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The Family You've Always Wanted: Five Ways You Can Make It Happen [Bargain Price] [Paperback]

Gary Chapman (Author)
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Book Description

September 1, 2008

Many feel bombarded by images and experiences of broken families. This is not how God intended families to be! So often we examine the traits of unhealthy families, but Gary Chapman paints a biblical portrait of what a loving, stable family looks like. This book is not just to be read, but experienced. Chapman details five timeless characteristics that create a healthy family environment:

 

  • An attitude of service.
  • Intimacy between husband and wife.
  • Parents who teach and train.
  • Children who obey and honor parents.
  • Husbands who are loving leaders.

 

In Dr. Chapman’s own words, “What happens to your family does make a difference not only to you and your children, but to the thousands of young observers who are in search of a functional family.”


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About the Author

Gary Chapman is the author of the New York Times bestselling The Five Love languages. With over 30 years of counseling experience, he has the uncanny ability to hold a mirror up to human behavior, showing readers not just where they go wrong, but also how to grow and move forward. Dr. Chapman is the host of the weekly one-hour radio program, Building Relationships, and has been featured at the Pentagon and United Nations. He is a prolific conference speaker and makes his home with his wife in North Carolina.

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Chris Fabry gives another memorable performance of a relationship guide from Gary Chapman. With his understated emotional presence and seamless connection with the author's message, Fabry has the aura and pacing of the relaxed, articulate teacher the author happens to be. Chapman is a gifted storyteller whose down-to-earth wisdom on family life is based on Christian concepts of authority, obedience, love, and charity. In this realm, he is on the kind and gentle end of the spectrum. Chapman's lack of judgment, pretension, or intellectualization makes his discussion energizing and accessible. Using familiar but never syrupy examples, he describes every possible way we can put more into our family roles and motivate our family members to do the same. T.W. © AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Northfield Publishing (September 1, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0802472982
  • ASIN: B002PJ4N34
  • Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,037,455 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Married more than 45 years to Karolyn, Dr. Gary Chapman is just the man to turn to for help on improving or healing our most important relationships. His own life experiences, plus over thirty-five years of pastoring and marriage counseling, led him to publish his first book in the Love Language series, The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate. Millions of readers credit this continual New York Times bestseller with saving their marriages by showing them simple and practical ways to communicate their love to their partner.
Since the success of his first book, Dr. Chapman has expanded his Five Love Languages series to specifically reach out to teens, singles, men, and children (co-authored with Dr. Ross Campbell).
He is the author of numerous other books published by Moody Publishers/Northfield Publishing, including The World's Easiest Guide to Family Relationships, Anger, The Family You've Always Wanted, The Marriage You've Always Wanted, Desperate Marriages, God Speaks Your Love Language (Jan 09), Parenting Your Adult Child, and Hope for the Separated. He co-authored The Five Languages of Apology with Dr. Jennifer Thomas.
Chapman speaks to thousands of couples nationwide through his weekend marriage conferences. He hosts a nationally syndicated radio program, Love Language Minute, and a Saturday morning program, Building Relationships with Dr. Gary Chapman, that air on more than 100 stations. Dr. Chapman also serves as senior associate pastor at Calvary Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Dr. Chapman holds BA and MA degrees in anthropology from Wheaton College and Wake Forest University, respectively, MRE and PhD degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and has completed postgraduate work at the University of North Carolina and Duke University.
Dr. Chapman and his wife have two adult children and two grandchildren, and currently live in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

 

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good basic family help and guidelines., April 28, 2010
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Good information so far. I wish he went into the Love Languages a little more because I had not read the book about that before listening to this. Good and gentle "tough love".
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book!!! A must read!, April 1, 2010
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This a great book for those that want to create a great atmosphere for their family. I used a couple of principles on my children, specifically the love languages, and I saw an "immediate" impact on my children! I wish I had this book when my 17 year old was a little girl, but the principles in the book have impacted our relationship in a positive way. I'm finally speaking her love language and keeping her tank full.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Very enlightening., December 1, 2010
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I am enjoying the book very much, I have not finished it yet but it is shedding light on some things in my own family that I had never thought about. The book itself was in very good condition and well worth the money.
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