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  • Live Slowly: A Gentle Invitation to Exhale, By Jodi H. Grubbs
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    Live Slowly

    A Gentle Invitation to Exhale

    by Jodi H. Grubbs

    Give yourself permission to slow down.

    Jodi Grubbs did not give herself permission for too long, falling headlong into the endless rush and exhaustion of hustle culture. After leaving her childhood home on the island of Bonaire in the Caribbean, she had assumed the rapid pace and stress of city living in the States. Soon she realized God was bidding her to a return to the ...

  • The Message of Sonship, By Trevor J. Burke
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    The Message of Sonship

    by Trevor J. Burke

    "Sonship" is an important, yet often overlooked, theme throughout the Bible. Adam, the first human being, is identified as a "son of God"; Israel is God's "first-born son"; the covenant with king David is cast in father-son terms; Christians are children of God, "adopted as sons"; and the same designation brings Scripture to a triumphant conclusion: "He who overcomes will inherit all this, and I ...

  • Isaiah 1–39, Edited by Jeff Fisher
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    Isaiah 1–39

    Old Testament Volume 10A

    Reformation Commentary on Scripture

    Edited by Jeff Fisher

    "And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, 'Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?'

    Then I said, 'Here I am! Send me.'"

    In his interpretation of Isaiah's vision of God and subsequent sending, the Anabaptist reformer Menno Simons perceived a pattern for all prophets, apostles, ministers, and preachers who are called and then sent out to spread the ...

  • Jeremiah, Lamentations, Edited by J. Jeffery Tyler
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    Jeremiah, Lamentations

    Old Testament Volume 11

    Reformation Commentary on Scripture

    Edited by J. Jeffery Tyler

    The prophetic ministry of Jeremiah, described in the Old Testament books of Jeremiah and Lamentations, took place during a time of chaos and tragedy for the people of Israel: the fall of Jerusalem, the destruction of the temple, and the exile to Babylon. Yet, in the midst of this loss and in hope of the restoration of God's people, Jeremiah is able to declare: "The steadfast love of the Lord never ...

  • Moms at the Well: Meeting God Through the Mothers of Scripture—A 7-Week Bible Study Experience, By Tara Edelschick and Kathy Tuan-MacLean
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    Moms at the Well

    Meeting God Through the Mothers of Scripture—A 7-Week Bible Study

    IVP Bible Study Experience

    by Tara Edelschick and Kathy Tuan-MacLean

    Motherhood is hard. Really hard.

    Tara Edelschick and Kathy Tuan-MacLean know this personally. As moms who have spent decades working with and encouraging other moms, they know the struggles real moms face in our real world. Their survey of more than seven hundred moms revealed that moms experience worry, anger, comparison, escapism, a desire for control, ...

  • Shaped by Suffering: How Temporary Hardships Prepare Us for Our Eternal Home, By Kenneth Boa
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    Shaped by Suffering

    How Temporary Hardships Prepare Us for Our Eternal Home

    by Kenneth Boa
    With Jenny Abel

    "The God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast." 1 Peter 5:10 Suffering comes to us all. It may be disease or debilitation, pain or persecution. Our difficulties may be invisible to others or impossible to hide. Sometimes we suffer because of our Christian ...

  • This Morning with God: One Year Through the Gospels and Psalms, Edited by Carol Adeney and Bill Weimer
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    This Morning with God

    One Year Through the Gospels and Psalms

    The IVP Signature Collection

    Edited by Carol Adeney and Bill Weimer

    What is God saying to you today?

    The Bible is a book about God and his relationship to people throughout history. But it's also a book about you. How can you discover what the Bible means and what it means for you today?

    This Morning with God is a guide to help you dive deep into the text of Scripture and reflect on its implications for your life. With ...

  • Sabbath Keeping: Finding Freedom in the Rhythms of Rest, By Lynne M. Baab
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    Sabbath Keeping

    Finding Freedom in the Rhythms of Rest

    by Lynne M. Baab

    Let's give ourselves an A for effort.

    • We keep our minds so preoccupied with work projects that we act and think on autopilot.
    • We keep our kids so occupied with activities that they need day planners before grade school.
    • We keep our schedules so full with church meetings and housekeeping and even entertaining that down-time sounds like a mortal sin.

    When we ...