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paperbackThe Leadership Ellipse
Shaping How We Lead by Who We Are
by Robert A. Fryling
Foreword by Eugene H. PetersonEveryone in a position of responsibility knows the tension of leadership. It may be between tasks or people, money or mission, the present or the future. One often neglected tension is between our inner spiritual longings and the outward needs of the group we lead. But we need not feel forced to choose between the two. Leadership has more in common with an ellipse with two focal points than a bull's-eye ...
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paperbackTeresa of Ávila
Inner Joy
Christian Classics Bible Studies
by Dale Larsen and Sandy Larsen
During the 1500s, a woman named Teresa lived and worked at the Carmelite Convent of the Incarnation at Ávila. She continually sought the Lord and deepened her life of prayer through the liturgy of the church and her own spontaneous communication with God. Teresa's writings make it clear that she was not seeking any mystical experience for its own sake. She was simply seeking closeness with her ...
Number of Studies: 6
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paperbackSpirit of God
Christian Renewal in the Community of Faith
Wheaton Theology Conference Series
Edited by Jeffrey W. Barbeau and Beth Felker Jones
While the age of the Holy Spirit began with Pentecost, the twentieth century has seen an explosion in the Spirit's work through the remarkable growth of Pentecostalism and the changing face of global Christianity. Despite these surprising developments, and the undeniable significance of the Holy Spirit throughout the life of the church, pneumatology too often remains a subject of misunderstanding ...
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hardcoverC. S. Lewis, My Godfather
Letters, Photos and Recollections
by Laurence Harwood
"With the passage of time fewer and fewer people remain alive who knew him as a living friend, and I therefore think it right and timely to record some of my memories of my relationship with the man and some aspects of his much longer friendship with my own father, with my mother, and his contemporaries throughout his life. It was through this friendship with my parents that C. S. Lewis became my ...
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paperbackGlobal Mission Handbook
A Guide for Crosscultural Service
by Steve Hoke and Bill Taylor
Considering a career in crosscultural ministry? Veteran mission professionals Steve Hoke and Bill Taylor offer a practical guide for preparing for intercultural missions. They provide resources for personal spiritual preparation as well as crosscultural skills and hands-on missionary training. They outline the process for finding actual placement with a sending church, mission agency or organization, ...
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hardcoverTrue to His Word
The Story of Bible Study Fellowship (BSF)
by Gregg Lewis and Deborah Shaw Lewis
This gripping history of Bible Study Fellowship (BSF) begins at a dead end--when an unknown, single, middle-aged, British-woman Missionary, was forced to flee China when Communists moved in. Grieving the heart-breaking conclusion of what she'd believed was her life-long calling, Wetherell Johnson's journey home to England collided with a Divine appointment when five California women asked her to ...
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paperbackAdvent of the Savior
LifeGuide Bible Studies
Edited by Cindy Bunch
On a seemingly ordinary day, in a manger in the middle of bustling, overcrowded Bethlehem, the promised Messiah slipped into the world as a tiny baby. Thousands had longed for his coming, few witnessed his entrance, but millions have been changed by his life. This six-session LifeGuide® Bible Study will introduce you to the circumstances surrounding the birth of Jesus, remind you of ...
Number of Studies: 6
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paperbackKeeping God's Earth
The Global Environment in Biblical Perspective
Edited by Noah J. Toly and Daniel I. Block
Biblical Foundations Book Award
Diversity of life. Water resources. Global climate change. Cities and global environmental issues. We all know being a Christian involves ethical responsibility. But what exactly are our environmental obligations? This unique volume edited by Wheaton College professors Noah J. Toly and Daniel I. Bock, teams up scientists with biblical scholars ...
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paperbackSensible Shoes
A Story about the Spiritual Journey
Sensible Shoes Series
by Sharon Garlough Brown
Over 100,000 Copies Sold Worldwide!
Four Strangers, One Retreat Center, A Story of Transformation
Sharon Garlough Brown tells the moving story of four strangers as they embark together on a journey of spiritual formation:
Hannah, a pastor who doesn't realize how exhausted she is.
Meg, a widow and recent empty-nester who is haunted by her ...
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paperbackHow to Understand Your Bible
by T. Norton Sterrett and Richard L. Schultz
Have you ever felt like you can't make sense out of the Bible but wished you could? Then this book is for you. Starting from scratch, Norton Sterrett presents the general rules for reading the Bible's ordinary language and moves on to specific principles that apply to special types of language such as parables, figures of speech, Hebrew poetry and symbols. Richard Schultz has updated T. Norton ...
