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paperbackDiscovering Soul Care
by Mindy Caliguire
If we look at the spiritual life through the lens of a marathon, we will discover that many of us are nearing exhaustion. We may not be on the sidelines or stumbling noticeably, but we are dangerously low on reserves, running on fumes. We aren't sure that we've got what it takes to get to the end of the race. If you identify with the image of a fainting runner, then this book will come as refreshing ...
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paperbackTeach Us to Pray
by Gordon T. Smith
Logos Bookstore Association Award for Christian Living
One of the most basic and vital dimensions of the Christian life is the practice of prayer. Frequently our prayers begin with a petition or request, so the content of our prayers is informed by our circumstances. But what if the opposite were true? What if we allowed our prayers to inform our lives? What would our lives ...
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paperbackGod Behaving Badly
Is the God of the Old Testament Angry, Sexist and Racist?
by David T. Lamb
God has a bad reputation. Many think of God as wrathful and angry, smiting people right and left for no apparent reason. The Old Testament in particular seems at times to portray God as capricious and malevolent, wiping out armies and nations, punishing enemies with extreme prejudice..
But wait. The story is more complicated than that. Alongside troubling passages of God's ...
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paperbackJeremiah, Lamentations
Volume 12
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
Edited by Dean O. Wenthe
General Editor Thomas C. OdenJeremiah, the weeping prophet, prophesied for four decades under the last five kings of Judah—from 627 to 587 B.C. His mission: a call to repentance. Among the apostolic fathers, Jeremiah was rarely cited, but several later authors give prominent attention to him, including Origen, Theodoret of Cyr, and Jerome, who wrote individual commentaries on Jeremiah, and Cyril of Alexandria ...
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paperbackThe Liturgy of Creation
Understanding Calendars in Old Testament Context
by Michael LeFebvre
Foreword by C. John CollinsBiblical Foundations Award Finalist
Holidays today are often established by legislation, and calendars are published on paper and smart phones. But how were holidays chosen and taught in biblical Israel? And what might these holidays have to do with the creation narrative? In this book, Michael LeFebvre considers the calendars of the Pentateuch with their ...
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paperbackLiving the Christian Year
Time to Inhabit the Story of God
by Bobby Gross
Infuse your days with meaning. You are part of a larger Story. And the One who began the Story is at work today, in your life, in the midst of your meetings and bills and family activities that make the days rush by and blur together. In these pages Bobby Gross opens to you--and opens you to--the liturgical year, helping you inhabit God's Story every day.
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paperbackOur Deepest Desires
How the Christian Story Fulfills Human Aspirations
by Gregory E. Ganssle
As human beings, we are created with desires. We all long for meaningful relationships, lives that reflect goodness, engagements with beauty, and the freedom to pursue our lives with integrity. But where can our restless hearts find fulfillment for these universal longings? Philosopher and apologist Greg Ganssle argues that our widely shared human aspirations are best understood and explained ...
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caseboundSwing Low, volume 1
A History of Black Christianity in the United States
Swing Low Set
by Walter R. Strickland II
A Groundbreaking Portrait of African American Christianity
The history of African American Christianity is one of the determined faith of a people driven to pursue spiritual and social uplift for themselves and others to God's glory. Yet stories of faithful Black Christians have often been forgotten or minimized. The dynamic witness of the Black church in the United States ...
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paperbackSwing Low, volume 1
A History of Black Christianity in the United States
Swing Low Set
by Walter R. Strickland II
A Groundbreaking Portrait of African American Christianity
The history of African American Christianity is one of the determined faith of a people driven to pursue spiritual and social uplift for themselves and others to God's glory. Yet stories of faithful Black Christians have often been forgotten or minimized. The dynamic witness of the Black church in the United States ...
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paperbackSimplicity
Soul Care Resources
by Mindy Caliguire
Our closets, our garages, our cupboards, our lives are--let's face it--cluttered. Stuff is everywhere: old yearbooks, projects we started years ago but never finished, commitments to activities that we now regret making but don't feel we can pull out of. Are you longing for space--for simplicity? Here is a book to bring you there. Soul Care® Resources are designed to be simple, but not ...
