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Hidden Gifts Of Helping
$19.95Add to cartThe world’s religions affirm it to be so and recent research across a number of disciplines tell us that “Helping others not only benefits those we assist but is good for us as well.” The recent and astonishingly generous outpouring of help and donations in response to the earthquake in Haiti is a clear demonstration of this phenomenon, but what if we could be convinced to make helping others a way of life, even when times are hard?
*Post is author of the widely praised Why Good Things Happen to Good People
*Filled with inspirational anecdotes about the transformative power of doing good
*The author is a leader in the study of altruism, compassion, and love as well as the President of the Institute for Research on Unlimited Love
*Beautiful packaging, ideal for gift givingThe Hidden Gifts of Helping Others will leave you with the unshakable feeling that the world is an essentially good place.
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Making Sense Of The Future
$12.99Add to cartWith clear writing and a contemporary approach, emphasizing how each doctrine should be understood and applied by present-day Christians, Making Sense of the Future explores the fulfillment of Scripture—the bodily return of Christ. Topics include but are not limited to the primary views of the Millennium (thousand years): Amillennialism—the reign of Christ is now being fulfilled; Postamillennialism—Christ will return after the millennium; Premillennialism—Christ will come back after the millennium. Whichever view the reader subscribes to, the end result is clear: there will be a sudden, personal, visible, bodily return of Christ. Written in a friendly tone, appealing to the emotions and the spirit as well as the intellect, Making Sense of the Church helps readers overcome wrong ideas, make better decisions on new questions, and grow as Christians.
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Shattered By Suicide
$14.95Add to cartEvery 60 seconds, a man, woman, boy, or girl attempts suicide. Every 15.2 minutes, a life is snuffed out by suicide. Painful. Personal. Poignant. For anyone who grieves the loss of a loved one. Gracie Thompson takes you up close and personal to a mother’s worst nightmare-suicide! Follow Gracie’s journey from the depths of unspeakable pain and grief to new heights of hope and healing available only through Jesus Christ. **** My son committed suicide several years ago. This horror remains the hardest and most tragic event our family has ever experienced. There was no final note or good-bye-nothing to help us understand. I couldn’t stop crying for days, weeks. Life felt endless, hopeless. I had no desire to go on living. After our son’s tragic death, I searched Christian and secular sources for material that would help me try to understand, learn, and heal, but nothing relieved the aching pain. We attended Survivors of Suicide (SOS) meetings and gained friendship and an awareness of other families and their pain, but still no healing. It was only when I began to write that I could feel God’s Presence so strongly that I knew, without a shadow of a doubt, I was in the comfort of His embrace, and He was talking me through. This was God’s way of helping me begin to heal. He was saying the words in my heart, and I was His scribe. He truly is the Author of my story. Although these letters were meant to be personal-just between God and me-God seemed to whisper that He has other children who need to read them so they too can start their healing journey. But where are they? Who are they? How can we reach them? God assured me that they will search for help, and when they do, He will guide them to these pages and onward to the only Comforter-Jesus Christ. In His Grip, Gracie
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That First Day Feeling
$17.95Add to cartTake a minute and reflect back on some of the most meaningful first time events in your life and your feelings on That First Day during or after the event. In this book, you will have the opportunity to bring those memories alive again as you read the stories of individuals from all walks of life and by seeing how scripture directs your walk each day just as it directed their walk that eventful first day for them. You are going to see how the choices you make in your life will direct the path you follow throughout your life here and for eternity. As you read the book, allow yourself to imerse in God’s word through the scripture that relates to each section and tie that scripture into your own life events.
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Beware Of The Dog
$19.95Add to cartNothing I had believed was as it seemed. This was the bottom of the pit for me. I’d endured abuse for twenty years with my first husband only to now have spent another five and a half years of my life being chewed up and spit out by another man who I believed in. The first one exited my life spewing hateful, vulgar, blaming curses as he was sinking into self-loathing and suicidal episodes only to then point the gun at me. Then, again, in my simple quest for love and partnership, my devotion was rewarded with hatred, deceitfulness and destruction.
After twenty years of teaching Family Life Education and experiencing the devastation of abusive relationships, I offer real life tools to enable the reader to recognize real love, avoid the counterfeits and understand God’s desire to heal us when we make poor choices. -
Walking In Valleys Of Darkness
$16.95Add to cartIntroduction
I My World Falls Apart: The Closing Of Saint Benedict’s Prep
II Learning To Let Go: Knee Surgery
III Getting Hollowed Out: The Death Of My Brother Bob
IV My Turn With The Monster: Cancer Surgery
V Welcoming Mystery: Our Community Grows Smaller
VI The Key To Troubled Times: The Paschal Mystery
EpilogueAdditional Info
How do we deal with and attempt to understand God’s presence and overarching love for us when life goes wrong, when we encounter difficulties and tragedies?This noted Benedictine monk and priest shares his personal journeys through troubled times, using the discipline of meditating on single words of Scripture from the New Testament. He skilfully translates from Greek to English to reveal these “buried treasures” with multiple nuances of meaning that give light along difficult paths in life.
Meditations are followed by questions for reflection, further examples from Scripture, and a quote from the Rule of Saint Benedict to aid the reader.
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Memoirs In Exile
$39.00Add to cart“John Tietjen’s close account of the conflict within a Christian body moves with the skill, the drama, and the characterization of a novel. But there is no shred of fiction here. The author stood at the center of the conflict. His observations of the events (both broadly public and closeted in private) that altered the face-politic of Lutheranism in this country are absolutely accurate. Here is the selfish expression of faith, as well as the dangers of the right hand of power within churches. Here, too, is the sweetness of human community-even while individual people of faith must stand in their decisions ultimately alone. Tietjen has written a memoriam and a history and a jubilate and a confession. Excellent!”
-Walter Wangerin Jr.“John Tietjen tells the unpleasant story of crisis and conflict in the church. It is a story that needs to be told, and he tells it in a way that people will find both gripping and uplifting. This is his personal account, done with the precision and documentation of a professional historian, but his writing also produces a narration of many key events and a strikingly human portrayal of the people on both sides of the conflict. In John Tietjen’s hands, this story of conflict and crisis brings us back to the God who produces order out of chaos and blessing out of the suffering of God’s people.”
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Gods Own People Leader Guide (Teacher’s Guide)
$14.79Add to cart*Session One: A Tested People
*Session Two: A Trusting People
*Session Three:A Called People
*Session Four: A Holy People
*Session Five: A Proclaiming PeopleAdditional Info
1 Peter Unit overview:The epistle or letter of 1 Peter provides an answer to:
How can one deal with such negativity without losing faith?
It reminds those who would follow Jesus that they are born anew into a wonderful inheritance -they are God’s own people: trusted, called, made holy, and proclaiming. This doesn’t guarantee that their faith won’t be tested or that they won’t experience suffering, but 1 Peter assures its readers that their relationship with God is guaranteed by the death and resurrection of Jesus. In the end, we won’t be put to shame.
In the meantime, we cast our burdens on Christ who loves up beyond measure!
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Joshua Judges And Ruth For Everyone
$22.00Add to cartWith chapter titles such as “On Getting Your Feet Wet,” “Welcome to the Wild, Wild West,” “Why Were They So Stupid?” and “Honey, We Solved the Riddle,” this fifth volume in the Old Testament for Everyone series is sure to provide a refreshing visit with the Scriptures!
Following on the heels of the successful New Testament for Everyone commentaries comes the ambitious Old Testament for Everyone series. Covering Scripture from Genesis to Malachi, John Goldingay addresses the texts in such a way that even the most challenging passages are explained simply. Perfect for daily devotions, Sunday school preparation, or brief visits with the Bible, the Old Testament for Everyone series is an excellent resource for the modern reader.
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Other Jesus : Rejecting A Religion Of Fear For The God Of Love
$21.00Add to cartAccording to recent surveys, many Americans associate the label “Christian” with judgmental attitudes, hypocrisy, fear of hell, and a committment to right-wing politics. Author Greg Garrett suggests another way, arguing that a faith that focuses solely on personal morality and the afterlife misses much of the point of Jesus’ message.
Popular author Greg Garrett offers seekers a new “Christianity 2.0:” a religion centered not on judgmental attitudes, but on loving each other and loving God, or as Garrett puts it, “love, where the rubber meets the road, where faith meets the world.”
Personal and moving, the book relates the author’s personal experience growing up in–and leaving–a disapproving conservative church and then finding his way back to a different kind of Christian community, which is communal, missional, just, and loving. Garrett draws upon popular culture to illustrate his spiritual points, showing how authentic Christian truth can be found in unlikely places.
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Making Sense Of Who God Is
$16.99Add to cartWith clear writing—technical terms kept to a minimum—and a contemporary approach, emphasizing how each doctrine should be understood and applied by present-day Christians, Making Sense of Who God is explores the existence of God through inner knowledge and evidence found in Scripture and in nature.
Topics include but are not limited to Traditional ‘Proofs’ for God’s Existence: covering cosmological, teleological, ontological, and moral evidence of the Creator; The Trinity: the three distinct persons each equal to the whole being of God; Creation: including the assertion that, when all the facts are understood, there will be ‘no final conflicts’ between Scripture and natural science; and God’s Providence: the Creator’s continued involvement with all created things and human actions that make a difference within God’s providence.
Written in a friendly tone, appealing to the emotions and the spirit as well as the intellect, Making Sense of Who God is helps readers overcome wrong ideas, make better decisions on new questions, and grow as Christians.
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Worship Mall : Contemporary Responses To Contemporary Culture
$32.95Add to cartReligion today is in competition with the leisure and entertainment industries. Gen Y, the postmodern generation, is open to spirituality; but most of today’s young adults have not been born into faith communities where they feel any lasting allegiance. Studies suggest that for the young, belief in God is an optional matter, a virtual consumer choice. As a result, different trends in worship and worship styles are offered by different churches to suit lifestyles, attitudes, and personal taste.
In this comprehensive and lively survey, Bryan Spinks examines postmodern worship trends including hip hop, praise and worship songs, emerging worship, blended worship, the U2 Eucharist service, the Roman Catholic rethinking of Vatican II, contemporary Celtic worship, the Zaire Mass in Africa, liquid worship, Vineyard and Hillsong worship, the snake-handling holiness churches of the American south, and other emerging forms of alternative worship.
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Islam : A Short Guide To The Faith
$24.99Add to cartIn this straightforward and authoritative collection of fifteen essays — each by a different, specialized expert in the field — readers will encounter all the major elements of Islam, including its history, its beliefs, its practices, and its interactions, notably with Christianity, Judaism, and the modern world. Islam: A Short Guide to the Faith will inform and enlighten all who wish to better understand this increasingly influential world religion.
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Souls In Full Sail
$25.99Add to cart“We do not set out to become old. Far from it. We hardly intend even to become middle-aged. Instead we plan to live in some eternal now which will lead on to something better, something more complete than what we had before. . . . Sometime in our spiritual travels, as a complete surprise, we notice it has become winter. . . . This change has occurred, it seems, without preparation, without fair warning.” So spirituality writer Emilie Griffin begins, taking us on an exploration of our later years. It is a book filled with wonderful, rich story, carefully crafted spiritual exercises and wisdom from those who have gone before us. She explores relocation, vocational changes, losing her mother, and negotiating and renegotiating her relationships with her grown children. The journey of our later years is a wondrous voyage, though turbulent at points. But it is, as Emilie Griffin reminds us, the journey we have been preparing for all along.
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Making Of The New Testament (Reprinted)
$35.99Add to cartThe story of the making of the New Testament is one in which scrolls bumped across cobbled Roman roads and pitched through rolling Mediterranean seas, finally finding their destinations in stuffy, dimly lit Christian house churches in Corinth or Colossae. There they were read aloud and reread, handled and copied, forwarded and collected, studied and treasured. And eventually they were brought together to make up our New Testament. This revised and expanded edition of The Making of the New Testament is a textbook introduction to the origin, collection, copying and canonizing of the New Testament documents. Like shrewd detectives reading subtle whispers of evidence, biblical scholars have studied the trail of clues and pieced together the story of these books. Arthur Patzia tells the story, answering our many questions:
How were books and documents produced in the first century?
What motivated the early Christians to commit teaching and narrative and vision to papyrus?
How were the stories and sayings of Jesus circulated, handed down and shaped into Gospels?
What do we know about ancient letter writing, secretaries and “copy shops”?
Why were four Gospels included instead of just one?
How were Paul’s letters, sent here and there, gathered into a single collection?
Who decided–and by what criteria–which documents would be included in the New Testament?Explore these questions and more about these Scriptures whose everyday, gritty story rings true to their extraordinary message: the palpable mystery of the Word made flesh.
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10 Lies Men Believe
$19.99Add to cartWhat Makes a Man? Every day our dysfunctional culture sends mixed signals about manhood as we are bombarded with messages that try to set the standard for us. The world of sports tells us that authentic masculinity is linked to physical strength and winning the game. The world of finance suggests that our worth is tied to the size of our bank accounts, the square footage of our houses, and the make and model of the cars we drive. Hollywood tells us that real manhood is measured by our sexual prowess. But if we are honest we must admit that muscles, money, and multiple sex partners don’t qualify us for true manhood. The measure of a real man goes much deeper.
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Migrations Of The Holy
$25.99Add to cartWhether one thinks that “religion” continues to fade or has made a comeback in the contemporary world, there is a common notion that “religion” went away somewhere, at least in the West. But William Cavanaugh argues that religious fervor never left – it has only migrated toward a new object of worship. In Migrations of the Holy he examines the disconcerting modern transfer of sacred devotion from the church to the nation-state. In these chapters Cavanaugh cautions readers to be wary of a rigid separation of religion and politics that boxes in the church and sends citizens instead to the state for hope, comfort, and salvation as they navigate the risks and pains of mortal life. When nationality becomes the primary source of identity and belonging, he warns, the state becomes the god and idol of its own religion, the language of nationalism becomes a liturgy, and devotees willingly sacrifice their lives to serve and defend their country. Cavanaugh urges Christians to resist this form of idolatry, to unthink the inevitability of the nation-state and its dreary party politics, to embrace radical forms of political pluralism that privilege local communities – and to cling to an incarnational theology that weaves itself seamlessly and tangibly into all aspects of daily life and culture.
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Disruptive Grace : Reflections On God Scripture And The Church
$39.00Add to cartWalter Brueggemann has been one of the leading voices in Hebrew Bible interpretation for decades. His landmark works in Old Testament theology have inspired and informed a generation of students, scholars, and preachers. These chapters gather his recent addresses and essays, never published before, drawn from all three parts of the Hebrew Bible-Torah, prophets, and writings-and addressing the role of the Hebrew canon in the life of the church.
Brueggemann turns his critical erudition to those practices-prophecy, lament, prayer, faithful imagination, and a holy economics-that alone may usher in a humane and peaceful future for our cities and our world, in defiance of the most ruthless aspects of capitalism, the arrogance of militarism, and the disciplines of the national security state.
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Reliability Of The New Testament
$27.00Add to cartIntroduction: Why New Testament Textual Criticism Matters: A Non-Critic’s Perspective
1. The Textual Reliability Of The New Testament: A Dialogue
2. Text And Transmission In The Second Century
3. The Necessity Of A Theology Of Scripture
4. What Is The Text Of The New Testament?
5. Who Changed The Text And Why? Probable, Possible, And Unlikely Explanations
6. Assessing The Stability Of The Transmitted Texts Of The New Testament And The Shepherd Of Hermas
7. Textual Criticism And Textual Confidence: How Reliable Is Scripture?
8. Authors Or Preservers? Scribal Culture And The Theology Of ScripturesNotes
Subject Index
Scripture IndexAdditional Info
This volume highlights points of agreement and disagreement between two leading scholars on the subject of the textual reliability of the New Testament: Bart Ehrman, James A. Gray Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and author of the best-selling book Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why, and Daniel Wallace, Professor of New Testament Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary and Executive Director of the Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts.This conversation between Ehrman and Wallace allows the reader to see in print how each presents his position in light of the other’s. Contributions follow from an interdisciplinary team featuring specialists in biblical studies, philosophy, and theology. The textual reliability of the New Testament is logically prior to its interpretation and thus important for the Christian religion. This book provides interested readers a fair and balanced case for both sides and allows them to decide for themselves: What does it mean for a text to be textually reliable? How reliable is the New Testament? How reliable is reliable enough?
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Domestic Violence : What Every Pastor Needs To Know – Second Edition (Revised)
$27.00Add to cartAccording to the American Medical Association, one quarter of American women will be abused by an intimate partner at some point in their lives. Loving support can make a tremendous difference to survivors as they struggle with the difficult process of healing and regaining trust in themselves and others. Often, however, pastoral caregivers possess the same misconceptions about domestic violence as does the uninformed public.
Al Miles addresses the issues related to inadequate pastoral response to this pervasive problem. He explores the dynamics of abusive relationships and the role that clergy members can take to heal this painful situation.
The new edition of Domestic Violence builds upon the insights, policies, and programs of the original volume and includes new information on the pathology of domestic violence and the effect the economic downturn is having on victim-survivors and batterers. Miles also focuses on helping clergy and other pastoral ministers develop a more compassionate response to victim-survivors who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender.
This thoroughly updated edition includes questions for discussion, a list of additional resources, and contact information for state coalitions working to end domestic violence.
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Questioning Assumptions : Rethinking The Philosophy Of Religion
$26.00Add to cartTom Christenson turns philosophy inside out in this remarkable new book. Starting with the ongoing public debate over God’s existence, he approaches traditional arguments in philosophy of religion and peels back their veneers to uncover the questionable assumptions underlying each. This brief, valuable book drives the reader to reconsider how to think about the most fundamental questions that surround matters of faith and religious belief.
For Christenson, three key assumptions need unpacking: that believing is the focal act of faith; that the basic religious question is about the existence of God; and that religious language actually refers to some thing, namely God. He interrogates each for its adequacy and implications for larger questions of faith and reason. By making these assumptions explicit, Christenson explores intriguing new ways of looking at the rationality of faith.
Augmenting his analysis and critique, Christenson concludes each chapter with important questions for reflection. These questions carry through the critical stance that he asks of himself and his readers, challenging all to rethink and re-imagine whether religious faith is rational.
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Introducing The Quran
$29.00Add to cartIllustrations
Preface
Introduction
1. The Natural Environment
2. Family Matters
3. Gender And Sexuality
4. Muslim And Non-Muslim Relations
5. Jihad
6. Violence And War
7. Death And The Afterlife
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IndexAdditional Info
Award-winning professor John Kaltner’s new work offers a general introduction and orientation to the Qur’an. It surveys the origin, structure, contents, study, and use of Islam’s sacred text. Offering selective rather than comprehensive coverage, the work allows for discussion and analysis of specific themes and issues of interest to modern readers.Following an introduction that describes and situates how the Qur’an is both studied and experienced, Kaltner’s book takes up the following themes by chapter to foster a contemporary understanding and appreciation of the Qur’an: the natural environment, Muslim life, gender and sexuality, non-Muslims and the Other, jihad, war and peace, and life after death. Significant passages from the Qur’an are identified and analyzed, with a special focus on how modern scholars, both Muslim and non-Muslim, understand them. Kaltner intersperses his book with numerous photographs and textboxes to emphasize and highlight important elements of the Qur’an, its history, and its relevance to contemporary life.
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Mandie Collection 6 (Reprinted)
$17.00Add to cartExcitement and Adventure for Both Boys and Girls
Perfect for lifelong Mandie fans and readers just getting to know her, Volume Six of the Mandie Collection take readers on one exciting ride after another. Everywhere Mandie goes, mystery and adventure find her. Volume Six features Mandie and the Invisible Troublemaker, Mandie and Her Missing Kin, and Mandie and the Schoolhouse’s Secret.
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Mandie Collection 5 (Reprinted)
$16.00Add to cartPerfect for lifelong Mandie fans and readers just getting to know her, Volume Five of the Mandie Collection takes readers on one exciting ride after another. Everywhere Mandie goes, mystery and adventure find her. Mandie and the Fiery Rescue finds Mandie on a daring rescue in a burning building in Belfast, and in Mandie and the Invisible Troublemaker, Mandie is blamed for things that go wrong at the Misses Heathwood’s School. Volume Five also includes Mandie and the Angel’s Secret, Mandie and the Dangerous Imposters, and Mandie and Her Missing Kin.
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Surprised By Meaning
$21.00Add to cartWe live in an age when the growth of the Internet has made it easier than ever to gain access to information and accumulate knowledge. But information is not the same as meaning, nor is knowledge identical with wisdom. Many people feel engulfed by a tsunami of facts in which they can find no meaning.
In thirteen short, accessible chapters McGrath, author of the bestsellingThe Dawkins Delusion, leads the reader through a nontechnical discussion of science and faith. How do we make sense of the world around us? Are belief in science and the Christian faith compatible? Does the structure of the universe point toward the existence of God?
McGrath’s goal is to help readers see that science is neither antithetical to faith, nor does it supersede faith. Both science and faith help with the overriding human desire to make sense of things. Faith is a complex idea. It is not a blind leap into the dark but a joyful discovery of a bigger picture of wondrous things of which we are all a part.
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Chasm : A Journey To The Edge Of Life
$15.00Add to cartA Journey He Couldn’t Miss… and a Step He Couldn’t Take
He found himself a traveler in the strangest of lands. Where invisible secrets come starkly into sight. Where the fairest of companions leads the way into unsuspected danger and darkness. Where hidden battles burst into the open. Where so much is grasped…and so much more seems unattainable.
Driven by a yearning he doesn’t understand, compelled toward a destination he can’t quite see, the traveler navigates the inhospitable landscape with determination and a flicker of something like hope–despite the obstacles that seem to unerringly block his path.
Best-selling novelist Randy Alcorn weaves a supernatural interplay of wills and motives, lusts and longings, love and sacrifice. It’s a potent mix that leaves every reader wondering: Do I really understand this world I live in? Do I really understand myself? Is there more to all this than I’ve ever dared hope?INCLUDES 12 ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS
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Complete New Testament Resource For Youth Workers Volume 2
$29.99Add to cartWith lessons created, written, and tested by active, experienced youth leaders who work with young people every week … never before has there been a resource this comprehensive, this practical, and this relevant for teaching the New Testament to your students. Walking students through the New Testament used to feel like a daunting task—especially if you’ve tried to create studies that are relevant and engaging to your students. Now, you have a diverse team of nearly thirty youth ministry practitioners working for you—and they’ve put together more than 100 studies that will make your job easier while helping your students dig into the Bible. Whether you lead them yourself or hand the lessons over to your volunteers, each lesson is easy to implement and can be used alone or combined with lessons that have already been planned. You’ll also find a searchable CD-ROM, making it easier than ever to find exactly what you need to help lead your students deeper into the life-changing books from the New Testament.
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Global Warming Deception
$18.00Add to cartGlobal warming is the world’s most far-reaching, and most threatening, fraud. It’s a diabolical hoax designed to bring the West to its knees.
Representatives of the industrialized nations met in 2009 in Copenhagen. Joining them were delegates from the leading nations in the developing world, and the purpose of the convocation was to draw up a binding global environmental treaty. The treaty will be advanced again in 2010 in Mexico City, with the stated purpose of curtailing global warming. What the news media refrain from telling the general public is that the Copenhagen and Mexico City environmental summits serve as a front for the clandestine group that is forcing the sovereign nations of the world to surrender to the rule of a coming one-world government.
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Deadly Ties : A Novel
$19.99Add to cartAward-winning author Vicki Hinze explores the incredible depth and frighteningly destructive nature of family relationships in this heart-pounding novel.
Doctor Lisa Harper is determined to rescue her mother, Annie, from an abusive husband and end the separation they’ve endured since Lisa was sixteen. If not for security expert Mark Taylor – Lisa’s devoted friend who’s loved her from afar for years – Lisa wouldn’t know if her mother was dead or alive. But her stepfather refuses to let Lisa interfere, so he hires NINA, a multinational organized crime group, to assault Annie, luring Lisa out into the open where she’s abducted. Lisa is one of several young women being trafficked to Mexico to be sold. Meanwhile, Mark and his former Shadow Warrior teammates mobilize and enlist the aid of all of their contacts to gain information as to Lisa’s location. To further complicate matters, Annie is in a coma and her recovery is uncertain. Will Lisa survive her ordeal and escape her fate at the hands of madman? Through all her trials and suffering, ultimately Lisa learns that God has not forgotten her or her mother – He has been with them all along the way. And now she sees that the skills she’d acquired in hardships endured are the very skills she needs to help her mother, Mark, and herself.
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Poisoned
$8.99Add to cartA sickening scenario. When a group of friends fall sick after preparing a birthday dinner, Jeri McKane suspects that the illnesses are linked. Is it simply an unfortunate event or have the friends been intentionally poisoned? Jeri’s detective instinct says something isn’t right, and the girls follow a trail that leads to some not-so-sweet evidence. Will the girls discover God’s goodness and grace in the midst of unfair and sinister events, or will they be left with a permanently bad taste in their mouths?
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Burned
$8.99Add to cartThings are heating up. Abby Wright is Jeri McKane’s biology lab partner and close friend. When a mysterious explosion in their lab sends Abby to the hospital, Jeri’s sleuthing nose smells more than just smoke. Can she unravel the mystery before anyone else gets hurt? Worse yet, is the firebug at Landmark School targeting her? In the face of great danger, middle-school classmates are faced with the choice to trust God or to give in to their fears. Will faith and friendship prevail or has Jeri finally met a challenge too big to handle?
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Betrayed
$8.99Add to cartA serious misunderstanding leads to serious danger. Jeri McKane’s world is turned upside down when her roommate Rosa blames her for using a secret against her. If the real blackmailer isn’t stopped, Rosa’s secret could lead to her expulsion. Rosa’s lead role in the school play also hangs in the balance—-as does a special friendship. To make matters worse, Jeri’s dad turns up after months of no communication. Why does everything have to be so complicated—-and where is God when you need him? A gifted investigator, Jeri may require a power larger than herself to stay out of harm’s way. Can she learn to reach out in time?
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Vanished
$8.99Add to cartToo much to handle? Twelve-year-old Jeri McKane knew that attending boarding school hundreds of miles from home would be hard, but she never imagined anything like this. Her mom—-too busy to even answer Jeri’s phone calls and emails—-sends the devastating word that she can’t make it to Parents’ Weekend. Then the school bus carrying Jeri’s roommate Rosa mysteriously disappears. A natural sleuth, Jeri knows there are leads to be followed and follows her instincts to discover new dimensions of faith and courage. Can Jeri continue to trust God even in the most confusing of times?
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Ethics Of Evangelism
$29.99Add to cartThis is a brief and accessible examination of the ethics of evangelism in a post-Christian culture. Thiessen discusses the immoral practices and attitudes that are sometimes associated with evangelism and then turns his insightful attention to a better way of approaching the subject. Should we try to bring people to Christ or not? In a multi-cultural world evangelism is often under attack, with those seeking to evangelise sometimes being branded arrogant, ignorant, hypocritical and meddlesome. Against such a backdrop this unique book asks what sort of evangelism is ethical in a liberal, post-Christian society.
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Love At Second Sight
$19.95Add to cartAn inspirational true story about one woman’s journey through the peaks and valleys of her life and the relationships she encountered through marriage, divorce, remarriage, and cancer. Her second husband’s miraculous battle with colon cancer proves prayer and faith can be used by God to change situations and bring not only healing but blessings of amazing proportions. Robert Renk survived an eleven-month prognosis of 4th stage colon cancer and lived 13 years. It includes a detailed summary of a malpractice lawsuit that had far reaching influence. Roberta shares intimate details about her life with both her husband’s and the key she believes she’s found to living a joyful life. In spite of the death of both her husbands this is a story of hope.
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Fighting The Noonday Devil
$19.99Add to cartFragments culled from a life of spiritual adventure
A thoughtful, literate writer with a zest for physical and theological adventure, R. R. Reno here brings together seven diverse “fragments of life,” rendered in energetic prose. Through these literary stories, vignettes, and reflections Reno shows that the real-life manifestations of love and loyalty – far beyond any intellectual abstractions or theories – are what train us for true piety.
Reflects on time spent working in the oil fields of Wyoming
Recalls quests to the heights of Yosemite and the ice cliffs of the French Alps
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Nuts And Bolts Of Church Planting (Reprinted)
$22.00Add to cartMost books on church planting offer a model for churches to replicate–usually one that is tied to a particular style, generation, or demographic. But what churches really need is a process that is flexible, not bound to a particular time or current fad. In The Nuts and Bolts of Church Planting, trusted author and church-planting expert Aubrey Malphurs shares the basic steps any church planter will need, regardless of his or her generation now or in the future. These steps include:
establishing values, mission, vision, and strategy
reaching the community
making disciples
recruiting a team
determining location and facilities
raising money for the ministryWith instant practical takeaway based on proven techniques, this book will be invaluable to any church planter.
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Angel Sister : A Novel (Reprinted)
$20.00Add to cartIt is 1936 and Kate Merritt, the middle child of Victor and Nadine, works hard to keep her family together. Her father slowly slips into alcoholism and his business suffers during the Great Depression. As her mother tries to come to grips with their situation and her sisters seem to remain blissfully oblivious to it, it is Kate who must shoulder the emotional load. Who could imagine that a dirty, abandoned little girl named Lorena Birdsong would be just what the Merritts need?
In this richly textured novel, award-winning author Ann H. Gabhart reveals the power of true love, the freedom of forgiveness, and the strength to persevere through troubled times. Multidimensional characters face real and trenchant problems while maintaining their family bonds, all against the backdrop of a sultry Kentucky summer. Readers will be drawn into the story and find themselves lingering there long after they’ve finished the book.
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1-2 Samuel For Everyone
$22.00Add to cartThis sixth volume in the Old Testament for Everyone series covers the stories of Israel’s first kings–Saul and David. Goldingay gives them the royal treatment with chapter titles including “Sour Hour of Prayer,” “When Ministers Indulge Themselves,” “How Not to Evade the Draft,” and “What Do You Do When You’re Desperate?”
Following on the heels of the successful New Testament for Everyone commentaries comes the ambitious Old Testament for Everyone series. Covering Scripture from Genesis to Malachi, John Goldingay addresses the texts in such a way that even the most challenging passages are explained simply. Perfect for daily devotions, Sunday school preparation, or brief visits with the Bible, the Old Testament for Everyone series is an excellent resource for the modern reader
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Scouting The Divine
$18.99Add to cartPopular author and speaker Margaret Feinberg invites you to accompany her on the spiritual adventure of a lifetime. Explore how ancient livelihoods illuminate meaningful Christian truths that apply to life today. Spend time with a grape grower, a shepherdess, a beekeeper, and a farmer, all who bring fresh insights to familiar Scriptures.
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Making Sense Of Sex
$23.00Add to cartHaving sex can be a loving and delightful experience, but it can also be emotionally, physically, and spiritually devastating. Many singles struggle to sort out how to make their own sexual experiences physically and emotionally healthy ones. This book can help. Duffy offers a thoughtful guide to sexual decision-making for single twentysomethings, exploring ten issues readers should consider when deciding whether and when to have sex. Appropriate for non-Christians and Christians alike, Duffy’s work is as relevant to those who have already had sex as it is to those who are considering it for the first time.
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Gospel According To Bob Dylan
$22.00Add to cartDuring a Bob Dylan concert at the Royal Albert Hall in the mid-’60s, a heckler in the audience shouted “Judas!” at the performer. Few musicians, however, have stayed as loyal to their vocation as Bob Dylan, according to Gilmour (Gods and Guitars), an associate professor of New Testament and English at Providence College in Manitoba, Canada. Gilmour has written much about rock music, and his perspective is always fresh and intelligent. Dylan is a fertile subject for theological analysis since the musician has never shied away from biblical and other religious imagery in his songs. The author states that listeners are going to bring to Dylan’s songs their personal religious experience and find within Dylan the man and Dylan the musician what they desire to discover, including spiritual significance. The author digs into Dylan’s life story and, as a true fan himself, captures the genuine love that fans hold for the music icon. Gilmour’s approach to the subject transcends simplistic theological analysis of songs and does much to enhance the academic credibility of pop culture studies. Fans of Dylan and rock music in general will be pleased with this treatment of a living legend.
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Making Sense Of The Bible
$12.99Add to cartWith a strong emphasis on the scriptural basis for each doctrine—what the whole Bible teaches us today about a particular topic; clear writing, with technical terms kept to a minimum; and a contemporary approach, emphasizing how each doctrine should be understood and applied by present-day Christians, Making Sense of the Bible is required reading for understanding the relevant passages of Scripture.
Topics include Canon of Scripture: the list of all books that belong in the Bible; Authority of Scripture: all words in Scripture are God’s words because that is what the Bible claims for itself; Clarity of Scripture: the Bible is written so that its teachings are able to be understood by all who read it; Necessity of Scripture: the Bible is necessary for knowledge of the gospel; and Sufficiency of Scripture: Scripture contains all the words of God he intended his people to have.
Written in a friendly tone, appealing to the emotions and the spirit as well as the intellect, Making Sense of the Bible helps readers overcome wrong ideas, make better decisions on new questions, and grow as Christians.
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Heroes Of Faith
$12.99Add to cartAbraham and Sarah. Noah. Rahab. Hebrews 11 gives us a list of role models: ordinary people who trusted God in radical ways. These eight studies on the heroes of faith from Hebrews will encourage you, inspire you and help deepen your own trust in our great God who still keeps all his promises, so that you might live out your faith in radical ways today.
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Who Is My Shelter
$17.99Add to cartThe tables have turned and Gabby’s estranged husband–who threw her out when she didn’t live up to his image of a “corporate wife”–needs her in a way neither ever expected. He’s begging for reconciliation,but Gabby has moved on, finding purpose and a future in the House of Hope. Not only has she found shelter for herself and her sons there,but she’s able to help provide shelter for homeless moms and their kids.
And yet . . . there’s a hole in her life. Is God leading Gabby down a new path and giving her something–and someone–new? Or is He redeeming what she thought was gone forever?
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Giant Killers
$16.99Add to cartThe motionless form of a giant of Gath lay face down on the battlefield of Shochoh and blood from his forehead seeped into the earth below his face. The great intimidator Goliath, champion of Philistia, lay motionless. His terrifying words had ceased. A smooth stone from a shepherd boy’s sling was embedded in his skull. Goliath was finished.
For the shepherd boy David, it was a giant-sized step into the awesome place of destiny that God had ordained for him. It was a step from obscurity and rejection to kingly dominion, fame and wealth, global and eternal influence. It was a step that was ultimately felt as Messiah took His place in history establishing His Kingdom on Earth. Like David, an army of giant killers has been prepared by God for this hour. Often with small flocks and in lonely places of isolation, rejection and insignificance, this body of men, women, boys and girls is receiving its training for the most fruitful, significant time ever planned for world history.
The giants we face are not going to destroy us. We are not their prey. They are ours. They are food for us. They are to be swallowed up by God’s anointed champions, by the mighty power indwelling us. They are “our breakfast”, strengthening our resolve to step up to each new day.
Giant Killers will empower YOU, the everyday believer as YOU take on the Giants that YOU face in life. Tim Hall is a dynamic evangelist who has a passion to see souls saved and lives changed by the power of the Holy Spirit. Walk with Tim Hall as he guides you to experience the miraculous power of God in your life.
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Wesley As A Pastoral Theologian
$49.99Add to cartDuring the last 40 years a considerable amount of scholarly attention has been given to John Wesley’s way of doing theology. There is extensive debate within Wesleyan circles (particularly in North America) regarding the conception and utility of his theological method, usually identified as the Wesleyan quadrilateral (Scripture, reason, traditi…
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90 Days : A Journal Between You And God
$26.99Add to cartMake time to write down your conversations with God! Try it for ninety days, and then go back and reflect upon what God has said to you in His Word and through the Holy Spirit. Revitalize your relationship with Jesus Christ through this dynamic combination of a daily devotional and journal, writing notes and recording prayers concerning your day-to-day living with Jesus Christ. Know that His love for you is great, and a record of conversation will inspire you to do what God says to do. It could be in the writings that you discover your purpose and calling: “You can make plans, but the Lord’s purpose will prevail” (Prov. 19:21, NLT). Get up early each morning and write down your thoughts; make plain the vision for your life as the Lord of Life, Jesus Christ, the one who died on the cross for your sins, reveals what you need to do for that day. Before you start each day, remember to pause, talk with God, and record your impressions. Your life will begin to change right before your very eyes, and people will notice the Christ in you more than they notice you. Learn to follow Jesus as a true disciple through the helpful hints on having faith, living with favor, and believing for your healing, all of which are included at the end of this ninety-day devotional and journal between you and God. After all, when all is said and done, what really matters is your relationship with God through Jesus Christ, how you live to please Him, and serving and loving others unconditionally. Anthony R. Sanders lives in Virginia Beach, Virginia, with his wife, Jennifer, and their three children: Qiana, Zemariah, and Caleb. He loves preaching the Word of God and serving the people of God. He is the author of the best-selling daily devotional Start Your Day with God! and currently serves on active duty in the United States Navy as a Senior Chief Petty Officer.
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90 Days : A Journal Between You And God
$16.99Add to cartMake time to write down your conversations with God! Try it for ninety days, and then go back and reflect upon what God has said to you in His Word and through the Holy Spirit. Revitalize your relationship with Jesus Christ through this dynamic combination of a daily devotional and journal, writing notes and recording prayers concerning your day-to-day living with Jesus Christ. Know that His love for you is great, and a record of conversation will inspire you to do what God says to do. It could be in the writings that you discover your purpose and calling: “You can make plans, but the Lord’s purpose will prevail” (Prov. 19:21, NLT). Get up early each morning and write down your thoughts; make plain the vision for your life as the Lord of Life, Jesus Christ, the one who died on the cross for your sins, reveals what you need to do for that day. Before you start each day, remember to pause, talk with God, and record your impressions. Your life will begin to change right before your very eyes, and people will notice the Christ in you more than they notice you. Learn to follow Jesus as a true disciple through the helpful hints on having faith, living with favor, and believing for your healing, all of which are included at the end of this ninety-day devotional and journal between you and God. After all, when all is said and done, what really matters is your relationship with God through Jesus Christ, how you live to please Him, and serving and loving others unconditionally. Anthony R. Sanders lives in Virginia Beach, Virginia, with his wife, Jennifer, and their three children: Qiana, Zemariah, and Caleb. He loves preaching the Word of God and serving the people of God. He is the author of the best-selling daily devotional Start Your Day with God! and currently serves on active duty in the United States Navy as a Senior Chief Petty Officer.
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Unbelief : The Only Hindrance To Receiving From God
$16.49Add to cart“All things are possible to him that believes.” Mark 9:23 Believing is the key to receiving from God, and Satan works tirelessly trying to hinder Christians from entering into the Biblical promises that rightfully belong to them. There are many obstacles and challenges in this world, but there is only one root problem that keeps a believer from receiving from God: Unbelief. This book will help strengthen your faith and confidence in God and will reveal the answers to the tough questions in life. In Unbelief, the Only Hindrance to Receiving from God, you will learn: * How to build your faith and put it into action * How to overcome fear and every other kind of unbelief * The real reason for Job’s affliction * All the answers concerning Paul’s “thorn in the flesh” * How to retrain your senses * About Satan’s kingdom and how he operates * How to receive from God 100% of the time As you develop a relationship with your heavenly father, you will learn to mix faith with His Word, and nothing will be impossible to you! From a very early age, Shawn Machen had a strong passion for God. He grew up in Birmingham, Alabama. He married his wife Andrea in 1988, and graduated from Ministers Training Institute in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1989. In February of 1996, Shawn and Andrea started World Victory Church in the living room of their home with just seven people. World Victory Church is a flourishing church located in Moody, Alabama; it is known as a safe haven where the simple truth of Jesus is taught with supernatural healings and great miracles confirming His Word.
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Mute But Now I Speak
$12.49Add to cartBarbara Jean Wilson was born and raised in Flushing, New York and remains a die-hard New York sport fan. In addition to writing her first book, Barbara also loves to cook and entertain family and friends at the home she was blessed to receive from God and relaxing on Sunday afternoon reading the newspaper and books by various authors. Barbara loves to travel and had an opportunity to fulfill one of her biggest dreams. Her daughter Tawanna’s surprise gift to Barbara upon receiving her BBA was a Mediterranean Cruise to Spain, France, and Italy in November 2008. Barbara is always praising and giving thanks to God from where He has brought her and keeping His hands of protections over her life and her daughter’s life. Whenever Barbara thinks she can’t do something or fear creeps in, she is reminded to look back over her life and see where God has brought her from and what He has brought her through. At that point, her faith just takes over and her spirit is renewed.
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Fools Guide To Wisdom
$26.99Add to cartParadox is present when the opposite of what one expects to be true, is true. The capacity to see paradox is the prerequisite to becoming wise. It is expressed when the weak become strong, those who lose their life find it, and the disheartened find the Lord who uses those “things that are not-to nullify the things that are (1 Corinthians 1:28 NIV).” This work demonstrates paradox in health, medicine, business, organizational leadership, cultural myths related to the family, the symptomatic solutions common in political and social structures, and in the spirituality expressed by people of faith. As the former director of an adolescent rehabilitation facility, the author has a keen awareness of the devastation caused by the failures of this generation. Clear and concise recommendations demonstrate the small changes that create enormous differences. We will discover that wisdom begins when we ‘fear the Lord’ and have ‘knowledge of the Holy One.’ The wise see paradox, but not because they look for it. Their openness of thought leads to a perception that life is an interaction of complex systems and ideas that truly transcend us all. Those with the God-given capacity to integrate knowledge, emotion, and faith will, in the end, find wisdom. Rick Myatt is a licensed psychotherapist with an extensive history. From building an orphanage in a war-torn country to becoming the director of an adolescent psychiatric rehabilitation facility, his experience includes crisis intervention, treating sexual addictions, and caring for children victimized by the murder of parents and child prostitution. With Masters Degrees in Marriage and Family Therapy and in Theology, he has also completed all Ph. D. coursework in Family Sociology. He currently specializes in organizing his community to detect and prevent workplace violence.
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Way Of Escape
$15.49Add to cartThe Urantia movement-a little-known but fast-growing cult-is an ideology that had claimed this author’s soul for twelve years until she miraculously got set free from it by the power of God. “The Urantia Book,” the cornerstone of this movement, has a subtle, Hitler-like spirit woven throughout its fabric, and claims to be the model for the so-called “New Age.” The second major episode in the author’s life is equally miraculous in that she was able to get off an extremely high amount of anti-depressant drugs she had become dependent on because of the deep depression this book caused her to sink into. The author tells the reader in Way of Escape how she fell into this trap of the Urantia book, how she got out, and how she got free from the doctor-prescribed medicine that would have eventually claimed her life. “This is a book that is hard to put down. You just want to keep reading to see what happens next. Simply written in everyday dialog, it’s like the author is sitting in your living room sharing the journey of her life. Hers is a story of hope. It’s amusing and refreshing, it’s sad, it’s serious-it’s real life. Maintaining a sense of humor and a quest for God through so much drama, turmoil, and personal challenge is a miracle in and of itself. It is a story of ongoing deliverance.” L.V., Texas. “This book is quite an adventure into the discerning of God’s will. Read it with an open heart, and the truth will set you free.” N.B., New Hampshire. “This story reveals the depth of God’s love for His children and shows His mighty hand of deliverance in setting the captives free.” T.M.P., Texas.
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New Heaven And The New Earth
$10.99Add to cartThis book Is a prophecy of things to come. The intention is to show you what direction God is going. And to have you ask yourself are you following God? Are you on the right path to salvation? This is an informational breakdown of what is happening in the world today, and what will happen in the years to come. Backed up by facts and figures to show you there is a plan, bigger than us, and we need to prepare ourselves by accepting Jesus Christ into our hearts so we will move on with God for all eternity. Please do yourself a favor and read this book. Drink in the knowledge of what the Lord has planned. And pass it on to those you hold dear.
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Fools Guide To Wisdom
$16.99Add to cartParadox is present when the opposite of what one expects to be true, is true. The capacity to see paradox is the prerequisite to becoming wise. It is expressed when the weak become strong, those who lose their life find it, and the disheartened find the Lord who uses those “things that are not-to nullify the things that are (1 Corinthians 1:28 NIV).” This work demonstrates paradox in health, medicine, business, organizational leadership, cultural myths related to the family, the symptomatic solutions common in political and social structures, and in the spirituality expressed by people of faith. As the former director of an adolescent rehabilitation facility, the author has a keen awareness of the devastation caused by the failures of this generation. Clear and concise recommendations demonstrate the small changes that create enormous differences. We will discover that wisdom begins when we ‘fear the Lord’ and have ‘knowledge of the Holy One.’ The wise see paradox, but not because they look for it. Their openness of thought leads to a perception that life is an interaction of complex systems and ideas that truly transcend us all. Those with the God-given capacity to integrate knowledge, emotion, and faith will, in the end, find wisdom. Rick Myatt is a licensed psychotherapist with an extensive history. From building an orphanage in a war-torn country to becoming the director of an adolescent psychiatric rehabilitation facility, his experience includes crisis intervention, treating sexual addictions, and caring for children victimized by the murder of parents and child prostitution. With Masters Degrees in Marriage and Family Therapy and in Theology, he has also completed all Ph. D. coursework in Family Sociology. He currently specializes in organizing his community to detect and prevent workplace violence.
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Covered And Kept
$22.99Add to cartKaren Johnson has managed to convey her deepest fears, pain, faith and joy in this intimate and honest account of her journey in her walk with Christ… She holds nothing back, hoping the reader will gain an insight to what it means to be a true woman or man of God in spite of loss and tragedy. This book will take you from Karen’s earliest experiences of her life up to the senseless and brutal murder of her late husband, Jon Johnson. You will undoubtedly learn, as she has, how God has always had his hands on her life assuring her she is, “Covered…& Kept.” – F. Byrd As I read “Covered & Kept,” my heart and head were glued to the story as if I was watching a movie. I think Karen has done an excellent job bringing honor to our heavenly Father. Blessed Be His Name, forever! – Angle Thomas “Oh, God, please tell me why?” This desperate cry rings out from the lips of two women from two distinct walks of life as their worlds are turned upside down. One was celebrating the 84th birthday of her mother-in-law while the other was out on a date night with her husband. The nightmare begins when gun shots ring out leaving two husbands dying in pools of their own blood just a mile apart. Horrified bystanders ducked for cover while witnessing police engaged in a deadly shootout that left many people asking, “Why?” This riveting book is a true story about how Satan suddenly snatched a woman’s husband without giving her “time to say goodbye.” Karen and her husband’s romantic date night suddenly ended in the tragic death of TV Cameraman Jon Johnson. The story includes the trial and verdict of the Aaron Dunn Case, Sacramento CA, 2010.
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Yes I Can
$13.49Add to cartThis book “YES I CAN” is designed to help the high school students in their academic, career and social life so they can become scholars and achievers in future . It shows how students can become personal in their studies by having their own timetable, strategies on how to learn, effective means of using their time, planning their future career and destiny and other social issues relevant to their well being.
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Forbidden Valley Of The Chiricahuas 2
$24.99Add to cartIn 1880’s Arizona, Jake Chandler is nineteen and married to Becca, a beautiful former prostitute at the Bucket, a saloon south of Fort Bowie. They are living happily in Table Top Valley, located in the Chiricahua Mountain in the Arizona Territory. But Big Kate Dawson, the former owner of the Bucket, refuses to concede that Becca is now a Christian and married to Jake. She is determined to force Becca back into prostitution and destroy Jake. Jake and Becca’s faith in Christ and in each other are tested to the limit as they are subjected to the most devious and calculating efforts to destroy them both. They must struggle against overwhelming odds to hold on to their faith and restore their lives together in Table Top Valley.
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Revealing Heaven 2
$15.99Add to cart“In Him, we live, we move, we have our being…”Acts 17.
Come and learn where we all came from in Heaven, as the Father Reveals His heart!Revealing Heaven II takes you further into the mysteries of God and continues to unveil His home – HEAVEN!
You will visit more amazing mansions, find out why God allows your pets to go there and learn about Higher Education. Kat also tells of the time when the Father caught her up to His throne and revealed His heart to His people! You can know the wonders of Heaven through her beautiful illustrations of the celestial realm.
See where the little babies play and find out what the Valley of Falls is like as she continues her journeys to Heaven. Also be prepared for the Great Awakening that is about to be poured out on this earth. Jesus said it will be the most exciting time to be alive as a Believer!
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Luke Leader Guide (Teacher’s Guide)
$22.99Add to cartThe gospel of Luke invites readers- including us- to explore the story of Jesus and his mission as God’s Chosen One (Messiah). From the joyous accounts of Jesus’ birth in a manger in Bethlehem to the stark images of his crucifixtion at Golgotha to the “eye-opening” meal at Emmaus, we are invited into a remarkable story.
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Luke Learner Guide (Student/Study Guide)
$11.49Add to cartThe gospel of Luke invites readers- including us- to explore the story of Jesus and his mission as God’s Chosen One (Messiah). From the joyous accounts of Jesus’ birth in a manger in Bethlehem to the stark images of his crucifixtion at Golgotha to the “eye-opening” meal at Emmaus, we are invited into a remarkable story.
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Touched With Instructions
$33.95Add to cartGET TOUCHED WITH INSTRUCTIONS AND OBEY THE LORD’S WAY TO VICTORY
The Lord’s touch is more than an emotional moment experienced during a worship service or private devotional time.
So why does the Lord touch us?
In Touched With Instructions, we will learn the Lord’s answers to this question.
We’ll be led on a journey through the Bible and our lives to discover the purposes, changes and assignments that come with the Lord’s touches. We’ll learn about the victory of obedience and the devastation of disobedience.
We’ll gain insight into how the Lord’s instructions help us discern deception and overcome failures. And we’ll see how the Lord grants instruction blessings to effective leaders who remain His humble students.
Awaiting us are instructions that will challenge, correct and revive us. We’ll have times of prayer, repentance and praise as we surrender ourselves to the Lord’s touches of compassion, encouragement, forgiveness and love.Our instruction topics include:
Going for a Victory Walk through Enemy Situations
The Blessing of Being Second
Boot Camp for the Ears
Homework for the Tongue
Accepting Rejection
Write Right
Outnumbered but Not Overpowered
Final Victory
Intimately Touching the LordThe Lord’s touch is just the beginning. There are lessons to learn and directions to receive. So let’s get started and get Touched With Instructions!
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Touched With Instructions
$17.95Add to cartGET TOUCHED WITH INSTRUCTIONS AND OBEY THE LORD’S WAY TO VICTORY
The Lord’s touch is more than an emotional moment experienced during a worship service or private devotional time.
So why does the Lord touch us?
In Touched With Instructions, we will learn the Lord’s answers to this question.
We’ll be led on a journey through the Bible and our lives to discover the purposes, changes and assignments that come with the Lord’s touches. We’ll learn about the victory of obedience and the devastation of disobedience.
We’ll gain insight into how the Lord’s instructions help us discern deception and overcome failures. And we’ll see how the Lord grants instruction blessings to effective leaders who remain His humble students.
Awaiting us are instructions that will challenge, correct and revive us. We’ll have times of prayer, repentance and praise as we surrender ourselves to the Lord’s touches of compassion, encouragement, forgiveness and love.Our instruction topics include:
Going for a Victory Walk through Enemy Situations
The Blessing of Being Second
Boot Camp for the Ears
Homework for the Tongue
Accepting Rejection
Write Right
Outnumbered but Not Overpowered
Final Victory
Intimately Touching the LordThe Lord’s touch is just the beginning. There are lessons to learn and directions to receive. So let’s get started and get Touched With Instructions!
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Tattoos On The Heart
$19.00Add to cartHow do you fight despair and learn to meet the world with a loving heart? How do you overcome shame? Stay faithful in spite of failure? No matter where people live or what their circumstances may be, everyone needs boundless, restorative love. Gorgeous and uplifting, Tattoos on the Heart amply demonstrates the impact unconditional love can have on your life.
As a pastor working in a neighborhood with the highest concentration of murderous gang activity in Los Angeles, Gregory Boyle created an organization to provide jobs, job training, and encouragement so that young people could work together and learn the mutual respect that comes from collaboration. Tattoos on the Heart is a breathtaking series of parables distilled from his twenty years in the barrio. Arranged by theme and filled with sparkling humor and glowing generosity, these essays offer a stirring look at how full our lives could be if we could find the joy in loving others and in being loved unconditionally. From giant, tattooed Cesar, shopping at JCPenney fresh out of prison, we learn how to feel worthy of God’s love. From ten-year-old Lula we learn the importance of being known and acknowledged. From Pedro we understand the kind of patience necessary to rescue someone from the darkness. In each chapter we benefit from Boyle’s wonderful, hard-earned wisdom. Inspired by faith but applicable to anyone trying to be good, these personal, unflinching stories are full of surprising revelations and observations of the community in which Boyle works and of the many lives he has helped save.
Erudite, down-to-earth, and utterly heartening, these essays about universal kinship and redemption are moving examples of the power of unconditional love in difficult times and the importance of fighting despair. With Gregory Boyle’s guidance, we can recognize our own wounds in the broken lives and daunting struggles of the men and women in these parables and learn to find joy in all of the people around us. Tattoos on the Heart reminds us that no life is less valuable than another.
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Singing The Lords Song In A Strange Land
$18.99Add to cartFrom the earliest meetings of the Civil Rights Movement to offering the benediction for the first African American President of the United States, Rev. Dr. Joseph Lowery has been an eyewitness to some of the most significant events in our history. But, more important, he has been a voice that speaks truth to power–inspiring change that moves us forward. In Singing the Lord’s Song in a Strange Land, you will find Dr. Lowery’s most enduring speeches and messages from the past fifty years including Coretta Scott King’s funeral and the benediction given at President Obama’s inauguration. This book, however, is not simply a collection of words. It is the heart of a movement and a call to a new generation to carry the mantle–for all people.
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Shelter Of Gods Promises Participants Guide (Student/Study Guide)
$12.99Add to cartIn a world of uncertainty, pain, and struggle, where do you find solid assurance and unshakeable truth?
In The Shelter of God’s Promises DVD-Based Study, gifted Bible teacher and inspiring speaker Sheila Walsh primes Scripture for what God has promised us, what God’s promises mean, and how these promises provide the foundation for daily confidence, joy, and hope. With engaging video and rich Bible study content, Sheila weaves powerful personal testimony with Scripture to help you gain a trust in God that will sustain you for a lifetime.
The Shelter of God’s Promises Participant’s Guide expands on the teaching and stories explored in the video. Using Scripture, in-depth biblical teaching, life application, and questions for personal study and group discussion, this guide will encourage and guide group members as they journey deeper into the material.
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Luke : The Gospel Of Amazement
$22.99Add to cartHis father and mother were amazed at what was being said about Him. Luke 2:33 “Everyone was amazed at all the things He was doing.” Luke 9:43 “He went home, amazed at what had happened.” Luke 24:12 From start to finish, the book of Luke is filled with amazement. Throughout the life and ministry of Jesus, those who met him were astonished by their encounter, from the shepherds at the nativity to the disciples at the empty tomb. With careful attention to detail, Michael Card embarks on an imaginative journey through the Gospel of Luke. He introduces us to Luke the historian and imagines his life as a Gentile, a doctor and a slave. Card explores Lukes compelling account of this dynamic rabbi who astounded his hearers with parables and paradoxes. What might Luke have experienced as he interviewed eyewitnesses of Jesus? What leads Luke to focus on the marginalized and the unlikely? Why does Luke include certain details that the other Gospel writers omit? Join Michael Card in the work of opening heart and mind to the “Gospel of Amazement.”
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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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Lady In The Mist
$19.00Add to cartBy virtue of her profession as a midwife, Tabitha Eckles is the keeper of many secrets: the names of fathers of illegitimate children, the level of love and harmony within many a marriage, and now the identity of a man who may have caused his wife’s death. Dominick Cherrett is a man with his own secret to keep: namely, what he, a British nobleman, is doing on American soil working as a bondsman in the home of Mayor Kendall, a Southern gentleman with his eye on a higher office.
By chance one morning before the dawn has broken, Tabitha and Dominick cross paths on a misty beachhead, leading them on a twisted path through kidnappings, death threats, public disgrace, and . . . love? Can Tabitha trust Dominick? What might he be hiding? And can either of them find true love in a world that seems set against them?
With stirring writing that puts readers directly into the story, Lady in the Mist expertly explores themes of identity, misperception, and love’s discovery.
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Winning Him Without Words (Reprinted)
$15.00Add to cartWeek after week, they sit in church . . . alone. They are the spiritually mismatched, those who are committed to a spouse who does not share their faith. Feeling abandoned by their spouse and forgotten by their church, they live out their faith in survival mode, guarding the spiritual flame yet never feeling free to share it. But God wants them to thrive–not just survive. Winning Him Without Words presents ten Christ centered keys to thriving in a spiritual mismatch. Readers are encouraged to commit to Christian community, to release their spouse to God’s capable hands, to find peace in their relationships with Christ and with their spouse, to continue their pursuit of a growing faith, and to love their spouse with fresh enthusiasm. God wants every marriage to exude peace and love, and Winning Him Without Words empowers readers to create that environment in their homes and thrive as God works. Winning Him Without Words was the recipient of the Nonfiction Book of 2011 Award from the San Diego Christian Writers Guild, one of the largest Christian writers group in the United States.
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Couples Who Pray
$18.99Add to cartIn this entertaining, highly readable book, couples learn that a fabulous marriage can be the outcome of learning to pray together, a minimum of five minutes a day, causing a 20 to 30% increase in romance, conversation and happiness.
Best-selling author SQuire Rushnell and his wife, entertainer and talk show host, Louise DuArt take readers step by step through The 40 Day Prayer Challenge(TM) in which couples commit to praying together five minutes a day for forty days. Backed by compelling research from Baylor University and Gallup Poll, the true-life experiences of 24 test couples reveal that daily prayer is a “life changing experience” in which most couples report positive outcomes in less than two weeks.
Celebrity couples share extraordinary experiences on how the most intimate act between a man and a woman has improved their marriages. The couples include Denzel and Pauletta Washington, Kathie Lee and Frank Gifford, Donna Summer and Bruce Sudano, Scott and Tracie Hamilton, Christina Ferrara and Tony Thomopolous, and Gavin and Patty MacLeod.
Couples Who Pray includes an easy questionnaire prepared by Baylor University to help couples to chart their own progress during The 40 Day Prayer Challenge(TM). According to never-before-published research the “quantity and quality of lovemaking” gets better by 20% when couples pray more. There’s also a significant reduction in disagreements evidenced by a 21% elevation among respondents who say that they are trying to make their marriages better. Astonishingly, the fear of divorce plummets to zero when couples pray “a lot.”
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How To Deal With Annoying People
$18.99Add to cartEveryone knows the world is filled with annoying people. Family counselor Bob Phillips and inspirational speaker Kimberly Alyn offer help to those needing to improve their personal and professional relationships. They are two friends who have devoted many years to speaking, teaching, and consulting on this important topic.
Churches, individuals, couples, employees, and managers will benefit from this look at personality styles and close-sometimes conflicted-interaction. Readers will discover why they are annoyed by others, why others are annoyed by them, and what they can do to create wholesome relationships. They’ll learn to employ biblical principles along with a fun and simple process of identifying social cues. The result will be an immediate improvement in relating to the significant people in their lives.
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Great House Of God
$19.99Add to cartGod’s greatest desire is to be your dwelling place — The home for your heart.
He doesn’t want to be merely a weekend getaway. He has no interest in being a Sunday bungalow or even a summer cottage. He wants to be your mailing address, your point of reference, your home … always. He wants you to live in the Great House of God.
Using the Lord’s Prayer as a floor plan, Max Lucado takes you on a tour of the home God intended for you. Warm your heart by the fire in the living room. Nourish your spirit in the kitchen. Seek fellowship in the family room. Step into the hallway and find forgiveness.
It’s the perfect home for you. After all, it was created with you in mind. There’s only one home built just for your heart. No house more complete, no structure more solid:
The roof never leaks. The walls never crack. The foundation never trembles.
In God’s house, you’re home. So come into the house built just for you. Your Father is waiting.
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Becoming Your Spouses Better Half (Reprinted)
$14.99Add to cartIt’s no secret that men and women are different. And it’s no secret that they don’t always get along because of these differences, even when they love each other. But having a successful marriage is not about finding the perfect person to marry. It’s about loving someone in an unselfish, Christlike manner. Whatever we want out of marriage–unconditional love, forgiveness, passion–that is what we have to give to our spouse. Rick Johnson shows couples how to go beyond merely tolerating each other’s differences to using those God-given differences to add spice and passion to their relationship.
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Busy Peoples Down Home Cooking Without The Down Home Fat
$18.99Add to cartYou want to give your family nutritious, home-cooked meals, but who has time to cook? You do, if you cook the Busy People’s way. What is a Busy People’s recipe? It’s one with seven ingredients or less that can be cooked in 30 minutes or less. A dream-come-true for busy cooks everywhere. Each recipe in Busy People’s Down-Home Cooking Without the Down-Home Fat includes nutritional information, preparation time, and cooking time for each recipe, as well as menu ideas. This cookbook also contains instructions on how to maintain an ideal body weight and tips on saving time and money in the kitchen.
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1 Thousand Gifts
$25.99Add to cartWhat if you discovered that the life you already have is the life you’ve always wanted? What if joy is possible right where you are? New York Times bestselling author Ann Voskamp invites you to embrace everyday blessings and embark on the transformative journey of chronicling God’s gifts.
How can you find joy in the midst of deadlines, debt, drama, and even the death of loved ones? What does the Christ-life really look like when your days are gritty, long, and sometimes even dark? How is God even here?
“It is in the dark that God is passing by . . . our lives shake not because God has abandoned but the exact opposite. God is passing by. God is in the tremors. Dark is the holiest ground, the glory passing by. In the blackest, God is closest, at work, forging His perfect and right will. Though it is black and we can’t see and our world seems to be free-falling and we feel utterly alone, Christ is most present to us…”
In One Thousand Gifts, Ann Voskamp invites you to discover a way of seeing that opens your eyes to ordinary amazing grace, a way of living that is fully alive, and a way of becoming present to God that brings deep and lasting joy. It’s only in the expression of gratitude for the life we already have, we discover the life we’ve always wanted . . . a life we can take, give thanks for, and break for others. Come to feel and know the impossible right down in your bones: you are wildly loved by God.
As Ann invites you into her own beautiful, heart-aching moments of amazing grace, she gently teaches you how to:
*Biblically lament loss and turn pain into poetry
*Intentionally embrace a lifestyle of radical gratitude
*Slow down and catch God in the momentNot a book merely to read, One Thousand Gifts is an invitation to engage with truths that will serve up the depths of God’s joy and transform your life forever. Leave pride, fear, and control behind, and abandon yourself to the God who overflows your cup.
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Widows Club
$27.99Add to cartEcclesiates 3:4 A time to weep and a time to laugh. A time to mourn and a time to dance. Widow’s Club reveals some of the transition of being married to widowhood experienced by Carol. Grieving and dealing with death is is difficult. One must remember: You are a survivor. You are never alone on your path of life. Jesus is always available to help you through this period of your life. Invite Him to lead your journey.
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Experiencing Gods Love In The Church
$16.99Add to cartThe church still demonstrates the heart of God to a wanting world.
Some turn off the church, criticizing its flaws and saying it is passe. Lost love for one another is the cause. When love is absent in a church, the results mar the church’s repuration. Church splits. Disloyalty. Disrespect. Disputes over nothing. Church hoping. Bashing good pastors.
Experiencing God’s Love in the Church encourages everyday believers to reconsider what Christ intended His body to be. Tom Blackaby calls readers to revive their commitment to love one another. When the world sees God’s people love as He loves, they see the Father – who sent the Son as a demonstration of His irresistable love for all.
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It Happened In Italy
$19.99Add to cartOne woman’s discovery-and the incredible, unexpected journey it takes her on-of how her grandparent’s small village of Campagna, Italy, helped save Jews during the Holocaust. Take a journey with Elizabeth Bettina as she discovers-much to her surprise-that her grandparent’s small village, nestled in the heart of southern Italy, housed an internment camp for Jews during the Holocaust, and that it was far from the only one. Follow her discovery of survivors and their stories of gratitude to Italy and its people. Explore the little known details of how members of the Catholic church assisted and helped shelter Jews in Italy during World War II.
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Reimagining Ministry
$35.99Add to cartReimagining Ministry offers an overview of mission and ministry in Britain for ordinands and practising clergy. It is intended as a contribution to thinking about ministry, in particular ordained ministry in the context of the social and cultural setting of the twenty-first century, several significant theological developments and a perception of the way God through the Holy Spirit is leading the church in Britain.Following an analysis of the situation in which ministry takes place, the author then invites his readers to consider a new and different paradigm of ministry for the church of the future. The groundwork for a new paradigm of ministry needs to include an account of the kingdom of God, which is the goal of mission; the role of the church in the mission of God; and, for reasons that will be developed briefly in the synopsis, individual discipleship and transformation.
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They Smell Like Sheep Volume 2
$17.99Add to cartSpiritual sheep, stray sheep, and searching sheep aren’t nearly as concerned about the knowledge and skill of the shepherd as they are about his heart. When finding their way — at weddings, at funerals, during family crises, and in the hospital — sheep go to a shepherd in whom they discern God’s own heart, like King David of old.
Jesus said sheep would know their shepherd’s voice and be drawn to it. It is the heart behind the voice that soothes and comforts God’s people.How do you measure the influence of a godly shepherd? Without doubt, it’s the heart of the shepherd that most powerfully shapes lives and souls in our flocks.
If you want your own heart shaped and molded into the likeness of Christ, this book is an excellent place to begin.“Be shepherds of God’s flock under your care… as God wants you to be.”
Heeding the call to be a leader is an awesome responsibility. Whether you have been called to serve as a minister or you’re teaching an adult Bible study group or you’re a teen leading the youth group in song, most assuredly from time to time you question your abilities and look for support and example.Author Lynn Anderson addresses the starting and ending place of true leadership among God’s people: the heart of a shepherd. He presents Jesus, the Head Shepherd, as our only reliable model of godly leadership; he guides us through the Scriptures and gives us practical exercises to strengthen our hearts as we do the difficult yet rewarding work of shepherding people of God with love and grace.
Enter the book’s pages with the confidence that you are being led by someone who has the heart of a shepherd and who sees himself first as a smelly sheep, dearly loved and led by the Good Shepherd.“And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory. — 1 Peter 5:4”
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Fire In Ember
$17.99Add to cartJohn Timmons’ life is planned and orderly. He cares for his mother and four younger brothers, and their future depends on him to keep their Colorado ranch profitable. Ember Farrar (Bert) has run away from her lawbreaking family in search of a new life. But, when she attempts to return a horse that her brother had stolen, ranch hands believe she is a thief and a boy and they plan to hang her. John, who is also a deputy marshal, breaks up the hanging. After paying for the stolen horse, he takes the boy home to work off the debt. Later he learns Bert is a girl who refuses to tell him who she is and why she possessed a stolen horse. When ranchers report stolen cattle, Bert is a natural suspect. John is touched by Bert’s sweet spirit and natural gift of music. Surely she’s not a cattle thief. Bert fears for their lives when she is forced to either help her brothers steal or put the Timmons in danger. When John thinks Bert has betrayed him, he ignores God and turns revengeful. Will John learn who Bert truly is? Will their lives ever return back to normal?
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Accidental Anglican : The Surprising Appeal Of The Liturgical Church
$17.99Add to cartMany are longing for historical connectedness and for theology that is “not tied to the whims of contemporary culture, but to apostolic-era understandings of Christian faith and practice.” They also yearn for rhythms and routines that build spiritual health. Still others are responding to a call to participate in worship rather than merely sitting back and looking at a stage. Liturgy offers all of this and more. In this book Todd Hunter chronicles his journey from the Jesus People movement and national leadership in the Vineyard to eventually becoming an Anglican Bishop. Along the way he explains why an evangelical Christian might be drawn to the liturgical way. Curious about the meaning of liturgy? Come and discover what may be waiting for you there.
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Faith Of Ronald Reagan
$19.99Add to cartExplore the life and personality of President Ronald Reagan through the lens of his deep-felt Christian beliefs.
With warmth and insight, Mary Beth Brown delves into the spiritual journey of America’s 40th president and offers profound stories of God’s providence in Ronald Reagan’s life-from first making it as an actor to winning the presidency, from surviving an assassination attempt to eventually changing the face of world politics. With the support of Reagan’s own words and writings and firsthand interviews with his family, friends, and co-workers, Brown weaves a magnificent story of Reagan’s quiet, strong devotion to God, sure to both inform and inspire.
Timed for the Reagan centenary in 2011 and released in a season of intense political unrest, The Faith of Ronald Reagan is strikingly relevant for today’s reader.
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When Gods Spirit Moves Participants Guide (Student/Study Guide)
$14.99Add to cartPastor and bestselling author Jim Cymbala explores the person and work of the Holy Spirit in this six-session DVD study with participant’s guide that will bring a fresh sense of God’s power to your church and your life as a follower of Jesus.
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Reaching Muslims : A One Stop Guide For Christians
$11.99Add to cartA short, stimulating introduction for Christians to Islam and to the main themes of Muslim culture.
A fascinating introduction covering demography, theology, culture, politics, justice, and other aspects of Islamic identity. It is well illustrated with stories and examples. Nick considers what reasons a Muslim might have for thinking that Jesus is good news. What does the Qur’an say about Jesus? Why do we know that God loves Muslims? He then suggests thirteen ‘No Regret Moves’ to help build open-hearted friendships and to equip Christians to connect with Muslims, including: Pray in faith for open hearts; Foster curiosity; Show love in action; Invite others into The Story and your story. He deals with three theological hot potatoes – should Christians call God ‘Allah’; should a convert from Islam be baptised; and should Christians eat halal meat? Detailed appendices provide sample talks for Muslim audiences, and offer seven specific ways to foster contact with the Muslim community.
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More Than A Dream (Reprinted)
$18.00Add to cartAll He’d Hoped For Was Finally Within His Reach, and Then?
Thorliff’s desire to become a writer fills his mind and heart as he attends college. He earns his way writing newspaper reports and magazine articles–good experience on the way to his goal. Then catastrophe upon tragedy hits his beloved hometown of Blessing, North Dakota, and family and friends are left reeling from incredible losses. Thorliff returns home to help shoulder the burden and assist in the recovery efforts, and too soon his writing seems only a distant dream.
After graduation from college, Elizabeth takes a nursing position in a Chicago hospital for women while waiting to hear if any of her applications to medical schools are accepted. She soon comes face to face with the vast gulf between her life of affluence and privilege and the poverty-stricken patients under her care. Then a devastating experience on the hospital ward puts her faith in God and her very life on the line.
They had followed their hearts and God’s leading–why was it all turning into ashes in the wind?
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31 Days Of Drawing Near To God
$14.00Add to cartA 31-day devotional that helps readers find the joy that truly satisfies.
Drawing upon her own deeply personal experience and hardwon insights, Ruth Myers paints an appealing picture of a loving Father who gives us all we need to be satisfied – no matter how severe our struggles, failings, and disappointments. Inspired by and adapted from material in Myer’s book “The Perfect Love”, this 31-day journey to true contentment reminds readers that God delights in them and, in turn, wants them to find their delight in Him. Each perspective-shifting devotional reading leads to a deeper discovery of God and His perfect, all-sufficient love.
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Artifact
$17.99Add to cart“Buddy Blanford has made a lifetime study of the scriptures, and now in his first major book he eagerly shares his insights, study points, and discoveries. You’ll enjoy following his research and you’ll benefit from his revelations.” Dr. Dennis E. Hensley “Buddy Blanford is a student, a scholar, and a saint. He has researched the ideas and concepts of the historic and present greatest minds of thought, regarding Christ and the Church, and in this book he draws a conclusive evidence of truth. Your life will be enriched as you read The Artifact.” Dr.Don H. Polston Ph.D. “Buddy Blanford has been my friend and spiritual colleague since I was first married and arrived on the scene as his Worship Pastor in his church in the early 80s. Since that time Buddy has been a passionate, unapologetic, filled-with-God man who seeks God’s truth and God’s ways. If I wanted to know Christ better and it was to be through the eyes and the heart of one who knows Him well, it would be through the writings of Buddy Blanford.” Michael Adler. Worship Pastor. Shades Mountain Baptist Church. Birmingham, Alabama “Bud has been a personal mentor from the first moments of my Christian journey, and he has infected me with love for Jesus and love for clear thinking. His understanding of the major philosophical and theological moves throughout history will both satisfy your mind and warm your heart.” Pastor Scott Roen D.Min Harvest Evangelical Free Church Beaver Dam, WI
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Always We Begin Again (Anniversary)
$12.95Add to cartThis book holds timeless appeal for readers who hunger for a meaningful and creatively balanced framework for life. It offers a simple blueprint, based on the Rule of St. Benedict, to order one’s time and create physical and inner space, to step back from the demands and pressures of the moment, and to step into a place of peace.
While strict adherence to the Rule may be possible only in a monastic setting, its bedrock, the ordering of each day, is accessible to seekers of any creed or of no creed at all. The brief readings and meditations in this small book offer a bridge between a busy day and a moment of restorative and blessed silence.
“The original edition emphasized thankfulness, and this revision emphasizes loving-kindness… It continues to be my hope to put the wisdom of the Rule to work in my life, and when I fail (as I do consistently) to begin again.” -From the Preface
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Thats My Teenage Son (Reprinted)
$15.00Add to cartThe teen years are a vital stage for a boy as he develops into a man. But these years can also make moms feel like they have lost influence in their sons’ lives. Friends and media pull one way while Mom pulls the other. How can a mom be sure she is doing everything she can to help her son grow into a mature and responsible adult?
A follow-up to the popular That’s My Son, this book helps moms use their considerable influence to help their teenage boys become good men. Moms will learn about
The emotional life of their boys
What changes are taking place in their bodies
How to help them develop healthy sexuality
What boys fear most
What traits they need to learn to grow into good men
How to communicate with them
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Princess Within : Restoring The Soul Of A Woman (Reprinted)
$15.00Add to cartTime stands still as Cinderella enters the palace. All eyes turn to gaze at her beauty. She graces their presence like an angel.
Women of all ages want to feel like Cinderella at the ball. Although God’s truth proclaims that every woman was born to be a princess, the reality is that many of us never feel beautiful in God’s eyes. Something or someone has robbed us of our inner beauty. Serita Ann Jakes understands those feelings.
Listen in as she candidly reveals her inner fears and personal struggles to her Secret Keeper, her Lord Jesus Christ, who answers with tender wisdom. If you are burdened by past failures and present hurts, Serita’s powerful testimony will fill you with hope and give you a new understanding of your journey to wholeness in Christ.
If you are fearfully holding secrets in your heart, Serita’s insights and encouragement will give you the courage and strength to break free and then minister the same freedom to other women who are bound. This powerful message will enable any woman to walk with her head held high and live happily ever after!
And now go even deeper with the study guide you’ll find at the end of the book. You can use it by yourself, with a friend, or with a group of women.
