Open Hearts: Renewing Relationships With Recovery, Romance and Reality by Patrick Carnes, Ph.D., Debra Laaser and Mark Laaser, Ph.D. (Gentle Path Press, 1999) When a couple first comes together, the knee-weakening, heart-stopping, pants-dropping passion exhilarates. But turning that hunka hunka burn[...]
'Mark has eloquently unraveled the mystery behind addictive behavior: when our relationships are not alive and growing, the temptation for various kinds of addictions is unleashed..'---Dr. Gary SmalleyWith today's rampant availability of Internet pornography, sexual addiction has become a national e[...]
In this book Marnie C. Ferree offers a unique resource for women struggling with sexual addiction. Taking her book's title from the parable where Jesus extends grace to the woman caught in adultery, Ferree bravely shares her own story of sexual addiction, recalling her years of shame from living a d[...]
Gone are the days of chivalry and knights, but that hasn't changed God's vision of you as a man of valor. Integrity and honor are elusive in a world that's lost its moral compass, yet every man should strive to possess those qualities.Integrity, in Latin, means being a whole person. Having integrity[...]
Lust, greed, pride, arrogance...Where does it all come from? We are facing the same kind of moral decline that was the ruin of countless cultures before us. In a world full of immorality, how do we take the first steps toward change?Every temptation begins with a thought. There has never been a more[...]
Good advice is hard to find. True accountability is harder.As men, it's hard to admit fault, defeat, or weakness. But the reality is we need each other. People are broken. People have shame. Shame leads many of us to believe that not even God can love us. But shame is a biblical emotion and can remi[...]