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paperbackDying to Live
The Paradox of the Crucified Life
by Clive Calver
Many Christians acknowledge that they love Jesus but are disillusioned about their spiritual condition. They come to Christ to drink from the well of his new life, yet find that their thirst remains. Why has the Christian life not met their expectations for spiritual growth and how can they satisfy this craving for their Christian walk to have a deeper impact? Do you desperately yearn for a deeper ...
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paperbackLosing God
Clinging to Faith Through Doubt and Depression
by Matt Rogers
It was the perfect irony. To lose God at a missions conference. What's worse, Matt Rogers will tell you, is that it all felt like fate. Years later, even after Matt's depression subsided, the feeling of being forgotten had not left him. So he knew he had to write it down. Recounting his own experience with depression, Matt Rogers explores the question of how, in a world of suffering, we can call ...
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paperbackBecoming the Answer to Our Prayers
Prayer for Ordinary Radicals
by Shane Claiborne and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove
"Prayer is not so much about convincing God to do what we want God to do as it is about convincing ourselves to do what God wants us to do." —from the Introduction Activists Shane Claiborne and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove show how prayer and action must go together. Their exposition of key Bible passages provides concrete examples of how a life of prayer fuels social engagement and the work of justice. ...
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paperbackIn Search of a Confident Faith
Overcoming Barriers to Trusting in God
by J. P. Moreland and Klaus Issler
Many obstacles can get in the way of having a healthy Christian faith. Some of those obstacles are intellectual, but there are emotional, relational and experiential ones as well. Even theological problems can get in the way when the very nature of faith itself is misunderstood. J. P. Moreland and Klaus Issler team up in this book to clear away the barriers to faith by helping you gain a clear ...
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paperbackYour Mind Matters
The Place of the Mind in the Christian Life
IVP Classics
by John Stott
Foreword by Mark A. Noll"Knowledge is indispensable to Christian life and service," writes John Stott. "If we do not use the mind which God has given us, we condemn ourselves to spiritual superficiality." While Christians have had a long heritage of rigorous scholarship and careful thinking, some circles still view the intellect with suspicion or even as contradictory to Christian faith. And many non-Christians are quick ...
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hardcoverJoyful Exiles
Life in Christ on the Dangerous Edge of Things
by James M. Houston
- Winner, 2007 World Guild Best Leadership/Theoretical Book
Pastor and teacher Jim Houston reviews the insights he has gained over his years of teaching, counseling and mentoring Christians. He passes on what he has come to regard as pivotal concerns for leading a faithful Christian life in current society and culture. This is an advanced discipleship book for ...
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paperbackSerious Times
Making Your Life Matter in an Urgent Day
by James Emery White
- A 2005 Evangelical Christian Publishing Association Gold Medallion finalist.
How can we make our lives matter?
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson lived in serious times. And, because they chose to live serious lives, they turned the course of history.
As the modern era transitions into postmodern turbulence, we, too, find ourselves in serious times. How ...
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paperbackThe Soul Tells a Story
Engaging Creativity with Spirituality in the Writing Life
by Vinita Hampton Wright
There is a reason artists tend to feel a sense of the sacred in their work. It's the same reason those on the path of spiritual formation find that creative exercises lead them into a deeper, more authentic experience with God. Creative work is soul work, and soul work is always creative work. Feeding one while neglecting the other will leave you restless and unsatisfied. Nurturing them both will ...
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paperbackHow Sweet the Sound
The Message of Our Best-Loved Hymns
by Richard Allen Farmer
From generation to generation, Christianity is passed down not only through words that are spoken but also through words that are sung. The church's life and vitality has often been profoundly shaped by the great hymns of the faith. But there is more to hymns than classic melodies and stately lyrics. Embodied and preserved in our hymns are the key doctrines of Christian belief. When we think of ...
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paperbackIt's Not About You--It's About God
by Rebecca Florence Osaigbovo
It can hurt to hear someone tell it like it is. But sometimes you need to get the truth, straight up. And the truth is that it's not about you—it's about God. Maybe you have relied on your own strength for far too long. You haven't been able to count on other people, so you just do your own thing. But God has bigger plans for you. God wants to use you to change the world. Rebecca Osaigbovo, ...
