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paperbackIn Search of Christ in Latin America
From Colonial Image to Liberating Savior
by Samuel Escobar
Foreword by C. René Padilla- Ten Outstanding Books in Mission Studies, World Christianity and Intercultural Theology for 2019 — International Bulletin of Mission Research (IBMR)
Noted theologian Samuel Escobar offers a magisterial survey and study of Christology in Latin America. Starting with the first Spanish influence and moving through popular religiosity and liberationist themes in Catholic ...
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paperbackReading Romans with Eastern Eyes
Honor and Shame in Paul's Message and Mission
by Brad Vaughn
Foreword by E. Randolph RichardsChristianity Today's 2020 Book of the Year Award of Merit - Biblical Studies
Biblical Foundations Award Finalist
What does it mean to “read Romans with Eastern eyes”?
Combining research from Asian scholars with his many years of experience living and working in East Asia, Brad Vaughn directs our attention to Paul's letter ...
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paperbackWanting to Be Her
Body Image Secrets Victoria Won't Tell You
by Michelle Graham
How do you feel when you look at a magazine cover? Do you ever look at the models and wish you looked like them? Most women have had that experience. When you go to the health club, you notice how buff the woman to the left is and how skinny the woman to the right is. And when you go out, you see the guys flocking to talk with certain women and wonder if your looks stack up to theirs. When ...
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paperbackGod's Whisper in a Mother's Chaos
Bringing Peace Home
by Keri Wyatt Kent
Mothering small children is exhausting and mind-numbing work. Just finding time to get dressed each day can be a challenge. So how can you possibly find time for God? Your need for God may be greatest at this time of life more than any other. You need God's wisdom, his guidance, and--most of all--his peace. You need to find ways to hear his still, small voice amid the whirlwind of diapers and feedings, ...
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paperbackSpiritual Sisterhood
Mentoring for Women of Color
by Rebecca Florence Osaigbovo
In these pages, author and speaker Rebecca Florence Osaigbovo calls all sisters to either become a spiritual mother or be mentored by one. In fact, she believes the survival of African American communities depends on the renewal of mentoring relationships. Having spent many years as both a mentor and a mentee, Osaigbovo provides here the resources needed for effective, life-giving, mentoring relationships, ...
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paperbackTemptations Women Face
Honest Talk About Jealousy, Anger, Sex, Money, Food, Pride
Saltshaker Books
by Mary Ellen Ashcroft
"Why am I so consumed with what's trivial instead of what's really important?""When I feel like a failure, I look at somebody else and get so envious.""I know why I accumulate nice things and even nice people--to prove that I'm worth something." Mary Ellen Ashcroft knows firsthand about these thoughts and feelings. In this book she writes about where the needs and motivations ...
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paperbackUnsqueezed
Springing Free from Skinny Jeans, Nose Jobs, Highlights and Stilettos
by Margot Starbuck
Ever check the mirror and wonder if you look good enough? Do you choose your clothes to disguise your flaws? Do you sometimes think plastic surgery might be the only way for you to feel good about your body? Do you ever feel squeezed into someone else's mold? Come and join Margot Starbuck in her journey to become unsqueezed! In twenty-seven brief, funny and reflective chapters she helps us discover ...
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paperbackThe Third Third of Life
Preparing for Your Future
by Walter C. Wright, Jr.
Foreword by Max De PreeConsidering retirement can be daunting. How do you know how to best plan for the future? Now there's a helpful guidebook to lead you thoughtfully into the third third of life. In this brief workbook Walter C. Wright provides eight sessions to help those moving toward retirement plan out their next steps. Developed and field-tested at the Max De Pree Center for Leadership, this guide includes material ...
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paperbackRunning into Water
Women Immersed in the Pursuit of God
by Angela Blycker
Running into Water is not just another woman's book; it's an articulate and compelling call to women and mothers from every dialect of life for renewed purpose and hope. We all desperately need water to sustain our physical lives, just as we need God to sustain our spiritual lives. The idea of women immersed in God transformed through the practice of motherhood, is as much as for who ...
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paperbackLoving Monday
Succeeding in Business Without Selling Your Soul
by John D. Beckett
Instead of grinding it out until Friday and living only for weekends, a successful Ohio manufacturing executive has seen how his work can be filled with meaning and purpose. The key is integrating his work and beliefs. As a result, both grow--along with his love for Mondays. Beckett brings all of life together: work, belief, value, character, relationship, truth, worship and joy. The result is ...
