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52 Little Lessons From A Christmas Carol
$19.99Add to cartGold Medallion Award-winner Bob Welch crafts 52 nuggets of Bible-based wisdom from one of the most popular novels of all time, A Christmas Carol.
First published in 1843, Charles Dickens’s novella A Christmas Carol became an immediate bestseller with its timeless bedrock themes of forgiveness, humility, generosity, renewal, and the true meaning of Christmas. Award-winning author Bob Welch explores what the heartwarming classic can teach each and every one of us. From the miserliness of Scrooge to the innocence of Tiny Tim, 52 Little Lessons from A Christmas Carol will inspire readers to live for what really matters, not only at Christmas, but all year long.
Lessons include:
*Don’t let people steal your joy.
*See life as a child.
*Regret leads to renewal.
*There’s joy in starting over.
*Giving changes your perspective.
*Seeking forgiveness is a sign of strength.
*It is never too late to change.Now with Questions for Reflection at the end of each lesson.
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Resurrected Faith The Heart Of A Contender
$24.99Add to cartA Firm Foundation Publishing Title
Wake up!
Far too many believers sleepwalk through life unaware of the pandemic of dead faith threatening their lives and those they love.
You have heard the Holy Spirit’s alarm and awakened with a deep longing for more of the presence of Jesus in your day-to-day life. Your heart aches for freedom from anxiety and meaningless repetition, hoping for the abundant life Jesus promised with overflowing joy, peace, love, and so much more.
Book one, Resurrected Faith: The Heart of a Contender, awakens you to the crisis of dead faith jeopardizing our families and churches. Unfortunately, you and I are powerless to revive what is dead. However, as we answer Jude’s ancient call “to contend for the faith,” the resurrection power of Jesus will transform us from the inside out. What is dead can live again!
You will be challenged to consider your singular heart’s cry. Don’t allow dead faith to hit your spiritual snooze button. Instead, permit the Holy Spirit to ignite a passion to know Jesus and make Him known within your heart.
While dead faith ignores the symptoms and continues to go through religious motions, resurrected faith will ignite the activity of “faithing” through an intimate knowledge of Jesus and not a lifeless creed. Your struggle for living faith will keep you from being fooled by counterfeit religion.
With the Spirit’s help, you will take a closer look at yourself and comprehend your God-given identity as a follower of Jesus. Knowing who you are, gives you unshakable confidence to contend for the faith and live what you believe. Finally, you will see how to persevere in the ongoing fight for resurrected faith with the heart of a contender.
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Glory Now Revealed
$29.99Add to cartBelievers know that when we die we enter heaven and will spend eternity there with God and the saints who have gone before us. But what actually happens in heaven? What are we going to be doing there? Won’t it get boring at some point?
According to Scripture, a large part of our experience of heaven will be a continual revealing of God’s glory. Not just his glory in the moment, but during all of time. The mysteries of providence, the hidden movements of God throughout history, and the forgotten and unnoted works of even the most obscure of God’s people will be unveiled so that we can see how wise, loving, gracious, and powerful our God is. And though we will experience perfection in heaven, we will never be omniscient, which means we will always be learning more about God’s glory, inspiring us to return joyful praise and thanksgiving.
If your vision of heaven has been limited to clouds and harps and angels, it’s time to expand that view with the truth found in this biblically based look at the afterlife.
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Just Getting Started
$16.99Add to cartThe day comes when your kids are grown and you find yourself sitting in the middle of the tidy nest you have spent years feathering. You have encouraged your children that “you can do anything, be anything, and go anywhere,” but now you cannot help but ask, “Does God have something more for me?
“Writing for those who have a dream but feel too old, too invisible, too unqualified, or as if they missed their opportunity somewhere along the way, Wendy Peter provides both the inspiration and the blueprint to:
– move past your false finish line and reimagine the next season of your life
– identify and awaken your true purpose and step with courage into your calling
– create a road map to get your dreams off the ground and runningThe culmination of your life experiences–the reason you are uniquely you–is exactly what God will use for such a time as this. Don’t believe the lie that you need to be young to launch your dreams. No matter your age or circumstances, you can reimagine your future, activate dormant dreams, and glorify God by getting clear about what he’s calling you to right now!
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Persevera Con Poder – (Spanish)
$14.99Add to cartInspired by the story of Elisha’s faithfulness, bestselling author Samuel Rodriguez explores the power of persevering with hope amid the dark times in which we live. If unending struggles have left you weary or discouraged, then know it is possible not only to break free but also to discover the assignment, anointing, and authority God has waiting for you. Samuel Rodriguez will help you
– understand that “pushing your plow, breaking the ground, and sowing seed” leads to blessings, resources, and harvest
– remain faithful to God and experience his power and provision in the face of impossible circumstances
– discover God’s guidance for the time and season you are in
– uncover how the plow of perseverance will always lead to the mantle of promotion
If you believe that no one knows how hard you have been pushing your plow, if you don’t understand why you are still performing the same labor after so many years, then get ready. Your work is not wasted. Expect a harvest of outpouring from the limitless and living God!
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100 Prayers Every Christian Should Know
$14.99Add to cartIdeal for readers whose prayer life has felt a little uninspired lately, 100 Prayers Every Christian Should Know offers a glimpse at some of history’s most inspired words of prayer. The book will walk believers through the words of centuries’ worth of the “great cloud of witnesses,” whose offerings of praise and petitions still ring with importance even now.
Each chapter offers readers insightful prayers, fascinating history, and a motivating devotional thought to show how the words of yesterday can shape and mold us today. Drawing from believers’ words throughout the history of the church, the book finds inspiration from men and women who found it invaluable to lift their voices to God. Unlocking a path to a deeper and more vibrant prayer life, 100 Prayers Every Christian Should Know reinforces trust in a timeless God whom believers have been humbled to pray to centuries ago, today, and for many years to come.
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You Are Not Your Own
$22.99Add to cart“You are your own, and you belong to yourself.”
This is the fundamental assumption of modern life. And if we are our own, then it’s up to us to forge our own identities and to make our lives significant. But while that may sound empowering, it turns out to be a crushing responsibility–one that never actually delivers on its promise of a free and fulfilled life, but instead leaves us burned out, depressed, anxious, and alone. This phenomenon is mapped out onto the very structures of our society, and helps explain our society’s underlying disorder. But the Christian gospel offers a strikingly different vision. As the Heidelberg Catechism puts it, “I am not my own, but belong with body and soul, both in life and in death, to my faithful Savior Jesus Christ.” In You Are Not Your Own, Alan Noble explores how this simple truth reframes the way we understand ourselves, our families, our society, and God. Contrasting these two visions of life, he invites us past the sickness of contemporary life into a better understanding of who we are and to whom we belong.
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Soul Of Desire
$27.99Add to cartWe are people of desire.
In The Soul of Desire, psychiatrist Curt Thompson suggests that underneath all our longings is the desire to be known–and what’s more, that this fundamental yearning manifests itself in our deep need to make things of beauty, revealing who we are to others. Desire and beauty go hand in hand. But both our craving to be known and our ability to create beauty have been marred by trauma and shame, collapsing our imagination for what God has for us and blinding us to the possibility that beauty could ever emerge from our ashes. Drawing on his work in interpersonal neurobiology and clinical practice, Thompson presents a powerful picture of the capacity of the believing community to reshape our imaginations, hold our desires and griefs together, and invite us into the beauty of God’s presence. The Soul of Desire is a mature, creative work, weaving together neuroscience and spiritual formation to open up new horizons for thinking not only about the nature of the mind, but about what it means to be human.
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40 Days On Being An Eight
$15.99Add to cartWhat is it like to be an Enneagram Eight?
Fosforito! The explosion happened so quickly there was no stopping it. My mother called me ‘tiny match’ when she would see this fire exploding from me. This is how Latina pastor, activist, and worship leader, Sandra Maria Van Opstal, describes her experience as an Eight. There came a point in her life when she saw how her fiery explosions were undermining her leadership. A wise spiritual director helped her discover how the Enneagram could reveal more about both her gifts and her weaknesses. Sandra offers insight from her ethnic journey alongside Enneagram wisdom. Each of these forty readings concludes with an opportunity for further engagement such as a journaling prompt, reflection questions, a written prayer, or a spiritual practice. Any of us can find aspects of ourselves in any of the numbers. The Enneagram is a profound tool for empathy, so whether or not you are an Eight, you will grow from your reading about Eights and enhance your relationships across the Enneagram spectrum.
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Resurrected Faith The Heart Of A Contender Study Guide (Student/Study Guide)
$10.99Add to cartA Firm Foundation Publishing Title
When something is dead within you, take action to have it removed. Otherwise, you will die.
Far too many believers sleepwalk through life unaware of the pandemic of dead faith threatening their lives and those they love. But thankfully, with resurrection power, what is dead can live again.
The Holy Spirit’s alarm awakens you with a deep longing for more of the presence of Jesus in your day to day life. Your heart aches for freedom from anxiety and meaningless repetition, hoping for the abundant life Jesus promised with overflowing joy, peace, love, and so much more.
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Resurrected Faith The Heart Of A Contender
$18.99Add to cartA Firm Foundation Publishing Title
Wake up!
Far too many believers sleepwalk through life unaware of the pandemic of dead faith threatening their lives and those they love.
You have heard the Holy Spirit’s alarm and awakened with a deep longing for more of the presence of Jesus in your day-to-day life. Your heart aches for freedom from anxiety and meaningless repetition, hoping for the abundant life Jesus promised with overflowing joy, peace, love, and so much more.
Book one, Resurrected Faith: The Heart of a Contender, awakens you to the crisis of dead faith jeopardizing our families and churches. Unfortunately, you and I are powerless to revive what is dead. However, as we answer Jude’s ancient call “to contend for the faith,” the resurrection power of Jesus will transform us from the inside out. What is dead can live again!
You will be challenged to consider your singular heart’s cry. Don’t allow dead faith to hit your spiritual snooze button. Instead, permit the Holy Spirit to ignite a passion to know Jesus and make Him known within your heart.
While dead faith ignores the symptoms and continues to go through religious motions, resurrected faith will ignite the activity of “faithing” through an intimate knowledge of Jesus and not a lifeless creed. Your struggle for living faith will keep you from being fooled by counterfeit religion.
With the Spirit’s help, you will take a closer look at yourself and comprehend your God-given identity as a follower of Jesus. Knowing who you are, gives you unshakable confidence to contend for the faith and live what you believe. Finally, you will see how to persevere in the ongoing fight for resurrected faith with the heart of a contender.
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Finding Quiet : My Journey To Peace In An Anxious World
$18.00Add to cartMany of us live in between two extremes when it comes to mental health. On one side, we are told to embrace anxiety as a part of our being. The best we can do is medicate and live with it. On the other side, we’re told that freedom can be found if we believe hard enough, and that we’re at fault if we can’t get over the thoughts that hold us back.
But what if there is another way? A way to acknowledge the struggles and learn how to manage the things that trigger us while believing in the promises and goodness of God?
This is the tension that Jamie Grace has lived in for most of her life. Known as a singer with a vibrant personality, Jamie has spent the last decade touring and speaking about her faith on stages and in front of the camera. But behind the scenes she was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome, OCD, ADHD, and an anxiety disorder as a preteen. Since then she has faced inner battles that have included panic attacks and self-harm. In Finding Quiet, Jamie shares what she has learned about managing the negative effects of her diagnoses, harnessing the positive outcomes, and leaning into the journey God has led her on.
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Por Que Le Importa A Dios Con – (Spanish)
$9.99Add to cartUna perspectiva biblica de lo que el sexo esta diseado para ser, significar y hacer por nosotros.
Los cristianos son cada vez mas vistos como anticuados, restrictivos y prejuiciosos cuando se trata de sexo antes del matrimonio, la cohabitacion, la homosexualidad, la identidad de genero o los derechos de los transexuales. De hecho, para muchas personas, este tema es una de las mayores barreras para considerar el cristianismo.
Sam Allberry, autor de muchos libros, entre ellos Is God Anti-Gay?, expone el buen diseo de Dios para la expresion de la sexualidad humana, mostrando que Dios mismo es amor y que solo el puede satisfacer nuestros deseos mas profundos.
Es un gran recordatorio del plan positivo de la Biblia para el amor, el sexo y el matrimonio, e ideal para regalar a las personas que pueden ver esto como un obstaculo para la creencia.
Why does God Care who I sleep with?
How Christians are viewed is increasingly seen as outdated, restrictive and judgmental when it comes to sex before marriage, cohabitation and homosexuality. For many people, this issue is one of the biggest barriers for them considering Christianity.
Sam Allberry sets out God’s design for the expression of human sexuality. Readers will be shown that God himself is love and his blueprint for sex is designed to help us to flourish and live out our full humanity.
It is a great reminder of the Bible’s teaching on love, sex and marriage and is ideal for giving away to people who may see it as a stumbling block for belief.
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Transforming Your Thought Life For Teens
$15.99Add to cartEvery teen is under attack.
Satan knows that negative thoughts are the easiest way to tear a person down. It doesn’t take many words to feel frustrated and defeated. To fight back, today’s teens need strong minds, and the time-honored practice of Christian meditation can help them find victory in these spiritual battles.
Transforming Your Thought Life for Teens offers simple, guided meditations that can help your teen train their mind to stay grounded in God’s Word. Each chapter examines a particular kind of negative thought pattern and provides key Bible verses and prayers for standing strong against it. Day by day, as your teen hides God’s Word in their heart and mind, they will move closer to the heart and mind of God.
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Wanderlost : Falling From Grace And Finding Mercy In All The Wrong Places
$18.99Add to cartA coming-of-age travel memoir that probes thorny spiritual questions while taking the reader on a wild ride from the deep American South to the Middle East, Europe, and the Far East.
Once the golden girl of her Arkansas town, Natalie finds herself squeezed under small town shame and rejection after being kicked out of church for getting a divorce. It’s a hard fall off of a sanctimonious high horse, and religious fundamentalism has left her feeling broken and stuck. But she can’t shake the ‘wanderlust woes’ that have plagued her since childhood, so she runs away to the Middle East. As a mostly-sheltered Southerner, she struggles to adapt but is determined to be ‘at home’ in the world.
Her journey is more than a pilgrimage, it’s a peregrination: a one-way ticket to elsewhere in search of the place of her own resurrection. Within these pages is a suspenseful adventure filled with love, loss, laughter, tears, and a little bit of scandalous behavior, but at the heart of it, Natalie walks squarely into the unknown to confront the secret matters of the soul that we wrestle with at night.
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Being With God
$29.99Add to cartAll fruitful doing must begin with being. For many Christians, it’s easy to be swept up into the fast pace of modern life, desiring to do much for God.
But we struggle to slow down and be with God.According to pastor, Enneagram teacher, and author AJ Sherrill, being with God is what empowers doing for God. Sherrill shares his own journey from “busy” Christianity to the ancient paths of contemplative practices. He equips readers to integrate rhythms of stillness, silence, and solitude, offering step-by-step guidance and examples of finding solitude both personally and on retreats.Sherrill warns that making these changes appears absurd in a society where time is money, productivity is central, and hurry is a way of life. He guides readers gently through the beginning and often confusing stages of contemplative practice. Citing timely insights from the world of neurology and mental health, he shows that solitude is crucial not only for Christian growth but also for holistic flourishing.
Readers will emerge, centered in Christ, well on their way to this goal: slow down, pay attention, be still, and be loved.
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Being With God
$16.99Add to cartAll fruitful doing must begin with being. For many Christians, it’s easy to be swept up into the fast pace of modern life, desiring to do much for God.
But we struggle to slow down and be with God.According to pastor, Enneagram teacher, and author AJ Sherrill, being with God is what empowers doing for God. Sherrill shares his own journey from “busy” Christianity to the ancient paths of contemplative practices. He equips readers to integrate rhythms of stillness, silence, and solitude, offering step-by-step guidance and examples of finding solitude both personally and on retreats.Sherrill warns that making these changes appears absurd in a society where time is money, productivity is central, and hurry is a way of life. He guides readers gently through the beginning and often confusing stages of contemplative practice. Citing timely insights from the world of neurology and mental health, he shows that solitude is crucial not only for Christian growth but also for holistic flourishing.
Readers will emerge, centered in Christ, well on their way to this goal: slow down, pay attention, be still, and be loved.
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Good News About Injustice
$20.99Add to cartThe good news about injustice is that God is against it.
God is in the business of using the unlikely to bring about justice and mercy. In Good News About Injustice, Gary Haugen offers stories of courageous Christians who have stood up for justice in the face of human trafficking, forced prostitution, racial and religious persecution, and torture. Throughout he provides concrete guidance on how ordinary Christians can rise up to seek justice throughout the world. This landmark work, featuring newly updated statistics, is now part of the IVP Signature Collection, which features special editions of iconic books in celebration of the seventy-fifth anniversary of InterVarsity Press. A five-session companion Bible study is also available.
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God Question : An Invitation To A Life Of Meaning (Revised)
$25.99Add to cartWhat does it take to live a meaningful life?
Why are so many people in affluent nations so anxious and unhappy? What difference does believing in God really make? And does belief in the God of the Bible truly make sense today? In this revised edition of The God Question, philosopher J. P. Moreland invites us on a journey to a rich, ?ourishing life. He digs into the causes of our cultural crisis of unhappiness and considers how the God revealed in Jesus provides the most rational solution to our deepest needs. With special sensitivity to skeptics, seekers, and Christians who are disenchanted with their faith, he helps us see the Christian story–its reasonableness and its relevance–in fresh ways. For anyone wrestling with big questions about life and faith, Moreland provides insight from his many years of philosophical studies and his own experience as a Christian. Filled with personal stories, this book explores evidence for the existence of God, the reliability of the Gospels, essentials of a flourishing Christian life, the reality of miracles, and more. This edition also features a new section on overcoming anxiety and depression. Wherever you are on your journey, The God Question will help you see anew what difference Jesus makes in a human life.
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Gap Decade : When You’re Technically An Adult But Really Don’t Feel Like It
$17.99Add to cart“A gap decade isn’t a cute whim of a decision to take a pause and travel to Italy for a few months. Nah. A gap decade is a cluster of challenging, transitional years that the universe just dumps in your lap. And my lap. And pretty much everyone’s lap. It’s that twilight zone between ‘young person’ and ‘full-blown adult’ that sort of washes in, bringing with it a bit of chaos, growth, and self-discovery. It is a few years of flailing around, trying to figure out what the heck is happening as you move from not old to kinda old. From young adult to adult adult.” The gap decade is that sometimes difficult transitional season young adults face in their twenties and early thirties. In this quirky and honest chronicle, Katie Schnack names the awkward realities of living in that gap between adolescence and adulthood. She and her husband go on an unpredictable journey through a decade of never-ending transitions as they make multiple moves across five states, face job interviews and tax returns, and go through anxiety, loss, pregnancy, and countless episodes of The Office.* Along the way, Schnack explores the common experiences of these young adulting years: The uncertainty of waiting when you’re stuck and don’t know what steps to take. Learning to trust in God’s provision when you are broke like a joke. Admitting your need for help when panic attacks strike. And discovering a life full of grace and joys that can’t be ordered via two-day delivery. *Katie has binged all nine seasons of The Office–four times. Don’t do the math about how many hours of TV that is. She doesn’t want to know.
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Not Part Of The Plan
$16.99Add to cartEvery woman knows that life doesn’t always turn out the way she imagined. From the little things to the big things, we all know what it’s like to face disappointments, unfulfilled longings, and frustrating detours.
Kristen Clark and Bethany Beal know this firsthand. In Not Part of the Plan, they open up their lives in the most raw and relatable way, sharing parts of their own journey through unexpected seasons of infertility, singleness, loss, and heartbreak. But in the midst of it all, they’ve learned that true hope doesn’t come from getting the life you dreamed of; it comes from trusting God with every part of your story and believing that his plans truly are good. Wherever you are on your journey, be encouraged as you discover what it means to truly thrive right where God has you. -
When God Feels Far Away
$15.99Add to cartHave you ever felt far away from God? Though many Christians are convinced they can’t admit that, if you’re feeling distant from God, you’re not alone. In fact, honesty about divine distance is an important first step back to the presence of God.
The truth is, we all go through seasons when prayers seem futile, worship feels empty, or we feel lonely, wondering if God cares or even knows what we’re facing. When those seasons come and our familiar spiritual routines are no longer working, how can we recover the closeness with God that we crave?
With transparency and a pastoral heart, Jamie Rasmussen reveals eight ways to navigate divine distance and experience the nearness of God again. After unpacking why God sometimes feels so far away, he mines the riches of the book of Esther for principles that are available to us today. The result is an intimate and practical guide to navigating seasons of divine distance so we can once again feel closer to God.
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Persevera Con Poder – (Spanish)
$29.99Add to cartInspired by the story of Elisha’s faithfulness, bestselling author Samuel Rodriguez explores the power of persevering with hope amid the dark times in which we live. If unending struggles have left you weary or discouraged, then know it is possible not only to break free but also to discover the assignment, anointing, and authority God has waiting for you. Samuel Rodriguez will help you
– understand that “pushing your plow, breaking the ground, and sowing seed” leads to blessings, resources, and harvest
– remain faithful to God and experience his power and provision in the face of impossible circumstances
– discover God’s guidance for the time and season you are in
– uncover how the plow of perseverance will always lead to the mantle of promotion
If you believe that no one knows how hard you have been pushing your plow, if you don’t understand why you are still performing the same labor after so many years, then get ready. Your work is not wasted. Expect a harvest of outpouring from the limitless and living God!
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Book Called YOU
$18.99Add to cartA biblically grounded Enneagram book that looks at the Enneagram numbers of people in the Bible so readers can discover more about themselves and gain specific wisdom about how and why they are uniquely made.
Who am I? Everyone asks that question, no matter their age or status in life. If we truly are supposed to be real with others, shouldn’t that start with learning how to be real with ourselves? We think so. But we have to be willing to look inside and ask, “Okay, God, who am I? What is it that I don’t see about myself that you see?” A Book Called YOU will help us learn about who we are as individuals and how a biblical view of self-discovery can improve every part of our lives.
Based on his widely successful teaching series “A Series Called You” and his personal experience using the Enneagram personality assessment tool in his marriage and other personal relationships, pastor Matt Brown offers a groundbreaking, entertaining, and heartfelt guide that highlights biblical truths alongside the Enneagram to help us better understand ourselves and how we relate to the people around us.
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She Works His Way
$29.99Add to cartMany women are worn out juggling the responsibilities of work, home, and their spiritual lives. They think finding “balance” is the goal. But what if life balance wasn’t God’s ideal for us?
With passion and wisdom, businesswomen, wives, and mothers Michelle Myers and Somer Phoebus reveal that the way to true wholeness has nothing to do with so-called balance and everything to do with placing the full weight of our lives on the Gospel.Michelle and Somer challenge the modern-day thinking about life balance and “boss babe” mentality, helping working women place their dreams, goals, and side hustles under the authority of Jesus.
This empowering guide will help women in the trenches to:
– receive practical application for what it means to live with God at the foundation of life, family, and work
– learn what God measures (and what he doesn’t!)
– stop trying to be both who God says they are AND who the world says they should be
A perfect resource for a woman at any stage of her career longing for deeper fulfillment in life and work.
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100 Prayers Every Christian Should Know
$29.99Add to cartIdeal for readers whose prayer life has felt a little uninspired lately, 100 Prayers Every Christian Should Know offers a glimpse at some of history’s most inspired words of prayer. The book will walk believers through the words of centuries’ worth of the “great cloud of witnesses,” whose offerings of praise and petitions still ring with importance even now.
Each chapter offers readers insightful prayers, fascinating history, and a motivating devotional thought to show how the words of yesterday can shape and mold us today. Drawing from believers’ words throughout the history of the church, the book finds inspiration from men and women who found it invaluable to lift their voices to God. Unlocking a path to a deeper and more vibrant prayer life, 100 Prayers Every Christian Should Know reinforces trust in a timeless God whom believers have been humbled to pray to centuries ago, today, and for many years to come.
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She Works His Way
$17.99Add to cartMany women are worn out juggling the responsibilities of work, home, and their spiritual lives. They think finding “balance” is the goal. But what if life balance wasn’t God’s ideal for us?
With passion and wisdom, businesswomen, wives, and mothers Michelle Myers and Somer Phoebus reveal that the way to true wholeness has nothing to do with so-called balance and everything to do with placing the full weight of our lives on the Gospel.Michelle and Somer challenge the modern-day thinking about life balance and “boss babe” mentality, helping working women place their dreams, goals, and side hustles under the authority of Jesus.
This empowering guide will help women in the trenches to:
– receive practical application for what it means to live with God at the foundation of life, family, and work
– learn what God measures (and what he doesn’t!)
– stop trying to be both who God says they are AND who the world says they should be
A perfect resource for a woman at any stage of her career longing for deeper fulfillment in life and work.
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Contagious Faith : Discover Your Natural Style For Sharing Jesus With Other
$18.99Add to cartAs a follower of Christ you know–at least deep down–that you were created for more than just loving your family, building your career, or attending weekly church services. We were made to share God’s love with others in ways that can impact their lives and redirect their eternities.
But few of us are naturally comfortable doing this. We wrestle with internal fears, a lack of preparation, and the sense that reaching out to others might force us to act like someone we’re not. We want to encourage people spiritually, but we don’t want to get weird or overbearing in the process. We need to be equipped to talk to people about Jesus in ways that fit our God-given personalities, and we would benefit greatly from an infusion of fresh inspiration and practical ideas.
In Contagious Faith, bestselling author and teacher Mark Mittelberg introduces you to the five Contagious Faith Styles–Friendship-Building, Selfless-Serving, Story-Sharing, Reason-Giving, and Truth-Telling–and helps you discover which of these approaches (or combination of them) will enable you to naturally share your faith in Jesus with the people around you. He also explains in a down-to-earth fashion several key skills that will help you communicate your faith in infectious ways, illustrating his message with real-life accounts of ordinary believers who applied these principles for extraordinary impact.
Mark Mittelberg was the primary author of the celebrated Becoming a Contagious Christian course, through which he helped nearly two million people around the world learn to communicate their faith. Now, with clear teaching, compelling stories, and inspiring motivation, his new Contagious Faith book will help you share the good news of Jesus effectively–even in our increasingly resistant culture.
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When Strivings Cease
$26.99Add to cartThis is not a call to get busy; it’s a call to get discerning.
In this hustling, image-forward age of opportunity, women are more anxious than ever. Despite all the affirming memes and self-reflections that dominate social media feeds, approval and worth often seem assigned to what we do rather than who we are. And we end up constantly feeling behind, lacking, and like we’re failing–at home, at work, with friends, with God.
Ruth Chou Simons knows something of feeling measured by achievement, performance, and the approval of others. As a Taiwanese immigrant growing up between two cultures, Ruth was always on a mission to prove her worth. Until she came to truly understand the one thing that changes everything: the extravagant, undeserved gift of grace from a merciful God. In When Strivings Cease, Ruth guides us all on a journey to find freedom from the never-ending quest for approval and affirmation. She shows us how to:
*examine the ways we look to superficial means of acceptance and belonging, and find relief in realizing we can’t be so amazing that we won’t need grace;
*stop seeing God as someone we perform for and start finding delight in responding to God’s welcome; and
*find relief from running the hamster wheel of relying on our own strength, our own abilities, and our own savvy–and always coming up short–by truly understanding the freedom Jesus purchased.
With personal story, biblical insights, practical applications, and original artwork by Ruth, this transformational new book helps us see the beautiful truth that God’s favor is the only currency we need, because in Christ we are enough.
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Jesus Listens : Daily Devotional Prayers Of Peace, Joy, And Hope
$19.99Add to cartMany of us want to pray more, but we feel unsure of what to say. In this inspiring 365-day devotional prayer book, Jesus Listens, Sarah Young, author of the New York Times bestselling Jesus Calling, helps you come to God in all circumstances through a year of daily prayers based on the words of Scripture.
Over many years, Sarah has nurtured a deep prayer life that has strengthened her relationship with Jesus and led to the writing of Jesus Calling. She draws on that closeness with God to offer honest prayers for readers who . . .
*have been praying for years but long for renewed biblical insights
*want to pray God’s promises straight from Scripture
*are going through difficult timesare new to faith and not sure how to begin in prayer
*have found spiritual rest in Jesus Calling and Jesus Always
*are eager to start a meaningful new spiritual disciplineThe biblical basis for each prayer in Jesus Listens is given at the end of each entry so you can continually return to God’s promises in Scripture. Jesus Listens includes:
*a beautiful two-color interior
*365 days of Bible-based prayers
*Scripture references with emphasis on words quoted directly from the Bible
*a ribbon marker to hold your placeWhether you gift Jesus Listens or pick it up yourself to establish a more consistent prayer practice, Sarah Young’s words and her constant return to the Word of God will enrich your prayer life like never before. By praying Scripture through this daily devotional prayer book, you’ll experience how intentional prayer connects you to God, changes your heart, and can even move mountains.
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Friendship Its Complicated
$16.99Add to cartToo often our friendships with other women can be marked by drama, competition, betrayal, and unforgiveness. As women, we can cause one another deep pain, creating wounds in need of healing. But we were made for connection and healthy friendships with other women to cheer each other on and fulfill our God-breathed purpose–together.
Through vulnerable personal stories laden with joy, heartache, mistakes, and lessons learned, Andi invites you on a journey of navigating the complications that can come in friendships with other women. With practical and biblical applications throughout, this book will empower you to do the work by first facing yourself and untangling the mess, then seeking reconciliation for genuine connection, and building authentic friendships, even when it’s been painful or complicated in the past.
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Over It
$20.80Add to cartWe don’t always talk about the expectations we feel and the pressure to exceed them, but maybe we should… Unspoken expectations surround us. In culture, in the church, and in general. If they weren’t pushed on you as a child, you’re now scrolling through them as an adult. You should look like this, talk like that, dress like them. Own a house that looks like Joanna Gaines just decorated. Be as fit as your favorite Instagram mom, who somehow works out on her Peloton while balancing a newborn on one hip and her side hustle on the other. And, by the way, are you really in counseling this early in your marriage? The expectations surrounding us, particularly women, are ridiculous. What if we didn’t try to fulfill them and instead started believing the promises Jesus fulfilled? What if we didn’t cave to the expectation to look and behave how people want us to, and started looking at ourselves the way God sees us? What if we didn’t do everything the way we’ve always been told it has to be done, and started walking in bold, audacious faith? In Over It, Kelsey Taylor Grimm doesn’t show her best and hide the rest. Through the transparent telling of her own story, from an extensive, sexually and emotionally abusive relationship, to her ascension in the music industry, she invites you into her living room to talk through the ridiculous expectations of who you’re supposed to be, and encourages the reader to embrace the beautiful realities of who you already are.
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You Were Made For This Moment
$21.60Add to cartRacial divides, political strife, uncertain futures, challenging times-is this the story of Esther or the story of today? Thankfully, the promise of both then and now is this: Our God triumphs in troubled times and we are invited to be a part of the victory.
In You Were Made for This Moment, pastor and New York Times bestselling author Max Lucado takes a fresh, in-depth look into the story of Esther and uncovers hope for tomorrow and courage for today.
Max will help readers dare to live faithfully by:
*Reclaiming their eternal identity
*Discovering their role in God’s story
*Putting their hope in the One who is already victoriousMax’s message for each reader: You don’t have to be undone by turbulent times; you can be unleashed. You were made for this moment.
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Count It All Joy
$14.99Add to cartCan joy come from suffering?
We think of suffering as the worst of all evils. Our culture tells us to avoid it at all costs. But can suffering produce growth in us when we learn to endure it . . . then value it . . . then allow God to redeem it?
John Perkins’ response to suffering at the hands of a white sheriff in a Mississippi jail became the springboard that God used to put him in front of U.S. presidents, international politicians, and evangelical church leaders. Perkins sees endurance in suffering as a virtue that makes us more like Christ and ultimately produces uncommon joy in the heart of the sufferer who trusts in Him. Christ walked the path of love all the way to the cross, and even in the midst our brokenness, we can do the same.
In Count it All Joy, you will be encouraged to lean into suffering when it comes your way, stand alongside others who suffer, and believe that God will repurpose your suffering according to His good plan. God doesn’t intend your life to be free of all suffering. Instead, He wants you trust Him in the midst of it and discover the unexpected joy that trials can produce.
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We Will Not Be Silenced Workbook (Workbook)
$14.99Add to cartIn his best-selling book We Will Not Be Silenced (100,000+ copies sold), author and pastor Erwin Lutzer unravels the complex threats faced by Christians in a society weaponizing issues related to race, equality, sexuality, and beyond to divide individuals and undermine freedom. With this companion guide, you’ll gain practical tools for responding to culture’s hostility with Christlike strength and compassion, learning how you can best speak the truth with love.
Whether you’re reading individually or with a group, this workbook will lead you to:
*appreciate God’s unchanging nature and truth in an era of dissent and deteriorating standards
*identify and reject secular perspectives and pressures-from both outside the church and within-that have crept unnoticed into your life
*commit yourself to action and prayer as you testify of Jesus’s love in a world that denies Him
You are not alone in fighting this battle! This study guide will encourage you to continue standing boldly for your faith and enrich your understanding of how to do so effectively.
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Dare To Be
$18.40Add to cartDARE TO BE
Vulnerable – Vocal – Obedient – Forgiven Loved – Changed – And So Much More!
When was the last time you stepped out of your comfort zone? Have you ever realized God wasn’t saying no or wait, but was instead asking you to act out in courage? When you’re stuck in the rhythms and barriers of daily life, you must dare to believe, begin, build, and then dare to dare again.
Dare to Be will challenge you to break away from the mundane, and start living to magnify the One who wants to ignite you to fulfill your divine destiny. Get ready to be motivated to… *say Yes! to all of God’s promptings
*embark on new adventures
*embrace moments when the security of safety must be traded for the bravery of vulnerabilityThis book is written for you, a fellow dreamer who knows that you’re called into the fullness that God has predestined for you. Dare to Be is here to cheer you on, to strengthen your soul and encourage you to venture beyond life as you know it.
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Preparing To Blend
$16.99Add to cartA Premarital Guide for Blended Family Couples
If you want to enter a blended family marriage well, this is the book for you. Aimed at engaged or pre-engaged couples who have at least one child from a previous relationship, Preparing to Blend offers wise counsel on parenting, finances, establishing family identity, and daily routines for your new life together. Within these pages you will learn how to:
* predict common issues
* define expectations
* create solutionsYou, your soon-to-be-spouse, and your children will benefit from exercises designed to accelerate family bonding and help you better understand each other. There is even a chapter to help you plan your wedding with your children in mind, so you can build a strong future together. Preparing to Blend is also an ideal premarital counseling tool for marriage coaches, mentors, and pastors wanting to prepare couples for complex blended family dynamics.
If you are considering forming a blended family, Preparing to Blend is the resource you’ve been looking for.
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Live On Purpose
$19.99Add to cartLearn how to celebrate every moment in life while living enthusiastically and following your God-given passions with New York Times bestselling author Sadie Robertson’s devotional Live on Purpose. Teens and young adults will reach new depths of faith as they discover how to live life to the fullest with Sadie’s 100 meaningful devotions.
Live on Purpose takes the life-changing themes from Sadie’s bestselling books Live Fearless and Live and helps you apply those truths through Scripture, prayer, and her passionate message to live well.
In each entry, Sadie shares her personal journey with God and gives you practical tools for . .
*Overcoming fear and living with confidence
*Living without limitations by setting aside fear, anxiety, and comparison
*Authentically celebrating every moment in life
*Replacing temporary highs with the promises of God
*Dreaming big and living like it’s on purpose!Live on Purpose is a valuable message for anyone eager to make a difference in the world and is a perfect gift for a graduation, a birthday celebration, the holidays, or a faith anniversary. This book will help you discover that when you follow your God-given passions, nothing can stop you from living your most enthusiastic, purposeful life.
With a social media audience of more than 6 million, Sadie is a wholesome role model and enthusiastic voice for her generation. Sadie’s fanbase follows her hit podcast, WHOA That’s Good; watched her become runner-up on season 19 of Dancing with the Stars; or read her bestselling books including Live, Live Fearless, Live Original, and Life Just Got Real.
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Live No Lies
$26.00Add to cartThe bestselling author of The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry equips readers to recognize and resist the lies that seek to rob them of peace and freedom.
We are at war. Not with a foreign government or domestic terrorists or a creepy new artificial intelligence hell-bent on taking over the world. No, it’s a war we feel deep inside our own chests: we are at war with lies.
The problem isn’t so much that we tell lies but that we live them. We let them into our bodies, and they sabotage our peace. All around us in the culture and deep within our own body memories are lies: deceptive ideas that wreak havoc on our emotional health and spiritual well-being, and deceptive ideas about who God is, who we are, and what the good life truly is.
The choice is not whether to fight or not fight, but whether we win or surrender.
Ancient apprentices of Jesus developed a paradigm for this war; they spoke of the three enemies of the soul: the devil, the flesh, and the world. Live No Lies taps into this ancient wisdom from saints of the Way and translates the three enemies for the modern era, with all its secularism and sophistication. As a generation, we chuckle at the devil as a premodern myth, we are confused by Scripture’s teaching on the flesh in an age where sensual indulgence is a virtue not a vice, and we have little to no category for the New Testament concept of the world.
In this provocative and practical book, bestselling author John Mark Comer combines cultural analysis with spiritual formation. He identifies the role lies play in our spiritual deformation and lays out a strategic plan to overcome them.
Do you feel the tug-of-war in your own heart, the inner conflict between truth and lies? The spirit and the flesh? The Way of Jesus and the world? It’s time to start winning. It’s time to live no lies…
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Como Llegue Hasta Aqui – (Spanish)
$18.99Add to cartLa exitosa autora, oradora y activista Christine Caine ayuda a los lectores que se sienten cansados ??y no pueden identificar como terminaron donde estan, y que deben hacer para corregir el rumbo y anclarse en el unico que no cambia con las corrientes.
Todos en algun momento levantamos la vista de la rutina diaria y nos hemos dado cuenta de que de alguna manera nos desviamos del rumbo. Quizas hemos estado haciendo todas las cosas cristianas correctas y diciendo todas las palabras cristianas correctas, pero por dentro sabemos que algo esta un poco mal; como si nos hubieramos quedado sin energia, vision, pasion, y nos sintieramos incapaces de seguir adelante. La pregunta que estamos reflexionando no es solo, como llegue aqui?, sino tambien, que hago ahora?
En este nuevo libro, Caine nos encuentra a todos en ese lugar de cansancio e incertidumbre, compartiendo su propio viaje de descubrimiento con vulnerabilidad, franqueza y humor autocritico. Ella expone lo que ha aprendido acerca de mantener el rumbo cuando te sientes libre, y nos guia a cada uno para aprender las preguntas que debemos hacer sobre nuestras relaciones con Dios, con los demas y con nuestro propio corazon para permanecer continuamente anclados a pesar de las corrientes cambiantes del mundo. Descubra como confiar mas profundamente en Dios pasando de un “y si?” tipo de fe a un tipo de fe “aunque”; identificar nueve seales de que nos estamos desviando del rumbo y aprender a reposicionarnos para volver al camino; y luchar honestamente con las preguntas dificiles de la vida para que podamos responder fielmente a todas las formas en que Dios responde, incluidas las ocasiones en las que uno siente como si no lo hiciera.
Christine ofrece historias profundamente personales, conocimientos biblicos y una advertencia reveladora para comenzar a prestar mas atencion, ayudandonos a dejar de ir a la deriva y comenzar a prosperar mientras colocamos nuestra ancla en nuestro Dios inmutable y confiable.
Bestselling author, speaker, and activist Christine Caine helps readers who are feeling weary and cannot identify how they ended up where they are, and what they need to do to course-correct and anchor themselves in the only One who does not change or shift with the currents.
At some point, we have all looked up from the daily grind and realized we had somehow drifted off course. Maybe we’ve been doing all the right Christian things and saying all the right Christian words, but inside we know somet
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Get Your Life Back
$18.99Add to cartA REFRESHINGLY SIMPLE GUIDE TO RECOVER YOUR LIFE
!In Get Your Life Back, New York Times bestselling author John Eldredge provides a practical, simple, and refreshing guide to taking your life back.
By practicing a few wonderfully simple practices-or what John calls “graces”-you can begin to recover your soul, disentangle from the tragedies of this broken world, and discover the restorative power of beauty.
Ask yourself:
*Are you happy most of the time?
*Do you feel deeply loved?
*Are you excited about your future?
*How often do you feel lighthearted?After reading this book you will…
*Learn how to insert the One Minute Pause into your day
*Begin practicing “benevolent detachment” and truly let it all go
*Offer kindness toward yourself in the choices you make
*Drink in the simple beauty available to you every day
*Take realistic steps to unplug from technology overloadThese simple practices and others are ready for the taking. You don’t need to abandon your life to get it back. Begin restoring your life here and now. Your soul will thank you for it.
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Hard Good : Showing Up For God To Work In You When You Want To Shut Down
$18.99Add to cartThe Hard Good shows why the divine road that leads to God’s perfect plan for our lives is often paved with difficulties.
At our very core is the desire to be God’s woman or man-faithful, having fulfilled the potential God created in us. To reach that point, sometimes we have to endure hard things, things God has designed for good, to supernaturally shape us into the people he wants us to be. When we choose to accept the “hard good,” we discover our life’s purpose, and he promises to give us the joy and passion as our deepest longing is fulfilled.
The hard good is a powerful path to growth, as you learn to:
*accept things you wish were different
*apologize and forgive first
*come clean (repentance)
*give up the now for the best
*stay in the journey
*cheer for someone who has what you want
*open your heart, even when it’s been hurt
*tell yourself noThe Hard Good is a poignant and practical roadmap to help you find God’s true purpose for your life-a study in becoming the person God uniquely created you to be. With counsel from Scripture, which speaks into relevant and universal issues that touch each one of us, The Hard Good inspires and motivates you to discover the growth you have long desired as you search for your purpose in God’s perfect plan.
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Song In My Heart
$18.99Add to cartThe lyrics of our favorite hymns are rich in images that can help us in our daily walk with God–they are miniature Bible studies that lead us effortlessly toward worship, testimony, exhortation, prayer, and praise. Bestselling author Robert J. Morgan has gathered 366 hymns, including favorites such as “Amazing Grace” and “Rock of Ages,” as well as classic, lesser-known gems. Each devotional begins with Scripture, includes a story about the hymn or its writer, along with the lyrics to the hymn, and ends with a prayer. Includes an index of hymn titles and first lines.
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Transforming Loneliness : Deepening Our Relationships With God And Others W
$20.00Add to cartLoneliness knows no season. It can strike during times of busyness and a full social calendar just as easily as it can when plans are canceled and friends are far off. And we may be surprised just how common loneliness is among our friends, family, and colleagues. But it isn’t inevitable and it isn’t forever. As a single adult for many years, Ruth Graham understands loneliness.
In Transforming Loneliness, Graham invites you to surrender your loneliness to God and work with him in making healthy choices that lead to life, joy, and community. Through biblical principles and examples, along with true-life stories, you will discover how the core needs that drive your loneliness–the need to be known, to be chosen, to belong, and to be valued–can be met as God transforms your loneliness into a positive experience that accomplishes his purposes and draws you into a closer, more intimate, and more meaningful relationship with him and others.
Loneliness is not the last word. God designed you for connection, and through his power you will find it. Includes a reader’s discussion guide and the UCLA Loneliness Survey.
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Bible In 52 Weeks For Men
$16.99Add to cartLearn to live the lessons of the Bible for a more devoted, inspired year
Using the Bible to apply God’s lessons to everyday life is an integral part of being a Christian man. With The Bible in 52 Weeks for Men, you can develop a rewarding and lasting relationship with God. With in-depth lessons and practical applications tailored to men’s lives, you will cultivate a richer connection with God and His teachings over the course of a year. Get closer to Him with exercises and reading guides that walk you through each part of the Scripture.
Use this Bible study guide for:
*Manageable readings–With lessons that take just 15 to 20 minutes daily, you can create a routine for embracing God’s Word no matter how busy your schedule gets.
*Practical prompts–Contemplate God’s teachings and reinforce your commitment to Him with journal exercises that inspire reflection on relevant topics, like relationships, family, work, and health.
*Group discussion tools–Deepen your faith with your fellow Christians with prompts and thought-starters designed for larger groups.
Strengthen your connection with God and bring His Word into your life with The Bible in 52 Weeks for Men.
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Lighthouse Effect : How Ordinary People Can Have An Extraordinary Impact In
$29.99Add to cartIn this stirring follow-up to his memoir, Steve Pemberton gives practical encouragement for how you can be a “human lighthouse” for others and through these inspiring stories will renew your hope for humanity.
Our polarized, divisive culture seems to be without heroes and role models. We are adrift in a dark sea of disillusionment and distrust and we need “human lighthouses” to give us hope and direct us back to the goodness in each other and in our own hearts.
Steve Pemberton found a lighthouse in an ordinary man named John Sykes, his former high school counselor. John gave Steve a safe harbor after Steve escaped an abusive foster home and together they navigated a new path that led to personal and professional success. Through stories of people like John and several others, you will identify how the hardships you have overcome equip you to be a “human lighthouse,” inspiring those around you.
The humble gestures of kindness that change the course of our lives can shift the course for America too. With a unique vision for building up individuals and communities and restoring trust, The Lighthouse Effect opens your eyes to those who are quietly heroic. You will reflect on the lighthouses in your own life and be reminded that the greatest heroes are alongside us–and within us.
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Well Laugh About This Someday
$18.99Add to cartFrom popular humor writer and social media sensation Anna Lind Thomas comes an essay collection that is sure to make you laugh, cry, and cry from laughing as you discover how to take life a smidge less seriously.
The woman known for the viral story “The Fart That (Almost) Altered My Destiny” brings her endearing brand of anything-goes, slapstick humor to her first book, We’ll Laugh About This (Someday). Whether she’s coping with the “hysteria bandwagon” that permeates social media; recounting the time her epidural worked a little too well; or sharing about the night she and her husband panicked over a suspected intruder–what do we do with our hands?–only to discover the loud noise that had pierced the night came from their kids’ toys falling in the bathtub, Anna Lind Thomas is deft at telling the truth as she sees it, even if it later proves to be a wee bit of an overreaction.
In her down-to-earth style, Thomas pokes fun at herself–her propensity to dispense questionable dating advice to friends, including the time she urged her former prom date to break up with the singer who would later become Lady Gaga (oops), and her parenting paranoia, realized after buying nearly every child safety product known to humankind. Readers will savor her emotional, faith-filled inspiration and will appreciate her reminder not to take life too seriously. After all, she says, sweating the big stuff and the small stuff only produces a life full of sweating, which is a real problem since apparently deodorant can give us breast cancer.
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Give It To God And Go To Bed
$16.99Add to cartStudies show that sleep plays a vital role in reducing stress, improving health, and increasing productivity. But what happens if you’re overcome by deadlines, stress, fear, or insomnia?
In Give It to God and Go to Bed, naturopathic doctor Laura Harris Smith offers practical help on how you can increase in prayer, bolster faith, and sleep better. She will make you aware of the harmful spiritual, emotional, and physical effects of what is keeping you awake and lead you to a place of peace where you will learn to hear God speak to you as you rest, and discover how to speak back through various avenues of prayer. The entire book takes place in your bedroom, with chapters like:
– The Treasures in Your Bedroom (rest, dreams)
– The Monsters in Your Closet (familiar spirits)
– The Weapons under Your Pillow (prayer, sleep)
– The Junk under Your Bed (fear, unforgiveness)
– The Morning After (interpreting your dreams)
– Laura’s free “10 Days to a Lifetime of Deeper Sleep and Dreams” program with videos!
Where there is no sleep, there are no dreams; where there is fear, there is no faith; and where there is stress, there is no peace. It’s time for you to Give It to God and Go to Bed! -
Give It To God And Go To Bed
$29.99Add to cartStudies show that sleep plays a vital role in reducing stress, improving health, and increasing productivity. But what happens if you’re overcome by deadlines, stress, fear, or insomnia?
In Give It to God and Go to Bed, naturopathic doctor Laura Harris Smith offers practical help on how you can increase in prayer, bolster faith, and sleep better. She will make you aware of the harmful spiritual, emotional, and physical effects of what is keeping you awake and lead you to a place of peace where you will learn to hear God speak to you as you rest, and discover how to speak back through various avenues of prayer. The entire book takes place in your bedroom, with chapters like:
– The Treasures in Your Bedroom (rest, dreams)
– The Monsters in Your Closet (familiar spirits)
– The Weapons under Your Pillow (prayer, sleep)
– The Junk under Your Bed (fear, unforgiveness)
– The Morning After (interpreting your dreams)
– Laura’s free “10 Days to a Lifetime of Deeper Sleep and Dreams” program with videos!
Where there is no sleep, there are no dreams; where there is fear, there is no faith; and where there is stress, there is no peace. It’s time for you to Give It to God and Go to Bed! -
Power Women : Stories Of Motherhood Faith And The Academy
$28.99Add to cart“The dominant narrative we hear as professor mothers is that motherhood and academia are incompatible.”
Two challenging vocations, each filled with complexities and daily ups and downs. Yet more and more women are answering the call to both the academy and motherhood. A growing body of literature addresses parent-professors, but what about the particular needs of Christian women seeking to navigate both callings while living out their faith? With Power Women, Nancy Wang Yuen and Deshonna Collier-Goubil have curated a unique resource by and for Christian academic mothers. This collection of essays includes the voices of women of different backgrounds, academic disciplines, institutions, and stages of parenting and career. Together contributors provide wisdom, encouragement, and solidarity for women who share a similar vocational journey. Combining research with personal stories, they address topics such as these:
*how parenting and teaching can be mutually enriching
*managing ambition, identity, and time
*addressing misconceptions about motherhood in the academy, church, and society
*navigating gender roles in marriage
*taking maternity leave
*flourishing as an adjunct professor
*mentoring professor moms
*resisting imposter syndrome by finding rest in GodThere is no magic formula, but there are many paths to thriving in the call to motherhood and the academy. Christian academic moms will find in this book honest yet uplifting reminders that they are not alone. In addition, administrators, family members, and friends will grow in understanding and appreciation of the power women in their lives.
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Spacious Life : Trading Hustle And Hurry For The Goodness Of Limits
$17.99Add to cartWe’re told that freedom and opportunity are our ticket to the good life.
Get out there and follow your dreams! Be the hero of your own story! Find your happiness! Live your best life! It seems that limitless possibilities await anyone with vision and willingness to hustle their way through life. The thing is, instead of resulting in a sense of accomplishment, this limitlessness merely has us doing more and trying harder–leaving us depleted and dissatisfied. With life and faith. So Ashley Hales invites us to discover a better way: a more spacious life. Contrary to what we’ve believed, the good life we crave is not accomplished through unfettered options or even hustle and hurry. In fact, it can only be found in the confines of God’s loving limits. Ashley helps us recognize that when we live within these limits, we discover a life filled with purpose, joy, and rest. This is the spacious life–finding true freedom within the good limits given to us by our good God.
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So Loved : 26 Words That Can Change Your Life
$14.99Add to cartFor God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish, but have eternal life.
Here’s an astonishing claim. John 3:16 appears on everything from fridge magnets to sports stars’ faces. But what does it actually mean? And how does it relate to you and me?
With warmth, personal stories and humour, the author explains God’s love, his Son, his sacrifice, and the all-important connection with us today.
This is an invitation for anyone to dive straight in and take the first step in an exciting, life-transforming journey of faith.
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Destination Hope : A Travel Companion When Life Falls Apart
$16.99Add to cartDestination Hope: A Travel Companion When Life Falls Apart offers camaraderie and a beacon of hope for women who feel alone in loss, struggle, or change of circumstance. This book is not a self-help book filed with platitudes from people who think they have life figured out. Instead, Marilyn Nutter and April White link arms with the audience and encourage their readers through stories of their own hardships in widowhood and chronic illness. Readers are encouraged to see loss and hardship as part of lifex27s journey and are constantly reminded to turn their gaze upwards, to the Purveyor of Hope. Within the pages of Destination Hope comes a sisterhood, a bond, that can be formed only through the mutual understanding of loss and the need to find hope among hardships.
Destination Hope is arranged into six chapters called Milepost Markers, which address various losses, disappointments, or obstacles. Each entry concludes with a Rest Area for reflection and journaling. A Postcard with a quotation related to the topic sends readers off with an encouraging word, as they travel on towards their Destination Hope.
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Centering Prayer : Sitting Quietly In God’s Presence Can Change Your Life
$17.99Add to cartEmbark on a spiritual quest to the heart of the practice of centering prayer.
Biblical scholar and coach Brian Russell discovered centering prayer at a crossroad in his life over a decade ago. He embraced the practice and it has continued to lead him to ever deepening experiences of the grace and love of God in Jesus Christ. He wrote this book as a guide to help you grow spiritually and to open yourself up to the work of the Holy Spirit in fresh ways in your life. God’s love is the true essence of this book and centering prayer is the vehicle for freeing your true self to experience more of God’s love. Whether you are at a difficult crossroads or simply interested in learning about growing deeper in your faith through silent meditative prayer, you will find a clear and substantive deep dive into “how” “why” and “what” of sitting quietly in God’s presence. Beginners as well as seasoned practitioners will gain inspiration, rich insight, and practical knowledge of a contemplative prayer practice that can truly be life changing.
In Centering Prayer: How Sitting Quietly Before God Can Change Your Life, you will:
-Be inspired by the personal stories of the author about the impact of centering prayer in his life
-Learn the practice of centering prayer including its roots in the early church
-Be empowered to establish your own practice and find clear actionable instructions to make centering prayer a consistent spiritual habit in your life
-Gain a practical biblical and theological foundation for understanding centering prayer
-Identify and overcome common obstacles faced by practitioners of all levels of practice
-Discover how centering prayer will open you up to deep experiences of inner healing by God’s grace
-Find encouragement and guidance to shape your journey toward even greater levels of love for God, others, and self
-Understand how sitting quietly in God’s presence impacts your inner life as a means to transforming how you show up in your family, job, and life
-Be transformed for witness and mission as a disciple of Jesus shaped by faith, hope and love.
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Rewilding Motherhood : Your Path To An Empowered Feminine Spirituality
$29.99Add to cartWomen are often told by their communities that being a mother will complete or define them. But many women find themselves depleted and spiritually stagnant amid the everyday demands of being a mom. They long to experience a rich inner life but feel there is rarely enough time, energy, or stillness to connect with God in a meaningful way.
This book takes the concept of rewilding and applies it to motherhood. Just as an environmentalist seeks to rewild land by returning it to its natural state, Shannon Evans invites women to rewild motherhood by reclaiming its essence through an expansive feminine spirituality.
Drawn from the contemplative Catholic tradition and Evans’s own parenting experience, Rewilding Motherhood helps women deepen their connection to God through practices inherent to the life they’re living now. Topics include work-life balance, identity, solitude, patience, household work, and mission for the common good. Throughout, Evans encourages women to see motherhood as an opportunity to discover a vibrant feminine spirituality and a deeper knowledge of God and self.
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Rewilding Motherhood : Your Path To An Empowered Feminine Spirituality
$16.99Add to cartWomen are often told by their communities that being a mother will complete or define them. But many women find themselves depleted and spiritually stagnant amid the everyday demands of being a mom. They long to experience a rich inner life but feel there is rarely enough time, energy, or stillness to connect with God in a meaningful way.
This book takes the concept of rewilding and applies it to motherhood. Just as an environmentalist seeks to rewild land by returning it to its natural state, Shannon Evans invites women to rewild motherhood by reclaiming its essence through an expansive feminine spirituality.
Drawn from the contemplative Catholic tradition and Evans’s own parenting experience, Rewilding Motherhood helps women deepen their connection to God through practices inherent to the life they’re living now. Topics include work-life balance, identity, solitude, patience, household work, and mission for the common good. Throughout, Evans encourages women to see motherhood as an opportunity to discover a vibrant feminine spirituality and a deeper knowledge of God and self.
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When Women Pray
$18.99Add to cartFind power in your prayer like never before with #1 New York Times bestselling author Bishop T.D. Jakes.
In a time when women carry more influence than any other generation, the power of prayer has never been more important to remind us that we do not have to bear our crosses alone. We need prayer to stand guard over our hearts and minds and over the hearts and minds of our families.
Women today are shattering glass ceilings and forging new paths in the world. When Women Pray is a clarion call for women to continue their progressive march of empowerment by dreaming like their daughters and praying like their grandmothers.
Through exploring the lives of 10 prayer-filled women of the Bible, Bishop Jakes emphasizes the life-changing power that women have when they find their identity, their strength, their healing, and their voices in Christ.
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Love Me Anyway
$29.99Add to cartThere may be no more powerful desire in the human heart than to be loved. And not just loved, but loved anyway. In spite of what we’ve done or left undone, in spite of the ways we have failed or floundered. We long for an unconditional, lavish love that we know intrinsically we don’t deserve.
If you are tired, sad, yet always longing, bestselling author Jared C. Wilson has incredible news for you: that kind of love actually exists, and it is actually something you can experience–whether or not you’re in a romantic relationship. In his signature reflective, conversational, and often humorous style, Wilson unpacks 1 Corinthians 13 to show us what real love looks like. Through engaging stories and touching anecdotes, he paints a picture of an extravagant God who not only puts the desire for love into our very souls but fulfills those desires in striking, life-changing ways.
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Gentle Boldness : Sharing The Peace Of Jesus In A Multi-Faith World
$16.99Add to cartA global citizen. A commitment to sharing the peace of Jesus. A witness to the difference that Jesus makes.
The story David Shenk either begins in Shirati Village in Tanganyika, East Africa, or we might decide it begins among the orchards of Lancaster County, Pa., where farmers with their horses line up a mile for water as they rearrange their loads for their trek home on market day. In either reading, this is a story of mission–a story of people chattering along a roadside spring on the way to and from market.
At age six, Shenk asked his parents, What difference does Jesus make? The answer to that question is the reason he became a Christian. Day by day, as he travels in the way of Jesus–living, serving, and ministering around the world–Shenk continues to unpack what difference Jesus makes.
This is the story not just of Shenk and his remarkable work in Christian missions. It’s the stories that David has heard within societies, cultures, and religions when he asks the question: What difference does Jesus make?
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So Much To Live For
$29.99Add to cartSuicide is the nation’s tenth leading cause of death, and in 2018 nearly 50,000 people in the US died by suicide, with thousands more attempting to take their own lives. Countless others experience suicidal ideation due to depression, anxiety, addiction, and more, living for years in silent misery. The sad truth is that someone you know may be suffering.
With great compassion and clear, actionable strategies, So Much to Live For shows you what to do, what to say, and how to intervene if you suspect a friend or loved one is considering suicide. You’ll learn the signs and symptoms, understand the causes, and build the courage to step up and speak out.
God heals wounds and repairs brokenness, and he often does it using people like you. You can be instrumental in saving the life of a suicidal person you know. This book shows you how.
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Deep Peace : Finding Calm In A World Of Conflict And Anxiety
$18.99Add to cartWe live in a fearful, anxiety-driven age where the problems and challenges of the world, which come to us daily by news feed, far outstrip our abilities to respond. This sense of desperation leads to discord and violence: from bitter, cutting remarks to the atrocities of war; from pervasive racism to knee-jerk micro-aggressions. And it contributes to our current, peace-bankrupt social discourse, leading to patterns of dismissing, dividing from, condemning, or hating people. Conversation partners are no longer wrong or misinformed, they are evil: dehumanized and made objects of ridicule.
But what if the root of these problems is not found out there, in my dumb, evil friend, family member or colleague at work, but in here–in my mind, heart, thought-life, and emotions, in my own desire to win at all costs.
In Deep Peace, Todd Hunter analyzes the anxiety and desperation of our current moment and leads readers to receive the peace of Jesus and experience the deep wholeness that comes from the peace of God. He articulates a biblical framework for peace and provides practices to help Christians value and seek peace, becoming people of peace in ordinary life. Hunter reveals the heart issues from which these problems arise and introduces spiritual practices for becoming different sorts of people and different kinds of communities.
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Case For Heaven
$21.99Add to cartBestselling and award-winning author Lee Strobel interviews experts about the evidence for the afterlife and offers credible answers to the most provocative questions about what happens when we die, near-death experiences, heaven, and hell.
We all want to know what awaits us on the other side of death, but is there any reliable evidence that there is life after death? Investigative author Lee Strobel offers a lively and compelling study into one of the most provocative topics of our day.
Through fascinating conversations with respected scholars and experts–a neuroscientist from Cambridge University, a researcher who analyzed a thousand accounts of near-death experiences, and an atheist-turned-Christian-philosopher–Strobel offers compelling reasons for why death is not the end of our existence but a transition to an exciting world to come. Looking at biblical accounts, Strobel unfolds what awaits us after we take our last breath and answers questions like:
*Is there an afterlife?
*What is heaven like?
*How will we spend our time there?
*And what does it mean to see God face to face?With a balanced approach, Strobel examines the alternative of Hell and the logic of damnation, and gives a careful look at reincarnation, universalism, the exclusivity claims of Christ, and other issues related to the topic of life after death. With vulnerability, Strobel shares the experience of how he nearly died years ago and how the reality of death can shape our lives and faith. Follow Strobel on this journey of discovery of the entirely credible, believable, and exhilarating life to come.
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Kingdom Heroes : Building A Strong Faith That Endures
$18.40Add to cartAre you living by faith?
Daily, each of us must choose between giving in to the world’s pressure to trust in ourselves, or yielding to God’s desire for us to hand control over our lives to Him. While following God’s directions when you don’t see immediate results can be difficult, the payoff will always be tremendous.
Join Dr. Tony Evans as he looks at those who are in the Bible’s Hall of Faith–Old Testament heroes such as Abraham, Noah, and Rahab, who let God lead their lives–and how their journeys can help you understand what it means to walk in faith. In Kingdom Heroes, you will discover how you can…
*commit to giving God your very best in everyday life
*use trials as opportunities to strengthen your faith
*leave a strong spiritual foundation for the generations that follow youAre you ready to leave the world behind and follow Him? Kingdom Heroes will motivate you to stop relying on your own strength and experience God’s unlimited power in your life.
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God Has Not Forgotten You
$19.99Add to cartFor anyone who is lonely or struggling with anxiety in times of uncertainty, find comfort in knowing that you are deeply loved by God. In God Has Not Forgotten You, New York Times bestselling author Dr. David Jeremiah will help you navigate the uncertainties of the present while embracing God’s promises for the future.
This book invites you to experience the transforming power of God’s Word that will help you:
*Trust God in uncertain and challenging times
*Know God is at work even when you can’t see it
*Deal with confusing or disappointing circumstancesThe embellished cover design, presentation page, and a ribbon marker make this a thoughtful gift for:
*Someone who is experiencing a challenging season
*Anyone wanting to grow closer to God and trust in His greater planGod Has Not Forgotten You is the perfect reminder that you are not alone and that God is working all things together for your good.
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Praying Through Cancer
$18.99Add to cartYou don’t have to face cancer alone. Praying Through Cancer is a collection of stories by women who have faced cancer and, with triumphant spirits, found comfort and sometimes even joy in the midst of it.
Traumatized and terrified of cancer? Perhaps you have been diagnosed yourself, or you have a friend or family member who is battling with the disease. You know you must face it–but you do not have to face it alone. Praying Through Cancer is a collection of stories by women who have faced cancer and, with triumphant spirits, found comfort and sometimes even joy in the midst of it.
For these women, cancer was a comma, not a period, in the sentences of their lives. Why? Because they put their faith in the Lord and He strengthened them beyond comprehension. You will laugh and you will cry, but best of all, you will know . . . you are not alone.
Praying through Cancer is a daily devotional written specifically for cancer patients by cancer patients with insight, wisdom, and clarity found only through personal trial. The focus of each daily devotional is prayer – personal encounters with God – where fears and anger are transformed into confident expectation and pure worship. Readers will feel as though they are meeting kindred spirits, old friends who will come alongside them in their journey, encouraging them and understanding what no one else can. Contributors include Kay Warren, Pat Palau, Barbara Johnson, Joyce Wright, and many more.
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Born To Give
$18.99Add to cartHow does God get the Word out to a lost and dying world?
This book will inspire you to see yourself as a tool for God’s kingdom. God has a ministry for everyone, and He will use what you make available to Him.
Missionary-preacher David Grant’s name has become synonymous in the Assemblies of God with riveting storytelling that makes listeners laugh one minute and cry the next. Very human stories of a kid growing up in Southern parsonages mix with deeply moving stories that expose great human need around the world and the great heart of our compassionate God who cares for the neediest and exploited.
In Born to Give, Grant tells his own riveting story, of a young boy who gave God his life in an offering pan at the invitation of a legendary missionary and became a missionary to the nations, ministering throughout Southern Asia, Europe, and Asia Pacific, and to victims of sexual slavery. Inspiring both laughter and tears, Born to Give is a refreshing and real story that will lead readers to place their own lives and resources in God’s miracle-working hands and engage with Him to bring hope in a broken, unjust world.
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Leaving Silence : Sexualized Violence, The Bible, And Standing With Survivo
$30.99Add to cart#MeToo. #ChurchToo. #GodToo?
What if survivors of sexualized violence experience the Bible as a powerful spiritual resource rather than an oppressive tool in the hands of those seeking to dismiss or justify abuse? Bible scholar Susannah Larry leads fellow survivors and those who care for them in a journey toward reclaiming the Bible amid the trauma of sexualized violence.
Leaving Silence: Sexualized Violence, the Bible, and Standing with Survivors is an unflinching examination of sexualized violence in the Bible and the God who stands steadfastly with survivors. Larry addresses biblical experiences of coercion, familial betrayal, and self-blame while also illuminating God’s constant care and concern.
By centering the experiences of survivors in Scripture, Larry opens new insights into some of the Bible’s most difficult texts and releases its ancient stories to serve as a powerful healing witness to the God who has shared in the experience of sexualized violence. Under Larry’s skillful guidance, readers will rediscover the God who is present in experiences of trauma and who desires ultimate wholeness for survivors.
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Way Of The Dragon Or The Way Of The Lamb
$18.99Add to cartPastor Jamin Goggin and theology professor Kyle Strobel invite readers on a journey to uncover Jesus’ seemingly contradictory way to power: weakness.
Why do so many rock-star pastors implode under the spotlight? Why do modern-day churches become so entangled in growing their brand that they lose sight of their true purpose? Because, according to Jamin Goggin and Kyle Strobel, Christians have succumbed to the temptations of power and forgotten Jesus’ seemingly contradictory path to power-first giving it up.
In The Way of the Dragon or the Way of the Lamb, Goggin and Strobel paint a richly biblical vision of power through weakness. They invite readers to join them on an adventure around the world, seeking out great sages of the faith with uncommon wisdom to offer those traveling the path of Christian life. As readers eavesdrop on the authors’ conversations with people such as J. I. Packer, Dallas Willard, Marva Dawn, John Perkins, Jean Vanier, James Houston, and Eugene Peterson, they begin to piece together the new-old reality of following Jesus today. In the end, The Way of the Dragon or the Way of the Lamb offers a compelling vision of the way of Jesus that will challenge both individual believers and the church as a whole.
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Your One Life
$16.00Add to cartThis is your life. Right now. You don’t get a second chance to get it right. There are no mulligans. No do-overs. And no one has ever drifted into a rich and meaningful life by accident. But here’s the good news: you are ridiculously in charge of your own life. As a Christ follower, you have every resource you need to live the abundant life Jesus promised.
In It’s Your ONE Life, pastor Lance Witt offers you a roadmap to align yourself with God’s purposes and take extreme ownership over your life. Sharing several practical tools, Witt shows you how to:
– craft the life you want
– care for your emotional health
– establish a healthy rhythm of life
– do life with God, not just for God
– and practice the presence of peopleA life of significance, focus, and richness is well within your grasp. It’s Your ONE Life is the blueprint for making it happen.
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On The Spectrum
$19.99Add to cartNearly everyone knows someone on the autism spectrum, whether it’s a niece or nephew, a student in their classroom, a coworker, or a sibling, spouse, or child. One in 59 children is diagnosed with autism, according to the CDC, and autism is reported across racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups. Yet most of what people think they know about autism is wrong.
On the Spectrum debunks myths with a realistic yet hope-filled deep dive into the heart, mind, and life of a Christian. Daniel Bowman, a novelist, poet, and professor, received an autism diagnosis at age thirty-five after experiencing a time of crisis in his personal and professional life. For him, the diagnosis shed light on his experience in a new, life-giving way. In this captivating book, Bowman reveals new insights into autism, relationships, faith, and the gift of neurodiversity.
Rather than viewing autism as a deficiency, Bowman teaches readers–through stories of his heartbreaks and triumphs–authentic ways to love their neighbors as themselves, including their autistic neighbors who are fearfully and wonderfully, if differently, made.
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Leaving Silence : Sexualized Violence, The Bible, And Standing With Survivo
$17.99Add to cart#MeToo. #ChurchToo. #GodToo?
What if survivors of sexualized violence experience the Bible as a powerful spiritual resource rather than an oppressive tool in the hands of those seeking to dismiss or justify abuse? Bible scholar Susannah Larry leads fellow survivors and those who care for them in a journey toward reclaiming the Bible amid the trauma of sexualized violence.
Leaving Silence: Sexualized Violence, the Bible, and Standing with Survivors is an unflinching examination of sexualized violence in the Bible and the God who stands steadfastly with survivors. Larry addresses biblical experiences of coercion, familial betrayal, and self-blame while also illuminating God’s constant care and concern.
By centering the experiences of survivors in Scripture, Larry opens new insights into some of the Bible’s most difficult texts and releases its ancient stories to serve as a powerful healing witness to the God who has shared in the experience of sexualized violence. Under Larry’s skillful guidance, readers will rediscover the God who is present in experiences of trauma and who desires ultimate wholeness for survivors.
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Confident Heart : How To Stop Doubting Yourself And Live In The Security Of
$20.00Add to cartEver feel like you’re not good enough, smart enough, or valuable enough? Renee Swope understands. Even with a great family, a successful career, and a thriving ministry, she still struggled with self-doubt. Sharing her own personal story, Renee shows you how to rely on the power of God’s promises to find the security you need and the confidence you long for!
– Exchange fear-filled thinking for faith-filled believing
– Fail forward when life or sin sets you back
– Embrace your God-given purpose, passion, and personality
– See beyond who you are to who you are becoming in ChristPowerful Scripture-based prayers are at the end of each chapter, along with Bible study questions and 31 promises to replace our most common self-doubts.
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40 Days On Being A Five
$15.99Add to cartWhat is it like to be an Enneagram Five?
Instagram poet and artist Morgan Harper Nichols reflects on this question in a spirit of honest self-assessment and with a desire for personal and spiritual growth. She draws wisdom from the deep wells of counseling and spirituality using illustrations from both Scripture and life. Each of these forty readings concludes with an opportunity for further engagement such as a prayer, a spiritual practice, or a reflection question. Morgan’s art enhances the readings as well. Any of us can find aspects of ourselves in any of the numbers. The Enneagram is a profound tool for empathy, so whether or not you are a Five, you will grow from your reading about Fives and enhance your relationships across the Enneagram spectrum.
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40 Days On Being A Six
$15.99Add to cartWhen I discovered I was an Enneagram Six, I didn’t want to be one.
Pastor Tara Beth Leach continues, I hated that I was marked by fear, reflecting on how fear and anxiety can plague a Six–whether they are pulling back from or diving right in to the things that feel threatening. She explores what it means for her to be a redeemed Six who is allowing Jesus to transform her a little at a time. Whether you are a Six, have a Six wing, or have a friend or spouse who is a Six, you will find wisdom here as Tara Beth explores her own journey of deepening self-understanding through the Enneagram. To take you deeper, each of these forty daily readings concludes with a prayer, a spiritual practice, or a reflection question.
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Prayers And Blessings For Healthcare Workers
$22.95Add to cartAn interfaith collection of prayers, blessings, and poems offering comfort and hope to the healthcare workers that gave so much.
The COVID-19 pandemic has left few of us unaffected, but our healthcare workers have borne the brunt of its impact. Chaplains and clergy across all lines of faith have ministered to those caregivers through prayers and blessings.
This curated collection of interfaith prayers, blessings, and poems was written by those who minister to healthcare workers. It’s a beautiful resource that those who work on our medical front lines can carry with them or keep at their workstations for daily inspiration. It can also be used by chaplains and pastors who offer support to medical personnel.
Many of the prayers were written to meet specific needs during the pandemic, yet they speak to the shared grief and hope we all have carried as we continue to navigate this extraordinary time. Contributors include The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry, Rev. Barbara Crafton, Catherine Meeks, Jennifer Grant, Rev. Ineda Pearl Adesanya, and Rev. Gayle Fisher-Stewart.
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Abuelita Faith : What Women On The Margins Teach Us About Wisdom, Persisten
$17.99Add to cartWhat if some of our greatest theologians wouldn’t be considered theologians at all?
Kat Armas, a second-generation Cuban-American, grew up on the outskirts of Little Havana, Miami’s famed Cuban neighborhood. Her earliest theological formation came from her grandmother, her abuelita, who fled Fidel Castro’s regime and raised three children alone after her husband passed away. Combining personal storytelling with biblical reflection, Armas shows us how voices on the margins–those often dismissed, isolated, and oppressed because of their gender, socioeconomic status, or lack of education–have more to tell us about Christian faith than we realize.
Abuelita Faith tells the story of unnamed and overlooked theologians in society and in the Bible–mothers, grandmothers, sisters, and daughters–whose survival, strength, resistance, and persistence teach us the true power of faith and love. The author’s exploration of abuelita theology will help people of all cultural and ethnic backgrounds reflect on the abuelitas in their own lives and ministries and on ways they can live out abuelita faith in their day-to-day lives.
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Space Between Us
$16.99Add to cartWe face unprecedented levels of polarization and conflict. Connecting with God can help.
Conflict is inevitable. But rather than approaching conflicts as threats or problems to be solved, what if we could see our disagreements as opportunities for personal growth? Could our differences push us toward developing healthier relationships and communities? Facilitator and mediator Betty Pries gently guides readers toward seeing discord as an opportunity for positive change and a way to build resilience. Rooted in the conviction that conflict can strengthen our relationships and deepen our self-knowledge, Pries offers practical skills for engaging conflict and invites readers into a deeper connection with the triune God, who unity is unbroken by difference.
Pries plumbs the depth of contemplative Christian spirituality as a resource for engaging conflict in new and life-giving ways. Rooted in Christian practices of mindfulness, connecting with our most authentic selves, and deep listening to uncover new possibilities, this book offers new ways forward in the face of interpersonal and
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King Rules : Ten Truths For You, Your Family, And Our Nation To Prosper
$19.99Add to cartIn King Rules, the niece of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. shares that message in a deeply personal collection of hard-learned lessons, timeless truths, and foundational principles.
Dr. Alveda King’s words are lovingly crafted yet refreshingly blunt at a time when bluntness is needed to counter the forces of moral drift and empty relativism.
Beginning with a vulnerable admission of her own wounds and wanderings, Alveda unfolds eleven core values that have guided her family through generations of triumph and tragedy–and have played a pivotal role in fostering revolutionary change in society.
Out of a heart of compassion, she dispenses wise meditations on bedrock subjects including faith and family, peace and justice, education and civic life. With thoughtful conviction she also boldly tackles topics considered divisive in our postmodern world, from abortion and sexuality to gun control and marriage laws.
The King Rules is a page-turning narrative that blends eyewitness history with grandmotherly wisdom. And as J. C. Watts writes in the Foreword, the book is “more than Alveda’s story, it’s an account of the beliefs that redirected the course of a nation, that left us a legacy, and that hopefully will guide us again.”
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Gathering Storm : Secularism, Culture, And The Church
$18.99Add to cartThe president of Southern Seminary reveals how secularism has infiltrated every aspect of society and how Christians, equipped with the gospel of Jesus Christ, can meet it head on with hope, confidence, and steadfast conviction.
A storm is coming. Western civilization and the Christian church stand at a moment of great danger. The storm is a battle of ideas that will determine the future of Western civilization and the soul of the Christian church. The forces we must fight are ideologies, policies, and worldviews that are deeply established among intellectual elites, the political class, and our schools. More menacingly, these ideas have also invaded the Christian church.
From threats to religious liberty and redefinitions of marriage and family to attacks on the sacredness and dignity of human life, the perils faced by the West and the church are unprecedented. How should Christians respond to this challenge? The Gathering Storm provides the answer, addressing each dimension of culture and showing Christians how to give an answer for the hope that is within them and how to contend for the faith that was once and for all delivered to the saints.
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Almost : Who God Is, What God Does, And How God Redeemed The Life Of An Ave
$12.99Add to cartThe incarnation of Christ proved to humanity once and for all that God is on our side, even when everything seems hopeless. In Almost, Dr. Gustavo Crocker examines a number of social issues that humanity has always faced but that pose unique challenges for the church today: abortion, child illness and disability, immigration, poverty, war, the misuse of religion, and more. Crocker masterfully weaves snippets of his own humble yet remarkable life story together with robust biblical evidence to demonstrate the unfathomable depth of God’s love for God’s creation. Almost affirms that, with God’s help, anybody’s underdog story can turn into one of victory in the Lord.
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Way Of The Kingdom
$16.99Add to cartThe times we live in are overwhelmed with aggression, darkness, and crisis. The counterfeit kingdom of darkness is moving violently on the earth; intimidation and violence are the name of the enemy’s game. How should believers respond?
Kim Maas, international speaker and prophetic voice, guides readers to discover the answer to this question by showing our need to become like the sons of Issachar–men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do–in order to understand how to war using the weapons of the kingdom of God: violent love, violent mercy, violent forgiveness, and the violence of healing, deliverance, and salvation.
It is time for the people of God to know the times and seasons and how to advance the kingdom of God!
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Lazy Genius Way
$18.00Add to cartThe chorus of “shoulds” is loud. You should enjoy the moment, dream big, have it all, get up before the sun, track your water consumption, go on date nights, and be the best. Or maybe you should ignore what people think, live on dry shampoo, be a negligent PTA mom, have a dirty house, and claim your hot mess like a badge of honor.
It’s so easy to feel overwhelmed by the mixed messages of what it means to live well.
Kendra Adachi, the creator of the Lazy Genius movement, invites you to live well by your own definition and equips you to be a genius about what matters and lazy about what doesn’t. Everything from your morning routine to napping without guilt falls into place with Kendra’s thirteen Lazy Genius principles, including:
– Decide once
– Start small
– Ask the Magic Question
– Go in the right order
– Schedule restDiscover a better way to approach your relationships, work, and piles of mail. Be who you are without the complication of everyone else’s “shoulds.” Do what matters, skip the rest, and be a person again.
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Man I Was Destined To Be
$13.99Add to cartMichael Tandoi’s string of bad decisions caught up with him at age twenty-seven. A crack-cocaine habit led him to become a danger to himself and society, and a judge made the decision he thought was best: Seven years in prison. It took the death of his father and three years for Tandoi to realize that his former life prevented him from becoming the man he was meant to be. In this memoir, he describes the roller coaster his life became before he landed in prison, which is where he wrote most of this book. In it, he shares an important message: Love yourself, love God, and embrace that you can achieve anything if you’re clean and sober. Walking the road to recovery enabled the author to change his life-and anyone battling addiction can trace his path to overcome their demons and become a better person.
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Jesus And OCD (Workbook)
$11.95Add to cartHas OCD paralyzed you, leading you in circles with no way out? By learning from Joshua and Caleb, the two Israelites who stood out from the crowd by having the faith to enter the Promised Land, you will discover how to walk by faith and inherit your promised land-one in which OCD does not rule your life.
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Revelation Of Royalty
$18.99Add to cartWhere you go starts with your recognition of who you are in Christ.
This book will inspire you to know who you am in Christ. It will motivate you to reach higher levels of success and satisfaction in life, family, and business.
Our salvation in Christ ensures that every one of our needs or godly desires has been provided for by God. Yet many in the body of Christ are suffering and going without. Revelation is the key to developing the faith to receive the inheritance Jesus died to provide for us. One man said, “You are not suffering because there is a great devil, but because of your great ignorance.” Ignorance of our identity in Christ is one reason many Christians are not possessing their divine inheritance. As someone once said, “Your vast inheritance [in Christ] comes only in proportion to your new identity.”
Our identity will influence what we become, how rich or poor we will be, how high we will climb, even how long we will live. The more revelation a person has of his new identity in Christ, the more of God’s vast promises he will be able to receive and manifest in his life and circumstances. In Revelation of Royalty, you will discover:
*You cannot rise any higher than your confession and revelation of royalty
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How To Have An Enemy
$16.99Add to cartDoes Jesus’ call to love our enemies mean that we should remain silent in the face of injustice?
Jesus called us to love our enemies. But to befriend an enemy, we first have to acknowledge their existence, understand who they are, and recognize the ways they are acting in opposition to God’s good news. In How to Have an Enemy: Righteous Anger and the Work of Peace, Melissa Florer-Bixler looks closely at what the Bible says about enemies–who they are, what they do, and how Jesus and his followers responded to them. The result is a theology that allows us to name our enemies as a form of truth-telling about ourselves, our communities, and the histories in which our lives are embedded. Only then can we grapple with the power of the acts of destruction carried out by our enemies, and invite them to lay down their enmity, opening a path for healing, reconciliation, and unity.
Jesus named and confronted his enemies as an essential part to loving them. In this provocative book, Florer-Bixler calls us to do the same.
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Liderazgo Promesas Para Cada D – (Spanish)
$7.99Add to cartEn esta edicion en espaol del best seller Leadership Promises for Every Day del experto en liderazgo John C. Maxwell, los lectores descubriran dia a dia, instruccion y aliento para crecer en su liderazgo. Escrituras breves y mensajes sencillos para un liderazgo mas efectivo han hecho de este libro un clasico. Con casi 50.000 ejemplares vendidos hasta la fecha, este libro ha demostrado ser un gran exito y esta nueva edicion promete alcanzar un exito similar.
Leadership Promises for Every Day
In this version of the bestselling book Leadership Promises for Every Day, originally released in 2005 in Spanish, readers discover day-by-day instruction and encouragement to grow in their leadership. Daily Scriptures and quick, simple takeaway messages for more effective leadership have made this title a classic. With close to 350,000 units sold life-to-date, Leadership Promises for Every Day has a proven sales history with readers, and this updated, deluxe packaging ensures a strong future as well.
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Simple Habits For Effective Parenting
$14.95Add to cartPROVEN PARENTING HABITS WITHPOWERFUL RESULTS IN RAISING A CHILD
Happy, confident children determined to reach their full potential with self-motivation, good decision-making skills, a positive attitude, and resilience are raised by parents who practice simple yet effective habits daily.
This commonsense guidebook offers solutions to typical parenting challenges and teaches everything a parent needs to be confident, competent, and nurturing! This must-have remarkable resource is packed with incredible wisdom for anyone looking to fully understand what it means to be an effective parent.
These remarkable, easy-to-understand lessons will effectively show how to . . .
* Build a strong parent-child relationship
* Boost a child’s self-confidence
* Apply discipline in meaningful ways
* Teach successful social skills
* Inspire good academic effort
* Create a never give up mindsetEffective parenting is now within your grasp! With this inspiring how-to comprehensive book, achieve extraordinary results in raising a child to be self-assured, self-reliant, and responsible! You will be able to successfully lead and lovingly encourage your child toward a Godly life!
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How Christians Grow (Revised)
$7.99Add to cartHow Christians Grow will help learners explore what it means to be a disciple of Jesus in simple, everyday English. The 2-page lessons are specifically designed for people who are trying to learn or improve their English skills. How Christians Grow includes teaching resources such as:
*Fill-in-the-blank exercises
*Vocabulary lists at the end of each chapter
*Answers to questions of faith
*Additional Scripture references for further explorationESL Bible Study Series
The ESL Bible Study series is designed to disciple new Christians who are learning to speak English. Other books in the series include What Christians Believe, The Life of Jesus Christ, and Handbook for Teaching Bible-Based ESL. -
What Christians Believe (Revised)
$7.99Add to cartWhat Christians Believe will help learners explore the basics of the Christian faith in simple, everyday English. The 2-page lessons are specifically designed for people who are trying to learn or improve their English skills. What Christians Believe includes teaching resources such as:
*Fill-in-the-blank exercises
*Vocabulary lists at the end of each chapter
*Answers to questions of faith
*Additional Scripture references for further explorationESL Bible Study Series
The ESL Bible Study series is designed to disciple new Christians who are learning to speak English. Other books in the series include How Christians Grow, The Life of Jesus Christ, and Handbook for Teaching Bible-Based ESL.
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Nearer To God
$16.99Add to cartDo you desire nearness to God but your calendar keeps you from communing with the savior? Wayman Ming Jr. will show you how interruptions in your normal schedule are divine opportunities to close the spiritual gap between you and God. If you have become too routine in the daily practice of your faith, this book will help you pursue His heart with passion.
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Luke : Read Reflect Respond Rest
$20.99Add to cartCome and experience the Scriptures in a fresh and life-giving way.
“Having carefully investigated everything from the beginning, I also have decided to write an accurate account for you, most honorable Theophilus, so you can be certain of the truth of everything you were taught.” –Luke 1:3-4 In this collaboration between Alabaster Co. and IVP, the full text of the Gospel of Luke is presented alongside beautiful full-color photographs and guided meditations by Bible teacher, author, and spiritual director Jan Johnson. Carefully designed as a practical, study-focused version of Alabaster’s other bible books, the Alabaster Guided Meditations invite readers into deeper reflection by incorporating the church’s ancient lectio divina and visio divina traditions. Though the intersection of New Living Translation Bible passages, photography, thoughtfully designed layouts, and meditations, readers are invited to experience the Gospel of Luke anew.
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Whom Shall I Fear
$16.99Add to cartChurches are not immune to violence, as we have seen from shootings at houses of worship across the nation. The challenge for faith communities is how to respond to potential violence.
Whom Shall I Fear? asks congregational leaders to examine whether their operational and security policies are consistent with gospel values. It raises common themes in approaches to church security and looks at them in the light of scripture.
Whom Shall I Fear? provides thought-provoking reflections on topics such as locked doors, living faithfully in an unfaithful world, the question of armed security in a church setting, and the duty of Christians to extend hospitality to their neighbor. It includes stories from survivors of gun violence and wisdom on how churches can work to transform an anxious and fear-driven world. Whom Shall I Fear? helps the church thoughtfully wrestle with what it means to be a church of grace, welcome, and love when confronted with acts of cruelty, division, and hate.
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Cradling Abundance : One African Christian’s Story Of Empowering Women And
$26.99Add to cartGrowing up in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Monique Misenga Ngoie Mukuna persevered through many challenges: political turmoil and violence, misogyny and patriarchy, lack of community resources and personal loss.
As she carved out a life for herself, her family, and her community, she kept seeing the same story played out for women vulnerable and trapped in poverty. Every system was stacked against them. So “Maman” Monique committed to take action in every sphere she could: through education, the local and national church, and international cooperation. In 1999 she joined with other Christian women to start the nonprofit Femme, Berceau de l’Abondance–Woman, Cradle of Abundance. The very personal story of Maman Monique opens a unique window on the lives of women in Congo, across Africa, and throughout the Majority World. In Cradling Abundance she recounts her remarkable experiences as a gifted student and teacher, successful businesswoman, local and denominational church leader, visionary social activist, and matriarch for her extended family. With stories of other African women woven in, this narrative presents a panoramic view of Christian women at work at every level of the church and community. We see the resistance they face even within their own congregations and families, as well as how their faith leads them to oppose injustice, discrimination, and suffering. Professor Elsie McKee introduces the autobiography of her friend Maman Monique (translating it from conversations in French and Tshiluba), then provides helpful historical background and textual notes throughout, along with a study guide to additional cultural information. For anyone interested in how lay women lead in Christian ministries, what it takes to start a pioneering nonprofit, or how empowering women is critical to the health of communities, Cradling Abundance is a unique and gripping resource.
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When Thoughts And Prayers Arent Enough
$25.99Add to cartTaylor Schumann never thought she’d be a victim of gun violence.
But one spring day a man with a shotgun walked into her workplace and opened fire on her. While she survived, she was left with permanent wounds, both visible and invisible. In When Thoughts and Prayers Aren’t Enough, Taylor invites us to see what it means to be a survivor after the news vehicles drive away and the media moves on. Healing is slow and complicated. As she suffered through surgeries, grueling rehabilitation, and counseling to repair the physical injuries and emotional trauma, she came face to face with the deep and lasting impact of gun violence. As she began grappling with the realities, Taylor experienced another painful truth: Christians have largely been absent from this issue. Gun violence undercuts God’s vision of abundant life and community–and the silence of the church rings loudly in the ears of survivors and families of victims. Taylor weaves her own incredible story of survival and recovery into a larger conversation about gun violence in our country. With compassion and honesty, she encourages readers to reconsider their own engagement with the issue and to join her in envisioning a more hopeful, safer future for our nation. Move beyond thoughts and prayers and enter into grace-filled dialogue and action.
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Lead Like Christ
$16.99Add to cartAs a Christian, does your leadership approach look any different from that of those who don’t follow Christ? In the Bible, God showed us what leadership looks in his kingdom, and at first a lot of it seems upside-down. The first shall be last. The master shall be the servant. But how can we apply these counterintuitive truths in our own world today? The first step, it turns out, is to become a good follower–a disciple of Christ who always lets him take the lead.
Rather than focusing on the nuts and bolts of management, Lead Like Christ looks closely at how leaders can better imitate the greatest leader of all. Looking to the example of Christ, regardless of the setting, is the only way to create the relationships, loyalty, and cohesion you need to lead well. This step of humility and obedience is not easy, but it will result in powerful, long-lasting change in both your own leadership role today as well as in God’s eternal kingdom.
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100 Best Bible Verses To Overcome Worry And Anxiety
$17.00Add to cartEveryone struggles with worry. You may be wrestling with everyday fears about your relationships or your finances. Or perhaps you’re dealing with a life-and-death decision or paralyzing emotions. Regardless of the reasons for your worries, or the degree to which you feel them, God cares. He wants you to live a life of peace and hope. He wants to give you freedom.
This book will explain and apply 100 key verses from God’s Word to help you overcome your worries and anxieties. The list includes Scriptures across the entire Bible, carefully selected for their significance and helpfulness to the Christian life. Each of the 100 entries will contain
– the Bible verse
– a brief explanation of the verse’s context in Scripture
– commentary on the verse’s meaning
– an application for the readerDon’t be enslaved to your worries and anxieties, but instead dig into God’s promises, provision, and wise counsel. And most of all, discover the peace and comfort that comes with understanding that he loves you more than you’ll ever know.
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Essential Andrew Murray Collection
$19.99Add to cartAndrew Murray is a nineteenth-century writer whose words still inspire today.
In Humility, Murray calls all Christians to turn from pride, empty themselves, and study the character of Christ to be filled with his grace. It is often called the best work on the topic ever written.
Abiding in Christ invites you to listen to words from Scripture, read a daily meditation, pray, and surrender yourself anew to Christ. This thirty-one-day devotional is as timely now as it was in 1895, when it was first published.
Living a Prayerful Life outlines the way to overcome prayerlessness, which Murray believed was the greatest roadblock to spiritual growth. In his familiar devotional style, he then offers inspiring and practical guidelines for becoming a prayer warrior, including examples from the prayer lives of the apostle Paul, George Muller, and Hudson Taylor.
The wisdom in these pages will encourage and equip you to live a life of humility, surrender, and prayer, bringing you closer to the one who created you and longs to be with you.
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Hombres Del Reino Se Levantan – (Spanish)
$15.99Add to cartDios es bueno y poderoso, y quiere lo mejor para tu vida. Tiene grandes planes para ti. Crees que estas cosas son ciertas. Pero cual es tu propia responsabilidad como hombre cuando se trata de convertirte en todo lo que Dios te creo para ser? Como puedes caminar en victoria y fe y tener un impacto en otros para Dios? Los hombres del Reino se levantan desafia a los hombres a fomentar el discipulado personal y aplicar sus habilidades de discipulado y una mentalidad de liderazgo en todas las areas de la vida. El Dr. Tony Evans trae sus ideas, historias y sabios consejos de la Palabra de Dios para despejar todos los obstaculos en su camino, llevandolo a la vida abundante que ha sido llamado a vivir. A lo largo del camino, encontrara que su corazon se agita para alcanzar mas; ya no se conforma con una fe que simplemente pasa. La vida del rey David se utiliza como fundamento del libro y los temas incluyen la superacion de la tentacion, la restauracion del pecado, como discipular a otros y, finalmente, como dejar un legado de fe e influencia piadosa. Reemplace la impotencia, el aburrimiento y el arrepentimiento con vitalidad, poder y alegria. Deje que Los hombres del reino se levantan le ayude a dar el siguiente paso en su fe para convertirle en el poderoso hombre de Dios para el que fue creado.
God is good and powerful and wants the best for your life. He has big plans for you. You believe these things are true. But what is your own responsibility as a man when it comes to becoming all God created you to be? How can you walk in victory and faith and make an impact on others for God? Kingdom Men Rising challenges men to foster personal discipleship and apply discipleship skills and a leadership mindset to all areas of life. Dr. Tony Evans brings his insights, stories, and wise counsel from God’s Word to clear all obstacles in your path, leading you to the abundant life you have been called to live. And along the way, you will find your heart stirred to reach for more, no longer settling for a faith that just goes through the motions. The life of King David is used as the book’s foundation, and topics include overcoming temptation, restoration from sin, how to disciple others, and finally how to leave a legacy of faith and godly influence. Replace helplessness, boredom, and regret with vibrancy, power, and joy. Let Kingdom Men Rising help you take the next step in your faith to become the powerful man of God you were made to be.
