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  • Breaking the Rules: Trading Performance for Intimacy with God, By Fil Anderson
    hardcover

    Breaking the Rules

    Trading Performance for Intimacy with God

    by Fil Anderson
    Foreword by Brennan Manning

    After years of living with a set of religious demands that he could never live up to, Fil Anderson found himself spiritually bankrupt and emotionally drained. Following a crash-and-burn in professional ministry, he experienced relief in learning to be with God rather than doing for God. Instead of desperation, he found healing, and a rich new life with God. In Breaking the Rules, ...

  • Bearing God's Name: Why Sinai Still Matters, By Carmen Joy Imes
    paperback

    Bearing God's Name

    Why Sinai Still Matters

    by Carmen Joy Imes
    Foreword by Christopher J. H. Wright

    Have We Misunderstood the Ten Commandments?

    Have you ever wondered what the Old Testament—especially the Old Testament law—has to do with your Christian life? You are not alone. Some Christian leaders believe we should cast off the Old Testament now that we have the New. Carmen Joy Imes disagrees.

    In this warm, accessible volume, Imes takes readers back to Sinai, the ...

  • Teach Us to Pray, By Gordon T. Smith
    paperback

    Teach Us to Pray

    by Gordon T. Smith

    Logos Bookstore Association Award for Christian Living

    One of the most basic and vital dimensions of the Christian life is the practice of prayer. Frequently our prayers begin with a petition or request, so the content of our prayers is informed by our circumstances. But what if the opposite were true? What if we allowed our prayers to inform our lives? What would our lives ...

  • Prayer and Listening, By Jan Johnson
    paperback

    Prayer and Listening

    LifeGuide Bible Studies

    by Jan Johnson

    Most Christians have experienced the "laundry list" phase of spiritual life, in which praying means giving God an agenda of needs to handle. But how do you move to having real conversation with God? How do you hear what God is saying back to you? How can you make your experience of God's presence part of everyday life?

    In this six-session LifeGuide® Bible Study, ...

    Number of Studies: 6

  • Service: Ministry with Heart and Hands, By R. Paul Stevens
    paperback

    Service

    Ministry with Heart and Hands

    LifeGuide Bible Studies

    by R. Paul Stevens

    This ten-session LifeGuide® Bible Study includes ten sessions exploring service in a variety of contexts: family, the physical creation, society, the city, neighbors, relationships, the church and the workplace. Looking inside ministry specifically, R. Paul Stevens examines examples of service that were motivated by imagination, passion, faith, hope and love—from Genesis to Revelation. ...

    Number of Studies: 10

  • Joshua: The Power of God's Promise, By Donald Baker
    paperback

    Joshua

    The Power of God's Promise

    LifeGuide Bible Studies

    by Donald Baker

    In this twelve session LifeGuide® Bible Study on Joshua reads like an exciting novel--from the miraculous crossing of the Jordan to the crash of the walls of Jericho and the sun stopping in the sky. Through all the twists and turns, you'll witness God's power and faithfulness. Digging into the story of Joshua will encourage you to persevere in your own daily battles and arm you with the ...

    Number of Studies: 12

  • Happy Church: Pursuing Radical Joy as the People of God, By Tim McConnell
    paperback

    Happy Church

    Pursuing Radical Joy as the People of God

    by Tim McConnell
    Foreword by John Ortberg

    Most Christians resist the idea that we are to pursue happiness. We are more comfortable with the idea of finding joy or being blessed. But seeking happiness seems too superficial or too flighty for people of faith. In Happy Church, Tim McConnell offers a radical call for Christians to reclaim happiness. Happiness flows from the joy of the Lord and being glad in Christ. When the church ...

  • Parable of the Dancing God, By C. Baxter Kruger
    pamphlet

    Parable of the Dancing God

    IVP Booklets

    by C. Baxter Kruger

    In this brief and easy-to-read IVP booklet, C. Baxter Kruger vividly retells the parable of the prodigal son (including the full text of Luke 15:1-32). His fresh interpretation focuses not on the prodigal son, but on the character of the father as it is revealed through his interaction with his two very different sons. Baxter asks you to consider with which son you most identify--the dutiful elder ...

  • Prayers of the New Testament, By Lynne M. Baab
    paperback

    Prayers of the New Testament

    LifeGuide Bible Studies

    by Lynne M. Baab

    Are your prayers stuck in a rut? In these eight-session LifeGuide® Bible Study from Lynne M. Baab you'll find new words and new ways to pray through the prayers of Mary, Simeon and Anna, Peter, Paul, John and Jesus himself. Their words and patterns can serve as rich models for us in our own conversations with God, helping us get out of our ruts and onto fresh new paths of prayer. For ...

    Number of Studies: 8

  • Forty Days on Being an Eight, By Sandra Maria Van Opstal
    casebound

    Forty Days on Being an Eight

    Enneagram Daily Reflections

    by Sandra Maria Van Opstal
    Series edited by Suzanne Stabile

    What is it like to be an Enneagram Eight?

    "Fósforito! The explosion happened so quickly there was no stopping it. My mother called me 'tiny match' when she would see this fire exploding from me." This is how Latina pastor, activist, and worship leader, Sandra Maria Van Opstal, describes her experience as an Eight. There came a point in her life when she saw how her ...

    Number of Studies: 40