PurityWorks Suggested Resources List

Note: The materials following represent a very diverse range of authors, backgrounds, and suggestions. Please research materials before you buy, keeping in mind that some books may contain explicit material.

For children:

The Princess and the Kiss, Jennie Bishop, Warner Press
The Squire and the Scroll, Jennie Bishop, Warner Press
The Garden Wall, Jennie Bishop, Warner Press

About boys:

The Naked Truth, Bill Perkins, Zondervan

For preteens, teens, singles:

Eyes Wide Open: Avoiding the Heartbreak of Emotional Promiscuity, Brienne Murk, Regal
Emotional Purity: An Affair of the Heart, Heather Arnel Paulsen, Crossway
Before You Meet Prince Charming, Sarah Mally, Tomorrow’s Forefathers
If You Really Loved Me, Jason Evert, St. Anthony Messenger Press
I Kissed Dating Goodbye, Joshua Harris, Multnomah
And the Bride Wore White, Dannah Gresch, Moody
Every Young Woman’s Battle, Shannon Ethridge & Steve Arterburn. WaterBrook
Sexy Girls: How Hot is Too Hot?, Hayley DiMarco, Baker
For Young Women Only, Shaunti Feldhahn, Multnomah
Secret Keepers, Dannah Gresch, Moody

For couples:

Good News About Sex and Marriage, Christopher West, St. Anthony Messenger Press
Every Woman’s Marriage, Shannon and Steve Ethridge, WaterBrook
Every Man’s Marriage, Steve Arterburn and Fred Stoeker, WaterBrook

Adult purity:

Kissed the Girls and Made Them Cry, Lisa Bevere, Nelson
Every Man’s Battle, Stephen Arterburn, WaterBrook
Every Woman’s Battle, Shannon Ethridge, WaterBrook
For Women Only, Shaunti Feldhahn, Multnomah
For Men Only, Shaunti Feldhahn, Multnomah

For parents:

Talking to Your Kids About Sex, Mark Laaser, Random House
Shepherding a Child’s Heart, Ted Tripp, Shepherd Press
Raising Maidens of Virtue, Stacy McDonald, Books on the Path
Raising a Modern Day Knight, Robert Lewis, Tyndale House
Age of Opportunity, Paul David Tripp, P & R Publishing
Every Parent Needs to Know About … four-book series from iCare on technology/pornography issues (see web site below)

For parents to study/plan event with children:

Preschool Purity of Heart, Jennie Bishop
The Princess and the Kiss/Life Lessons from The Princess and the Kiss, Jennie Bishop, Warner Press/Revive Our Hearts
The Squire and the Scroll/Life Lessons from The Squire and the Scroll, Jennie Bishop, Warner Press/Revive Our Hearts
How You Are Changing (series), Jane Graver, Concordia (boys and girls)
Secret Keepers date packet, Dannah Gresch, Moody (girls)
Passport 2 Purity weekend packet, Family Life (boys and girls)
Preparing your Daughter for Every Young Woman’s Battle, Shannon Ethridge, WaterBrook
Every Young Man’s Battle, Stephen Arterburn, Random House

Web sites:

www.purefreedom.org: Dannah Gresh Secret Keepers web site
www.shannonethridge.com: healthy sexuality and spirituality
www.nationalcoalition.org (National Coalition for the protection of Children and Families): protecting children from pornography, family issues, etc.
www.icarecoalition.org: excellent information on modern technology and pornography, especially in regards to children
www.defenderministries.com: battling pornography
www.cpyu.org (Center for Parent/Youth Understanding): excellent youth culture information
www.beforethekiss.com: courtship information
www.doorposts.com: comprehensive studies on preparing to be a wife or husband
www.stayinthecastle.com: courtship suggestions and creative story resources