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  • Philosophy in Seven Sentences: A Small Introduction to a Vast Topic, By Douglas Groothuis
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    Philosophy in Seven Sentences

    A Small Introduction to a Vast Topic

    Introductions in Seven Sentences

    by Douglas Groothuis

    Philosophy is not a closed club or a secret society. It's for anyone who thinks big questions are worth talking about. To get us started, Douglas Groothuis unpacks seven pivotal sentences from the history of western philosophy—a few famous, all short, none trivial. Included are:

    • "The unexamined life is not worth living."—Socrates
    • "You have made us for yourself, and our hearts ...
  • When God Interrupts: Finding New Life Through Unwanted Change, By M. Craig Barnes
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    When God Interrupts

    Finding New Life Through Unwanted Change

    by M. Craig Barnes

    Our lives are constantly changing. It's hard to keep up, to keep our balance. It's hard to keep trusting in God. And it's especially difficult when the changes we're faced with are unwanted: the death of a loved one, a child leaving home, an illness, a frustrated dream.Craig Barnes knows the dark side of change. As a pastor, he has counseled many Christians through tough times of transition. And ...

  • Crafting a Rule of Life: An Invitation to the Well-Ordered Way, By Stephen A. Macchia
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    Crafting a Rule of Life

    An Invitation to the Well-Ordered Way

    by Stephen A. Macchia
    Foreword by Mark Buchanan

    Your personal rule of life is a holistic description of the Spirit-empowered rhythms and relationships that create, redeem, sustain and transform the life God invites you to humbly fulfill for Christ's glory.

    All of us have an unwritten personal rule of life. We wake at certain times, get ready for our days in particular ways, use our free time for assorted purposes and practice ...

  • Spiritual Disciplines Handbook: Practices That Transform Us, By Adele Ahlberg Calhoun
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    Spiritual Disciplines Handbook

    Practices That Transform Us

    Transforming Resources

    by Adele Ahlberg Calhoun

    The Beloved Handbook for Transformation Through Spiritual Disciplines

    Do you long for a more intimate prayer life or deeper insight from God's Word but aren't sure how to get there? Are you interested in learning about spiritual disciplines like visio divina, unplugging, or attentiveness?

    In Spiritual Disciplines Handbook, Adele Calhoun gives direction for ...

  • Forgiving As We've Been Forgiven: Community Practices for Making Peace, By L. Gregory Jones and Célestin Musekura
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    Forgiving As We've Been Forgiven

    Community Practices for Making Peace

    Resources for Reconciliation

    by L. Gregory Jones and Célestin Musekura

    Christians are supposed to forgive others as we've been forgiven. But hearing the call to forgive is different from knowing how to practice forgiveness at home and in the world. Forgiveness is about more than the isolated acts and words of individuals. To forgive and be forgiven, we need communal practices and disciplines for a way of life that makes for peace.Greg Jones and Célestin Musekura describe ...

  • Images of Christ, By Dale Larsen and Sandy Larsen
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    Images of Christ

    LifeGuide Bible Studies

    by Dale Larsen and Sandy Larsen

    Good Shepherd. Branch. Bridegroom. Cornerstone. There are many images of Christ in Scripture. Some of these word-portraits are easier for us to grasp than others, but each reveals an important aspect of who Christ is.

    By helping us understand the different images, these ten session LifeGuide® Bible Study by Dale and Sandy Larsen lead us to know and respond to the reality behind the images--Christ ...

    Number of Studies: 10

  • True Paradox: How Christianity Makes Sense of Our Complex World, By David Skeel
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    True Paradox

    How Christianity Makes Sense of Our Complex World

    Veritas Books

    by David Skeel

    Foreword Review's Annual INDIEFAB Book of the Year Finalist

    How do we explain human consciousness? Where do we get our sense of beauty? Why do we recoil at suffering? Why do we have moral codes that none of us can meet? Why do we yearn for justice, yet seem incapable of establishing it?

    Any philosophy or worldview must make sense of the world as we actually ...

  • Signposts to God: How Modern Physics and Astronomy Point the Way to Belief, By Peter Bussey
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    Signposts to God

    How Modern Physics and Astronomy Point the Way to Belief

    by Peter Bussey

    "The heavens declare the glory of God" (Ps 19:1). Can we still sing the words of the Psalmist in an age where scientists talk about an expanding cosmos, the Higgs boson, and the multiverse?In Signposts to God particle physicist Peter Bussey introduces readers to the mysteries of modern physics and astronomy. Written in clear, accessible prose, Bussey provides a primer on ...

  • Turning Donors into Partners: Principles for Fundraising You'll Actually Enjoy, By Brad Layland
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    Turning Donors into Partners

    Principles for Fundraising You'll Actually Enjoy

    by Bradley Lee Layland
    Foreword by Tom Lin

    Fundraising can be one of the most stressful parts of ministry. Budget needs are daunting, prospects seem limited, and the cycle is unending. How do we get off of the treadmill of crisis-driven fundraising to more sustainable ministry funding?

    Professional fundraiser Brad Layland revolutionizes fundraising and transforms it into a relational process where donors truly become ...