, MUNCH, CRUNCH!
as Bear and his friends
all nibbled on their lunch.
Bear and his friends are munching on their lunch when all of sudden… Bear feels something wiggling and wobbling in his mouth. Oh no! What can it be? It’s Bear’s first loose tooth!
In this sweet story, Bear’s friends ease his concerns about his wiggly, wobbly tooth and help him understand that losing a baby tooth is perfectly natural. This funny and reassuring story–now available as a Classic Board Book–will delight little ones!
Encouraging Hearts Handbook
$16.99Add to cartHow to be a good friend. The Encouraging Hearts Handbook is a rare blend of true stories of friendship with engaging ideas to guide you in your quest to become an encouraging friend. Within the pages of this book you will learn how to comfort the grieving, reassure the worried, and calm those facing difficult life situations. With earnest prayer and faith, you will not only encourage your friends, but offer courageous words that will serve as a lighthouse into their future, no matter how dark. But even when your words fail, learn how to give one of the most comforting gifts of all — the gift of listening. Linda says, Too many women are trying to fly with broken wings of discouragement. The Encouraging Hearts Handbook will help you give wings of encouragement so that your loved ones can soar above their circumstances. The stories of more than 50 women are interwoven into the handbook so that you will see practical, era-life applications on how to be a good friend as you discover the unequaled joy of becoming an encouraging heart.
Well Be Friends Through Thick And Thin
$7.99Add to cartSince God can’t be everywhere, it’s a good thing for us He decided to make Friends! After all, what would we do without our friends to share our jokes, split our desserts and tell our secrets to? And just why is it that friends make such a difference in our lives? There are plenty of reasons and we try to at least scratch the surface in We’ll Be Friends Through Thick & Thin. After all, a true friend is always there for you. You Don’t even have to tell her when you need her. She has some kind of friend radar that lets her know. And a true friend is even better than chocolate in so many ways! For one thing, she doesn’t make your face break out, except with a grin! Read all about why we love our friends so much… and share this book with those special friends in your life!
Every Quilt Has A Story
$14.99Add to cartNancy Mink loves quilts. She designs them, sews them, paints them, and now writes about them. In this beautifully illustrated gift book, Nancy encourages readers to pick up a needle, take a stitch, and discover a love both for the craft and the friends that gather to enjoy it. Woven through the pages are personal stories about devoted quilters from across the country, intriguing and little-known historic facts about quilting, and colorful watercolors of many different quilt designs.
Piece by piece, this charming gift book explores quilting as a loving form of art and celebrates the friendships born while bent to the task. For quilters, their friends, and all who appreciate this timeless skill, this is a gift to bless and honor them.
Sharing A Cup Of Friendship
$12.99Add to cartNew paintings from beloved artist Sandy Clough set a cozy scene for friends to gather and share their hearts while sipping a cup of tea and nibbling delicious scones. Readers will be delighted to find five sections dedicated to celebrating the friends of their lives–the oh-so-sweet one, the faithful one, the newfound one, the rain-day one, and that extra special one. With a loving invitation to spend time together, quotes to warm hearts, and recipes to bless the senses, readers step through these beautiful pages to discover a graceful setting where friendships flourish.
When friends give this book, they celebrate the loving spirit of a shared friendship, as wonderful as it is unique. A beautiful gift for any occasion.
Liz Learns A Lesson
$5.99Add to cartMembers of the Critter Club are all excited about their summer plans until Liz learns that, instead of taking an art class, she will have to be in summer school to improve her math skills. But a fun teacher, a classroom pet, support from her friends, and advice from her brother might get her through. Illustrations.
Jesse : A True Story Of Redemption
$12.99Add to cartEveryone needs a friend like Jesse. Nashville radio personality, LaVern Vivio (a.k.a. U-Turn LaVern), shares a true account of her lifelong friend, Jesse. From her childhood in Western Kentucky through the many ups and downs of jobs, relationships, and family trials, Vivio weaves a folksy, but true story of an enduring, encouraging, and supportive friendship. As you read this book, you will long for a friend like Jesse in your life. Here’s the good news – Vivio shares her secret to finding and developing this kind of life-changing friendship in your own life. Life is tough … and even tougher without a true friend. Don’t miss the opportunity to meet your Jesse. Jesse is a captivating story of hurt and healing, bitterness and forgiveness, as a tender heart turns calloused and resentful to all but one person – Jesse – a true friend through thick and thin. LaVern opens the curtains of her soul in a courageous way to reveal the story of her heart. I have personally witnessed her walk with through many of the chapters of this story. I love this family, and I love what God has done with LaVern’s heart. I think you will love it too, for it will resonate with your own heart in more ways than you may expect. Dr. Jimmy Sites Host of Spiritual Outdoor Adventures TV Author of The Heart for Adventure
Girlfriends : Exploring Womens Relationships In The Bible
$14.00Add to cartGetting Started
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Sarah And Hagar
2. Leah And Rachel
3. Shiphrah And Puah
4. Jephthah’s Daughter And Her Companions
5. Ruth And Naomi
6. Herodias And Her Daughter
7. Mary And Elizabeth
8. Some Or Certain Women
9. Martha And Mary
10. Lois And Eunice
A Closing Word
Notes
Resources For Further StudyAdditional Info
With her straightforward style, accessible writing, and well-organized study and reflection materials, Essex continues to make Bible study FUN! Girlfriends explores women’s friendships and relationships the good and the bad by exploring ways in which women interact in the Bible. Essex finds unique connections in popular culture to provide interesting perspectives, new insight, and contemporary interpretation to help better understand the nature of our relationships.This study opens up new avenues for understanding and living through relationships, affirmed or abused, and provokes deeper exploration of faith and life. Just like any good friendship, conversation is at the essence. Popular culture provides talking points and helps us to see ourselves in the biblical story.
Friend Me : Turning Faces Into Lasting Relationships
$14.99Add to cartFrom Virtual Friends to Authentic Relationships
With the rise of social media, more of us are managing our relationships online instead of in person. Technology that was meant to make communication easier and faster for busy people may have met its goal, but often at the expense of intimacy and meaningful conversation. In many cases, friendship has become a status decided by the click of a mouse. Kindling a relationship-or cutting one off-is as simple as friending someone or removing that person from your list. And someone with a thousand-plus online pals may be the loneliest person on the planet.
If you can identify, you’re not alone. That’s because each of us is wired to thrive in the context of real relationships-live interaction with real individuals, such as is shared by Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. It’s how we give and receive emotional sustenance and support. Yet this type of intimacy can’t be achieved online.
Join Donna Carter on a journey to stronger, more satisfying relationships as you explore:
*The risks of being vulnerable and why they’re worth it
*Qualities to seek out in a friend, as well as to cultivate in your own life
*Toxic relationships and how to avoid them
*Steps toward reconciliation, including forgiveness
*The purpose of solitude in refreshing the soul
*And more!Experience a richness in your human relationships that you’ve never experienced before. And, as you do, draw closer to the One who designed you to love and be loved, by other people and by Him.
Celebrating The Blessing Of Friendship Laughter And Special Times
$7.99Add to cartYou know who she is… that special woman with whom you’ve shared so many good times. She has a talent for making everything more fun. When you think of her, and the memories you’ve made together, you find yourself smiling. This book is for her, a small token of your appreciation for the bond of laughter you share.
Unlike Friendships For Kids The Leopard And The Cow
$7.95Add to cartUnlikely Friendships is a phenomenon. It’s a runaway New York Times bestseller with more than 260,000 copies in print in less than half a year; a book with its compelling message of hope and friendship and differences overcome. Temple Grandin called it . . . amazing. It shows the power of friendship.
Now Unlikely Friendships is rewritten for younger readers: Unlikely Friendships for Kids, a series of hardcover chapter books for children, ages seven and up. Here are three collections each with five of the clearest, most interesting stories from the original book, like the monkey and the dove or the leopard and the cow. Chapter books give young readers a strong sense of accomplishment, and these heartwarming animal stories, with their incredible photographs and inexplicable mysteries of attraction, their focus on friendship, love, and the ways that creatures of all different species can find common bonds of affection, will keep kids turning the pages to find out about the unusual ways animals help each other and discover the love of new friends.
Unlike Friendships For Kids The Monkey And The Dove
$7.95Add to cartUnlikely Friendships is a phenomenon. It’s a runaway New York Times bestseller with more than 260,000 copies in print in less than half a year; a book with its compelling message of hope and friendship and differences overcome. Temple Grandin called it . . . amazing. It shows the power of friendship.
Now Unlikely Friendships is rewritten for younger readers: Unlikely Friendships for Kids, a series of hardcover chapter books for children, ages seven and up. Here are three collections each with five of the clearest, most interesting stories from the original book, like the monkey and the dove or the leopard and the cow. Chapter books give young readers a strong sense of accomplishment, and these heartwarming animal stories, with their incredible photographs and inexplicable mysteries of attraction, their focus on friendship, love, and the ways that creatures of all different species can find common bonds of affection, will keep kids turning the pages to find out about the unusual ways animals help each other and discover the love of new friends.
Each is a perfect gift for young animal lovers, and a lovely subject to help kids get reading.
Truth About Guys
$14.99Add to cartOkay, it’s a fact. God made guys and girls different in more ways than just the physical.
But how different could we really be? After all, we are all made in His image, right? Well, yes, but let’s just say that guys and girls view the world in such different ways, that it’s a miracle we communicate at all. What’s worse is that girls this age often think they know what makes guys tick. That couldn’t be more wrong!
Chad Eastham tells it like it is . . . to girls . . . from a guy’s perspective. As a popular presenter at Revolve conferences, he is known for his ability to speak truth and to give girls clearer perspective about guys and themselves as well as understand their own value. Chad explains, You are incredibly valuable and worthy simply because God created you.
Celebrating Friends : Share Remember Cherish
$9.99Add to cartReinforcing the 1-800-flowers.com and celebrations.com philosophy of helping individuals express, connect, and celebrate, Jim McCann celebrates the unwavering and steadfast nature of friendship inside Celebrating Friends. More than just a collection of heartwarming sentiments, Celebrating Friends presents over 50 poignant quotes, fascinating facts, and inspirational stories that express thoughts on friendship in an honest and genuine way.
Celebrating Friends is perfect for sharing at birthdays, reunions, and other special occasions that pay tribute to the unwavering power of friendship. Full-color drawings illustrate the book throughout and are interspersed with meaningful quotes and heartfelt reflections on creating friendships and memories and ultimately celebrating life. Divided into four sections, Celebrating Friends features 120 entries, many of which were submitted by everyday people on the 1-800-flowers.com and celebrations.com Web sites, and on their Facebook and Twitter pages, including:
* Scientists have found that men and women view friendship differently. For women, friendship is a face-to-face relationship; for men, it’s side-by-side.
* The holy passion of friendship is of so sweet and steady and loyal and enduring a nature that it will last through a whole lifetime, if not asked to lend money. –Mark Twain
Its A God Thing
$9.95Add to cartPerpedit Ink Publication
When it seemed the best years of his life were over, Larry Baker gained a new passion for living through unexpected, life-changing friendships and adventures. He invites you to join him in the daily exhilaration of discovering the surprises and relationships God has waiting for each of us just around the corner.
