Resource List for:HOMEWRECKERS:

Threats Facing Our Families (August 22 - September 26, 2010)

List compiled by Jim Schnorrenberg (Pastoral Care and Counseling Minister and LMFT)

Counseling and referrals available (272-9551)

August 22 Changing Family Values (Marriage/Parenting)

Resources: • Keeping Your Family Together When the World is Falling Apart, by Dr. Kevin Leman (Focus on the Family, 1993) • The Well-Behaved Child – Discipline That Really Works, by John Rosemond, 2010 • Parenting Teens in a Confusing Culture, by Mark Gregston (go to: heartlightresources.com for more great resources for parents of teens). • Bringing Up Girls, James Dobson; Focus on the Family, 2010. (see also the classic by Dobson, Bringing Up Boys, 2001) • The Family You’ve Always Wanted: Five Ways You Can Make it Happen, 2008, Northfield Press, by Gary Chapman • Protecting Your Family, by Michael Smalley and Dr. Ed Laymance, 2008; an eproduct download available through Gary Smalley ministries, www.smalleyonlinestore.com. • www. prisonfellowship.org. Web site of Chuck Colson; articles on culture and the Christian response - Breakpoint”. • Family Research Council (www.frc.org). Based in Washington D.C. Latest information on culture and political policy affecting all Americans. • Home Invasion, by Rebecca Hagelin, (her first book; order from her web site (www.howtosaveyourfamily.com) • 30 Ways in 30 Days to Save Your Family, by Rebecca Hagelin, 2009

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• www.barna.org. Web site for George Barna – research on culture and effect on the family. • www.cpyu.org. Web site for the Center for Parent/Youth Understanding (understanding culture to impact culture). Lots of biblical resources.

August 29 Runaway Calendars

(Scheduling/Busyness)

Resources: • Your Time-starved Marriage, by Les and Leslie Parrott (Zondervan, 2006) • Little House on the Freeway, by Tim Kimmel (Questar, 1994) • Ordering Your Private World, by Gordon MacDonald (Oliver Nelson, 1985)

September 5 Dollars, Debt and Doom

(Finances)

Resources: • Debt-Proof Your Marriage, by Mary Hunt (Revell, 2003)

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• Total Money Makeover, (Revised, 3rd Ed.), by Dave Ramsey. See more resources at www.daveramsey.com.

• Your Money Counts, by Howard Dayton. A Crown Financial Ministries textbook. • Learning to Live Financially Free, by Marybeth and Curt Whalen, 2009, Kregel Publications. • www.crown.org. Web site for Crown Financial Ministries (Christian based).

September 12 Looks that Kill (Part 1)

(Marriage)

Resources: • Every Man’s Battle, by Stephen Arterburn and Fred Stoeker (Waterbrook, 2000): (see also companion book - Every Young Man’s Battle and Every Woman’s Battle, by Shannon Ethridge) • www.xxxchurch.com. A web site that helps individuals and families deal with porn in their lives. • www.bsecure.com. A great web site that contains filters you can download to protect you from the bad stuff. Costs about $.20/day. • Hope After Betrayal: Healing When Sexual Addiction Invades Your Marriage, by Meg Wilson, 2007 (purchase through Focus on the Family web site). • Torn Asunder, by Dave Carter, Moody Publishers, 2008. • Wired for Intimacy: How pornography hijacks the male brain, by Douglas Weiss, 2010, Inter Varsity Press. • Sex – Discovering Real Love in a World of Counterfeits, by Dave Borden, 2006, Barbour Publishing.

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• I Surrender All: Rebuilding a Marriage Broken by Pornography, by Crosse and Tabb, 2005, Trade paperback. • Parenting Teens With love & Logic, by Foster Cline and Jim Fay, 1992, Pinon Press.

September 19 Looks that Kill (Part 2)

(Marriage Relationship)

Resources: • Love and Respect, by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs (Thomas Nelson, 2004) • As For Me and My House, Walter Wangerin (Thomas Nelson, 1990) • The DNA of Relationships, by Dr. Gary Smalley (Tyndale House, 2007) • Love and War – Finding the Marriage You’ve Dreamed Of, by John and Stasi Eldridge; Random House, 2009. • Fireproof, Outreach Films, 2008; also, The Love Dare, by Alex and Stephen Kendrick • For Men Only & For Women Only, by Shaunti and Jeff Feldhahn, 2006, Multnomah. • When the Vow Breaks: A Survival and Recovery Guide for Christians Facing Divorce, by Joseph Kniskern, 2008, B & H Publishing Group. • Love Busters, Willard H. Harley, 2007, Revell Publishers. • A Lasting Promise: A Christian Guide to Fighting for Your Marriage, by Scott Stanley and others, 1998, Jossey-Bass books.

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September 26Jealousy/Favoritism

(Parenting)

Resources: • www.rosemond.com – great author and web site for parents interested in traditional parenting. • Secrets of Your Family Tree, by Dave Carder (Moody, 1991) • Raising Great Kids, by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend (Zondervan, 1999). • Other helpful web sites that provide many resources: 1. www.focusonthefamily.com. James Dobson resources 2. http://smalley.cc/. Web site for Gary Smalley Resources 3. www.iquestions.com. Short video clips of leading marriage and family experts talking about issues facing families today – very practical. 4. www.familylife.com. This is the web site of Dennis Rainey. Full of good resources and info about their marriage conference, “Weekend to Remember.” 5. www.laughyourway.com. Christian comedian Mark Gungor’s site. Lots of good stuff here on building healthy relationships. 6. www.nationalmarriage.com. Located in Branson; confences, seminars, resources. 7. www.howtosaveyourfamily.com. A practical web site produced by Rebecca Hagelin. Built around the idea of “30 Ways in 30 Days to Save Your Family.” 8. www.prepare-enrich.com. Marriage resources, including an online couple relationship survey.

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9. http://www.prepinc.com/main/scotts_corner.asp. This is the web site for Scott Stanley, resource person for the Oklahoma Marriage Initiative. 10. www.okmarriage.org. Web site for the Oklahoma Marriage Initiative – lots of resources and info on local marriage retreats (mainly free). 11. www.divircecare.org. Resources and group info – healing from divorce. 12. www.cloudtownsend.com. Christian psychologists who offer “solutions for life.” 13. http://ccmapmap4.blogspot.com/. Charlie Curran’s blog, “On Second Thought.” Notes about life. 14. http://jimedd71.wordpress.com/. Jim Schnorrenberg’s blog, “It Takes a Family.” Articles about families and relationships. 15. http://www.smalleymarriage.com/about/index.php. Blog for Greg and Erin Smalley. Tremendous resource of material for couples. 16. http://amandacadwell.wordpress.com/. Amanda Cadwell’s blog about early marriage.

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The Tsunami: Protecting our Youth

in a Pornographic Culture

September 12th @ 5:30 PMin the Youth Worship Center

(North Garnett campus)

Need more information? Visit us online @

fccowasso.com/events/protecting-our-youth