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Who Am I
$19.99God knew you before you were formed.
Throughout their lives many people struggle to fit in, find their reason for existence, and truly know who they are in Christ. For children of God, this does not have to be the case.
There are more than one thousand names and titles in the Bible that God has given us. Studying these names provides a panoramic view of one s purpose. This understanding also causes the dawning of a new day spiritually, an awakening of immense proportion in a child of God.
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Readers will understand the meaning of their God-given names and titles, boldly affirm This is who God says I am!, and reflect this confidence in their daily lives.”Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Executing Grace : How The Death Penalty Killed Jesus And Why Its Killing Us
$20.99In this reasoned exploration of justice, retribution, and redemption, the champion of the new monastic movement, popular speaker, and author of the bestselling The Irresistible Revolution offers a powerful and persuasive appeal for the abolition of the death penalty.
The Bible says an eye for an eye. But is the state’s taking of a life true-or even practical-punishment for convicted prisoners? In this thought-provoking work, Shane Claiborne explores the issue of the death penalty and the contrast between punitive justice and restorative justice, questioning our notions of fairness, revenge, and absolution.
Using an historical lens to frame his argument, Claiborne draws on testimonials and examples from Scripture to show how the death penalty is not the ideal of justice that many believe. Not only is a life lost, so too, is the possibility of mercy and grace. In Executing Grace, he reminds us of the divine power of forgiveness, and evokes the fundamental truth of the Gospel-that no one, even a criminal, is beyond redemption.
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Justice Calling : Live Love Show Compassion Be Changed
$14.99From the author of Barefoot Tribe, whose “manifesto offers hope and inspiration for people of all faiths” (Booklist), comes a spiritually exhilarating guide toward living a life full of purpose, authenticity, and justice.
Do you feel stuck in your faith?
Are you searching for purpose?
Do you desire a more authentic life?If your faith experience has been in the Western church, you have probably missed an essential part of spiritual growth without even knowing it. For decades, the church has been focused on personal piety instead of the needs of the world around it.
But Christians have not been entrusted with the story of the Gospel to simply start building campaigns and run programs, rather we are to bring the world the message of hope and love. And to meet the needs of those we come in contact with. In Justice Calling, Palmer Chinchen offers a call to a fuller expression of following Christ.
He says our faith must be a faith of doing, not just hearing. Our gaze must shift from ourselves and our small enclave like-minded individuals to the world filled with opportunities to bring justice and mercy. We must go. To the poor, the enslaved, the lost, and the lonely. There we will find fulfillment as we live out our calling.
Are you ready to join the movement toward living with a purpose, loving authentically, and engaging in the cause of justice around the globe? In Justice Calling, you will find that not only will you bring change to the lives of those you seek to serve but in so serving you will be indelibly changed as well.
Live, Love, Show Compassion, Be Changed-justice is calling…
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How To Survive A Shipwreck
$18.99Life is turbulent. On that, we can all agree. Disappointed dreams, broken relationships, identity crises, vocational hang-ups, wounds from the past-there are so many ways life can send us crashing up against the rocks.
In this deeply personal book, Jonathan Martin draws from his own stories of failure and loss to find the love that can only be discovered on the bottom. How to Survive a Shipwreck is an invitation to trust the goodness of God and the resilience of your soul. Jonathan’s clarion call is this: No matter how hard you’ve fallen, no matter how much you’ve been hurt, help is on the way-just when you need it most.
With visionary artistry and pastoral wisdom, Jonathan Martin reveals what we’ll need to make it through those uncharted waters, how we can use these defining experiences to live out of our depths, and why it will then become impossible to go back to the half-life we once lived.
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ABCs Of Christianity
$47.14Develop the skills you need to understand the Bible and experience the gift of knowing God with ABCs of Christianity. Many think you need to study Christianity to have a relationship with God. Just because you study and commit something to memory does not mean you understand it, practice it, embody it and apply it to your life. The most important reason to learn the Bible–its anatomy, simplicities, perplexities and analogies–is to develop your intuitive reverence and get the skills needed to live. ABCs of Christianity outlines what matters most in the introspective life, from Living in the “Now”–it’s all we have!–to Relating to God–our most valuable relationship! Stripped of the anecdotes, wordsmithing and other mechanics used to communicate biblical truth, this outline/handbook is meant to serve the Bible to all who want to live in the now and experience the gift of actively knowing God.
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1 Leader Guide (Teacher’s Guide)
$11.99In John 17, Jesus spends some of his final moments before his arrest and crucifixion in prayer. After praying for himself and his disciples, Jesus finishes by praying for us-for you and me and all future believers. And what does Jesus pray for? For all of our problems to go away? For us to be kept from trouble? No. Jesus prays that his followers would be one: that we would be brought to complete unity with one another and with him. Jesus knew that his followers were going to face challenges that would be too big for them to handle on their own. Jesus knew they would need to make some serious changes in their lives, and he knew that his followers would be able to do more and be more together than they could ever do or be alone. So when Jesus prays on behalf of all of his followers-including you and me-Jesus prays for one thing-unity. Jesus prays that we would have the same love and a shared life. It’s no wonder then that when the Holy Spirit bursts on the scene in the book of Acts, the first thing that happened was a diverse group of people from all over the world coming together in a beautiful, powerful demonstration of community. The question is, how do we experience the shared life that Jesus wants for us? This kind of community doesn’t just happen; it is intentionally built. One is an eight-week journey that will empower you to do just that, joining with a small group of other Christians to form a close-knit community in which you will grow in faith together. Over your time together, you will discover the gift that you have in one another; you will begin to move past skin-deep relationships and into intentional Christ centered community; and you will start to grow together spiritually. The eighth week is not an end; it is a beginning. When you finish this study, you will be prepared to continue meeting as a small group, growing in Christ together. You will be empowered to take the next steps of meeting regularly, determining your purpose and direction, deepening your faith, and serving in the community. You will be inspired and led to lift each other up, push each other forward, and send each other out. During the first four weeks, participants will watch video segments in which Nick outlines the biblical vision for Christ-centered community and how that can take shape among small groups in the twenty-first century. Substantial group interaction and individual reflection will accompany the video segments, building the expectation that this will be an
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Christian Justice For The Common Good
$20.99Do Christians bring a unique, scriptural understanding of social justice to bear on the ills of society? Would such an understanding reshape the way Christians engage and partner with others working to create a more just world? Much of the modern conversation around creating justice focuses on ideas that too often reduce justice to human rights, procedural justice, and even the consumerism of the contemporary culture/economy. While the priorities of human rights and due process are necessary for fashioning a just world, the Christian understanding of the common good is much richer and calls the church beyond fairness to forms of liberation, compassion, mercy, and peace that are even more radical than the best notions of justice that characterize the nation-state at the beginning of the 21st century. A Christian Justice for the Common Good describes a Christian justice for the common good and what it looks like on the ground in real world settings. Calling Christians (individuals, as well as communities of faith) to a concrete version of social well-being befitting faithful life in Jesus and God’s vision of justice for the world, Tex Sample drills deeper and identifies the skills that must be cultivated to do justice work with others-work that will create a lasting impact while extending a Christian vision for the common good. The conclusion? The freedom God offers in Christ finds its place in concrete Christian efforts and the graced wherewithal of people who work generously with one another for a new and just life together. Contents include: 1. The Reduction of Justice to Human Rights 2. A Christian Justice 3. The Formation of a Just Church 4. Skills of Justice 5. Doing Justice with Others 6. A Justice of the Common Good
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How To Survive The Apocalypse
$21.99Incisive insights into contemporary pop culture and its apocalyptic bent
The world is going to hell. So begins this book, pointing to the prevalence of apocalypse – cataclysmic destruction and nightmarish end-of-the-world scenarios – in contemporary entertainment.
In How to Survive the Apocalypse Robert Joustra and Alissa Wilkinson examine a number of popular stories – from the Cylons in Battlestar Galactica to the purging of innocence in Game of Thrones to the hordes of zombies in The Walking Dead – and argue that such apocalyptic stories reveal a lot about us here and now, about how we conceive of our life together, including some of our deepest tensions and anxieties.
Besides analyzing the dsytopian shift in popular culture, Joustra and Wilkinson also suggest how Christians can live faithfully and with integrity in such a cultural context.
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Christian Social Innovation
$18.99Everybody seems interested in innovation and entrepreneurship these days. Start-ups are generating new jobs, creating wealth and providing solutions to longstanding problems. People are also aware that old-line social institutions need innovative approaches that provide renewal, re-establish trust and cultivate sustainability.
What do faith communities have to do with innovation and entrepreneurship? Faith communities have their own need for innovation, demonstrated in a growing interest in starting new churches, developing “fresh expressions” for gatherings of community and discussions about how to cultivate a renewed sense of mission.
But do faith communities have anything unique to contribute to conversations about innovation and entrepreneurship, especially in “social entrepreneurship”? At first glance, the answer seems to be “no.” Burgeoning literature on social entrepreneurship barely mentions the church or other faith-based institutions – and when it does they’re often described as part of the broken institutional landscape.
Recently much of the most innovative and entrepreneurial work in these sectors has been done apart from faith communities, whether through secular non-governmental organizations (e.g., Teach for America, Knowledge is Power Program schools) or for-profit businesses (e.g., hospitals and hospices). Indeed, it is now often assumed that faith and faith communities either are irrelevant to social innovation and entrepreneurship or are a significant obstacle.
We believe too many people in faith communities, and faith-based organizations themselves, turned inward. They became preoccupied with managing what already existed rather than focusing on innovative renewal of their organizations and entrepreneurial approaches to starting new ones.
However, Christian social innovation, at its best, depends on a conception of hope different than the optimism that often characterizes secular endeavors, a hope that acknowledges personal and social brokenness. Further, faith communities, at their best, have embodied perseverance, often bringing people together across generations and diverse sectors to imagine how common effort and faith might overcome obstacles.
Although some faith communities have lost the “at-their-best” focus, new conversations and experiments are emerging beyond the goal of starting new congregations. But they tend to be “and” conversations: faith and innovation, faith and entrepreneurship, faith a
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Paradox Lost : Rediscovering The Mystery Of God
$16.99Too often the tensions and unanswerable questions of Scripture and the Christian life are seen as barriers to faith. In Paradox Lost, pastor and author Richard Hansen shows that they are exactly the opposite-indeed, God’s mysteries are one of the places where we may encounter him most closely. In exchange for Enlightenment-based rationalism that can stunt spiritual imagination, Hansen invites readers to: Discern that there is a hiddenness to God that can be inviting rather than threatening Appreciate that God is far greater than we sometimes assume, and to adjust our mental maps to make more space for awe Realize that faith and reason are not enemies but rather dance partners that complement one another Hansen examines three kinds, or “orders,” of biblical paradox, each at a deeper level than the last, demonstrating for readers that paradox is both endemic to modern life and also a natural part of the landscape of Christian faith. Paradox Lost doesn’t seek to solve or justify paradox; instead, it looks through paradox toward what it reveals-namely a holy, mysterious, and awesome God.
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Christian Practical Wisdom
$32.99Both shows and tells the neglected virtues of Christian practical wisdom
Why is the very kind of knowledge that people need to live well – practical wisdom – often the least understood, the hardest to learn, and the most devalued kind of knowledge? In this book five distinguished authors together examine the practical wisdom that is basic for faithful Christian living, question why it has been largely devalued, and advocate for its renewal. After first showing several concrete situations in which this kind of wisdom is visible – marriage, church, community, culture, and more – the authors then delve into the reasons for the decline of practical wisdom and set forth constructive cases for its renewal through biblical imagination and spiritual practice.
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Half Truths Youth Leader Guide (Teacher’s Guide)
$14.99They are simple phrases. They sound Christian-like something you might find in the Bible. We’ve all heard these words. Maybe we’ve said them. They capture some element of truth, yet they miss the point in important ways. Join Adam Hamilton in this 6-week Bible study to search for the whole truth by comparing common Christian cliches with the wisdom found in Scripture. The cliches include: Everything happens for a reason. God helps those who help themselves. God won’t give you more than you can handle. God said it, I believe it, that settles it. Love the sinner, hate the sin. Contains everything needed to conduct a 6-session study, including discussion questions, activities, and suggestions for organizing and facilitating a group. Can be used with the adult-level DVD.
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Half Truths Youth Study Book (Student/Study Guide)
$14.99They are simple phrases. They sound Christian-like something you might find in the Bible. We’ve all heard these words. Maybe we’ve said them. They capture some element of truth, yet they miss the point in important ways. Join Adam Hamilton in this 6-week Bible study to search for the whole truth by comparing common Christian cliches with the wisdom found in Scripture. The cliches include: Everything happens for a reason. God helps those who help themselves. God won’t give you more than you can handle. God said it, I believe it, that settles it. Love the sinner, hate the sin. The Youth Study Book helps young people in grades 6-12 understand how to apply God’s truth to these simple Christian cliches. Written in an engaging style that will capture the humor and imagination of young people, it can be used as a book study only or in combination with the DVD.
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Soulmaking Room
$16.99In The Soulmaking Room, Dee Dee Risher weaves her personal spiritual journey with the biblical story of the prophey Elisha and the Shunammite woman. In rich prose she encourages readers to find their own holy room where they can grieve their losses as well as their victories. Discover how life’s best and worst times can shape you into your most authentic self.
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Subversive Jesus : An Adventure In Justice Mercy And Faithfulness In A Brok
$15.99Craig Greenfield lives life a little crazier than most people. He comes from New Zealand but he has lived in some of the most broken (and beautiful) places in the world, including the drug ruled Downtown Eastside inner city of Vancouver, Canada and the slums of Cambodia. Convinced that Jesus places love for the poor and the pursuit of justice as central, Craig Greenfield has sought to follow in Christ’s footsteps by living among people at the edges of society for the last fifteen years. His quest to follow this Subversive Jesus has taken Craig and his young family around the world and back again. This is the story of how Jesus led them to the margins: initiating the Pirates of Justice flash mobs, sharing their home with detoxing crack-addicts, welcoming homeless panhandlers and prostituted women to the dinner table, and ultimately sparking a movement to reach the world’s most vulnerable children. Craig’s story is a radical and potentially controversial critique of the status quo too often found in our own lives and even in our churches, but it also offers an inspirational and hopeful vision of another way. While readers may not relocate to a slum or start dining with drug addicts, they will certainly come to view their lives and ministry through a fresh lens, reconsidering how they are uniquely called by Jesus to subversively love the poor and break down systems of injustice in their own sphere of influence.
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Finding God In The Hard Times
$16.65Matt and Beth Redman draw on their experiences as well as those of others, exploring how to offer praise even in the face of hardship and pain. Focusing on the psalms, many of which were written out of struggle, they show how difficult or tragic circumstances–and our choices–can propel us toward God or away from him, build up our faith or break it. Learn how to ride out the storms of life with a cry of “blessed be your name” on your lips.
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You Are What You Love (Reprinted)
$26.99You are what you love. But you might not love what you think.
In this book, award-winning author James K. A. Smith shows that who and what we worship fundamentally shape our hearts. And while we desire to shape culture, we are not often aware of how culture shapes us. We might not realize the ways our hearts are being taught to love rival gods instead of the One for whom we were made. Smith helps readers recognize the formative power of culture and the transformative possibilities of Christian practices. He explains that worship is the “imagination station” that incubates our loves and longings so that our cultural endeavors are indexed toward God and his kingdom. This is why the church and worshiping in a local community of believers should be the hub and heart of Christian formation and discipleship.
Following the publication of his influential work Desiring the Kingdom, Smith received numerous requests from pastors and leaders for a more accessible version of that book’s content. No mere abridgment, this new book draws on years of Smith’s popular presentations on the ideas presented in Desiring the Kingdom to offer a fresh, bottom-up rearticulation. The author creatively uses film, literature, and music illustrations to engage readers and includes material on marriage, family, youth ministry, and faith and work. He also suggests individual and communal practices for shaping the Christian life.
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Its Complicated : A Guide To Faithful Decision Making
$19.00“In this easy-to-read book, pastor Jack Haberer helps you seek God’s will for your life. You’ll move from deep theological considerations to street-level, daily-life practicalities–and you’ll learn to chart a course through life’s complexities, guided by the Scriptures, in the company of the church. My only complaint is that it wasn’t available thirty years ago!”
-Brian D. McLaren, author, speaker, and activistJack Haberer’s It’s Complicated helps serious Christians figure out what to do when life gets complicated and the distinctions between good and bad are not so clear. Using Bible passages as a guide, Haberer affirms and then challenges many closely held beliefs, making traditional distinctions between “conservative” and “liberal” Christians obsolete.
It’s Complicated harks back to Joseph Fletcher’s twentieth-century classic Situation Ethics (Westminster John Knox Press) and gives readers a toolkit for Christian decision making in a variety of complex situations. The book provides a framework for readers to reference when they’re confronting moral dilemmas in their own lives, what Haberer calls “doing ethics by spreadsheet.”
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Lead Like Jesus Revisited
$19.99“The more I read the Bible, the more evident it becomes that everything I have ever taught or written about effective leadership over the past 25 years, Jesus did to perfection. He is simply the greatest leadership role model of all time.” -Ken Blanchard
Effective leadership-whether on the job, in the community, at church or in the home-starts on the inside. Before you can hope to lead anyone else, you have to know who you are. Every leader must answer two critical questions:
*Whose are you going to be?
*Who are you going to be?One deals with your relationship to Christ. The other with your life purpose.
In this newly revised classic, renowned leadership expert Ken Blanchard along guides readers through the process of discovering how to lead like Jesus. It really could be described as the process of aligning two internal domains-the heart and the head; and two external domains-the hands and the habits. These four dimensions of leadership form the outline for this very practical and transformational book. With simple yet profound principles from the life of Jesus, and dozens of stories and leadership examples from his own life, Ken Blanchard will once again show us the way effective leaders lead.
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On The Christian Life
$15.00Taken from John Calvin’s magnum opus Institutes of the Christian Religion, this book has inspired readers around the world for more than four centuries. This concise and practical devotional was first printed for the purpose of teaching Christians how to live out their faith. Focusing on subjects such as righteousness, self-denial, the significance of the cross, suffering, and how we should live our lives today, Calvin stresses the importance that believers cling to the grace given through Christ’s death and resurrection. He proposes practical ways to bring that grace into our fallen world without abusing our roles as representatives of God.
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Looking For Love
$16.00Deep down, each of us wants to experience a relationship that will give us the love, support, and intimate friendship we so desperately desire. If you’re ready to discover the essential keys to experiencing lasting love, then let George Bloomer show you the way to establishing godly relationships that will stand the test of time. Whether you’re married or still looking for that special someone, you can find out how to distinguish between good and bad relationships, deal with harmful relationships, do what it takes to keep your relationship alive and exciting, and develop deeper intimacy in your relationship. Experience a loving, lasting relationship far beyond all you could ever ask or imagine!
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Are You Fired Up Or Burned Out
$17.99The sense of boredom, futility, melancholy and tiredness that settles on the human spirit is a tragic characteristic of life in our hectic, frenzied, stressful modern world. The sad truth is that while we have done so well and have been so creative in so many dimensions of life, we have all too often missed the main thing. We have moved into outer space, but we have not really discovered and celebrated the mysteries and wonders of our own inner space. The “world weariness” that plagues us is not so much the problem as it is a symptom of a much deeper problem called emptiness. It’s the emptiness that comes from loving and craving the wrong things… temporal, material things that will never satisfy. We scrape and scramble to get them, only to discover that they don’t fill the vacuum. Then we feel cheated, short-changed, let down, bored, empty and bone weary. But, it doesn’t have to be that way! God does not want it to be that way for us. Jesus came that we might have exciting, joyful, “abundant life!” In this study, we will take a look at some ways (of course, with God’s help and God’s grace and Jesus’ life and teaching) that we can stay excited, exhilarated, fulfilled and “fired up” about life.
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1 Dress One Year
$12.99When sixteen-year-old Bethany Winz learned about the millions of men, women, and children around the world trapped in slavery, her stomach churned. How can anyone do that to another human being? she wondered. And why aren’t we doing something?
This is the story of Bethany’s “something.”
Journey with her as she wears the same black dress every day for a year to focus attention on the lack of choices people in modern-day slavery face and raise money to help end human trafficking. As Bethany works to bring freedom to people worldwide, she’ll discover how much she too needs freedom. You’ll be inspired not only to change the world in your own way but also to experience the life-changing freedom of God’s irrepressible love.
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Dusty Ones : Why Wandering Deepens Your Faith (Reprinted)
$23.75In a provocatively honest and transparent voice, pastor and dynamic speaker uses the biblical narrative to show readers that wandering is not only an essential aspect of Christian spirituality, it is a discipline to be practiced.
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Distinctly You
$14.99For Women Who Want More Than Comparing, Competing, and Coveting
All of creation is content to be what it was made to be except us. Fish flourish in water. Ants are not worried about their size. But we waste time on the three C’s–comparing, competing, coveting. We aim at the bull’s-eye on someone else’s board, pursuing a race we weren’t equipped to run.
Cheryl Martin shows women how to develop their God-given uniqueness rather than becoming fixated on what they are not or do not have. Distinctly You unveils the actions and attitudes that may be sabotaging women and explores ways women can engage and build up their unique talents, interests, and strengths. Readers will be inspired by examples in the Old and New Testaments of people who were exceptional for God’s kingdom. As the author shares her ongoing quest to be distinct for his glory, readers see how God created them to thrive.
Includes end-of-chapter questions for individual or group use.
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Jesus Calling For Graduates
$15.99You just graduated. Now what?
Hear what Jesus has to say to you during this major life transition.
During times of transition and unknown next steps, it is more important than ever to cling to the promises of God and to tune your ear to hear what Jesus has to say. Jesus Calling for Graduates provides guidance and encouragement for new grads as they venture into the next phase of their lives.
Follow along with 150 devotions divided topically-on topics such as attitude, discerning God’s will, identity, and worth-that are most applicable and relevant to your life now-a little bigger, a little more exciting, a little scarier-and lean in close to hear what Jesus is saying to you today: words of hope, encouragement, and reassurance of His unending love.
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What Good Is Jesus
$17.48When children are sold into slavery-what good is Jesus?
When wretched disease takes a loved one’s life-what good is Jesus?
When marriages crumble and jobs disappoint-what good is Jesus?
Faced with declining opportunities, a war-torn globe, and seemingly-insurmountable crises, more and more disillusioned young people are sincerely asking-what good is Jesus?How do we even begin to answer? Do we begin with Scripture, our own experience of faith, or something else? In What Good is Jesus, Pastor Marv Nelson doesn’t avoid tough questions and criticism, he tackles issues with love and wisdom. Examining sexuality, politics, racial tensions, suffering, and more, Nelson addresses these problems through a relational rather than religious approach.
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Searching For Happiness
$20.00The key to happiness is being rich, successful, and beautiful…right? Martin Thielen, best-selling author of What’s the Least I Can Believe and Still Be a Christian?, insists that this is far from the truth. Happiness, Thielen argues, does not come from external factors like getting a job promotion or finally reaching your goal weight. Rather, happiness is an inside job.
In brief, easy-to-read chapters, Thielen offers ten traits of happy and fulfilled people. Using psychological research, personal anecdotes, and Scripture, Thielen begins the path to contentment by showing how life circumstances-including income, health, physical appearance, and marital status-only account for about 10 percent of a person’s overall life satisfaction. From there, he offers alternatives to the frequent methods we use to make ourselves happy. Instead of aiming to make more money, Thielen contends that expressing gratitude and cultivating optimism are surer paths to joy. Rather than focusing on constant advancement in our careers, let’s practice our ability to forgive, to be generous, and to use trials as growth opportunities. These lessons, and much more, help readers who may be dissatisfied in their lives see that authentic contentment is closer than they ever imagined.
The book features a guide for group or individual study, which includes questions for reflection and a challenge for each individual to reflect on during the week.
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Debt Proof Your Marriage
$21.17Are you and your spouse in debt?
Do you want to get out of debt–and stay out?
How can you team up to make your money work for you?No matter what your financial situation looks like right now, you and your spouse can take steps to become debt free and strengthen your marriage in the process. Debt-Proof Your Marriage is packed with real-life advice and sprinkled with humor that will renew your hope and determination. It covers everything you need for managing your money as a couple. You’ll learn:
* how to reconcile different money behaviors and beliefs
* forty places to find money that you didn’t know you had
* the 80 percent solution
* and much moreThis book will give you all the help you need to take care of the present, clean up the past, and prepare for a successful, financially sound future. And most important, it will show you how to live debt free–protecting your marriage, your money, and your peace of mind.
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Human Being And Becoming
$35.00Becoming fully human is a lifelong journey. It can also be an incredible adventure. Here internationally respected depth psychologist, spiritual guide, and personal transformation coach David Benner explores the mysteries of human being and becoming. Drawing on insights from science, philosophy, and forty years of experience integrating psychology and spirituality, he pre-sents concrete steps for living in ways that move us toward wholeness. He also draws on mysticism, the perennial wisdom tradition, interfaith dialogue, and the contemplative Christian tradition, developing a robust spirituality that reveals how we can align ourselves with God’s presence in the world.
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Gods Chosen Fast (Revised)
$12.99Having proved over many years the great value and blessing of fasting, the author has written this book to share with others what the Bible has to say about this important and neglected subject. His aim has been to furnish a handbook which deals not only with all the main passages in Scripture that touch on the matter, but also with the practical issues involved.
This is a balanced study which seeks to give to the subject the weight that Scripture gives it and avoids exaggeration and over-emphasis. The book includes a biblical index, and an appendix dealing with the textual problems surrounding four references to fasting in the New Testament.
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Divine Collision : An African Boy An American Lawyer And Their Remarkable B
$61.66In a Ugandan prison for two murders he didn t commit, Henry is losing hope. He pleads with God for a sign. Jim, in California, finds himself saying a small yes to God who brings their two lives together with momentous results.
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To The Table
$20.00With the growing farm-to-table movement and popularity of local farmers’ markets, we are becoming more conscious of where our food originates. This spirituality of eating and food helps us reflect on current realities and understand how eating forms our souls inwardly, upwardly, and outwardly. The author offers practical guidance on what it means to eat alone or in community with more intention, compassion, humility, and gratitude. She also tells the story of food as it transitions from seed to table. Sidebars contain gardening and food tips, recipes, and food preservation guides. End-of-chapter questions for individual and group use are included.
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10 Commandments : The Ten Commandments Are The Only Messages To Men That Go
$16.00The Ten Commandments are the only words that God wrote to man with His own hand. In fact, He wrote them out twice, and even spoke them aloud in the hearing of Israel.
In The Ten Commandments, Moody devotes a separate chapter to each commandment, with a concluding summary. His fervent belief was that the commandments are still God’s measure of obedience today. But they are more than a measuring stick; they are a signpost pointing fallen mankind toward the only One who was able to keep God’s law.
Moody’s teachings are still relevant to this day. His words still resonate just as they did in his large evangelical meetings where thousands of converts fell to their knees. He reminds us that Jesus came not to abolish the law but to fulfill it, and to become righteousness for all who believe.
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40 Days Of Decrease
$19.99“What are you giving up for Lent?” we are asked. Our minds begin to whirl: Chocolate? Designer coffee? Social media? Forty days later, some feel disappointed in their efforts (it was a limited-time blend . . . ), some feel surprised by their success (didn’t even miss it . . . ), but perhaps precious few feel spiritually renewed.
Can such fasts alone truly prepare us to celebrate Easter? Or any other chosen time of reflection during the year?
Or could it be that before we can be duly awed by resurrection, we need to daily honor crucifixion?
40 Days of Decrease emphasizes a different type of fast. What if you or your church fasted comparison? What if your family fasted accumulation? What if your office fasted gossip?
40 Days of Decrease guides readers through a study of Jesus’ uncommon and uncomfortable call to abandon the world’s illusions, embrace His kingdom’s reality, and journey cross-ward and beyond.
Each daily, 1000-word entry will include:
*a devotional based on Jesus’ cross-ward life;
*a reflection question to guide journaling or group discussion;
*a fast to inspire a tangible response;
*a thought-provoking Lenten quote;
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Ministry Of Women
$25.00Throughout the history of Christianity, the roles and responsibilities of women in ministry have been a hotly debated and highly controversial topic.
Questions abound…
*Should women be ordained?
*Can women serve as elders, pastors, and teachers in the church?
*What about women “usurping” authority over men?
*What about Paul’s teaching that women should be silent in church and be submissive and obedient to male leadership, both at home and in ministry?
*If God calls, equips, and anoints men or women for any area of ministry, who are we to resist His will?After years of study and research on the matter, long-time pastor and Bible teacher Kevin Conner addresses these questions and more as he fully deals with the role, function, and place of women in church life. He lays out the case for women functioning together with men as partners in the body of Christ. He supports women whom God has gifted for prophetic, teaching, evangelistic, and shepherding roles. He challenges assumptions and encourages both men and women to fulfill the will of God in the redeemed community-the church-as it carries out His will in the earth.
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Fruit For The Soul
$56.66Given a life spent in scholarship and controversy, it is easy to forget how much energy Martin Luther devoted to helping the common person understand and take comfort from God’s word. This commitment extended to even the most challenging of biblical texts, and nowhere is this more apparent than Luther’s work on the lament Psalms. Difficult to understand, and perhaps even more difficult to implement in life and devotion, the lament Psalms played a key role in Luther’s thought. More importantly, the lament Psalms were for Luther an essential part of the Christian’s understanding of the life of faith.
In this brief volume, Dennis Ngien helps contemporary readers engage Luther’s commentary on the lament Psalms. What Luther intended for the education and encouragement of everyday Christians, Ngien unpacks and illuminates for life in the twenty-first century.
Introduced and commended by Robert Kolb, the volume will be appreciated by teacher and student alike.
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God Is With You Every Day
$19.99It’s easier to face the day when you know God is with you.
God Is With You Every Day is a brand-new 365-day devotional from Max Lucado, and his first new devotional since the creation of the Grace for the Moment(R) line. Max’s signature reassuring and encouraging voice, paired with the practical, relevant, and personal message that God is with you every day, makes a great way to start each day of the year.
This devotional begins each week with a prayer and scripture, followed by six days of devotions and scripture for reflection. Weaving messages of comfort, grace, and encouragement, this book is wonderful for anyone who wants a fresh infusion of faith to start each day, as well as those walking through difficult seasons of life such as loneliness, grief, or change.
You can face each day with courage – because God is with you.
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Grace Of Yielding
$15.00If God asked you, as He did with Abraham, to sacrifice your “pride and joy,” your “Isaac,” could you do it? From the Scriptures, Derek Prince shows that God will give back to you abundantly when you are willing to yield to Him. Discover how you can please God in all you do, become mature in your faith, and receive your inheritance as a child of God. You can be confident that, as you yield to the Spirit of Christ, you will learn to walk in the abundance of God’s power and blessings.
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Grieving The Child I Never Knew
$16.99Warm, encouraging, and truly helpful for anyone experiencing the terrible loss of a baby
When the anticipation of your child’s birth turns into the grief of miscarriage, tubal pregnancy, stillbirth, or early infant death, no words on earth can ease your loss. But there is strength and encouragement in the wisdom of others who have been there and found that God’s comfort is real.Having experienced three miscarriages and the death of an infant son, Kathe Wunnenberg knows the deep anguish of losing a child. Grieving the Child I Never Knew was born from her personal journey through sorrow. It is a wise and tender companion for mothers whose hearts have been broken-mothers whose dreams have been shattered and who wonder how to go on.
This devotional collection will help those mothers grieve honestly and well. With seasoned insights and gentle questions, it invites the reader to present her hurts before God and to receive over time the healing that He alone can-and will-provide.
Each devotion includes:
*Scripture passage and prayer
*”Steps Toward Healing” questions
*Space for journaling
*Readings for holidays and special occasionsAlthough the book was originally released in 2001, it remains a bestselling title on this topic.
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Power Of A Praying Mom
$12.99If we can be sure our children have strong faith in God and His Word, and the love of God in their hearts, then we can trust that they are set for eternity. Our prayers play a big part in helping them achieve that. ~Stormie
Bestselling author Stormie Omartian’s heart resonates for you as a mom who wants to lift up your children to the One who is a Father to all.
Gathered in this charming little book are prayers in pairs: One for you, Mom, and a corresponding one for your children. Each set covers a topic dear to your mother’s heart–such as your children’s relationship with the Lord, their growth in faith, their health, family, and friends, and so much more. Also included are Scripture verses and blank lines for you to write prayers that are specific and personal to you and your family.
Let this lovely keepsake be a powerful reminder of how God works through praying mothers, and how covering your children in prayer will give you peace for every aspect of their lives.
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Solomons Treasure 2nd Edition
$19.99God once asked King Solomon, “What shall I give thee?” Solomon could have asked for anything-riches, long life, endless joy-but instead, he simply asked for discernment between good and evil. Impressed by Solomon’s foresight, God additionally granted him a wise and understanding heart, which is why the name Solomon is now synonymous with wisdom. “Solomon’s Treasure: Uncover the Ancient Paths,” makes use of the Book of Proverbs, God’s gift to a wise king. It is a practical guide bringing ancient wisdom into modern times, fully applicable in your day-to-day life. It covers ninety-seven key topics from Proverbs, including anger, compassion, revenge, and forgiveness. The source material is three thousand years old, but the advice found in it is timeless and relevant even today. As Christians, it is easy to get distracted and wander from the path. Even so, a life lived well begins with a single step; often that step is simple awareness. Are you ready to take that first step? “Solomon’s Treasure” offers an opportunity to see clearly the rights and wrongs of a Christian life in an informative, easy-to-understand guidebook leading to a path of wisdom and fulfillment.
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When It All Comes Together
$15.99With a moving sequel to her own story in When It All Falls Apart, Riva Tims shows you how to cooperate with God as He puts the broken pieces of your life back together. Romans 8:28 states, “We know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose” MEV. When It All Comes Together is for anyone who needs to let go of the past and allow God to craft their life. You will learn to positively identify defining moments in your life, which you deemed catastrophic, and see how God has been meticulously at work through it all. Through the author’s transparent account of her personal experience and promises from Scripture, you will learn that God gives a double anointing to those who stand through tribulation.
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How To Be Happy In An Unhappy World (Reprinted)
$13.99We all desire peace and contentment in our lives. But for all of our chasing after happiness, do we ever really achieve it? We think if we can get one step higher on the ladder, lose those last ten pounds, or find that one perfect person, then happiness will be ours for the taking. But the things of the world don’t offer lasting peace and contentment.
How to Be Happy in an Unhappy World unveils the secret to finding–and maintaining–true happiness. Diving deep into the core of the heart where true and perfect happiness waits, Marie Chapian guides readers in discovering this largely untapped source of peace. Based on solid biblical principles and scientific brain research, this book unlocks the door to freedom from depression, anxiety, frustration, and the despair of life’s endless emotional roller coaster. It includes revealing self-discovery questions, short quizzes, and practical how-to lists that will enable readers to discover an inner radiance and happiness that cannot be extinguished.
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Jesus Calling Deluxe Edition
$19.99Experience peace in the presence of the Savior who is closer than you can imagine.
This #1 bestselling 365-day devotional is written as if Jesus Himself is speaking directly to you-words of encouragement, comfort, and reassurance of His unending love.
Sarah Young shares her personal prayer journal and her reflections based on Jesus’ words of hope, guidance, and peace within Scripture. Penned by one who loves Jesus and reveres His Word, these writings will help your love for Jesus grow as you spend time with Him each day.
Experience a deeper relationship with the Lord as you savor the presence of the One who will never leave you.
Updated leathersoft cover allows for imprinting.
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Safehouse : How Emotional Safety Is The Key To Raising Kids Who Live Love A
$18.00These days especially, parents are deeply concerned about keeping their children safe physically, emotionally, relationally, and spiritually. An expert on family and child psychology presents current research, biblical insight, and practical suggestions for making your home a safe house for your kids.
Family counselor, professor, and pastor Josh Straub shows parents how to create a “Safe House,” an environment free of fear and a place of safety where young minds and hearts can thrive. And the secret is that the Safe House is not a house at all, but you.
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Thoughtful Christianity : Faith And Action In The Way Of Jesus
$23.00“The next revival must be an awakening in the intellect of Christians ready to mark the life of the church and of the broader society with a thoughtful faith.”
Thoughtful Christianity provides a guide to Christian faith that honors tradition while embracing modern thought and valuing critical reflection. Daniel examines the extreme polarization of Christianity in the last century and argues that American Christians are in need of an awakening of the mind. He suggests a way of life that includes commitment to education, high value placed on curiosity, and instruction from “those with the courage to be corrected.” Divided into three parts, the book explores how science can inform faith, the marks of a thoughtful life, and some suggestions for living a thoughtful life. Daniel shows us how we can move forward, unbound by labels, to know and serve God better.
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Box : Answering The Faith Of Unbelief
$10.95Mr. C’s little antique box is giving Mr. A fits. How could such a simple idea ruin his sleep and push him to abandon his atheism to become an agnostic? And why does he doubt his former confidence to deny the possibility of miracles and the existence of the God of Scripture? It seems the little brown box had shaken him to the core. Was he really a man of faith, and blind faith at that? Must an atheist really know everything about the universe and beyond to know that God does not exist? Was his atheism irrational? Atheists and agnostics pride themselves on being reasonable and scientific while viewing Christian faith as blind and unreasonable. But the opposite is true. Christian faith is neither blind nor unreasonable while the best arguments of atheism and agnosticism rest on false assumptions of faith. Moreover, the toughest arguments against Christianity and the truth of Scripture can become the means of stronger joy and faith in Christ when we see the unreasonable and unscientific nature of unbelief in the best of its proponents. All arguments against the existence and nature of God can easily be exposed as resting on unreasonable assumptions of blind faith. When Christians learn to see and understand these assumptions, they are not only equipped to refute the most difficult claims of unbelief, they will be encouraged in their faith in Christ and inoculated against intimidating arguments that would steal their joy and assurance.
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Every Little Thing
$17.50Every woman has had that moment–we see a need in our church, our school, our neighborhood, our family, or our world and we think, Someone really should get to work on that, never imagining that we might be the answer to that need. We don’t have the time, the expertise, the money. We’ve got careers to manage, bills to pay, meals to prepare, and way too much laundry piling up. Besides, who are we to think we can change the world?
In this encouraging and empowering book, Deidra Riggs calls women to accept God’s invitation to join him in making a difference right where they are, regardless of their current life stage. She shows women that they were created with a purpose and with the capacities to fulfill that purpose. And she reminds readers that it’s not up to us to fix the world, but it is up to us to join God–and the rest of his people–in his redemptive work. For when God calls and the timid reader looks over her shoulder and answers, “Who, me?” God always emphatically answers, “Yes, you.”
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