Books by Carol Kent
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Featured Book
Life Lessons for Moms
If you’ve heard Carol speak, you have no doubt heard about the extraordinary influence her mom had on her life.
Life Lessons for Moms: Laughter and Wisdom for a Mother’s Heart is a collection of 52 powerful, devotional-style stories that are uplifting, encouraging, and biblical. This book received the “2024 Inspirational Gift Book of the Year” award.
It has a deluxe leatherette cover, exquisite interior design, and a satin bookmark. It’s the perfect gift for moms of all ages and stages.
Nonfiction Books
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When I Lay My Isaac Down
-This book includes a discussion guide for each chapter.
What would you do if God called you to completely entrust your son or daughter to Him? God used Isaac to test Abraham’s faith in Genesis 22. How will you respond if He pushes your faith to the brink of falling apart?
Carol Kent’s life changed forever when her twenty-five year old son, a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and a lieutenant in the navy with an impeccable military record, shot and killed his wife’s ex-husband.
For the first time, Carol Kent tells her heartbreaking story and opens her heart to share priceless lessons on choosing hope over despair.
A New Kind of Normal
-Softcover edition.
Carol Kent has lived every parent’s nightmare. A New Kind of Normal begins with the story of that horrible night when Carol and Gene learned their son had been arrested, but it doesn’t end there. In fact, Carol knows what it means to live with an unthinkable circumstance that will never change–and to still make hope-filled choices.
Through the eight chapters in this book, Carol will use their own story, the story of Mary mother of Jesus, and stories of women who have experienced their own “new normal” to share how God has led them to choose life, gratitude, vulnerability, involvement, forgiveness, trust, and action.
Between a Rock and a Grace Place
Through the Kents’ remarkable ongoing journey, Jason’s riveting letters from behind bars and true “grace place” stories from the lives of others, this book reveals that when seemingly insurmountable challenges crash into our lives, we can be transformed as we discover God at work in ways we never imagined.
This book will help you to discover Divine surprises of faith, mercy, contentment, thanksgiving, favor, joy, freedom, and adventure.
Lysa TerKeurst says, “Rarely do I find a nonfiction book to be a page-turner. But this one is. Carol’s story is wrapped in a grace-filled hope that few of us know, but all of us need.”
Speak Up with Confidence
A Step-by-Step Guide for Speakers and Leaders
YOU CAN SPEAK TO GROUPS OF PEOPLE
Whether you speak to a crowd or small group, you want your audience to really get your message. Speak up with Confidence is a step-by-step guide that will walk you through preparing and delivering any kind of message—from sharing your testimony or a devotional to leading a meeting or workshop.
If you want to be a leader in your church or simply want to be more comfortable talking in front of others, this book will give you the organizational skills and tips you need to make your talk a success.
Tame Your Fears
And Transform Them into Faith, Confidence, and Action
by Carol Kent (Featuring 12 week Bible study guide)
CHRISTIAN WOMEN DON’T STRUGGLE WITH FEAR—OR DO THEY?
Nearly all of us can remember lying in bed as children, eyes wide open, listening for those ominous sounds in the night. While most of us have left such childhood fears behind as we’ve grown up, we’re not strangers to fear itself. What’s happened is that our fears have matured with us, finding fertile soil in the things we hold dear.
In Tame Your Fears, Carol Kent examines the 10 fears common to most women and suggests ways to overcome such fears by using them as stepping stones to deeper faith, renewed confidence, and sincere reverence for a powerful and loving God.
So if you’re tired of being victimized by what you are afraid of, let Carol Kent show you how to tame your fears and move toward a more productive and satisfying future.
Staying Power
Too often, when a life crisis hits, a marriage suffers–even a healthy one–and all the personality profiles and couples’ therapy in the world won’t keep your marriage from experiencing the tough stuff. So how do you and your spouse face the stresses put on your marriage and not only stay together but come out on the other side even more loving and committed?
In Staying Power, two longtime couples offer insights, skills, and clear direction so that you can respond to trials in a way that strengthens rather than weakens your marriage.
They show you how to:
•handle anger creatively, forgive freely, & persevere together
•nurture one another in powerful ways
•learn new techniques for connecting both verbally and nonverbally in the midst of a crisis
•and much more
Don’t let financial trouble, infertility, health challenges, parenting cares, addiction of a loved one, or heartbreaking loss destroy your marriage. Instead, learn how through your strong relationship you can overcome all of life’s curveballs–together.
Unquenchable
Grow a Wildfire Faith that Will Endure Anything
Where is your faith today―first sparks of faith, bright blue flames, radiating heat, raging bonfire, red-hot coals, cooling embers, cold grey ashes? Is your love for God burning so brightly that you are consumed by its passion? Are those who surround you drawn to its radiance and warmed by its heat? Are sparks flying from you, spreading a wildfire faith that ignites passion in others?
Or has your passion cooled, your light dimmed, or your fire been quenched?
Author and speaker Carol Kent will take you into God’s word, and into your own story, to reveal the true power of the fire God has placed in you, to fan the flames of your faith, stir your passion, and embolden you to spark wildfires that will spread to forever change the landscape of this world beyond your wildest imagination.
God’s fire is in your life. Fan the flames. Burn brightly. Start a wildfire!
Discussion questions are included in the book for each chapter.
Becoming a Woman of Influence
Making a Lasting Impact on Others
Each participant using the DVD curriculum needs a copy of this book.
JESUS’ TWELVE DISCIPLES CHANGED THE WORLD FOREVER
Wouldn’t you like to have a similar impact on others? But how do we accomplish this as imperfect humans? How can we mentor in a life-changing and even world-changing way?
With Carol Kent’s help, you can discover the power you have in Christ to influence others as Jesus did. Learn seven simple life-changing principles Jesus used to disciple His followers—including asking questions, extending unconditional love, and telling stories. Through practical examples, see how your struggles and triumphs can inspire others. Whether you’re an “ordinary” Christian or a trained leader, prepare to live intentionally and become a valued mentor who leaves an eternal mark. Carol surveyed over 100 Christian leaders as a basis for this book.
Becoming a Woman of Influence includes a nine-week Bible study to help you live out the practical implications of the principles presented.
Devotionals Books
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He Holds My Hand
Christian Book Award finalist (Devotion and Gift category)
He Holds My Hand is a page-per-day 365-day devotional. Based on Scripture, this devotional is written as if God the Father is speaking His words of comfort and protection directly over you, based on the Scripture for the day..
When Carol Kent’s son was sentenced to life in prison without parole, Carol was consumed with grief, sadness, and despair. She was distraught wondering why God permitted this to happen. She had prayed for her son since he was a small child. He had been raised with biblical principles and daily prayer. As Carol tried to make sense of everything, she couldn’t help asking, Where’s God when it hurts so much?
In the middle of her sorrow, Carol turned to the place where she had always gone for comfort―the Bible. She was desperate to hear God’s voice. She soon discovered that the best way for her to “listen” to His voice was to meditate on Scripture and then write out what she believed He was saying. She wrote it as if it was His prayer over her life, and it comforted her. It was as if He took her by the hand, as a father would guide a child, and He gently led her in the direction of unconditional love, renewed hope, and fresh faith.
Know without a doubt that God is with you and stands ready to protect and guide you. He holds your hand, and He won’t let go. Listen to God’s voice and put your hand in His. He is your Comforter, your Healer, your Teacher, and your Joy. Remember He holds your hand, and He won’t let go.
He Walks with Me
Taking the Hand of the One Who Never Lets Go
He Walks with Me is a page-per-day 365-day devotional. It encourages the reader to take the hand of the One who never lets go.
This devotional gift book includes a paraphrased prayer/devotion, based on Scripture for every day of the year. Each of the entries starts with a date and title followed by a quote and short devotional thought. The entry includes supporting scripture printed at the bottom of each day’s page. Use the ribbon marker to mark your progress through this 365 page-per-day devotional.
The navy-blue faux leather cover is covered with white peonies with their elegantly curved stems suspended in a universe of gold foiled dots. The sprinkling of golden dots is complemented by gilt-edged pages. The title and subtitle are captured in a cream-colored frame with a navy border and lettering.
Ideal for gifts, this devotional, a Christian Book Award finalist, encourages you to place your hand in the hand of the One who is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow. The He Walks with Me Devotional Gift Book will bring comfort and encouragement as only the Father can.
Waiting Together
Hope and Healing for Families of Prisoners
Due to events beyond your control, you find yourself with a loved one in prison. What now? Carol Kent has been there and knows what it’s like to have life flipped upside down.
She writes Waiting Together from a heart that understands what it’s like to navigate a new normal, offering hope and healing from a Biblical perspective. This 90-day guide, filled with devotions, prayers, and Scripture, comforts hurting hearts and shows how God can bless families in similar situations.
Life Lessons for Moms
If you’ve heard Carol speak, you have no doubt heard about the extraordinary influence her mom had on her life.
Life Lessons for Moms: Laughter and Wisdom for a Mother’s Heart is a collection of 52 powerful, devotional-style stories that are uplifting, encouraging, and biblical. This book received the “2024 Inspirational Gift Book of the Year” award.
It has a deluxe leatherette cover, exquisite interior design, and a satin bookmark. It’s the perfect gift for moms of all ages and stages.
Women’s Small Group Studies
Purchase directly through our website and get special pricing: $8 for 1 or $6 each for 2 or more.
Six Basics of a Balanced Life
by Carol Kent and Karen Lee-Thorp
PUT AN END TO YOUR JUGGLING ACT
In today’s busy world—ruled by day planners, email, and cell phones—it’s difficult to get everything done. There just isn’t enough time in the day to complete all our tasks. So how can we know where to put our focus? How can we know what—if anything—we should drop…or add?
Not just another item on your to-do list, Six Basics of a Balanced Life will help you find answers to the key question, “What’s really important?” In this valuable, six-week study, you’ll find—perhaps surprisingly—that it’s not important to “do it all.” You’ll learn to relax and have fun as you make important decisions about the way you structure your life. You’ll gain valuable input from the life of Jesus on how to put your life wonderfully in balance.
Six Keys to Lasting Friendships
by Carol Kent and Karen Lee-Thorp
BECOME THE FRIEND YOU’VE DREAMED OF BEING (AND HAVING)
As young girls, we loved being part of a group of friends who made us feel special. Then we grew up. We got busy. Yet today, our need for friendship is as strong as ever—perhaps even stronger. With lives to plan and spiritual issues to address, we need friends who will give us feedback. We need other women who will be with us—drinking coffee at our kitchen table, praying with us, laughing together at our mistakes, and enjoying our presence.
In Six Keys to Lasting Friendships, you’ll discover from Jesus’ model how to make more friends and how to better love the ones you already have. Best of all, you’ll enter into a life-changing experience—one that leads to an abiding, growing, strengthening, and enriching intimacy with others, and to the privilege of being called “my friend.”
Between a Rock and a Grace Place
Participant’s Guide
This participant’s guide is a companion for the main book, Between a Rock and a Grace Place.
If you do a small group study on the main book, one participant’s guide is needed for each member of your small group.
The video download of Carol Kent teaching this six-week study can be purchased here.