Two Are Better Than One

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What is God's specific big idea for your marriage? You and your spouse are as unique as God is creative. He designed you with distinction. His fingerprints are all over your lives. The day you married, God joined you for a purpose and destined you, together, for greatness. But what causes some couples to thrive and others to merely survive in marriage? Is your marriage purpose-focused or problem-focused? In Two Are Better than One, Greg and Julie Gorman share exhilarating insights and hands-on resources to lead you on an exciting journey of discovering God's plan for your marriage. When fully embraced by both husband and wife, these truths will heal, restore, and deepen intimacy in every marriage. Yes, in every marriage, no matter the condition of the relationship. You'll laugh at their fresh twist on some of your favorite Bible heroes and be surprised by many aha moments as they provide the pathway to uncover God's big idea for your marriage.

This book presents examples of treatment cases that depict the effective involvement of co-therapists and brief interventions of consultants in challenging treatment cases and the manner in which they facilitate expediting treatment and extricating therapists from treatment impasses. Part one describes the dialectical cotherapy approach in treating individuals, families and groups and in supervising and teaching trainees treatment selection. Part two describes the effective brief interventions of consultants in treatment impasses. Thirteen brief case studies (plus a group therapy) are presented of children and adults with various symptoms, problems and diagnoses, including, amongst others, selective mutism, borderline personality, phobia, OCD, depression, and anorexia nervosa. Seymour Hoffman, Ph. D. is a senior clinical psychologist who has worked in various psychiatric hospitals, mental health clinics and a university student counselling service in the last 50 years in the United states and Israel. He is presently employed as a supervising clinical psychologist in a mental health clinic in Israel and is in private practice. He has published over 50 papers in professional journals in the U.S., UK, and Israel and co-authored two books and edited one on psychotherapy. He is listed in Marquis Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare.

When you need to say "your friendship matters to me," this new series will express the affection and appreciation you feel for those closest to you. The beautiful pages in this book express your inner love for your dearest friends. Tender stories and tributes along with charming quotes will communicate the special thanks and heartfelt devotion you feel in a unique, meaningful way.

From one pastor to another... No one is ever fully prepared for the ministry. For pastors just starting out, those needing a little rebalancing, or those growing tired in the trenches, a short guide to the basics is a welcome relief. In On Pastoring, H. B. Charles gives 30 instructive reflections on the pastor’s heart, leadership, and public ministry, covering topics like: Cultivating personal godliness Prioritizing your family Guarding your ministry effectiveness Planning, preparing, and preaching sermons Balancing pastoral roles and duties Being a pastor means wearing many hats, weathering lots of pressure, and bearing great responsibility. Let H. B. Charles be a trusted advisor as you do the serious work of shepherding a flock of God.

With this final installation in this six-volume set, Dr. Warren Wiersbe has covered the entire Bible. Anthologizing his exhaustive "Be Series", Dr. Wiersbe has written one of the most outstanding commentary collections of all time. This volume also contains materials from Song of Solomon, and Psalms. This tremendous commentary series is ideal for pastors and teachers, but is also user friendly for laypersons.

Written from the heart of a true Southern gentleman who walks the talk of his faith and beliefs, Two Heads Are Better than One narrates the God-filled life of author Chris Ladd. Inspired by his deep faith and love of Jesus Christ, he has spent his life in service to others. In this memoir, he tells his stories against the backdrop of Jesus Christ—how he brought Christ into his life and how he kept Him number one. Ladd tells of the problems he faced in growing up in Tennessee and Oklahoma but credits the work of his Christian grandmother in teaching him to do the right thing. He discusses how he discovered the meaning of true faith and how to reach for success in life with Christ. In Two Heads Are Better than One, Ladd asserts that God has a plan for all of us and that no matter what happens, He will see us through if we keep believing. Through the stories told in this recollection, Ladd shows you how to be ready for the return of Jesus Christ and how to live a life of happiness, peace, and success according to God’s plan.