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Qualcomm Equation : How A Fledgling Telecom Company Forged A New Path To Bi
$19.95Add to cartFeaturing a foreword by George Gilder If you’re a Qualcomm customer or stockholder, or in fact if you have a stake in almost any cellular service or even just use a mobile phone, you’re no doubt aware of the enormous impact on the development of cellular technology by actress and sex symbol Hedy LaMarr. All right, perhaps you’re surprised. The telecom industry has never been short on surprises, and the above example is no exception. Nor is it an exaggeration. Read the book. Similarly, it is not an exaggeration to say that Qualcomm, through a combination of technological superiority, cunning business acumen, and sheer tenacity, has become the undisputed standard by which telecom companies now measure themselves. In short order, they have also become a model of substantial and sustained growth that businesses in all industries should emulate. Qualcomm’s rise mirrors that of the cell phone itself. Both are ubiquitous, both continue to evolve rapidly, and both turned the status quo on its head. The Qualcomm Equation reveals crucial but little-known information on the history of cellular and wireless technology — some of which dates back to World War II — and shows how the company grabbed the wave just as it began to rise. How did they do it? Even while most competitors were using an essential technology, Qualcomm believed in an alternative they had developed, and continued to refine and promote it until at last it caught on. The Qualcomm Equation details how the fledgling company, while their rivals simply duked it out for more customers, made a killing not only by offering great service, but also by leasing their superior standard technology to other telecom companies. While Qualcomm grew its own customer base, they had also, in essence, found a way to make more money the bigger their competitors got. How can you apply the Qualcomm model in your industry, and in your company? Following Qualcomm’s example, your company can: * attract investors by presenting even complex products and technologies in customer- and market-focused language * prove that its product is essential not only to customers but also to competitors — so that they come to depend on you rather than trying to defeat you * make its product and its operations compatible with those competitors, turning rivalries into profitable strategic alliances * learn from setbacks, and leverage the knowledge and strengths of your partners to overcome obstacles You’ll also learn crucial strategies to help
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Helping Your Kids Deal With Anger Fear And Sadness
$14.99Add to cartHarvest House Print On Demand Title
No parent likes to see their child struggle, especially with dark emotions like anger, fear, and depression. Family counselor and best-selling author Norm Wright addresses these emotional issues in a compassionate, family-friendly way that will help parents communicate more freely with their children. Included in this interactive parenting manual are conversational guidelines and learning activities for children that encourage them to work through these difficult emotions. Parents will gain keen insights into the cause of these intense moods and develop sound principles in dealing effectively with them. Biblically based and solution-oriented, this book is a must-have for parents, Sunday school teachers, ministers, and family counselors.
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Enemy Within : Saving America From The Liberal Assault On Our Churches Scho
$15.99Add to cartTalk radio sensation and New York Times best-selling author Michael Savage again goes for the jugular in this latest brash, incendiary attack on the corrosive effects of liberalism on our culture. There The Savage Nation took shots at everything under the political spectrum, this book focuses squarely on the dangers assailing the cornerstones of American life, pointing out how liberal propaganda and agendas are seeping into our churches, our schools, even our families. Bold, sometimes angry, and always controversial, this book is pure, no-hold-barred Michael Savage, one of the strongest, most original voices in America today.
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Silas Diary : The Story Of An Incredible Character That Changed The World
$14.95Add to cartWhat was it really like to live in the New Testament era?
This historical narrative parallels the book of Acts, giving a first-person account of Paul’s first journey. We see it through the eyes of Silas, a friend and traveling companion of the apostle.
You’ll find yourself shipwrecked in the cold Mediterranean Sea, fighting for your life with Paul and John Mark as they grab for something to hold onto in the icy blast of an Etesian storm. You’ll discover what it’s like to ford a river in a hailstorm only to be swept ashore in drenched, cold clothing, far from shelter or friends.
The Silas Diary is your invitation to join Silas, Paul, and their companions on a journey fraught with danger and adventure – a journey that changed the history of the world. Learn with the first-century Christians what freedom in Christ really means.
The Silas Diary is the first of a five-book series entitled “The First-Century Diaries.” (The Silas Diary, The Titus Diary, The Timothy Diary, The Priscilla Diary, The Gaius Diary.)
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Legend Of Annie Murphy (Reprinted)
$6.99Add to cartIn 1885, the Murphy mine struck gold. According to legend, Annie Murphy killed her husband out of greed, but just before she was to be hanged for the murder, she escaped. Now, a hundred years later, there have been sightings of Annie Murphy’s “ghost.” The Coopers unwittingly become involved in a mystery that finds them caught between the past and the present.
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Secret Of The Desert Stone (Reprinted)
$14.99Add to cartBiblical archeologist Dr. Jacob Cooper arrives in Togwana with his children Jay and Lila and one goal-to discover the secret behind the two-mile-high Stone that has mysteriously appeared overnight. Who could have excavated, carved, and transported the colossal Stone? The Coopers’ uneasiness soon turns into dread as they are watched and threatened by the country’s new government and brutal dictator Id Nkromo.
Follow the Coopers as they race to solve the mystery of the desert stone!
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Vanishing Conscience : Drawing The Line In A No Fault Guilt Free World
$19.99Add to cartThe bestselling author of The Gospel According to Jesus, MacArthur claims that we have become a people who shift blame, deny guilt, love self and excuse moral failure in this compelling book. The result is diminished integrity and the loss of our ability to experience God’s grace and forgiveness. This explosive book presents biblical solutions to the problem of sin, and leads readers from a life of blame and denial to the true peace and freedom
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Mayday At 2500 (Reprinted)
$8.99Add to cartFourteen-year-old Jay Cooper is enjoying the view from his Uncle Rex’s Cessna when a low-flying 757 speeds past them. Caught in its wind turbulence, their small plane is shaken violently, knocking Rex unconscious and leaving Jay blind from a head injury.
With fuel running out fast, Jay drifting in and out of consciousness, and the plane heading straight for a mountain range, this high-flying adventure shows the importance of faith as Jay faces numerous unseen dangers.
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Ordering Of Love
$21.00Add to cart“In a brilliant marriage of myth and manner, histories sacred and profane, prayers of petition and of praise, these poems both articulate and illumine the trouble in the gap in which we live-the gap between human affections and Divine Love. L’Engle is unfailing in her willingness to see through-not around-human suffering, and in so doing announces no final severing of spirit and flesh but an enduring vision of resurrection in that crux, in the cross, in the One in Whom all things meet, continuing.”
-Scott Cairns, author of Slow Pilgrim and Philokalia: New and Selected Poems“I love L’Engle’s poetry for the way it incarnates not only the great Truths of the faith, but all the little truths of our ordinary existence-our working and playing and loving and fighting and dreaming and idling and all the rest of it-and for the way it shows us that those big and little truths should not, cannot, be separated.”
-Carolyn Arends, recording artist and author“Why is L’Engle one of the defining poets of our time? Because when life hurts, she does not shrink from the wounds. She clarifies the murk with hope as we feel the lift of grace.”
-Calvin Miller, Beeson Divinity School
Birmingham, Alabama“We are, all of us, the richer for this carefully crafted and prayerfully rendered collection.”
-Phyllis Tickle, Author, The Divine Hours“Poetry, at least the kind I write, is written out of immediate need; it is written out of pain, joy, and experience too great to be borne until it is ordered into words. And then it is written to be shared.”
-Madeleine L’EngleMadeleine L’Engle’s writing has always translated the invisible and intricate qualities of love into the patterns and rhythms of visible life. Now, with compelling language and open-hearted vulnerability, The Ordering of Love brings together the exhaustive collection of L’Engle’s poetry for the first time.
This volume collects nearly 200 of L’Engle’s original poems, including eighteen that have never before been published. Reflecting on themes of love, loss, faith, and beauty, The Ordering of Love gives vivid and compelling insight into the language of the heart.
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Fools Gold : Discerning Truth In An Age Of Error
$22.50Add to cartGod’s Word makes it clear that not everything that glitters is gold. In this uncompromising book, John MacArthur and the contributors lay a foundation for biblical discernment and use these principles to assess several current Christian trends. Readers will find honest, biblical analyses of some of today’s most popular Christian books, music, and ideas. They will be equipped with a foundation for biblical discernment that will enable them to make careful distinctions in their thinking about truth.
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Time Bandits
$9.99Add to cartWho Is Stealing Your Time? Each day, there are things you know you have to do. Then there are things you really ought to do, plus things you desperately want to do. But how do we find time for it all? Stuart Briscoe, former senior pastor of Elmbrook Church in Brookfield, Wisconsin, presents an outstanding commentary on evaluating our priorities so that the concerns of this world do not rob us of our valuable time. Prioritizing our lives isn’t easy, particularly when we consider the conflict that can arise between doing what is good and being comfortable, popular, and profitable. But Briscoe calls Christians to boldly address any areas of selfishness and to begin to see life through kingdom eyes. When we do, our priorities will change to focus on goodness, righteousness, and truth.
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness.”
–Jesus (Matthew 6:33 )
It sounds great in theory to seek God’s kingdom first, but is it really feasible? So many things rob your precious time that you wonder if you can afford to bump everything else in your life to secondary status.
But this is not about prioritizing. This is a matter of heart. While you long for harmony in your harried schedule and significance amidst the busyness, God yearns to give them to you. Stuart Briscoe’s insights will guide you to the focused, fulfilling life you long for. Because once you begin seeking the Lord before all else, all else simply falls into place.
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Soul 2 Soul
$14.99Add to cartIf you have ever been involved in a dysfunctional relationship or know someone else who has been, you need to read this book. This one-of-a-kind book deals with the issues of soul ties. Not only does it present a theological analysis of soul ties, but it also takes you from a discussion of dysfunctional relationships to a practical alleviation of the affects and effects of these relationships.
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Sacred Sorrow Experience Guide (Student/Study Guide)
$11.99Add to cartThe Bible gives hundreds of examples of godly men and women who cried out to Him. And God was moved by their tears. On your own or with a group, study the lost language of lament. Go even deeper into the eye-opening message of A Sacred Sorrow and discover what’s been missing in your prayers and worship. With this Bible study, you and your small group can fully grasp the importance of voicing your heart’s joys and pains to the Father. Job, David, Jeremiah, and Jesus Himself understood the necessity of lament. Learn why it’s still a vital part of the worship experience.
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Deeper Joy : Lay Women And Vocation In The 20th Century Episcopal Church
$35.95Add to cart“An ambitious and much-needed effort to gather the key episodes and stories that highlight the important roles and vocations of lay women in both the 20th century church and the larger society. “Deeper Joy” not only chronicles the often unappreicated and undervalued past, but also points to the future of vital leadership and service.” – The Rt. Rev. Barbara C. Harris
Throughout the 20th century lay women in the Episcopal Church, often acting in isolation and without institutional support, offered a powerful witness of leadership, vocation, and theological resilience. Deeper Joy studies groups of women with similar callings yet located in diverse settings throughout church and society such as schools, hospitals, and other civic institutions. The topics presented here reflect new historical perspectives and unexplored primary materials, including interviews that bear on all women’s ministries, hence addressing neglected and important aspects of life in the American church.
After an introductory chapter on women and vocation, five major sections will explore lay women’s vocations through the lenses of community life, education, mission, civic life, and working for change from within the Episcopal Church. Topics include Anglican sisterhoods, the Companions of the Holy Cross, the deaconess movement, women of the New Deal, women in foreign missions, the settlement house movement, and women in education. The views of African-American, Asian, Hispanic, and Native American women are all represented. A concluding chapter addresses future directions for leadership and service.
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Just Wondering Jesus
$21.95Add to cartWhat are the questions that are really on the minds of Christians as they try to live out their faith? Author Tom Ehrich challenged readers of his weekly newspaper column and his daily e-mail meditations to pose the questions that they would like to ask Jesus “from the roadside,” as blind Bartimaeus did in the gospel. He received hundreds of responses– not one of them about matters of liturgy, church politics, or canon law. Instead, the questions these ordinary Christians longed to ask Jesus were deeper and more basic: Will I see my late husband in heaven? How can I make my marriage more joyful? Will we ever find peace? What do you want of me? In Just Wondering, Jesus, Ehrich takes 100 of these questions and answers each in the form of a brief meditation/essay, and provides a fascinating glimpse of what is truly on people’s minds and in their hearts. The meditations, based on gospel readings, are valuable for personal devotion and small-group study. Tom Ehrich, a former reporter for The Wall Street Journal, is an Episcopal priest, as well as a writer, publisher, syndicated newspaper columnist, and business consultant.
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Why Do I Do This Every Day
$12.99Add to cartHow to find meaning and fulfilment in your working life
Based on the premise that our sense of meaning and fulfilment comes largely from the work we do, this book recognises the sense of disappointment many people experience in their careers and looks at what they can do to bring purpose and self-expression into their job, exploring the idea of ‘vocation’ and the attitudes with which we approach our work. Drawing heavily on stories of real people and offering practical exercises, the book covers topics such as self-expression through work, assessing all our skills, defining essential criteria for meaningful work, creating a work environment in which you can flourish, embracing change, and building a new relationship with money. This book will be welcomed by all those feeling frustrated in their work and wanting help in finding true meaning in what they do each day.
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Connecting : Healing Ourselves And Our Relationships
$18.99Add to cartIn his most significant book to date, Dr. Larry Crabb expands on his lifelong work in the field of psychotherapy to adopt a groundbreaking, but biblical, approach to healing the deep wounds of the soul–an approach that centers around building intimate, healing mini-communities in our lives and churches. Dr. Crabb envisions a day when communities of God’s people–ordinary Christians whose lives connect as husband to wife, brother to sister, friend to friend–will accomplish most of the healing that we now depend on mental health professionals to provide. God has deposited within us the power to heal soul-disease and that power is released to do its work as we relate to each other in revolutionary new ways. In challenging, practical language, Dr. Crabb shows us how. This revised and updated edition now includes a full workbook for those who want to better learn how to connect with the hearts and souls of those around them.
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Why Some Companies Emerge Stronger And Better From A Crisis
$24.95Add to cartLike many companies over the last few years, yours has probably done a great deal to reassess its physical, strategic, and financial vulnerabilities. But there is a huge difference between business continuity planning and true crisis management. Do your company and employees have the necessary “IQ” not only to withstand a crisis but also to come through it with strength and confidence? Ian Mitroff, recognized around the world as an authority in crisis management, has created a plan that goes well beyond “disaster preparedness” to help your company get accustomed to working in the face of some unsettling facts: * In an age of terror, cyberattacks, large-scale corporate fraud and more, crisis is no longer a question of if, but of when. * Your company, no matter its size, industry, or location, is not immune from this reality. * Your contingency planning will only be as effective as the human beings charged with putting it into action. Mitroff outlines seven distinct competencies your organization needs to handle crises effectively: * Right Heart (emotional IQ): By accepting crisis as an inevitability, you can process much of the shock and grief beforehand, and avoid making the effects of the crisis even worse through an unconstructive response. * Right Thinking (creative IQ): “Crises don’t give a damn for the ways in which we have organized the world,” so out-of-the-box thinking is essential. * Right Social and Political IQ: Understand that your business is subject not only to the particular pitfalls of its industry, but also to the universal and complex challenges that threaten all companies. * Right Integration (integrative IQ): Realize that crises are perceived differently by different stakeholders, and are never simple “exercises” that can be “solved.” Identify and reconcile these perceptions now so that the path is clear when the crisis strikes. * Right Technical IQ: “Think like a controlled paranoid” to uncover ways in which malicious forces could cause a crisis in your company. Question every assumption about what is “normal,” “impossible,” or “absurd.” * Right Aesthetic IQ: Reconsider the classic design of the corporation, which is meant to address problems as they arise, and move toward one in which crisis management is an overarching discipline on a par with, for example, finance. * Spiritual IQ: Reject the notion that people’s physical, mental, and spiritual beings are completely separate; recognize that crises cause us to question the very meani
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Very Minor Prophet
$14.99Add to cartThis book tackles some hard issues. It addresses issues that most people would not have the courage to address. It asks some difficult questions. It provides a prophetic insight into modern day Christianity in this country that has been absent for awhile. You may not like the observations you read in this book and you may even find them a bit controversial but you cannot argue their truth. It is a call for the people of God to rethink their priorities. As the author explains this call is not a new call for there is nothing new under the sun. Once you read this you will know that the author was truly being led by the Holy Spirit to write this.
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Prodigal Returns : Reclaiming Our Wayward
$15.99Add to cartThe Prodigal Returns is a work dedicated to the individuals that return to God after being “out there” on their own. Many people must experience hardships and difficulties before understanding that where they were is actually where they need to remain. The book provides an objective look at challenges and barriers faced by many who truly wish to return to the safety of the community of faith. In essence, we can speculate what is needed for them. But in reality only they can release the pain in the time they feel comfortable. This work offers other views on the thoughts of a returned prodigal.
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In Search Of Calm
$16.49Add to cartIn Search of Calm: Renewal for a Mother’s Heart is the ultimate book for moms who are real-moms who don’t put up faades and pretend they have their act together … moms who are searching for some peace and hope … moms searching for rest and a reminder that they are fully loved. “Elisabeth has a knack for pointing frazzled mothers to the true Source of parenting peace. In Search of Calm continues Elisabeth’s tender ministry for moms and should be welcomed into every home.” Cheryl Gochnauer, Author, Stay-at-Home Handbook “Grab a few moments of calm in the midst of your own chaos to read this book! Elisabeth’s honesty makes readers feel as if she is a trusted friend on this motherhood journey, and her personal faith leaves them encouraged in their own walks with God.” Beth Jusino, former Managing Editor, MomSense Magazine, MOPS International
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Pregnancy 40 Weeks Of Preparation
$22.99Add to cartIt is shown throughout the Bible that the number 40 provides for an optimal opportunity to conquer trials and challenges and ultimately become more like God. So why should pregnancy be any different? Pregnancy presents times of trial and challenge. it allows for growth and adjustment. Pregnancy equals 40 weeks of preparation and one of the keys to success as a mother.
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Pregnancy 40 Weeks Of Preparation
$14.99Add to cartIt is shown throughout the Bible that the number 40 provides for an optimal opportunity to conquer trials and challenges and ultimately become more like God. So why should pregnancy be any different? Pregnancy presents times of trial and challenge. it allows for growth and adjustment. Pregnancy equals 40 weeks of preparation and one of the keys to success as a mother.
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Father And The Son And The Holy Spirit
$15.99Add to cart“The Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit” OR “Oneness-Jesus Only”: This book strives to provide biblically based answers to very important questions. Do we serve a Triune God who is ONE GOD and is seen in the three distinct persons of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, as Jesus Himself taught in Matthew 28:19? Or do we adhere to the teachings of the “Oneness-Jesus Only” doctrines that contradict the directives of Jesus Himself as given by Him to His disciples? This book also focuses on other doctrines within the “Oneness-Jesus Only” teachings that are in direct contradiction to the Word of God. Is water baptism in the Name of Jesus Only required for salvation? Is speaking in tongues a requirement of salvation as taught by Oneness Believers, or is speaking in tongues one of the gifts of the Holy Spirit as we read in 1 Corinthians Chapter 12? Are we saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ as the Scriptures teach “OR” are we saved through faith and works as set forth by some denominations? Who are we to follow-God or man?
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Difficult People : Dealing With Those Who Drive You Crazy
$14.99Add to cartEveryone has his or her own set of difficult people. They may be church members, family members, or acquaintances. These people come into our lives like wrecking balls and seem to single-handedly destroy churches, families, and friendships. In this book, written by an experienced father-and-son team, you will find down-to-earth, biblical, and practical strategies for dealing with the difficult people in your life. The authors contend that we can learn how to respond differently to the people who “rub us the wrong way.” Using biblical counsel, the authors give instruction on how to start unlearning our sinful behavior so we can deal with difficult people with the heart of Jesus.
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Race For Obedience
$41.99Add to cartAthletes of the world will tell you about the rigorous exercises to which they submit when they intend to win. Rev. Jim says, “The race is in the running.” First is the thrill of swiftly moving forward with the intent to win. The thrill is also in hearing those who cheer you on as you measure each step of intent to finish first. Then comes a solemn emptiness as we realize someone made it ahead of us. We begin again and get ready for the next race as another threshold arises in the soul to run again. On the spiritual plain, exercises are also needed to win the race. In this book I have attempted to present exercises relevant to a better Christian life. I give substance to the race by suggesting exercises to walk as God would have you walk and to run as He would have you run.
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Race For Obedience
$27.99Add to cartAthletes of the world will tell you about the rigorous exercises to which they submit when they intend to win. Rev. Jim says, “The race is in the running.” First is the thrill of swiftly moving forward with the intent to win. The thrill is also in hearing those who cheer you on as you measure each step of intent to finish first. Then comes a solemn emptiness as we realize someone made it ahead of us. We begin again and get ready for the next race as another threshold arises in the soul to run again. On the spiritual plain, exercises are also needed to win the race. In this book I have attempted to present exercises relevant to a better Christian life. I give substance to the race by suggesting exercises to walk as God would have you walk and to run as He would have you run.
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Finding God : The Real Thing
$13.49Add to cartWhile hiking high in the mountains, trying to find the elusive and beautiful white mountain goat that I knew was there, low clouds appeared suddenly, totally obscuring my vision. Airplane pilots call it zero zero visibility. Not only is it impossible to find the quarry, but if you proceed in such conditions, you are also in danger of making a wrong choice of direction, leading to one of those precipitous drops so common in these mountains, jeopardizing all your future. The current hazy religious atmosphere is similar. A serious searcher for satisfaction, truth, and the right way is surrounded by false claims, foggy ideas, and contradictory instructions. He cannot see the right way because of the fog, and if he chooses wrong, it can lead in the end to disaster forever. But God has cleared away the clouds in His inspired Book. He is not the author of confusion. Come, look, and allow Him to direct your way. The reward is the abundant life that lasts for eternity. He is the One who loves you the most, knows you the best, and never makes a mistake. Other books by Paul Weimer include With You Always, which is a collection of short accounts of experiences through many years of church planting and flying in Alaska, and The Shepherd and His Sheep, a devotional on John 10.
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Warm Wonderful World Of Hospitality
$16.49Add to cartBe part of the hospitality revival that God is starting in America. Author Robin Mercer shares twenty-five years of experience, showing you how to host dinners and parties with confidence and how to accommodate guests and visitors with grace and ease. She also helps you discover how you can house boarders with preparedness and joy. Whether you are just starting in the ministry of hospitality or are an “old pro,” The Warm Wonderful World of Hospitality will inspire you to fill your house with friends, food, and fun. Time flies fast enough as it is. Don’t let another week go by without expressing Christ’s love through hospitality to someone!
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Proof : 1857-1858
$22.99Add to cartWhen Harrison Shaw, a young aspiring attorney, wins the coveted internship to celebrated New York attorney J.K. Jarves, he thinks his future is set. But when unsettling truths come to light, Harrison is forced to choose between success and his Christian faith. And when Harrison comes between Jarves and his beautiful yet infuriating daughter, Jarves unleashes an unholy barrage that threatens Harrison and everything he holds dear, even taking his beloved church to court.
In a gripping courtroom drama, Jarves calls the Holy Spirit to the stand to testify to the validity of the spiritual movement sweeping America, and Harrison finds himself forced to produce the Holy Spirit in court or suffer an embarrassing defeat that could threaten not only the current revival but Christianity in America. Inspired by actual revival events, this first book in a series of four explores the personal and spiritual upheaval that occurs when the Holy Spirit stirs the waters of our souls.
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Fateful Journeys
$23.95Add to cartTwo brothers conflicted, deciding what cause to believe in-and how far they’ll go to fight for it…One woman confronted with her startling past…Two slaves struggling for freedom as their very existence hangs in the balance…It’s May 1861. The country is plunged into Civil War. Times are desperate-supplies are scarce, and brother is fighting brother.
At The Oak Plantation is South Carolina, Josh Cain lies at the edge of death. Camellia, the woman he loves, must decide whether to leave The Oak to pursue the secrets of her past or stay to care for Josh and his children and risk never being able to leave. And if Josh does live, will he be sent out to fight for a cause he doesn’t believe in? Meanwhile York–Josh’s half brother–prepares to fight for the glory of the South and his own personal fortune.
As two slaves, Ruby and Lester, long for the end of the war, they dream of a future that could bring a new life for all their people. “Sometimes life takes us on fateful journeys that change us. Who knows what will happen when those journeys end and we come home again?’
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When Did Caesar Become A Salad And Jeremiah A Bullfrog
$17.95Add to cartHilarious refreshment for your soul. What do you get when you combine downright hilarity with outright wisdom? A delightful, uplifting read that will not only make you laugh out loud but will inspire your walk of faith.
Pastor and author Martin Babb shares a hilarious collection of brief writings about the funnier side of life with titles like:
“When did Caesar become a Salad and Jeremiah a Bullfrog?
“If the incredible edible road-kill bill passes, will there be a fork in the road?
“Life is an information superhighway, but I can’t seem to find the on-ramp”
“The rain may continue to fall, but God still builds boats”
“If an elephant bags a hunter, does he tie him to his trunk?”
“It’s a dog-eat-dog world, and cats are waiting tables”
Each humorous essay is just two or three pages long and concludes with an easy-to-swallow lesson on life topics, such as family living, loving others, servant-hood, and living through trials. But you’ll hardly feel the lessons for the laughter. Take a much-needed break, put your feet up, relax, and prepare to laugh. Your soul will be hilariously refreshed. -
Freshman : The College Students Guide To Developing Wisdom
$15.99Add to cartNav Press Print On Demand Title
There’s a lot more to wisdom than good grades and clever ideas! Popular youth speaker Matlock shows your grads how to be wise in all aspects of life—from making smart choices to thinking critically about motives and values. The end result is a a mature faith in Christ that can affect an entire campus!
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Speaking My Mind (Reprinted)
$18.99Add to cartFifteen years ago, Tony Campolo’s 20 Hot Potatoes That Christians Are Afraid to Touch pushed, pulled, and prodded Christians into serious consideration of controversial but critical issues related to the Christian life. Campolo challenged his more than 150,000 readers to re-think their convictions (and prejudices) and to do something about them!
Dubbed by Christianity Today as “the positive prophet” and “a ferocious critic of Christians left and right,” Campolo lives up to his reputation in this latest book examining some of today’s toughest questions and issues:
Is evangelical Christianity anti-feminist?
Is our affluent lifestyle at odds with our faith?
Is America really in moral decline?
Is Islam really an evil religion?
Should Christian parents pull their kids out of public schools?
Was the war with Iraq a “just” war?
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Table In The Presence
$19.99Add to cartOn April 10th, 2003, the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, faced with the task of seizing the presidential palace in downtown Baghdad, ran headlong into what Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North called, “the worst day of fighting for U.S. Marines.” Hiding in buildings and mosques, wearing civilian clothes, and spread out for over a mile, Saddam Hussein’s militants rained down bullets and rocket propelled grenades on the 1st Battalion. But when the smoke of the eight-hour battle cleared, only one Marine had lost his life. Some said the 1st Battalion was incredibly lucky. But in the hearts and minds of the Marines who were there, there was no question. God had brought them miraculously through that battle.
As the 1st Battalion’s chaplain, Lieutenant Carey Cash had the unique privilege of seeing firsthand, from the beginning of the war to the end, how God miraculously delivered, and even transformed, the lives of the men of the 1st Battalion.
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To Dream As God Dreams
$21.95Add to cartPorter Taylor, known for his wonderful preaching, always has something unusual and thoughtful to say. “Forgive us our weeds as we forgive the weediness of others,” he writes in one sermon on the parable of the wheat and the weeds. In another he reflects on why the book of Ecclesiastes shouldn’t be read by anyone who isn’t at least 35. “At their best,” Taylor writes, “sermons are about things that matter.” To Dream as God Dreams is about those things that matter: finding our home in a storm, the roots and wings we need as people of faith, contagious love, and more. These sermons about the importance of community, the need for conversion, and the power of hopefulness make wonderful devotional reading, and are an inspirational source for others who preach.
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Chasing Down A Rumor
$14.99Add to cartAcknowledgments
Foreword
IntroductionPERSPECTIVES
1.Conceptual Tools
2.Fragments Of Fragments
3.A Bewildering Course Of EventsPROSPECTS
4.NumbersPOSSIBILITIES
5.Built To Last
6.Incidence Of Renewal
7.Style And Ability: A Way Forward
8.Toward The Next Rumor: Findings, Worries, StrategiesNotes
ReferenceAdditional Info
Bacher and Inskeep believe that mainline denominations serve as caretakers of the important American expressions of Christianity, and if they are weak or lost, society and the universal church will be the worse for it. They argue that a fundamentally American form of mainline denominationalism can and will endure, despite the rumor of its decline.The authors examine six “rumors” of the decline. Using historical trends and current statistical information, they analyze the current situation and point to vital lessons, potential problems, and key challenges. They also offer helpful strategies and provide examples of what denominations are doing that show potential.
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Faith Of The Outsider
$25.99Add to cartThis book offers a probing, insightful look at the “outsider” motif running through the Bible. The biblical story about God’s covenant with “insiders” – with Israel as the chosen people – is scandalous in today’s cultural climate of inclusivity. But, as Frank Anthony Spina shows, God’s exclusive election actually has an inclusive purpose.
Looking carefully at the biblical narrative, Spina highlights in bold relief seven remarkable stories that treat nonelect people positively and, even more, as strategically important participants in God’s plan of salvation. The stories of Esau, Tamar, Rahab, Naaman, Jonah, Ruth, and the woman at the well come alive in new ways as Spina discusses and examines them from an outsider-insider point of view.
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Anxious Souls Will Ask
$17.99Add to cartThis brief yet brilliant book shows that the prison reflections of Dietrich Bonhoeffer contain profound inspiration for all who desire to walk more closely with Jesus in today’s troubled and often troubling world.
Illuminating the context and content of Bonhoeffer’s life and thought, Anxious Souls Will Ask… uses writings of the famous Christian martyr to critique the spirit of the age and to encourage in contemporary Christians the depth of commitment required to stand firm against the contemptuous winds of postmodern culture.
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Finding God In The Singing River
$29.00Add to cartIllustrations
Preface
Introduction
1.God Is Green
The Earth Crisis Is A Spiritual Crisis / Ecocidal Addiction
The Historic Agon Of Spirit And Flesh
Earth, Air, Water, Fire
2.The Mother Bird God
God On The Wing / The Trinity And Paganism / Is God Female?
Biblical Imagery Of The Earthen Mother Spirit
3.Green Spirituality, Brownfields, And Wilderness Recovery
The Current Environmental Debate
Toxic Sacrifice Zones And The Quest For Justice
Deep Ecology And Wilderness Activism
Mediating The Debate, Green Spirituality, And Market Values
4.Green Spirituality And The Problem Of Humanism
Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax / The Priority Of Human Being
The Problem Of Universal Reason In Humanist Thought
The Problem Of Species Chauvinism In Humanist Thought
Extending The Horizon Of Morality To Include All Life-forms
5.Green Spirituality And The Invitation Of Postmodernism
The Challenge Of Deconstructionism
Is Nature Real? / Riding The Cusp
Green Theology In A Postmodern, Constructionist Context
Kenneth Gergen’s Social Constructionism
6.Earth God As The Wounded Spirit
In The Vatican Museums / The Cruciform Spirit
Spirit And Earth, Union Of Heart / The Wounded God
Eating The Body And Drinking The Blood Of God
7.The World Is Alive With Spirit
A Council Of All Beings Ritual
Sojourning In The Crum Woods
The Crum Woods Under Siege
The Crum Woods As The Wounded Sacred
Is The Crum Woods An Idol? / My Return To The River
Notes
IndexAdditional Info
We live in an age of vast and rapid destruction of habitats and species. Yet Christianity holds great potential for healing this situation. Indeed, the Bible and Christian tradition are a treasure trove of rich images and stories about God as an “earthen” being who sustains the natural world with compassion and thereby models for humankind environmentally healthy ways of being.Mark Wallace’s stimulating book retrieves a central but often neglected biblical theme – the idea of God as carnal Spirit who indwells all things – as the basis for constructing a “green spirituality” responsive to the environmental needs of our time.
In the biblical tradition, he writes, God as Spirit is an ecological presence that shows itself to us daily by living in and through the earth. One message of Christianity, therefore, is celebration of the bodily, material world – ancient redwoods, vernal springs, broad-winged hawks, everyday pigweed – as the place that God indwells and cares for in order to maintain the well-being of our common planetary home.
Alongside his green reading of the Bible and tradition, Wallace employs the resources of deep ecology, Neopagan spirituality, and the environmental justice movement to rethink Christianity as an earth-based, body-loving religion. He also analyzes color images reproduced in the book. Wallace’s bold yet careful work reawakens our sense of the sacrality of the earth and the life that the trinitarian God creates there. It also grounds the impulses of New Age spirituality in a profoundly biblical notion of God’s being and activity.
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Gospel According To The Apostles
$19.99Add to cartEver since the days of the apostles Paul and James, Christians have struggled to define the proper tension between faith and works. Salvation, Paul stresses is “not by works, so that no one can boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9). But James argues, “Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works” (2:18).
In his characteristic compelling style Dr. MacArthur reconciles these two seemingly divergent threads of biblical truth, taking on the difficult questions head on:
What is cheap grace?
Have some Christians adopted a “no-lordship” theology?
What must a person do to be considered righteous by God?
Do our works have any affect on our salvation?Jesus asked his followers, “Why do you call me Lord and not do the things that I tell you to?” When John MacArthur dared in his earlier book to ask us this question, critics accused him of shelving grace. Others read the same book and heard in it the identical message preached since the founding of the Church.
“The Gospel According to the Apostles is the same gospel Jesus preached,” Dr. MacArthur says, “but it differs dramatically from the diluted message popular today. I pray you’ll find this book an encouragement as you seek to put your own faith to work.”
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Battle For The Beginning
$15.99Add to cartThe battle for a true view of the beginning is not optional. Our faith and the future of our world hang on the truth about creation. Dr. MacArthur insists that when naturalistic and atheistic presuppositions are being aggressively peddled as if they were established scientific fact, Bible-believing Christians “ought to expose such lies for what they are and oppose them vigorously.”
Do you know what you believe about creation? Could you defend your views to those who deny the Genesis account? Battle for the Beginning tackles the tough issues of creation versus evolution by taking an in-depth look at Genesis 1 and comparing it to scientific evidence. In this book find answers to the challenging questions. Learn what the Bible says about how our universe began.
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Free
$15.00Add to cartPacked with great stories and life-changing ideas, Free challenges teens to connect with the radical love God has for them. This forty-day devotional helps young people understand the power of real-life Christianity and how Jesus gives them everything they need to overcome temptation and live for Him.
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More Parables From The Back Side (Student/Study Guide)
$16.99Add to cartChapter Titles:
1. The Value Of The House–Matthew 7:24-27
2. The Man Who Talked With His Soul–Luke 12:13-21
3. What Chance Does An Average Sinner Have?–Luke 7:36-48
4. The Importance Of Downward Mobility–Luke 14:7-11
5. The Danger Of Being Good And Empty–Matthew 12:43-45
6. Risky Business–Matthew 13:45-46
7. Miracles Can Be Overrated–Luke 16:19-31
8. Second Chance For A Poor Manager–Luke 16:1-13
9. A Laugh And A Prayer–Luke 11:5-13, 18:1-8
10. It Happens While We Sleep–Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43
11. The Importance Of Being Dressed For The Party–Matthew 22:1-14
12. The Genius Of Effective Waiting–Luke 12:32-40Additional Info
This study is an addition to the author’s popular “Back Side” books .
J. Ellsworth Kalas presents new insight into twelve of Jesus’ parables by entering them through a unique starting point, a creative retelling, a new “lens,” or the eyes of a minor or unsympathetic character. The book also will contain a study guide. -
Let Us Break Bread Together
$16.99Add to cartIn this special book, co-authored by a rabbi and a pastor, Christians have the unique opportunity to experience an authentic Jewish Passover seder, from a distinctively Christian perspective.
Always respectful of the differences between Judaism and Chirstianity, this Passover guide provides a plan and script for a Christian seder, and highlights the great themes of the Exodus story.
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Power Of A Positive Teen
$15.99Add to cartSeven powerful principles to help you be a positive teen. Staying positive during the teen years isn’t always easy. But this powerful book, written by the triple-strength, mother-daughter team of Karol, Grace, and Joy Ladd, proves that it can be done.
In this book, the Ladds share seven powerful principles:
*Confidence-Discovering your purpose
*Responsibility-Managing your time and money
*Integrity-Growing your character
*Relationships-Dating responsibility
*Attitude-Finding hope when things go wrong
*Faith-Developing a relationship with God
*Courage-Standing against peer pressure
Being positive is about making right choices, and this incredibly practical book gives you the right tools, the right information, and the right inspiration to make the right choices. Now is the time to make positive choices that will set the course of your life forever. -
Humor For A Friends Heart
$14.99Add to cart1. Friends Come In All Shapes And Sizes
2. The Best Kind Of Friend
3. Of Friends And Kids
4. Friends Through It All
5. Real Men Do Have Friends
6. Friends: Can’t Live Without “Em!Additional Info
Rejoice in the treasure of friendship. Take a deep breath…Inhale the joy…Soak up the merriment! If a cheerful heart is good medicine, then this humorous collection of stories is a heart-friendly dose of delight.Stories for friends about friends will have you and your friends giggling with glee. You’ll reminisce about joyous times you’ve shared and vow to make more hilarious memories together.
Authors and speakers, such as Patsy Clairmont, Barbara Johnson, Brennan Manning, Luci Swindoll, Martha Bolton, and many more, bring you forty-plus joy-filled moments that will give your heart a healthy infusion of optimism and hope. As you read, laugh, and relax, this merry little book will make your heart lighter, your day brighter, and your soul hilariously refreshed.
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Prayer For People Who Cant Sit Still
$21.99Add to cartPrayer has long had an action component to it. There are many ways we can pray that involve our senses and our bodies. Journaling, skipping rocks, drawing, singing, touching, dancing, even walking can be acts of prayer. William Tenny-Brittian, himself diagnosed with adult ADHD, goes back to ancient times and into the techno-generation to share ten types of kinesthetic prayer that will help even the most fidgety connect with God. He has filled Prayer for People Who Can’t Sit Still with ideas, easy-to-follow instructions, and ways to adapt kinesthetic prayer to most any situation and “personal limitation.” Kinesthetic prayer can also have profound effects on the prayer life of children and youth. Prayer for People Who Can’t Sit Still is a valuable resource in children’s and youth ministries, helping these action-oriented age groups to find ways to build relationships with God.
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Sexuality And The Jesus Tradition
$35.99Add to cartDiscourse related to sex excites passion and debate, partly because sexuality is a central aspect of what it means to be human. Following up on his recent book on sexuality in the Septuagint, William Loader here explores what the Christian Gospels and related writings have to say about sexuality, how they reflect the faith and social values of their day, and what impact they’ve had on our own.
Sexuality and the Jesus Tradition is thorough in its investigation and compelling in its analyses. Loader examines all of the passages that convey views about sexuality in the Gospels and other first-century literature, including the Gospel of Thomas, and the influence in Paul of the Jesus tradition. Among the interesting topics covered are attitudes concerning lust, perspectives on marriage and divorce, and views about celibacy. Loader shows how, despite the passing of two thousand years and massive social change, these ancient texts contain common issues that we still grapple with today.
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Ordinary Mom Extraordinary God
$14.99Add to cartHarvest House Print On Demand Title
Busy moms need a touch from Jesus. They need a resource that will help them have a closer relationship with Him. This book is a devotional aimed at the deeper issues of the heart and one that will provide a soothing respite amid chaos. Think of it as Oswald Chambers meets Busy Housewife. Writer, speaker, and stay-at-home mom Mary Demuth creatively focuses on the gift of motherhood as she considers: resting quietly in the Lord, even on crazy-busy days; being thankful for the duties as well as the joys of being a mom; offering God a heart to prune so that it can continue to bear good fruit. Personal stories integrated with scriptural truth and probing prayers will help everyday stay-at-home moms remain connected to the most amazing and extraordinary Parent of all parents.
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Daughters Of Imani Bible Studies (Student/Study Guide)
$9.99Add to cartDaughters of Imani: Christian Rites of Passage for African American Young Women by Rev. Richelle White, the creator of a comprehensive mentoring program for African American girls ages 8-18 that ran for nine years at a prominent African American church. This Planning Guide will provide step-by-step guidelines for setting up a mentoring and rites of passage program for your church. The curriculum in the Planning Guide will help you bolster self-esteem; encourage peer, family, and community interactions; explore career development; and address topics that impact the survival of the 21st century African American female. Eight multiple-session Bible lessons that focus on life concerns and feature female biblical characters are also available in Daughters of Imani Bible Study for Young Women by Rev. Richelle White and Rev. Tamara Lewis. Additionally, Daughters of Imani: Celebration of Women by Rev. Tamara Lewis lifts up the lives and contributions of eighteen historical and contemporary women. This complete package will give you everything you need to build up the faith of your church’s young women!
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Jeremiah
$50.99Add to cartThe Abingdon Old Testament Commentaries provide compact, critical commentaries on the books of the Old Testament for the use of theological students and pastors. The commentaries are also useful for upper-level college or university students and for those responsible for teaching in congregational settings. In addition to providing basic information and insights into the Old Testament writings, these commentaries exemplify the tasks and procedures of careful interpretation, to assist students of the Old Testament in coming to an informed and critical engagement with the biblical texts themselves.
Jeremiah has a reputation for being one of the most difficult books in the Bible to read. Despite its dense and jumbled appearance, Stulman shows that Jeremiah is far more than a random accumulation of miscellaneous materials. Jeremiah is an artistic and symbolic tapestry held together by prose seams. In the first commentary to give the prose literature such strong attention, Stulman explains how the prophetic book reenacts the dismantling of Israel’s most cherished social and symbolic systems. In doing so it speaks poignantly of the horrors of war and military occupation, as well as the resultant despair and anger.
Siege and deportation, however, do not signal the end for the people of God. As Jeremiah unfolds, seeds of hope begin to emerge. Such hope asserts that massive wreckage does not nullify God’s love, that oppressive and murderous forces will not ultimately triumph, and that the suffering and sovereign God will sculpt new beginnings out of the ruin of fallen worlds. -
Awakened To A Calling
$13.99Add to cart“For anyone responding to a call to the ministry, this book will be an excellent guide.” –Jimmy Carter, Thirty-ninth President of the United States and Nobel Peace Prize Winner
The Fund for Theological Education (FTE) annually invites our nation’s premier preachers to address a group of young adults who are considering a vocation in pastoral ministry. As part of the FTE’s honoring of their outgoing president, Dr. James Waits, for his remarkable service, they have collected these superb sermons. These eight sermons on vocation offer an important resource for high school and college students making vocational decisions, for older adults considering vocational changes, and for all who teach and mentor in the area of vocational discernment and who help others sort out a commitment to professional ministry.
The purpose of the Ministry Conference, and the sermons delivered at the event, intersects well with Abingdon’s mission to help form pastors who will serve the church faithfully and effectively. The preachers are highly recognizable and respected individuals who will serve as trusted and wise guides for discerning a ministry vocation. They include Fred Craddock, Walter Brueggemann, Tom Long, Barbara Brown Taylor, and Brad Braxton.
The volume includes an annotated bibliography of publications on ministry as a vocation, and a foreword by Dr. James T. Laney, former Ambassador to South Korea, President of Emory University, and Dean of Candler School of Theology. He is currently a faculty member of Emory’s Center for Ethics. He chairs the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia, is a trustee of the Henry Luce Foundation, and chairs (with Andrew Young) The Faith and The City Program in Atlanta.
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Daughters Of Imani Planning Guide
$15.99Add to cartAbingdon Press is pleased to offer Daughters of Imani: Christian Rites of Passage for African American Young Women by Rev. Richelle White, the creator of a comprehensive mentoring program for African American girls ages 8-18 that ran for nine years at a prominent African American church. This Planning Guide will provide step-by-step guidelines for setting up a mentoring and rites of passage program for your church. The curriculum in the Planning Guide will help you bolster self-esteem; encourage peer, family, and community interactions; explore career development; and address topics that impact the survival of the 21st century African American female. Eight multiple-session Bible lessons that focus on life concerns and feature female biblical characters are also available in Daughters of Imani Bible Study for Young Women by Rev. Richelle White and Rev. Tamara Lewis. Additionally, Daughters of Imani: Celebration of Women by Rev. Tamara Lewis lifts up the lives and contributions of eighteen historical and contemporary women. This complete package will give you everything you need to build up the faith of your church’s young women!
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Grace In A Tree Stump
$19.00Add to cartChristians often assume too sharp a distinction between the Old and New Testaments, argues preacher, author, and teacher J. Ellsworth Kalas. They are too quick to view the Old Testament as a strict book of laws and commandments and the New Testament as a witness to grace. The God of the Old Testament is misperceived as a God of wrath and judgment, while the God of the New Testament is viewed as a God of love and mercy. This book will help laypeople see that grace has always been part of the character of God and that the Old Testament demonstrates that fact in a variety of ways. The character of God has not changed, says Kalas. In exploring various Old Testament texts, he helps us understand this more clearly.
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Brief Guide To Philo
$34.00Add to cartThis is a compact introduction to the work of Philo (c. 20 BCE-50 CE), the important Jewish thinker and scriptural interpreter. Kenneth Schenck provides a guide for understanding Philo’s complex works, a roadmap for topics and contents of Philo’s writings, and a description of contemporary research so students can easily find their ways into Philo study.
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I Am The Lord Your God
$31.99Add to cartI Am the Lord Your God explores anew the place of the Ten Commandments in contemporary civil society, their relation to natural moral law, their relevance for Christian instruction, and their pertinence to ethical issues such as abortion, killing, homosexuality, lying, greed, and the like.
Written by an outstanding group of ethicists, theologians, and Bible scholars from various church traditions – Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, Lutheran, Methodist – this timely work argues unequivocally for the divine authority and permanent validity of the Ten Commandments in both church and society. While including the Judge Roy Moore controversy in Alabama and other pertinent current issues in their discussion, the authors above all call the church to remain faithful to its heritage – ultimately to the Lord God – amid our postmodern culture at large.
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Biblical Principles For Releasing Financial Provision
$34.99Add to cartBiblical Principles for Releasing Financial Provision! Is a remarkable resource that is all at once a gift, tool, and mantle. You will find that this study will be a true gift for anyone. As a tool, this material will help build and edify disciples of Christ, with apostolic doctrine. And a mantle, as God covenants to bless those who live out the principles of giving revealed in this book. Step forward and receive the gift, took, and mantle!
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Bible Personalities : A Treasury Of Insights For Personal Growth And Minist (Rep
$20.00Add to cartFrom Aaron to Zedekiah, characters in the Bible struggled with the same obstacles members of today’s congregations experience. They provide great lessons—but busy pastors often lack time for in-depth research. Here Wiersbe offers a simple starting point for your life-changing messages—the historical context of each character’s story and selected quotes from respected scholars.
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Postcolonial Imagination And Feminist Theology
$38.00Add to cartPart One: Postcolonial Imagination And Feminist Interpretation
Part Two: Postcolonial Feminist Theological VisionAdditional Info
The burgeoning field of postcolonial studies argues that most theology has been formed in dominant cultures, laden intrinsically with imperializing structures. An essential task facing theology is thus to “decolonize” the mind and free Christianity from colonizing bias and structures. Here, in this truly groundbreaking study, highly respected feminist theologian Kwok Pui-lan offers the first full-length theological treatment of what it means to do postcolonial feminist theology. She explains her methodological basis and explores several specific topics, including Christology, pluralism, and creation. -
Business Tale : A Story Of Ethics, Choices, Success And A Very Large Rabbit
$14.99Add to cartNamed one of the Best Business Books of 2003 by Library Journal! Wouldn’t it be nice if all executives had a magical rabbit-like the one in the movie Harvey — following them around reminding them to be ethical? In this charming fable, Aristotle (Ari, for short) is a pooka — a mythical, invisible creature with a penchant for advising against dishonesty. Our hero, Edgar P. Benchley, has been able to see and hear Ari since childhood, and as he journeys through his professional life, constantly faced with challenging questions of good conduct, Ari helps remind him that nice guys can succeed . . . even in the world of business. Much needed in these times when confidence in corporations has eroded, A Business Tale offers readers the inspiration to make ethical choices even when it isn’t easy or immediately rewarding. Following the story, the book also contains real-life examples and a 10-step action plan for ethical behavior in the workplace. A Business Tale is an easy-to-read, unforgettable “spoonful of sugar” to help companies and individuals digest the sometimes tart lessons of practical morality in the workplace.
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From Genesis To Chronicles
$21.00Add to cartAcknowledgments
Abbreviations
Editor’s Foreword
Preface
Translator’s PrefacePART 1: FROM GENESIS TO JOSHUA
1.The Form-Critical Problem Of The Hexateuch
2.The Promised Land And Yahweh’s Land In The Hexateuch
3.Faith Reckoned As Righteousness
4.The Joseph Narrative And Ancient Wisdom
5.There Remains Still A Rest For The People Of God
6.Ancient Word And Living Word – Deuteronomy
7.The Tent And The Ark
8.The City On The HillPART II: FROM SAMUEL TO KINGS
9.The Beginnings Of Historical Writings In Ancient Israel
10.The Deuteronimic Theology Of History In 1 And 2 Kings
11.The Royal Ritual In JudahPART III: FROM PSALMS TO CHRONICLES
12.The Theological Problem Of The Old Testament Doctrine Of Creation
13.”Righteousness” And “Life” In The Cultic Language Of The Psalms
14.Some Aspects Of The Old Testament Worldview
15.Job 38 And Ancient Egyptian Wisdom
16.The Levitical Sermon In 1 And 2 ChroniclesNotes
Bibliography
Select Bibliography On Old Testament Theology And The History Of Israelite Religion
Index Of Authors
Index Of Ancient SourcesAdditional Info
This volume contains some of the most important and enduring work of Gerhard von Rad, the most influential Old Testament theologian of the twentieth century. The chapters cover a broad range of topics, including the doctrine of creation, memory and tradition in Deuteronomy, historical writing in ancient Israel, cultic language in the Psalms, and the Old Testament worldview. -
Meister Eckhart : Selections From His Essential Writings
$15.99Add to cartThe teachings of the German-born Meister Eckhart (1260-1328), Dominican philosopher and spiritual master, are among the most daring and profound in the history of Western mysticism. From counsels on discernment to a treatise on detachment as the most essential virtue, Eckhart’s fascinating thoughts on the spiritual life will inspire and challenge those looking to deepen their experience of God.
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Gifts And Ministries Of The Holy Spirit
$16.99Add to cartThe gifts of the Spirit can destroy any force the devil might use against Christians. You are a candidate for the gifts of revelation, power and inspiration. Dr. Sumrall discusses such subjects as the charismatic renewal, how you can receive the gifts, and the purpose of ministry gifts
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Manual For Eucharistic Ministers And Visitors
$15.95Add to cartThis revised edition of the classic Manual for Lay Eucharistic Ministers offers practical guidance on everything a eucharistic minister or eucharistic visitor does. (Eucharistic ministers help to administer the elements at the Eucharist, while eucharistic visitors bring those elements to members of the congregation who can’t be present). This guide, updated to include the new canons and procedures, also offers suggestions on how to prepare oneself spiritually to present the sacrament, what to do when visiting the sick or shut-in parishioner with the Eucharist, and how to prepare a sacred space in someone’s home or hospital room.
Appendices include rites, suggested prayers and guidelines, services for commissioning and sending forth Lay Eucharistic Ministers, and a bibliography. Beth Ely also traces the changing customs and canons of lay administration of communion from the early churches to the present, and discusses the riches and mystery of the Holy Eucharist through the centuries. -
Questions You Cant Ask Mama Sex
$9.99Add to cartNot the birds and the bees, guys’ plumbing vs. girls’ plumbing, how-it-all-works talk. Let’s talk about sexuality; your sexuality and the sexuality of others. Let’s talk about what is and isn’t okay to look at, do, and think about.
Questions You Can’t Ask Your Mama About Sex is exactly that – questions too uncomfortable to talk about with your parents. This collection of discussions is drawn from real questions asked of the folks at XXXchurch.com. No topic is off limits – masturbation, pre-marital sex, technical virginity, pornography, homosexuality, sex toys, sex addiction.Not for the squeamish, these issues focus on the culture and commerce of sex to tell you what God has to say about keeping your clothes on. If you have questions about “doin’ it” that are burning a hole in the back of your head (or somewhere else on your body), look no further than this book.
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Dark Night Of The Soul
$16.99Add to cartNow in paperback: a distinguished psychiatrist, spiritual counsellor and bestselling author shows how the dark sides of the spiritual life are a vital ingredient in deep, authentic, healthy spirituality.
Gerald G. May, MD, one of the great spiritual teachers and writers of our time, argues that the dark ‘shadow’ side of the true spiritual life has been trivialised and neglected to our serious detriment. Superficial and naively upbeat spirituality does not heal and enrich the soul. Nor does the other tendency to relegate deep spiritual growth to only mystics and saints. Only the honest, sometimes difficult encounters with what Christian spirituality has called and described in helpful detail as ‘the dark night of the soul’ can lead to true spiritual wholeness.
May emphasises that the dark night is not necessarily a time of suffering and near despair, but a time of deep transition, a search for new orientation when things are clouded and full of mystery. The dark gives depth, dimension and fullness to the spiritual life.
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Eyes Of Texas
$17.99Add to cartThe dream of Sam Houston and those who fought so bravely at the Alamo and Battle of San Jacinto has come to fruition as Texas finally becomes one of the United States. Along with the establishment of Texas as a new state, The Eyes of Texas chronicles the monumental struggle of the Hardin and Taliferro families as they expand the Yellow Rose Ranch-all the while protecting their livelihood from the invading Mexican bandits from the south, and the brutal Comanche raiding parties from the north.
In the midst of horrifying attacks, kidnapping and new-found love, the Taliferros and Hardins learn to trust God through hardships and victory. The Eyes of Texas is the perfect ending to the Texas saga told in Deep in the Heart and The Yellow Rose.——————————————————————————–
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Sacred Sorrow : Reaching Out To God In The Lost Language Of Lament
$16.99Add to cart23 Chapters
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At a time when the theme of worship is an everyone’s lips, why do so many still sense that something is missing? Could it be due to the fact we have largely ignored one-third of the Psalms–the fifty psalms of lament? Author, musician, and scholar Michael Card takes readers on a mission to recover this lost language. By investigating the lives of Job, David, Jeremiah, and Jesus, he reveals how lament is a natural and necessary part of our human experience. Find out how voicing sincere yet humble dissatisfactions with earthly suffering can be a cathartic completion of our worship and love of God. -
How Children Raise Parents
$17.00Add to cartParenting with Humility…We often realize that we learn as much from our children as they learn from us. So why don’t parents approach the task of child-rearing as a learning experience, rather than a mandate to make sure their kids succeed in life?
To reduce the pressure and enjoy greater closeness in your family, turn your parenting upside-down by allowing God to use your children to help you grow up. Imagine what would happen if you began to prize what you’re being taught by your children’s quirks, failures, and normal childhood dilemmas, rather than worrying about whether you’re doing everything right as a parent. Now you can let go of the pressure to make sure your children succeed, and instead learn to grow into spiritual maturity by listening to your children. –This text refers to the Hardcover edition
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Todays Embrace
$20.99Add to cartShe gambled with her husband’s trust. At stake is-everything.
Evy Varley’s marriage to Rogan Chantry is all she had hoped it would be-until she finds out that she is pregnant with a honeymoon baby. Fearing that Rogan won’t allow her to travel while she is expecting, Evy plots to keep her pregnancy secret in order to accompany him to South Africa. Her thoughts are not only for her husband, but Evy is determined to travel to Bulawayo, the new mission station of Dr. Jakob van Buren-the one man who can help Evy to finally clear her mother’s name.After she and Rogan set out to sea, however, Evy discovers that she has gone to far in her deceit, and the damage to her marriage may be irreversible. Matters only worsen in Africa, where malaria, murder, and an African uprising all take their toll and where Rogan and Evy must fight not only for their love, but also for their very lives. Paperback, 384 pages. Randomhouse.
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Calling : A Song For The Baptized
$22.95Add to cartThe image of calling is vividly described through Westerhoff’s stories drawn from her life and work. Narratives of what it means to live as a Christian provide the variations on the baptismal themes of ministry, community, and responsibility in this “song for the baptized”.
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Emergents Sacred Way
$24.99Add to cartPart I: Introduction ………………………………………………..11
1. The Quest For God ………………………………………………13
2. What Is Spirituality And How Do You Practice It? ….25
Part II: Via Contemplativa: Contemplative
Approaches To Spirituality …………………………………………33
3. Silence And Solitude …………………………………………….37
4. Sacred Reading …………………………………………………..47
5. The Jesus Prayer ………………………………………………..59
6. Centering Prayer …………………………………………………69
7. Meditation ………………………………………………………….77
8. The Ignatian Examen …………………………………………..87
9. Icons …………………………………………………………………..97
10. Spiritual Direction ……………………………………………107
11. The Daily Offi Ce ……………………………………………….117
Part III: Via Activa: Bodily Approaches To
Spirituality ………………………………………………………………….125
12. The Labyrinth ………………………………………………….127
13. Stations Of The Cross …………………………………………135
14. Pilgrimage ………………………………………………………..149
15. Fasting …………………………………………………………….159
16. The Sign Of The Cross And Other Bodily Prayers …..169
17. Sabbath ……………………………………………………………179
18. Service ……………………………………………………………..189
Epilogue: Developing A Rule Of Life ………………..195
Notes ………………………………………………………………………..201
Resources ……………………………………………………………..213
1. Book Resources …………………………………………………214
2. Web Resources ………………………………………………….218
3. A Short List Of Christian Spiritual Classics ………….220
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Broaden your spiritual horizons.How has spirituality changed in the last 500, 1,000, or even 2,000 years? How can ancient approaches to faith help my relationship with God today?In The Sacred Way, popular author and speaker Tony Jones mines the rich history of 16 spiritual disciplines that have flourished throughout the ages and offers practical tips for implementing them in your daily life. Find encouragement and challenge through time-tested disciplines such as:*Silence and solitude *The Jesus prayer*Meditation*PilgrimageExplore these proven approaches to deepening your faith. As you do, your way of living your spiritual life will never be the same. -
Small Group Leadership As Spiritual Direction (Teacher’s Guide)
$26.99Add to cartSECTION 1: Small Groups: Coming Together For Relationship
Chapter 1 Soul Hunger
Chapter 2 Christian Community
Chapter 3 Today’s Small Groups
Chapter 4 Small Groups And Spiritual Needs
Chapter 5 Small Group Dynamics
SECTION 2: Spiritual Direction: Reviving The Ancient Art
Interlude 1 A Tale Of Spiritual Direction
Chapter 6 The Challenges Of Spiritual Direction
Chapter 7 Spiritual Direction In Practice
Chapter 8 Spiritual Direction Versus Counseling
Chapter 9 Cross-Cultural Concerns And Direction
Interlude 2 A Tale Of Direction Concluded
SECTION 3: Direction As A Small Group Leadership Style
Chapter 10 The Bridge To Postmodernism
Chapter 11 Small Group Issues
SECTION 4: New Models For A New Era
Chapter 12The Story-Centered Group
Chapter 13 The Text-Centered Group
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Don’t just LEAD a small group, DIRECT it. Members of your small group look to you for answers. They bring their raw questions and intimate needs to you, looking for wisdom and understanding. How can you encourage your group to consider the Holy Spirit’s voice?”Spiritual direction is an ancient art of being with another person in relationship with God,” writes author Heather Webb. This time-tested practice requires that you remain attentive and open to divine interactions you might otherwise miss. Field-tested through the author’s years of experience, Small Group Leadership as Spiritual Direction will help you:- Avoid common small-group pitfalls- Take on difficult questions- Speak God’s words into others’ lives- Deepen your group’s desire for GodThe exciting discipline of spiritual direction allows you to create a space in which the Holy Spirit can move among your group. As you begin to discern Christ’s call in the lives of others, you will see your ministry with a new perspective and uncover new ways to direct your group, not just lead it. -
Daniel : Verse By Verse Commentary
$13.50Add to cartThis is the latest release in Enduring Word Media’s commentary series by David Guzik. David Guzik’s commentaries are noted for their clear, complete, and concise explanation of the Bible. Pastors, teachers, class leaders, home study groups, and everyday Christians all over the world have found this commentary series remarkably helpful.
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Narrative Pastoral Counseling
$14.99Add to cartThe unique contribution of this book is the practical approach to counseling through the use of the stories of counselees. It integrates the revolutionary techniques developed by pioneers in the field of narrative therapy and solution-focused counseling with a Christian perspective on counseling. The conversational style of writing helps the reader understand both the theory and practice of narrative counseling. The stories in the book paint word pictures of the process and effects of story-telling, story-listening, and storycreation in counseling. Special attention is given to the art of asking good, timely questions while hosting the stories of counselees in a manner that expands the bits and pieces and helps create hope for the future. Grief issues, faith conversations, and the importance of integrity in counseling are also addressed in this book.
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Broken Wing : Taking The Journey To Spiritual Maturity
$15.99Add to cartBroken-Wing:Taking the Journey to Spiritual Maturity is written to foster spiritual healing. It is an invitation to a journey that begins by explaining the root causes of spiritual brokenness and the trials that are encountered on the pathway to maturity. It offers practical ways of reaching the place of spiritual abundance. The author includes glimpses of her life, explaining how God healed her spiritual brokenness. Throughout its contents, Clemons addresses the need to establish an intimate relationship with God. Readers will be challenged, but encouraged, to choose to take the journey to spiritual wholeness.
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Beliefs : Mennonite Faith And Practice
$18.99Add to cartAsk any person randomly on the sidewalk what they know about the Mennonites and chances are their answer will include Mormons, black clothes and buggies, or general confusion. This short, engaging book gives a brief account of what Mennonites believe. From the beginnings of the Anabaptist (or Mennonite) movement in the 16th-century, to biblical interpretation, baptism, understandings of the church, ethics, and the complex question of denominationalism, John D. Roth provides a solid framework for on-going conversations about faithful discipleship in the Mennonite church today.
John Roth has written a wonderful introduction to Mennonite life and theology. With admirable candor he exposes the controverted and undecided aspects of Mennonite ecclesial practices and theology. This book will serve not only to introduce Mennonite life to Mennonites but to anyone wanting to know what makes Mennonites Mennonites.
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Source Of My Strength
$19.99Add to cartFor those who grieve, He offers comfort. For those who struggle, He offers rest. For those overcome by pain, He offers hope and healing. To those who carry emotional burdens too large for them bear, Christ offers His strength. In this book, Dr. Charles Stanley talks honestly about his own journey through emotional pain and points readers toward the wellspring of strength. He shares his own experiences with grief and shows readers how to overcome the pain, understand the burdens, confront memories, and discover the courage and strength to live freely in God’s love for them. Written from the heart, this book is one of Dr. Stanley’s most personal and triumphant books.
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Remembering Abraham : Culture Memory And History In The Hebrew Bible
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According to an old tradition preserved in the Palestinian Targums, the Hebrew Bible is “the Book of Memories.” The sacred past recalled in the Bible serves as a model and wellspring for the present. The remembered past, says Ronald Hendel, is the material with which biblical Israel constructed its identity as a people, a religion, and a culture. It is a mixture of history, collective memory, folklore, and literary brilliance, and is often colored by political and religious interests. In Israel’s formative years, these memories circulated orally in the context of family and tribe. Over time they came to be crystallized in various written texts. The Hebrew Bible is a vast compendium of writings, spanning a thousand-year period from roughly the twelfth to the second century BCE, and representing perhaps a small slice of the writings of that period. The texts are often overwritten by later texts, creating a complex pastiche of text, reinterpretation, and commentary. The religion and culture of ancient Israel are expressed by these texts, and in no small part also created by them, as they formulate new or altered conceptions of the sacred past. Remembering Abraham explores the interplay of culture, history, and memory in the Hebrew Bible. Hendel examines the Hebrew Bible’s portrayal of Israel and its history, and correlates the biblical past with our own sense of the past. He addresses the ways that culture, memory, and history interweave in the self-fashioning of Israel’s identity, and in the biblical portrayals of the patriarchs, the Exodus, and King Solomon. A concluding chapter explores the broad horizons of the biblical sense of the past. This accessibly written book represents the mature thought of one of our leading scholars of the Hebrew Bible. -
Forgiveness : Making Peace With The Past
$12.99Add to cartForgiveness is a door. It’s the way to peace and joy. But it’s a small door, and it can’t be entered without stooping–or kneeling. And sometimes it is very hard to find.
When we hurt the people we love, how do we go about restoring the relationship?
When we suffer the pain of betrayal or injury or rejection from someone else, how do we deal with the anger and resentment we feel?
In eight studies, Douglas Connelly leads the way to help you discover, understand and practice what the Bible says about forgiveness.
This LifeGuide Bible Study features questions for starting group discussions and for meeting God in personal reflection, together with leader’s notes and a “Now or Later” section in each study
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Liberating Paul : The Justice Of God And The Politics Of The Apostle
$34.00Add to cartFor centuries the apostle Paul has been invoked to justify oppression – whether on behalf of slavery, to enforce unquestioned obedience to the state, to silence women, or to legitimate anti-Semitism. To interpret Paul is thus to set foot on a terrible battleground between spiritual forces. But as Neil Elliott argues, the struggle to liberate human beings from the power of Death requires “Liberating Paul” from his enthrallment to that power. In this book, Elliott shows that what many people experience as the scandal of Paul is the unfortunate consequence of the way Paul has usually been read, or rather misread, in the churches.
In the first half of the book, Elliott examines the many texts historically interpreted to support oppression or maintain the status quo. He shows how often Paul’s authentic message has been interpreted in the light of later pseudo-Pauline writings.
In Part Two, Elliott applies a “political key” to the interpretation of Paul. Though subsequent centuries have turned the cross into a symbol of Christian piety, Elliott forcefully reminds us that in Paul’s time this was the Roman mode of executing rebellious slaves, a fact that has profound political implications.
Under Elliott’s examination, a startlingly new image of Paul begins to emerge, liberated from layers of false interpretation, and free to speak a liberating and challenging word to our world today.
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How To Get A Date Worth Keeping
$19.99Add to cartIn How to Get a Date Worth Keeping, Dr. Henry Cloud gets to the heart of the issues dating raises for many readers and gets them on the road to fun and fulfillment in the single life. He explains both stagnant dating (it’s virtually nonexistent) and unfruitful dating (you keep attracting the wrong types or have other unhealthy patterns). But Dr. Cloud doesn’t leave you after giving you explanations; he offers you a program designed to solve your dating woes. If you are single and dating is not working for you, it’s time you find success. Get ready for lots of growth, healing, stretching, and dates!
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Divine Redemption And The Refuge Of Faith
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Time-honored Reformation theology is being discounted today as new perspectives challenge old verities. The need to return to biblical foundations is urgent. In Divine Redemption and the Refuge of Faith, Douglas Vickers addresses the pressing questions: Who is Jesus Christ? What is the human condition? And in what respect is that human condition addressed by the presence of Jesus Christ in the world? In lucid and arresting terms, answers are developed from the basic theses that structured Reformation thought:- the claim of Athanasius that it was the self-existing Second person of the Godhead who came as Jesus Christ;- the claim of Augustine that the human will was bound in sin as a result of Adam’s fall; and- the claim of Anselm that Christ’s atonement provided a necessary and complete satisfaction for sin.Divine Redemption and the Refuge of Faith provides a biblical-theological corrective to contemporary doctrinal deviations. If you are looking for a clear-headed, sure-footed, and warm-hearted guide on the most basic, cardinal issues of Christianity in every age, read this book repeatedly. It will enable you to think through a host of doctrines, issues, and positions in a world that is groping in the dark for truth. -
Beware Of The Peace Thief
$13.49Add to cart“Possibly the greatest need in the world today is real and lasting peace. Daily we are faced with things that come to steal our peace. Yet, our covenant with God promises peace that is beyond our mental grasp. It must be embraced in the heart.
“Wayne Hancock gives us a clear and practical guide to keeping our life in harmony with God. As you read through the pages of Beware of the Peace Thief, you will also discover insights that will help you recognize the strategies waged against you to steal your peace and keep you defeated in your Christian life.”
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Experiencing God Through Prayer
$14.99Add to cartIntroduction
Preface
1. Thirsting For God
2. Scriptural Meditation
3. Beginning The Journey
4. The Reward Of Silence
5. Surviving Dry Periods
6. The Road To Perfection
7. The Bitter And The Sweet
8. Transforming Love
9. Put Off The Old
10. The Central Force
11. Entering Into Effortless Prayer
12. Remaining Quiet In God’s Presence
13. Examine Yourself
14. Distractions
15. The Formal Prayer
16. Sacrificial Praying
17. How To Be Led By The Spirit
18. Divine Dependence
19. The Holy Spirit In Prayer
20. Matters Of The Heart
21. The Ultimate Goal
22. Press On To Know God
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In this upbeat, abridged edition of the classic, Jeanne Guyon explains the great difference between praying to God and experiencing God through prayer. She shares secrets of this higher plane of fellowship with God. In addition, she shows you how to enjoy God’s presence, grow in your knowledge of the Word, experience rest from worry, and gain wisdom and understanding. You will discover the joy of a quiet heart and mind, learn how to survive your “dry” periods of prayer, and become content where God has placed you. -
Getting Through The Tough Stuff Workbook
$18.99Add to cartWe live in a time when things are tough for a lot of folks. The boomers are beginning to feel anxiety as they move toward retirement. Many people are facing financial pressure and are up to their ears in debt. We’re having to care for both our kids and our parents.
Getting Through the Tough Stuff Workbook is designed specifically for those who find themselves within “the tough stuff”. It will guide participants to the encouragement, hope and freedom they are in need of as well as offer an invitation to meet Christ at the crossroads of their lives and move beyond the tough times.
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Sabbath Keeping : Finding Freedom In The Rhythms Of Rest
$18.99Add to cartEighteen months in Tel Aviv, Israel, where a weekly sabbath is built into the culture, began Lynne M. Baab’s twenty-five-year embrace of a rhythm of rest–as a stay-at-home mom, as a professional writer working out of her home and as a minister of the gospel. With collected insights from sabbath keepers of all ages and backgrounds, Sabbath Keeping offers a practical and hopeful guidebook that encourages all of us to slow down and enjoy our relationship with the God of the universe.
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Stretch And Pray
$14.99Add to cartIn this book, Finck provides a step-by-step guide to forty stretches, movements, and postures to improve physical and spiritual well-being. The book features photographs and devotional reflections for individuals to use to create their own routines.
While on a pilgrimage trek through Thailand, Finck discovered the benefits of daily stretching and quiet prayer. On the physical level, after only one week, the chronic back pain that had plagued him for twenty years disappeared. On a spiritual level, the poses deepened his prayer experiences.
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Child Of The Mist (Reprinted)
$19.00Add to cartJourney to the stormy Scottish Highlands of 1565, where superstition and treachery threaten to destroy a truce between rival clans. Anne MacGregor and Niall Campbell know their arranged marriage is essential for the sake of peace. But can they learn to truly love each other—even when villagers threaten their lives and accuse Anne of witchcraft?
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2 Worlds Are Ours
$23.00Add to cartPreface
1.What Is Mysticism?
2.Biblical Roots Of Christian Mysticism: Old Testament, Moses
3.Biblical Roots Of Christian Mysticism: New Testament, Paul
4.Greek Input, Platonism: Clement Of Alexandria, Origen
5.Greek Input, Neo-Platonism: Gregory Of Nyssa, Augustine Of Hippo, Dionysius The Areopagite
6.The Dark Ages: Maximus Confessor, John Of Damascus, John Scotus Eriugena
7.The Early Middle Ages: Symeon The New Theologians, Bernard Of Clairvaux, Richard Of St Victor
8.The High Middle Ages: Bonaventure, Meister Eckhart
9.Women Mystics: Julian Of Norwich, Catherine Of Siena, Catherine Of Genoa
10.Some Spanish Mystics: Ignatius Loyola, Teresa Of Avila, John Of The Cross
11.Post-Reformation Mystics: Jakob Bohme, Blaise Pascal, George Fox, William Law
12.Eighteenth Century: Jonathan Edwards, John Woolman
13.Nineteenth Century: John Keble, Sren Kierkegaard, Charles De Foucauld
14.Twentieth Cenbury: Henri Bergson, Rudolf Otto, Pierre Teihard De Chardin, Jacques Maritain, Thomas Merton
15.Concluding Remarks
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In this masterful historical survey, theologian John Macquarrie demonstrates how Christians, especially the great mystics, have experienced at their own “radiant core” the love and presence of God.The word mysticism evokes ecstatic visions, asceticism, and esoteric teaching. Yet, the author maintains, mystics are better thought of as people who exhibit common human curiosity, long to explore religious mystery, and ultimately find a deep personal relationship with God.
Macquarrie discusses in detail the ten common traits of mysticism before tracing two millennia of Christian mysticism. He mainly allows the mystics to speak for themselves, but he is also particularly insightful about the greatest individuals of the tradition – from Paul to the patristic Platonists to the classic medieval mystics to a host of twentieth-century exemplars.
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Presumed Guilty : How The Jews Were Blamed For The Death Of Jesus
$17.00Add to cartA premier New Testament scholar explores how Jesus’ trial and execution are portrayed in the New Testament and how that portrayal has affected biblical studies, Christian theology, and Jewish-Christian relations through history. Tomson has written an accessible, responsible analysis of the biblical accounts of Jesus’ death, demonstrating how, through compounded misunderstandings, they contributed to anti-Jewish sentiment in the early church and later history. Tomson’s question of how Jesus is to be understood in his first-century Judean context is a critical one not only for biblical scholars, but for anyone concerned about human rights and interreligious dialogue today.
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Power Of The Blood Of Christ
$15.99Add to cartIn this classic exploration of the Scriptures, Andrew Murray leads the reader to a complete understanding of the significance and reality of the power of the shed blood of Christ. Astounding results can take place in your life once you have learned about the power of the blood of Jesus and how to use it in coping with life’s difficult situations. This mighty weapon of spiritual warfare holds the secret to a victorious life.
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Love Woven True (Reprinted)
$19.00Add to cartWith memories of her loveless, arranged marriage behind her, Jasmine Houston, widowed with a young son, longs to establish her life in the bustling textile town of Lowell, Massachusetts. But news of her mother’s failing health lures Jasmine back to her family’s plantation in the South.
Her journey makes an unexpected turn when a deathbed promise prompts Jasmine to secure the freedom of a slave family with the help of her brother-in-law, Nolan. With a joyous return to her horse farm in Lowell-and a deepening knowledge of the love in her heart-Jasmine’s future appears bright.
But as her family splinters over the slavery issue, Jasmine’s unfaltering commitment to her abolitionist beliefs will be tested as she faces the prospect of losing that which is dearest to her.
DRAMA AND ROMANCE UNITE IN A COMPELLING TALE BY BESTSELLING AUTHORS TRACIE PETERSON AND JUDITH MILLER!
