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caseboundMinistering to Families in Crisis
The Essential Guide for Nurturing Mental and Emotional Health
Edited by Jennifer S. Ripley, James N. Sells, and Diane J. Chandler
A Guide for Ministry Leaders to Provide Mental Health First Aid
When people encounter a crisis, they often turn to ministry leaders, who may feel unprepared to guide them. Families face a multitude of challenges, from depression and anxiety to relational conflict to trauma and abuse. Providing the right resources and tools to help church members navigate their journeys is ...
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paperbackWhat God Thinks When We Fail
Finding Grace and True Success
by Steven C. Roy
What does God think of us when we fail? Does he think
- You're a loser.
- There's no hope for you.
- What a wimp!
- You're good for nothing!
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paperbackCreating a Missional Culture
Equipping the Church for the Sake of the World
Forge Partnership Books
by JR Woodward
Foreword by Alan HirschOnce upon a time, Moses had had enough. Exhausted by the challenge of leading the Israelites from slavery to the Promised Land, Moses cried out to God, "What have I done to displease you that you put the burden of all these people on me? . . . If this is how you are going to treat me, please go ahead and kill me" (Exodus 11:11, 15). If that sounds hauntingly familiar to you, you may be the senior ...
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paperbackRecovering the Full Mission of God
A Biblical Perspective on Being, Doing and Telling
by Dean Flemming
Is our gospel witness too small? Should the gospel be proclaimed in words only? Or should we preach the gospel in deeds—and when necessary use words? Or are we missing something in playing the witness of words against deeds? If you are concerned about evangelizing the post-Christian West or the world beyond, you have probably debated this issue. And evangelical instincts drive us to Scripture. ...
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paperbackQuestions Muslims Ask
What Christians Actually Do (and Don't) Believe
by Robert Scott
Christians and Muslims don't understand each other very well. Muslims have often heard that Christians worship three gods, or that the Injil, the Christian Scripture, has been corrupted. How can Christians explain their faith in a way that Muslims can understand? In his work with Muslims in central London, Robert Scott has discovered that many are quite open to talking about matters of ...
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paperbackReading Buechner
Exploring the Work of a Master Memoirist, Novelist, Theologian, and Preacher
by Jeffrey Munroe
Foreword by Makoto FujimuraFrederick Buechner is one of the most gifted writers of his generation, and his legacy casts a long shadow over Christian letters today. As a memoirist, he opened up an entirely new way to think about the genre. As a novelist, he was a finalist for the Pulitzer. And as a theologian and preacher, he pioneered the art of making theology accessible for a popular audience. Yet for ...
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paperbackThe Biology of Sin
Grace, Hope and Healing for Those Who Feel Trapped
by Matthew S. Stanford
There are heated discussions happening on the conflict between science and faith. This disagreement tends to focus around three main issues, one of them being what causes our sinful behavior. The intense conflict has to do with biblically defined sinful behaviors and if there just might be a biological predisposition for these behaviors. The Biology of Sin speaks to this debate and hopefully ...
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paperbackScientific Mythologies
How Science and Science Fiction Forge New Religious Beliefs
by James A. Herrick
What does science have to do with science fiction? What does science fiction have to do with scientists? What does religion have to do with science and science fiction? In the spiritual vacuum of our post-Christian West, new mythologies continually arise. The sources of much religious speculation, however, may be surprising. Author James Herrick directs our attention to a wide range of scientists, ...
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paperbackPocket Dictionary of Apologetics & Philosophy of Religion
300 Terms Thinkers Clearly Concisely Defined
The IVP Pocket Reference Series
by C. Stephen Evans
For philosophers, the pursuit of truth travels on precise definitions. For Christian apologists, the defense of the faith is founded on the defining Word. And for beginning students of either discipline, the difference between success and frustration begins with understanding the terms and ideas and identifying the thinkers and movements.
The Pocket Dictionary of Apologetics Philosophy ...
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paperbackJesus with Dirty Feet
A Down-to-Earth Look at Christianity for the Curious Skeptical
by Don Everts
Most folks think of Jesus
as the man who started Christianity. But it turns out
he wasn't just a man,
and he didn't just start Christianity. Most folks think of Jesus
as an other-worldly religious leader,
a great moral teacher,
or maybe they don't think of him at all. But he had dirty feet,
partied,
cooked breakfast
and got himself ...
