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  • Forming Resilient Children: The Role of Spiritual Formation for Healthy Development, By Holly Catterton Allen
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    Forming Resilient Children

    The Role of Spiritual Formation for Healthy Development

    by Holly Catterton Allen
    Foreword by Catherine Stonehouse

    Many children today are growing up in the midst of adversity, whether brought on by family difficulties or larger societal crises. All children need to be able to deal with stress, cope with challenges, and persevere through disappointments. While we cannot protect children from all hardships, we can promote healthy development that fosters resilience.

    In this interdisciplinary ...

  • Preventing Suicide: A Handbook for Pastors, Chaplains and Pastoral Counselors, By Karen Mason
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    Preventing Suicide

    A Handbook for Pastors, Chaplains and Pastoral Counselors

    by Karen Mason

    12th Annual Outreach Resource of the Year

    What is the church's role in suicide prevention?

    While we tend to view the work of suicide prevention as the task of professional therapists and doctors, the church can also play a vital role. Studies show that religious faith is an important factor reducing the risk of suicide. Yet many pastors, chaplains ...

  • Does God Really Like Me?: Discovering the God Who Wants to Be With Us, By Cyd Holsclaw and Geoff Holsclaw
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    Does God Really Like Me?

    Discovering the God Who Wants to Be With Us

    by Cyd Holsclaw and Geoff Holsclaw

    "I guess I believe that God loves me. But does he like me?" We all know what it's like to feel overlooked, disconnected, and ashamed. We might believe in God's love in the abstract, but we often live our lives without experiencing it in any deep or lasting way. Pastors Cyd and Geoff Holsclaw understand this—indeed, they've felt it themselves. In this warm, engaging book, ...

  • Brave Souls: Experiencing the Audacious Power of Empathy, By Belinda Bauman
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    Brave Souls

    Experiencing the Audacious Power of Empathy

    by Belinda Bauman
    Foreword by Christine Caine

    What if empathy could save us? Belinda Bauman was living a comfortable life as a wife, mother, and nonprofit leader—but her soul was checked out. Then she met Esperance. An assault survivor living in one of the poorest, most dangerous countries in the world, Esperance and other Congolese women shared their harrowing stories with Belinda. Their vulnerability set Belinda on a path ...

  • Rebels and Exiles: A Biblical Theology of Sin and Restoration, By Matthew S. Harmon
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    Rebels and Exiles

    A Biblical Theology of Sin and Restoration

    Essential Studies in Biblical Theology

    by Matthew S. Harmon
    Series edited by Benjamin L. Gladd

    Biblical Foundations Book Awards Finalist

    Deep within the human psyche lies a sense that we were made for something more than this broken world. We all share an experience of exile—of longing for our true home.

    In this ESBT volume, Matthew S. Harmon explores how the theme of sin and exile is developed throughout Scripture. He traces a common pattern ...

  • T. F. Torrance as Missional Theologian: The Ascended Christ and the Ministry of the Church, By Joseph H. Sherrard
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    T. F. Torrance as Missional Theologian

    The Ascended Christ and the Ministry of the Church

    New Explorations in Theology

    by Joseph H. Sherrard
    Foreword by Alan Torrance

    Christ has ascended. Yet his work continues.

    Much has been made of a "missional" view of the church in recent theological literature, but largely overlooked in this discussion has been the contribution that T. F. Torrance, the late Church of Scotland minister and theologian, can make to this discussion. Addressing this lacuna, theologian and pastor Joseph Sherrard considers ...

  • The Mission of the Body of Christ, By Russ Ramsey
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    The Mission of the Body of Christ

    Retelling the Story Series

    by Russ Ramsey

    "God had not just sent his Messiah into the world. He had sent him to them. They were known. In all their guilt—intended and unintended—they were known and invited to find refuge in the grace of God, accomplished through the life, death, and resurrection of his Son. And the church continued to grow." Jesus sent his followers into the world. Russ Ramsey's dynamic narrative traces the journey ...

    Number of Studies: 31

  • According to Plan: The Unfolding Revelation of God in the Bible, By Graeme Goldsworthy
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    According to Plan

    The Unfolding Revelation of God in the Bible

    by Graeme Goldsworthy

    The massive diversity and complexity of the Bible can make it a daunting project for anyone to tackle. Getting a grasp on the unity of the Bible, its central message from Genesis to Revelation, helps immensely in understanding the meaning of any one book or passage. That is the goal of this book by Graeme Goldsworthy.

    • How do the Old and New Testaments fit together?
    • What is the ...
  • The Message of Ruth: The Wings of Refuge, By David J. Atkinson
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    The Message of Ruth

    The Wings of Refuge

    The Bible Speaks Today Series

    by David J. Atkinson

    The book of Ruth tells the story of ordinary people facing ordinary events. We meet Naomi, who went through famine and bereavement but eventually won peace and security. We meet Ruth, a foreign woman from Moab who chose faithfulness to her mother-in-law, Naomi, and to Naomi's God. And we meet Boaz, who by marrying Ruth fitted into God's purposes for history. Both King David and ...

  • Ruth: Rescued by the Redeemer, By Dale Larsen and Sandy Larsen
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    Ruth

    Rescued by the Redeemer

    LifeGuide Bible Studies

    by Dale Larsen and Sandy Larsen

    This six-session LifeGuide® Bible Study of Ruth we meet not only Ruth herself but also other significant players who populate the drama: Naomi, Elimelech, Mahlon, Kilion, Orpah and Boaz. In addition there are other unnamed characters: a kinsman, reapers, elders and neighbors. Like us, each of these characters in their own way needs the Redeemer who is foreshadowed here.These six studies ...

    Number of Studies: 6