Adult Children of Divorce: Haunting Problems and Healthy Solutions
Based on research and real-life examples, Adult Children of Divorce grapples with the feelings of loneliness, low self-esteem, abandonment fears, the need for consistency, and the tendency to extremes of many adults who come from families of divorce. This book prescribes refreshing tips and exercises adults can do to help themselves deal with left-over...
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I Do Again: How We Found a Second Chance at Our Marriage-and You Can Too
An attractive young couple, Jeff and Cheryl Scruggs seemed to have it all: professional success, adorable twin daughters, and a good marriage. But their picture-perfect image concealed a widening chasm between two people unable to connect on an intimate, soul-deep level. Ten disappointing years of marriage. Seven painful years of divorce. One remarkable, true-life story of a love rescued by God. After years of frustration, Cheryl’s longing for emotional fulfillment led to an affair and, finally, a divorce that left Jeff utterly devastated and seething with anger. Yet, incredibly, seven years later, Jeff and Cheryl once again stood at the altar, promising to “love, honor, and cherish” one another. A new and vibrant love had risen out of the...
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Formerly A Wife
Now that I’m on my own can I be tough enough to survive, yet preserve a tender spirit? How do I deal with all of these intense feelings? How do I make this house my home? Formerly a Wife, written by one who has been there, will help women in the post-divorce phase of their lives to confront a myriad of issues including identity, self-worth, pain and memories, new responsibilities, making healthy choices, and admitting their feelings without feeding...
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I’m Hurting, Can Anybody Hear Me?: For Parents of Divorce or Separation
I’m Hurting, Can Anybody Hear Me? is a one-month journal with Scripture references to guide divorced and separated parents through an analysis of his/her relationship from beginning to end. Doubts and confusion of both parent and child are addressed. It concludes with each parent answering some of their own ‘whys’ and ‘why nots,’ while providing gentle instruction of how to protect and comfort their child....
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Fresh Start Divorce Recovery Workbook, Revised Updated
The Bible-based insights included in this revised and updated edition will give you the practical tools you need to recover from the trauma of divorce and complete the journey toward wholeness after the painful breakup of a marriage. Questions, self-tests, excercises, and practical information will enable you to: Find the right lawyer and settle your divorce as fairly and as quickly as possible Decide whether mediation is right for you Regain self-esteem and faith in God Move beyond betterness and anger into forgiveness and spiritual freedom Negotiate successfully your reentry into single life Deal with tough financial issues that inevitably arise Filled with hard-hitting information, The Fresh Start Divorce Recovery Workbook allows you...
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Divorce and Remarriage in the Bible: The Social and Literary Context
To many, the New Testaments teaching on divorce and remarriage seems both impractical and unfair. The plain meaning of the texts allows for divorce only in cases of adultery or desertion, and it does not permit remarriage until the death of ones former spouse. But are these proscriptions the final word for Christians? Are we reading them correctly today? This new book shows that looking at the biblical texts on divorce and remarriage in light of the first-century Jewish and Graeco-Roman world reveals that the original audience of the New Testament heard these teachings differently. Through a careful exploration of the background literature of the Old Testament, the ancient Near East, and especially ancient Judaism, David Instone-Brewer constructs a...
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