[Anabaptist Bookstore]

Family Life

Books to help us toward successful
parenting, marriage and overall family living

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Where seekers come . . . .

What the Bible Says About Child Training -- $8.50     [New!]
J. Richard Fugate -- This is a refreshing and thoroughly Biblical study on child training in a day when "how to" books on the subject are flooding the market. Many of these books, even ones purporting to be Christian, promote secular and humanistic principles of child training.

The Mystery of Marriage -- $4.00     [New!]
Isaac D. Martin -- This book offers encouragement to enhance the marriage union.

For This Child We Prayed -- $8.50
Thomas and Rhoda Bontrager -- In a day when some are discouraging adoption because of the risks involved, this book will refresh you. It shows God's interest in working out the details of seemingly impossible situations. Adoption is pictured as a venture of faith -- faith in God who specializes in forming happy families.

Practical Pointers for Training Your Child -- $6.00
Lloy A. Kniss -- Our children are a trust from God. We parents are responsible to God to bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

If I Were Starting My Family Again -- $5.00
John M. Drescher -- "What have you learned from your own experiences and from counseling parents? What should I have done differently? I have young children."

When Your Child is 6 to 12 -- $9.00
John M. Drescher -- This little book discusses a most intriguing time of childhood called middle childhood -- those years when a child is ages six to twelve.

For the Love of Marriage -- $10.00
John M. Drescher -- Gentle advice from a well-known pastor who has counseled many couples through the years.

The Christian Home -- $3.75
George Weaver, revised by Mervin J. Bear -- This volume covers the duties of every member in the home: husband and father, wife and mother, child, young man, and young woman. Let it challenge and strengthen your Christian home.

Looking at Myself Before Loving Someone Else -- $3.50
John Coblentz -- This workbook was written to help youth prepare for courtship, to challenge them to develop personal godly character before courtship, before seeking a life companion.

Child Training -- $9.00
Joseph Stoll -- Given from an Amish perspective, this book presents practical pointers for training young children. It also contains a section on child training in early Anabaptist times.

Not in Despair -- $4.25
Harvey Yoder -- This is a true story of a broken home, a broken man, and a truth discovered -- that even in the most desperate circumstances, God can comfort the true seeker.

Before You Say Your Vows -- $3.25
John Coblentz -- This guide for couples and counselors helps individuals prepare for marriage through premarital counseling. It helps partners face who they are and guides them toward what God wants them to be. And it shows the Biblical principles that govern closeness, communication, and lifelong commitment.

The Wedded Life -- $4.00
Braselmane and Miller -- Both husband and wife are challenged -- the husband to be faithful to the holy trust of loving his wife even as Christ also loved the church, and the wife to seek to learn, through Christ, to support him and be a blessing to him in every way.

Ye Fathers -- $11.75
David G. Burkholder -- Homes desperately need fathers who are serious about their accountability to God for how they raise their children. Fathering is soul-searching and at times soul-wrenching because it exposes a man's deficiencies as few other duties can.

Mother to Mother on Breastfeeding -- $6.00
Miriam Biehn, R.N. -- Down-to-earth, reassuring advice on preparation for breastfeeding, the physical and emotional benefits of breastfeeding, and how to deal with problems that may arise.

God's Will for Love in Marriage -- $5.00
John Coblentz -- A study guide for engaged persons or married couples, offering practical, Biblical guidance for healthy intimacy in marriage.

What the Bible Says about Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage -- $5.00
John Coblentz -- A Biblical approach to a battered subject, this study follows a question-and-answer format, showing what the Bible says, and offering practical help for resolving difficult situations.

Family Worship -- $4.75
James Alexander -- Thoroughly discusses the different aspects of Scripture reading, prayer and song, with practical directions for overcoming excuses and difficulties.

Preparing Children for School and Life -- $5.50
Twelve writers urge parents to nurture and prepare their children for mature participation and effective use in God's kingdom.

Building Christian Homes -- $3.25
Designed especially to help young people as they mature and establish homes of their own.

Christian Family Living -- $10.00
John Coblentz -- Practical, step-by-step instruction for everything from training toddlers to courtship standards to caring for aging parents. A guide for families, churches, and individuals serious about Christian family living.

God's Will for My Body -- $3.00
John Coblentz -- A workbook to help parents in teaching their children about adolescent changes.

Christian Manhood -- $8.00
Merle W. Eshleman, MD and Noah K. Mack, MD -- Reprint of a book for young men providing helpful information and Biblical direction in the area of sex, boy-girl relationships, and marriage. Frank and yet wholesomely presented.

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