The relationship between a father and a son is like no other. Dads have a God-given role to protect and provide for their families, always striving to teach their sons the life skills they'll need to grow into honorable men. But many dads struggle with feelings of inadequacy regarding their fathering abilities. They want to be better dads.

In this insightful and practical book, Rick Johnson shows how fathers can be equipped and inspired to be positive role models for their sons. He stresses the significance of male bonding, discipline, and spiritual leadership; discusses important topics such as sexual purity, respect, and self-discipline; and reveals the top ten mistakes to avoid as a father.

From commitment and courage to honesty and humility, Better Dads, Stronger Sons helps men strive to be the dads God designed them to be--so their sons can grow to be everything they are meant to be.

Rick Johnson, experto en relaciones personales, revela los secretos para comunicarte con tu esposo de forma que responda de manera positiva.

En este volumen, Johnson te muestra cómo reconocer y afirmar las buenas cualidades del hombre de tu vida, te guía a fomentar el liderazgo, el perdón y la paciencia en tu esposo, a edificar su verdadera masculinidad, lidiar con la ira, el egocentrismo y otros rasgos negativos del hombre.

La buena comunicación es una de las claves de un matrimonio feliz; esta obra proporciona los recursos y consejos para mejorar tu relación.

The reason you are interested in this book is either because you have experienced childhood trauma or want to help someone who has. This is not a book to read but a journey to complete. I didn't write it to help you understand childhood trauma but to help you do something about it. More is shared about the solution to trauma rather than the problem. The workbook is designed to help you identify your trauma and make sure you are processing it biblically. You will be surprised at how God's Word will apply directly to the personal areas of your life. I called this a workbook for a reason. It takes work to admit and face your negativity, fantasies, bitterness, anger, doubt, self-pity, and self-centeredness. Overcoming the effects of childhood trauma are possible as you trust in the promises of God and properly apply his wisdom to your life. Rick is on staff with Pacific Youth Correctional Ministries and has been working with troubled youth since 1981. He is an ordained minister and certified correctional chaplain. Each week he conducts church services, bible studies, and one on one counseling sessions at three probation facilities and provides aftercare within the community.

Unique Amish Historical from a Bestselling, Award-Winning Author

Amish pacifism is sorely tested in the Paradise Valley settlement in the 1920s. When an army of bandits descends on them, the Amish are saved by the last-minute arrival of government troops. But they soon learn that soldiers can be as cruel as the bandits themselves. Then a bishop travels to Mexico, and Caleb's daughters are finally able to marry, though the ban still looms for Miriam even as her beloved Domingo decides he must go off to fight in the coming war. As Caleb's frail hope of peace and freedom in Mexico slips away, he is left to ponder the question: In times of trouble, on whom should we rely?

Why do boys act the way they do? Why would a trip to the garbage dump be such a highlight in a boy's life? What do boys need to learn in order to become good men?

A mother's influence on her sons is unique and valuable, but sometimes moms don't understand what makes their boys tick. They want to help their sons grow up to become men of honor and integrity, but that's a tremendous challenge.

With refreshing honesty and a man's insight, author Rick Johnson offers the advice, understanding, and support every mom is looking for when it comes to raising godly sons. Using extensive research and humorous personal experiences, he addresses tough issues such as communication, discipline, sexuality, and respect. Mothers, including single moms, as well as grandmothers and teachers will find wise counsel and reassurance in this practical and helpful book.

It's no secret that men and women are different. And it's no secret that they don't always get along because of these differences, even when they love each other. But having a successful marriage is not about finding the perfect person to marry. It's about loving someone in an unselfish, Christlike manner. Whatever we want out of marriage--unconditional love, forgiveness, passion--that is what we have to give to our spouse. Rick Johnson shows couples how to go beyond merely tolerating each other's differences to using those God-given differences to add spice and passion to their relationship.

Domination And Nothing Less

Updated, Extended and Revised 4th Edition, New for December 2016

• Do you feel like a beta?
• Do you wish you could have blonde bombshells taking of your pants?
• Do you want to get the girl all the guys want?

My name is Rick Johnson and I have been teaching men how to have success with women (Success can mean a number things) for a number of years now, I have tested many methods and decided its time to give you guys the raw truth.

I have been there guys, I am not someone who was born a natural with the ladies I can assure you of that, I had to figure it out and it took a shit load of work, work that I have now mastered, I've done the hard work so you do not have too, just apply what I say and results will follow.

I have had a lot of success with this book as its gives guys a simple but highly effective way of cutting the shit and getting results with women.

No Pick Up, Just 6 Traits That Once Practiced And Mastered Can Make The Most Hard To Get Stunner Want To See Your ****

This 4th Edition was Released in December 2016

Written with great clarity and intelligence, this book will be of benefit to all mental health practitioners, students of psychology, and those seeking a better understanding of their own process of psychological and spiritual transformation.
--Tara Brach, PhD, Author of Radical Acceptance and True Refuge

In this wonderful book, Rick Johnson weaves together different theoretical perspectives in a way that welcomes religion, spirituality, and nature into the counseling and psychotherapy process. It's a delight to read Dr. Johnson's approach--an approach that teaches therapists how to empathically explore spirituality as an important dimension of human existence.
--John Sommers-Flanagan, PhD, coauthor of Counseling and Psychotherapy Theories in Context and Practice and Clinical Interviewing

Rick Johnson's book Spirituality in Counseling and Psychotherapy is a rich introduction to the varied forms in which spiritual suffering enters the consulting room, the range of theories which address or fail to address this need, and specific attitudes and practices through which therapists can provide a non-doctrinal but open encounter with the spiritual needs of their clients.
--James Hollis, PhD, Jungian analyst, and author of fourteen books, among them What Matters Most: Living a More Considered Life

A practical integration of psychology and spirituality that builds upon existing psychological theories

While many clients want spiritual and philosophical issues to be addressed in therapy, many mental health professionals report that they feel ill-equipped to meet clients' needs in this area. Providing a model that is approachable from a variety of theoretical orientations, Spirituality in Counseling and Psychotherapy supports therapists in becoming open to the unique ways that clients define, experience, and access life-affirming, spiritual beliefs and practices.

Drawing on the author's research into spiritual issues as well as predictors of clients' psychological health, this reflective book presents an integrative approach to discussing the topic of spirituality. An essential resource for mental health professionals of all spiritual and religious persuasions, Spirituality in Counseling and Psychotherapy discusses:

• Client-defined spirituality
• Integrating spirituality with psychological theories
• Why clients become spiritually lost
• Practical steps for spiritual health and abundance in therapy
• Helping clients reclaim their real self
• How spiritually oriented therapy helps
• Guidance for therapists in differentiating their spirituality from their clients' to foster a more successful therapeutic relationship

Filled with numerous cases and stories illustrating how spirituality can be a natural and beneficial part of the therapeutic process, Spirituality in Counseling and Psychotherapy enables mental health professionals to nonjudgmentally invite a collaborative exploration of the role of spirituality in their clients' lives.

The teen years are a vital stage for a boy as he develops into a man. But these years can also make moms feel like they have lost influence in their sons' lives. Friends and media pull one way while Mom pulls the other. How can a mom be sure she is doing everything she can to help her son grow into a mature and responsible adult?

A follow-up to the popular That's My Son, this book helps moms use their considerable influence to help their teenage boys become good men. Moms will learn about


the emotional life of their boys
what changes are taking place in their bodies
how to help them develop healthy sexuality
what boys fear most
what traits they need to learn to grow into good men
how to communicate with them
and how to positively influence their spirituality


Every mother of teen boys will find this a welcome guide and a source of encouragement during the tumultuous years when their boys are growing into men.

The transformation from boy into man requires intentional guidance, education, and good role models. As a boy grows toward manhood, his parents can instill in their son the values and character traits needed to succeed in life.

Highlighting famous Christian men throughout history and the character trait that made each an outstanding model of manhood, parenting expert Rick Johnson gives moms and dads intentional strategies to help mold their sons into honorable men. The book includes men such as

-Martin Luther King Jr.
-George Washington
-John Wooden
-Abraham Lincoln
-Jedediah Smith
-Benjamin Franklin
-Leonardo da Vinci
-and more

With passion and practicality, Johnson covers all aspects of a young man's development, including his work ethic, education, and integrity.

For many of us, our initial visions and plans for life have led to some amount of satisfaction, but have fallen short of our expectations and dreams. We may feel lost and disconnected from a deeper sense of meaning and purpose. A sustainable life journey must be led by the wisdom of our core self, our Real Self. Our Real Self contains our potentials for growth and creativity as well as our wisdom about what is life-affirming and life-enhancing for us. It is our inner guide to healing, growth, abundance, and the potential for transcendence. Reclaiming Your Real Self presents an approach to self-healing that combines a strengths-based psychological model with an inclusive view of spirituality. By drawing upon real life stories the book makes complex psychological and spiritual concepts understandable and relevant to every day life. With this pragmatic integration of psychology and spirituality, Reclaiming Your Real Self teaches how to attain sustainable meaning and health.

Most married couples know how it goes. You start out in the throes of passionate romance only to have the fire cool over the years--especially when kids come along or life gets too busy. But keeping the romance alive is easier than most people think. Now the author of Becoming Your Spouse's Better Half shares the secrets of pursuing romance that won't quit.

With wit and wisdom, Rick Johnson shows men and women how to communicate effectively with their spouses, recapture the feeling of young love, incorporate romance and intimacy into everyday life, understand each other's unique sexual needs, and more. Anyone who has been married more than a couple of years will find useful insights and solid advice that will strengthen their marriage now and into the future.

Great dads raise great kids who tend to be happier, healthier, and more successful in life. But men sometimes struggle with how to go about being that great dad, especially if their own fathers were not positive role models. Fathering expert Rick Johnson offers men ten practical strategies to become the dads they want to be. He helps dads

- help their kids find the humor in life
- surround their family with healthy friends and role models
- communicate clearly with their children
- brand their families with memorable sayings and traditions
- help their kids develop self-esteem and respect for others
- be a gatekeeper when it comes to their kids' social circle
- and set reachable goals for themselves and their children

Every father can be a great dad. This clear and to-the-point book gives them the tools they need to do it well.

What lies behind what you see? John Thompson goes from Iowa to Georgia for one mystery and finds many others. No one and nothing is as it seems.

There's a quiet epidemic in our culture: The fastest-growing type of family unit is grandparents charged with the task of raising their children's children.

Though there are myriad reasons for this--the death of one's adult child, parental drug addiction, abusive living situations, or incarceration, to name a few--the effects tend to be the same: Senior citizens who expected to spend their golden years relaxing or traveling are now seeing their dreams dashed. Those on limited incomes are feeling the strain and are frightened about their futures. And the mental, spiritual, and physical exhaustion of parenting and disciplining children many decades their junior, exacerbated by a technology gap, is overwhelmingly real.

And yet, through their sacrificial service, these seniors are acting as kinsman-redeemers for their grandchildren--keeping them out of the foster care system and giving them the best shot possible for a successful life.

In When Grandparents Become Parents, experienced author Rick Johnson details both the challenges and solutions these heroic seniors face, offering strategies and resources (including real advice from other grandparents) to deal with major areas of stress--incorporating humor, common sense, and practical advice along the way.

Major Tim McCulloh and Major Rick Johnson's combined contributions to this monograph on Hybrid Warfare benefit from a combination of both an overarching theory as well as an operational perspective. The combination of the works into a single manuscript provides a synergy of the two perspectives. While the idea of hybrid warfare is not new, the authors together provide a clarity and utility which presents a relevant contextual narrative of the space between conventional conflicts and realm of irregular warfare. Major McCulloh's contribution in the first section entitled The Inadequacy of Definition and the Utility of a Theory of Hybrid Conflict: Is the 'Hybrid Threat' New? lays the theoretical basis to bring a definition of Hybrid Warfare into focus while addressing the pertinent question of its historical origin. The theory presented uses historical trends, illustrated through two case studies, to postulate a set of principles to provide a unifying logic to hybrid behavior. In the first study, Major McCulloh examines the Israel-Hezbollah war of 2006. Within this case study, Major McCulloh's six principles of hybrid warfare are defined as: (1) a hybrid force's composition, capabilities, and effects are unique to the forces context; (2) each hybrid force has a specific ideology that creates an internal narrative to the organization; (3) a hybrid force always perceives an existential threat to its survival; (4) in hybrid war there is a capability overmatch between adversaries; (5) a hybrid force contains both conventional and unconventional components; and (6) hybrid forces seek to use defensive operations. To test the theory, Major McCulloh then examines the Soviet partisan network on the Eastern Front from 1941-1945. With the two case studies examined under the same theoretical framework, Major McCulloh asserts that the framework can be used as tool for anticipating emergent hybrid organizations while demonstrating historical continuity. With a theoretical underpinning having been argued by Major McCulloh, the strategic studies question of so what? is addressed at the operational level by Major Johnson. In Major Johnson's section entitled Operational Approaches to Hybrid Warfare, the author uses historical examples and case studies to form a basis for approaching hybrid threats through a lens x of U.S. oriented operational art. Major Johnson uses case studies of U.S. efforts in Vietnam and Iraq to illuminate operational approaches to defeating hybrid threats. Much like Major McCulloh, Major Johnson utilizes the Israel-Hezbollah conflict of 2006 as a starting point, contextualizes hybrid warfare vis- -vis other mixed forms of warfare, addresses the nature of operational art, and then delves backward to find validation of the author's propositions. In examining the case of Vietnam, Major Johnson examines the synergistic effects of Communist organization, strategy, and operational flexibility in depth which serves to highlight the concurrent political and military efforts used by the Vietcong and North Vietnamese. In the Iraq case study, Major Johnson examines a profoundly complex and varied adversary juxtaposed to the organizational harmony presented in the Vietnam case study. Major Johnson examines two radically different conflicts and develops three imperatives for operational art in hybrid warfare: (1) an operational approach must disrupt the logic of the forms of conflict the hybrid threat employs; (2) tactical success and strategic aims must be developed within the same context which gave rise to the hybrid threat and; (3) a successful approach should avoid prescriptive measures across time and space. Many may argue that the concept is not needed or is redundant to other definitions of mixed forms of warfare, or offers nothing unique. However, in this case the authors do contribute to the understanding of warfare as a spectrum of conflict rather than a dichotomy of black and white alternatives.

Before the creation of the world, before the creation of mankind, he is there. The unfolding of this new Genesis fascinates him. He is drawn to study the fresh life forms called humans. In the beginning, he marvels at their existence. He roams the face of the Earth to interact and mingle with this newly created species. Through the passing of the ages, the humans begin to disappoint him. He grows weary of their arrogance and greed. He is repulsed by their constant warfare and pursuit of power. The humans change. He changes. Now, he's on a quest. He seeks one pure human according to his standards. If he finds the one he seeks, he'll leave this world and mankind to its own destiny. If he doesn't find the one he seeks, he's going to destroy the world and every living creature upon it. Neither president of the United States nor the Russian Federation have any of knowing that they are both pawns in the destruction of the world. He's going to use the pair to help annihilate the world using the global stockpile of nuclear arms. Mankind's biggest deterrent to war will become its worse failure when every nuclear weapon in the world is detonated at once. After the nuclear holocaust, he'll terminate any survivors. The human race has no way of knowing that the clock of life is drawing to its final conclusion. Mankind's continued existence depends upon the success of his quest. He possesses no particular desire to battle the angels who will try to stop the destruction of the world. He also has no plans to avoid the confrontation. It won't affect him one way or the other. His existence will continue for eternity. He always has been, and will always be, The Being.

A small southern town in 1974 is rocked back on its heels after four beautiful, mysterious ladies riding pink Harley-Davidson AMF FX Super Glide motorcycles roar into town. The secretive quartet is only known as One, Two, Three, and Four.An eighteen-year-old boy working at Jackson's Gas Station until he can figure out what to do with his life befriends the four leather-clad beauties. He has no way of knowing the Angelic Rabble Rousers will alter his destiny and forever change his life. There're some things you just don't learn in high school.The uneasy alliance between the town's corrupt chief of police and an outlaw hillbilly moonshiner is falling apart.If you're in town, drop by Jackson's Gas Station for an ice-cold bottle of pop. If soda isn't your thing, scoot on over to Hal's Grill for a glass of sweet iced tea and a slice of sweet taterkin pie.Maybe, just, maybe you'll bump into Lulu Hoskins.And, last, but not least, there's Harold

They're the last five of their kind.An approaching evil threatens their very existence.Historians have long called them monsters, night stalkers, and children of the dark.The five pot smoking, beer drinking, honky-tonk dancing friends disagree.They call themselves Those Fabulous Redneck Vampires.

As the lead fuel clerk at the Paos Grocery store, Creek River's life should be somewhat of a gas. Pumping up her customers should be priorities, but priorities take back seat when engaging in a running feud for control of the Box and control of her sanity with the infamous Joe Jernigan. Furthering Creek's woes is the presence of a stalker who is determined to make Creek his own private riverbed. And her request for police protection seems to be a folly as the stalker eludes all attempts to bring his reign of terror to an end.Throw in a hillbilly, a cross-dresser and an Elvis wanna be, and you my friend have fun, puns, and pranks galore as Creek struggles to retain her wit and face her intruding pursuer in a stunning conclusion.Join Creek as she desperately seeks Love in The Box.