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  • Becoming Curious: A Spiritual Practice of Asking Questions, By Casey Tygrett
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    Becoming Curious

    A Spiritual Practice of Asking Questions

    by Casey Tygrett
    Foreword by James Bryan Smith

    Curiosity is essential to growth. A little curiosity moves us deeper into the lives of the people around us. A little curiosity leads to opportunities we never knew existed. A little curiosity helps us understand our own strange emotions. A little curiosity, if focused on Jesus, will make us more like him. Pastor and spiritual director Casey Tygrett loves to ask questions. ...

  • Everything Is (Not) Fine: Finding Strength When Life Gets Annoyingly Difficult, By Katie Schnack
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    Everything Is (Not) Fine

    Finding Strength When Life Gets Annoyingly Difficult

    by Katie Schnack

    Sometimes the world knocks us flat on our butt.

    We feel stretched further than we ever thought physically, emotionally, or spiritually possible. And though we are torn up inside, we feel like we need to keep our chin up and put a good face on things. So we pretend that everything is fine, even though it's not.

    Even in the hardest times, strength from God rises from deep ...

  • Hopeful Lament: Tending Our Grief Through Spiritual Practices, By Terra McDaniel
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    Hopeful Lament

    Tending Our Grief Through Spiritual Practices

    by Terra McDaniel

    We need to rediscover lament to heal and hope again.

    We've lost the practice of lament. Most people don't know how to process personal or communal mourning and instead struggle to honor their tears, vulnerability, and the full weight of these disillusioning times. But tending our grief might be exactly what we need to reimagine a way forward.

    Tracing her difficult experiences ...

  • Traveling Light: Galatians and the Free Life in Christ, By Eugene H. Peterson
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    Traveling Light

    Galatians and the Free Life in Christ

    by Eugene H. Peterson
    Foreword by Karen Swallow Prior

    We aspire to freedom but often resign ourselves to an existence trapped in uneasiness and dread. Is there any way to shed such heaviness and reignite hope for deliverance?

    In Traveling Light, Eugene H. Peterson urges us to listen to an expert on freedom, Paul, whose letter to the Galatians reminds us of the realities of life in Christ, freely given to all. Peterson ...

  • The Crucibles That Shape Us: Navigating the Defining Challenges of Leadership, By Gayle D. Beebe
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    The Crucibles That Shape Us

    Navigating the Defining Challenges of Leadership

    by Gayle D. Beebe
    Foreword by David Brooks

    We often see setbacks and disasters as events that keep us from our best life. But they're really opportunities to grow in leadership.

    The problem of suffering is a spiritual hurdle for many that disorients us and those we lead. Gayle D. Beebe tackles the existential crisis head-on, revealing that, although we are bewildered at first, these situations ultimately prepare us. ...

  • Hearing God: Developing a Conversational Relationship with God, By Dallas Willard
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    Hearing God

    Developing a Conversational Relationship with God

    by Dallas Willard
    Foreword by James Bryan Smith

    Being close to God means communicating with him—telling him what is on our hearts in prayer, and hearing and understanding what he is saying to us. But how do we hear God's voice? How can we be sure that what we think we hear is not our own subconscious? What role does the Bible play? What if what God says to us is not clear?

    The key, says bestselling author Dallas ...

  • Great to Good: How Following Jesus Reshapes Our Ambitions, By Jae Hoon Lee
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    Great to Good

    How Following Jesus Reshapes Our Ambitions

    by Jae Hoon Lee

    Greatness is overrated.

    People tend to measure success by worldly standards. We assume that greatness comes from charisma, influence, and followers. But God cares more about our character than about what people around us think of our reputations.

    Pastor Jae Hoon Lee challenges us not to pursue greatness but to grow in goodness. Jesus called his followers to cultivate ...