Hardcover: 288 pages
Publisher: Atria; 1st Atria Books Hardcover Ed edition (May 8, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1416544313

Jakes's twenty-fourth book, Maximize the Moment, reached number three on the New York Times bestseller list. Jakes's TV show The Potter's Touch reaches 67 million households per month.

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"If you don't like the way your life is going, redesign it. Redeem the years you lost. Restore your vision, revive your passion for living, and reclaim what was dormant inside of you. I cannot give you the dream but I can give you the tools to reach the dreams you have inside. I have seen what successful people do over and over again. I want to show you how to Reposition Yourself so you can do it, too. I have learned that minor adjustments make a big difference."
--T.D. Jakes

In his latest book, Reposition Yourself, bestselling author T.D. Jakes shares insights that will help readers adjust to the many changes that life brings. This is a shrill wake-up call to take charge of your life now. Not only does it confront areas where subtle passivity or even poor choices may have stifled the reader's creativity, but it also instructs how to manage change and maximize life now. Using wisdom collected from his more than thirty years of counseling and working with everyday and high-profile people, Jakes covers financial, relational, and spiritual creativity and shows how adapting to transitional moments in your life is the path to an enriched existence filled with contentment at every stage.

Reposition Yourself offers reality-based plans for those seeking to make the years ahead even more productive. Jakes accepts the inevitability of change, teaching how to embrace and expect it rather than fear it. Mixing both sacred and secular insights, he shares a unique blend of practical and pragmatic steps coupled with the sage wisdom of Scripture for which he is noted.

This new book is without question a makeover for the soul. It gives you permission to succeed and the how-to's necessary to position yourself for the limitless potential that comes from making minor adjustments in your thinking and plans. Jakes believes there is nothing more important than your next decision. Before you make another choice, this is a must-read!

Inspired By The Bible Experience: New Testament Audio CD
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Zondervan Publishing under T. D. Jakes

Hear the words of the Bible brought to life like never before. Inspired By The Bible Experience: New Testament Audio CD is a fully-dramatized reading of the complete Bible performed by an unprecedented ensemble of distinguished African-American actors, musicians, and personalities. The cast is scheduled to include such recognizable voices as: Denzel Washington, Blair Underwood, Angela Bassett, Juanita Bynum, Shirley Caesar, Kirk Franklin and more.* The dramatization is further enriched by an original musical score composed by Grammy awardwinning producers. And the recording is truly contemporary, using the accessible and trusted Today's New International Version (TNIV) of the Bible. The features of Inspired By The Bible Experience: New Testament Audio provide a rich listening experience, helping you hear the words of Scripture as if for the first time. Inspired By The Bible Experience: New Testament Audio is available in both traditional and MP3 CD formats. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the International Bible Society.

Not Easily Broken
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ISBN: 0446576778
Pub. Date: October 2006
Format: Hardcover, 245pp
Publisher: Warner Books, Incorporated

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New York Times bestselling author T. D. Jakes pens a powerful tale of a couple's attempt to survive a car accident, a fractured marriage, and the ultimate temptation.

After years of disagreeing on what true happiness, success, and love really are, Dave and Clarice Johnson have finally reached a breaking point in their marriage. When Clarice is hurt in a car accident, the obvious truth that more than just her injuries need immediate attention is exposed. Their odds of making it worsen as Clarice begins to see a physical therapist, and Dave develops a friendship with her and her teenage son. The acceptance and comfort he finds in them stirs his longing for a family and a passionate partner. As temptation tugs at Dave and Clarice pulls farther away, they must confront whether their vows are or are NOT EASILY BROKEN.

Mama Made the Difference: Life Lessons My Mother Taught Me
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ISBN: 0399153632
Format: Hardcover, 288pp
Pub. Date: April 2006
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)

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From the bestselling author of He-Motions comes a positive and inspirational book of lessons learned from his mother.

In the bestselling The Lady, Her Lover, and Her Lord, Bishop T. D. Jakes examined a woman's most important relationships in life: with God, with her man, and with herself. In the smash hit He-Motions, he turned his gaze to the hearts and minds of the other sex, offering both insight and empowerment to men and the women who love them.

Now, just in time for Mother's Day 2006, Bishop Jakes brings us a book that celebrates motherhood and promises to be his most intensely personal book yet.

Mama Made the Difference comes straight from the heart of the Jakes family to yours. In his uplifting and powerful voice, Bishop Jakes shares personal stories about growing up in his mother's home, revealing the time-honored lessons and values she taught him. Woven into his personal vignettes are inspirational biblical stories about mothers, heartfelt advice for modern-day moms, and testimonials from other prominent African-American figures about the importance of motherhood.

Driven by the Bible and stories straight from his own life and offering praise, inspiration, and instruction, T. D. Jakes has written a must-have for daughters and sons, brothers and sisters, parents and grandparents-and anyone else who has ever felt the mighty power of a mother's love.

Promises from God for Parents
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ISBN: 0425210014
Format: Hardcover, 320pp
Pub. Date: August 2006
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)

With inspirational Bible verses and passages, as well as his own personal understanding and insight, Bishop T.D. Jakes guides mothers and fathers through the challenges and rewards of being a parent-along the way illustrating how every family can achieve a stronger relationship with God. Filled with Bishop Jakes' wisdom on such important topics as self-control, patience, tough love, respect, and forgiveness, this is an essential tool for navigating the emotional and complex path of parenthood in today's ever-changing world.

Woman, Thou Art Loosed (2004) Click to order via Amazon Starring: Kimberly Elise, Loretta Devine Woman, Thou Art Loosed is the story of Michelle Jordan (Kimberly Elise), a young woman raised in an environment of abuse and molestation at the hands of her mother's boyfriend Reggie (Clifton Powell); which her mother Cassie (Loretta Devine) unwittingly condones. While incarcerated, Michelle sends Bishop Jakes (Bishop T.D. Jakes) a letter requesting a visit. Jakes agrees to meet Michelle and soon uncovers the painful history that led to her personal demise. The Special Edition includes never before seen footage, deleted scenes, and related sermon material.

Maximize the Moment : God's Action Plan For Your Life
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ISBN: 0425181634
Format: Paperback, 288pp
Pub. Date: October 2001
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)

Synopsis
"Every moment that you live is an irreplaceable resource with a limited supply." 'T. D. Jakes

How do we measure this time called life? Some people think a person's life can only be measured by the longevity of his days. Others measure people's lives by the amount of material possessions they have attained or the success they have achieved. But when we stand in the face of eternity, real success is calculated by more than riches alone. It doesn't matter how long we live or how much wealth we've gathered: What matters is how well we live. What is important is how we fill in the blank that comes between the first and the last day of our lives.

In Maximize The Moment: God's Action Plan For Your Life, T.D. Jakes, author of the No. 1 bestseller The Lady, Her Lover, And Her Lord and many other inspiring volumes, offers a way for men and women to maximize their potential and fulfill the divine plan that God has for them. With the clear, down-to-earth style that has become his trademark, and an ability to cut through commonplace generalities, Jakes offers a message for creating balance and fulfillment in life.

"One of life's greatest tragedies," says Jakes, "is to arrive at the end of your journey and realize you could have done more, laughed harder, played more intensely, and lived more vivaciously if only you had taken the day by the throat and steered it the way you wanted it to go, if only you had made a conscious decision about what you wanted to do." Now Jakes helps us make the conscious decisions that will allow us to maximize the moments of our lives.

Drawing on his experiences as a preacher, author, motivator, and entrepreneur, Jakes teaches practical, hands-on principles that reveal the keys to personal success available to each and every one of us if we know where to look.

In Maximize The Moment, Jakes shows us how to:

1. Minimize liabilities, plan for the unexpected, face the inevitable, enjoy the ecstasies of life, and endure life's disappointments.
2. Release ourselves from damaging relationships and debilitating fears, and move beyond our painful pasts.
3. Courageously face and conquer obstacles that may stand in our path to success.
4. Recognize and utilize our God-given potential to its fullest.
5. Set goals and develop strategies so that we may be all God wants us to be and fulfill the plan He has for us.

In this guide to an abundant work, home, and spiritual life, Jakes illustrates how the sum of our lives lies in the choices we make. For those of us who choose wisely, life will be rich and rewarding. Those who fail to choose with a plan in their head and God in their heart will surely falter. Maximize The Moment shows us how by prioritizing our goals and making the most of our precious time on earth, we can hold fast to a vision of crossing life's finish line, knowing that we have run the race with bold integrity.

He-Motions: Even Strong Men Struggle
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ISBN: 159415063X
Format: Paperback, 501pp
Pub. Date: August 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale

As husbands, fathers, sons, workers, and leaders, sometimes men feel overwhelmed. Now Bishop T.D. Jakes comes to their aid with a guidebook to help them understand their own emotional selves and find biblically inspired direction toward being the men God wants them to be. Also a complete source for women who seek to comprehend and care for the men in their lives, He-Motions helps decode men's often baffling behavior and offers insights that will bring greater intimacy and healing to relationships. This book has brought clarity and hope to men, helping them strengthen their relationships. T.D. Jakes is the prism through which we can learn about contemporary American religion...one of America's most important preachers. (Shayne Lee, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Houston)

Daddy Loves His Girls
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ISBN: 1591858844
Format: Paperback, 176pp
Pub. Date: February 2006
Publisher: Strang Communications Company

There is something unique and special when a group comes together to study. With fresh insights, lively discussion, and personal application, each member of the group grows in new ways.

And with this book, your group can have all that and more as they study Daddy Loves His Girls by T.D. Jakes'without having to buy student books or read chapters in advance. During this study, your group will benefit from T.D. Jake's insights on . . .

The love God extends to all His children How to overcome fear Resting in God's love . . . and much more! And, like all courses in the LifeTopics series, Daddy Loves His Girls includes reproducible excerpts from the original T.D. Jakes book. In addition, you can use the reproducible resources and creative learning activities to complete the step-by-step Bible teaching.

Woman, Thou Art Loosed!
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Format: Paperback, 192pp
Pub. Date: June 2005
Publisher: Destiny Image Publishers

In this celebrated book, Bishop Jakes masterfully discusses the sensitive issues that have haunted the hearts of many women. His writing carries with it the healing touch of a strong medicine, gently applied, yet powerfully effective. A new, large print edition of a phenomenal bestseller with more than one million copies sold.

Cover Girls
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ISBN: 0446692913
Format: Paperback, 243pp
Pub. Date: January 2005
Publisher: Warner Books, Incorporated

Renowned pastor Bishop T. D. Jakes knows the struggles of real women, the disappointments that rob us of confidence and hope, and the losses that make us wonder whether it is worth going on. Now the bestselling author of Woman, Thou Art Loosed brings that compassionate insight and deeply felt wisdom to a powerful first novel about four very different women confronting the biggest challenges of their lives....

COVER GIRLS Michelle, Tonya, Mrs. Judson, and Miz Ida. African-American, white, rich, poor-they seemingly have nothing in common. Yet every day they face the complex realities of twenty-first-century urban life as they try to balance their needs with their belief in God.

Michelle, a driven career woman and survivor of abuse, swears she'll never again be used by people close to her. She's determined to take control and call all the shots-no matter what the cost...

Tonya knows what it's like to have a happy marriage shattered by unimaginable tragedy. She feels her faith is the only thing she can count on-until a hard choice forces her to gamble on someone she never thought she could trust...

Mrs. Judson believes her wealth, influence, and successful business can protect her against all harm. Then a family scandal threatens both her hard-earned reputation and the values she's made the center of her world...

Miz Ida has dedicated her life to God and giving others a shoulder to cry on. Soon she'll need all her faith to help herself and these women at last find themselves-and each other.

A novel about coming to terms with the past, discovering who we truly are, and recognizing the unexpected joys, friendships, and small miracles that reveal God's all-encompassing love, this book shows us the many paths that stretch before us at every season of life. Honest, inspiring, and unforgettable, COVER GIRLS proves that T. D. Jakes is not only a gifted preacher, but a born storyteller.

Ten Commandments of Working in a Hostile Environment
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ISBN: 0425200167
Format: Hardcover, 224pp
Pub. Date: January 2005
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)

In this empowering book, based on his bestselling video series, T.D. Jakes shows readers how to use Christian principles in the workplace, using faith as the key to happiness and productivity. Bishop Jakes explains how people can rise above petty conflicts, turn obstacles into opportunities, and let God do His work in their lives every day-even when they're coping with complaining co-workers or difficult bosses.

The Lady, Her Lover, and Her Lord
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ISBN: 0425168727
Format: Paperback, 239pp
Pub. Date: July 2000
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
Edition Description: REISSUE

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"If you want to know the secret to a fulfilling life as a lady, if you want to know how to strengthen your relationship with your love, and most of all, if you want to establish a stronger fellowship with your Lord, then this book is for you. Bishop T. D. Jakes is a breath of fresh air as he shares important principles with every woman desiring to live a more positive and productive life. Take it from me, the material within this book does make a difference." 'Natalie Cole on The Lady, Her Lover, and Her Lord, July 1998

With his bestseller Woman, Thou Art Loosed!, Bishop T. D. Jakes showed women across the country how to heal the emotional scars left by the verbal, sexual, physical, and emotional abuse suffered at the hands of the men in their lives. Now Jakes has written The Lady, Her Lover, and Her Lord, the progressive next step for healing past injuries and moving forward into the future. The hugely popular Pentecostal pastor points out how our society demands women to be sweet, sexy, and submissive. Society demands women to be anything and everything but the one thing God wants them to be: real.

Jakes advises women who want to transform old pain into fuel for future accomplishment and achievement. The Lady, Her Lover, and Her Lord serves as a dialogue between the genders, not a monologue for one gender. Jakes' answer to creating balance and fulfillment in life focuses on the three crucial relationships in a woman's life: with herself, with her man, and with God. Jakes redirects the expectations characteristic of failed relationships by discussing the many things women often want from their man that can be truly fulfilled only by God.

Each chapter of The Lady, Her Lover, and Her Lord provides readers with a unique aspect of Bishop Jakes' message. Some examples:

• "Falling in Love with Yourself": Jakes examines the importance of self-love and the role it plays in our relationships with others.
• "Embracing Someone Else": a look at the search for a life partner. Jakes points out that we often choose partners because they are physically appealing, only to find out that there is not enough inner attraction to sustain such a relationship.
• "Pillow Talk": an exploration of what happens to relationships when we become the victim of hateful, thoughtless words, and what that can do to a relationship.
• "Serving the Lord and Making Money": a look at money, wealth, and financial strength in the Christian life.

Jakes concludes by reminding readers of God's capacity when things go wrong.

T.D. Jakes: America's New Preacher
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by Shayne Lee

ISBN: 0814752055
Format: Hardcover, 192pp
Pub. Date: October 2005
Publisher: New York University Press

T.D. Jakes has emerged as one of the most prolific spiritual leaders of our time. He is pastor of one of the largest churches in the country, CEO of a multimillion dollar empire, the host of a television program, author of a dozen bestsellers, and the producer of two Grammy Award-nominated CDs and three critically acclaimed plays. In 2001 Time magazine featured Jakes on the cover and asked: Is Jakes the next Billy Graham?

T.D. Jakes draws on extensive research, including interviews with numerous friends and colleagues of Jakes, to examine both Jakes' rise to prominence and proliferation of a faith industry bent on producing spiritual commodities for mass consumption. Lee frames Jakes and his success as a metaphor for changes in the Black Church and American Protestantism more broadly, looking at the ramifications of his rise'and the rise of similar preachers'for the way in which religion is practiced in this country, how social issues are confronted or ignored, and what is distinctly "American" about Jakes' emergence. While offering elements of biography, the work also seeks to shed light on important aspects of the contemporary American and African American religious experience.

Lee contends that Jakes' widespread success symbolizes a religious realignment in which mainline churches nationwide are in decline, while innovative churches are experiencing phenomenal growth. He emphasizes the "American-ness" of Jakes' story and reveals how preacher like Jakes are drawing followers by delivering therapeutic and transformative messages and providing spiritual commodities that are more in tune with postmodern sensibilities.

As the first work to critically examine Bishop Jakes' life and message, T.D. Jakes is an important contribution to contemporary American religion as well as popular culture.

Celebrating Marriage: The Spiritual Wedding of the Believer (Six Pillars From Ephesians)
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Hardcover: 122 pages
Publisher: Bethany House Publishers (July 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1577781104
ISBN-13: 978-1577781103
Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches

Book 5 of Six Pillars From Ephesians. This book covers the spiritual wedding of the believer, helping Christians discover the rich themes in the book of Ephesians. The studies are practical, challenging, and revealing and will empower readers to live at a new level of spiritual maturity. Students of the Word will want the complete set of six volumes.

Help! I'm Raising My Children Alone: A Guide for Single Parents and for Those Who Sometimes Feel They Are Single
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ISBN: 1591859581
Format: Paperback, 224pp
Pub. Date: May 2006
Publisher: Strang Communications Company

The loss of a spouse through death, divorce, or even abandonment can leave a mom or dad feeling uncertain about how to pull the family together and raise spiritually healthy children. In this best-selling book, Bishop T. D. Jakes, the father of five children, offers hope, encouragement, and biblical advice for single parents—and for those who feel as if they are single.

Using discussion questions, interactive parent/child activities, and prayers at the end of each chapter, Jakes helps you learn how to embrace your family’s future and let go of your painful past as you reflect on topics including:

• Learn how to accept unexpected changes.
• Know that past failure does not prevent future success.
• Learn how to love imperfect people.
• Turn pain into power.
• Know that it is OK to ask for help.

Chicken Soup for the African American Soul: Celebrating and Sharing Our Culture, One Story at a Time
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by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Lisa Nichols and Tom Joyner

Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: HCI (September 14, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0757301428
ISBN-13: 978-0757301421
Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 1.1 inches 

This is the book everyone has been waiting for-an inspiring celebration of the joy, challenges, and triumphs of being African American.

Combine Iyanla Vanzant and Terry McMillan, then include a dash of E. Lynn Harris, and you've got Chicken Soup for the African American Soul. This book captures the spirit of the community through inspiring storytelling that understands both the struggles and joys of being African American. From Jim Crow to the Civil Rights movement to today's business leaders and gangsta culture, this book is a primer on black history. And like all Chicken Soup books, it's a moving tribute to the small things-a moment of insight, a mentor, a lover, the loss of innocence-that make life worth living. This great volume is focused on representing all facets of African American life-man and woman; young and old; rural, suburban, and urban; rich and poor; race conscious and mostly color-blind.

Chapters Include: Celebrating Our Strength, Strong Roots, The African American Family, Love and Relationships, The Power of Community, Praise, Worship and Prayer

Featured Celebrities Include: Maya Angelou, Angela Davis, E. Lynn Harris, Yolanda King (daughter of Martin Luther King), Muhammad Ali, Mean Joe Green, Bishop T.D. Jakes, Bill Cosby, Colin Powell.  Also look for Evelyn Palfrey's story, The Lady at the Bus Stop

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