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paperbackThe Person in Psychology and Christianity
A Faith-Based Critique of Five Theories of Social Development
Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books
by Marjorie Lindner Gunnoe
Integral to a Christian worldview and to psychology are foundational questions about personhood: What characteristics are essential? What is our purpose? Do we naturally incline toward good or bad? Are we accountable for self and responsible for others? In The Person in Psychology and Christianity, developmental psychologist Marjorie Gunnoe demonstrates how the integration ...
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paperbackTempered Resilience Study Guide
8 Sessions on Becoming an Adaptive Leader
by Tod Bolsinger
Leadership leads to vulnerability that requires the security of relationships to endure.
Tempered Resilience: How Leaders Are Formed in the Crucible of Change is about forming resilience so leaders can lead through the resistance that always accompanies change. Tod Bolsinger, an organizational and pastoral leader, writes that experiencing resistance leaves us feeling ...
Number of Studies: 8
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paperbackRelational Leadership
A Biblical Model for Influence and Service
by Walter C. Wright Jr.
Foreword by Richard J. Mouw and Eugene H. PetersonLeadership. What does it mean? How do I do it? Who is a leader and who is not? Relational Leadership will stimulate your thinking about leadership and management, causing you to both ask questions and find answers. Ultimately, this will enable you to invest yourself in people for the sake of the kingdom. Drawing on leadership theory, his own experience and insights from Jude, Philemon ...
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paperbackWomen & Identity
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by Adele Ahlberg Calhoun and Tracey D. Bianchi
We live only a small fraction of the lives God has for us. Our lives get smaller and smaller, circling around the minute-by-minute disappointments and demands of the present moment while God whispers softly or even hollers for us to harness our whole hearts. Written by experienced spiritual leaders Adele Ahlberg Calhoun and Tracey Bianchi, the nine sessions LifeGuide® Bible Study follow ...
Number of Studies: 9
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paperbackStill Life
A Memoir of Living Fully with Depression
by Gillian Marchenko
"I stand on the edge of a cliff in my own bedroom." Gillian Marchenko continues her description of depression: "I must keep still. Otherwise I will plunge to my death. 'Please God, take this away,' I pray when I can." For Gillian, "dealing with depression" means learning to accept and treat it as a physical illness. In these pages she describes her journey through various therapies and medications ...
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paperbackCompanions in Suffering
Comfort for Times of Loss and Loneliness
by Wendy Alsup
Foreword by Trillia J. Newbell2020 The Gospel Coalition Book Award - Christian Living
Have you experienced an ongoing trial that left you wrung out emotionally? Do you feel alone in your pain?
Though suffering often leaves us feeling isolated, God invites us into the community of the Trinity and offers us many companions in Scripture. We experience loneliness alongside the ...
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paperbackHurting Yet Whole
Reconciling Body and Spirit in Chronic Pain and Illness
by Liuan Huska
What if the things we most fear about our bodies—our vulnerability to illness and pain—are exactly the places where God meets us most fully?
As Liuan Huska went through years of chronic pain, she wondered why God seemed absent and questioned some of the common assumptions about healing. What do we do when our bodies don't work the way they should? What is healing, when one ...
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paperbackPermission to Be Black
My Journey with Jay-Z and Jesus
by A. D. "Lumkile" Thomason
Embracing your Christian identity does not make you "soft." Embracing your Black identity does not make you less Christian.
Throughout American history, Black people were not given the freedom to acknowledge their suffering. A. D. Thomason believes that the Holy Spirit brings freedom and liberation as we're able to name our pain, recognize its roots in history and society, ...
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hardcoverLiberation Is Here
Women Uncovering Hope in a Broken World
by Nikole Lim
As a freelance filmmaker, Nikole Lim's career allowed her to step in and out of the lives of marginalized people around the world. But when confronted with the prevalence of sexual violence in Kenyan and Zambian communities, she commits to advocating alongside the courageous survivors whose lives have intersected with hers.
These women's powerful stories inspire her to embark ...
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paperbackBasic Christianity
The IVP Signature Collection
by John Stott
Foreword by Rick Warren and Christopher J. H. Wright- Named a "Book of the Century" by Christianity Today
Who is Jesus Christ? While Jesus and his teaching continue to hold appeal, many people question the plausibility or relevance of the Christian faith. Is it reasonable to believe that Jesus was truly divine? If so, what does it mean for us?
John Stott's accessible, classic book examines ...
