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paperbackThe Jonathan Effect
Helping Kids and Schools Win the Battle Against Poverty
by Mike Tenbusch
America may be called the "land of opportunity," but countless kids and teens are struggling like young Davids in the urban wilderness, attempting to fight the giant of poverty under insurmountable odds. What could make a difference? The presence of a "Jonathan" in their lives to offer them the life-giving support they need to survive and thrive. The church is the best source of these Jonathans, ...
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paperbackPractical Justice
Living Off-Center in a Self-Centered World
by Kevin Blue
You know the world is full of injustice. You know that God calls Christians to work for justice on the earth. But what can you do? Do you have questions like this? You're well-intended, but stuck in the rut of the everyday. You want to make your life matter. But you don't know where to start. You wonder about everything from whether to give a dollar to a beggar to how to participate in the political ...
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caseboundForty Days on Being a Four
Enneagram Daily Reflections
by Christine Yi Suh
Series edited by Suzanne Stabile"How are you feeling?"
Christine Yi Suh says that this has always been a hard question. She writes: "The more accurate question for a Four may be, 'What aren't you feeling?' I can grab my prevailing emotion and tell you how I'm doing from that emotion's point of view (joy, elation, sadness, grief, confusion—you name it!). I live and breathe a kaleidoscope of living, feeling, ...
Number of Studies: 40
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caseboundForty Days on Being a Nine
Enneagram Daily Reflections
by Marlena Graves
Series edited by Suzanne Stabile"Why do you hold back?"
Enneagram Nines are often asked questions like this by others who want to invite them to share their gifts. Marlena Graves describes her own experience with deciding whether to speak up: "I know what it's like to be run over and rendered invisible. I don't want to do the same to others." Nines are easy to be around because they seem to instinctively ...
Number of Studies: 40
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paperbackAdventure of Ascent
Field Notes from a Lifelong Journey
by Luci Shaw
In this book, writer-poet Luci Shaw has given us a lifetime of exquisite reflections on nature, love, death, suffering, loss, faith, doubt, creativity, curiosity, lifelong learning—all of it drawn from the breadth of her own experience, harvested in penetrating and lyrical insights. Still active in her eighties, Luci now turns her attention to the season of edging toward the borders. Her spirit ...
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paperbackLonging for More
A Woman's Path to Transformation in Christ
Transforming Resources
by Ruth Haley Barton
Foreword by Lynne HybelsIn the quiet places of your heart, do you ever yearn for something more? Many Christian women, if we are honest, feel discontented about aspects of our lives. Some of us long to be married, while others long to escape from marriage. Some of us struggle with our roles in the church, wondering why God would give us gifts that are not allowed to flourish. Some of us feel we have no voice. Others of ...
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paperbackReleased from Shame
Moving Beyond the Pain of the Past
by Sandra D. Wilson
Do you feel
- that your problem is not what you do but who you are?
- caught in patterns of destructive relationships?
- that you never get enough affirmation?
- afraid you'll pass bad patterns along to your children?
- that God probably loves you less than others?
If these questions fit you, you may be experiencing shame. Often shame ...
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paperbackChrist-Shaped Character
Choosing Love, Faith and Hope
by Helen Cepero
Honorable Mention for Classic Christian Spirituality, from Byron Borger, Hearts and Minds Bookstore
"Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love." —1 Corinthians 13:13
What are the pathways that lead us to God? This is a book about what happens when we find those pathways. You will discover the values and virtues that grow ...
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paperbackSentness
Six Postures of Missional Christians
by Kim Hammond and Darren Cronshaw
Foreword by Michael Frost and Alan HirschEver wonder why people fall asleep in church? It happens. We?ve all seen it. We shuffle into rows of seats that grow more comfortable with every new fundraising campaign. We slouch down and settle in for an hour or so, as singers and storytellers and preachers and teachers take their turns filling our ears. And almost without fail, at least one of us nods off while listening to the greatest story ...
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paperbackMaking All Things New
God's Dream for Global Justice
by R. York Moore
Often this world seems like a nightmare. Human trafficking, young girls trapped in brothels, child soldiers forced to become killers, unchecked plagues and diseases, economic injustice and the oppression of the poor. Millions around the world are trapped in this nightmare, and we may feel helpless to do anything about it. But God has a dream. York Moore paints a vivid picture of how the dream of ...
