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  • Between the endless tasks of family life and the frantic pace of modern life, parents can find it hard to focus on what matters most. The Wholehearted Households Podcast is a new show from InterVarsity Press designed to give you a moment to breathe and connect with the breath-giver himself. Every week, you'll learn more about God's Word, receive practical tips for accessible family discipleship, and be guided through an in-the-moment spiritual practice designed to nurture your connection with God directly. Each 10-15 minute episode will fit easily into the life of a busy parent or caregiver and is available on all podcast players as well as on YouTube.

  • Theologian Emily McGowin casts a holistic vision for what family can be in light of God's kingdom. She says, “No matter what your family looks like—big or small, biological or chosen, with children or without, homeschooling or public-schooling, multiple incomes or one or none—ask the following together every morning: How will Jesus by his Spirit teach us to love today?”

  • The Message of Lamentations, By Christopher J. H. Wright
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    The Message of Lamentations

    The Bible Speaks Today Series

    by Christopher J. H. Wright

    The destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians in 587 BC is the likely setting for the book of Lamentations. This was the most traumatic event in Old Testament history, as Israel faced extreme human suffering, the destruction ofthe ancient city, national humiliation, and the undermining of all that was thought to be divinely guaranteed, such as the Davidic monarchy, the city of ...

  • Starting Missional Churches: Life with God in the Neighborhood, Edited by Mark Branson and Nicholas Warnes
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    Starting Missional Churches

    Life with God in the Neighborhood

    Edited by Mark Branson and Nicholas Warnes

    All mission is local—the people of God joining the work of God in a particular place. In Starting Missional Churches Mark Lau Branson and Nicholas Warnes introduce us to seven missional churches while examining common challenges regardingtheir genesis. Using stories, interviews with pastors and a look at common preconceived notions of church planting in the West, this guide brings together ...

  • Seeing Jesus in East Harlem: What Happens When Churches Show Up and Stay Put, By José Humphreys
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    Seeing Jesus in East Harlem

    What Happens When Churches Show Up and Stay Put

    by José Humphreys

    IVP Readers' Choice Award

    We are all located in different places. And the way we grow as disciples and lead others in spiritual growth depends on our contexts.

    Pastor José Humphreys recognizes how deeply our faith is tied to our particular stories in our particular places. Grounded in his own deep faith and wisdom, he writes out of his experiences as a Puerto Rican pastor ...

  • Courage for Caregivers: Sustenance for the Journey in Company with Henri J. M. Nouwen, By Marjorie J. Thompson
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    Courage for Caregivers

    Sustenance for the Journey in Company with Henri J. M. Nouwen

    by Marjorie Thompson

    Drawing on the writings and wisdom of Henri J. M. Nouwen's themes of caregiving, Marjorie J. Thompson offers a vulnerable exploration of caregiving intertwined with both her own many years of intimate caregiving of family members and collected stories of caregivers in varied settings and stages of life. While not shying away from the demanding physical, emotional, and spiritual ...

  • The Message of Romans, By John Stott
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    The Message of Romans

    The Bible Speaks Today Series

    by John Stott

    When Paul first penned his letter to the house churches of Rome, his purpose was to gain prayerful support for his coming mission to the western Mediterranean. Little did he know that for two millennia this finely tuned expositionof the gospel would echo through church and academy, market and home, around the world.

    In this revised Bible Speaks Today volume, John Stott clearly ...