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Why College Matters To God 3rd Edition
$15.99A trusted first-year text at Christian colleges and universities
Why College Matters to God is a brief, easy-to-read introduction to the unique purpose of a Christian college education. It has been widely used by Christian colleges and universities over the past decade because of its unsurpassed ability to be substantive yet accessible. The book draws on the insights of a wide range of Christian philosophers, theologians, historians, and scientists, but communicates key concepts in straightforward language that connects with a general audience. Brief enough to be paired with other texts, Why College Matters to God is an ideal introduction to the why and how of Christian learning for students, faculty, staff, and parents.
The third edition preserves the qualities of the previous editions along with updated illustrations and new material on important topics such as:
– Christian learning and the challenges of technology
– Christian vocation, career preparation, and the liberal arts
– Diversity and civility on campus
– The habits of the highly effective college studentAdd to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Unpopular Culture
$13.99Money is the key to happiness. Work hard, play hard. Look out for number one. Popular culture is full of phrases like these, telling us the best way to live, the right things to buy, the right body shape to have, the right people to hang out with. These messages are everywhere we look, 24 hours a day. But what if there was another way to live? What if we chose to live differently: to stand against injustice, to live life for more than just ourselves, to dare to be unpopular? Guvna B is rebelling against the status quo, and he’s calling you to join him. It’s time to flip the script, to demonstrate another way to live, to find freedom in going against the grain. It’s time for unpopular culture to take the stage.
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After College : Navigating Transitions Relationships And Faith
$18.99Author’s Note
Why This Book?Part I: Real Faith//Faithful To Christ
“Go To An Unknown Land”: Trusting A Familiar God For Unfamiliar Times
In Transition: Facing Change
Take Up Your Cross: Embracing Adversity
The Tyranny Of Choice: Making God-Honoring DecisionsPart II: Real Life//Faithful In Community
Beyond The Quad: Finding Friends
No Perfect Church: Choosing Community
People Are Strange: Preparing For Diversity
Family Matters: Relating To Parents
Twenty-Something Relationships: Navigating Sex, Dating And MarriagePart III: Real World//Faithful To Our Calling
On Purpose: Stewarding Every Area Of Our Lives For Kingdom Good
A Faith That Works: Adjusting To Our Jobs, Connecting Them To Christ
Financial Faithfulness: Managing Money
Conclusion: “The Land Is Good”: Trusting A Constant God For Dynamic Times
Acknowledgments
Appendix
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The first year out was one of the hardest years of my life. -Curt The years after college can be some of the most uncertain, unstable times of life. Recent graduates grieve the loss of community, question their place in the world and struggle to find meaningful work. It can be shocking to discover that college did not fully prepare you for the challenges you now face. “It’s much rougher than I thought. I thought things would just play out, and they didn’t. I don’t have friends, I don’t have a job and I hang out with my parents every night.” -Kate But you are not alone. For more than a decade, Erica Young Reitz has specialized in helping college seniors and recent graduates navigate the transition to post-college life. Drawing on best practices and research on senior preparedness, she offers practical tools for a life of faithfulness and flourishing during a critical, transitional time. This practical guide addresses the top issues graduates face: making decisions, finding friends, managing money, discerning your calling and much more. Discover how you can thrive beyond your undergraduate years. If you feel lost in transition, here are resources to help you flourish as a Christ-follower in a complex world.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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From Topic To Thesis
$15.99Every theology student has to write a research paper, but many do not know how to go about doing theological research. In this brief guide, Michael Kibbe introduces students to the basics of academic research, including how to gather and engage different sources. Provides information on online databases, bibliography software and common mistakes.
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Beating The College Debt Trap
$15.99Beating the College Debt Trap presents students with a better way to do college. The radically counter-cultural truth is that students don’t have to be totally dependent on Mom, Dad, or Uncle Sam to get the most out of college. Graduation on a solid financial foundation is possible. But it will require intentionality, creativity, hard work, and a willingness to delay gratification. Chediak gets into the nitty-gritty of how to pay less for college, get meaningful work during college (while setting yourself up for success after college), , pay off any loans quickly, spend less, save more, and stay out of debt for good. He also unpacks how to transition from college into career, honor God while achieving financial independence, and use your finances to make a positive, eternally-significant difference in the lives of others. As a young engineering professor with an aptitude for finances and money management, Chediak has become particularly concerned with the financial health of students, especially in light of the ever increasing costs of college. In Beating the College Debt Trap he helps do something about this problem. He engages, in a friendly manner, the “real world” financial issues that 17-25 year olds face, with clarity, practical help, lots of illustrations, and a little humor, while conveying a distinctly Christian perspective.
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Making A Difference
$28.31Are you ready to make a difference?
Resident assistants are key leaders on a Christian college campus. They build a sense of community, serve as peer-counselors, and embody the mission of the university. Making a Difference shows how this journey of service can be a rewarding and even life-changing journey.
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How To Stay Christian In College
$16.99How do you stay open about your faith in the face of potential ridicule? A must-read for every college student, How to Stay Christian in College will guide you through the maze of campus realities, including dating, sex, honesty, and more.
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Learning For The Love Of God (Reprinted)
$19.00Most Christian college students separate their academic life from church attendance, Bible study, and prayer. Too often discipleship of the mind is overlooked if not ignored altogether. In this lively and enlightening book, two authors who are experienced in college youth ministry show students how to be faithful in their studies, approaching education as their vocation.
This revised edition of the well-received The Outrageous Idea of Academic Faithfulness includes updates throughout, two new substantive appendixes, personal stories from students, a new preface, and a fresh interior design. Chapters conclude with thought-provoking discussion questions.
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Soul Care : Christian Faith And Academic Administration
$41.65A book for Christian academic administrators that explores virtues in leadership, the dynamics of academic governance, and relationships in the academy.
In this unique volume, several well respected academic leaders reflect on how their Christian faith informs their approach to academic administration. The essays are personal and candid, full of reflections on some of the difficulties and successes the leaders have experienced on their own campuses. Each essay explores some theoretical and theological foundations for administrative work, and then considers one or more specific applications or scenarios.
Part One explores some underlying virtues and values in academic leadership, including humility, administration as pastoral care, and the cultivation of joy. Part Two delves more intricately into the dynamics of academic governance, including difficult personnel decisions, strategic planning, and tough financial choices. Part Three explores relationships in the academy–the continual need to find that personal touch in administrative work.
The editors write: ”The challenge for us, as Christian academic leaders, is to consider how we can meet legal scrutiny and the common standards of academic professionalism without losing the deep conviction that our Christian faith calls us to lead and respond in ways that often run against the grain. How do we love the Lord with heart, soul, strength, and mind, and care for our community and our neighbors, all the while keeping our institutions accredited, efficient, and fiscally sound?” –from the Introduction.
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Campus Survival Guide
$18.75The Campus Survival Guide, from the editors of the popular Student to Student and Campus Voices books, features sixty student essays on topics ranging from communion sacraments to super heroes. Like its popular predecessors in the series, each devotional includes a list of Scripture readings for the week, along with a companion article offering helpful, humorous, or inspirational information. Articles coincide with events commonly occurring during the academic year, with seasonal entries focusing on holidays, semester exams, spring breaks, and summer vacations. A perfect gift to keep Christian college students focused on what matters most!
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Yes I Can
$16.86This book “YES I CAN” is designed to help the high school students in their academic, career and social life so they can become scholars and achievers in future . It shows how students can become personal in their studies by having their own timetable, strategies on how to learn, effective means of using their time, planning their future career and destiny and other social issues relevant to their well being.
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College Adventure Handbook
$19.99Leaving home for college can be both exciting and scary, especially for young Christians who want to succeed academically, socially, and spiritually.The College Adventure Handbook provides what every college student needs most: practical tips blended with spiritual commentary designed to help faith-filled students stay on track. Most college advice books don’t talk about how to make a student’s faith a natural part of the college experience. Or they’re so focused on faith, they don’t deal with practical matters. The College Adventure Handbook is different.
It’s packed with useful tips for every aspect of college life, from passing classes and dealing with roommates, to avoiding temptations, stressing out, even finding a church that fits – all spiked with humor and presented in a format that can be referenced on a need-to-know basis.
College students don’t need one more textbook to read, and most of them don’t want one more inspiration-packed devotional. What they need most in this extremely nerve-racking, life-changing time is some down-to-earth advice and practical strategies on how to walk a God-inspired life with as few missteps as possible. The College Adventure Handbook delivers all that and more.
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Word In The English Classroom
$41.65If you teach at a faith-based college or university, you’ve probably heard much about integrating faith and learning. But what does that actually look like? What do you do when you walk in the classroom door? In this book, editors Jamie Dessart and Brad Gambill have brought together English professors from across the spectrum of Christian higher education, inviting contributors to reflect on how faith and scholarship intersect in their particular academic areas and Christian traditions. The authors represent a broad range of Christian faith and a variety of specializations within the field of English, including composition and rhetoric, creative writing, literature, and media studies. They write honestly and specifically about their work, confessing successes and failures, intentional plans and accidents that flopped or initiated new ways of thinking. As you read each chapter, you’ll gain another view of what it can mean to negotiate faith in the classroom, as the authors share reflections on courses and lessons they’ve taught. Many of us are still working to understand how faith and scholarship should collaborate in our classrooms. This volume offers an important look into current practice in order to promote even further development for the future.
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College Conquerors Handbook
$20.61The College Conqueror’s Handbook provides rock-solid advice on how to: * study for college level exams * write papers * choose courses * balance academic and social life * manage money, time, and resources It clearly explains the needs and benefits of establishing and maintaining an ambitious outlook, a positive attitude, and taking the right actions while in college. This easy to read book walks students through the steps required in order to conqueror college. After all, why survive college when you can conquer it?
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Readers Guide To Calvins Institutes
$25.002009 marks the 500th anniversary of John Calvin’s birth, and throughout the year scholars from around the world are gathering to discuss Calvin and his influence. Calvin’s Institutes is one of the great classics of Christian theology. Here a leading Calvin expert offers an affordable guide to reading the Institutes (keyed to the McNeill/Battles translation).
The book includes annotations to selected readings that offer readers a streamlined introduction to the heart of Calvin’s theology. Dividing the Institutes into thirty-two portions, the author has chosen an average of eighteen pages to be read from each portion to cover the whole range of the Institutes and provide readers with passages critical to understanding Calvin’s theology. The notes guide readers through the text, concentrating on the sections chosen for reading, summarizing the material, and drawing attention to the most significant footnotes in the McNeill/Battles edition. An introduction and questions at the beginning of each portion direct the reader’s attention to important points, and a brief guide at the end of each portion suggests further reading. The book will serve professors and students of the Institutes; courses in Calvin, Reformed theology, and historical theology; and readers seeking a guide to the Institutes.
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Soul Of A Christian University
$33.31Combining a survey of the history and purposes of Christian higher education, critical approaches to faith-learning-living, and practical lessons for teaching, scholarship and service, The Soul of a Christian University assists faculty and administrators in educating hearts and minds.
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Life : How To Get There From Here
$9.99For over 20 years, Dr. Jay Strack has been working with young Christian leaders throughout the U.S. and teaching them have a better understanding of God’s Word and His calling in their lives. The topics chosen for the Student Leadership University Study Guide Series represent part of the teaching model that Dr. Strack has developed over the years and address tough questions that young people are asking today. In Life, Dr. Strack and David Edwards will take the student on a journey to reveal that purity is more than the sum of what we don’t do, but instead is an issue of how we live our lives day by day. Students will learn the foundations of living a pure life–mentally, physically, spiritually, and emotionally–and will be challenged to assess their own lives and discover how they can purposely make alternate choices that will enhance their growth in purity.
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8 Essentials For A Life Of Significance
$9.99For over 20 years, Dr. Jay Strack has been working with young Christian leaders throughout the U.S. and teaching them have a better understanding of God’s Word and His calling in their lives. The topics chosen for the Student Leadership University Study Guide Series represent part of the teaching model that Dr. Strack has developed over the years and address tough questions that young people are asking today. In this study guide, Dr. Strack and Ron Luce will take the student on a journey through the lives of teens such as David, Joseph, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, Timothy, Mary, and others to discover what it takes to really make a difference in the world around you. They will teach students the importance of: having a powerful personal devotion time with God / keeping your mind protected and fortified / defending your faith / having accountability / honoring your parents / finding your purpose and living it out fearlessly
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Worship In The Storm
$9.99For over 20 years, Dr. Jay Strack has been working with young Christian leaders throughout the U.S. and teaching them have a better understanding of God’s Word and His calling in their lives. The topics chosen for the Student Leadership University Study Guide Series represent part of the teaching model that Dr. Strack has developed over the years and address tough questions that young people are asking today.
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Identity Theft : The Thieves Who Want To Rob Your Future
$9.99For over 20 years, Dr. Jay Strack has been working with young Christian leaders throughout the U.S. and teaching them have a better understanding of God’s Word and His calling in their lives. The topics chosen for the Student Leadership University Study Guide Series represent part of the teaching model that Dr. Strack has developed over the years and address tough questions that young people are asking today. In Identity Theft: What Every Student Needs to Watch Out For, Dr. Strack encourages students to not lose their identity in Christ as they journey from adolescence to adulthood. Chapter titles include: Watch Where You Hang: Peer Pressure and the Crowd I Can’t Remember What I Did: The Behavior Driven by Alcohol and Drugs Too Many Mistakes–I Give Up: Robbed by the Past Too Ashamed to Tell: Sexual Experiences and Experiments Not Me-I’m Too Dumb: Lack of Self-Confidence Club Chameleon: Changing Who You Are to Fit In It’s Not My Fault: The Self-Destruction of Excuse Land Pharisees and Other Self-Help Groups: When Life is Just Rules and No Joy
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Leadership Rocks : Becoming A Student Of Influence
$9.99For over 20 years, Jay Strack has been working with young Christian leaders throughout the U.S. and teaching them have a better understanding of God’s Word and His calling in their lives. The topics chosen for the Student Leadership University Study Guide Series represent part of the teaching model that Dr. Strack has developed over the years and address tough questions that young people are asking today.
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Can You Keep Your Faith In College
$18.00Is It Possible? Temptation abounds in this collegiate world immersed in the world. So, can you keep a God-centered, adventure-based, Christ-driven life throughout college? Abbie Smith found the answer to be a resounding YES! Packed with encouragement specifically for these trying years, Can You Keep Your Faith in College compiles experiences shared by students from more than thirty-five schools across the nation. You’re not alone in the struggle to maintain the faith you carried with you when you first set foot on campus. The book targets pertinent issues including, “The Transition,” academics, dorm life, peer pressure, extracurricular activities, sports, Greek life, dating, studying abroad, racial relations, and “God’s Surprise Encounters.” Don’t let your faith whittle away; build it up! It’s what defines you.
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Waking The Giant
$21.16College campuses of the world have historically been the premier place where laborers for the nations have been fashioned by the hand of God. These individuals have most often been influenced by powerful and united student mission movements in their college communities. Now it’s this generation’s turn! Waking the Giant envisions and provides practical tools for individuals and ministries among the emerging generation to be set aflame through a grassroots mission movement. God is on the move in extraordinary ways. The time has come!
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Freshman : The College Students Guide To Developing Wisdom
$15.99Nav Press Print On Demand Title
There’s a lot more to wisdom than good grades and clever ideas! Popular youth speaker Matlock shows your grads how to be wise in all aspects of life—from making smart choices to thinking critically about motives and values. The end result is a a mature faith in Christ that can affect an entire campus!
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As You Go To College I Hope You Have This Knowledge
$27.48This book is filled with practical and inspirational advice and covers a wide range of topics. It was written with love from a mother’s heart. As our oldest child was near the end of her junior year of high school, I began to realize that we had little time with her before she would leave for college. I also felt a sense of urgency to remind her of the things that her dad and I have taught her over the years. I decided to write down some important reminders for all three of our children. It is my prayer that the book will not only guide my own children but will also be helpful to everyone who reads it.
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Faithful Learning And The Christian Scholarly Vocation
$21.50Christian scholars and teachers everywhere are exploring ever more fully the relationship between Christian faith and the various academic disciplines. “Faithful Learning and the Christian Scholarly Vocation” makes a singular contribution to this ongoing endeavor. Leading voices in the Christian academy here provide a solid theological foundation for understanding the aims and practice of faith-and-learning integration, especially within church-related institutions, and also pointedly discuss some major challenges and opportunities facing Christian higher education in the twenty-first century.
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As You Go To College I Hope You Have This Knowledge
$16.86This book is filled with practical and inspirational advice and covers a wide range of topics. It was written with love from a mother’s heart. As our oldest child was near the end of her junior year of high school, I began to realize that we had little time with her before she would leave for college. I also felt a sense of urgency to remind her of the things that her dad and I have taught her over the years. I decided to write down some important reminders for all three of our children. It is my prayer that the book will not only guide my own children but will also be helpful to everyone who reads it.
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Practical Money Mangement And Wealth Creation
$18.73This book is important to youth and young adults because it empowers them to become better stewards of the resources in their possession. This dynamic, information-packed resource will give you the necessary tools to: Identify destructive thought patterns about money and how to renew your mind with sound and accurate information. Use goal setting to plan for the future. Learn life-changing steps to budgeting to increase your ability to manage the financial resources in your care. Discover practical ways to get more out of banking and how to grow your money. Have a proper relationship with money. Know what the Bible says about money management. Know how to avoid debt and how to establish good credit. Understand the complex world of the stock market and investing. Better your financial and spiritual well-being. Overcome money conflicts within your family.
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If Jesus Were A Senior
$20.001. Dream Preparation: Participating In God’s Drama
2. Travel Preparation: It’s Not The Road You Travel
3. Calling Preparations: Discovering Our Uniqueness
4. Healing Preparations : Moving Toward Wholeness
5. Pacing Preparation: Holy Wholeness
6. Success Preparations: Mustard Seed Conspiracies
7. Wardrobe Preparations: Whom To Impress When We Dress
8. Community Preparations: Why We Need Others
9. Portfolio Preparations: Other World InvestingAdditional Info
The final years of college can be a difficult time for students committed to a life of Christian discipleship. How does a student begin to prepare for the “real world,” so that it will not end in a collapse of faith or a slow series of compromises? Noted youth leader Bruce Main suggests that students should imagine how Jesus might have used his final years of college. This, he argues, will assist readers in making the necessary preparations for post-college life.With study material and chapters such as “Calling Preparations” (How to determine who will be the ultimate authority in your life), “Pacing Preparations” (Avoiding the rat race), and “Portfolio Preparations” (How to keep money from becoming a driving force in your life), this book is ideal for both personal and group study.
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Survival Guide For Christians On Campus
$15.951. How Do I Know If I’m A Christian
2. How Can I Read The Bible And Get Something Out Of It?
3. Do I Have To Go To Church To Be A Good Christian?
4. Am I A Sinner?
5. How Do I Know What’s Right?
6. Am I Supposed To Try To Convert People To Christianity?
7. How Can I Listen To A Sermon And Get Something Out Of It?
8. What’s The Point Of Worship?
9. And What About Sex?
10. What About Pentecostalism?Additional Info
The contemporary college campus is filled with spiritual surprises, daily dilemmas, and difficult questions. Can the Christian faith survive the scrutiny of the new knowledge and ideas that bombard students on the college campus? Tony Campolo and Will Willimon – college professors and seasoned authors and speakers – insist that the Christian faith is not threatened by tough questions. They maintain that some of the greatest minds the human race has produced have put hard questions to Jesus and come away more firm in their faith and more convinced of its truth than ever before. Whether you are committed Christian or one who is still exploring the Christian faith, this book will provide sound answers to difficult questions. Open this book and find the help and heart to walk into the jungle of campus life and walk out more than a conqueror.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Following Jesus In The Real World
$19.99In this guidebook for the post-college generation, Richard Lamb deftly blends scriptural insights, stories of recent graduates and his own life experience to offer sound advice and practical encouragement for a confusing time. From jobs to relationships to the ministry, he shows how spiritual growth can continue after you leave the college community.
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Chris Chrisman Goes To College
$24.99Chris Chrisman, a young Christian, goes to college only to have his world turned upside down. On campus he finds the challenges to his faith-both intellectual and personal-almost more than he can bear. Then he meets Bill Seipel and Bob Wong. Together, the three young men, two of them Christians and the other self-styled atheist forge a common bond in the quest for truth. In the process they confront some of the dominant ideologies of the secular university.
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