Praying for Your Prodigal Daughter: Hope, Help & Encouragement for Hurting ParentsSimon and Schuster, 2008 M01 29 - 288 pages Offering hope, help, and encouragement to hurting parents of prodigal daughters, author Janet Thompson shares out of her own experience as a prodigal daughter and as the mother of a prodigal daughter. And the key to the help she offers is prayer. While you, as a hurting mom or dad, may know that you need to pray for your daughter, this walk-along-beside-you book will take you gently by the hand and show you how. In it you will find candid stories of other parents of prodigals -- and even the stories of prodigals themselves. Don't wait until you have a prodigal situation. Any parent will benefit from this book's incredible insights, prayers, and stories. Praying for Your Prodigal Daughter is about hope, help, and support from others who have walked a similar road. Chapter Topics Include • Setting Boundaries • Surviving in Marriage • Resolving Conflict • Making it All About Her • What Did We Do to Cause This? |
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... girl or woman who has lost her way , please know that this book is for you as well . Praying for Your Prodigal Daughter is designed to be used in families , small groups , Bible studies , and support groups . You'll find helpful dis ...
... girl or woman who has lost her way , please know that this book is for you as well . Praying for Your Prodigal Daughter is designed to be used in families , small groups , Bible studies , and support groups . You'll find helpful dis ...
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... girl named Kimberly . After my divorce , I ventured out into the world as a single working parent , quickly forgetting my Christian values . At age twenty- eight , the " perfect daughter " turned into the prodigal daughter . My mom ...
... girl named Kimberly . After my divorce , I ventured out into the world as a single working parent , quickly forgetting my Christian values . At age twenty- eight , the " perfect daughter " turned into the prodigal daughter . My mom ...
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... girl growing up , and I never imagined having any problems with her . But when this young man entered her life , Kim fell prey to his worldly lifestyle . She became part of the party scene , even obtaining birth - control pills with ...
... girl growing up , and I never imagined having any problems with her . But when this young man entered her life , Kim fell prey to his worldly lifestyle . She became part of the party scene , even obtaining birth - control pills with ...
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... girl named Sarah who was very beautiful and had lots of friends . But one day Sarah took heroin and got addicted and now Sarah is dead . " On the back of the card was a handwritten phone number of a halfway house that took her in and ...
... girl named Sarah who was very beautiful and had lots of friends . But one day Sarah took heroin and got addicted and now Sarah is dead . " On the back of the card was a handwritten phone number of a halfway house that took her in and ...
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... girl grew , I prayed in relation to the stages of life she was in at the time , but I didn't let my mind or prayers cross over to the pos- sibility of waywardness . In those early , sweet years , we don't want to think of bad things ...
... girl grew , I prayed in relation to the stages of life she was in at the time , but I didn't let my mind or prayers cross over to the pos- sibility of waywardness . In those early , sweet years , we don't want to think of bad things ...
Contents
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4 | 38 |
SECTION | 81 |
9 | 92 |
10 | 105 |
LIVING LIFE WITH YOUR PRODIGAL DAUGHTER | 117 |
11 | 119 |
29 | 187 |
18 | 193 |
Supporting Each Other | 199 |
SECTION FOUR | 209 |
What Is Unconditional Love? | 223 |
21 | 235 |
22 | 243 |
SECTION FIVE | 253 |
12 | 123 |
19 | 135 |
13 | 149 |
14 | 159 |
15 | 167 |
16 | 177 |
Extending Unconditional Forgiveness | 265 |
27 | 299 |
Epilogue | 309 |
39 | 319 |
51 | 325 |
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Popular passages
Page 97 - The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband The wife's body does not belong to her alone but also to her husband In the same way, the husband's body does not belong to him alone but also to his wife.
Page 93 - If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people; if my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
Page 79 - For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any doubleedged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
Page 160 - See that you do not look down on one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.
Page 209 - Honor your father and mother" (this is the first commandment with a promise), '"that it may be well with you and that you may live long on the earth.
Page 178 - God, let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water.
Page ix - May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Page 115 - But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.