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  • Discovering Soul Care, By Mindy Caliguire
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    Discovering 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 ...

    Number of Studies: 20

  • Welcoming the Stranger, By Matthew Soerens and Jenny Yang and Leith Anderson
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    Welcoming the Stranger

    Justice, Compassion & Truth in the Immigration Debate

    by Matthew Soerens, Jenny Yang, and Leith Anderson

    Academy of Parish Clergy Top Ten List

    Immigration is one of the most complicated issues of our time. Voices on all sides argue strongly for action and change. Christians find themselves torn between the desire to uphold laws and the call to minister to the vulnerable.

    In this book World Relief immigration experts Matthew Soerens and Jenny Yang move beyond the rhetoric ...

  • Wonders from Your Law: Nexus Passages and the Promise of an Exegetical Intertextual Old Testament Theology, By Kevin S. Chen
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    Wonders from Your Law

    Nexus Passages and the Promise of an Exegetical Intertextual Old Testament Theology

    by Kevin S. Chen
    Foreword by Stephen G. Dempster

    Southwestern Journal of Theology Book of the Year—Biblical Studies

    SOLA Network's Asian American Book Awards Honorable Mention

    Finding internal coherence within the Old Testament is a challenging task. Numerous scholars over the centuries have provided various, divergent frameworksto organize the content of the Hebrew Bible. ...

  • Ancient Christian Devotional: Lectionary Cycle B, Edited by Cindy Crosby
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    Ancient Christian Devotional: Lectionary Cycle B

    Ancient Christian Devotional Set

    Edited by Cindy Crosby
    General Editor Thomas C. Oden

    Reading the writings of early church fathers points us to the deep joy that awaits us in Christ when we drink deeply from Scripture, the only water that can give us true life. This guide for reflection combines excerpts from the writings of the church fathers as found in the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture with a simple structure for daily or weekly reading and prayer.

    Included are ...

  • Centering Discipleship: A Pathway for Multiplying Spectators into Mature Disciples, By E. K. Strawser
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    Centering Discipleship

    A Pathway for Multiplying Spectators into Mature Disciples

    by Eun Kyong Strawser
    Foreword by JR Woodward

    Discipleship without mission is discipleship without Christ.

    The church often lacks maturity and missional impact because discipleship is at its periphery. In order to get discipleship to the center, leaders need a locally rooted, culturally contextual discipleship pathway to tether disciples who are disciplemakers to the neighborhood or network around them.

    Pastor and ...

  • Counseling Couples in Conflict: A Relational Restoration Model, By James N. Sells and Mark A. Yarhouse
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    Counseling Couples in Conflict

    A Relational Restoration Model

    Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books

    by James N. Sells and Mark A. Yarhouse

    Most therapeutic approaches, especially those of a cognitive orientation, are not very effective in dealing with high conflict relationships--couples often heading toward divorce by the time they seek help. Counseling Couples in Conflictis a resource for pastors and counselors who want to be ready for these uniquely difficult cases. Utilizing a relational conflict and restoration model ...

  • Making Peace with the Land: God's Call to Reconcile with Creation, By Fred Bahnson and Norman Wirzba
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    Making Peace with the Land

    God's Call to Reconcile with Creation

    Resources for Reconciliation

    by Fred Bahnson and Norman Wirzba
    Foreword by Bill McKibben

    God is reconciling all things in heaven and on earth.We are alienated not only from one another, but also from the land that sustains us. Our ecosystems are increasingly damaged, and human bodies are likewise degraded. Most of us have little understanding of how our energy is derived or our food is produced, and many of our current industrialized practices are both unhealthy for our bodies and unsustainable ...