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Feeding The Mouth That Bites You (Expanded)
$18.99Add to cartParenting Teenagers Is Hard. How Do You Know If You’re Doing It Right?
Many parents struggle in raising their teens because they fail to transition from seeing them as children to seeing them as adults-in-training. Progressively giving teens more control over their lives reduces stress and prepares your teen for maturity as an adult.
In Feeding the Mouth that Bites You, Dr. Ken Wilgus outlines a clear path to help parent teens in today’s world. Engaging, accessible, and based on Dr. Wilgus’ thirty-five years of clinical family work, teaching on parenting–and successfully raising three teens of his own–you’ll find this guide immensely practical. Learn what your teen needs and why they act the way they do so that you can reduce your frustrations and thoughtfully guide them.
You’ll also discover how to:*help them to grow in responsibility and prepare them to launch into the real world
*reduce conflict and maintain good communications
*set clear, reasonable limits without provoking fights
*manage tough issues like school, alcohol use, dating, etc., and more!Packed with stories, examples, and charts, Feeding the Mouth that Bites You is an indispensable resource that will give you confidence to raise kids who are ready for adult living.
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Full Hearted Life
$18.99Add to cartMeaningful answers for life’s big questions. Everyone must ask life’s big questions. Even people who reject any hint of the supernatural and insist that nothing exists apart from matter will have to find meaning for themselves. To put this another way, the defining mark of our secular age is not the absence of belief, but rather the effect on our consciousness of the sheer number of competing belief systems. That effect is fragilization. And so, belief is fragile. We don’t have to believe what we believe. We could believe something else entirely. This book articulates how believing in Jesus gives us a sense of who we are, why we’re here, what the good life is, and how to move toward that good life. This is not traditional apologetics, offering logical proofs that God exists or that Jesus is God incarnate or that all those alternative belief systems are false. Put simply, the aim of this book is to help you see for yourself and to explain to others how Christian belief and Christian practice can make life meaningful.
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No Greater Love
$16.99Add to cartEmbark on a captivating journey of discovery and explore the boundless nature of God’s love.
No Greater Love tells a story of love and hope. With each page turn, children will be mesmerized by the rhyming narrative and beautifully illustrated scenes that bring to life the message of God’s love being wide, high, deep, and long. A heartwarming and inspiring read, this book is the perfect tool to plant seeds of faith and guide children on the path to understanding just how much God loves them.
This read-aloud, rhyming book with colorful illustrations is perfect for:
*Sparking the imagination of young children ages 3-8
*Sharing the message of God’s great love that is high and deep and wide
*Gift-giving during Valentine’s Day, Easter, birthdays, baptisms, and seasons of church ministry outreach
*Inspiring faith-based and Biblical discussions with parents, grandparents, friends, and teachers
*Establishing Jesus as the provider of immense love outlined in Ephesians 3:18-19 and initiates age-appropriate conversation about God’s unending, unconditional, and constant love
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Bored Book : Word Games, Quizzes, And Other Phone-Free Activities To Liven
$15.00Add to cartThe perfect antidote for any boredom crisis that may pop up during the day, featuring solo activities, games for multiple players, fun trivia, Bible memory verses, and more!
Designed to be compact enough to be taken on the go, The Bored Book is the perfect companion for those moments of monotony that drag on throughout the day–in doctor’s offices, on public transportation, or in any other “waiting” spaces. Instead of reaching for your phone, flip through this activity book and discover mindful distractions ranging from tic-tac-toe and sketching pages to word searches and visual scavenger hunts. If you’re looking for ways to dig deeper during “in between” moments, you will also find breath prayers, Scripture memory tips, and reflection questions.
Divided into two main sections–Solo Activities and Multiplayer Games–this on-the-go activity book offers something for every instance of apathy that might come your way, whether you’re feeling introverted or extroverted. A bonus section at the back of the book includes space for tracking when you’re most likely to get bitten by the boredom bug and pages for charting your wins against it.
Everyone gets bored sometimes, but may this book be your antidote.
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Get Your Spirit Back
$24.00Add to cartIn this bold call to find your purpose, a sought-after speaker and devoted pastor inspires you to show up to your life with God-given confidence by moving beyond insecurity and negative self-talk.
What if the main thing holding you back in life is . . . you?
Pastor Earl McClellan knew he’d been given a gift for leadership, yet too often whenever the time came to speak up, he would shy away. He passed the spotlight to others until God challenged him to stop sidestepping his calling. Now a speaker and church founder, McClellan shares how he learned to break free from the prisons of insecurity, negativity, and confusion.
In this manifesto of courage and purpose, McClellan draws fresh insights from the life of the unlikely biblical hero Gideon to help you do the same. Discover how to:
* identify when God is speaking and when you’re overthinking
* replace insecurity with God-given confidence
* follow God’s call with bold humility
* engage God’s presence, power, and favor wherever you goIf you’ve ever felt you had more to give-leadership, courage, kindness-but have struggled to fully unleash these qualities, Get Your Spirit Back is the catalyst you need. Liberate yourself from the mindset holding you back and stand in the confidence of who God made you to be.
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Finding Baby Holly
$18.99Add to cartHolly Marie was forty-two years old the day she found out she was missing.
At ten months old, Holly Marie was brought to the door of a church by three barefoot women in white robes and head coverings. Adopted by the pastor and raised in a loving Christian home, Holly nevertheless struggled with the ache of not knowing what had happened to her biological parents. She still felt their absence even as she married and started a family of her own.
When two detectives showed up at the restaurant where she worked and informed her that she had a large family in Florida who had been searching for her for over 40 years, Holly’s past became the reality of her present, and she began the sometimes painful journey of discovering the truth about her origins: Her parents had been brutally murdered, their case still unsolved.
With the help of law enforcement across four states, forensic genealogists, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and her newly discovered family members, the missing pieces began to come together. Except these-why had her parents been murdered? And who had murdered them? She soon found out that the truth leads not always to answers but sometimes to more questions, that it also brings healing and restoration, and that we must surrender our unknowns to God until, in His perfect timing, all truths are revealed.
Finding Baby Holly is the true, inspiring story of a wife and mother who was “missing” for over forty years after her parents’ murders, the persistent detectives who never stopped investigating, and the birth family who never lost hope in finding her.
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Reviving Mission : Awakening To The Everyday Movement Of God
$20.00Add to cartGod’s mission is for everyone, every day.
In the midst of societal disruption and disillusionment, we’re seeing signs of a new season of God bringing people into renewal and revival. Jesus is the Sent One who invites us to become like him and live as sent people. God is leading us into a new normal where all of us-not just the professionals-can encounter him and experience his work.
Apostolic mission leaders Linson Daniel, Jon Hietbrink, and Eric Rafferty reveal God’s invitation into everyday mission in the way of Jesus. Though Christians may be discouraged by various challenges, this season holds opportunities for experiencing God’s movement in fresh ways among unlikely people.
With biblical insights into how Jesus and the early church lived, the authors invite us into four Es of reviving mission:
*Encountering God
*Exploring what he’s doing all around us
*Empowering those he sends us to, and
*Establishing communal rhythms of transforming habits and habitats.This model of holistic mission brings together the person of God, postures of redemption, and practices of engagement in a way that equips ordinary people for transformation and renewal.
God’s mission revives us as sent ones and the communities we are sent to. Come and be awakened to his everyday movement all around you.
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Luke In The Land Teen Girls Bible Study Book With Video Access (Student/Study Gu
$30.75Add to cartIn our Bibles, we have four Gospels describing Jesus’s time on earth: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. The land of Israel-the place Jesus walked and taught during His earthly ministry-is often referred to as the “fifth Gospel.”
Follow Kristi McLelland through Israel as we study snapshots from the Gospel of Luke to see where the stories of the Bible took place. Over seven sessions, teen girls will get to join in the journey as Kristi teaches from locations in Israel like Bethlehem, the Sea of Gallilee, Gethsemane, Jerusalem, and the road to Emmaus. Along the way, they’ll see how Jesus, the Messiah, brought His kingdom to earth for everybody.
*7 video teaching sessions shot in Israel with Kristi McLelland, available via redemption code printed in the Bible study workbook
*Beautiful color photography that helps you visualize places where Jesus ministered
*6 weeks of personal study
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Everyday Joy And Peace
$24.99Add to cartExperience the joy and peace that only God can give and live a more fulfilling, content life.
With so many things vying for our attention and devotion, it is no wonder we so easily become discontent, discouraged, and worried. We need daily reminders of God’s goodness and love to encourage our spirit and keep our hearts pointed in the right direction.
In Everyday Joy and Peace, part of the MyDaily(R) devotional series, you get 52 weeks of biblically based teachings and devotions from trusted pastors and leaders to help keep your heart oriented in the right direction so you can live a life of filled with joy and peace. Each devotion includes a Scripture reading, reflections to deepen your relationship with God, and a prayer to help you focus your heart and mind on God.
This focused devotional, curated by trusted Bible teacher O. S. Hawkins, includes:
*Brief, powerful devotions for 52 weeks–one devotion for each day of the workweek and one devotion for the weekend (312 devotions total)
*Biblical teachings to strengthen your walk with Jesus focusing on peace and joy
*Scripture readings to support each teaching
*Insights and wisdom from 52 trusted pastors and leaders
If you want to begin the journey toward a deeper faith and greater fulfillment in life, Everyday Joy and Peace will give you daily encouragement that helps you draw closer to God. Joy and peace don’t just have to be things you read about in Scripture, they can be realities that permeate every day of your life if you will simply focus your mind and your heart on God each day.
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Million Little Miracles
$25.00Add to cartThink you’ve never experienced a miracle? The New York Times bestselling author of Win the Day reminds us of the millions of miracles God performs every day and inspires us to live with a clearer sense of identity and purpose.
In our age of instant access to information, we are in danger of losing our grip on our most ancient emotion-childlike wonder. We need to cultivate a holy curiosity. For what? For everything! Too many of us are so wrapped up in our own worlds that we end up worshiping a god who looks like us, thinks like us, and votes like us. As a result of our impoverished view of God, most of us are only living at half capacity-we let anxiety keep us from purusing our dreams because we can’t see that God is far bigger than our biggest problems and close enough to help.
In response, Mark Batterson invites us to consider the miraculous work of God going on around us every day. He highlights three aspects of God that we take for granted. God is:
*Bigger than we think: our complex, interconnected universe speaks to God’s vastness. Mark Batterson shows us how to dream bigger and live more confidently in light of God’s immense power.
*Closer than we realize: God is not only bigger than your biggest problems, he is close enough to help you face them. This book will help you take inventory of what’s holding you back and a live with a greater awareness of God’s empowering presence.
*Better than we can imagine: the millions of miracles all around us speak not only to God’s power but also to his love which equips us to live out the dreams he has given us.
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Wanda E Brunstetters Amish Friends Comfort Foods Cookbook
$17.99Add to cartFavorite Amish Recipes that Taste Like Home and Love
New, from New York Times bestselling author of Amish fiction, Wanda E. Brunstetter, is a must-have cookbook that delivers food for comfort and joy.
Why do we turn to food when our emotions are on a rollercoaster? Why do things like mac and cheese or chocolate chip cookies bring us comfort? Well, this book won’t answer the psychological questions, but it will deliver those foods that help you through a bad day or add to a celebratory occasion. Over 200 recipes from Amish and Mennonite cooks are divided into traditional categories from main dishes and sides to desserts and snacks, encased in a lay-flat binding, and presented in full color. Home cooks of all ages will be delighted to add this cookbook to their collection to have on hand whenever comfort food is needed.
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When The Church Harms Gods People
$19.99Add to cartInternationally recognized psychologist Diane Langberg has come face to face with the crushing trauma of sexual abuse, trafficking, domestic abuse, and rape–and its cover-up.
Even more tragic, she has encountered it all within Christian communities and the church.
As a highly respected trauma scholar and psychologist working in the United States and around the world for more than 50 years, she envisions a better way.
In When the Church Harms God’s People, Langberg unveils what she has learned about how churches cause harm and why Christian communities often foster unhealthy leaders who end up hurting rather than protecting God’s people. She also offers hope for the future, describing how churches can reflect Christ not just in what they teach but also in how they care for themselves and others.
This book is an invaluable tool for leaders and laypeople alike who want to help the church resist abuses of power and become a safe place for survivors.
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Commissioned With Power
$32.99Add to cartThe Definitive Guide to Operating in the Gifts of the Spirit
Do you long to experience the fullness of the Holy Spirit’s gifts in your life? Great confusion, misunderstanding, and false teaching surrounding the spiritual gifts abounds, leaving many believers feeling stranded and powerless.
The late Gordon Lindsay spent decades helping Christians around the world walk in the fullness of their Holy Spirit inheritance. Now his dynamic, definitive teaching can help you, too.
In Commissioned with Power, Gordon Lindsay, renowned 20th century Bible teacher and founder of Christ For The Nations, helps you break free of powerless Christianity by understanding, accessing, and wielding the gifts of the Spirit outlined in 1 Corinthians 12 and 14.
In this comprehensive and easy-to-understand guide, you will learn:
*What each of the nine gifts are
*Why each gift is important
*How to operate in each gift in everyday life
*What the spiritual gifts look like in the modern church
*How to walk in power and anointingFeatures topics not often covered in standard teaching on spiritual gifts, such as:
Discerning Angels and Evil Spirits – Supernatural Transportation –
Different Measures of the Holy Spirit – Various Healing Gifts –
False Prophets and Prophecies – 21 Reasons Christians Should Speak in Tongues
Stop delighting the enemy with your ineffective Christianity! Partner with the Holy Spirit to see His gifts and power manifest in your life–and watch the devil run for cover.
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Grace Abounds : God’s Abundance Against The Fear Of Scarcity
$20.00Add to cartIn Grace Abounds: God’s Abundance against the Fear of Scarcity, Walter Brueggemann explores our human struggle of having a smallness of mind that breeds competition and envy against God’s prompting to move beyond our small selves to trust in God’s ultimate provision and to extend ourselves to others openhandedly.
The Walter Brueggemann Library brings together the wide-ranging and enlivening thought of popular biblical scholar Walter Brueggemann over his storied career. Each volume collects previously published work on a biblical theme that has deeply informed Brueggemann’s scholarship, in an accessible digest for readers who want to freshly engage his prophetically minded but approachable writing on the topic.
The Bible often associates God’s grace with abundance. While it is sometimes equated with forgiveness, more often grace is described much more broadly in the texts of ancient Israel: as the divine self-giving that stands against various forms of scarcity.We are bombarded daily with the idea that there is not enough of anything–housing, jobs, resources. By contrast, the Bible shows again and again how God meets our needs abundantly but in such a way that unveils our profound ongoing need for God and for one another. The first part of Grace Abounds lays out fundamentals of biblical grace by focusing on some of our most basic needs–to eat, to use land, to find shelter–and four different types of responses from people in Scripture struggling to survive experiences of exile and forced migration. In the second part of the book, Brueggemann advocates for specific biblical practices that are appropriate to the reality and experience of God’s grace and grace-full relationships with fellow creatures: keeping Sabbath, making doxology, bestowing blessing, offering forgiveness, and realizing reconciliation.
Questions for reflection are included at the end of each chapter, making this book ideal for individual or group study.
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Sacred Romance Workbook Updated Edition (Workbook)
$19.99Add to cartThe voice catches us off guard, whether in the middle of the day or the dead of night. It is the voice of God, wooing our hearts with words that seem too good to be true. Listen to me–there is something missing. You long to be in a love affair, a great adventure. You were made for more. You know it.
Yet another voice, often louder, competes for our attention. The Message of the Arrows has assaulted us since childhood. The enemy knows if he can get us to lose heart, we will lose everything. How are we to make sense of these terribly opposed messages?
The Sacred Romance pulls the curtain back on the cosmic drama that God’s been weaving since before time began. In this updated companion to the book, you will discover:
*How your current life is far too safe compared to the larger story God has for you;
*How to know God as the Great Romancer and embrace his love for you;
*How the enemy tries to destroy you through the Message of the Arrows; and
*How to enter into and remain in the Sacred Romance with Jesus.The Sacred Romance Workbook is a guided journey filled with questions, exercises, journaling ideas, and explorations of the arts that will lead you into the very heart of God.
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Wake Up To Love
$28.99Add to cartJoyful meditations to start your day intentionally and wake each morning to your soul with chart-topping GoOD Mornings podcast host Nikki Walton.
Imbued with spirit, warmth, and unconditional love, Wake Up to Love draws inspiration from many traditions and experiences, opening our awareness to the moment and deepening our connection to spirit.
Unexpected success created a spiritual crisis for Nikki Walton, which ultimately lead her to search her soul, scour religious texts, and come into closer connection with the divine in her daily life. This inspired GoOD Mornings, 5-minute meditations centering love and spirit to start the day, a popular podcast which has established her as a spiritual leader. She also offers prompts and insight into how this practice has opened her heart to expansiveness and freed her of fear.
Wake Up to Love gathers the 52 best episodes Nikki has recorded so far, crystalized and accompanied by prompts for further reflection, organized around the principles of:
*Finding Love
*Sustaining Love
*Being Love
*Spreading LoveInviting spirit to enter and casting the glow of God’s love upon us all, Wake Up to Love puts us into the moment in all its radiant joy.
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Living Open Handed
$14.99Add to cartLife is full of ups and downs. We have an idea of what’s good for us-but it doesn’t always match God’s plans for us. How do we learn to trust God’s timing, provision, plans, and perspective when we’re dealing with the unexpected? Living Open-Handed invites readers to surrender control to God’s all-sustaining power and His very good will as they discover how to appreciate the ins and outs and ups and downs that life brings. Through selected verses, devotions, prayers, and reflection prompts, this 90-day devotional will leave readers with a growing sense of faith-and maybe even an unexplainable joy-in the curveballs life throws at them.
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Legends Die Young
$19.99Add to cartEvery martyr had surrendered long before their ultimate sacrifice, death.
This book will help me to grow in faith and strengthen my understanding of all that God is. I will watch as God patches up the wounds of my heart so that I can step fully into the calling and all the plans that He has for my life.
Legends Die Young unveils the journey every believer embarks on-a battle against forces seeking to separate them from their faith in Jesus. In an era marked by deconstruction and great offense, where the timeless solution lies in the essence of discipleship, this book isn’t just a collection of narratives; it’s a repository of practical wisdom and contemporary tales featuring modern legends in the Christian faith who selflessly sacrificed themselves to ensure the longevity of their faith. It echoes a truth: every martyr had surrendered long before their ultimate sacrifice, death.
Many books teach you to be a better you; few teach you to lay your life down. Within these pages, readers will explore transcending bitterness, betrayal, and unforgiveness, as well as navigating through the storms of hardship with grace and mercy as our guiding lights. Whether readers are shepherding a small group or leading stadiums, this book underscores the essence of nurturing their heart’s core and fostering an unwavering connection with God-a connection resilient against the cunning schemes of the devil, ensuring a life marked by resounding victory.
This book aspires to penetrate the very essence of a believer’s soul, igniting in them an unshakable and triumphant faith in Jesus. It’s crafted to profoundly impact readers, equipping them with tangible tools to overcome challenges, accompanied by real-life narratives of individuals who have traversed similar paths.
“Potential prodigals will never have to eat with pigs if their faith in Jesus is strengthened and they simply can see light at the end of the tunnel of whatever season they are in.” -Brian Barcelona
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Rational Bible Numbers
$39.99Add to cartIf you think the Bible is irrelevant, irrational, or even, at times, immoral-and you have an open mind-The Rational Bible will change your mind and influence your outlook on life.
You will come to understand why the Bible and especially its first five books, the Torah, are the most influential books ever written. Equally important, you will understand how they apply to your life.
The Rational Bible, Dennis Prager’s commentary and explanation of these five books-rooted in his expertise in biblical Hebrew and its grammar-is widely considered the most important modern Bible commentary. Read the thousands of reviews on Amazon-written by people of many faiths and of no faith-and you will appreciate why this is so.
The Book of Numbers-“In the Wilderness” in the original Hebrew-is the fourth book of the Bible. Among the many compelling issues addressed in this volume are the following:
*Doubting God.
*What produces faith-miracles or effort? And if effort, what efforts work?
*Arguing with God.
*Ingratitude as a source of evil.
*Why only men could be priests.
*Why the conscience is not morally reliable.
*Is fanaticism ever justified?
*Is there luck in life, or is everything determined by God’s will?The title of this five-volume commentary is The Rational Bible because its approach is entirely reason-based. The reader is never asked to accept anything on faith alone. In Dennis Prager’s words, “If something I write is not rational, I have not done my job.”
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JStu Survival Guide
$18.99Add to cartAre you ready for the ultimate challenge to build up your faith? Join best friends Justin and Andrew from the hit YouTube channel JStu for this daring 100-day devotional that will test your limits, call for courage, and level up your adventure with Jesus.
The JStu Survival Guide, for tweens and teens, features:
*100 devotions that inspire and equip kids 10 and up to survive and thrive through life’s obstacles with grit, confidence, and authenticity;
*13 ultimate challenges for kids, friends, and families to complete together;
*Bible verses and actionable takeaways;
*hilarious true stories and encouraging real talk from the guys about motivation, self-care, fear, hope, identity, relationships, social media, and world view;
*behind-the-scenes details, embarrassing moments, and favorite Jstu memories; and
*a sturdy and compact hardcover that fits nicely in a backpack or on a nightstand.
The JStu Survival Guide: 100 Days to Conquer Your Fears, Shatter Your Limits, and Build Your Faith is an encouraging gift for birthdays, holidays, new school years, and faith decisions. Older children, tweens, and teens will practice boldness, stretch their comfort zones, grow in faith, and light up the world for Jesus as they explore The JStu Survival Guide with Justin and Andrew, the ultimate survival-challenge duo.
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Sacred Romance : Coming Home To The God Who Pursues Your Heart (Revised)
$19.99Add to cartFind the peace, purpose, and connection you crave by slowing down, asking questions, and deepening your relationship with God or discovering it for the first time.
We have lost touch with our hearts. In the pursuit of efficiency, success, and the busyness of our lives we have only been left with emptiness and longing.
If you’re feeling lost, disconnected, wounded, broken, or if your heart just aches for something more, you’ve come to the right place. In The Sacred Romance, bestselling authors John Eldredge and Brent Curtis invite you to join them as they explore the greatest love of our lives: a relationship with the God who pursues us.
The Sacred Romance will guide you through the journey of getting to know yourself and your creator better, asking you:
*What is this restlessness and emptiness I feel, sometimes after years into my Christian journey?
*How will my spiritual life touch the rest of my life?
*What is it that is set so deeply in my heart, that will not leave me alone?
*When did I stop listening to God’s leading?
The Sacred Romance is a journey of the heart. It is a journey full of intimacy, adventure, and beauty that will guide you to your fondest memories, greatest loves, noblest achievements, and even deepest hurts. But the reward is worth the risk as you enter into God’s story and accept His invitation to experience His unfathomable love.
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Healing For Every Heart In Adoption
$18.99Add to cartIn this groundbreaking book, adoption advocates Betsy S. Kylstra, Lisa C. Qualls, and Jodi Jackson Tucker–an adoptee, birthmother, and adoptive mother–reveal that adoption is both rooted in loss and a redemptive victory. But healing is needed by all in the adoption triad–adoptees, birth parents, and adoptive parents–to experience this wholeness.
In these pages is the practical teaching, sound research, spiritual guidance, and strategic prayers you to need transform your adoption journey, including how to:
* address the profound spiritual challenges created by adoption
* identify the path to healing for each person in the triad
* overcome loss, grief, shame, hurts–and more
* experience restoration and healing through the love of Christ -
Truth Revealed
$29.99Add to cartLaura Evans, a spirited young woman with a strong faith in God, returns from boarding school to her father, unaware of his hidden secrets. Determined to honor her faith while respecting her father’s differing beliefs, Laura’s life takes a turn when she meets a dedicated preacher.
Wilson Porter is committed to working with the Shoshone people but faces ongoing delays from the government. A sudden tragedy shakes his faith and makes him question everything he once believed. As Will and Laura’s friendship deepens into love, they become entangled in a web of secrets and injustices. Together, they face a difficult question: Can their love endure the challenges of deception and tragedy, or will their fractured lives leave them on an uncertain path?
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Scripting A Sermon
$28.00Add to cartScripting a Sermon approaches common challenges for crafting sermons looking toward the essential components of filmmaking to help preachers create more potent sermons.
In this third volume in the “Preaching and…” series, Shauna K. Hannan and Gael Chandler combine their expertise to focus on the convergences between the crafts of homiletics and filmmaking. Looking to enliven the preached word, this book draws attention to the ways in which the sermon is set up to captivate the audience. For example, sermon openings, which are frequently disconnected from the sermon’s overall point or needlessly long, are explored through the techniques of filmmakers who use opening shots to introduce the narrative. Readers will be enlightened to how filmmakers use these openings to set the tone of the film, involve the audience in the characters’ story, and establish expectations for what the audience will encounter throughout the film. Hannan and Chandler give detailed and practical advice on specific aspects of this and other processes that preachers could use to craft far more effective sermons. Other chapters cover building scenes and characters, being a good editor of your work, and crafting effective sermon endings.
Equipped with the wisdom of the best filmmakers, skilled preachers will gain greater insight into powerful methods for captivating hearers and impacting our world.
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Pope Francis
$5.99Add to cartDream big with a Little Golden Book biography about Pope Francis! The perfect introduction to nonfiction for young readers–as well as fans of all ages!
This Little Golden Book about Pope Francis–the head of the Roman Catholic Church and the first Pope from South America–is an inspiring read-aloud for young children.
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Everyday Prayers For Love
$14.99Add to cartRachael Adams was sitting in a church pew one Sunday morning when a love offering envelope caught her eye. She sensed the Lord whisper to her heart, “You are My love offering. I’ve given you My love. Now how are you going to give My love to those around you?”
Rachael’s heart overflowed; she felt a burning desire to help others feel God’s precious gift.
In Everyday Prayers for Love: Learning to Love God, Others, and Even Yourself, Rachael extends the tender invitation from a loving God to His beloved. She explores the concept of biblical love and then guides readers through practical ways to live out love for others.In this thirty-one-day devotional and reflective journal for women, you will:
– Realize that God is love
– Understand the characteristics of biblical love
– Grasp how much God truly loves you
– Learn how to love yourself
– Live out love through your actions toward others
– Experience fulfillment through living out your purpose to love
– Develop a deeper prayer lifeEveryday Prayers for Love will help you discover who God is leading you to love in a tangible way–and motivate you to impact others with the gift of love.
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In Search Of Gods Will
$17.99Add to cartHave You Ever Asked, “What Is God’s Will for My Life?”
A trusted voice of the Christian faith in spiritual formation and discipleship, deeply shaped by the wisdom of Dallas Willard and St. Ignatius, Trevor Hudson has crafted a “users guide” to discern God’s personal will for our lives. After serving the local congregation as a Methodist pastor in South Africa for almost fifty years, Trevor now lectures, teaches, and offers spiritual retreats both locally and internationally. Over the years this question about discerning God’s will is one that he has heard again and again.
In Search of God’s Will creates a biblical imagination around the concept of discernment and provides practical ways to discern God’s personal will for your life, ultimately helping you to become the unique person God wants you to be.
You’ll be equipped and encouraged in your faith on how to:
*align your heart with the heart of God,
*attune yourself to your calling,
*listen to God in Scripture,
*pray the Scriptures,
*pay attention to the movements of the Spirit in your heart,
*uncover and exercise your God-given giftedness,
*notice God’s presence and activity in daily life,
*engage in sacred conversations with trusted companions,
*make faithful decisions,
*take the initiative when God seems silent, and more.Each concept includes a ‘discernment exercise’ so that you can experience what you are learning. If you have ever wondered about God’s personal will for your life, how your desires and God’s desires intersect, and how God is present and active around you, In Search of God’s Will can help you catch glimpses of what it means to become the person that from eternity you were destined to be.
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Which Seeds Will Grow
$21.00Add to cartA new collection of poems by Palestinian-American Catholic poet Andrew Calis, Which Seeds Will Grow? ?finds hope in the Holy Land.
Grappling with his identity as a Christian Palestinian American, Andrew Calis recalls his father who saw Israeli jets swoop over his house in Jerusalem and a military helicopter fire bullets into his front yard. The same father who wouldn’t teach his children Arabic, for fear that they would have accented English, who kept his past close to his chest–unknown to his son. He recounts the death of his grandfather, a grandfather who would beat his father, and for whom he could not fully mourn because Arab men don’t cry.
Andrew Calis digs through the pain of his family and of his homeland to find the fragile seed of contained life and delicate hope for the Holy Land–and reflects on how tenderly that seed must be nurtured.
Steeped in wonder, Which Seeds Will Grow? explores the past and the present, from ancient Jerusalem to Baltimore’s gardens and alleys through the lens of a Palestinian American. The poems are patient, waiting for seasons to end, waiting for space to expand outward, and waiting for light to touch the earth. Despite the difficulty of waiting, readers will find hope in hopelessness and comfort in the contemplation of the world and its sacred mysteries.
From Which Seeds Will Grow?
Planting a Garden
Stealing clippings from neighbors’ yards
And smiling as they grew their own blooms
In the safe and hidden rooms where we
Keep watch on them like they are our children.
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Nothing grew. We knew this was
A possibility, had read
It sometimes takes two years,
And we hoped in spite of only dirt
For the green that could be anything.Perhaps we dug too shallow or too close
To the shade, or stepped where we had already planted,
Either crushing roots or breaking their curled
First shoots before they broke the surface.
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So when one survived, wove a green line
Of its own, thinly sprouting something unknowable, I ran
Inside and for a moment felt
What John must have felt
Leaving Peter, old and unsteadily running,
And running breathlessly
To tell everyone —
Everyone
What had happened
And how you wouldn’t believe your eyes. -
Saturday Night Sunday Morning
$28.00Add to cartGrammy-winning singer-songwriter, keyboardist for the mega pop band Maroon 5, and founder of Morton Records, PJ Morton details the inspiring journey that led to his unique sound and urges readers to follow their own dreams.
The son of pastors and gospel artists, PJ Morton grew up singing gospel music in church. As he was drawn to R&B and pop, PJ experimented in combining genres to create his own sound that record labels struggled to categorize. Despite the pressure to conform, he defied expectations and risked launching his own label, Morton Records, leading to twenty Grammy nominations and awards.
PJ Morton is the rare artist who has straddled the tensions of life, whether in music or faith expressions, or in racial and cultural identities, while staying true to his New Orleans and Christian roots. Saturday Night, Sunday Morning captures his powerful journey of combining his two worlds, showing readers how to overcome obstacles as they seek their own dreams.
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Present In Prayer
$19.99Add to cartCultivate a quiet place to still your soul.
Do you notice that even when your body is not moving, your mind is racing? Anxiety, to-do lists, and the spiral of negative thought patterns often keep us from the stillness we long for. In Present in Prayer, award-winning author Jennifer Tucker invites you to allow the Holy Spirit to speak through God’s Word and renew your mind through the practice of Christian meditation.
As in her first book, Breath as Prayer, Tucker shares a powerful prayer practice in this beautifully illustrated book that is deep yet accessible. Each of the 30 meditations offers:
*A gentle call to silence, an opening prayer, and a thoughtful reflection on a Bible verse
*Guided meditation on Scripture using the centuries-old practice of lectio divina–a framework of Christian meditation that helps you slow down and linger on God’s Word
*A prayer of surrender and prompts for how to live out the truths God is speaking to you
*Inspired art to draw you into each meditation as you consider what is lovely, true, excellent, and worthy of praise
With a beautiful foil-accented cover and full-color original illustrations throughout, Present in Prayer is an ideal gift for:
*Anyone experiencing stress, anxiety, or overwhelming thoughts
*Those who want to establish a more regular prayer practice
*Prayer groups and prayer ministriesYou’re not in a hurry. You’re on a journey. Cultivate a more purposeful and peaceful prayer life and greater intimacy with God as you focus your thoughts on His Word.
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Gods Strength For Hard Times
$17.99Add to cartTake hold of God’s strength to carry you through the hard seasons and storms of life.
“Life has its share of joys and laughter-but we also know life’s road is often very rough. Temptations assail us; people disappoint us; illness and age weaken us; tragedies and sorrows ambush us; evil and injustice overpower us. As long as we look only at circumstances, life will be very hard, but when we depend upon His strength and guidance, God will bring peace in the midst of the storms.” -Billy Graham
When you feel weak or discouraged, you don’t have to face your problems alone! There is infinite power and support awaiting you in Jesus. In this beautiful book filled with inspiring photography, God’s Strength for Hard Times draws on the words of Billy Graham and the Bible to offer you comfort and hope.
This book is perfect for you or someone you love who is:
*Going through a difficult season
*Dealing with grief, loneliness, or loss
*Looking for a stronger faith, a more-focused purpose, or contentment
*Needing encouragement as they face the unknownNo matter what challenges or uncertainties you’re experiencing, God’s strength is available to you. With these encouraging reminders from beloved evangelist and author Billy Graham, and with a foreword from his son, Franklin Graham, God’s Strength for Hard Times will comfort your spirit and lead you to a hopeful future.
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I Think I Was Murdered
$18.99Add to cartA grieving young widow. The AI program that allows her to continue to “talk” to him. And a message she never expected: “I think I was murdered.”
Just a year ago, Katrina Berg was at the pinnacle of her career. She was a rising star in the AI chatbot start-up everyone was talking about, married with an adoring husband, and had more money than she knew how to spend. Then her world combusted. Her husband, Jason, was killed in a fiery car crash. Her CEO was indicted and, as the company’s legal counsel, Katrina faces tough questions as the Feds take over and lock her out of her office. The final blow is the passing of her beloved grandmother.
Her most prized possession is the beta prototype for a new, ultra-sophisticated chatbot loaded onto her phone. The contents of Jason’s email, social media backups, pictures, and every bit of data she could find were loaded into the bot, and Katrina has “talked” to him every day for the past six months. She has been amazed at how well it works. Even the syntax and words the bot uses sound like Jason. Sometimes, she imagines he isn’t really dead and is right there beside her. She knows it’s slowing her grief recovery, but she can’t stop pretending.
On a particularly bad day, she taps out: Tell me something I don’t know. The cursor blinks for several moments and seems frozen before the reply flashes quickly onto the screen: I think I was murdered.
Distraught, Katrina returns to her cozy Norwegian-flavored hometown in the northern California redwoods and enlists the help of Seb Wallace, local restaurateur and longtime acquaintance, to try to parse out the truth of what really happened. They must navigate the complicated paths of grief, family dynamics, and second chances, as well as the complex questions of how much control technology has. And staying alive long enough to do that is far more difficult than either of them dreamed.
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Tap Code : The Epic Survival Tale Of A Vietnam POW And The Secret Code That
$19.99Add to cartDiscover never-before-told details of POW underground operations during the Vietnam War told through one airman’s inspiring story of true love, honor, and courage.
Air Force pilot Captain Carlyle “Smitty” Harris was shot down over Vietnam on April 4, 1965 and taken to the infamous Hoa Lo prison–nicknamed the “Hanoi Hilton.” For the next eight years, Smitty and hundreds of other American POWs–including John McCain and George “Bud” Day–suffered torture, solitary confinement, and unimaginable abuse.
It was there that Smitty covertly taught many other POWs the Tap Code–an old, long-unused method of communication from World War II. Using the code, they could softly tap messages of encouragement to lonely neighbors and pass along resistance policies from their leaders. The code quickly became a lifeline during their internment. It helped the prisoners boost morale, stay unified, communicate the chain of command, and prevail over a brutal enemy.
Meanwhile, back home in the United States, Harris’s wife, Louise, raised their three children alone, unsure of her husband’s fate for seven long years. One of the first POW wives of the Vietnam War, she became a role model for other military wives by advocating for herself and her children in her husband’s absence.
Told through both Smitty’s and Louise’s voices, Tap Code shares the riveting true story of:
*Ingenuity under pressure
*Strength and dignity in the face of a frightening enemy
*The hope, faith, and resolve necessary to endure even the darkest circumstances -
Age Of AI
$19.99Add to cartAre robots going to take my job? How are smartphones affecting my kids? Do I need to worry about privacy when I get online or ask Siri for directions? Whatever questions you have about AI, The Age of AI gives you insights on how to navigate this brand-new world as you apply God’s ageless truths to your life and future.
We interact with artificial intelligence, or AI, nearly every moment of the day without knowing it. From our social media feeds to our smart thermostats and Alexa and Google Home, AI is everywhere–but how is it shaping our world?
In The Age of AI, Jason Thacker, associate research fellow at the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, helps us navigate our digital age in this thoughtful exploration of the social, moral, and ethical challenges of our ongoing interactions with artificial intelligence.
Applying God’s Word to this new AI-empowered age, Thacker sheds light on:
*How Christian truth transforms the way we use AI
*How AI affects us individually, in our relationships, and in our society at large
*How to navigate the digital age wiselyWith theological depth and a wide awareness of the current trends in AI, Jason is a steady guide who reminds us that while technology is changing the world, it can’t shake the foundations of the Christian faith.
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Multiplying Church : The New Math For Starting New Churches
$19.99Add to cartThe Multiplying Church is a primer for pastors and lay leaders involved in, or wanting to learn about, the church multiplication groundswell in North America. It shows how multiplying churches should be a natural, regular function of every church to reach the 70 percent of Americans who have no meaningful church relationship. Detailing the stories and guiding principles of this dramatic growth, this guide offers insight on:
*Why churches are multiplying in the East but not in the West
*Keys to church multiplication
*The missing link–pregnant mother churches
*Antioch vs. Jerusalem: Which got it right?
*What kind of churches should we start?
*What is the end game of church planting?
*How big does a church have to be to start multiplying churches?
*Church planting movements or Jesus movements?Bob Roberts helps us return to an early-church model of multiplication where a single church sent laypeople out to plant other communities of believers.
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Little One We Knew Youd Come
$9.99Add to cartFeel the heartwarming joy of welcoming a new baby in New York Times bestselling children’s book author Sally Lloyd-Jones’, Little One, We Knew You’d Come–now in board book format. This endearing story about parents’ hopes and anticipation of a new baby is filled with lyrical prose and sweet animal illustrations.
Overflowing with joy, Little One, We Knew You’d Come features Sally Lloyd-Jones’ beautiful text.
Little one, we knew you’d come.
We hoped. We dreamed. We watched for you.
We counted the days till you were due.
We waited. How we longed for you,
And the day that you were born.Little One, We Knew You’d Come:
*Features a board book format perfect for little ones
*Has engaging illustrations paired with delightful, lyrical text from the author of The Jesus Storybook Bible
*Is a beautiful message for parents and grandparents to read aloud again and again
*Is a joyful story that celebrates new life and the love we have for our little ones even before their arrival
*Makes the perfect gift for a baby shower, new baby, baptism, adoption, or new beginning
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Today Is A Verb
$16.99Add to cartNone of us knows how long we have on this earth. Sometimes, the days seem to pass by with little importance; at other times, we might feel overwhelmed by our experiences, whether they bring us happiness or sorrow. In the end, however, we allow our days and years to march on.
But what if we intentionally view each today as a gift from God? What if we considered today as a verb, an action that we can use right now?
In Today Is a Verb: Open the Gift of Now in Every Ordinary Moment, author Carol McLeod asks us to grab hold of God’s endless gift of time–past, present, and future–and make the most of every moment and every minute. For this gift from God is truly as boundless as the ocean. The act of living can bring us joy if we seek to listen to God, read His Word, and pray for the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
Today Is a Verb can propel us to our destiny, to God’s desire for us. As Carol explains, each moment can be something profound, purposeful, and precious. We can choose each day to pray, to serve, to hope, to trust, to overcome–the possibilities are endless.
Today Is a Verb can be read as a thirty-day devotional or as a way to revolutionize your life. Each chapter includes a life quote, a verse from Scripture, a practical application, and a daily declaration.
“This dimension of godly living…is not for the faint of heart but for all of those who have determined their lives will smack of the atmosphere of heaven,” Carol says.
“If you have been thirsty for a joy that is foreign to your personality and seems to be only a mirage in the desert of life, I hope this scintillating philosophy will stir up what has been lacking in your life,” she says. “Perhaps, with me, you would be brave enough to determine to take at least one vibrant step toward the life for which you have been aching.”
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Healthy Marriage Devotional
$24.99Add to cartBreathe New Life Into Your Marriage
Research shows that many, if not most, longtime marriages have grown complacent or even stale. If your marriage could use some encouragement, Jim Daly, president of Focus on the Family and co-host of the Focus Daily Radio Broadcast, offers a 365-day devotional inspired from his 35-plus years of marriage to his wife, Jean, and from the many marriage experts that have impacted him over the years.
The Healthy Marriage Devotional provides an easy way to read Scripture, pray, and connect with your spouse to strengthen your relationship by digging into twenty-three core topics, including:
*Growing Through Conflict
*Crafting an Even Better Marriage
*Wise Couples Do This
*Appreciating DifferencesGrow closer to God and each other, whatever your age or stage of marriage, with foundational, practical, and wise words to carry you through the year. Includes discussion questions and activities.
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Im Alive Dear Mama
$14.99Add to cartA precious message from unborn babies to their mothers.
I’m Alive, Dear Mama is a fully illustrated book that shares a sweet commentary on how the baby is noticing the joys and sadness of life now and can’t wait to experience these things someday fully with the family. Expectation and hope abound as the child learns of the promises of earthly life through Mama’s daily activates.
Beautiful art fills the pages, celebrating the miracle and journey of human life and its true, priceless value, from conception through adulthood. Every person’s journey begins before they are born, and this book helps readers of all ages remember the joys and sadness of life.
Features included:
*Color illustrations on every page
*Parenting discussion questions
*Activities for families to use togetherFamilies of different cultures, environments, and economic classes are represented, demonstrating the larger journey of human life, around the world, and throughout time.
Makes a heartwarming baby shower gift or gift for parents-to-be!
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In My Own Way
$16.99Add to cartIn My Own Way is the eighth book in a series that travels alongside four friends as they deal with teen life in Riverbend, Indiana. This novel inspires young women to deepen their relationships with God as they face real-life issues and solve their problems in God-honoring ways.
“There is a certain expectation for how characters look, don’t you agree? Why do casting directors start with headshots?”
Amelia Bryan has heard it before. Of course. Doesn’t the pretty girl always win?
But there may yet be some surprises in store for Amelia. The summer is behind her . . . just a bad dream she’s trying hard to forget. She has the kindness of her friends, the guidance of God. And then there is that sweet note from the nice boy she met at theater camp.
Chin up, Amelia. You can do this. Your way.
Today’s girls can relate to Amelia’s struggles with appearance and identity. Amelia frequently compares herself to others at school and in her community and feels like she doesn’t quite measure up to the perfect standard that is expected of her. The Riverbend Friends series addresses these topics from a healthy Christian perspective and helps parents have important conversations about tough topics with their teens.
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Looking Up : Finding Joy As You Read And Pray Through The Bible
$14.99Add to cartGet into God’s Word each day and grow your faith with joy, boldness, and thanksgiving! These 365 daily devotions share insights from Janet Holm McHenry’s 20-plus years of reading through the entire Bible every year. From Genesis to Revelation, she guides you through God’s promises with a yearly Bible-reading plan, focus verses, inviting personal stories, and Scripture-based prayers.
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How To Cast Out Demons
$21.99Add to cartThe call to cast out demons is not for a select few; it is for every believer.
After reading this book, I will have the boldness and proper understanding of deliverance so that I can be used to cast out demons and see people’s lives restored and made whole.
At the end of 2020, revivalist Isaiah Saldivar had a visitation from the Holy Spirit in which He told him in so many words, “Isaiah, the church is unprepared and untrained in spiritual warfare; I want you to teach on casting out demons, and spiritual warfare.”
Isaiah began to emphasize deliverance training and spiritual warfare in his ministry, and what he thought would be a one-week teaching turned into eight straight months and more than sixty hours of video teachings on how to cast out demons and win the fight in the spirit. These videos have now amassed over 30 million views, and thousands have been delivered by the power of the Holy Spirit.
In this book, Isaiah helps Christians who know they should be doing deliverance but don’t know how to go about it. Exploring the seven examples in the Gospels of Jesus casting out demons, and featuring stories from Saldivar’s life and ministry, this simple guide removes the mystery and provides practical training for believers who want to follow Jesus’ example of casting out demons and healing the sick.
In these pages, Saldivar challenges readers to not ignore Satan’s kingdom and equips them to confront, resist, wrestle, stand against, and cast out. Those who are tired of sitting on the sidelines will be empowered to do the works of Jesus and be part of the most significant deliverance revival the world has ever seen.
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Fresh Oil : Secrets To Intimacy With The Holy Spirit
$19.99Add to cartRevival is dependent on how much we allow the Holy Spirit to move.
After reading this book, you will have the confidence to share the good news of what the Holy Spirit is doing in our world with everyone who will listen. You will no longer sit on the sidelines, but rather you will partner with the Holy Spirit to do all that He has asked you to do.
Respected theologian and Bible scholar Michael L. Brown, PhD, saw firsthand the impact of the long-running Brownsville Revival on the church and the nation. He believes another powerful move of God is on the horizon, and he doesn’t want believers to miss or squander that moment.
In Seize the Moment, Brown lays out twenty-five proven ways readers can cultivate and sustain revival so it becomes more than an emotional experience and changes their lives, communities, and nations. With insight gleaned from years of experience, Brown challenges readers to:
*make Jesus and the cross central
*reach the lost
*never downplay the importance of holiness
*steer clear of doctrinal weirdness
*keep the main thing the main thing
*and moreFor those who want to be a part of the next great move of God, Revival Rising is essential reading. It will show readers how to embrace revival with wisdom and discernment and avoid the pitfalls that can sabotage a move of God, safeguard the purity of revival, and cultivate an environment where God’s presence dwells unhindered.
Christians have been praying, fasting, and longing for revival for years. This practical and inspirational book will help them be ready for it when it comes. If readers apply Brown’s wisdom, with the Spirit’s help, instead of messing up a move of God they will enjoy the fruit of revival for many years to come.
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Each Day Is A Gift
$18.99Add to cartEach Day is a Gift is a beautiful present that encourages gratitude for children
When we receive “a brand-new bike kind of gift” or “a trip-to-the-amusement-park kind of gift,” it’s easy to be grateful. But when we encounter an “extremely un-asked-for” gift, it can be harder to appreciate what matters. Full of wisdom and affirmations, this thoughtful picture book shows the beauty in everyday living, making it a standout in gratitude books for kids.
Each Day Is a Gift gently reveals how gifts’ purposes are not always clear immediately, and while we can’t choose what gifts we receive, we can choose how to use them. Detlefsen’s prose describes events that we might not consider gifts at first in ways that makes us thankful, and Vasilica’s light-filled illustrations show how even the hardest things can be made meaningful. Together, they encourage us to embrace each day with mindfulness.
Give this great children’s book as a gift for a new baby, for elementary graduation, high school graduation, or as a birthday gift book for someone special in your life.
Every morning,
when the sun peeks over the horizon
with a yawn, and a stretch, and a sigh,
another day is delivered to you
like a gift waiting to be unwrapped
and used
and loved. -
Next Quest For The Historical Jesus
$64.99Add to cartA diverse group of scholars charts new paths in the quest for the historical Jesus.
After a decade of stagnation in the study of the historical Jesus, James Crossley and Chris Keith have assembled an international team of scholars to envision the quest anew. The contributors offer new perspectives and fresh methods for reengaging the question of the historical Jesus. Important, timely, and fascinating, The Next Quest for the Historical Jesus is a must read for anyone seeking to understand Jesus of Nazareth.
Contributors:
*Michael P. Barber, Augustine Institute Graduate School of Theology, United States of America
*Giovanni B. Bazzana, Harvard Divinity School, United States of America
*Helen K. Bond, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
*James Crossley, MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion, and Society, Norway, and Centre for the Critical Study of Apocalyptic and Millenarian Movements, United Kingdom
*Tucker S. Ferda, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, United States of America
*Paula Fredriksen, Boston University, United States of America, and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
*Deane Galbraith, University of Otago, Aotearoa New Zealand
*Mark Goodacre, Duke University, United States of America
*Meghan R. Henning, University of Dayton, United States of America
*Nathan C. Johnson, University of Indianapolis, United States of America
*Wayne Te Kaawa, University of Otago, Aotearoa New Zealand
*Chris Keith, MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion, and Society, Norway
*John S. Kloppenborg, University of Toronto, Canada
*Amy-Jill Levine, Hartford International University for Religion and Peace, United States of America, and Vanderbilt University, United States of America
*Brandon Massey, University of Munster, Germany
*Justin J. Meggitt, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
*Halvor Moxnes, University of Oslo, Norway
*Robert J. Myles, Wollaston Theological College, University of Divinity, Australia
*Wongi Park, Belmont University, United States of America
*Janelle Peters, Loyola Marymount University, United States of America
*Taylor G. Petrey, Kalamazoo College, United States of America
*Adele Reinhartz, University of Ottawa, Canada
*Rafael Rodriguez, Johnson University, United States of America
*Sarah E. Rollens, Rhodes College, United States of America
*Anders Runesson, University of Oslo, Norway
*Nathan Shedd, William Jessup University, United States of Americ
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Ben Washington Is The Odd Man Out
$9.99Add to cartWhen friend planets collide, will Ben feel on top of the world or alone in the universe?
Life in Ben Washington’s new town and school is pretty great. But he couldn’t be more ready for Spring Break. And the most epic news? His best friend is visiting from Atlanta. Ben can hardly wait for his longtime buddy Zion to meet his new best friend, Kenny. But he’s also nervous. They are so different. Will Ben’s break be ruined when his two friends clash? Or will he build too good of a bridge and find that he’s the Odd Man Out? Read this laughable story of friendship and forgiveness to find out!
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Year Of Flowers
$39.99Add to cartIn this collection of four heartfelt novellas, three former friends have found success in the floral industry, but happiness–and love–remain elusive.
In An Apology in Bloom, wedding florist Jaime Harper is on a meteoric rise, working for an event company led by a successful and way-too-handsome boss. When a letter arrives from her past mentor with an offer too good to pass up, will she stay or head back to her hometown?
In A Bouquet of Dreams, Claire Murphy has always dreamed of owning a flower shop, and when her employers hint at retirement, she believes her moment has arrived. But first she must confront her past–and the man who caused her to flee her hometown years ago.
In A Field of Beauty, Tessa Anderson has found an acre of farmland to start her flower farm and forget the past. She’s grateful for the help of two men–her boyfriend, Tyler, and a quiet soil specialist named Dawson. But as the farm finally starts to bloom, Tessa will discover something that challenges everything she’s built.
In A Future in Blossom, Jaime, Claire, and Tessa return to their hometown, finally ready to face each other and their beloved mentor, flower shop owner Rose Reid. As they unite to pull off an extraordinary wedding, amid the flurry of preparations they just may find their way to forgiveness.
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Bible Recap For Kids
$29.99Add to cartBy popular demand, here is a kid-friendly edition of The Bible Recap. Based on the same chronological reading plan as the original book and podcast, it walks young readers through the entire Bible with short, simple recaps that explain each day’s passage and relatable “God Shots” that point out the many facets of God’s character throughout Scripture. Numerous illustrations are also featured, as well as weekly summaries to reinforce key truths.
Ideal for children ages eight to twelve, The Bible Recap for Kids can be adjusted to fit your family’s schedule and your child’s reading level and interest span. And although this book is set up to read the entire Bible in a year, it’s okay if you miss a few days or, for example, a three-times-a-week schedule works better for your family and child.
You don’t have to be an expert to give your children a solid biblical foundation. When they read this book alongside their own Bible, they’ll not only begin to develop the daily habit of spending time with God, but they’ll also get to know Him and surely discover that He’s where the joy is!
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Cherished Belonging : The Healing Power Of Love In Divided Times
$30.00Add to cartOver the past thirty years, Gregory Boyle has transformed thousands of lives through his work as the founder of Homeboy Industries, the largest gang-intervention program in the world. The program runs on two unwavering principles: (1) Everyone is unshakably good (no exceptions) and (2) we belong to each other (no exceptions).
Boyle believes that these two ideas allow all of us to cultivate a new way of seeing. Every community wants to be a safe place, where people are seen, and then are cherished. By remembering that we belong to each other, we find our way out of chaos and its dispiriting tribalism. Pooka, a former gang member who now oversees the program’s housing division, puts it plainly: “Here, love is our lens. It’s how we see things.”
In Cherished Belonging, Boyle calls back to Christianity’s origins as a subversive spiritual movement of equality, emancipation, and peace. Early Christianity was a way of life–not a set of beliefs. Boyle’s vision of community isn’t just a space for an individual to heal, but for people to join together and heal each other in a new collective living, a world dedicated to kindness as a constant and radical act of defiance. “The answer to every question is, indeed, compassion,” Boyle exhorts. He calls us to cherish and nurture the connections that are all around us and live with radical kindness.
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When The Church Harms Gods People
$39.99Add to cartInternationally recognized psychologist Diane Langberg has come face to face with the crushing trauma of sexual abuse, trafficking, domestic abuse, and rape–and its cover-up.
Even more tragic, she has encountered it all within Christian communities and the church.
As a highly respected trauma scholar and psychologist working in the United States and around the world for more than 50 years, she envisions a better way.
In When the Church Harms God’s People, Langberg unveils what she has learned about how churches cause harm and why Christian communities often foster unhealthy leaders who end up hurting rather than protecting God’s people. She also offers hope for the future, describing how churches can reflect Christ not just in what they teach but also in how they care for themselves and others.
This book is an invaluable tool for leaders and laypeople alike who want to help the church resist abuses of power and become a safe place for survivors.
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Snow Steps
$18.99Add to cartCelebrate the tenacity of the human spirit with this moving picture book about Lakshmi, a young girl who learns to brave a snowy Minnesota winter after immigrating from tropical Guyana.
Lakshmi just moved from rural, sunny Guyana to a city in icy, frigid Minnesota. Her family is trying hard to adjust to a new country, but for Lakshmi, the hardest part is the cold, slushy, white stuff everywhere. Snow didn’t exist in Guyana, but it’s inescapable in Minnesota. Lakshmi’s too scared to walk in it, so her mama has to carry her everywhere. But when she meets a new friend on the bus, Lakshmi’s fears melt away, revealing a bravery she didn’t know she had.
Based on the author’s own childhood experience of immigration, Snow Steps fosters empathy for newcomers and provides reassuring comfort to children facing new experiences.
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Grace And Social Ethics
$49.99Add to cartGrace and Social Ethics demonstrates why the doctrine of grace has significant implications for social ethics and for Christian engagement with culture. The book reframes Christian social ethics by illuminating how grace shapes human identity and community.
Angela Carpenter integrates theology and social science to articulate a vision of human persons as constituted by gift rather than merit. This graced anthropology compellingly bridges theology and contemporary research on human dependence and mutuality. Carpenter insightfully applies this graced identity to pressing issues in social ethics such as criminal justice, labor practices, and gun violence.
Scholars and students of theological ethics as well as pastors seeking resources for moral formation will find illuminating perspectives in this integrative work, which situates social justice imperatives within God’s gracious purposes.
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Healing Leadership Trauma
$18.00Add to cartCountless books are designed to help leaders to become better leaders. But most resources neglect the underlying emotional struggles of both emerging and established leaders, who are often isolated and suffering in silence.
Leadership professor Nicholas Rowe and counselor Sheila Wise Rowe offer their expertise in helping leaders process painful and traumatic experiences. Trauma contributes to how we lead others in either empowering or dysfunctional ways. Understanding how these experiences formed us is the beginning of the path to healing.
Woven throughout each chapter are five themes-invitation, attachment, remembrance, healing, and reconnection. Healing Leadership Trauma lays out the emotional challenges of leadership and offers encouragement, prayer, and therapeutic tools to help leaders face their pain and begin to heal.
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Amazing Grace : Our Daily Bread Devotional Collection
$19.99Add to cartAmazing grace, how sweet the sound! Focus your worship this year on the heights and depths of God’s love with 365 devotions written by a diverse group of beloved Our Daily Bread authors. With twelve classic hymns providing a theme each month, take a few minutes every day to celebrate the gift of salvation, being delivered from sin, God’s abundant forgiveness, and the faithful protection experienced through His unfailing grace.
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Prophet In The Darkness
$36.00Add to cartMany consider Georges Rouault (1871-1958) to be one of the most important religious painters of the last few centuries. Yet both the secular art world and the church have struggled to engage with his work, which is profoundly shaped by his Christian faith and also starkly explores the pain and darkness of human experience.
In this volume, a group of theologians, artists, and historians seek to bring Rouault out of the shadows. They offer a deeper understanding of the theological impulse of modern art and of Rouault’s distinct contributions. Chapters explore how Rouault’s unique work was influenced by his historical context, by personal suffering, and by biblical themes, especially the Passion of Christ. Essays are interspersed with original artistic responses to Rouault in the form of images and poetry, with contributions from Sandra Bowden, William A. Dyrness, Thomas Hibbs, Soo Kang, and others.
Rouault displays our need for mercy within a world of anguish. This book explores how his prophetic creativity continues to inspire artists and thinkers seeking to understand the powerful intersection of lament and hope.
The Studies in Theology and the Arts? series encourages Christians to thoughtfully engage with the relationship between their faith and artistic expression, with contributions from both theologians and artists on a range of artistic media including visual art, music, poetry, literature, film, and more.
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Skills For Safeguarding
$48.00Add to cartThe Only Textbook on Safeguarding for Faith-Based Ministries and Seminaries
Christians are called to care for the vulnerable, but churches have not always led the way in becoming places safe from abuse. Increasingly, organizations and churches are recognizing the importance of the field of safeguarding: training and equipping people to prevent abuse, act when abuse happens, and promote healing for survivors.
Lisa Compton and Taylor Patterson have edited the first textbook on safeguarding designed specifically for faith-based ministries and seminaries. In Skills for Safeguarding, experts from universities around the world have contributed on topics in their areas of expertise. This book:
*provides an understanding of trauma and abuse from a Christian integration perspective;
*gives insight into perpetrator dynamics and systems that enable abuse;
*teaches skills necessary to interact with victims and their families;
*includes questions for self-reflection and discussion; and more.Safeguarders can be individuals hired by the church in a vocational role, but they can also be pastors and other church leaders, laypeople, mental health professionals, and anyone who desires to promote a safe environment. Ideally, every adult in the church should recognize their responsibility to safeguard and seek to grow in skills to better serve abuse survivors and cultivate a culture that protects the vulnerable. This book provides the essential starting place.
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We Who Wrestle With God
$35.00Add to cartA revolutionary new offering from Dr. Jordan B. Peterson, renowned psychologist and author of the global bestseller 12 Rules for Life.
In We Who Wrestle with God, Dr. Peterson guides us through the ancient, foundational stories of the Western world. In riveting detail, he analyzes the Biblical accounts of rebellion, sacrifice, suffering, and triumph that stabilize, inspire, and unite us culturally and psychologically. Adam and Eve and the eternal fall of mankind; the resentful and ultimately murderous war of Cain and Abel; the cataclysmic flood of Noah; the spectacular collapse of the Tower of Babel; Abraham’s terrible adventure; and the epic of Moses and the Israelites. What could such stories possibly mean? What force wrote and assembled them over the long centuries? How did they bring our spirits and the world together, and point us in the same direction?
It is time for us to understand such things, scientifically and spiritually; to become conscious of the structure of our souls and our societies; and to see ourselves and others as if for the first time.
Join Elijah as he discovers the Voice of God in the dictates of his own conscience and Jonah confronting hell itself in the belly of the whale because he failed to listen and act. Set yourself straight in intent, aim, and purpose as you begin to more deeply understand the structure of your society and your soul. Journey with Dr. Peterson through the greatest stories ever told.
Dare to wrestle with God.
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Oral Roberts On Healing
$18.99Add to cartShould we believe in miracles?
After his miraculous healing of deadly tuberculosis at age seventeen, as well as years of ministering to the sick, noted evangelist Oral Roberts never stopped believing that God is a good God and that we can receive supernatural healing, health, and peace of mind. He encourages us, “Expect a miracle!”
Can I receive healing?
Based on his experiences in ministry and his study of the Bible, Oral wrote down the principles and steps that have helped countless people to enter into their healing. Oral Roberts on Healing compiles into one book Oral’s most complete and sought-after teachings on the subject, with biblical and practical advice for those seeking healing.
What do I need to know about healing?
This valuable resource features Oral’s personal testimony of healing and the testimonies of others who were made well, which will help to build your faith in God’s love and goodness toward you. It covers a full range of topics related to healing, such as prayer, faith, forgiveness, making peace with your past, trusting God as your Source, recognizing false mindsets, addressing negative emotions, understanding where medicine and prayer converge, what to do if you’re not yet healed, and applying godly hope.
As you read this book, you, too, will come to believe that God is a good God who wants you to look to Him for salvation, healing, and wholeness. Like Oral, you will come to expect a miracle.
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Reclaiming Quiet : Cultivating A Life Of Holy Attention
$39.99Add to cartIn a noisy world, the cultivation of quiet may feel like a luxury you do not have. But it is also vital to your spiritual life. When we spend our days distracted by social media, news, entertainment, and jam-packed schedules, we make it nearly impossible to experience the kind of thought life that allows us to grow into the people God created us to be–to become more and more like Jesus. We’re too busy and distracted to notice the people and situations God has placed in our path for our spiritual benefit.
Reclaiming Quiet is your invitation to discover the profound joy of resisting our cultural obsession with distraction and instead cultivating a life of holy attention. With practical strategies to add stillness, listening, and rest into your daily rhythms, this book shows you how to:
– care for your inner life
– listen to the voice of God in the everyday
– stay grounded in the now while looking with hope and expectation to the futureYou’re more than a viewer, a user, or a consumer. You are a child of God, a recipient of his grace, a disciple who is seeking to follow him more closely. It’s time to reclaim all that. It’s time to seek out some holy quiet.
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Habits Of Hope
$26.00Add to cartIn the world of education, disorientation and uncertainty has been increasing for several decades, with the Covid-19 pandemic only exacerbating preexisting challenges. Christians called to academic vocations need authentic hope to sustain them in their work-and they need to be able to share that hope with a weary world.
Habits of Hope explores a Christian understanding of hope and how it applies to the work of educators, administrators, scholars, and others in academia. Essays by master practitioners focus on six key educational practices and describe how these practices can cultivate hope within educators as well as among their students and everyone they serve:
*integration
*conversation
*diversity
*reading
*writing
*teachingContributors include Hans Boersma; Kimberly Battle-Walters Denu; Kevin G. Grove, CSC; Cherie Harder; Jon S. Kulaga; Philip Graham Ryken; David I. Smith; and Jessica Hooten Wilson.
Christian hope, these thinkers are convinced, has two fundamental characteristics: it’s tied inextricably to the world to come, inaugurated by the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ; and it’s active in its very nature. Habits of Hope combines theology and practical application to help educators find hope and infuse it throughout every area of their work.
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Triune Relationality : A Trinitarian Response To Islamic Monotheism
$40.00Add to cartFor centuries, Christians and Muslims have engaged each other in debate and critique. A key area of disagreement is the nature of God: Is God a Trinity or absolutely one? To promote interfaith dialogue, Christians must understand the history of the conversation and also articulate the doctrine of the Trinity in reasonable, compelling ways.
In this New Explorations in Theology volume, Sherene Nicholas Khouri offers both historical and constructive responses to Islamic objections to the doctrine of the Trinity. Khouri considers arguments from Arabic Christian theologians and philosophers in the eighth to tenth centuries, primarily John of Damascus, Theodore Abu Qurrah, and Ya?ya Ibn cAdi. When Muslims expanded beyond the Arabic peninsula, Christians in occupied regions were spurred to defend the Trinity against the Islamic understanding of taw?id, the absolute oneness of Allah, and against misconceptions of Christian belief.
Khouri then applies the insights of these little-known thinkers to current theology and apologetics conversations. She makes the case for appealing to the common ground of God as the greatest conceived being, then arguing that such a being must be relational in nature. While Christians today debate models of the Trinity with each other and with Muslims, they can be confident that Christians throughout history have believed in triune relationality and found in the doctrine of the Trinity an invitation to personal relationship with the divine.
Featuring new monographs with cutting-edge research, New Explorations in Theology provides a platform for constructive, creative work in the areas of systematic, historical, philosophical, biblical, and practical theology.
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Markus Barth : His Life And Legacy
$38.00Add to cartA Definitive Biography of the Twentieth-Century Thinker
“Certainly, in all my work my dependence upon my father will be visible, and, so I hope, a testimony to his life’s work will be given. But on the whole, I have never attempted simply to represent or promote his work, but rather within the narrow frame of my competence in exegetical matters, to contribute to it.” -Markus Barth, 1985
Though he has long been undervalued and remained in the shadow of his famous father, Markus Barth was a significant, groundbreaking thinker in his own right. He was a pastor, New Testament scholar, and theologian working in both Switzerland (Basel) and the United States (Dubuque, Chicago, and Pittsburgh), whose life intertwined with major developments in theology and modern history.
In this book, theologian Mark Lindsay provides the first biography of Markus Barth (1915-1994), eldest son of Karl Barth. Drawing from a hitherto unparalleled access to the extensive collection of Markus Barth’s private letters and papers, including those in the Special Collections at Princeton Theological Seminary, Lindsay puts Barth’s story and thought into historical context. He explores multiple aspects of Barth’s life, including family and early years, pastoral work, scholarship, and enduring legacy. Lindsay identifies three main areas of Barth’s contributions: his New Testament scholarship; his theology of the sacraments; and his pioneering, though not uncontroversial, work in Jewish-Christian relations.
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Unforgotten
$29.99Add to cartEven though Bethanne Hostetler has found some peace eight years after an attempted assault and the accidental death of Peter Miller, she is still haunted by the memory. When her Englisher cousin, Candace–who has just been crowned Miss Crittenden County–reveals that she has a stalker, all of Bethanne’s old fears come rushing back.
Jay Raber had once been Peter’s best friend, and the fact that he did not protect Bethanne that fateful night has haunted him ever since. To make matters worse, she continues to avoid him–even as he continues to love her. Jay can only hope and pray that one day Bethanne will see the person he is today and not the boy he used to be.
As Candace’s stalker becomes bolder, Officer Ryan Mulany becomes her escort to various events. He knows he should only think of Candace as a job, but the more time they spend together, the harder it gets to maintain professional distance. And when everyone’s worst fears are realized, all four must work together to prevent another tragedy before time runs out and another innocent person is hurt.
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Reading The Psalms As Scripture
$19.99Add to cartThe psalms cultivate a life of prayer grounded in Scripture.
In Reading the Psalms as Scripture, James M. Hamilton Jr. and Matthew Damico guide the reader to delight in the spiritual artistry of the psalms. Psalms is a carefully arranged book saturated in Scripture. The psalmists drew from imagery and themes from earlier Scripture, which are then developed by later Scripture and fulfilled in Christ. The book of psalms advances God’s grand story of redemption, and it gives us words to pray by drawing us into this story. When we meditate on the promises and patterns in the psalms, we can read, pray, and sing them with faithfulness.
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Habits Of Hope
$26.00Add to cartIn the world of education, disorientation and uncertainty has been increasing for several decades, with the Covid-19 pandemic only exacerbating preexisting challenges. Christians called to academic vocations need authentic hope to sustain them in their work-and they need to be able to share that hope with a weary world.
Habits of Hope explores a Christian understanding of hope and how it applies to the work of educators, administrators, scholars, and others in academia. Essays by master practitioners focus on six key educational practices and describe how these practices can cultivate hope within educators as well as among their students and everyone they serve:
*integration
*conversation
*diversity
*reading
*writing
*teachingContributors include Hans Boersma; Kimberly Battle-Walters Denu; Kevin G. Grove, CSC; Cherie Harder; Jon S. Kulaga; Philip Graham Ryken; David I. Smith; and Jessica Hooten Wilson.
Christian hope, these thinkers are convinced, has two fundamental characteristics: it’s tied inextricably to the world to come, inaugurated by the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ; and it’s active in its very nature. Habits of Hope combines theology and practical application to help educators find hope and infuse it throughout every area of their work.
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Citizenship Without Illusions
$18.00Add to cartHow can Christians live as citizens of God’s kingdom while also fulfilling their responsibilities as citizens of political communities? David Koyzis, author of Political Visions and Illusions, offers a brief, practical guide on political engagement and citizenship.
During numerous conversations with students and readers of his books in Canada, the United States, Brazil, Chile, the United Kingdom, and elsewhere, Koyzis has heard the same questions repeated. Can Christians participate in the public square without buying in to political illusions-ideologies that become idolatrous? Is it better to avoid politics than risk ethical compromise or division among believers? In Citizenship Without Illusions, Koyzis presents a case for political engagement as a way to love our neighbors that doesn’t require our full devotion to parties or ideologies. He explores key topics such as:
*the responsibilities of citizens
*how to vote
*mobilizing for political action
*citizenship under less-than-ideal circumstances
*the importance of both local and global engagement
*the role of the church in societyUsing examples from various eras and places, Koyzis guides readers to make the best of their own political situations, make thoughtful decisions, and promote societal diversity while respecting those who disagree. With clear understanding and confidence in their ultimate allegiance, Christians can employ their citizenship for the greater good.
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Light Unapproachable : Divine Incomprehensibility And The Task Of Theology
$24.00Add to cartHow can finite creatures know an infinite God? How does limited knowledge impact what we can say of God?
Retrieving and constructing important insight from Scripture and key patristic, medieval, early modern, and modern theologians, Ronni Kurtz presents a rich analysis of the doctrine of divine incomprehensibility. Our theological language, says Kurtz, cannot capture the full mystery of God. However, our inability to see God in his totality should not lead us to despair. Through God’s gracious accommodation, we can learn to speak of God faithfully, truthfully, and prayerfully.
Kurtz’s dialogue with varying traditions to unpack divine accommodation reminds us that theologians in all ages have wrestled with what we can and cannot say of God.
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Underwater Basilica Of Nicaea
$40.00Add to cartA Firsthand Look at a Groundbreaking Archaeological Discovery
In 2014, aerial photography revealed a submerged structure beneath the waters of Lake Iznik, near the ancient city of Nicaea. The structure appeared to be in the shape of an ancient basilica church, with a nave, aisles, and an apse pointing to the east. The discovery was named one of the top ten archaeological discoveries in 2014 by the Archaeological Institute of America. Earlier excavations in ancient Nicaea have revealed fourteen Byzantine churches in the city, but none of them can be dated as early as the fourth century.
Biblical scholar and archaeologist Mark Fairchild’s work on the archaeological excavations in Turkey reveals what he argues is the likely location of the First Council of Nicaea. The Underwater Basilica of Nicaea includes:
*Beautiful images from the excavation
*Helpful maps from the dig site
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Divine Attachment : Discovering God’s Design In Our Psychology
$16.99Add to cartIn Divine Attachment, Dr. Ruth Graham embarks on a profound exploration of the intersection between psychology, attachment theory, and our understanding of God as a nurturing parent. Drawing from her dual roles as a Christian and a clinical psychologist, Graham unveils the striking parallels between psychological principles and the divine relationship offered by God. At the heart of the book lies the concept of attachment theory, which posits that our early experiences shape our perceptions of ourselves and the world. Graham deftly illustrates how the nurturing relationships we experience, or lack thereof, imprint upon us a template for all future connections. She delves into the profound implications of these early attachments, suggesting that our relationship with our earthly parents often influences our understanding of our heavenly Father. Through poignant anecdotes from her professional practice and personal journey, Graham reveals how the principles of attachment theory resonate with biblical narratives. She contends that just as individuals may require therapeutic re-parenting to heal from early traumas, humanity as a whole yearns for the restorative love of God, particularly in the aftermath of the Fall depicted in Genesis. Moreover, Graham invites readers to contemplate the transformative power of God’s love in their own lives. She shares moments of awe and wonder when she witnessed God’s presence amidst her work as a psychologist, underscoring the profound connection between human relationships and divine love. Divine Attachment is not merely a theological treatise; it is a compassionate guide for individuals seeking to deepen their understanding of their identity as beloved children of God. Graham’s reflections offer solace and hope, reminding readers that even amidst imperfection, God extends grace through the concept of good enough parenting, wherein caregivers need only respond sensitively to their children about half of the time. As readers journey through the pages of this book, they are invited to pause, reflect, and marvel at the intricate ways in which God’s love manifests in human relationships. Whether Christian or simply curious about faith, Divine Attachment offers profound insights into the transformative power of divine love and the universal need for connection and belonging.
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Hurt Help Hope
$15.99Add to cartHurt Help Hope is a sensitive grief guide written for teens by a grieving teen and her mother. Together they offer support, advice, and understanding for navigating life after loss.
After the death of a loved one, anyone can be caught up in a whirlwind of emotions and unanswered questions. Hurt Help Hope divides lists of relatable questions into five categories covering topics like the logistics of funerals, how your body copes with grief, how it affects your faith in God, how to manage feelings, and more!
Features:
Credibility and vulnerability of the authors: The authors aren’t writing about grief from a theoretical or clinical place – they are walking through it themselves. Their deeply genuine and empathetic words will comfort readers like a friend.
Written by a teen and her mom for grieving teens. Fiona shares her experience grieving the death of her father as a teenager. Clarissa shares insights from her family’s life as they learned to live without their dad.
Question-and-answer format: Each chapter is made up of questions teens may have as they experience grief. The authors don’t write in a clinical or theoretical way, but in a conversational tone, sharing what they’ve learned like an encouraging friend.
Grounded in Jesus: There are encouraging truths about our hope in Jesus and how our theology as Christians can be a great comfort in the face of death.
An excellent balance of theology and helpful, practical advice.
Practical advice: This book is brimming with practical, day-to-day suggestions of how to handle grief. These include:
*a list of tips to promote better sleep
*what to do when you’re experiencing anger, confusion, or even numbness
*what to expect at funerals
*a list of insensitive things people might say in the face of loss
*ideas about how to respond to comments like those
*and many more!things.
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God Will Make A Way
$19.99Add to cartLife can be difficult. But does God care?
Don Moen has learned to lean on God’s promises in good times as well as bad and he says, “You can still trust Him.”
In his new memoir featuring snapshots from his life and career, Don shares heartfelt stories of gentle comfort for people looking for answers. Don asserts, that God has not forgotten us even when…
*We face a job loss
*We go through an unexpected divorce
*We receive a bad report from the doctor
*We face the death of a loved oneAs a beloved songwriter and worship leader, Don Moen is the author of classic songs like “Thank you, Lord” and “God Will Make a Way”– the inspiration for this book. He knows what it means to feel anxious, worried, and down. And he knows what it means to persevere and see a new day.
If you enjoy the encouraging style of Max Lucado, and if you find comfort in the books of Gary Chapman, then you will love reading God Will Make a Way, a new release from Thomas Nelson.
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1 Soul At A Time
$36.99Add to cartChristianity Today 2020 Book Award of Merit in History/Biography
For more than five decades Billy Graham (1918-2018) ranked as one of the most influential voices in the Christian world. Nearly 215 million people around the world heard him preach in person or through live electronic media, almost certainly more than any other person. For millions, Graham was less a preacher than a Protestant saint. While remaining orthodox at the core, over time his approach on many issues became more irenic and progressive. And his preaching continued to resonate, propelled by his powerful promise of a second chance.
Drawing on decades of research on Billy Graham and American evangelicalism, Grant Wacker has marshalled personal interviews, archival research, and never-before-published photographs from the Graham family and others to tell the remarkable story of one of the most celebrated Christians in American history.Where Wacker’s previous work on Graham, America’s Pastor, focused on the preacher’s relation to the nation’s culture, One Soul at a Time offers a sweeping, easy-to-read narrative of the life of the man himself.
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1 Last Stand
$16.99Add to cartAs a member of the Air One Rescue team, pilot London Brooks has built a new life–one far away from her clandestine past as an operative tasked to take down a branch of Russian terrorists. She has no desire to reenter that world or endure the grief of losing everyone she loved, including her fiance. But the past won’t stay past. When she finds herself falsely accused, her reputation tarnished, and her life in danger, she has no choice but to plunge back into the treacherous world she left behind. Even if she must surrender everything–and everyone–she loves in her new life.
Shep Watson will never forget the day he saved London Brooks from the avalanche that nearly killed her. He knows there is more to her story, but he’s intent on keeping her secrets. Just when it seems she’s finally ready to let him into her heart, her past comes knocking. But he can’t bear to lose her again, which means, somehow, he’ll have to enter her world, keep up with her, and figure out a way to bring her home. But when the danger comes home to Alaska, what will it cost the Air One Rescue team?
Join bestselling author Susan May Warren in the final, thrilling journey through the majestic Alaskan wilderness and beyond, where love defies danger and second chances are won with courage and determination.
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Specters In The Glass House
$17.99Add to cartIn 1921, Marian Arnold, the heiress to a brewing baron’s empire, seeks solace in the glass butterfly house on her family’s Wisconsin estate as Prohibition and the deaths of her parents cast a long shadow over her shrinking world. When Marian’s sanctuary is invaded by nightmarish visions, she grapples with the line between hallucinations of things to come and malevolent forces at play in the present. With dead butterflies as the killer’s ominous signature, murders unfold at a steady pace. Marian, fearful she might be next, enlists the help of her childhood friend Felix, a war veteran with his own haunted past.
In the present day, researcher Remy Shaw becomes entangled in an elderly biographer’s quest to uncover the truth behind Marian Arnold’s mysterious life and the unsolved murders linked to an infamous serial killer. Joined by Marian’s great-great-grandson, can Remy expose the evil that lurks beneath broken wings? Or will the dark legacy surrounding the manor and its glass house destroy yet another generation?
Renowned as a “trailblazer extraordinaire” (Booklist) of inspirational dual-time suspense, award-winning author Jaime Jo Wright weaves a haunting tale of mystery, legacy, and the relentless pursuit of truth across two distinct eras.
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Closer To God
$18.99Add to cartTo experience profound intimacy with God, intentionality is required. The Holy Spirit sanctifies us–shaping us into the likeness of Jesus–but we play a role in enjoying a deeper and more vibrant life in Christ by staying in step with the Spirit.
Perhaps one of the most compelling attributes of this book is the way Cunnion helps you see how repentance and obedience, two words that often get a bad rap, are utterly life-giving and freedom-bringing. Rooted in the gospel, she leads you on a journey of
* practicing repentance that leads to refreshment of your soul
* pursuing holiness that leads to a freedom you never imagined possible
* cultivating intimacy with the Holy Spirit and enjoying the beauty of His presenceWith personal, and often humorous, anecdotes and biblical insights, Closer to God offers a guide to embracing intimacy with God from a place where the hunger for more of God is met through the beauty of obedience, holiness, and unity. You will be ignited with a desire to live a life worthy of the call as you pursue a deeper, transformative relationship with Him.
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Latter Glory Of God Revealed
$26.99Add to cartActivate the End-Times Dimensions of God’s Glory and Carry His Weighty Presence
As the end times rage and Jesus’ second coming draws closer, man’s solutions will fail in a world consumed in chaos. Days of crisis demand a remnant who knows how to live saturated in the realm of God’s glory.
We need to enter these times with greater intensity for God’s glory to accomplish our calling for this hour!
Bestselling author, apostle, and notable global leader Guillermo Maldonado releases the end-times blueprint to encounter the raw presence of God’s glory and become marked by Him.
Apostle Maldonado received this specific burden for the end-times remnant of God. This blueprint is not based on theology or theory, but it’s based on the move of God’s glory he experienced while traveling the globe. You can activate a realm of divine encounter, miracles, deliverance and harvest–a weighty presence where the unsaved see the tangible glory of God and ask: “What must I do to become saved?”
Inside you will discover how to:
*Live victoriously in turbulent times by being saturated by God’s glory realm.
*Discern the difference between God’s presence and God’s glory.
*Experience dimensions of raw supernatural power where miracles happen with no human effort.
*Host the powerful presence of God in your everyday life–visibly, powerfully, and tangibly.
Become a carrier of God’s glory-presence into your sphere of influence and supercharge the atmosphere around you with heaven’s power. Like Moses on the mount, your life will be distinctly marked by the glory of God resting upon you!
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Junk Drawer Jesus
$16.95Add to cartEach of us is the owner of a seemingly random collection of theologies, doctrines, and superstitions–a junk drawer of religious ideas and influences.
*It’s the witticisms your grandmother tossed around with ease that sounded like they came from a religious text.
*It’s an insight about God from a half-heard sermon at a friend’s church.
*It’s the mental screenshot of a meme shared on social media.
*It’s the empowering idea you underlined in a book and wrote on a Post-it Note now forever affixed to your laptop.
These are the things stuffed in our spiritual junk drawers. And as with that stash of old clothes in the closet or that stew of phone chargers, pens, and half-used batteries sitting in your kitchen drawer, something in us says, “This might be useful.” And so we hold on.
But should we? For many, this junk drawer spirituality has become burdensome. We are worn down by the religious experience it creates and frustrated by a collection of traditions, “truths,” and unfulfilled promises that continue to grow. In Junk Drawer Jesus, the spiritually exhausted are invited to examine our religious clutter and compare it to the person and the promises of Jesus Christ.
We’ll discover what–if anything–of our spiritual collection should be kept. In the process, we rediscover the soul-satisfying simplicity of a God who refuses to fill our lives with junk but instead offers grace upon grace.
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Mantles Past And Present
$30.99Add to cartA Journey Into the World of Mantles
There is an emphasis in the Spirit regarding the subject of mantles in this end-time hour, and many believers in different parts of the Body of Christ are picking up on it. More and more are asking: “What is a mantle? How do they operate? Who gets a mantle, and who doesn’t? Can a mantle be given away at a minister’s discretion? Can I receive a mantle?”
Throughout the Church, we hear terms such as “mantles,” “impartations,” and “anointings” used freely, yet there often seems to be little clarity on what each term means and how they differ. Thankfully, as God’s people, we have His Word to turn to for answers and the Spirit of Truth within “…who reveals the profound and hidden things…” (Dan. 2:22 NASB)!
In his book Mantles Past and Present, Roberts Liardon tackles this challenging subject, drawing on his more than 40 years of experience in ministering the Gospel, studying God’s Word, and fulfilling the divine mandate Jesus gave him as a boy to study the lives of God’s generals.
Roberts states, “…I present this book as my way to put a brick in the wall of understanding mantles. I invite others to please put their bricks on top of mine, and let’s help build a wall of understanding. That way we can all learn, and the next generations can reap the benefit — because the day of mantles has returned. It is here. Mantles are an important part of the last-day revival, and there has to come an understanding that can help move the Church forward in preparation for Jesus’ soon return!”
So buckle up! It’s time to take a journey into the world of mantles!
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Spirit Realm : The Place Where We Work With God In Prayer
$26.99Add to cartWORK IN A DIVINE PARTNERSHIP WITH GOD TO UNLEASH POWER IN YOUR PRAYERS
Are you longing for a deeper, more effective prayer life? Do you want to pray with more accuracy and precision? God never meant for you to do this alone! You are meant to co-labor with Almighty God, tapping into the unlimited resources of heaven.
Patsy Cameneti, a global leader on the topic of prayer, invites you to pray from a position of victory, accessing God’s presence, power, and provision. She offers fresh insight on how to escape the snare of praying solely from earthly knowledge and learning to engage in Spirit-led prayer hindered by nothing.
With practical tools and revelation, you will learn how to:
*Break free from earth-bound prayers and ascend to a realm where God’s plans are revealed
*Shift from praying to convince God to do something to prayers empowered by what God already wills
*Recognize God’s Word as a powerful weapon in your spiritual arsenal
*Partner with Jesus as the stairway between heaven and earth, revealing God’s purposes for every prayer you utter
Embrace scripture, prophecy, and praise as access points into the spirit realm and become a force against the enemy! God has called you to a higher place of prayer–a partnership with Him. It’s time to align your prayers with heaven’s perspective, tapping into resources that can only be found in the spirit realm.
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Hidden Mysteries And The Bible
$26.99Add to cartUnlock the World’s Greatest Mysteries within the Scriptures
Is it possible the Holy Bible holds answers to mysteries and questions that civilizations have wondered about for centuries? Could it be this Ancient Book explains far more than most people realize–questions that are cropping up in culture today?
Pastor Larry Ollison, Ph.D., Th.D., lifts the veil from many of the greatest mysteries of our time through gems of truth found in the ancient Scriptures, and helps you make sense of humanity’s obscure past and the strange happenings around the world.
Long before Einstein’s theory of relativity, the Bible described time travel, the multiverse, giants, aliens, and so much more. Dr. Ollison uses the Holy Scriptures to explain the alarming, unexpected, and otherworldly conspiracy theories including:
*Are there UFOs in our solar system?
*Will artificial intelligence take over our society?
*How far will genetic engineering go to keep us alive forever?
*Was there a civilization on Earth before Adam and Eve?
*Is time travel possible?
*What does the Bible say about paranormal phenomena?History and science are no longer able to refute the Scriptures but only reinforce the relevancy and accuracy of the infallible Word of God. Discover answers to unexplained phenomena, and let your faith and trust in God increase like never before!
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Invitation To The Psalms Second Edition
$49.99Add to cartThe book of Psalms is perhaps the most cherished book in the Old Testament. In this lively volume, two experienced teachers invite us to read and explore the Psalter and roam widely among its poems.
Invitation to the Psalms introduces the dynamics of the biblical text, helping students of the Bible become careful and attentive readers. This clear and concise guide covers how to read Hebrew poetry, the Psalter’s basic genres, the idea of “the psalmist,” the metaphorical world of the Psalms, and the theology of the Psalms. It gives readers confidence to explore the Psalms on their own and could readily be used in the first weeks of class to orient students to the Psalms.
The second edition of this popular textbook, now updated and expanded, adds a chapter on the shape and shaping of the Psalter, sidebars that highlight the use of the Psalms in popular culture, and discussion questions.
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Transformed Into The Same Image
$40.00Add to cartThe doctrine of deification or theosis has been gaining interest among scholars for some time. Yet most publications on the topic have focused on Orthodox and Roman Catholic traditions and have subsumed the discussion under the category of soteriology. If “being transformed into the same image” (2 Corinthians 3:18) is truly essential to the Christian life, a fuller understanding of this biblical concept is needed for Christians of all traditions.
In this volume, biblical scholars and theologians offer a constructive account of deification that breaks new ground in key ways. First, several essays focus on the work of major Protestant thinkers and Protestant expressions of the doctrine-including Lutheran, Reformed, Baptist, Wesleyan, Pentecostal, and Evangelical. Second, contributors incorporate deification into arenas that have thus far remained largely unexplored, such as the relationship between justification and deification, applications for theological education, how deification compares with transhumanism, the impact of translation philosophy on the visibility of deification in Scripture, and perspectives on deification in global Christianity.
Contributors include both senior and younger scholars from a variety of backgrounds, including Alister McGrath, Ann Jervis, Veli-Matti Karkkainen, Ben C. Blackwell, and Michael Gorman. Transformed into the Same Image invites readers to dive deeper into the doctrine of deification and continue the conversation.
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Swing Low Volume 1
$45.00Add to cartA Groundbreaking Portrait of African American Christianity
The history of African American Christianity is one of the determined faith of a people driven to pursue spiritual and social uplift for themselves and others to God’s glory. Yet stories of faithful Black Christians have often been forgotten or minimized. The dynamic witness of the Black church in the United States is an essential part of Christian history that must be heard and dependably retold.
In this groundbreaking two-volume work, Walter R. Strickland II does just that through a theological-intellectual history highlighting the ways theology has formed and motivated Black Christianity across the centuries. Through his original research he has identified five theological anchors grounding African Americans in Christian orthodoxy:
*Big God
*Jesus
*Conversion and walking in the Spirit
*The Good Book
*DeliveranceIn volume 1, a narrative history, Strickland tells the story of these themes from the 1600s to the present. He explores the crucial ecclesiastical, social, and theological developments, including the rise of Black evangelicalism as well as broader contributions to politics and culture.
Swing Low offers a defining rubric under which to observe, understand, and learn from the diverse and living entity that is African American Christianity. Volume 2, a companion anthology, covers the breadth of these historical developments by presenting primary-source documents so we can listen to Black Christianity in its own words.
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Swing Low Volume 2
$70.00Add to cartA Groundbreaking Portrait of African American Christianity
The history of African American Christianity is one of the determined faith of a people driven to pursue spiritual and social uplift for themselves and others to God’s glory. Yet stories of faithful Black Christians have often been forgotten or minimized. The dynamic witness of the Black church in the United States is an essential part of Christian history that must be heard and dependably retold.
In this groundbreaking two-volume work, Walter R. Strickland II does just that through a theological-intellectual history highlighting the ways theology has formed and motivated Black Christianity across the centuries. In this volume 2, an anthology of readings drawn from primary sources, Strickland and a team of editors uncover the breadth of these historical documents from throughout the centuries of Black history so that we can listen to Black Christianity in its own words.
From a 1776 sermon by pastor Lemuel Haynes to podcasts and interviews with people like Christina Edmondson and Lecrae, these selections illustrate the diversity, creativity, and resilience of the Black church throughout American history. The anthology features familiar names such as Phillis Wheatley, Gardner C. Taylor, and Martin Luther King Jr., as well as authors and leaders who are largely unknown, revealing insights from the church, academy, and beyond.
Swing Low offers a defining rubric under which to observe, understand, and learn from the diverse and living entity that is African American Christianity. Volume 1, a companion narrative history, tells the story of these themes from the 1600s to the present, exploring the crucial ecclesiastical, social, and theological developments.
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Qumran Greek Fragments Hymns Prayers And Related Documents
$90.00Add to cartThis volume of the Princeton Theological Seminary Dead Sea Scrolls Project significantly helps us understand Jewish interpretations of Torah, preoccupations with purity, penchants for creating new prayers, the need to bless the Creator at all times, the sacredness of the land, eschatology, and celebrating the importance of the Creator “God” and “Israel.”
Thanks to improved images supplied by the Israel Museum and focused research of other specialists, many of these compositions are significantly improved, some fragments are read for the first time, and names are provided to fragments that have been considered “insignificant.” If the Bedouins tore manuscripts, cast others aside, and repaired sandals with others and if most of the manuscripts in the Qumran Caves had deteriorated over time due to exposure, then a small fragment may represent a once-large scroll.
Eldon J. Epp and Larry Hurtado provide the Qumran Greek Fragments. Almost all of the rest of the volume is the work of James Charlesworth with Lea Berkuz, but contributions by Daniel Gurtner, Blake Jurgens, and one contribution each by Jolyon Pruszinski and B. Allen complete the volume. Additionally, Henry W. Morisada Rietz and Loren L. Johns served as Associate Editors.
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Invisible Jesus : A Book About Leaving The Church And Looking For Christ
$22.99Add to cartIn recent years, we’ve seen an increase in the number of Christians who are deconstructing their faith, critically analyzing Christianity and finding that it falls short. Many end up leaving behind the beliefs and commitments they formerly held. While many have written on how to reverse this trend, Scot McKnight and Tommy Preson Phillips believe that rather than dismissing these concerns we need to listen more carefully.
Deconstructors are uncovering serious weaknesses in today’s church–a renewed fundamentalism, toxic leadership, and legalistic thinking among them. Utilizing the results of recent studies by Pew, Gallup, and others, McKnight and Phillips take a careful look at what deconstructors are really saying, seeking to better understand why many are shedding elements of the faith and church of their youth but also engaging in a reconstruction process, finding Jesus afresh. They are losing their religion, but not losing Jesus.
Filled with stories of those who have walked the path of deconstruction without losing their faith, Invisible Jesus is a prophetic call to examine ourselves and discern if the faith we practice and the church we belong to is really representative of the Jesus we follow. Each chapter looks at a different topic and offers biblical reflections that call for us to not only better listen, but to change how we live out our faith as followers of Jesus today.
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No Bunny Like You
$9.99Add to cartA lovable story filled with mommy-and-me moments and fun date with Mom ideas! In the busy Bunny household, it’s hard for Bubby to get any alone time with Mom. But there’s no bunny like Bubby, and he hatches a plan that leads to dedicated time with Mom and the hoppiest of hearts.
A romping tale from beloved author-illustrator Kristi Valiant that is sure to leave you feeling warm and fuzzy inside, No Bunny Like You:
*is a sturdy board book for boys and girls, ages 0 to 4;
*includes cute rhyming text and adorable bunny artwork;
*is a great gift for Valentine’s Day, Easter, or Mother’s Day; and
*is a great option for a nursery display, to fit into a baby-shower gift basket, or for reading during snuggle time.
Whether you’re celebrating a special occasion or just want to create lasting memories with your little ones, this book is sure to inspire you to plan your own mommy-and-me (or daddy-and-me) adventure.
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Over The Edge
$18.99Add to cartTrauma survivor Lindsey Barnes hasn’t fully recovered from the ordeal that almost took her life, and now she’s in the middle of another crisis. Not only is she the sole witness in a high-profile murder case, but someone is also pushing her to question her sanity.
Police detective Jack Tucker doesn’t know what to make of her story, especially when her elusive enemy leaves no evidence behind to lend credence to her claims. Yet the more he gets to know the appealing personal chef, the more he’s convinced someone is targeting not only her sanity, but her life.
And unless they can figure out who is behind the campaign to undermine her credibility, a murderer could slip away–leaving more than one body in his or her wake.
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Consider The Lilies
$19.99Add to cartFind freedom from anxiety as you lift your gaze from the problems and pressures of this world to the changeless and powerful character of your heavenly Father.
Is my cancer back? Is my job secure? Will I ever get married? Are my children safe? Our lives are often a chronicle of trouble, pain, and uncertainty–and God’s children yearn for peace. Many who wrestle with anxiety and despair know that the Bible calls them to “trust God,” but what does that even mean?
In Consider the Lilies, pastor, podcaster, and speaker Jonny Ardavanis shows us God’s consistent response to those who are worn down by worry and badgered by melancholy: He proclaims His own character. Drawing on that perspective-shifting model, Jonny offers biblical insight on how to ground our thoughts and fix our gaze on who God is.
Compassionate, biblical, and timely, Consider the Lilies explores:
*How dwelling on the character of God is the surest pathway to peace
*The root causes of anxiety and worry in the Bible
*What the Bible says about the integration of our physical and spiritual lives
*Why worry grieves God’s heart as our FatherConsider the Lilies is for those who long for liberation from their anxiety and fear–and desire to deeply know the God they are called and enabled to trust. If you are starved for hope and gasping for peace, consider the character of your heavenly Father, who welcomes all who are anxious, fearful, and melancholy to trust in Him.
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Mere Christian Hermeneutics
$39.99Add to cartReading the Bible to the glory of God.
In 1952, C. S. Lewis’s Mere Christianity eloquently defined the essential tenets of the Christian faith. With the rise of fractured individualism that continues to split the church, this approach is more important now than ever before for biblical hermeneutics.
Many Christians wonder how to read the text of Scripture well, rightly, and faithfully. After all, developing a strong theory of interpretation has always been presented by two enormous challenges:
1. A variety of actual interpretations of the Bible, even within the context of a single community of believers.
2. The plurality of reading cultures–denominational, disciplinary, historical, and global interpretive communities–each with its own frame of reference.
In response, influential theologian Kevin J. Vanhoozer puts forth a “mere” Christian hermeneutic–essential principles for reading the Bible as Scripture everywhere, at all times, and by all Christians.To center his thought, Vanhoozer turns to the accounts of Jesus’ transfiguration–a key moment in the broader economy of God’s revelation–to suggest that spiritual or “figural” interpretation is not a denial or distortion of the literal sense but, rather, its glorification.
Irenic without resorting to bland ecumenical tolerance, Mere Christian Hermeneutics is a powerful and convincing call for both church and academy to develop reading cultures that enable and sustain the kind of unity and diversity that a “mere Christian hermeneutic” should call for and encourage.
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Daily Liturgy Devotional
$19.99Add to cart40-Day Liturgical Devotional for Daily Worship and Prayer
Regular quiet time with the Lord is essential for the spiritual growth and faith of believers. But forming this habit can be difficult without the proper resources or discipline. The Daily Liturgy Devotional offers 40 readings filled with content for prayer, worship, and Scripture reading, helping believers consistently and meditatively meet with God.
Unique to this devotional, the Daily Liturgy Devotional is organized thematically, covering 8 topics of the Christian faith, including love, hope, wisdom, holiness, perseverance, and more. Each daily reading includes a set of prayers, a Scripture reading, concise comments, prayer prompts, a memory verse, and an applicable hymn. Space for note-taking allows readers to further interact with the reflective tone of liturgy and the richness of Scripture.
*Reflective: Liturgical format spurs meditation on Scripture and important topics of the Christian faith
*40 Daily Readings: Each reading includes prayers, a Scripture reading, comments, prompts, a memory verse, and a hymn
*Topical: Organized thematically, every 5-day segment focuses on a different topic of the Christian faith, such as love, hope, wisdom, holiness, perseverance, and more
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You Will Be My Witnesses
$24.99Add to cartA Theological Introduction to the Witness of the Church within the Mission of God
Mission is God’s work. God spoke the first promise of gospel hope, sent his Son into this fallen world, and commissioned his Spirit to empower his church for witness. Until the day Christ returns, God has called his people to participate in his mission through evangelism, apologetics, church planting, cultural engagement, gospel suffering, and many other activities that faithfully communicate gospel hope in Christ.
This practical introduction provides a biblical framework for understanding the church’s role in God’s mission. It reviews the biblical story of God’s mission, draws insights from the church’s witness since Pentecost, and studies aspects of contemporary Christian witness. Each chapter ends with study questions to encourage further reflection and discussion by church members and ministry leaders. Readers will gain refreshing insights into how they can participate in faithfully bearing witness to Christ through the church’s work in the world today.
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What Is A Healthy Church
$14.99Add to cartKey Traits of a Healthy Church to Develop within the Local Body
What is an ideal church, and how can you tell? How does it look different from other churches? More importantly, how does it act differently, especially in society? Many of us aren’t sure how to answer those questions, even though we probably have some preconceived ideas. This book answers those questions and many more.
Author Mark Dever seeks to help believers recognize the key characteristics of a healthy church: expositional preaching, biblical theology, and a right understanding of the gospel. Dever then calls us to develop those characteristics in our own churches. By following the example of New Testament authors and addressing all members of the church, pastors and laity alike, Dever challenges all believers to do their part in maintaining the local church. Part of the 9Marks Building Healthy Churches series, What Is a Healthy Church? offers timeless truths and practical principles to help each of us fulfill our God-given roles in the body of Christ.
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Confessions Of An Amateur Saint
$18.99Add to cartConfession Is Good for the Soul . . . and for Your Leadership
Why are so many Christian leaders burning out, losing faith, and abusing power? Rather than relying on our self-sufficiency and toughing our way through the tension, Mandy Smith invites us to confess it. As a pastor who also equips and encourages other pastors, Mandy feels the pain. Instead of offering more strategies to fix our problems, she reminds us of the call that first captured our imagination, directing our passions back to God and God’s people. In her book you will:
*experience the surprising freedom of grappling with a loving God
*be released from illusions of control into a lifestyle of healing hope
*rediscover your passion for ministry and your love for God and God’s people.Confessions of an Amateur Saint is a different kind of leadership book for a different kind of leader. And different is what we need these days-spiritual leadership refined by fire rather than burned out by it, a leadership unencumbered by unrealistic expectations, a leadership reconnected to the God who receives our confession with love and restores our soul for the task ahead.
In a time where all Christian leaders are required to be pioneers, let Mandy skillfully guide you to a fresh, spiritually-fueled integrity, not weighted by false expectations but leading your people as your faith is increasingly shaped like Christ.
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Maos America : A Survivor’s Warning
$19.99Add to cartAn inspiring survivor of Mao’s Cultural Revolution in China makes a passionate case that history is eerily repeating itself as the Woke Revolution spreads across America.
Xi Van Fleet lived through the horrors of the Chinese Cultural Revolution as a schoolgirl. Forced to the countryside with other young Chinese for re-education after high school, she later escaped communism and found freedom and new a life in America. But more than 30 years later, Xi disturbingly sees signs of the same Cultural Marxism that ravaged her birth country of China threatening to destroy the America she now calls home.
?This is her dire warning to the United States.
Xi compellingly tells the story of two Cultural Revolutions: one driven by Mao during her childhood and the one unfolding in today’s America from the progressive left. With captivating personal stories and extensive historic research, Xi reveals the stunning similarities of these two revolutions. This fascinating book shows readers that both revolutions:
*Use Marxist tactics of division, indoctrination, deception, coercion, cancelation, subversion and violence.
*Aim to destroy the foundation of the traditional culture to replace it with Marxist ideologies.
*Weaponize youth, using them as their means to an end.
*Share the same goal of achieving absolute power at the expense of the people.
*Lead to the same ending: loss of freedom and totalitarian rule.
Readers will be captivated by the riveting personal story of a Chinese immigrant to the United States who overcame fear and reluctance to get involved in the movement to save America. Her political activism begins with a school board speech in 2021 against Critical Race Theory in Loudoun County, Virginia that unexpectedly goes viral and ignites national media attention. Xi now devotes her life to educating the American public on the shocking parallels between these two revolutions.
Because only when Americans understand what is really happening will they rise up and resist the communist takeover of America.
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Healing Whats Within
$18.99Add to cartWe can’t always control what happens to us. But we can discover how to heal the hidden hurt it leaves behind.
If you’re like many of us, you carry a weight of buried pain. Despite looking put together on the outside, you feel secretly fractured within. While you appear strong and resilient on the outside, inside a storm brews of all the ways you’ve been hurt or harmed. There’s a constant churn of unprocessed feelings of shame, anger, grief, or loneliness. And your body tells the story of its struggles in a myriad of aches and ailments. Little by little, you find yourself becoming disconnected from who you truly are. Not knowing what to do with your suffering and fearing you’ll be hurt again, you’ve learned to cope, to numb and suppress the ache within.
It doesn’t have to be this way. In Healing What’s Within, therapist and professor Chuck DeGroat invites you on a compassionate journey inward to return and retune to the life God created you to live. Along the way, you will discover how to:
*Gently consider and confront what’s keeping you stuck and blocking the path to joy and flourishing
*Better understand the relationship between your body and your emotions
*Experience God as a compassionate witness to your trauma-and his unconditional kindness to wherever you find yourself
*Discover real rest and renewal as you reconnect with God, others, and yourself.
It’s never too late to start healing. God’s heart is always ready to help you find your way Home.
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Chasing Vines : Finding Your Way To An Immensely Fruitful Life
$18.99Add to cartJoin bestselling author Beth Moore in her life-changing quest of vine-chasinga*?and learn how everything changes when you discover the true meaning of a fruitful, God-pleasing, meaning-filled life.
God wants us to flourish. In fact, he delights in our flourishing. Life isn’t always fun, but in Christ it can always be fruitful.
In Chasing Vines, Beth shows us from Scripture how all of life’s concerns-the delights and the trials-matter to God. He uses all of it to help us flourish and be fruitful. Looking through the lens of Christ’s transforming teaching in John 15, Beth gives us a panoramic view of biblical teachings on the Vine, vineyards, vine-dressing, and fruitfulness. Along the way you’ll discover why fruitfulness is so important to God-and how He can use anything that happens to us for His glory and our flourishing. Nothing is for nothing.
Join Beth on her journey of discovering what it means to chase vines and to live a life of meaning and fruitfulness. An inspiring spiritual book for every Christian.
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God Is Great God Is Good
$12.99Add to cartA simple prayer reminds us that God is always GREAT and always GOOD.
It’s dinnertime, and Hunter is ready to pray and thank God for his meal. But he wonders, What do all these words in my prayer mean? “God is good,” but so is ice cream. “God is great,” but so is our soccer team. And is God great even when sad things happen?Thankfully, Hunter’s parents wisely answer all his curious questions. Readers can learn along with him, discovering:
*A model prayer for mealtimes
*A simple explanation of God’s power and goodness
*The encouragement to pray with a grateful heartAfter meeting Hunter, readers will pray with confidence and gratitude, knowing that God is greater than anything and always sharing His goodness.
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Lifescapes : A Biographer’s Search For The Soul
$19.99Add to cartAnn Wroe, obituaries editor for The Economist, reflects on the art and impossibility of capturing life on the page. Through her experiences and through people she has known, studied, or merely glimpsed in windows, she movingly explores what makes a life and how that life lingers after in this breathtaking combination of poetry, memoir, and observation.
‘What is life?’ asked the poet Shelley, and he could not come up with an answer. Scientists, too, for all their understanding of how life manifests, thrives and evolves, have still not answered that fundamental question. Yet biographers and obituarists continue to corral lives in a few columns, or a few hundred pages, aware all the time how fleeting and elusive their subject is.
In this dazzlingly original blend of poetry, biography, observation, and memoir, Wroe explores the experience of trying to capture the essence of a person. Animated by her rare imagination, eye for the telling detail, and the wit, beauty and clarity of her writing, Lifescapes is a luminous, deeply personal answer to Shelley’s question.
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Tea With Elephants
$17.99Add to cartEver since they met as teenagers volunteering at a conference center in Costa Rica 20 years ago, Fern Espinoza and Lily Graden have shared a close friendship, even though they live in different states. They can hardly believe it when their teen dream of traveling to Africa together becomes a reality. It’s the trip of a lifetime–but life sure isn’t what they thought it would be back when they were young.
Along with their suitcases, each woman brings along emotional baggage that weighs heavily on them. Yet the people they meet and the places they experience have the power to change their hearts–but only if they surrender to the lessons God wants to teach them in this unexpected land of emerald tea fields, graceful giraffes, and rambunctious elephants.
Pack your bags and get ready for adventure as Robin Jones Gunn invites you on a safari of the heart in this vulnerable exploration of how to move forward in faith even when the future is uncertain.