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paperbackWe Speak
Proclaiming Truth in an Age of Talk
by Mike Baker, J. K. Jones, and Jim Probst
As Christians, we are called to speak. Some of us speak out in our workplaces. Others in our schools or neighborhoods. Our audiences may vary in size, but we are all called to witness to Christ in us. Pastor Mike Baker puts it like this: "Jesus himself has commissioned each of us to be a witness for his kingdom. And every believer has a faith testimony—a story of how Jesus has made all the difference—compelling ...
Number of Studies: 7
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paperbackPhilosophy Made Slightly Less Difficult
A Beginner's Guide to Life's Big Questions
by Garrett J. DeWeese and J. P. Moreland
Philosophy is for everyone. We think philosophically whenever we ask life's big questions:
- What is real?
- How do we know what we know?
- What is the right thing to do?
- What does it mean to be human?
- How should we view science and its claims?
- Why should we believe that God exists?
Philosophy is thinking critically about ...
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paperbackThe Self-Aware Leader
Discovering Your Blind Spots to Reach Your Ministry Potential
by Terry Linhart
Foreword by Carey NieuwhofParish Clergy - Top Ten Books
Effective ministry begins here.
You've studied what you think you need to know before entering a career in ministry. Is there anything that is more important than knowing about hermeneutics, homiletics, theology, exegesis, and everything else you have likely learned in seminary and church ministry so far?
Yes, there ...
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paperbackRun with the Horses
The Quest for Life at Its Best
by Eugene H. Peterson
Preface by Eric E. PetersonLearning to Live the Life You Long For
In Jeremiah 12:5 God says to the prophet, "If you're worn out in this footrace with men, what makes you think you can race against horses?"
We all long to live life at its best—to fuse freedom and spontaneity with purpose and meaning. Why then do we often find our lives so humdrum, so unadventuresome, so routine? Or else so frantic, ...
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paperbackBlessed Are the Unsatisfied
Finding Spiritual Freedom in an Imperfect World
by Amy Simpson
Christians often hear the idea that following Jesus means that we should be living a life of full satisfaction. How many of us actually experience that kind of life? Amy Simpson wants to debunk this satisfaction myth in the church. After forty years of walking with Jesus, she writes, "I am deeply unsatisfied not only with my ability to reflect Jesus, but also with the very quality of my intimacy ...
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paperbackVintage Saints and Sinners
25 Christians Who Transformed My Faith
by Karen Wright Marsh
Foreword by Lauren WinnerOutreach Resource of the Year
Foreword INDIES Award FinalistSaints are people too.
The word saint conjures up images of superstar Christians revered for their spectacular acts and otherworldly piety. But when we take a closer look at the lives of these spiritual heavyweights, we learn that they also experienced ...
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hardcoverJesus Loves the Little Children, All the Children of the World
Fresh Lyrics for a Beloved Song
by Tara Hackney
New and updated lyrics for a new generation!
The classic song "Jesus Loves the Little Children of the World" has been heard in homes and churches for over a century. This fresh adaptation written by Tara Hackney includes three new stanzas for today's children and families. With the beautiful reminder that all children of the world are "made and loved so perfectly," ...
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paperbackThe Spiritually Vibrant Home
The Power of Messy Prayers, Loud Tables, and Open Doors
Lutheran Hour Ministries Resources
by Don Everts
We all long for homes where we can thrive and flourish. What does it take to have a spiritually vibrant household?
Don Everts invites us to contemplate what the Bible says about households and consider what a new research project has revealed by pulling back the curtains on everyday households of faith. Original research from the Barna Group and Lutheran Hour Ministries shows ...
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hardcoverInvitation to Solitude and Silence
Experiencing God's Transforming Presence
Transforming Resources
by Ruth Haley Barton
Foreword by Dallas WillardChristianity Today Book Award
Will you accept God's invitation?
Much of our faith and practice is about words—preaching, teaching, talking with others. Yet all of these words are not enough to take us into the real presence of God where we can hear his voice. This book is an invitation to you to meet God deeply and fully outside the demands ...
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paperbackMoms at the Well
Meeting God Through the Mothers of Scripture—A 7-Week Bible Study
IVP Bible Study Experience
by Tara Edelschick and Kathy Tuan-MacLean
Motherhood is hard. Really hard.
Tara Edelschick and Kathy Tuan-MacLean know this personally. As moms who have spent decades working with and encouraging other moms, they know the struggles real moms face in our real world. Their survey of more than seven hundred moms revealed that moms experience worry, anger, comparison, escapism, a desire for control, ...
