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Father's Day Roundup
The role that fathers play in the lives of their children is vital. Whether they are teaching them secular tasks like how to ride a bicycle for the first time or assisting them with their homework, or spiritually helping them forge a strong relationship with God, fathers provide their offspring with the support and encouragement they need to become self-confident, self-reliant, and spiritual beings. The books we have assembled for our special roundup honor these loving and dedicated men. Some are nonfiction and serve as reminders of the many gifts fathers bestow upon their children; others are fiction titles that we think dads especially will enjoy.
Nonfiction
Walter Browder and Sue Ellin Browder
Rutledge Hill Press
Parenting & Families
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Dads have a special way of relating to children. They tend to roughhouse and tease them more than moms do, and it's usually a father who teaches his young ones how to shoot a free throw, catch a frog, or fix a broken bicycle chain. Knowing how to do such things, while not essential in the long-run, does help raise a child's self-esteem, increase self-confidence, and foster self-reliance because they expand a child's ability to cope with and understand the world.
Each of the 101 secrets in this wonderful gift book is explained in short descriptions accompanied by a drawing and a fact or tip. Many of these skills involve a simple secret to do them successfully. Knowing these secrets will enable any dad to look like a hero to his children.
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Patrick Morley and David Delk
Zondervan
Parenting & Families
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Patrick Morley and David Delk share the secrets of grace-filled dads who understand that their most important work is to help shape the attitudes and beliefs of the next generation. This book gives ten ideas about how fathers can make the most significant and lasting contributions to their children's lives. Rather than only seeking the right performance from them, fathers can move into a dynamic relationship with their children that models what it means to love God and others truly and passionately.
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Jeff Hopper
J. Countryman Books
Devotional
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This daily round of golf-themed devotions treks the seasons of golf throughout the year. Conceived by the founder of a faith-and-golf ministry that publishes the Links Letter magazine, each devotional is partnered with a solid golf tip to help the reader get to the green. Written in a pleasant, intelligent style sure to connect with the legions of people of all ages who are ardent players, GO FOR THE GREEN is a hole-in-one for its target audience.
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Bryan Davis
AMG Publishers
Parenting & Families
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Bryan Davis looks at the characteristics of God the Father, and how those relate to being a dad. By studying twelve of God's fatherly attributes --- such as Life Giver, Warrior, and Husband --- fathers will see the vital, irreplaceable role they play in their children's lives and embrace the notion that they must be a living demonstration of Christ, reflecting the heart of God for his own children.
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Monique Robinson
WaterBrook Press
Family Relationships
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Are you angry at the world and don't know why? Do you inadvertently sabotage relationships or smother those closest to you? Do you rarely take risks? Are you anxious most of the time before performing a task? Do you struggle to connect with God? Do you have little or no self-confidence, or minimal self-worth? For women who answer yes to these questions, the common denominator is often an absent father. Far too many daughters are unable to enjoy a healthy relationship with their dads.
In LONGING FOR DADDY, discover how the absence of your father has impacted your entire life --- your attitude, your actions, your beliefs, your decisions, and your identity --- and learn how you can stop negative behaviors, break free and experience a confidence-building, empowering love that will heal your hurts and fulfill your deepest longings.
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John Burns
Howard Publishing
Parenting & Families
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THE MIRACLE IN A DADDY'S HUG has a two-fold meaning: It's about the child who is a miracle full of miracles, and it's about the miracle-producing power of a father wrapping his arms, words and heart around his child.
This easy-to-understand book shares seven components of the miracle in a father's hug. First, it examines the miracle of the child and the dad; then, it looks at the value of touch, words, time, love and faith. THE MIRACLE IN A DADDY'S HUG helps parents to understand their children, provides vision and strategies for both moms and dads, and builds confidence in every proud papa that he can raise miracles called children.
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Bryan R. Davis
AMG Publishers
Parenting & Families
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If you're a father or know a father who loves football and wants to become the best dad he can be, then PLAY OF THE DAY is the perfect gift. Topics include: marriage, nurturing infants and young children, navigating children through their middle school years, surviving and thriving with teenagers, step parenting and divorce --- plus inspirational stories and insights. Over a dozen pro football players and coaches are featured in this playbook for Dad.
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Zondervan
Inspirational
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Dads have one of the most important jobs on earth. God's Word is full of valuable, life-giving insights on how to be a great father. Filled with encouragement, strength and guidance for today's fathers and topically arranged for easy use, PROMISES FOR DADS will be a welcome gift and a book that will be read over and over again.
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Zondervan
Meditations
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This inspirational book --- a great potential Father's Day present --- is part of The Proverbs for Life series, which brings alive the timeless life principles and practical advice that has been woven within the Book of Proverbs. Throughout the colorful designed pages the reader will find heartfelt meditations, quotations and relevant stories.
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Libby Leverett-Crew
Rutledge Hill Press
Memoir
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From the time she was a baby, Les Leverett, who was the official photographer for the Grand Ole Opry, took his daughter, Libby, with him each Saturday evening to see country music's greatest entertainers. Sometimes Libby carried his equipment or played with the other children of Opry performers, but she was always observing.
Some 40 years later, Libby Leverett-Crew touchingly remembers those Saturday nights with Minnie Pearl, Tex Ritter, Grandpa Jones, Roy Acuff and Dolly Parton, along with a few actors and actresses, astronauts, ballet dancers and Muppets.
SATURDAY NIGHTS WITH DADDY AT THE OPRY gives readers a backstage pass to the entertainment world in Nashville. More importantly, though, it is the heartwarming tale of a beautiful father-daughter relationship.
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Michael P. Farris
Bethany House
Parenting & Families
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To encourage and guide men in becoming the dads they want to be, Michael Farris addresses issues common in all families with daughters: friends, dating, personal appearance, and preparing for the roles she'll have as a woman. Farris, who has six daughters of his own, encourages fathers to train their female offspring for life's challenges --- in ways that only a dad can. Originally published as HOW A MAN PREPARES HIS DAUGHTERS FOR LIFE, this indispensable work now includes new material on relating to an adult daughter.
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John Eldredge
Thomas Nelson
Parenting & Families
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WILD AT HEART helped men rediscover their masculine hearts --- to be the men God designed them to be. Now this small book goes a step further, encouraging fathers to pass this insight on to their children. It is not by accident, contends John Eldredge, that little boys dream of being heroes and little girls dream of being rescued by a prince. Men struggle with this most pivotal role, and Eldredge's writing is the affirmation and encouragement each man needs.
Eldredge gives fathers a look inside both themselves and their sons and daughters, encouraging them to give their children permission to be who God designed them to be.
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Fiction
Raymond A. Reid
Harvest House Publishers
Historical Fiction
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First self-published by Raymond A. Reid in 2001, THE GATE SELDOM FOUND dramatizes the true story of a little known Christian fellowship that flowered late in 19th century Canada. The saga opens in southern Ontario in January 1898. Alistair Stanhope is shaken by the untimely death of his best friend, causing him to question his faith. Unable to find the depth of spirituality he is seeking within his church, he and his wife, Priscilla, begin to meet with a close circle of friends for support. From these intimate gatherings comes an awakening that touches many lives with the simplicity of following Jesus Christ.
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Phil Callaway
Harvest House Publishers
Fiction
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In this tender coming-of-age story, a young boy discovers a hidden stash of money --- and more trouble than he thought possible. As he unravels the mystery of its origin, he discovers an even greater mystery --- the mystery of the grace of God as it is expressed through a small community of believers.
With a vast array of characters, a mysterious illness, an astounding confession and a lump-in-the-throat climax, this story is sure to bring laughter and tears as it entertains and enriches a wide range of readers.
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Thom Lemmons
Broadman & Holman Publishers
Historical Fiction
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At the turn of the twentieth century in the South, Addie Caswell finds herself in a precarious position --- especially for a young girl from a religious, proud family. She falls in love with a traveling Church of Christ salesman, much to the disapproval of her stern, Methodist father. Defying her father in the face of estrangement, Addie marries Zeb, only to be betrayed by his subsequent infidelities. Alone but determined, Addie must find redemption as she comes to terms with her faith and the healing power of family and relationships.
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Tom Morrisey
Zondervan
Fiction
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Before he even had his driver's license, Chance Reynolds was racing --- and winning. He worked his way up the racing ranks from go-carts to sprint cars to stock cars, exercising a natural talent that made him one of the best drivers in midwestern racing. Now he has captured the points lead in stock car racing's premiere series, and is a favorite to win the championship --- until an off-track accident shatters his career and his life.
Riddled with doubts and questions, Chance delves into the Bible, looking for answers, a clear path for the next turn in his life. The thought of leaving the racing world is mind-numbing --- it's all he has ever known.
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--- Compiled and written by Tom Donadio
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