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paperbackKnowing God's Will
Finding Guidance for Personal Decisions
by M. Blaine Smith
How can we discover God's will for the complicated decisions of time, money, relationships, education and career? How do we know which is best among a variety of "good" options? In this updated and substantially expanded edition, M. Blaine Smith shows how God unfolds his plan for our lives—through the Bible, prayer, reason, abilities, circumstances, desire and the counsel of others. He packs each ...
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paperbackDiscipleship of the Mind
by James W. Sire
Christians who are serious about their faith want to love God with all that they are -- heart and mind and strength. Books abound on the devotional life, on commitment, on evangelism and practical Christian living, but few take up what it means to love God with our minds. How do we learn to honor God in the ways we think? James Sire blazes a trail for Christians concerned about the discipleship ...
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paperbackModern Orthodox Thinkers
From the Philokalia to the Present
by Andrew Louth
Andrew Louth, one of the most respected authorities on Orthodoxy, introduces us to twenty key thinkers from the last two centuries. He begins with the Philokalia, the influential Orthodox collection published in 1782 which marked so many subsequent writers. The colorful characters, poets and thinkers who populate this book range from Romania, Serbia, Greece, England, France and also include ...
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paperbackReal Life
A Christianity Worth Living Out
by James Choung
What does it mean to follow Jesus? And how should we help others become more like him? Once upon a time, being a Christian seemed clear. Say these words, pray these prayers, do these things. But out in the real world, following Jesus feels more nebulous. What's the point? That's Stephen's struggle in these pages as he wonders if he has missed his calling. In this compelling narrative, James Choung ...
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paperbackJohn Calvin: A Pilgrim's Life
by Herman J. Selderhuis
There are many biographies of John Calvin, the theologian--some villifying him and others extolling his virtues--but few that reveal John Calvin, the man. Professor and renowned Reformation historian Herman Selderhuis has written this book to bring Calvin near to the reader, showing him as a man who had an impressive impact on the development of the Western world, but who was first of all a believer ...
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paperbackThe Devoted Life
An Invitation to the Puritan Classics
Edited by Kelly M. Kapic and Randall C. Gleason
The Puritans are frequently maligned but seldom understood. Far from the dour malcontents they are often portrayed to be, most Puritans were wholesomely engaged in life. This book is designed to introduce you to a wide range of influential Puritan writers and a representative work for each that pushes through stereotypes to the heart and soul of these Christian pastors and theologians. With a clear ...
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paperbackThe Pursuit of God in the Company of Friends
by Richard C. Lamb Jr.
You were not meant to walk alone. Many of us struggle to forge deep relationships with God and other people. Modern society has isolated us as rugged individuals, deceiving us into thinking we can make it through life on our own. Individualism has likewise shaped the pattern of Christian discipleship, privatizing faith and separating us from fellow believers. But we come to know God best when ...
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paperbackThe Contemporary Christian
by John Stott
- Christianity Today 1994 Critics Choice Award winner
- 1993 Christian Booksellers Association/Europe Book of the Year Award winner
People today reject Christianity not because they think it is false but because they believe it is irrelevant.
John Stott knows otherwise. In this book he challenges all of us to move with the times while standing ...
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paperbackFaith on the Edge
Daring to Follow Jesus
Edited by Paul Tokunaga
by Kevin Blue, Amy L. Brooke, Robbie F. Castleman, Bobby Gross, and Jon TranDo you want to live for Jesus but struggle with what that means day by day? The deep desire of our hearts to be close to God is so easily sidetracked by daily realities. This book is designed to cover the areas of faith and life that you most want to bring together under God's leadership:
- decision-making
- dating and relationships
- racial reconciliation
- suffering ...
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paperbackKnowing Christianity
by J. I. Packer
When so many crave the latest self-improvement plan or the most recent religious experience, J. I. Packer turns our attention to realities far larger and longer-lasting than anything our self-absorbed society can offer. In this book he lays out before us his grandest panorama yet of the magnificent landscape we call the Christian faith. He begins with the only proper foundation for spiritual ...
