Non-Fiction Books
Tim is all about helping parents love each other better, and showing them how they can teach their kids about God in ways where they’ll actually listen ... even teens.
What to Say and How to Say It to Your Teen: A Parent's Guide to 30 Tricky Conversations
There are things parents absolutely need to talk to their teens about, but what we say, how we say it, and when we say it can make all the difference between helping them embrace the truth or driving them away.
In What to Say and How to Say It to Your Teen, father-son writing team Tim and Mark Shoemaker equip parents for 30 of the trickiest conversations we need to have with our teens. Providing a roadmap for clear, compassionate communication with the son or daughter who no longer thinks you have all the answers, the Shoemakers help parents address questions, like:
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Why can’t I have my phone in my room at night?
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Why do I have to go to church?
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How can God allow bad things to happen?
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What can I do about the anxiety or depression I’m
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feeling?
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Why can’t I just date for fun?
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Why do I have to get a job?
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Why does it matter who I hang out with?
With 50+ years of combined parenting and youth ministry experience, the Shoemakers offer the biblical tools parents need to handle the tough questions, conversations, and issues that come with raising teenagers.
72 Questions (and Answers) About Life and Becoming the Man God Designed You to Be
Navigating manhood comes with questions. God's Word has the answers. Coming March 2026!
The questions guys have about manhood may be new, but it turns out that the greatest secrets to staying on the right road have always been found in the Bible. “Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls” (Jeremiah 6:16). Tim and Mark Shoemaker look to Scripture—and weave in years of experience working with students and young men—to bring answers. They’ll hit topics like Manhood, Dating, Spiritual Life, Five Things Every Christian Young Man Needs, Technology, Porn, Emotions, and more.
The Very Best, Hands-On, Kinda Dangerous Family Devotions
The Very Best, Hands-On, Kinda Dangerous Family Devotions, Vol.1
These hands-on, kinda dangerous, totally unforgettable object lessons are not only more fun than other family devotions—they actually deliver the spiritual impact you desire for your kids!
The Very Best, Hands-On, Kinda Dangerous Family Devotions, Vol. 2
52 MORE object lessons and activities your kids will never forget. Volume 2 includes TWO BONUS FEATURES ... The Very Best Holiday Devotions ... and The Very Best Travel Devotions!
The Very Best, Hands-On, Kinda Dangerous Family Devotions, Vol. 3
These are some of my very favorites! 52 More object lessons and activities to teach nuggets of truth to your kids in ways they’ll never forget!!
Super Husband, Super Dad
Super Husband, Super dad
Every man desires to become the husband and dad God designed him to be. By God’s grace, Tim has been happily married over forty years. He and his wife, Cheryl, have three grown sons who never rebelled against them or God. Super Husband, Super Dad is Tim looking back and revealing some insights as to what has made their marriage work, and how those secrets can work for you.