Books published by Clay Bridges Press

Eight rules for building a successful relationship through your own personal Dad's Class & over 60 topics and dozens of questions to launch the learning."Dad's Class is relevant to the current crisis involving the lack of parenting in our country. I would recommend it to any parent or coach as an excellent resource."-Dr. Tom OsborneFormer Coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers, UNL Athletic Director and Founder of The Teammates(TM) Mentoring Program."Of all the goals I have accomplished, being a father and seeing my children succeed has been the most rewarding. Parenting is a continual adventure and Dennis Nun's excellent book Dad's Class provides an invaluable map to follow that enables you to make the trip enjoyable with determination and purpose."-Dr. John GoddardWorld Explorer - Author of The Survivor and Kayaks Down the Nile

Patty Nun graduated with the highest distinction from Grace University earning a Master of Arts in both Psychology and Biblical Studies and a Bachelor of Science in Biblical Studies. She is a licensed mental health practitioner and a licensed professional counselor.Patty served in Mississippi during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, offering emergency counseling service. She was invited to present seminars on Christian Pastoral Counseling for hundreds of indigenous pastors and church leaders in both Mexico and India. Her training material entitled Paraclete has been translated into seven languages. Through her work in Ensenada, Mexico she launched a women's support group, worked and taught in a drug and alcohol rehab center, and served as a counselor on a medical team. Prior to the birth of her and her husband's six children, she experienced nine years of infertility and several miscarriages. She is a survivor of a sexual assault.Patty and her husband have led a national sales organization for Heartland International, Inc. for over forty-seven years. She is a grandmother, the author of five books, and has written over fifty Bible study curriculum, including the companion Bible study to In Spite of it All, entitled The Bathsheba Legacy.

Discover how God works to enable spiritual transformation. This book chronicles God moments in the life of Tina Heimbaugh. Most of these events cannot be explained other than divine intervention.

"In the 36 years I have followed Christ, this book more than any other has challenged me to confirm that what I believe lines up with Scripture. Through his focus on baptism, Mark David Cooper illustrates just how quickly we can start thinking that we need to contribute something to our salvation. It is a must-read for anyone who has struggled with the power of Christ's death and resurrection, the significance of baptism, or the mystery of grace."-Jill Pahl, wife, mom, flight attendant, biblical researcher, Christ-followerBaptism: is it from men or from Heaven?This is the same question Jesus asked the Pharisees in Matthew 21:25 and the same question we must answer today.This is a book for the committed follower of Christ and not the casual inquirer. It is an examination into the comprehensive truth of what the Bible teaches regarding God's administration of baptism upon His people.Mark David Cooper performs a deep analysis of God instilling His grace on His followers through a fivefold baptism: living water, the Trinity, the Holy Spirit, fire, and Christ's blood. He challenges the reader to move past common, elementary understandings and grasp the mature, biblical concept of one gracious (fivefold) baptism from God.After reading this book, the reader will appreciate the impact of what God does for us through His lavish grace.

Redemptive Grace uses personal accounts from the author's life to identify with people on topics that everyone faces. These transparent stories touch on anger, depression, self-harm, loss of a baby, death of a parent, separation, and divorce as well as triumph, joy, and hope. The reader will have the opportunity to journal their own experiences and thoughts in each section. The heart behind Redemptive Grace is for the reader to:  Identify struggles and construct a plan for battling those issues.Be reminded that God is in the details of each life.Be encouraged in the truth of God's incredible love for every person.Reflect on their own stories and find God's presence.Understand that God's grace is so great that there is nothing that He can't or won't redeem.

Through relating her experiences of unimaginable heartache, Annalysa gives the thoughts and feelings that come with grief and how to renew your strength in your faith and relationship with God.

Julie Spier believes that when young people are challenged to rise up, they will. There is so much confusion these days about identity, gender roles, sexuality, and relationships. This curriculum gives young people a vision about those topics that is worth seeking.This curriculum will: - Help young men and women become completely dissatisfied with the life our culture tries to entice them to live.- Cast a compelling vision for young people about their identity as Christ-followers, God-honoring interactions with the opposite sex, and preparation for godly marriage.- Empower youth leaders to intentionally define and model what a godly man or woman is.This curriculum calls teenagers to live as Christ-followers in radical, tangible ways. When young people demonstrate genuine above-reproach character and bold faith, they will change the world around them.

Conservative Christianity in the United States has long been a beacon of hope. Conservative churches have withstood tidal waves of liberal theology and cultural shifts towards secularism over recent decades. Through it all, we have stood firm and remained committed to orthodoxy. As good as our intentions have been, however, we are not without fault. In our commitment to conservativism, we have lost our way and failed in some areas. It is important for us to be honest and vulnerable about these failings so we can correct our course and be the people God has called us to be. The American Masquerade confronts many of these failures such as: - Moralism replacing the true gospel- Impotency of the local church- Politicizing of the faith- Worshiping the nation over ChristPastors, believers, and friends, I urge you to open your hearts and be honest with yourselves. We have done so much right, but we have also done our fair share of wrong. Let God's truth break our hearts, redirect our course, and recover our purpose.

Life for 17-year-old Dublin Caldwell has been filled with peace and love since 1878 when he went to live with his adoptive father, Andy Caldwell. However, terrifying events soon begin to unfold, leaving Dublin wounded and both their faith tested. Their safety is threatened, and all they can do is trust in God.Their friendship with an unlikely character forms, only to result in betrayal and danger. Will Dublin and Andy be able to escape with their lives?

I have known Jana Hoffman for almost a decade, and here is what I can tell you: Jana is a warrior in prayer. For years, I have been blessed by and learned from her ministry of prayer. I commend this book to you as a helpful guide, manual, and tool for exploring how to deepen the work and privilege of prayer. May God use it to bless His people! I know it will bless you. -Kyle Worley, Knowing Faith Podcast Host, Pastor, Mosaic Church, Richardson, TexasWhy pray? We pray to engage with God and hear his voice in all occasions. When you are getting to know someone, you enter into conversation. God loves to hear our voices. He is ever listening. When you share your heart with God, prayer comes alive. It produces an overwhelming peace within your spirit as you converse with your Creator. Experiencing God through prayer is the most satisfying fulfillment to your being. You are made in God's image, and within the depths of your own heart, you begin to know him. It's a gift to come to know God's character, attributes, and names. What would it look like to have God's character and attributes permanently reside within your heart? Once you saw amen, you have done business with God. So, let's pray.

The body of Christ is in a great state of emergency.Many people are unknowingly operating under the deceptive influence of the spirit of Jezebel, and as a result many are unprepared, misplaced, and dead to the spiritual assignment for which God built them. The good news is that God is aware, and He has sent special agents-Dreamsmen- to combat this spirit face to face. The bad news is that God's agents must first get past the religious walls that Jezebel has set up against them inside the church. Dreamsmen: The Final Combat brings the awakening that ministry leaders need to recognize the deceptive hand of Jezebel and to acknowledge the dream as one of God's powerful weapons against her. This firsthand account seeks to alleviate the Dreamsmen's fight in the body of Christ and to demonstrate the power of God-given dreams so that both leaders and sheep begin to walk in the fullness of who they are called to be. Using her incredibly powerful experience with dreams and interpretations and eye-opening accounts of real-life ministry, Senior delivers a powerful message that sets the stage for the final battle between the deadly spirit of Jezebel and the "Dreamsmen." Senior gives Dreamsmen all the ammunition they need to become who they are called to be.

In The CrossRoads Diaries, you will embark on a year-in-the-life journey through the Mekong Delta of South Vietnam. You will journey alongside a combat sailor assigned to the unique Army-Navy battle-seeking unit known as the Mobile Riverine Force.This book is for: veterans, to let them know there is always hope those seeking knowledge of what combat situations can create young people moving from childhood to adulthood combat veterans' significant others seeking insight about their loved ones anyone wanting information about one of the most specialized combat units ever to exist The CrossRoads Diaries is a mixture of narrative, poetry, pictures, Bible scripture musical lyrics, and the innermost feelings of a young man who spent hundreds of hours per month on deadly river operations in Vietnam, engaged in more than 100 firefights, and then came home. He returned for another tour of duty, this time as a minesweeper on the Cua Viet River. Come along with Tom Center on this riveting journey through the Mekong Delta.

"My wife and I have a close relationship with a few of Jim Sherman's children. We've had the privilege of spending a weekend up on Maple Ridge to witness the interaction between Jim and his family. I have personally been a benefactor of his wisdom through stories and have seen the product of his life's lessons in real-life scenarios as he so eloquently shares in these essays. As a father of three and Jim's friend, I can say that these essays are useful, interesting, helpful, and entertaining. I'm thankful that he has decided to share this with the world." -Kelley Bremer, Business Owner"Growing up as Jim Sherman's son, I am both the subject and recipient of many of his fatherhood stories. The more humorous have been retold to family and friends over the years to the point that the entire family can tell them with as much gusto and embellishment as the original storyteller. Reading them as a collection for the first time, I see the impact the underlying principles have had on me as a parent and as a man. Read these essays. Laugh along with us. More importantly, ponder the wisdom contained as you strive to live your life fully." -Chris ShermanWritten by a practicing pediatrician, Essays on Fatherhood is an insight into author James Sherman's experiences and lessons learned over many years of parenting eight children. With a 40-year perspective, it reflects on early decisions made and directions taken, with the realization that a different decision might have been made, if only James had known. It is sometimes amusing, sometimes sad, sometimes confounding, sometimes trivial, and sometimes profound. And overarching all else, there is a clear message that while parenting is the most difficult job of all, it is the most rewarding!Readers will have the opportunity to share in James's parenting journey, and they can also learn wisdom for their own parenting decisions. Readers who have struggles with their children's choices, with the emotional upheaval of adolescence, or with the uncertainty of how to protect their children while allowing them to gain independence can find comfort in the common journey of a father and pediatrician who has shared those experiences.

In Redeemed, Ladonna Will ties together the comprehensive redemption plan of God and traces it throughout the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, bringing insight into God's righteous character and indescribable love for you. As the mystery of His divine plan unfolds, we learn of the amazing identity in Christ that God provided us and the destiny to which we have been called.You will discover: What it means to be redeemedThe legal case for God's wrath and His graceAn insight into spiritual beings, including angelsHow animal sacrifice points to the New Covenant How to come into the "sonship" God intended for you and to walk in victoryThe deep, abiding help of the Holy SpiritRedeemed will challenge and encourage you as the author reveals the awesome position that God, in His unequaled love, has purchased and created for you to walk in. Come and taste the goodness of the Lord.

This story of a once broken man will engage you as he walks us through his humble beginnings in Central America and his seasons of doubt, fear, and failure to bring us to his "God moment" in prison. The author uses the simple yet powerful veracity of God's Word to challenge readers to focus on examining themselves and believe that all things are possible.Free Indeed! will inspire you to believe all things, hope all things, and endure all things. These pages are spoken from the heart of a surrendered life and filled with a resounding theme of hope and redemption that is timely for today. Through these pages, you will find: A powerful reminder of God's love A journey of hurt, loss, and fear culminating in healing, love, and peace A gripping, raw testimony of pure repentance and God's grace You will walk away with a fresh reminder that God is able to transform anyone, anywhere, anytime. The author squarely addresses the crucial necessity of finding purpose in life by grasping our call to freedom.