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  • Agents of Flourishing: Pursuing Shalom in Every Corner of Society, By Amy L. Sherman
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    Agents of Flourishing

    Pursuing Shalom in Every Corner of Society

    Made to Flourish Resources

    by Amy L. Sherman

    Outreach Resource of the Year

    God calls Christians to participate in his redemptive mission in every sphere of life. Every corner, every square inch of society can flourish as God intends, and Christians of any vocation can become agents of that flourishing. Amy Sherman offers a multifaceted, biblically grounded framework for enacting God's call to seek the ...

  • Words of Life: Scripture as the Living and Active Word of God, By Timothy Ward
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    Words of Life

    Scripture as the Living and Active Word of God

    by Timothy Ward

    Throughout Christian history, the overwhelmingly predominant view of the Bible has been that it is itself the living and active word of God. In this book Timothy Ward explains and defends what we are really saying when we trust and proclaim, as we must, that the Bible is God's word. In particular he describes the nature of the relationship between the living God and Scripture. He examines why, ...

  • Not Finished Yet: Trusting God with All My Feelings, By Sharon Garlough Brown
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    Not Finished Yet

    Trusting God with All My Feelings

    by Sharon Garlough Brown
    Illustrated by Jessica Linn Evans

    Sometimes, you see, Wren and Gran didn't paint flowers or clouds or birds or trees.
    Sometimes they painted their feelings.
    She and Gran called it "painting prayers."

    Gran's art studio is one of Wren's favorite places in the world. Not only is it where Wren and Gran paint, but it's also where they talk about all the good and hard stuff of lifeā€”to each other, and ...

  • Why Politics Needs Religion: The Place of Religious Arguments in the Public Square, By Brendan Sweetman
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    Why Politics Needs Religion

    The Place of Religious Arguments in the Public Square

    by Brendan Sweetman

    Can relligion and politics mix? Many voices reply, "No way!" Yet in this provocative and timely book, Brendan Sweetman argues against this charge and the various sophisticated arguments that support it. As we witness the clash of religious and secular worldviews he claims that our pluralistic democratic society will be best served when the faith elements of secularism are acknowledged and the ...

  • Between Heaven and Hell: A Dialog Somewhere Beyond Death with John F. Kennedy, C. S. Lewis and Aldous Huxley, By Peter Kreeft
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    Between Heaven and Hell

    A Dialog Somewhere Beyond Death with John F. Kennedy, C. S. Lewis and Aldous Huxley

    The IVP Signature Collection

    by Peter Kreeft

    On November 22, 1963, three great men died within a few hours of each other: C. S. Lewis, John F. Kennedy and Aldous Huxley. All three believed, in different ways, that death is not the end of human life. Suppose they were right, and suppose they met after death. How might the conversation go?

    Peter Kreeft imagines their discussion as part of the great conversation that has ...

  • Down-to-Earth Spirituality: Encountering God in the Ordinary, Boring Stuff of Life, By R. Paul Stevens
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    Down-to-Earth Spirituality

    Encountering God in the Ordinary, Boring Stuff of Life

    by R. Paul Stevens
    Foreword by Charles Ringma

    Most books on spirituality focus on disciplines like prayer and Bible study. But this can mislead us into thinking that God can only be experienced when we are doing something "spiritual." Apart from private devotional times or church on Sundays, God may seem distant and even irrelevant to our daily lives. R. Paul Stevens has a radically different view of Christian spirituality. True spirituality, ...

  • The Crucibles That Shape Us: Navigating the Defining Challenges of Leadership, By Gayle D. Beebe
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    The Crucibles That Shape Us

    Navigating the Defining Challenges of Leadership

    by Gayle D. Beebe
    Foreword by David Brooks

    We often see setbacks and disasters as events that keep us from our best life. But they're really opportunities to grow in leadership.

    The problem of suffering is a spiritual hurdle for many that disorients us and those we lead. Gayle D. Beebe tackles the existential crisis head-on, revealing that, although we are bewildered at first, these situations ultimately prepare us. ...

  • The Lost World of Scripture: Ancient Literary Culture and Biblical Authority, By John H. Walton and Brent Sandy
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    The Lost World of Scripture

    Ancient Literary Culture and Biblical Authority

    The Lost World Series

    by John H. Walton and Brent Sandy

    Readers' Choice Awards Honorable Mention

    Preaching's Preacher's Guide to the Best Bible Reference

    From John H. Walton, author of the bestselling Lost World of Genesis One, and D. Brent Sandy, author of Plowshares and Pruning Hooks, comes a detailed look at the origins of scriptural authority in ancient oral cultures and how ...