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paperbackThe Life of the Body
Physical Well-Being and Spiritual Formation
by Valerie E. Hess and Lane M. Arnold
What does exercise have to do with our souls? How do our sleeping habits relate to being conformed to the likeness of Christ? What do our bodies have to do with spiritual formation? Valerie Hess has taken up these questions with her spiritual formation graduate students. And Lane Arnold has processed them with others as a spiritual director. They have discovered that the life of our bodies has ...
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paperbackA Second Shot of Coffee with Jesus
by David Wilkie
Foreword Reviews' INDIEFAB Honorable Mention for Graphic Novels and Comics
The wildly popular online comic Coffee with Jesus, described by Library Journal as offering "disarmingly funny reflections on human failings and faith," is back with a venti-sized second volume. Find yourself in your favorite characters, and laugh with Jesus at the absurdities ...
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paperbackMaking Peace with the Land
God's Call to Reconcile with Creation
Resources for Reconciliation
by Fred Bahnson and Norman Wirzba
Foreword by Bill McKibbenGod 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 ...
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paperbackThe World Is Not Ours to Save
Finding the Freedom to Do Good
by Tyler Wigg-Stevenson
Christianity Today Book Award Winner
Outreach Magazine Resource of the Year
We want to save the world—and we have a dizzying array of worthy causes to pursue.
But passionate enthusiasm can quickly give way to disillusionment, compassion fatigue or empty slacktivism. As we move from awareness to mobilization, we ...
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paperbackEveryday Missions
How Ordinary People Can Change the World
by Leroy Barber
Foreword by Chris SeayIt's not every day that you get a visit from God. Burning bushes, ladders to heaven, chariots of fire and all that--we look for those stories in the Bible, and we look for them in our lives. When it comes to something as important as what we do with our lives, we think, maybe God owes us a big event. But, as Leroy Barber has learned through his work in inner cities and with young people, that's ...
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paperbackAsk a Missionary
Time-Tested Answers from Those Who've Been There Before
General Editor John McVay
If you are exploring doing something extraordinary for the glory of God among the nations, Ask A Missionary will give clarity and answers for a journey into missions. Because they have "been there", over one hundred missionaries from around the world, including Elisabeth Elliot, George Verwer, Phyllis Kilbourn, and Bill Stearns, share their insightful wisdom and practical advice on everything ...
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paperbackGod in a Brothel
An Undercover Journey into Sex Trafficking and Rescue
by Daniel Walker
This is the true story of an undercover investigator's experiences infiltrating the multi-billion-dollar global sex industry. It is a story of triumph for the children and young teens released from a life of slavery and the rescuer who freed many hundreds of victims leading to the prosecution of dozens of perpetrators. And it is a story of haunting despair for those left behind in corrupt systems ...
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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 ...
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paperbackWhy the Rest Hates the West
Understanding the Roots of Global Rage
by Meic Pearse
"Why do they hate us so much?" Many in the U.S. are baffled at the hatred and anti-Western sentiment they see on the international news. Why are people around the world so resentful of Western cultural values and ideals? Historian Meic Pearse unpacks the deep divides between the West and the rest of the world. He shows how many of the underlying assumptions of Western civilization directly oppose ...
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paperbackMark: The Gospel of Passion
The Biblical Imagination Series
by Michael Card
"Follow Me," Jesus told them, "and I will make you into fishers of men!" Immediately they left their nets and followed Him. --Mark 1:17-18 The Gospel of Mark is a book of action and passion. Events happen one after another, with a vivid sense of immediacy and urgency. Jesus? emotions come through strongly--at times he is angry and distressed, other times filled with compassion. In this volume, ...
