O'Malley Books

04/11/2024

Faithful & Ready: 16 Essential Qualities for Women Preparing to Serve God in Marriage and Ministry

28/10/2024

🌟 Equip Your Teen Son with Timeless Wisdom 🌟

Looking for a resource to guide your son through life’s challenges? My Son, Listen: A Teen’s Guide to Proverbs with Insights is crafted to empower teen boys to make wise decisions, resist peer pressure, and grow spiritually. Each devotion draws from Proverbs to offer practical advice, relatable lessons, and action steps to strengthen their relationship with God and their confidence in faith.

https://amzn.to/3NGCBlp

Give your teen the tools to lead with integrity and purpose in a world full of distractions. 🙏✨

Ideal for daily devotions, personal reflection, or youth groups!

21/10/2024

Yesterday I was asked to provide a list of books I have written or connected to their development.

Books for Christian Women:

“Loved as You Are: Discovering Your True Worth in Christ as a Christian Teen Girl” This is a book helps teen girls with self-esteem, identity in Christ, and body image issues.
https://amzn.to/4eSEO9n

“Dear Sisters: A Letter to Young Christian Women Exploring Five Principles for Spiritual Growth” I led the author’s internship for her to publish this book. Rebekah Gordon. It is a daily devotional for young women.
https://amzn.to/48eehRw

“Faithful & Ready: 16 Essential Qualities for Women Preparing to Serve God in Marriage and Ministry” helps young ladies and Ministry wives be their best for Ministry. Can be used individually, One to One, or as a curriculum.

https://amzn.to/3Ycltck

Devotionals:

“Meet me in the Word” is a 90 day couple devotional book.
https://amzn.to/3YhRJuq

“Overcoming your Devotional Obstacles” is a book which helps people have better devotions. In English and Spanish.

Spanish: https://amzn.to/3C1JZ8k
English: https://amzn.to/3Uh2kEU

“Reflections on Psam 100” is devotional book on Psalm 100.
https://amzn.to/3Uh2vA4

“Bread from Bethlehem” is a devotional book on the book of Ruth. I wrote 217 devotions based on each phrase of the book of Ruth.

https://amzn.to/4fcgvCW

Leaders:

“In His Service: Helpful Words for Missionaries” is a book for missionaries and pastors as it offers practical ministry advice it was written by our chairman of the board I compiled and edited it.

https://a.co/d/1gOdKmQ

11/10/2024

📖 Strengthen Your with Meet Me in the Word 💍
Looking for a way to grow closer to your spouse and God? Discover Meet Me in the Word: A Devotional for Couples in Every Season of Life by John O’Malley. This daily , exclusively using the King James Version ( ), is designed to help you deepen your relationship through timeless and biblical wisdom. 🙏

Whether you’re newlyweds or celebrating decades together, each devotion includes:
✅ A KJV Bible passage to reflect on
✅ Practical insights into real-life marriage challenges
✅ Discussion prompts to inspire open communication
✅ Prayers focused on unity and spiritual growth

✨ Build a Christ-centered marriage, navigate life’s seasons, and grow together spiritually. Perfect for couples seeking strength, love, and God’s guidance. 💒💕

https://amzn.to/481ZY2k

🔗 Get your copy today and start your journey toward a stronger, faith-filled marriage.

06/09/2024

Prepare for a message about helping moms. If you're a mom, watch out for action items. If you know a mom, get ready to pass it on.

We need to put a stop to Mom-bashing for good.

Theodore Roosevelt’s famous words, “ The Man in the Arena ,” ( See quote below) have inspired many. Today, I want to speak directly to the young moms I’ve been watching in churches across America. I see you trying hard. I see the battles you fight at home, the struggle to get to church, and ...

04/09/2024

The Mom in the Arena

Theodore Roosevelt’s famous words, “The Man in the Arena,” have inspired many. Today, I want to speak directly to the young moms I’ve been watching in churches across America. I see you trying hard. I see the battles you fight at home, the struggle to get to church, and the criticisms you endure from those around you.

I want to use my voice to say to you, young moms: Keep going. Keep pressing toward your goal of leading your kids to follow Christ.

I’ve heard the unkind words spoken by those who think they know better than the mom who is in the arena. In the spirit of Theodore Roosevelt’s quote, I submit this for your reading:

The Mom in the Arena

It’s not the critics at church, home, school, or work who count. It’s not the uncaring and forgetful moms and grandmas who laugh when you stumble, mock when you fail, or gossip about your perceived inadequacies. It’s not the voices from the sidelines who claim they could do better with twice as many kids and half the resources.

The credit belongs to the young mom in the arena of diapers, dirty clothes, and the never-ending Mount Laundry. The credit goes to the mom whose face bears more tears than makeup, more wrinkles than her years should show, and more gray hairs than her age should reflect.

The credit belongs to the mom trying to raise her children with Godly values, often alone. The proper credit goes to the mom who fights against the world’s culture and the negativity of others—scorned by those who forget the struggle and focus only on your lowest moments, when your children don’t measure up to their expectations.

You, dear mother, deserve the credit when you manage children in the mall, grocery store, or at church. Strangely, it’s the strangers who esteem you for trying, while those closer to you murmur and scorn you for not trying hard enough.

Mom, it’s you who counts as a mom of toddlers, teens, and tweens. We see you. We are proud of you. You count.

Mother, you are in the arena, and you are in the battle. Don’t listen to the blather of the critic; you matter. God trusted you with your children, not the malcontent in your life.

You are doing the deeds. You are walking your toddlers, teens, and tweens into the next generation. You give every moment of your day to teach them a love for God, for your family, and even for your critics.

You carry shame, guilt, fear, and anger even before anyone speaks a word of criticism. You may find this short essay hard to believe with all the words that play in your mind. You know all the critical thoughts you tell yourself before anyone even looks your way, casts a negative glance, or speaks a word.

But hear this from someone who is cheering you on: there is no shame, fear, anger, or condemnation from which God cannot release you. Dear Mother, when you are in Christ, no condemnation can stick.

Mom, do not be your own worst critic. Do not allow others to diminish you with their wagging fingers, loose lips, and cold hearts that haven’t borne kindness in decades.

You are a mom, and there is no effort without error and shortcomings. You know your why, your drive, and your calling. You are spending yourself on a worthy cause. Your children will rise and call you blessed.

You dared greatly to have children. Do not allow yourself to hear, believe, or receive the words of the cold and timid critics in your family, neighborhood, church, or community.

You are the mom in the arena, and many of us out here believe in you.

If you are not the mom in the arena, let me suggest this: be kind to the moms you see in the arena. She knows she’s not perfect without any word spoken by you. So, find the comforting word, not the corrective word. Find the helpful word, not the hurtful word. Find the words that build her up, not bruise her. Share a smile with each mom you see. Offer her help and a hand. She needs you to remember when you had no one to speak words of life into you, and to speak words of peace, not pain. Keep your opinions to yourself. You don’t know what it took for her to show up today. You don’t know what challenge she faced alone today.

Choose to bless moms, not belittle them.

Read this Post on my personal site:

https://johnomalley.squarespace.com/reflections/2024/9/3/the-mom-in-the-arena

***The Image of the Mom in the Arena is AI Generated on ChatGPT***

26/07/2024

This series on how to pray for missionaries is posted on World Wide New Testament Baptist Missions. I know you may not follow World Wide, but I wanted to ensure you saw these images. You are welcome to share them, print them, and use them in your church in any way you choose.

31/05/2024

People disappoint. God doesn't. Set your expectations on Him. Psalm 62:5

07/04/2024

Remember, your disappointment does not change God's worth.

08/03/2024

Moody wrote in his book on prevailing prayer:

"“There is an ugly kind of forgiveness in the world—a kind of hedgehog forgiveness, shot out like quills. Men take one who has offended, and set him down before the blow-pipe of their indignation, and scorch him, and burn his fault into him; and when they have kneaded him sufficiently with their fists, then they forgive him.”

May God deliver us from pseudo-forgiveness.

06/02/2024

A Pastor asked me to recommend books for his church's members benefit. I chose three categories. Spiritual. Historical. Productivity.

Which book(s) would you add to my list?

1. Spiritual
1. To the Golden Shore: https://amzn.to/48103lj
2. Tale of Three Kings: https://amzn.to/48YVpp4
3. Exposition of the Epistle to the Romans: https://amzn.to/3HPkmaw
4. What Love is this? https://amzn.to/3Su2ua7
5. Pilgrim’s Progress https://amzn.to/42xb2lq
6. If God Is Good: Faith in the Midst of Suffering and Evil: https://amzn.to/3HQMDgQ

2. Historical
1. A History of the Baptists Volume I and II https://amzn.to/4bDkZBU
2. Caesar and Christ: A History of Roman Civilization and of Christianity from Their Beginnings to A.D. 325 (Story of Civilization): https://amzn.to/4brOcPR

3. Productivity
1. Atomic Habits: https://amzn.to/3HMhqLQ
2. How to win friends and influence people: https://amzn.to/3Sx9rHs
3. Getting Things Done: https://amzn.to/3SOlilZ
4. Building a Second Brain: https://amzn.to/3wggPiQ
5. PARA Method for your digital life https://amzn.to/3HOYQml

03/02/2024

I chose a side road to see what was up the hill at the end of the road.

The ascent gave me a different perspective and outlook.

Similarly, the word of God gives a different perspective and outlook.

If you need a fresh perspective on the word of God, pick up my book on overcoming the common obstacles to doing devotions.

Available in English and Spanish.

http://amzn.to/2iHT2kD

21/12/2023

For many, this is a season of sadness, depression, and hopelessness.

If you hurt today, God knows your specific hurt. He knows the depth of your pain.

In Psalm 56, a king named David, in a very dark period in his life, looked to God. He knew God kept a book to record the condition of his life. He believed God owned a bottle to store his tears. He wrote, in Psalm 56:8, "Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?"

There is hope.

Like David, I believe God stores and records our tears. Our feelings touch God. God understands the human condition. He senses seasonal depression, deep sadness, and our emotional struggles. Hebrews 4:15

Today, you may feel alone and saddened about everything wrong with your family, friends, job, this season, health, or life. Please read this aloud:

“God knows where I am. He knows what I feel. His word speaks comfort to me when I meditate on His word.”

30/11/2023

I came home to Christmas.

I’m trying to decide my favorite line from a sacred Christmas song.

Mine, this year:
“God is not dead nor doth He sleep.” From I heard the Bells on Christmas Day.

What is your favorite line from a sacred Christmas song in your preferred language.

Please nothing from Alvin and the Chipmunks Joe Kutinsky

28/07/2023

23/05/2023

Would you prayerfully consider giving a gift to help me lead the See The Harvest trip to Scotland? 

I will lead nineteen people on a mission trip to Scotland in June. We will put the Gospel into 25,000 homes. Please pray for souls to be saved; safety for the travelers, and the Lord to open doors.

If God leads, would you give to help me lead See The Harvest trip with a one-time online gift or by mail:

https://tithe.ly/give_new/www/ #/tithely/give-one-time/17262?giving_to=See%20the%20Harvest

Thank you.

18/04/2023

John O’Malley for From House to House

From House to House: What is the biggest thing you want to see happen with your life?