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paperbackSouls in Full Sail
A Christian Spirituality for the Later Years
by Emilie Griffin
- 2011 Christianity Today Book Award winner
"We do not set out to become old. Far from it. We hardly intend even to become middle-aged. Instead we plan to live in some eternal now which will lead on to something better, something more complete than what we had before. . . .
Sometime in our spiritual travels, as a complete surprise, we notice it has ...
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paperbackWalking the Labyrinth
A Place to Pray and Seek God
by Travis Scholl
Foreword by Walter Wangerin Jr.One day Travis Scholl discovered a labyrinth in his neighborhood. As he began to walk it, he found this ancient practice offered a much-needed path away from life's demands, allowing him to encounter God in quiet solitude. In this meditative guide, Travis Scholl takes readers on a journey: "The path is always new, because, as a spiritual discipline, the labyrinth is a tool for contemplation, for ...
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paperbackSingle, Just Because
A Pilgrimage into Holy Aloneness
by Bridget Gee
"Why are you single?"
"Just because."
However we answer that question, what's more important than why we are single is how we live as singles. Regardless of our relationship status, all of us are called to a life of vital discipleship. And walking with God can reshape singleness into a pilgrimage of transformation.
Pilgrim and ...
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hardcoverAn Unhurried Life
Following Jesus' Rhythms of Work and Rest
by Alan Fadling
- The 2014 Christianity Today Book Award of Merit Winner (Spirituality)
"I am a recovering speed addict."
Beginning with this confession, pastor and spiritual director Alan Fadling describes his journey out of the fast lane and into the rhythms of Jesus. Following the framework of Jesus' earthly life, Fadling shows how the work of "unhurrying" ...
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paperbackYearning for More
What Our Longings Tell Us About God and Ourselves
by Barry Morrow
Foreword by Kenneth BoaIn this mannered tour through literature, sports, film and daily life, Barry Morrow leads us to contemplate the nature and purpose of human longing. Using Ecclesiastes as a map for the journey, Morrow gives us a vision of our disenchantment "under the sun" and suggests that human culture--our work, art and play--gives evidence of another reality for which God created us.
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paperbackMark
The IVP New Testament Commentary Series
by Ronald J. Kernaghan
The Gospel of Mark is widely regarded today as the first Gospel to be written. Until recent decades, its fast-paced, seemingly straightforward presentation led most readers to overlook its subtle theological sophistication. Probing its depths, Ronald Kernaghan invites readers into a fascinating exploration of Mark's Gospel as a parable, an open-ended story that invites us on a lifelong journey ...
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paperbackThe Art of Advent
A Painting a Day from Advent to Epiphany
by Jane Williams
Join Jane Williams on a reflective journey from Advent to Epiphany, and discover the timeless wisdom to be found in some of the world's greatest paintings.
Illustrated in full color with nearly forty famous and lesser-known masterpieces of Western art, this beautiful devotional will lead you into a deeply prayerful response to all that these paintings convey to a discerning ...
Number of Studies: 37
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paperbackTrue Love in a World of False Hope
Sex, Romance Real People
by Robbie F. Castleman
In a sex-saturated society, sex is on everyone's mind. And Christians are no exception. For many unmarried people, sex is the forbidden fruit, which makes it all the more intriguing. True Love in a World of False Hope presents an up-front, hopeful--and even humorous--look at God's plan for sexual relationships. Robbie Castleman believes reclaiming purity in relationships is a journey toward ...
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paperbackSurrender to Love
Discovering the Heart of Christian Spirituality
The Spiritual Journey
by David G. Benner
Foreword by M. Basil PenningtonSurrender to the Only Perfectly Trustworthy Love
In our self-reliant era, most of us recoil from the concept of surrendering to a power or authority outside ourselves. But surrender need not be seen as threatening, especially when the One to whom we surrender is the epitome of goodness and love.
God doesn't want his people to respond to him out of fear or obligation. ...
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paperbackDesiring God's Will
Aligning Our Hearts with the Heart of God
The Spiritual Journey
by David G. Benner
Foreword by Thomas H. GreenMost people think of God's will as something to be found or as the receiving of guidance from God when making decisions. Too often, however, the problem is not that we don't know what God desires for our lives, but rather that we just don't want to do what we already know he wants. How might our wills be changed so that we become both willing and able to do what God asks of us? In Desiring ...
