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paperbackFool's Talk
Recovering the Art of Christian Persuasion
by Os Guinness
- 2016 Christianity Today Book of the Year in Apologetics/Evangelism
- One of Desiring God's Top 15 Books of 2015
- Hearts Minds Bookstore's Best Books of 2015, Social Criticism and Cultural Engagement
In our post-Christian context, public life has become markedly more secular and private life infinitely more diverse. Yet many Christians still ...
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caseboundPrayers for the Pilgrimage
A Book of Collects for All of Life
by W. David O. Taylor
Illustrated by Phaedra TaylorPrayers for every aspect of life
During the pandemic, priest and theologian David Taylor began writing collects (an ancient form of short prayer) as a daily spiritual exercise. It was a way for him to offer back to God his own fears and anxieties. As time went on, he began to receive requests for written prayers from friends and even strangers for a wide variety of circumstances ...
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paperbackRenaissance
The Power of the Gospel However Dark the Times
by Os Guinness
Logos Bookstores' Best Book in Christianity and Culture
Honorable Mention, Best Book of the Year from Byron Borger, Hearts and Minds Bookstore
We live in dark times. Christians wonder: Are the best days of the Christian faith behind us? Has modernity made Christian thought irrelevant and impotent? Is society beyond all hope of redemption and renewal?
In ...
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hardcoverRevolution of Values
Reclaiming Public Faith for the Common Good
by Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove
- 2019 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award - Political and Social Sciences
The religious Right taught America to misread the Bible. Christians have misused Scripture to consolidate power, stoke fears, and defend against enemies. But people who have been hurt by the attacks of Christian nationalism can help us rediscover God's vision for faith ...
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paperbackIn the Beginning, GOD
Creation, Culture, and the Spiritual Life
by Marva J. Dawn
With the grace and insight for which she is known, Marva Dawn shows how the opening pages of the book of Genesis rivet our attention on God, calling us to worship and to praise. The repeated words, phrases, and actions themselves beckon us into a rhythm of worship which touches our very souls. By focusing on God, we become different people--not by trying to perfect a technique or follow a set of ...
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hardcoverThe Good and Beautiful Life
Putting on the Character of Christ
The Good and Beautiful Series
by James Bryan Smith
Finding the Good Life through the Sermon on the Mount
"I have never met a person whose goal was to ruin his or her life. We all want to be happy, and we want it all of the time."
So begins James Bryan Smith in The Good and Beautiful Life. The problem is, he tells us, we have bought into false notions of happiness and success. These self-centered decisions lead ...
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paperbackBonhoeffer, Christ and Culture
Wheaton Theology Conference Series
Edited by Keith L. Johnson and Timothy Larsen
Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945) was one of the most compelling theologians of the twentieth century. A complex mix of scholarship and passion, his life and writings continue to fascinate and challenge Christians worldwide. He was a pastor and profound teacher and writer on Christian theology and ethics, yet was also involved in the resistance against Hitler which plotted his assassination. Bonhoeffer ...
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paperbackThe Spirit, Ethics, and Eternal Life
Paul's Vision for the Christian Life in Galatians
by Jarvis J. Williams
What should the Christian life look like? What vision does Scripture cast for living as a follower of Christ?
The New Testament scholar Jarvis Williams considers how Paul's letter to the Galatians can inform our understanding of the Christian life here and now as well as into eternity. What emerges from this careful study is a multifaceted vision of God's saving action in ...
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paperbackEngaging the Soul of Youth Culture
Bridging Teen Worldviews and Christian Truth
by Walt Mueller
Before we can reach today's youth with the truth of the gospel, we need to see what they see and hear what they hear. We need to catch the messages encrypted in their culture and understand what's really being communicated. In Engaging the Soul of Youth Culture Walt Mueller, founder and president of the Center for Parent/Youth Understanding, helps us to navigate the troubling and confusing ...
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In our lonely culture, community is more vital now than ever. But how do we pursue it? Studying the Bible together is one way to build life-giving spiritual community. Learn practical ways of participating in church small groups that foster spiritual growth, friendship, and connection.
