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  • The Contented Soul: The Art of Savoring Life, By Lisa Graham McMinn
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    The Contented Soul

    The Art of Savoring Life

    by Lisa Graham McMinn

    • Winner of a 2006 Chicago Book Clinic Award

    Is your life characterized more by long, leisurely walks--or by frantic sprints to get the kids to school, rush to work, beat out other cars in traffic so you can pick the kids up on time and grab dinner before your seven o'clock meeting? Most of us are racing through life at dangerously high speeds, striving for a ...

  • The Art of Pastoring: Ministry Without All the Answers, By David Hansen
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    The Art of Pastoring

    Ministry Without All the Answers

    by David Hansen

    Named one of the Top Ten Books by the Academy of Parish Clergy

    Hundreds of books, tapes, workshops and seminars promise to answer these impossible questions. Some offer a set of practical guidelines; others suggest a system or pattern to follow. Some stress various ministry functions; others feature case studies as models of success or failure. Some are helpful. Others are ...

  • Wisdom from Babylon: Leadership for the Church in a Secular Age, By Gordon T. Smith
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    Wisdom from Babylon

    Leadership for the Church in a Secular Age

    by Gordon T. Smith

    What does it mean to provide leadership for the church in an increasingly secular context? When religion is privatized and secularism reigns in the public square, Christians are often drawn toward either individualist escapism or constant cultural warfare. But might this context instead offer a fresh invitation for the church to adapt and thrive?

    Gordon Smith is passionate ...

  • Finding God in the Questions: A Personal Journey, By Timothy Johnson
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    Finding God in the Questions

    A Personal Journey

    by Timothy Johnson

    • Named one of the 2004 Top Ten Religious Books by the Massachusetts Bible Society
    • #8 on the New York Times Hardcover Advice Bestseller List! (June 14, 2004)
    • #7 on the Publishers Weekly Religion Hardcover Bestseller List (October 2004)

    Do you wonder whether or not God is real?

    Do you doubt that religion can be relevant?

    Do ...

  • Into the Region of Awe: Mysticism in C. S. Lewis, By David C. Downing
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    Into the Region of Awe

    Mysticism in C. S. Lewis

    by David C. Downing

    C. S. Lewis is generally thought of as a commonsense Christian, one who offers theology that is understandable and morality that is practical. And yet, when writing about Narnia to a class of fifth graders who asked if it were possible to visit Aslan's country, Lewis replied that the only way he knew of was through death but then added this curious qualifier: "Perhaps some very good people get just ...

  • Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence, and Place in the Digital Age, By Felicia Wu Song
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    Restless Devices

    Recovering Personhood, Presence, and Place in the Digital Age

    by Felicia Wu Song

    We're being formed by our devices. Today's digital technologies are designed to captivate our attention and encroach on our boundaries, shaping how we relate to time and space, to ourselves and others, even to God. Our natural longing for relationship makes us vulnerable to the "industrializing" effects of social media. While we enjoy the benefits of digital tech, many of us feel ...