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paperbackBeyond the Clinical Hour
How Counselors Can Partner with the Church to Address the Mental Health Crisis
Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books
by James N. Sells, Amy Trout, and Heather C. Sells
Foreword by Ed StetzerThe global mental health crisis is growing faster than our existing mental health care system can address. To meet the scope of human need, we need new models of care. The good news is that there is an institution uniquely positioned with the resources and the heart to help: the church.
Psychologists James Sells and Amy Trout and journalist Heather Sells know firsthand the ...
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paperbackThe Great Quest
Invitation to an Examined Life and a Sure Path to Meaning
by Os Guinness
"The unexamined life is not worth living." —Socrates What is life all about? What are we here for? Is there any meaning or purpose to our existence? Thinkers throughout the centuries have pondered these questions. While the distractions of the modern world prevent many from grappling seriously with such matters, the truth is that humans cannot live without meaning any more than ...
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Sabrina S. Chan
Sabrina S. Chan, a daughter of immigrants from Hong Kong, is national director of Asian American Ministries for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA. She is an ordained minister and earned a master's degree in theology from Fuller Theological Seminary.
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Diane J. Chandler
Diane J. Chandler (PhD, Regent University) is associate professor of spiritual formation and leadership at the Regent University School of Divinity. She is the author of Christian Spiritual Formation: An Integrated Approach to Personal and Relational Wholeness.
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paperbackSimplify
106 Ways to Uncomplicate Your Life
by Paul Borthwick
The prophet Isaiah urged the people of God living under extreme stress to remember that their strength would be found in quietness and trust. The Psalmist urged worshippers that to be still was key to their worship. Jesus reminded people that sitting in quietness was better than a life of hectic busyness. Even the writer Henry David Thoreau when asked the secret of life, replied, "Simplify, simplify, ...
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paperbackThe Devoted Life
An Invitation to the Puritan Classics
Edited by Kelly M. Kapic and Randall C. Gleason
The Puritans are frequently maligned but seldom understood. Far from the dour malcontents they are often portrayed to be, most Puritans were wholesomely engaged in life. This book is designed to introduce you to a wide range of influential Puritan writers and a representative work for each that pushes through stereotypes to the heart and soul of these Christian pastors and theologians. With a clear ...
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The Pietist Vision of Christian Higher Education (IVP Academic) by Christopher Gehrz was chosen from more than forty nominations as a finalist for the prestigious Lilly Fellows Program Book Award.
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paperbackFinding Holy in the Suburbs
Living Faithfully in the Land of Too Much
by Ashley Hales
Foreword by Emily P. FreemanSuburban life—including tract homes, strip malls, commuter culture—shapes our desires. More than half of Americans live in the suburbs. Ashley Hales writes that for many Christians, however: "The suburbs are ignored ('Your place doesn't matter, we're all going to heaven anyway'), denigrated and demeaned ('You're selfish if you live in a suburb; you only care about your own safety ...
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Choosing the best Bible commentary can be a daunting task. Seminary students, pastors, and biblical scholars all have different needs when it comes to the Bible reference works that will suit them best. That's why we are breaking down IVP's wide variety of Bible commentary series to help you choose the tools that are right for you.
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paperbackThe Pursuit of Safety
A Theology of Danger, Risk, and Security
Studies in Christian Doctrine and Scripture
by Jeremy Lundgren
What does it mean to pursue safety in the Christian life?
Safety is among the most important concerns of human life: we pursue it instinctively and go to great lengths to avoid danger or harm. However, the category of safety has received surprisingly little focused theological reflection. Important questions for the church have gone unanswered: How do secular understandings ...
