Women Spiritual Growth

Women's hearts are designed by God for relationships. But in this fractured world, the relationships we so deeply desire are often the sources of great pain. Drawing on the Bible's wisdom, counselor Sharon Hersh reveals the secret to enduring life's heartaches and still coming up living wholeheartedly, loving with abandon, and daring to hope and believe.

In her debut work, Dawn Washington vulnerably chronicles the dark nights of fumbling through faith to the beautiful radiance of finding faith. From losing her mom to cancer at 15 years old to the kind of public failures that would make anyone want to run and hide, Dawn brings you to the sofa of life to have an honest conversation about faith. In The Breaking of Dawn, Dawn helps you identify the context clues in the paragraphs of your life that were designed to reveal, reflect, and ultimately reassure you of the light and love of God.

Author Elizabeth Laing Thompson invites you to walk alongside people of the Bible who were called by God to fulfill his purposes. These Bible heroes responded much like we do - with a jumbled-up inner storm of excitement and fear, insecurity, and hope. Their stories and struggles will provide a roadmap for your own story, helping you face your very own doubts, regrets, and worries. When God calls, it’s time to go.

Is it okay to enjoy this life? Watching a gorgeous sunset. Sharing a laugh with a friend. Tasting a sun-ripened strawberry. Each day is full of opportunities for you to savor the countless gifts the creator has given. But do you feel free to delight in God's abundant gifts, or is your joy sometimes distorted by guilt, fear of idolatry, or simply an overwhelming awareness of sin's effects on this world?

We all have past experiences we wish we could redo or undo altogether. In Nothing Wasted, counselor and teacher Kasey Van Norman's vulnerability invites you to discover God's personal and purposeful design for your future - not in spite of your story, but through it.

Unseen. Powerless. Hopeless. Many of us believe that these words describe who we are. In You Are Unshaken, Laura Krokos reminds us that this is not simply negative self-talk. These are lies Satan uses to keep us from living out the peace-filled, joy-filled life God wants for us.

Women are bombarded with ideas of perfection every day. The desire to be perfect, says author Kim Hyland, is actually a God-given urge. After all, we were made for Eden. But there is a difference between perfection and perfectionism, which is our attempt to achieve perfection on our own, by our own strength, and for our own purposes. In this freeing book, Hyland offers women a stirring manifesto for acknowledging their limitations and embracing the perfection of God through his grace.

Studies have shown that one-on-one ministry is key to evangelizing in today's society. Filled with incredible stories and a study guide in each chapter, Releasing God's Life equips listeners to engage in life-changing one-on-one ministry. By presenting the reality of the spiritual realm to the listener, this book explains how one may become more aware of an individual's spiritual walk and how to use that knowledge to help others walk in victory.

In The Power of the Reframe, J. J. Bundy invites you into a faith-rooted journey of healing that doesn’t require perfection—just a willingness to see differently. Blending scripture, practical exercises, and powerful insights, this book shows how reframing your perspective can turn wounds into wisdom, grief into growth, and trials into testimonies.

Sé una mujer cuyo Dios es suficiente te ayudará a comprender de qué manera Dios desea bendecirte con Su plenitud y Él te enseña a depender en Él por completo. Por medio de este estudio bíblico, aprenderás a cambiar las satisfacciones del mundo por una vida de contentamiento, el egoísmo por humildad y la incredulidad por una rica comunión con Dios en tu viaje de la vida. A medida que creces en dependiencia en el Señor, aprenderás el gozo que hay en darle el control a Dios, en esperar en Él con contentamiento y en con ar en Él con un corazón sincero.

Follow Naomi as she talks to women working in brothels in Mumbai; survivors of an Indonesian tsunami in which more than 160,000 lives were lost; a young girl waiting on an operation to save her life; and victims of domestic violence horrifically burned by fire. Be still with her when she realizes the pain she feels in the face of these extreme injustices reveals a common struggle that exists within all of humanity. And rise with her as she wrestles with confusion over her identity, comes face to face with redemption, and then begins to understand her own story.

With All Due Respect is a handbook for parents navigating the difficulties of the tween and teen years. Roesner and Hitchcock help parents identify what successful relationships look like and give easy-to-follow lessons in enforcing rules, communicating lovingly, resetting relationships, overcoming fears and exhaustion, and handling rebellion. Each day features a story every mom can relate to, down-to-earth questions to think about, and a prayer to launch an action plan.

Popular author and Bible teacher Dee Brestin draws on her own grief experience to help readers find their way into the arms of God during times of pain and loss. Brestin demonstrates how speaking the truth to our souls with the help of psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs can calm the grieving heart and help it rest like a child in the arms of a loving parent.

In We Love, We Laugh, We Cook, Becky - a butter and bacon loving mama - and Rachel - a vegan bean eating daughter - share stories of their crazy, wonderful, and sometimes challenging lives as Rachel becomes a mother herself. From food for a family reunion of 30, to lunch for a party of one in a high chair, to a hot meal for a sick friend, the authors demonstrate grace, acceptance, and love to others through the bonding gifts of humor, attentive listening, and cooking... whether diners prefer beef or tofu in their stew.

What Happens When Women Fully Surrender and Follow God’s Calling? is a powerful and honest book that reveals how saying “yes” to God even after experiencing pain, heartbreak, or disappointment can lead to healing, transformation, and a new beginning. Written by Judicaelle Celestin, a woman who faced hard times but never gave up on her faith, this book helps you understand how God can still use you, no matter what you’ve been through.

With a message of truth and a call to be honest, Dirty Virgin challenges young women to examine their Christian lifestyles. With dialog that motivates one to look at their lives from God’s perspective, the listener will feel compelled to improve their walk through a nonjudgmental invitation. Asia Garrison is open and transparent about her own journey to wholeness and beckons others to look in the mirror of God’s word to see if their reflection is one of the Father.

For the longest time, Elizabeth Bristol ran from God — until, out of desperation, she caved. She found out she not only needed God but wanted him. In what came as a total shock, she found peace, purpose, and incredible healing. She can’t not share because in this crazy world, who couldn’t use a little more of all that? There are stories in this book she wasn’t going to tell. Why did she? She had to share her indiscretions in order for people to see the power of redemption.

For too long, the Southern woman has been synonymous with the Southern belle, a "moonlight and magnolias" myth that gets nowhere close to describing the strong, richly diverse women who have thrived because of - and in some cases, despite of - the South. No more. Garden & Gun’s Southern Women: More Than 100 Stories of Trail Blazers, Visionaries, and Icons obliterates that stereotype by sharing the stories of more than 100 of the region’s brilliant women, groundbreakers who have embraced the South’s proud traditions and overcome its equally pervasive barriers.

Experience the peace and freedom of knowing that God is in control, and you don't always have to be! Are you wearing a Junior God Badge? Before responding, "absolutely not!" ask yourself the following question: "Am I T.I.R.E.D.?" Tired of needing to control the lives of those you live. Irritated by the never-ending list of things you feel responsible for. Resentful for being labeled a nag or control freak. Exhausted by the stress of an out-of-control world. Drained from trying to do everything yourself.

In Ruby Slippers, Jonalyn Grace Fincher explores the essence of femininity. She examines what a soul is, what is meant by feminine, and how those two things unite into a picture of God on Earth that is both similar and distinctive from men.