Most people associate the term "dysfunctional family" with families who have been affected by alcoholism, drug abuse, incest, rape, child abuse, divorce, and other extraordinary situations. But such extreme forms of dysfunction are not the only conditions that lead to brokenness in a family and succeeding generations.
Secrets of Your Family Tree is a straight-forward, practical look at dysfunction in families and its results in the lives of individuals. It will help you understand the influences, interrelationships, and events that can lead to dysfunction and pain. The authors use clinical and biblical examples to show you how one person's actions can result in generations of broken relationships.
But the Bible doesn't stop there, and neither do the authors. They cite scriptural principles for recovering from past hurts and for building a healthy family. And drawing from years of counseling experience, they carefully guide you in applying these principles so that you may uncover the secrets of your family tree and experience the healing God intends for you.

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©1991 Moody Press

In Family Shock, Dr. Gary R. Collins presents the comprehensive guide for the family:
*Practical advice from family experts
*True stories of families that succeed amidst difficulty
*Analysis of the forces seeking to undermine the family
*Up-to-date information about the state of the family.

Family Shock contains fifty practical articles written by counselors, family experts, and others leaders, including Steve Arterburn, Gary Bauer, Stuart and Jill Briscoe, Paul Meier, Frank Minirth, Dennis Rainey, and many more.

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c 1995 Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

In this warm and well-researched guide, author and caregiver Barbara Deane deals comprehensively with the many challenges of caring for an aging parent or relative. By combining insights gleaned from her own experiences, interviews with experts, testimonials from other struggling caregivers, and helpful reference lists, Deane furnishes the emotional support and practical advice caregivers need to provide good care - and keep from burning out in the process.

Topics covered include:

*How to adjust to role reversal and loss of independence
*Reconciliation of past differences
*What to do about tension in the family, health problems, financial worries, and special medical care
*How to understand the emotional stresses of aging
*How to hear what your parents are really saying (learning to decode the hidden messages they are trying to communicate)
*What to do with feelings of disappointment, anger, guilt, loneliness, and isolation
*How to provide emotional care as well as physical care
*How to become a "care manager," rather than trying to do everything yourself
*Where to find help in the areas of housing, health, finances, legal problems, etc.
*How to preserve your marriage while caregiving
*Preparing for and responding to the death of the person you are caring for.

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©1989 NAVPRESS

THE ENEMY HAS DECLARED WAR ON YOUR FAMILY.

Leading your family through moral chaos is like leading a small patrol through enemy territory. Snipers around the bend. Booby traps to your right. Land mines everywhere.

If your family is going to make it through the jungle intact, they will need a trained, God-appointed leader at the point. So equip yourself for the battle. And learn how to lead your family successfully through the hazards and ambushes the enemy has planned.

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© 1990 by Steve Farrar
Multnomah Publishers, Inc.

We all long to be deeply connected with our families. However, for most of us, this longing goes largely unmet and our hearts ache because of it. In House or Home? In this series, Chip takes you step by step through Ephesians 5:21-6:4 and explains what it takes to become a family that is not only close, but has the strength and stability to weather life's storms.

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Transforming Your Family by Faith
Audio Series on CD by Dr. James MacDonald

"It is not easy to have a godly family in the evil days in which we live. It requires faith. This series explores the transforming effect of believing God's Word in family matters and acting on them by faith.

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