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  • Contemporary Art and the Church: A Conversation Between Two Worlds, Edited by W. David O. Taylor and Taylor Worley Contemporary Art and the Church: A Conversation Between Two Worlds, Edited by W. David O. Taylor and Taylor Worley
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    Contemporary Art and the Church

    A Conversation Between Two Worlds

    Studies in Theology and the Arts Series

    Edited by W. David O. Taylor and Taylor Worley

    The church and the contemporary art world often find themselves in an uneasy relationship in which misunderstanding and mistrust abound.

    On one hand, the leaders of local congregations, seminaries, and other Christian ministries often don't know what to make of works by contemporary artists. Not only are these artists mostly unknown to church leaders, they and their work ...

  • Surrender to Love: Discovering the Heart of Christian Spirituality, By David G. Benner Surrender to Love: Discovering the Heart of Christian Spirituality, By David G. Benner
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    Surrender to Love

    Discovering the Heart of Christian Spirituality

    The Spiritual Journey

    by David G. Benner
    Foreword by M. Basil Pennington

    • A Personal Growth Finalist in the 2004 Word Guild Canadian Writing Awards

    "Only God deserves absolute surrender because only God can offer absolutely dependable love."In our self-reliant era, most of us recoil from the concept of surrendering to a power or authority outside ourselves. But surrender need not be seen as threatening, especially when the One to whom ...

  • Faith and Reason: Three Views, Edited by Steve Wilkens Faith and Reason: Three Views, Edited by Steve Wilkens
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    Faith and Reason

    Three Views

    Spectrum Multiview Book Series

    Edited by Steve Wilkens

    Life confronts us with an endless stream of questions. Some are trivial. But some draw us into the deepest dimensions of human inquiry, a place where our decisions have profound implications for life and faith. Is there a God, andif so, how can I know anything about who or what God is? Is the quest for truth an elusive dream? How should I live and what should I value? What happens ...

  • Christian Meditation in Clinical Practice: A Four-Step Model and Workbook for Therapists and Clients, By Joshua J. Knabb Christian Meditation in Clinical Practice: A Four-Step Model and Workbook for Therapists and Clients, By Joshua J. Knabb
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    Christian Meditation in Clinical Practice

    A Four-Step Model and Workbook for Therapists and Clients

    Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books

    by Joshua J Knabb

    Christians are hungry for a return to their own tradition to cultivate meditation practices that are both psychologically and spiritually fruitful. In recent decades, mindfulness meditation, which originates from the Buddhist tradition, has been embraced in many settings as a method for addressing a plethora of symptoms. What would it look like to turn instead to the Christian faith ...

  • Centered-Set Church: Discipleship and Community Without Judgmentalism, By Mark D. Baker Centered-Set Church: Discipleship and Community Without Judgmentalism, By Mark D. Baker
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    Centered-Set Church

    Discipleship and Community Without Judgmentalism

    by Mark D. Baker

    Christians can be adept at drawing lines, determining what it means to be "a good Christian" and judging those who stray out of bounds. Other times they erase all the lines in favor of a vague and inoffensive faith. Both impulses can come from positive intentions, but either can lead to stunted spiritual life and harmful relationships. Is there another option?

    The late missionary ...

  • 1 Corinthians, Edited by Scott M. Manetsch 1 Corinthians, Edited by Scott M. Manetsch
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    1 Corinthians

    New Testament Volume 9A

    Reformation Commentary on Scripture

    Edited by Scott M. Manetsch

    In his first letter to the church in Corinth, Paul writes, "I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures" (1 Cor 15:3-4 ESV). Reflecting on Paul's summary of the gospel, sixteenth-century biblical commentator, theologian, and ...

  • Cradling Abundance: One African Christian's Story of Empowering Women and Fighting Systemic Poverty, By Monique Misenga Ngoie Mukuna Cradling Abundance: One African Christian's Story of Empowering Women and Fighting Systemic Poverty, By Monique Misenga Ngoie Mukuna
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    Cradling Abundance

    One African Christian's Story of Empowering Women and Fighting Systemic Poverty

    by Monique Misenga Ngoie Mukuna
    With Elsie Anne McKee

    Growing up in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Monique Misenga Ngoie Mukuna persevered through many challenges: political turmoil and violence, misogyny and patriarchy, lack of community resources and personal loss. As she carved out a life for herself, her family, and her community, she kept seeing the same story played out for women vulnerable and trapped in poverty. Every system ...

  • The Girl in the Orange Dress: Searching for a Father Who Does Not Fail, By Margot Starbuck The Girl in the Orange Dress: Searching for a Father Who Does Not Fail, By Margot Starbuck
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    The Girl in the Orange Dress

    Searching for a Father Who Does Not Fail

    by Margot Starbuck

    "Chosen." "Special."

    Those are the words Margot Starbuck used to describe herself as a child adopted into a loving family.

    And when her adoptive parents divorced, her dad moved east, and her mom and dad each got remarried, she told herself that she was extra loved, since she had more than two parents and people in different times zones who cared about her.

    But ...

  • Enseñen bien a sus hijos: Una guía práctica para el discipulado familiar, By Sarah Cowan Johnson Enseñen bien a sus hijos: Una guía práctica para el discipulado familiar, By Sarah Cowan Johnson
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    Enseñen bien a sus hijos

    Una guía práctica para el discipulado familiar

    by Sarah Cowan Johnson
    Translated by Livia Giselle Seidel and Sofía Castillo
    Read by Francia Castañeda

    La mitad de los estudiantes cristianos abandonan su fe al terminar la educación secundaria. ¿Cómo podemos educar a nuestros hijos para que su fe se mantenga firme a través de los años?

    Sarah Cowan Johnson explica cómo los padres pueden desempeñar un papel de discipulado activo en el desarrollo de la fe de sus hijos, con ideas y estrategias apropiadas para las distintas edades ...

  • Longing for Joy: An Invitation into the Goodness and Beauty of Life, By Alastair Sterne Longing for Joy: An Invitation into the Goodness and Beauty of Life, By Alastair Sterne
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    Longing for Joy

    An Invitation into the Goodness and Beauty of Life

    by Alastair Sterne

    Word Guild Awards Best Nonfiction Book of the Year

    Can we still have joy in a world of pain and anxiety?

    The troubles around us and in our lives lead many of us into a joyless experience where despair and hopelessness are the norm. Yet something within us still longs for a joy that transcends our challenges and gives us meaning and satisfaction.

    Through ...