Showing 31 - 40 of 325 results
Readers' Choice Award Winner
The level of injustice in the world is staggering. The church can respond.
International Justice Mission (IJM) has rescued thousands of people from oppression and violence.IJM also partners with thousands of churches to help them live out the mandate of Isaiah 1:17: to seek justice, rescue the oppressed and care for orphans ...
Number of Studies: 12
Does God's all-encompassing will restrict our freedom? Does God's ownership and mastery over us diminish our dignity? The fear that God is a threat to our freedom and dignity goes far back in Western thought. Such suspicion remains with us todayin our so-called secular society. In such a context any talk of God tends to provoke responses that range from defiance to subservience to indifference. ...
Logos Bookstore Association Award
Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards
Finalist
The spiritual journey takes unexpected turns for the women of Sensible Shoes in this third book of the series, continuing on from the events of Two Steps Forward. Having been challenged to persevere in hope, can they now embrace the joy of complete surrender?
Mara: ...
The constraints of the spiritual life, practiced in community, are what set us free. Practicing spiritual disciplines can seem difficult, especially when we undertake them as isolated individuals. But we were never meant to practice them alone.
Jared Patrick Boyd reveals how the constraints practiced in Christian community shape us into the way of Christ. He re-anchors the ...
Over 100,000 Copies Sold!
Christianity Today Book Award – Christian Living/Discipleship
Create a Gospel-Centered Rule of Life
Habits form us more than we form them. The modern world is a machine of invisible habits, forming us into anxious, busy people. We yearn for the freedom of the gospel but remain shackled by our ...
Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award -
Multicultural
Christianity Today Book Award - Christian
Living/Discipleship Award
Publishers Weekly starred review
"People of color have endured traumatic histories and almost daily assaults on our dignity. We have prayed about racism, been in denial, or acted out in anger, ...
Discover the Unexpected Grace Found in Shame
We are God's beloved children. Yet too often our imperfections lead to feelings of shame that leave us insecure and anxious, affecting how we view ourselves, each other, and God. Shame makes us feel that we are not good enough and can prevent us from receiving the love God wants to lavish on us.
God wants more for ...
Among the letters of Paul, Galatians burns like a firestorm of apostolic rebuke, persuasion and passion for the truth of the gospel. Paul directs his anger against those who would preach "another gospel." And he urgently warns the Christians at Galatia of spiritual bewitchment and its dire consequences.To battle these seductive enemies of truth, Paul deploys a powerful arsenal--both biblical-theological ...
Do you feel stuck? Are you trying to find a way to do the right thing? Do you long to overcome sin?Everyone faces barriers and difficulties at some time in life. Everyone has a history including mistakes and failures. But sometimes you may feel asthough you cannot go on. Or you may think that your choices are limited, your actions curtailed.If you are ready to see true and lasting change in your ...
"You're blessed when you've worked up a good appetite for God." Matthew 5:6 The MessageWe live in hungry times. Ours is a consumer culture, predisposed to quickly fill the cravings of body and mind. The idea of fasting--the voluntary denial of something for a specific time, for a spiritual purpose--sets us immediately on edge. But Lynne Baab makes the case that anyone can fast.Fasting ...