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Trying to understand what God really says about childhood discipline can be like putting together a puzzle, but the pieces just don't all seem to fit. For two generations conservative Christians have rejected the idea of a permissive "hands off" discipline and adopted a strict "hands on" discipline taught by many well-known Christian parenting authorities. In Heartfelt Discipline, Clay Clarkson advocates a different biblical model--a relational "hands around" discipline. If you have young children and are beginning to try to solve the discipline puzzle for your family, start with this book. It is a fresh, formula-free, and fully biblical perspective on childhood discipline that will change the way you think about your children. You'll see how all the biblical pieces fit together and make sense, and put you on the path to your child's heart. From the Back Cover: Childhood discipline is your responsibility. As a Christian parent, you know your children need you to "bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord." The Bible is clear about what you should do. But what about how you should do it? The way you answer will shape how your children remember your parenting and family. Heartfelt Discipline contends there is no divine "how to" formula for childhood discipline. Rather, there is a "way." It's the way of life, the path we walk with God. It's about faith, grace, freedom, and heart, expressed in three principles of discipline as you walk the path with your children: Direction: Guiding and showing them how to walk on the path with GodCorrection Getting them back on the path when sin leads them off of itProtection: Guarding them from temptations that could draw them away In Heartfelt Discipline Clay Clarkson helps you understand what the Bible really says about childhood discipline. Drawing on thirty years of parenting and his personal study of the Bible, Clay fully fleshes out God's way of "path of life parenting." It will change how you think about childhood discipline, and put you on the path of life to your child's heart.

Our 24 Family Ways is a parent-friendly, Bible-centered family time resource that seamlessy weaves together devotional interaction with discipleship instruction for the whole family. This is a tool to train your children in the way they should go, teach them Bible truths and principles, train them in Christian character and values, and strengthen their relationship with the Lord. Our 24 Family Ways is a multi-purpose family devotional guide that will shape hearts in your home for God and his ways. It's easy to use and hard to forget! Here's what's included: --120 complete family devotionals...five for each of the Ways, in family-ready ARTS outlines.--24 easy-to-learn family Ways...24 biblical values in six key areas of family life.--24 Scripture memory passages...one for each Way, in NIV, NASB, and NKJV.--24 character quality definitions...one for each Way, in child-friendly language.--25 original screened illustrations...one for each Way, plus one for Proverbs 22:6.--25 line art coloring pages...make My 24 Family Ways notebooks for each child. The only thing missing from this whole family devotional guide is you...to open it and use it. Clear instructions and a generous helping of creative ideas and suggestions are included for using the Ways in your family. Additional PDF downloads and user-generated companion resources are available on the publisher's website at wholeheart.org.

As Steam Rises is a collection of poetry written on quiet mornings in the Redwoods, with a mug of coffee. 10% of As Steam Rises proceeds go to RedeemingGrounds.com: cutting down cocaine fields and growing coffee instead. Steeped in ancient wisdom and full of wonder, longing, and authenticity, the poetry of David Michael Lippman gently traces the balance of spiritual and practical insight, illuminating the miraculous within the ordinary. Pick up this book if you long for words that articulate your heart, stretch your mind and deepen the groanings of your soul. Read this before a warm mug. Quiet yourself from the busy world around. Let the words speak. Let your thoughts brew. Let your mind relax and consider the present. Bring yourself to the poem. Underline your favorite parts. Linger a moment or two. Be. And become.

The Kids Color-In Book is the perfect companion to the Our 24 Family Ways: Family Devotional Guide for the younger Way-makers in your home. It includes 25 line art illustrations for coloring, practice pages for the Ways, even a "My Family Ways" section so your child can create and record their own ways. If you're using Our 24 Family Ways in your family, make sure each child has their own Kids Color-In Book to color, study, and enjoy.¿Solomon got it right 3,000 years ago: "The writing of many books is endless." Our four children are all grown now and following Christ, and yet I'm still writing about Christian parenting. Perhaps it's because the need never ends for new insight into God's principles of parenting and for new stories to shape children's hearts. In 1994, my wife Sally (also an author) and I started Whole Heart Ministries, a nonprofit Christian ministry to help parents raise wholehearted children for Christ. After a quarter century of books, conferences, and online ministries, we're still writing books for parents and families (and all of our children are now writers and authors, too). Four influences shape my writing life: my seminary training, my INTJ type, my love of words, and my observations from so many years of parenting. I like to think of myself as an expository biblical writer, but also as a conceptual creative writer. I'm perpetually caught in the "so many projects, so little time" endless loop as an author, writer, songwriter, book designer, and wannabe children's illustrated storybook creator. The writing of many books is not really endless, but the end is not yet in sight. Learn more about my ministry and books on WholeHeart.org and PiecesofClay.com.

A mother's life is a whirlwind of seasons, changing from one to another without much warning, and then to another the next day. If your heart is prepared, you can adjust to whatever season comes upon you, weathering the changes with grace; if it is not, you will find yourself reeling and twisting in the winds of life, grasping for something or someone to hold onto. But that is the secret to weathering the seasons of life. You need something God s word, and someone Jesus Christ, to hold onto. They are what give you the grace to weather the seasons. Nothing else can...Only the revealed truth of God made alive in your heart through the Holy Spirit can. --from Seasons of a Mother's HeartEncouragement for Your SeasonsYour heart will be encouraged as you read the touching stories, spiritual insights, and personal lessons that are the seasons in Sally Clarkson's life. She opens her own seasoned heart on these pages, sharing what she has learned as a homeschooling wife and mother about herself, her children, and her Lord. First published in 1998, this revised and expanded Ten Year Anniversary Edition includes four new essays by Sally from ten years later to introduce each section.¿Sally Clarkson began her homeschooling journey in 1984 and will soon graduate the youngest of their four children. Since 1994, Sally and her husband, Clay, have ministered to families across the United States and overseas through Whole Heart Ministries, speaking to churches, organizations, and groups that share their heart for strengthening families to follow God with their whole hearts and minds. Through her books and speaking, God has used Sally to bring encouragement and inspiration to thousands of mothers who desire to follow God's biblical design for their lives. She is the author of several books, including The Mission of Motherhood and The Ministry of Motherhood. Sally also blogs at ITakeJoy.com and directs Mom Heart Ministry.

You Can Make a DifferenceWe live in a rapidly secularizing culture that is losing its heart for biblical motherhood. For over two decades, Sally Clarkson has called mothers back to God's design, driven by her passion to restore moms' hearts to God's heart for motherhood.Taking Motherhood to Hearts will give you a picture for how to join her by starting, leading, and tending your own Mom Heart small group. In this book you will find inspirational "why to" vision, practical "how to" advice, and motivational "can do" encouragement. Motherhood is more than just a biblical duty; it is a ministry of discipleship. This book will show you how to have a meaningful ministry to moms that will make a difference for eternity.¿Sally and Clay Clarkson are the parents of four grown children who follow Jesus wholeheartedly. They have served Christian parents through Whole Heart Ministries since founding it in 1994. Sally has influenced the lives of countless mothers through her nine books, annual Mom Heart Conferences since 1998, and online blogs and webinars. Clay, a graduate of Denver Seminary, is an author and publisher, and the executive director of Whole Heart Ministries. They still love being parents, and live in Monument, Colorado.

Motherhood is a journey. You love being a mother. You cherish your children. You long for them to grow up to be mature, loving, fruitful, and faithful followers of God. But you know that means you're called to be that kind of mom. It means you must stay faithful on God's path of motherhood for you.That is your mom walk. It is how you walk with God as a mother. It is how you seek Him, trust Him, and live in His grace. It is how you draw on His strength one step of faith at a time. Your mom walk is a path prepared by God:P - Walking with Purpose as a motherA - Walking with Assurance as a motherT - Walking with Trust as a motherH - Walking with Heart as a motherJoin Sally Clarkson in Your Mom Walk with God as she shares her walk with God as a mother. You'll find encouragement and hope for your own mom walk in Sally's personal stories, favorite scriptures, and spiritual insights drawn from her journey of motherhood. Your mom walk starts with a step of faithfulness, so step onto the path with Sally.¿Sally Clarkson is the mother of four grown children who follow God. She and her husband Clay started Whole Heart Ministries in 1994 to help Christian parents raise wholehearted children for Christ. She is a popular author, speaker, blogger, and podcaster. Through Mom Heart Ministry she seeks to restore moms' hearts to God's heart for motherhood.

Do you ever long for days full of joy and energy¿days that bring out the best version of you rather than leave you exhausted? Do you sometimes catch yourself wishing life was more impactful and fulfilling? In a world that's moving so fast, it's easy to lose your sense of purpose. So now is the time to make each moment of your ordinary, everyday, beautiful existence count. It's time to own your life.Sally Clarkson's Own Your Life is a breath of fresh air into the life and soul of a busy woman. Like a faithful friend, Sally journeys with you to explore what it means to live meaningfully, follow God truly, and bring much-needed order to your chaos. Each page offers deeply personal, authentic, and practical guidance to help you build an intentional life. Discover what it means to own your life, and dare to trust God's hands as He richly shapes your character, family, work, and soul.¿"If you've ever wondered what a life well lived looks like, you'll find the secret between the pages of this book." -Lisa-Jo BakerGod has made you with the capacity to live courageously, to have great faith, and to become a person of influence.Will you follow hard after Him and live into your potential? Will you choose today to own your life?Sally Clarkson has raised her family, ministered around the world, and mentored countless women with this soul-resounding message. And in Own Your Life, she brings it straight to your heart. If your days seem filled with stresses, challenges, and difficulties . . . if you long to feel God's blessing but instead fear you're drifting away from Him . . . this book is the breath of spiritual oxygen you need.It's time to own your life.Learn to live each day with spiritual intention¿and see how your moment-by-moment decisions add up to a breathtaking life story that shines with God's love. You'll come alive with confidence, energy, and purpose as you discover His fingerprints in your most ordinary days. Your life will become a lasting legacy that points others to Him¿and He will honor your decisions beyond what you ever imagined.

"A thoroughly transformative work." Get ready to be swept into the adventure of your own story, to places full of danger and potent with possibility--if you want to be changed, if you long for authenticity, Wordless Place is for you. David Michael Lippman voices the truth behind the veil and addresses that inescapable human desire for connection with God and others. You won't regret it! Don't miss this powerful and heart-rending work that transforms ordinary words into worship. Complete with thought-provoking introductions, quotes, and a variety of meditations, these poetic encounters can create a momentum of authenticity and discovery that lead closer to God and affect the world around you. Get honest. Get vulnerable. Lean in. And discover YOUR wordless place. "This book is a call to hope. The world is full of so much disappointment and chaos; there are very few places left to realign, reorder, restore, and heal. We are people aching to believe, but the problem is that our journey to get hope is fraught with backlash, poison, tireless enemies, and, worst of all, our own backward stories. How are we ever to endure this? We need Someone to lead us through it. Wordless Place will take you by the hand and lead you closer to Jesus." "There's a long journey ahead to grasp the fullness of the good news Jesus offers. Luckily, He promises to carry is on His shoulders, to heal every crevice, to break down the strongholds of the enemy with a whisper, and to secure our roots so deep that confidence, connection, and presence shine on our every step, and fruitfulness weighs heavy on our bows. "This book is a celebration of the promises handed down to us from long ago; the poems arise from my own seasons as God led me through wordless places to encounter Him, turning words into worship." -David Michael Lippman, author/poet.