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Rooted In Wonder
$18.99Add to cartFor a generation whose eyes are constantly trained on screens, encountering nature at all is increasingly difficult, much less seeing what is reveals about God. How can parents help children reengage with God’s world that is full of amazement, creativity, and love?
Eryn Lynum is a certified master naturalist, Bible teacher, and mom of four who wants to help families encounter and understand the connection between God and creation. She shares her own story of putting her kids in front of nature, and invites other parents to consider a similar journey.
With practical sections that look at nature through the lens of the Bible and activities to integrate faith and the natural world, Rooted in Wonder helps parents instill within their kids an unshakable faith. Through the art of play, the drive of discovery, and the awe of adventure, children will gain a sense of wonder in their Creator that will last a lifetime.
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Bible Doctrine Workbook (Workbook)
$24.99Add to cartA WORKBOOK to Help You Explore and Reflect on Life’s Most Important Theological Questions.
How do we know the Bible is God’s Word? What is sin and where did it come from? How is Jesus fully God and fully man? What are spiritual gifts? When and how will Christ return?
If you’ve asked questions like these, then systematic theology is no abstract term. It’s an approach to finding answers every Christian needs to know. The Bible Doctrine WORKBOOK accompanies Wayne Grudem’s highly regarded Bible Doctrine. Following the textbook’s structure, the WORKBOOK features review material and exercises for every chapter, and all major areas of Christian doctrine are covered, including:
*The Word of God
*God
*Humanity
*Christ and the Holy Spirit
*The Application of Redemption
*The Church
*The FutureThe WORKBOOK maintains the clear writing, friendly tone, and frequent applications to life found in the textbook. Students will benefit from this hands-on engagement with the important teachings in Bible Doctrine.
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Case For Faith Student Edition
$16.99Add to cartWhy is there suffering? Doesn’t science disprove miracles? What about hell-and the millions who’ve never heard of Jesus? Is heaven for real? Is God unjust? Lee Strobel decided to use his award-winning journalistic skills to investigate the idea of faith, and prove that placing our trust in things we cannot see is a solid bet. This updated The Case for Faith Student Edition adapts Strobel’s bestselling The Case for Faith to present hard-hitting findings as well as interviews with believers and skeptics alike in an easy-to-follow manner so you can make a decision about Christian faith for yourself.
The Case for Faith Student Edition:
*Is written for readers ages twelve and older
*Presents the arguments for and against having faith that teens and young adults often ask and encounter so they can see the real evidence and facts
*Uses logic and solid information to examine why Christians believe what they do
*Can also be used in the classroom, in group studies, or as part of a religious studies or comparisons class
*Contains infographics and charts to make the facts clear
*Pairs well with The Case for Christ Student Edition, The Case for a Creator Student Edition, The Case for the Real Jesus Student Edition, and The Case for Miracles Student Edition
Lee Strobel’s research provides:
*Scientific data, expert testimonies, and interviews
*Cross-religious comparisons
*Historical and archeological proofs he discovered during his investigationPrepare yourself for an eye-opening, no-punches-pulled investigation into eight of the toughest objections to Christianity. The answers will prove whether or not Jesus is who he says he is and if heaven is for real, leading you to a life-changing decision in your current case for or against Christianity. Even if you’re an atheist or just aren’t sure about Jesus, these stories will turn your whole world upside down. If you’re already a Christian, you’ll gain powerful insights that will reshape your understanding of the Bible and affect your life of faith like never before.
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Case For Faith For Kids (Revised)
$9.99Add to cartWhy does God allow bad things to happen? Can you have doubts and still be a Christian? Kids ages 8-12 can join in this incredible search for the truth about faith in this book based on the bestselling The Case for Faith by award-winning author Lee Strobel, written in kid-friendly language that helps young readers explore their own beliefs decide for themselves why believing in Jesus and Christianity makes good sense.
Here’s a book that finally tackles the most important questions about the toughest questions surrounding faith kids often ask and wonder. This updated version of The Case for Faith for Kids is packed full of well-researched, reliable, and eye-opening investigations Lee conducted to test why people believe in Jesus, and the truths that support those beliefs. Throughout, Strobel uses his skills as an award-winning legal journalist to examine the historical records, eyewitness testimonies, and scientific evidence for faith, including Jesus’s resurrection and miracles.
Like Strobel, will you be convinced by the evidence? What will your verdict be in The Case for Faith? The Case for Faith for Kids:
*Is written specifically for readers ages 8-12, presented in a way that is logical and easy to understand
*Is perfect for encouraging a child’s faith development, and is also ideal for homeschool use or as a first communion gift for boys or girls
*Is packed full of well-researched, reliable, and eye-opening investigations of some of the toughest questions kids have about faith and Christianity
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Tears In The Desert
$21.99Add to cartEleven-year-old Raine Hunter’s family moves from the town of Blackheart Bay, Nova Scotia to Desolation Creek in the Australian Outback, where her father will begin pastoring a small church. But not long after they begin their new lives, a tragedy befalls the family.
Devastated, Raine’s parents leave the ministry and move their family back to Blackheart Bay. There, Raine grows into a young woman but is haunted by the guilt she lives with because of the tragedy, and the accusation and anger she sees in her father’s eyes whenever she looks at him. At eighteen, after an ugly quarrel with her father, Raine leaves home and moves to Halifax.
Years later, Raine’s father has suffered a heart attack, and her brother, a widowed youth pastor with two young daughters, has vanished under suspicious circumstances. Raine reluctantly returns to her hometown, struggling with bitterness for her father, fear for her missing brother, and the responsibility of caring for her nieces.
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Leaving Faith Behind
$14.99Add to cartLeaving Faith Behind gives voice to women and men who were born into Muslim families and communities, but who have made the decision to leave Islam or to dissent against some of the most significant aspects of Islamic doctrine.
Aliyah, who realized as a young woman that she did not have to live by rigid rules and concepts that suffocated her true self.
Hassan, who became a practicing Muslim in his teens, but for whom doubts led him to leave the faith in his fifties.
Jimmy, banished from his home and family when he was discovered to be gay.
Marwa, who keeps secret from her community the fact that she can no longer practice a religion that she believes degrades and denies basic rights to women.
Aisha, for whom the journey from belief to disbelief was a gradual process involving personal challenge and confrontations with friends and family.
As increasing numbers of people in Western society choose to turn away from organized religion, this book allows the stories of some of them to be heard: the reasons for their decisions to leave, the challenges of leaving, and the effects on their lives and relationships. It also captures portraits of life and culture within Muslim communities in our fast-changing world, and how they are reacting and responding to migration, secularization, more inclusive attitudes to gender and sexuality, and other trends of modern society.
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Irresistible Faith : Becoming The Kind Of Christian The World Cant Resist
$19.99Add to cartFrom an influential pastor and author–whose writing Ann Voskamp calls “sharp, informed, [and] culturally savvy”–comes a revelatory blueprint for an utterly transformative and enticing Christianity.
Jesus said his followers would be a light to the world and a city on a hill. He envisioned a wildly diverse yet compellingly unified multitude of strangers that would penetrate the world with love. They would be a counter-culture, in a way that was for the culture not against it. They would lead the world in acts of love and justice and be the most life-giving bosses, employees, neighbors, and friends. They would also be the best enemies, returning insults with kindness and persecution with prayers. They would stay true to their biblical convictions and–not in spite of those convictions but because of them–would love, listen to, and serve those who don’t share their convictions. Over time their movement–Jesus’ movement–would become irresistible to people from every nation, tribe, and tongue.
This is not how many, perhaps most, today see Christianity. And justifiably so, given that many bearing the name Christian use the Bible to justify behavior that Jesus would never endorse and would always condemn, that would in fact make Jesus furious. But Jesus’s vision for the church is possible, and Irresistible Faith provides a blueprint for Christians to pursue it as redeemed individuals, as a renewed community, and as those working for a restored world. This is a way of being that gives a tired, cynical world a reason to pause and consider Christianity . . . and to start wishing it was true.
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Hope In The Dark
$19.99Add to cart“I want to believe, I want to have hope, but…” Pastor and bestselling author Craig Groeschel hears these words often and has asked them himself. We want to know God, feel his presence, and trust that he hears our prayers, but in the midst of great pain, we may wonder if he really cares about us. Even when we have both hope and hurt, sometimes it’s the hurt that shouts the loudest. Can God be good when life is not?
In Hope in the Dark, Groeschel explores the story of the father who brought his demon-possessed son to Jesus, saying, “I believe! Help my unbelief!” In the man’s sincere plea, Jesus heard the tension in the man’s battle-scarred heart. He healed not only the boy but the father too, driving out the hopelessness that had overtaken him. He can do the same for us today.
As Groeschel shares his pain surrounding the current health challenges of his daughter, he acknowledges the questions we may ask in our own deepest pain: “Where was God when I was being abused?” “Why was my child born with a disability?” “Why did the cancer come back?” “Why are all my friends married and I’m alone?” He invites us to wrestle with such questions as we ask God to honor our faith and heal our unbelief.
In the middle of your profound pain, you long for authentic words of understanding and hope. You long to know that even in overwhelming reality, you can still believe that God is good. Rediscover a faith in the character, power, and presence of God. Even in the questions. Even now.
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Faith For This Moment (Reprinted)
$17.00Add to cartFor three generations, God’s chosen people were exiles in the land of Babylon. Today, many Christians in America feel like exiles within their own country, and there is growing disagreement regarding how to live faithfully in this complex cultural moment. Some desire to conquer our Babylon and return to a type of Christendom they believe existed in an idealized past. Others seek to assimilate the values of our culture into the church. And in between are those who are uncomfortable with either extreme, who feel spiritually homeless. These exiles are looking for a new way of understanding what faith looks like in a polarized, pluralistic, post-Christian culture. They want to know: What does it mean to be the people of God now?
That’s the question Rick McKinley seeks to answer. He shows exiled Christians how people of faith from other times and places discovered how to live faithfully, prophetically, and imaginatively, neither compromising their principles nor their compassion, and never giving in to despair.
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Landscape Of Faith
$23.99Add to cartTaking a nondenominational approach similar to the “mere Christianity” advocated by C. S. Lewis, Alister McGrath uses the creeds as framework with which to explore the teachings of the Christian doctrines and what it means to live a life of faith.
In this new book, he tells of his discovery of Christianity while a student at Oxford University and takes readers on a panoramic tour of the landscape of the Christian faith. Using the story of his own crisis of faith, he looks at why Christians believe what they do, how we can best understand these ideas, and the difference they make to the way we think about ourselves and our world so that readers can find their own map to navigate the landscape of faith.
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Dream Wild : Ignite Your Faith To Defy Impossibilities
$15.99Add to cartPeople are caught up in the rat trap, the day-in and day-out mundaneness of life. But God wants us to dream with Him. He gives us the desires of our hearts, and He want us to build ourselves up in our most holy faith and pursue those dreams. The enemy comes with doubt, unbelief, religious thinking, and other obstacles to combat our dreams.
Dream Wild will set a Holy Ghost fire under people to chase the God of their dreams as they pursue the desires He put in their hearts. Each chapter will have a short prophetic word at the beginning and will include stories of inspiration, over-coming challenges, gaining victory and experiencing God’s power, as they relate to building one’s faith to dream.
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Nexus : Understanding Faith And Modern Culture
$29.95Add to cartThe Nexus,” so-named because of the operational intersection or “Nexus” of faith and culture, is an alphabetized manual of cultural artifacts of significance to Christians.
In “The Nexus,” Jon Widener observes how Christianity has lost many battles over the years and how the evangelical community has been fraught with endemic anti-intellectualism. He sees an evangelical insularity taking the form of retreat and retrenchment from the comings and goings of the larger society.
Dr. Widener proposes that modern Christian believers correct these deficits by exercising the exhortation of I Pet 3:15 (KJV) to always be prepared “to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you.” Believers should educate themselves on culturally relevant issues where there are questions of Christian morality. This is the burden and purpose of the book. Accordingly, the standard for inclusion is straight-forward. If the topic is culturally encountered and has moral implications, then it meets the threshold standard for inclusion in the work.
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Beauty And The Riches Of Redemption
$15.99Add to cart“The Beauty and the Riches of Redemption” presents to us the drama of humanity from the Garden of Eden – where the curtain opened and the stage was set – to the Garden of Gethsemane – where the curtain was not only drawn, but cut: End of drama. Is Jesus really the only way to God and so, the only hope of salvation? How could Jesus, born of the Jewish people, be the Savior of the whole world? How could the son of Mary, an Israelite woman be said to be the Son of God? Can Jesus really save me and guarantee me entrance/eternity in heaven? In about 180 pages, the author, with the help of the Holy Spirit answers all these questions and explains to us with clarity and simplicity what we need to know from creation to redemption. You need this book…This book clearly brings out the difference between religion and salvation. Jesus came to redeem mankind back to his Creator. Man through sin was cut off from God, but now there is no “salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved…”
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Under The Radar
$11.99Add to cartAzar Gbr
The Communist border gaurd’s threatening question: “do have any weapons, pornography or Bibles?” had almost become routine. But any one of the many times we crossed that Iron Curtain could have resulted in inprisonment – for us or our contacts. We were totally dependent on God’s supernatural protection as we “flew” under the Radar… -
Taking Pascals Wager
$30.99Add to cart14 Chapters
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Since we can’t know with absolute certainty that God exists, each of us in a sense makes a bet. If we believe in God and are right, the benefits include eternal life. If we are wrong, the downside is limited. On the other hand, we might not believe in God. If we are right, then we will have lived in line with reality. If we are wrong, however, the consequences could be eternally disastrous. This was the challenge posed by the French philosopher Blaise Pascal over three hundred years ago. But Michael Rota contends that Pascal’s argument is still compelling today. Since there is much to gain (for ourselves as well as for others) and relatively little to lose, the wise decision is to seek a relationship with God and live a Christian life. Rota considers Pascal’s wager and the roles of uncertainty, evidence and faith in making a commitment to God. By engaging with themes such as decision theory, the fine-tuning of the universe, divine hiddenness, the problem of evil, the historicity of the resurrection and the nature of miracles, he probes the many dynamics at work in embracing the Christian faith. In addition, Rota takes a turn not found in many books of philosophy. He looks at the actual effects of such a commitment in three recent, vivid, gripping examples?Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Jean Vanier and Immaculee Ilibagiza. Like Pascal, Rota leaves us with a question: What wager will we make? -
Faithing It : Bringing Purpose Back To Your Life
$24.99Add to cartYour Secret to Facing the Impossible with Confidence!
What is the size of your storm? If it’s a big storm; then you have a big call, and a big promise. More importantly, you have the ability to get through it! Get ready to hit refresh on your story, your journey, and your life. Turn your storm into an unshakable relationship with God and a ministry that touches people’s lives.
-from the Introduction by Cora JakesCora Jakes shares her inspirational story of spiritual growth to set the stage for this life-changing message. Faithing It is not about pretending away your problems-it’s about facing circumstances with confidence because you see them measured next to the chain-breaking, miracleworking power of God.
Your storms may seem big, but God is bigger.
Your season may feel dark, but God’s light is shining through.
Your circumstance may appear hopeless, but nothing is impossible for God!
By Faithing It, you will discover how to take the very storms that tried to destroy you and turn them into pathways to promotion and divine purpose!
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Human Development And Faith (Reprinted)
$39.99Add to cartThis book, now in its second edition, brings together the best available understandings of human development from a multidisciplinary perspective. Uniquely inclusive of the moral and faith dimensions of context and life-cycle development, Human Development and Faith examines the interplay of mind, body, family, community, and soul at every stage of development. It addresses two central questions: What are the “good-enough” conditions of parenting, family, and community in each phase of life, from birth to death, that support growth and development? What gives life adequate meaning as development proceeds? If human development describes the normative and hoped-for passages of life, then faith provides the necessary component of meaning. Throughout the various perspectives offered in this volume is the premise that faith is that quality of living that makes it possible to fully live.
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Faith : The Abyss We All Face
$16.99Add to cart“Why is God killing my child?”
The Russian mother asked as she looked into my eyes. I didn’t know what to say. Another mother asked, “Why does God allow innocent babies to suffer and die?”
My heart broke as I listened to these mothers sobbing.
“FAITH: The Abyss We All Face” is a true story of one man’s journey to the literal “Ends of the Earth” where time after time, he heard these and similar questions.
Dr. Bill Becknell has wrestled with the tragic cries of brokenness, pain and suffering in himself and others. They are everywhere, and they challenge our faith. There are no cliches or trite answers to these difficult questions. But despite extreme hardships, pain, brokenness, sacrifices, miracles and even near-death experiences along this road, he found an unexpected treasure… JOY!
No matter how difficult the circumstances, the pain, and the brokenness, God has an unfailing Love that is beyond comprehension.
Brokenness and sorrow are a part of living, and no one can change that. What we do about tragedy in our lives is an issue of faith. “FAITH” is written to encourage all believers not to be afraid to step out into the unknown “abyss of faith.” Non-Believers may also find the stories apply to their lives, because “faith” is something everyone has.
There is no greater JOY than following Jesus, even if He leads you to the “Ends of the Earth.”
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Confronting Cancer With Faith
$16.99Add to cartEweRBlessed Ministries
Written by a cancer survivor, this award-winning interactive Bible study combines personal experience, biblical references, and thought-provoking questions to help readers confront cancer with faith, not fear. Useful for individual study or for small groups, the message is clear: God is bigger than cancer. -
On Earth As It Is In Heaven
$19.99Add to cartFiesta Publishing
In her book, On Earth as It Is in Heaven, Julie Castro shares the personal experiences she encountered while waiting for the man God called to be her husband. Whether a believer in Jesus or not, this intimate book will give the reader insight into how God (Yahweh) moves in one’s life. The author uses personal circumstances to help each person grow and come into the fullness to which they are called. Julie shares her lessons learned, processes, revelations, and instructions with candor and transparency. The book is a personal allegory of Jesus, the One True Husband. -
My Faith My Life Leaders Guide (Revised)
$18.95Add to cartIn addition to a book for teens, My Faith, My Life is a curriculum. With this guide, leaders can create short, intermediate, and longer programs, including confirmation sequences of six, nine, or twelve-sessions, a retreat or similar short program, or a longer study that is integrated with other current programs over the entire academic year. Filled with prayers to begin and end each session, plus a variety of activities that tap into multiple learning styles and ways to interact with the congregation, this will be a primary go-to resource for any youth leader. New material includes how to select, train, and support mentors, as well as how leaders can strengthen their own spiritual life. With this Leader’s Guide, My Faith, My Life will continue as a trusted Confirmation curriculum for the Episcopal Church. Newly available in print and eBook editions Supports a foundational book for youth in the Episcopal Church Releases along with the revised edition of primary text
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Kierkegaards Concept Of Faith
$38.99Add to cartIn this book renowned philosopher Merold Westphal unpacks the writings of nineteenth-century thinker Soren Kierkegaard on biblical, Christian faith and its relation to reason.
Across five books – Fear and Trembling, Philosophical Fragments, Concluding Unscientific Postscript, Sickness Unto Death, and Practice in Christianity – and three pseudonyms, Kierkegaard sought to articulate a biblical concept of faith by approaching it from a variety of perspectives in relation to one another. Westphal offers a careful textual reading of these major discussions to present an overarching analysis of Kierkegaard’s conception of the true meaning of biblical faith.
Though Kierkegaard presents a complex picture of faith through his pseudonyms, Westphal argues that his perspective is a faithful and illuminating one, making claims that are important for philosophy of religion, for theology, and most of all for Christian life as it might be lived by faithful people.
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Greater Revelation Of Jesus And The Power Of The Work Of The Cross
$9.00Add to cartThis book is about a greater revelation of what Jesus did on the cross for those who believe in him and as our faith increases in his finished works we will receive the fullness of what he provided for us on the cross.
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Help Lord : Why Isnt My Faith Working
$14.49Add to cartDo you desire to have great faith?
Have you ever believed God for something and wondered why you haven’t received it yet? You’ve read the Bible and found scriptures pertaining to your situation. You’ve stood on the word. You’ve confessed scriptures over and over and over again. You’ve read books and listened to teaching tapes pertaining to faith and still haven’t seen or experienced the manifestation of what you’ve believed God for. After all is said and done, you’re back to square one. You’re left frustrated, thinking and wondering, “What in the world am I doing wrong? I’ve prayed. I’ve believed God and still nothing!” I’m sure you’ve heard the saying in Christendom: “The word will work when you work it, and you’ve thought, “Hmmm. The word will work when you work it. If the word works when you work it, well, how do I get the word to work for me?”Sit back and relax as you begin your journey on how to get faith to work for you.
This book explains in detail step-by-step how to have great faith.
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Gods Kind Of Faith
$11.99Add to cartThere is a lot of confusion about faith today. Materials on faith are often vague, incomplete or misleading. In God’s Kind of Faith, Dr. Aaron S. Winter explains in simple practical terms, what faith is, how we receive it, how to increase it, how to apply it and even how to operate in God’s own faith. Imagine having faith that is alive, active, growing and operating in your life today!
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Prospering In Hard Times By Applying Your Faith
$13.00Add to cartProspering in Hard Times by Applying Your Faith: Receiving the Object of Your Faith by Wallace Frazier Prospering in Hard Times by Applying Your Faith explores the truth and knowledge imparted by religion from sources beyond that of the traditional reference Bible. In this analysis of faith, Wallace W. Frazier breaks down and reviews the hierarchy of the multitude of celestial figures. He describes a revelation of Christ Jesus of Nazareth unknown-or at least unrevealed- in traditional religious or sacred books. In exploring lesser-known spiritual personalities, he de-conditions the enlightnened reader and truth seeker from the limited, primitive, and traditional concepts of faith and fills the void with a process of applying your faith that produces both spiritual and material fruit. In this philosophical breakdown of faith and its history, the author seeks to encourage, enlighten, and inspire the people–brothers and sisters of humankind–to receive the Spirit of Truth, who is Christ Jesus (since His ascension, no longer one-in-the-same with Christ Jesus of Nazareth). Furthermore, Prospering in Hard Times by Applying Your Faith exposes truths to be found and received outside the Bible and traditional religious organizations
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Faith The Link With Gods Power
$16.99Add to cartSome believe that simply having faith is an entitlement to blessing and prosperity. Others believe that faith in oneself is all that is needed in life. Still others contend that faith is a cosmic force that breeds superhuman, super-spiritual, invincible power. It is none of these.
Faith is not something requiring you to believe in what you know is not true, nor is it believing something for which there is no evidence. The Bible-a book all about faith-provides the evidence that makes faith so vital, so important, and so astounding.
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Upheld In The Battle
$14.99Add to cartWhat does it take to live in heroic faith? Dependence on God’s power to lift us, preserve us, go before us, defend us, guard us, teach us; in short, bowing before Him in all aspects of our lives is how we live in heroic faith.
The American Dream was never God’s goal for us. Knowing Him and His glory and becoming like Him is at the forefront of the plans God has for us. This is our great discovery when we give up our hopes and dreams for Him to fashion a new life for us. We struggle with this, but His rewards for us are limitless. -
Gods Story Our Story (Revised)
$14.99Add to cartThis revised edition explores the elements of Christian faith and life for those considering baptism or church membership. God’s Story, Our Story addresses all the essential issues of faith through an engaging survey of the biblical story and how God continues to work among us.
Author Michele Hershberger invites readers into the conversation and asks them to consider how their own stories connect with God’s story. Includes helpful definitions and background material. Suitable for group and individual study. Leaders use with Making Disciples.
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Discover The Mystery Of Faith
$14.99Add to cartWhat if the way we worship isn’t just an expression of our faith, but is what shapes our faith? The Church has believed this about the way we worship and pray together for centuries: The way we worship becomes the way we believe. But if this is true, it’s time to take a closer look at what we say and sing and do each week. Drawing from his own discovery of ancient worship practices, Glenn Packiam helps us understand why the Church made creedal proclamations and Psalm-praying a regular part of their worship. He shares about why the Eucharist was the climactic point of their corporate “re-telling of the salvation story.” When our worship becomes a rich feast, our faith is nourished and no longer anemic. The more our worship speaks of Christ, the more we enter into the mystery of faith.
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Faith : From Apostolic Into True Hope
$10.99Add to cartThis book shows every reader that life is full of challenges, but the spirit of God allows positive changes and healing to occur. Scriptures, strong personal examples and touching songs connect the content to the reader and teach everyone ways to stay spiritually grounded during various tribulations.
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Faith And Creeds
$19.00Add to cart* The Apostles’ and Nicene Creeds begin with “I believe,” but what does that phrase mean? Providing a compelling defense of Christian doctrine, McGrath examines the nature of faith to reveal how our beliefs affect our understanding of God’s world and our place in it. A wonderful introduction to “mere Christianity” for a new generation!
In this book–the first in a series of short, accessible guides–noted author Alister McGrath examines the nature of faith. Offering an extended reflection on the opening words of the Apostles Creed and the Nicene Creed–“I believe”–McGrath provides a compelling defense of core Christian beliefs. In his usual learned yet accessible style, McGrath demonstrates how these enduring Christian beliefs help explain God’s world and our place in it. With future volumes to examine other core Christian principles, McGrath’s new series will define “mere Christianity” to a new generation for years to come. Ideal for group study and personal devotion.
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Delighting In The Trinity
$20.99Add to cartIn this brief and winsome book, Michael Reeves presents an introduction to the Christian faith that is rooted in the Triune God. He takes cues from preachers and teachers down through the ages, setting key doctrines of creation, the person and work of Christ, and life in the Spirit into a simple framework of the Christian life.
A rich and enjoyable read on the basic beliefs of Christianity that avoids dumbing down its profound and life changing truths.
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Story Matters : True Stories Of Radical Faith Courage Struggles And Surviva
$26.99Add to cartHow could a pair of blue stilettos change someone else’s story?
Why would that story even matter?
Everyone has a story….
the beautician at the beauty salon….
the homeless pregnant woman found sleeping in the park….
a pharmaceutical sales rep that appears as if her life is perfect….
the successful owner of a local waterline company….
or even a shallow-faced teen ravaged by the effects of drugs….
All of them have stories….
….stories that matter.Inside this book there are countless real stories. Your faith will be encouraged as you read about how God speaks by sending butterflies after a night of sorrow, through catching fish, a timely delivery and the faith it took to build a ministry for those who didn’t think their stories mattered.
Join the courage of many that have found where their
Hope
Joy
Peace
and Freedom
truly come from.After reading these amazing stories you will be encouraged and uplifted knowing that God hears and answers prayer.
He desires to become the Author of your story as well
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Faith Factor : The Art And Science Of Faith
$17.49Add to cartFaith is a universal principle, simple as perhaps it is complex. In life we unknowingly interact with delicate laws. We plant a seed and expect a tree. Although much science is involved in the transformation, life has ‘user friendly’ packages ready for implementation. A computer’s designer allows man to communicate with machine through the coordination of complex subsystems – anyone who presses the power button gets the same result!
Faith is the law God created by which man accesses sources and resources outside of himself. To every crisis God has programmed a solution. We simply start the process.
Let the seed show you how!A textbook on how faith works:
* Looking behind the scenes of visible miracles
* Perfecting faith at the point of greatest weakness
* Interfaces – God’s supernatural solutions to our problems
* Miracle faith requires miracle ‘hearing’
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What You Need To Know About Defending Your Faith
$22.99Add to cartToday believers encounter a dizzying array of religious options. What You Need to Know About Defending Your Faith gives every believer seeking answers complete training that will firm up their faith and provide confidence in sharing the gospel. The Max Anders What You Need to Know About series is made up of ten 12-lesson study guides covering the fundamentals of Christianity. The ten books in the series together form a “Basic Knowledge” program for seekers, new believers, and veteran believers who want a stronger foundation in the Christian faith.
Features include:
12 lessons that can be completed in under 1 hour each
Real-life application of biblical truth
Explanations of prominent Christian views on every topic
Easy-to-teach lessons, including previews and summary features
Questions for discussionCore teachings on Christianity that will challenge any seeker, new believer, or veteran believer looking for a stronger foundation.
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Faith Rebuilt : A 30 Day Devotional Journey To Strengthen Your Faith
$13.49Add to cartEveryone encounters trials through life, and sometimes faith is weakened during these trials. April McDuffie takes us through a 30-day journey of strengthening her faith through such a bittersweet time. Join with her in these 30 daily devotionals that will strengthen your faith in the One that has the answers to all of your needs. As you begin your journey, you will continuously feel His power and His strength as your faith is rebuilt.
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Powerful Faith
$14.99Add to cartPowerful Evidence
R. A. Torrey provides absolute proof that the Bible is true. Some of the questions he clearly answers include:
*Did Jesus really rise from the dead?
*What proofs are there that what Jesus said are true?
*Does the Bible contradict itself?
*How did Jesus affect history after His death?
*What Bible prophecies have already been fulfilled?
*What proof is there that the Bible is God’s Word?Find the answers to life’s most important questions, and learn how to share those life-changing answers with others.
“He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” –Hebrews 11:6
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After Shock : Searching For Honest Faith When Your World Is Shaken
$22.99Add to cartIn the wake of a historic earthquake in the fragile country of Haiti, Kent Annan considers suffering–from the epic to the everyday–as a problem for faith.
Less than two weeks after the release of Kent’s book about his work with Haiti Partners, he heard the news.
Friends trapped under the rubble of buildings. Friends sprinting across the city looking for family. Churches–including one Kent often attended–turned to rubble. Suddenly Kent and his friends were part of an uncomfortable fellowship: people whose faith is shaken by crisis. Taking courage from the psalmists of old and the company of his grieving neighbors, Kent has found that there is solidarity in suffering. Others have followed life to the edge of meaning and have heard God even there, calling for honest faith.
Are there questions or realities your faith can’t handle?
Kent wrote After Shock to help you find out.
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Great Is The Mystery Of Faith
$19.99Add to cartLiturgical texts, repeated week after week by hundreds of thousands of people, are an ideal starting-point for exploring deep matters of faith. Their rich theological content, their themes and their familiarity, can help us develop a more mature, informed faith and spirituality. Assuming no specialist knowledge but convinced that a good theological understanding is within everyone’s grasp, Paul Ferguson takes often repeated words from the Eucharist, morning and evening prayer, and the baptism, marriage and funeral rites to explore core Christian belief. Ideal for confirmation courses, study groups and individual reading, this will take readers to new places of understanding via familiar, loved texts.
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Everything Is Possible With God Study Guide
$9.99Add to cartWould you like your faith to be stronger? Like exercise strengthens and develops a muscle, this six-session video study with participant’s guide from Pastor Rick Warren helps you recognize, understand, and cooperate in the predictable patterns and processes God uses to strengthen your faith and develop your character.
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Rumbustious Faith : Uncontrollably Excuberant Unruly
$15.49Add to cartRumbustious faith is a book to encourage, provoke, motivate and inspire others to push pass their fears. Do not be afraid to confront your giants. One must realize that within each of us we have the power to triumph over our fears. There are many examples in this book of others who took the challenge and defeated their Giants (Goliaths).
Faith is an action word. Rumbustious faith is an unruly and uncontrollably act, it’s an aggressive step toward victory. A faith that will not give up. It will prevail at whatever cost. We can allow our fears to dominate us or conquer them with the help of the Lord.
My prayer is that you will pursue your greatest dreams and destiny in life. May God bless you to charge forward and accomplish your goals and conquer all fears.
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Faith : A Way Of Life
$13.49Add to cartLike individuals in the Bible who lived their lives with purpose and conviction, who walked with God, believed His Word and experienced outstanding breakthroughs and experienced tremendous victories, our life also is to be a wonderful adventure in faith where the strategies of the enemy are defeated, the will of God is accomplished, and promises are obtained. Smith Wigglesworth said, “God has designed that the just shall live by faith.” Discover the power that is released when someone believes God and what it actually means for faith to become a way of life. Sherry Jones travels extensively ministering the Word of God. Her message is positive, powerful, and practical – bringing strength and encouragement to everyone. Sherry ministers the Word in churches, at conferences, Bible schools, and at weekly meetings. Sherry’s teachings are being broadcast on radio and throughout the world via the internet. Her liberating message of faith, redemption, the authority of the believer, and who the believer is in Christ continue to bless and benefit people on both a local and a worldwide basis.
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Certain Risk : Living Your Faith At The Edge
$18.99Add to cartAuthor Paul Richardson draws on stories from his life as a missionary in Indonesia to explore what causes us to be deactivated-pinned down under hopelessness, apathy, and personal disappointment. In A Certain Risk, Richardson will inspire you to engage the complexities of your world with creative solutions-creativity that comes straight from the heart of God.
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Faith At The Edge
$23.99Add to cartCall it existential doubt. Call it “the dark night of the soul.” However you term it, God-doubting is a spiritual phenomenon endemic to the Christian experience, suffered by saints from Mother Theresa, St. John of the Cross, and Therese of Lisieux to lesser-known Christians throughout history. In fact, there may be something of this God-doubting in nearly all of us.
Faith at the Edge is for those doubters, believers struggling with their faith within the Christian tradition, not for the skeptics and seekers who lie outside it. It is for those who experience uncertainty about faiths to which they have been committed, but who now wonder whether it’s true. This doubt is very personal and deeply disturbing, exemplified when God seems remote, when he is experientially absent, when his very existence seems uncertain, when everything one believes as a Christian is called into serious question.
Robert Wennberg here explores the important questions of existential doubt. What causes our sense of divine absence? Are we at fault, or is there some other explanation for our uncertainty? Why does God allow this to happen? How should we respond? Wennberg answers these and other provocative questions both through personal illustrations and through the wisdom and insight of such figures as Blaise Pascal, G. K. Chesterton, Simone Weil, C. S. Lewis, and Martin Marty. He lays out a credible theological account of what happens during doubt. He further helps us understand how we can cope with these dark episodes and how we can not only stand against them, but even profit from them spiritually.
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5 Things God Uses To Grow Your Faith Participants Guide (Student/Study Guide)
$12.99Add to cartThe health of your faith matters to God, because a faith that isn’t growing prevents a person from living up to his or her potential in establishing his Kingdom. Five Things God Uses to Grow Your Faith is an exciting DVD study that establishes the biblical case for the five things God uses to grow a BIG faith.
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Holy Restlessness : Reflections On Faith And Learning
$15.99Add to cartPaul Dovre, consummate educator and churchman, speaks knowingly of the holy restlessness that is inherent in people of faith who wrestle with God’s call even whle heeding it. In this collection of chapel talks and homilies selected largely from his years as president of Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota, Dovre explores a “holy restlessness” that is at the very core of our being: A restlessness he describes as “unanswered and perhaps unanswerable questions…a restlessness that comes in trying to reconcile our need for unity as a people and the reality of our diversity…a restlessness found in the tension between suffering and hope.
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Faith Will Keep You Afloat
$15.49Add to cartFeel like you’re sinking in today’s troubled times? In water over your head, without a life preserver, and wondering how you will stay afloat? Experience the adventures of people who walked by, sailed upon, and delved beneath the surface of the waters of the Bible. Be inspired by Bible characters who learned about God’s love and power as they encountered Him upon or beside lakes, streams, and fountains. Learn how He found them in the course of their daily lives and transformed ordinary people into heroes of the faith. Discover how faith can keep you afloat upon the stormy waters of today, rescue you from sinking and help you to navigate life’s sea.
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Faith : Tested By Fire
$15.49Add to cartGold is a symbol of beauty and great value! But what process does it have to go through to become so valuable? It has to be heated in a refiner’s fire so that all the impurities rise to the top and the dross is taken away. Ouch! Like a refiner’s fire, life doesn’t give us comfort or the plans we expect; instead it is filled with trials. But what if these trials, instead of defeating us, are actually revealing in us something greater…the genuineness of our faith. In this book you will be inspired by how Dottie found her faith in God, how her faith affected her raising her children as a widow, why she chose to home school her children, and how her faith has sustained her through many valleys.
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Journey Of Faith
$17.99Add to cartThis is a moving, inspiring true story of a healing miracle from God as well as two out-of-body spiritual experiences with Jesus. John Jones, a Christian Realtor in Macon, GA was diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver-a terminal illness- in June 2006. He was told by his doctor he only had a few months to live, was prohibited from working, from driving a car, and from having any visitors in his home. In February 2007, he had a liver transplant, two heart attacks and kidney failure all within three weeks. Read about how God miraculously healed John and how God loves you and wants to save and heal you. You will be inspired and encouraged and your faith will grow as you read about John’s miraculous Journey of Faith.
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Believing Again : Doubt And Faith In A Secular Age
$31.99Add to cartIn the Enlightenment’s wake, atheism became an intellectually and socially acceptable option in the 19th century. Ranging across disciplines, Lundin explores the works of literary thinkers—including Emily Dickinson, Fyodor Dostoevsky, and Karl Barth—to show how the modern mind stood poised between faith and skepticism, and how it challenged unbelief with creative brilliance.
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Hope For Today
$13.49Add to cartHope is beyond faith. Faith is conviction of truth, assurance in Christ Jesus, and total reliance upon Christ for salvation (Ephesians 2:8). “Faith is the substance [confidence, being sure] of things hoped for and the evidence [certain] of [what we do not see] things not seen” (Hebrews 11:1). Faith is having confidence in God’s plan while hope anticipates, expects, ponders, and yearns for it.
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In Search Of A Confident Faith
$30.99Add to cartThere are many obstacles that can get in the way of having a healthy Christian faith. J. P. Moreland and Klaus Issler team up in this book to helpfully clear away the barriers to faith by helping you gain a clear grasp of what faith is, identifying the various obstacles to it and providing guidance for growing in your trust in God through Jesus Christ.
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When You Find Yourself In The Belly Of A Whale
$16.49Add to cartWhat is it like being in the belly of a whale? Well, it’s downright scary. And the surroundings are rather depressing. However, it is quiet. You have time to think-and pray. Singing sounds really good, much like being in the shower. You begin to explore the possibility of climbing out and taming the very thing that has consumed you. Beth Cantrell Whittington used humor, honesty, a battle with cancer, criminal justice career experiences, and down-to-earth devotional thoughts to focus on the big picture-looking at the surprising blows and storms of life through God’s eyes. Jesus was never diagnosed with a life threatening disease. He was never laid off because his company was downsizing. He never had family problems or experienced a mid-life crisis. But he was falsely accused, mocked, spat upon, beaten, and left to die on a cross. He can relate!
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Extravagant Gift
$12.49Add to cartProduct Description
If you died tomorrow, where would you go? If your answer is to heaven, do you know that for sure? If you are seeking a way to God and to his house, then the message within these covers is seeking you. Salvation – the forgiveness of your sins and your eternal life in heaven – is waiting for you. The path to get there has been cleared. God has made sure of that. Your heavenly father wants desperately to give you his EXTRAVAGANT GIFT! -
Building Dynamic Faith
$18.99Add to cartThough perhaps better known for political activism through his creation of the Moral Majority, the late Dr. Jerry Falwell’s personal activities confirmed his passion for being a pastor and a Christian educator. Out of this desire to teach and lead, he wrote Building Dynamic Faith so that readers would know God better and see their lives radically changed for Him. Divided into 31 chapters, Building Dynamic Faith is perfect for a month of daily readings, but it is more than simply a devotional. Readers will progress from a simple understanding of faith, to practicing the skills needed to exercise their faith, and finally to experiencing the blessing of God through answered prayer.
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Faith Reason And Compassion
$40.00Add to cartChapter 1: Matters Of The Mind
Chapter 2: Re-enfranchising The Mind
Chapter 3: Belief In God’s Existence
Chapter 4: Belief In God’s Goodness
Chapter 5: Belief In God’s Miracles
Chapter 6: Christian Faith And Other Faiths
Faith And Society
Additional Info
What is the relationship between faith and reason? How should faith and reason situate themselves in relation to each other? These are the chief questions that James Gilman seeks to address in Faith, Reason, and Compassion: A Philosophy of the Christian Faith. An innovative new book in philosophy of religion, it treats the problems typical of the discipline in an untypical way, with a methodology that presupposes a particular religious tradition, in this case Christianity, and that reenfranchises emotions (e.g., compassion) as crucial to shaping solutions to philosophical problems.Developing a methodology on the basis of three principles: the principle of symmetry, asymmetry, and supersymmetry, Gilman confiscates these three terms from physics and deploys them collectively as a metaphor in service to a method whereby the problems belonging to philosophy of religion can be critically and constructively treated. While ideal for courses in philosophy of religion, this book stretches across disciplines and is also ideal for use in Christian ethics and theology courses.
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Faith Reason And Compassion
$120.00Add to cartChapter 1: Matters Of The Mind
Chapter 2: Re-enfranchising The Mind
Chapter 3: Belief In God’s Existence
Chapter 4: Belief In God’s Goodness
Chapter 5: Belief In God’s Miracles
Chapter 6: Christian Faith And Other Faiths
Faith And Society
Additional Info
What is the relationship between faith and reason? How should faith and reason situate themselves in relation to each other? These are the chief questions that James Gilman seeks to address in Faith, Reason, and Compassion: A Philosophy of the Christian Faith. An innovative new book in philosophy of religion, it treats the problems typical of the discipline in an untypical way, with a methodology that presupposes a particular religious tradition, in this case Christianity, and that reenfranchises emotions (e.g., compassion) as crucial to shaping solutions to philosophical problems.Developing a methodology on the basis of three principles: the principle of symmetry, asymmetry, and supersymmetry, Gilman confiscates these three terms from physics and deploys them collectively as a metaphor in service to a method whereby the problems belonging to philosophy of religion can be critically and constructively treated. While ideal for courses in philosophy of religion, this book stretches across disciplines and is also ideal for use in Christian ethics and theology courses.
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Search For What Makes Sense
$18.99Add to cartFinding faith is not a leap in the dark that requires you to forsake truth and intellectual honesty. In two companion volumes, Brian McLaren affirms the needs of both your mind and your heart as he helps you to find a faith that is real, honest, good, enriching, transforming, and yours.
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Taking The Plunge
$19.95Add to cartYou’ve chosen the godparents, dressed the baby in yards of white, and headed to church for the christening. Now what? What does the sacrament of baptism mean in your child’s life – and yours? In Taking the Plunge, parents explore how the Baptismal Covenant helps to shape the experience of raising children. What are you promising when you baptize your child? Why are “please” and “thank you” theological words, not simply polite things to say? Anne Kitch writes with a light touch and includes plenty of real-life stories.
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Faith Styles : Ways People Believe
$21.95Add to cartA noted spiritual director suggests new ways of looking at how different people understand and relate to the divine. Explores the many styles of faith that characterize believers in all religions, examines the various modes of believing, and offers ways for spiritual directors to use this knowledge as they work with their clients. Includes illustrative case studies and practical suggestions for offering spiritual direction.
The Spiritual Directors International Series – This book is part of a special series produced by Morehouse Publishing in cooperation with Spiritual Directors International (SDI), a global network of some 6,000 spiritual directors and members.
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Dynamic Of Faith Words And The Miracle Power Of God
$12.49Add to cartThe subject of faith is by far one of the most preached and taught of all our Christian doctrines in the church today. Yet despite God’s mandate for his children to walk by faith, it is widely acknowledged among both clergy and layman that too many of God’s children still have difficulty mastering this fundamental concept, which by default leaves them falling short of the victory, blessings, and benefits pledged to them by God through Christ and the New Covenant. This book, The Dynamic of Faith, Words, and the Miracle Power of God was born out of this need in the body of Christ. Here, the subject of faith is revisited to present a simple, comprehensive study with fresh revelation to give every believer a clearer concept of how faith works and how the word of faith can be confidently implemented in their everyday lives to bring abundant success in every area of life.
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Best Days Are Ahead
$13.49Add to cartAlthough it may appear that the forces of darkness are prevailing over the people of God, the Word declares that the very gates of hell shall not overtake the Church of the Living God. Jesus said, “On this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven” (Matthew 16:18-19). The Church has been marching victoriously for over two thousand years, despite periods of bitter struggle, divisions, and persecution.As the struggles continue, many believers succumb to a spirit of defeat. But if we trust God, we can be confident that the best days are ahead. Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Once more … I will shake heaven and earth, the sea and dry land; and I will shake all nations, and they shall come to the Desire of All Nations, and I will fill this temple with glory. … The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine. … The glory of this latter temple shall be greater than the former. … And in this place, I will give peace” (Haggai 2:6-9)
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At Home In The World
$26.95Add to cartFrom informal version of the Rule of St. Benedict to Twelve-Step groups and Weight Watchers, the basic human need for guidance and structure in the quest for wholeness is palpable and real. Out of her long experience as a spiritual director, mentor, and teacher, Margaret Guenther offers a warm and sensible guide for the “rest of us” – singles, couples, parents, extended families, members of churches – to create a helpful and balanced rule of life to help us in our search for faith.
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Principles And Power Of Vision (Student/Study Guide)
$19.99Add to cartIn this study guide companion to Myles Munroe’s eye-opening book, The Principles and Power of Vision, you will explore deeper insights into your purpose and thought-provoking questions for personal application to your life. Designed for either individual or group study, this guide will help you to find out the most important thing you can about yourself–the purpose for your existence. As you progress through the time-tested truths and principles of vision in these pages, you will come to understand your life’s purpose, discover how to make your dreams and hopes a living reality, and find a new passion for living.
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Shouts And Whispers
$27.99Add to cartFlannery O’Connor once wrote that “to the hard of hearing you shout, and for the almost-blind you draw large and startling figures.” Some of the twenty-one well-known writers included in this book prefer to “shout,” as O’Connor did, while others offer what Doris Betts calls “whispering hope.”
Shouts and Whispers contains a fascinating array of reflections on topics surrounding the often-perilous intersection of writing and faith. The authors all agree that literature can help us to be more faithful, yet they approach the subject in ways as diverse as their biographies. Some, like Katherine Paterson and Frederick Buechner, propose models of how literature and belief can fruitfully intersect. Several authors offer insightful metaphors for the experience of doing faith-filled writing, while others speak of writing as finding hope in the midst of brokenness. Finally, in essays by Madeleine L’Engle, Thomas Lynch, and others, readers are encouraged to make the connection between writing and embodiment, translating words into actions.
While the essays, addresses, and interviews in Shouts and Whispers are by no means the final word, they will provoke rich and nuanced reflection on the dynamic relationship between faith and writing.
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Long Shadowed Grief
$19.95Add to cartIn the aftermath of suicide, friends and family face a long road of grief and reflection. With a sympathetic eye and a firm hand, Harold Ivan Smith searches for the place of the spirit in the wake of suicide. He asks how one may live a spiritual life as a survivor, and he addresses the way faith is permanently altered by “the residue of stigma” that attaches to suicide.
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Dream Of God
$19.95Add to cartRe-awaken your sense of calling and your desire for truth.
A classic book by this contemporary prophet who has touched lives and transformed hearts with her books, preaching, teaching, and lay group work. Through adept storytelling and Bible study, she reawakens our sense of calling, reminding us of God’s dream for us: not merely to worship Jesus but to follow Him. -
Christian Beliefs
$17.99Add to cartA basic guide to twenty Christian beliefs that is solid, yet readable, and not intimidating for new believers and Christians in general. Includes chapter review questions.
About the Author
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Tiny Step Away From Deepest Faith
$15.99Add to cart“We are very close to accepting God as the only source of meaning.” So says seventeen-year-old Marjorie Corbman in this passionate search for God, love, and identity. Sharing her own experiences as well as those of many of her friends, Marjorie dismantles with transparency and grace the misconceptions surrounding today’s teenagers. Along the way, she discusses intimacy, tradition, eternity, community, justice, and escape-and how each relates to what Marjorie calls the only thing necessary-faith.
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Doctors Who Followed Christ
$18.99Add to cartLearning how other believers have struggled and persevered, often against great opposition, to achieve noteworthy success in their labors provides incentive for our own walk with the Lord. This new companion book to Scientists of Faith provides the interesting and encouraging personal stories of 32 doctors and their faith in God. Along with illustrations is a brief overview of each person’s contribution in their field.
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Belonging
$24.95Add to cartBelonging explores what it means to live and worship among the many faiths unique to America’s neighborhoods such as Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Baha’i, Zoroastrianism, Afro-Caribbean religions, Native-American religions, Confucianism, and Shinto. Different faiths have different ideals of community, and different kinds of rules. In Belonging Lucinda Mosher explores the vocabulary of America’s many religions, the theologies and rituals that create a sense of belonging, and how these religions handle life’s stages such as welcoming babies, rites of passage for adolescents, initiation, and conversion. Interwoven with interviews and personal stories, Belonging is intended for interfaith education of all kinds. A quick guide to each religion, a glossary, and recommended reading are included.
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I Believed And Therefore I Spoke
$13.49Add to cartTim Black, Jr. was jolted into reality when he learned his son was involved in the occult and oppressed by demons. But do demons really oppress people today? And does God work miracles today? Does the Holy Spirit dwell in Christians today and bestow upon them His gifts? In this gripping, true story discover how Tim came to believe for the first time in his life that the answer to all of these questions is “yes!” Read how our merciful God transformed his family’s losing battle against Satan into a stunning victory. In this book, Tim describes how he learned to accept Christ’s authority to cast out demons in His name. Then he explains how this led to a new understanding of the Holy Spirit. I Believed and Therefore I Spoke will either challenge or confirm what you believe, but it will not leave you unaffected.
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Faith Worth Believing
$14.95Add to cartHow can we have an authentic faith when we no longer have well-defined, codified beliefs? Where do we turn to better understand our relationship with God when the messages of the Church seem simplistic? This book is for all those who are asking the tough questions and are not satisfied with the answers they are receiving.
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Ordering Of Love
$21.00Add to cart“In a brilliant marriage of myth and manner, histories sacred and profane, prayers of petition and of praise, these poems both articulate and illumine the trouble in the gap in which we live-the gap between human affections and Divine Love. L’Engle is unfailing in her willingness to see through-not around-human suffering, and in so doing announces no final severing of spirit and flesh but an enduring vision of resurrection in that crux, in the cross, in the One in Whom all things meet, continuing.”
-Scott Cairns, author of Slow Pilgrim and Philokalia: New and Selected Poems“I love L’Engle’s poetry for the way it incarnates not only the great Truths of the faith, but all the little truths of our ordinary existence-our working and playing and loving and fighting and dreaming and idling and all the rest of it-and for the way it shows us that those big and little truths should not, cannot, be separated.”
-Carolyn Arends, recording artist and author“Why is L’Engle one of the defining poets of our time? Because when life hurts, she does not shrink from the wounds. She clarifies the murk with hope as we feel the lift of grace.”
-Calvin Miller, Beeson Divinity School
Birmingham, Alabama“We are, all of us, the richer for this carefully crafted and prayerfully rendered collection.”
-Phyllis Tickle, Author, The Divine Hours“Poetry, at least the kind I write, is written out of immediate need; it is written out of pain, joy, and experience too great to be borne until it is ordered into words. And then it is written to be shared.”
-Madeleine L’EngleMadeleine L’Engle’s writing has always translated the invisible and intricate qualities of love into the patterns and rhythms of visible life. Now, with compelling language and open-hearted vulnerability, The Ordering of Love brings together the exhaustive collection of L’Engle’s poetry for the first time.
This volume collects nearly 200 of L’Engle’s original poems, including eighteen that have never before been published. Reflecting on themes of love, loss, faith, and beauty, The Ordering of Love gives vivid and compelling insight into the language of the heart.
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Beliefs : Mennonite Faith And Practice
$18.99Add to cartAsk any person randomly on the sidewalk what they know about the Mennonites and chances are their answer will include Mormons, black clothes and buggies, or general confusion. This short, engaging book gives a brief account of what Mennonites believe. From the beginnings of the Anabaptist (or Mennonite) movement in the 16th-century, to biblical interpretation, baptism, understandings of the church, ethics, and the complex question of denominationalism, John D. Roth provides a solid framework for on-going conversations about faithful discipleship in the Mennonite church today.
John Roth has written a wonderful introduction to Mennonite life and theology. With admirable candor he exposes the controverted and undecided aspects of Mennonite ecclesial practices and theology. This book will serve not only to introduce Mennonite life to Mennonites but to anyone wanting to know what makes Mennonites Mennonites.
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Substance Of Things Seen
$23.99Add to cartWhile the average person rarely sees it, the visual arts play a subtle yet profound role in the teaching and formation of faith, both for individuals and religious communities. The Substance of Things Seen explores the intersection of art and faith, offering thoughtful reflections on the way art functions in Christian life and practice.
Highly readable and featuring instructive illustrations, this book is meant to engage church leaders as well as artists in constructive conversation about the critical role that art can play in the renewal of Christian education, worship, and study. It also challenges anyone who thinks the arts are only of marginal importance to the religious life. Robin Jensen considers here a broad range of topics relevant to Christian faith and culture, including the construction of sacred space, the use of art in worship and spiritual formation, the way that visual art interprets sacred texts, and the power and danger of art from a historical and contemporary perspective.
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Loving Jesus
$18.00Add to cartIn this biblical spirituality for today, Powells earnest plea is for Christians to revisit their faith not by blazing in religious enthusiasm but by harboring a steadier flame and deeper commitment. Living at the poetic heart of faith, he argues, entails seeing the coordinates of religious life–love, understanding, truth, hope, and especially devotion–in a new way. Powell espouses the old fashioned idea of piety. Drawing on his wide knowledge of the Bible and Christian tradition, as well as insights from his own journey, he shows how simple religious practices move us beyond the old certitudes of a naive and youthful faith into the less certain but more bracing terrain of a second naivete, a closer walk with Jesus.
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His Hammock In The Shade
$13.49Add to cartCOME UNTO ME Come rest, My child, let Me cover thee As the shade beneath the magnolia tree Let Me revive thy weary soul For I thy Father will make thee whole Ye look about thee with great concern For abiding peace thy heart does yearn Come draw from Me all that ye need For I thy Lord holds the answer seed Within My love there will be found The strength to help thee stand thy ground Climb up and nestle in My garment’s folds And be restored by the love My heart holds So, come sit, My child, at thy Father’s feet There stay and rest till My work is complete Coni “There remains therefore a rest for the people of God.” Hebrews 4:9
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Sons Of Issachar For The 21st Century
$16.49Add to cart“What is happening to the world?” The astounding events we witness in our nation and around the world are part of a much larger picture with momentous implications. Discover the historical themes and spiritual threads behind today’s current events, which point to the agenda on God’s heart for our generation: Does God have a unique purpose for America? Could President George W. Bush have a divine calling for this hour? Why should I care about Israel and the Jewish people? What is the goal of resurgent, militant Islam? Do Muslims worship the same God we do? Does it matter? What can history tell us about the clash of civilizations and worldviews looming before us? Can our prayers really make a difference? Take an eye-opening walk through the pages of history and the Bible with Bill Lewis, a passionate and articulate prayer warrior. You’ll gain surprising and powerful insights into the events of our generation. Sons of Issachar for the 21st Century is a stirring call to faith and an illuminating journey that you’ll never forget. For more information, please visit www.SonsofIssachar.org
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Praying With All Kinds Of Prayer
$12.49Add to cartIn our modern world, the concept of prayer is misunderstood. In Praying with All Kinds of Prayer, Pastor Henry explains that Christians need to fully understand and apply these principles of prayer. This book will motivate, show, and inspire you to stand in the arena of faith until you see the manifestation of your prayer request. God is ever faithful. However, you cannot convincingly say that until you have had an experience with Him. In this book, you will learn: HOW TO PRESENT YOUR REQUEST TO THE HEAVENLY FATHER HOW TO RECEIVE THE ANSWER TO THAT PARTICULAR REQUEST DIFFERENT KINDS OF PRAYER
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Recapturing The Wesleys Vision
$20.99Add to cartFrom horseback, pulpit, and choir loft, the Wesleys helped transform the Christian church of their day—and since. Now explore the message that sparked the Methodist revolution. Skillfully gleaning from John’s voluminous writings and Charles’s timeless hymns, Chilcote introduces their innovative synthesis of faith and works; Word and Spirit; individual and community; head and heart.
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Mustard Seed Of Faith
$10.99Add to cartLongfellow Press
I have known Donna Warren all of my life (which is most of hers). In the early years, I found her to be very headstrong, mean, determined, and slightly vain. She often tried to take an authoritative role with everyone, which resulted in major conflict. To put it in simple terms, I didn’t like her. You see-she’s my oldest sister. About seven years ago, quite by default, my husband and I went to Galveston, Texas, to visit Donna and her husband. We had booked flights to attend her daughter’s wedding a few weeks earlier but were unable to make the trip. With two roundtrip tickets to Texas that we had to use, I had no choice but to pay her a visit. It was during this visit that, for the first time, I MET DONNA WARREN! I found her to be very self-assured, yet humble; very stern, yet compassionate; and very opinionated, yet understanding. The woman I met is truly chosen and anointed by God, and I love her. You see, she’s my friend, mentor, confidante, and prayer partner, and since our mother went on to be with God, she’s been my mother. This book, A Mustard Seed of Faith, is Donna’s testimony. Throughout her life, she has held on to her faith to make it through the trails, tribulations, and triumphs of this world. As you read each poem and inspirational writing, and look into the heart and soul of Donna Warren, I know that you will feel God’s power, wisdom, guidance, and comfort, and will be richly blessed. When you’ve been blessed, pass it on by planting another Mustard Seed of Faith, the way Donna has. -Denese Artis -
Truth Unplugged For Girls
$14.99Add to cartThis powerful book is filled with true-to-life stories of girls just like you, trying to figure out what’s right, what’s wrong, and how life should be lived. It addresses real-life situations like: What it means to have a good self-image; learning to be “you” and not some counterfeit, what happens when you really like a guy and the hormones kick in; being a good friend; the teen pregnancy trap; getting along with parents; winning over fear and anger; dealing with suicide; finding peace, love, and forgiveness; healing a broken heart; and letting God help you become the person He created you to be. Each story also comes with life insights–DOWNL0AD tells you what God has to soy about the situation in the story–TRUTH UNPLUGGED is a simple rule of thumb to help you stay on track and make good choices–POWER UP holds you accountable for your decisions and helps you see beyond the obvious–TRUTH LINK helps you start communicating with God honestly and clearly. TRUTH UNPLUGGED. Honest. In your face. Unfiltered. The Real Truth about Life. It’s important to know . . . and it’s waiting for you in the pages of this book!
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In A Dark Wood
$17.00Add to cartThis book features a diverse group of voices describing unlikely and often moving journeys toward or away from faith – Protestants, Catholics, and Jews; laypeople and professionally religious activists, poets, politicians, and ordinary folk. In dozens of readings, poems, and prayers, the Psalmists, medieval saints, and other poets reflect on belief and doubt, on the loss of faith and its rediscovery.
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Faithful Learning And The Christian Scholarly Vocation
$21.50Add to cartChristian scholars and teachers everywhere are exploring ever more fully the relationship between Christian faith and the various academic disciplines. “Faithful Learning and the Christian Scholarly Vocation” makes a singular contribution to this ongoing endeavor. Leading voices in the Christian academy here provide a solid theological foundation for understanding the aims and practice of faith-and-learning integration, especially within church-related institutions, and also pointedly discuss some major challenges and opportunities facing Christian higher education in the twenty-first century.
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Living The Story
$23.50Add to cartThis instructive, practical book explores the meaning of “biblical spirituality,” a spirituality rooted in the Scriptures, in the grand story of God.
Writing to promote genuine discipleship and an everyday sense of God’s presence, R. Paul Stevens and Michael Green show that biblical spirituality is based on down-to-earth principles meant to foster righteous living at home, at work, wherever one is. They highlight the importance of our being in relationship with the Triune God and discuss how we can be worshipers of Abba God, disciples of Jesus, and temples of the Holy Spirit. The book proceeds through the Old and New Testaments, engaging readers with the discoveries and struggles of people of faith from Adam and Eve to those gathered around the Lamb in the new Jerusalem. Stevens and Green focus throughout on how we can truly live the Word of God so that our own stories become part of God’s great story of love.Filled with biblical wisdom and a pleasure to read, “Living the Story” is a winsome invitation to follow God wholeheartedly in every dimension of life.
