The Boy & The Ogre:

Finding Freedom From Codependency

The Boy and The Ogre is a story about the restoration of the Six Freedoms that we come into life with as God's gift to us. The Six Freedoms are to be developed, nurtured and grown so that we can live fully in relationship with ourselves, others, and God. When we are taught to give up the heartbeat of the freedoms, the result is codependency. In it's simplest form, codependency is the loss of self-awareness, self-trust, self-expression, and inherent sense of worth that allow us genuinely to depend on others and God for relational connection, which is the "food of life." We lose the capacity to thrive as we are created by God to do. In codependency, survival takes the place of our inherent desire to thrive. Recovery ushers us into the lives we are created to have.

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Keeping Heart

In Keeping Heart, Dr. Chip Dodd takes us to the benefits of needing well, desiring honestly, longing deeply, and facing unvanquished hope. The five characteristics of the heart are in us to grow us and bless us, but have so often been mistaken for negative experiences that one needs to control rather than utilize. We have been created to live fully in a tragic place. Knowing our hearts and utilizing its gifts help us see who we are created to be so we can do what we are created to do.

How Are You Feeling Today?

We were created as emotional and spiritual creatures—simply put, as people who feel and think. For many of us, over time, we lost the ability to connect through feelings, either because we were never taught or maybe it was discouraged. When this happens, we become impaired. When we don't know how to relate to our feelings, it can have a negative effect on our kids.

Alternatively, children who are helped to see that feelings are gifts, and learn the language to share those feelings, are more connected to themselves, others, and God. They are able to embrace core values and express behaviors consistent with those values in an ever-changing, challenging world.

In his children's book, How Are You Feeling Today?, Dr. Chip Dodd synthesizes his groundbreaking book, The Voice of the Heart, into the simplest possible form for young children (ages 2-11).

The Perfect Loss

This colorful memoir takes us on the journey of a man whose hunger and desire for life could not be ignored, resisted, or denied. Chip gives readers an intimate look into the moments that compelled him to return to who he was by realizing whose he was. Using the Beatitudes, Chip shows the eight movements we all must make if we are to live in freedom, fidelity, fullness, and faithfulness.

Anthem to the Invisible

An allegory that speaks truths we are trained not to see, and we wish we could hide from. It sends us into the future in which metaphor and science have collided into a new materialism. We have gotten everything we ever wanted and yet the cost to the heart of who we are is its price. The unique story takes us into the mystery of our own hearts and beckons us to listen to our own cry for liberty.

Parenting with Heart

Parents want to be the best person they can for their children, but much of the time they may feel like giraffes on ice--clumsy, unprepared, and in imminent danger of going down. The good news is, our children don't need perfect parents. They need authentic, fully-hearted, relationally engaged parents who can mess up and move on more than parents who always get it right. In this freeing book, Chip is joined by Stephen James and invites parents to let go of perfectionism and micromanaging as they learn to parent from a place of emotional honesty and intimacy.

Hope in the Age of Addiction

Between alcohol, illegal drugs, prescription drugs, pornography, gambling, and eating disorders, fully 25% of the population of the United States is addicted to something. Those addictions are taking a massive physical, emotional, spiritual, and financial toll on individuals, families, and communities. With an honest assessment of the facts, yet always reaching out toward hopeful solutions, Chip, along with Stephen James, explains what addiction really is, how it works, and why it is so damaging to our hearts, souls, minds, and relationships.

The Jesse Tree: A Christmas Devotional for Individuals, Couples, & Families

"A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from its roots a Branch will bear fruit." Isaiah 11:1

In this prophetic verse, we learn that Jesus, the Messiah, will be born through the line of Jesse, King David's father. There were many kings who ruled Israel after King David, but they did not remain faithful to the One True God. Their faithlessness led to the destruction of Israel. Their enemies conquered and destroyed the land that God had given His people, the Jews. Israel became a stump of what it once was. However, God had a plan. He would use this stump to bring forth a Branch that would bear fruit. This Branch would bring forth Jesus, our Savior, the Messiah!

This Jesse Tree Christmas Devotional contains 24 devotionals starting with the story of creation and ending with the birth of Jesus. These devotionals begin on December 1 and end on December 24. Each day readers will read the devotional story and place an ornament on their "Jesse Tree" that represents some part of the story. This ornament-covered Jesse Tree will be a visual reminder of the stories that have been read and the promise of the coming Messiah. Each day's devotional also includes ideas and suggestions for deepening and expanding the Bible story.