Death and Funeral Practices in Aotearoa New Zealand (Routledge International Focus on Death and Funeral Practices)

Business & Money

Thompson, Jessica

McManus, Ruth

Blake, Denise

Industries

Routledge

A Healthy View of Sexuality Starts with God
 God created sex to be good. But our culture is drifting away from a biblical worldview and is promoting an unhealthy view of sexuality. The church has taken a defensive approach, giving our kids a long list of "do nots" with few words of hope or redemption.
 Do you want something better for your child?
 Rediscover God's plan for sexuality and instill a positive perspective of sex and identity in your children. Mom, Dad...What's Sex? will equip you to
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<li>help your child learn what God's Word—and today's culture—say about sex</li>
<li>understand the influence pop culture and social media have on your kid</li>
<li>share a gospel-centered, hopeful message with your son or daughter</li>
</ul>
 Give your child a healthy view of sexuality grounded in biblical truth—recognizing the gift of intimacy, the reality of brokenness, and the redeeming work of the Savior.

Mom, Dad…What’s Sex?:Giving Your Kids a Gospel-Centered View of Sex and Our Culture

Religion & Spirituality

Fitzpatrick, Joel

Christian Books & Bibles

Harvest House Publishers

Help Your Teen Find Joy and Peace If your son or daughter is suffering from anxiety, you probably have more questions than answers: What is causing the anxiety? Is this normal teenage angst or something more serious? What can I do to help? Jessica Thompson, the mother of three teens, has seen kids struggle with anxiousness. She wants you to understand the issues surrounding teenage anxiety and how our culture, the church, and perhaps even you may be contributing to the problem. The culture tells kids that it’s not okay to be normal, that social media is vital to their well-being, and that athletic, academic, and other accolades are all-important. The church, though well-intentioned, sometimes places undue pressure on teens to “do big things for God” and “be the best Christian you can be.” Caring parents may inadvertently overcorrect their teens’ behavior and try to control it (“helicopter parenting”). They may also use their kids’ accomplishments to build their own identity or try to be their children’s best friend. But there is help and hope for you and your teenager. When you equip yourself with truth from the gospel and the rest of God’s Word, you can help your child to cope with anxiety, and your family can experience greater freedom and peace.

How to Help Your Anxious Teen: Discovering the Surprising Sources of Their Worries and Fears

Self-Help

Death & Grief

A bestselling author team shares helpful hints and age-appropriate guidelines for answering kids' toughest questions on difficult topics, including death, violence, the devil, and more.

Answering Your Kids' Toughest Questions: Helping Them Understand Loss, Sin, Tragedies, and Other Hard Topics

Parenting & Relationships

Elyse Fitzpatrick

Parenting

Bethany House Publishers

What is our purpose in parenting? Is it to keep our kids alive and healthy? To raise responsible adults who will be kind people, loving friends, and good citizens? Or maybe we'd just be happy if our kids would clean up their rooms and stop antagonizing each other. While all of these are honorable goals, when we focus entirely on fixing our kids' behavior we can miss the most important role a parent has: to show them the love and grace of Christ. Give Them Grace gives you the gospel foundation to parent from a place of joy, freedom, and peace. This newly revised edition reflects what Elyse and Jessica have learned in their own parenting journeys in the last decade and includes two new chapters on parenting with grace in regard to your children's mental health and gender. This isn't a "how-to" manual; it's a call to remember, speak, and rest in the gospel as you model Jesus to your children. Because this is the good news of parenting: it's not about getting things right all the time--it's about grace.

Give Them Grace: Leading Your Kids to Joy and Freedom through Gospel-Centered Parenting

Elyse M. Fitzpatrick

Revell

Give Them Grace

Fitzpatrick, Elyse M.

Fleming H. Revell Company

About the Author\nJESSICA THOMPSON is an author of several books including Give Them Grace: Dazzling Your Kids with the Love of Christ and frequent conference speaker. She is part of the podcast Front Porch with the Fitzes, and is the director of church life at RISEN Church in San Diego, California.\nThe fruit of the Spirit isn’t just something we display. It’s the way God loves us! 
Every Christian cherishes the famous passage in Galatians 5:22–23 that lists the fruit of the Spirit. Love. Joy. Peace. Patience. Kindness. Goodness. Faithfulness. Gentleness. And self-control. These are the marks of godly character that we strive to display. 
But has it ever occurred to you that these are also the characteristics of God? Can it be that God loves us with the fruit of the Spirit? And only when we are secure in that love can we display it to others? 
Jessica Thompson wants to take you deeper into the love that your Heavenly Father has for you. Focusing on the majority of the fruit of the Spirit, she shows how God Himself has these attributes and lavishes them on us. In 40 readings designed for daily devotions, Jessica takes you across the whole arc of the Bible to reveal the character of the triune God. This journey will surely bless you. For the more you behold who He is and the nature of his love, the more you will, by the work of the Spirit, become like Him. 
“My hope is that the readers will come away from this book more aware of what a magnificent God we serve. My hope is that the readers will remember their first love. My hope is that the readers will come back to this book again and again when they’re looking for a place of healing and hope.” – Jessica Thompson

How God Loves Us: 40 Days to Discovering His Character in the Fruit of the Spirit

Moody Publishers

Downcast, Dejected—even the Dead—find themselves in the wake of Jesus’ love. 
Just who exactly did Jesus love? Author Jessica Thompson intimately engages the gospel narratives and helps the reader explore who and how Jesus loves. What does Jesus have to say to the Doubter or the Denier? How does he address the Discouraged, the Fearful, or the Outcast? Have you ever felt Forgotten or Faint-hearted? Ever needed Spiritual or Physical healing? He Loved Them shows the interactions of Jesus with real people who have real needs, struggles, and pain. 
As we contemplate Jesus’ heart and actions toward the lost and brokenhearted characters in the Bible, we begin to know more fully how God feels toward us—we experience how Jesus comes alongside and loves us in our own doubt, fears, and need for healing. Thompson begins this journey with the humanity of Jesus. She explores Jesus’ relationship with the Father and with creation. She looks in depth at how He Loved Them and joins the biblical stories to how he loves you!

He Loved Them: Discovering Jesus' Heart for Seekers, Sinners, Doubters, and the Discouraged (and Other People Like Us)

Do you have questions and concerns about growing old as a woman? Do you ever scroll through Facebook and think you are the only person on earth not celebrating life? Do you want to know more about how you can age gracefully as a senior women with a positive attitude? WELL AT LAST- Meet the NEW AMBASSADORS OF AGING in a new book that demystifies ageism and delves into the heart and soul of senior women living the Good Life! DON'T FORGET YOUR SWEATER, GIRL is a labor of love between two sisters; Jessica, age 62 living on the East Coast near Boston, and Marilou, 70 on the West Coast in Southern California. Together, they reached out to women ages 60 and over including two 100-year old women and asked them to share their hopes and dreams for the future and what makes them happy, motivated and relevant as they kick up their heels in response to the side effects of aging. As women growing older contending with ageism, misogyny, and loss they disclose their secrets for staying positive, managing money, making friends, and staying physically and cognitively active. They also share personal secrets for how they Navigate Each Decade with Optimism and Grace. The women reached out to for this book are THE NEW AMBASSADORS OF AGING; vibrant, positive and determined to live a good life while aging without boundaries. DON'T FORGET YOUR SWEATER INCLUDES:* A dozen UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL Interviews (from women ages 60-100)* A collection of WISE WOMEN TIPS (Is There a Woman Doctor in the House?)* Intriguing DAY IN THE LIFE calendars that showcase an average senior women’s daily routine* Lively and spirited WOMENTOONS that encourage us to laugh at ourselves Women truly exist in a circle of togetherness. We are bonded by the same existence of being born female and all desire a life filled with family, friends, good health, happiness and an individual package of personal wealth. We want to live pain free and in the moment. DON'T FORGET YOUR SWEATER, GIRL brings a sense of peace in that we are all sisters throughout this journey and that WE ARE NOT ALONE!

Don't Forget Your Sweater, Girl: Sister to Sister Secrets for Aging with Purpose and Humor (Sister to Sister Series)

Humor & Entertainment

Ryder, Dr. Marilou

Humor

Delmar Publishing

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