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paperbackSuffering and the Search for Meaning
Contemporary Responses to the Problem of Pain
by Richard Rice
Suffering is a philosophical problem, but it is much more. It is deeply personal. Why is this happening to me? How can I respond to friends and family in pain and loss, and to people in my care? Richard Rice guides readers through the seven most significant theodicies—approaches that have been used to make sense of suffering in light of God's justice or control. He considers the strengths ...
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paperbackKneeling with Giants
Learning to Pray with History's Best Teachers
by Gary Neal Hansen
Christian Resources Together Devotional Book of the Year
Do you sometimes find yourself searching for a way to approach God or wondering how to get out of a devotional slump? Do you long for spiritual guides you can trust?
This guide to prayer is rooted in centuries of Christian tradition. In each chapter you'll meet a figure from church history, such as St. ...
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paperbackA Big Gospel in Small Places
Why Ministry in Forgotten Communities Matters
by Stephen Witmer
Foreword by Raymond C. Ortlund Jr.2019 World Magazine Book of the Year Short List
2019 The Gospel Coalition Book Award
2019 Send Institute's Top Ten Church Planting Related Books of 2019
Kevin DeYoung's Top 10 Books of 2019
Jesus loves small, insignificant places.
In recent years, Christian ministries have ...
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hardcoverBrave Souls
Experiencing the Audacious Power of Empathy
by Belinda Bauman
Foreword by Christine CaineWhat 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 ...
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paperbackThe Limits of Liberal Democracy
Politics and Religion at the End of Modernity
by Scott H. Moore
Exploring the question of the place of religion in the modern nation-state, Scott H. Moore observes that the easy alliance between the modern liberal democracy and Christian faith in particular is showing some serious stress fractures. He offers an incisive analysis of the ways government, operating according to the ideals of a liberal democracy, has encroached on religious freedom and how the church, ...
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W. Mark Lanier
W. Mark Lanier (JD, Texas Tech University) is a trial lawyer and founder of the Lanier Law Firm. U.S. News and World Report, together with Best Lawyers, named him to its Best Lawyers in America list for nine consecutive years, and his courtroom work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and the American Lawyer. He is also the founder of the Lanier Theological Library, one of the nation’s largest private theological collections. He and his wife, Becky, have five children and live in Houston. His books include Christianity on Trial and Atheism on Trial.
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paperbackMixed Blessing
Embracing the Fullness of Your Multiethnic Identity
by Chandra Crane
Foreword by Jemar TisbyECPA Top Shelf Book Cover Award
"So what are you?"
Chandra Crane knows what it's like to get that question. She has a Thai birth father, a European American mother, and an African American father who adopted her when she was five. With this mixed multiethnic and multicultural background, she has keenly felt the otherness of never quite fitting in. Where ...
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Keith Meyer
Keith Meyer (D.Min., M.Div.) is a speaker, teacher and retreat leader through his organization, Becoming the Change Ministries. Having served as a pastor for many years, most recently at Church of the Open Door, he is also a senior teaching fellow with the Renovaré Spiritual Formation Institute and an adjunct professor at Denver Seminary. His books include Whole Life Transformation: Becoming the Change Your Church Needs. Visit his website at www.keithmeyer.org.
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paperbackLiving the Lord's Prayer
The Way of the Disciple
by Albert Haase OFM
Foreword by Gerald L. SittserContained in the Lord's Prayer is a complete picture of our life with God. Covering topics ranging from our view of God to our most intimate human relationship to how we treat the world around us and the people in it, the Lord's Prayer is a trustworthy guide for spiritual formation and a compact handbook for holiness. In Living the Lord's Prayer, Father Albert Haase follows the lines of ...
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paperbackRecapturing the Wonder
Transcendent Faith in a Disenchanted World
by Mike Cosper
- 15th Annual Outreach Magazine Resource of the Year - Inspirational
- Evangelical Christian Publishers Association Top Shelf Book Cover Award 2017
When we're young, it's easy to believe in the supernatural, the mysterious, the enchanted. But as we grow older, we learn to be more "rational" and more confident that reality ...
