Bøger af Bill McConnell

A novel of marriage in the age of brokenness. Four marriages are in various stages of stagnation, apathy, decline and restoration. The characters are exactly like the people you know in the context of your own life. Which couples will survive and which will not is an open question until the end of the book.

What would your life be like if you did not require sleep? Jacob has never slept in his life. He was abandoned to an orphanage after his parents discovered his anomaly, unable to cope with a child different from perhaps every else in the world. Raised by a sympathetic nun, Jacob is protected from the outside world until he has to leave the orphanage. This book explores what it would be like to be different from everyone else, and what your life would look like if you were always awake. Provocative, challenging, and even spiritual at times, "Awake" will help you have compassion for those who are different.

The most explosive issue in the church today is the issue of homosexuality and gay marriage. This novel explores the tension that exists between Christian faith and same-sex attraction. While not doctrinaire or polemic, the novel seeks to explain how it is possible to be gay and a Christian. The characters are both compelling and believable and the story weaves through different plot lines that will leave you turning the pages as fast as you can.

This novel describes four marriages in different stages of life: stagnation, reconciliation, disintegration and apathy. Which marriages will survive is an open question, and will leave you guessing until the end. A novel for an age in which there seem to be few successful marital relationships. The characters are unforgettable, written true to life and will undoubtedly remind you of people you have known.

A comprehensive survey of every passage in the Bible that deals with sex. A review of passages from Genesis to Revelation. Topics include: marriage, adultery, sexual violence, sexual addiction, prostitution, homosexuality, same-sex attraction, and pornography. The intended audience are pastors, lay leaders in churches, counselors, Bible college and seminary professors and students. Well researched with over 400 notes, the book also contains an application section after each chapter. There are also 15 small group studies in an appendix on topics covered in the book. Written from an Evangelical perspective, there is no other book like it in the marketplace.

WOULD YOUR WIFE SAY YOU'RE LIVING HAPPILY EVER AFTER?The majority of married couples have a hard time understanding each other in their early years of marital bliss. A man's unrecognized ego can be a wall few women know how to break down. Sometimes the effort to do so may be too much to ask. You may be tempted to just let things slide. It's very easy to talk yourself into thinking your marriage isn't that bad. That's what Bill thought until his wife told him she was planning to leave. Her words weren't selfish. She needed to be heard and understood before the marriage could truly grow. Marriages can become better with focused effort and planned attention. When husbands learn to break down their own stereotypes, their wives realize just how much they're loved. The love is in the details.In this updated edition, author Bill McConnell shares nine secrets of marriage adjustment he learned to focus on and master as he fought to keep his wife in his life, all without losing control of his own identity. In TOGETHER, get ready to discover how to Develop an understanding of the kind of love she really needs. Learn why the little things add up to big returns in appreciation. Discover new avenues of communication that help both of you grow.IF YOU WANT YOUR MARRIAGE TO LAST FOREVER, LEARN HOW TO BE THE FIRST TO GIVE.

If you're like most people, you want to live a life of PURPOSE and ACHIEVEMENT.  But as time continues, you may feel like your dreams are slipping from your reach.  This book isn't about regret.  It's about how to conquer potential regrets by replacing them with fulfilled dreams.  Scheme your dream and take action so those dreams become amazing memories that inspire others.What's next for you?  What's holding you back from conquering the next dream in your life?  Do not allow your dreams to become regrets.  Let nothing hold you back from getting THERE.In the movie GOOD WILL HUNTING, therapist Sean McGuire tells troubled teen Will Hunting about missing game six of the 1975 Red Sox World Series because "He had to go see about a girl." He explains to Will, "That's why I'm not talking to you right now about a girl I saw in a bar 20 years ago and how I always regretted not going over and talking to her.  I don't regret the 18 years I was married to Nancy.  I don't regret the last six years when she got really sick.  And I sure don't regret missing the damn game."Die with memories, not regrets.

If you're like most people, you want to live a life of PURPOSE and ACHIEVEMENT.  But as time continues, you may feel like your dreams are slipping from your reach.  This book isn't about regret.  It's about how to conquer potential regrets by replacing them with fulfilled dreams.  Scheme your dream and take action so those dreams become amazing memories that inspire others.What's next for you?  What's holding you back from conquering the next dream in your life?  Do not allow your dreams to become regrets.  Let nothing hold you back from getting THERE.In the movie GOOD WILL HUNTING, therapist Sean McGuire tells troubled teen Will Hunting about missing game six of the 1975 Red Sox World Series because "He had to go see about a girl." He explains to Will, "That's why I'm not talking to you right now about a girl I saw in a bar 20 years ago and how I always regretted not going over and talking to her.  I don't regret the 18 years I was married to Nancy.  I don't regret the last six years when she got really sick.  And I sure don't regret missing the damn game."Die with memories, not regrets.