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Bright Intervals
$18.68These services with meditations are appropriate for any setting or occasion, but are especially useful for worship services in health care centers, retirement homes, and hospitals. Themes will have special meaning for older adults, while humor and narrative stories enliven the message.
These brief worship services with pastoral meditations are appropriate for any informal setting or special occasion. They will be particularly helpful for those who plan worship services for health care centers, retirement homes, hospitals, and nursing homes.
The selected theme of each meditation and service are of broad interest to a wide age spectrum, but will have special meaning for older adults. Beringer uses both humor and narrative stories to enliven the message.
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Hearts Rest
$16.18Author Kathryn Popio suddenly lost her thirteen-year-old son, Macaulay, in 1988. Her chronicled steps toward healing will inspire and uplift others who have lost a child.
Popio writes, “It is my hope in sharing these experiences that they will also help someone else work through to a better resolution of their sorrow.”
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Light And Death
$19.99Begun in 1994, The Atlanta Study is the first comprehensive investigation of its kind into near-death experiences (NDEs). The study’s name hardly captures what lies behind it: life-and-death dramas played out in operating rooms and hospital beds–and simultaneous events unseen by medical personnel but reported with astonishing clarity and conviction by nearly 50 individuals who returned from death’s door. Now the founder of The Atlanta Study, Dr. Michael Sabom reveals their impact on the people who have experienced them. From both medical and personal perspectives, he shares the electrifying stories of men and women from all walks of life and religious persuasions. He explores the clinical effect of the NDE on survival and healing and discloses surprising findings. He questions some common conclusions about NDEs. And he scrutinizes near-death experiences in the light of what the Bible has to say about death and dying, the realities of light and darkness, and the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
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My Souls Been Anchored
$19.99Rev. Beecher Hicks Jr. knows that great preaching and great storytelling go hand in hand. He believes in the power of imagination to teach us about God and about life, and he knows that nothing can spark the imagination like a story well told. In My Soul’s Been Anchored, he presents vivid portrayals of the biblical truth shining through people he has known and experiences he has had.
Family, friends, church members, neighbors. . .well-loved faces peer from these pages. In their warm humanity they illustrate simple, profound lessons that touch us all. You’ll meet “Uncle Mugga,” a woman poor in money but rich in love for neighborhood children. Reverend Jones, whose dentures flew out over the pupil in mid-prayer. Mother Jackson, everybody’s mother at Second Baptist Church. Wilson McCray, who ran his shoes off praising God. Each person is a unique, creative snapshot — sometimes funny, sometimes poignant — of a living faith that helps us overcome obstacles, love God and each other more effectively, and make this world a better place.
Dr. Hicks’ stories read the way his sermons preach — full of life, feeling, and beauty. My Soul’s Been Anchored captures in print the oral tradition of the great African-American preachers — the cadences, the rhythms, the passion, the urgency. And the vision. Dr. Hicks says, “This is a time to rise above our limitations and set our sights on those things that the world believes are beyond us.” He encourages us to reach for purpose, to put our faith in motion, to never give up on our potential or God’s promises. Here is storytelling at its finest from a gifted writer and preacher, with universal truths that speak to every culture.
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Lover Of My Soul
$16.99: In this captivating portrait of God’s love, Lover of My Soul provides a wonder-filled glimpse of how much Jesus Christ cares for you, how He wants to provide for you, and how He desires to hold you close to Himself….. now and forever
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Burdensome Joy Of Preaching
$20.99In this volume, James Earl Massey explores the sense of burden and the sense of joy that accompany the preaching task. He gives attention to the preacher’s sense of both the inward side of the task and the outward side of preaching. He then considers the togetherness that earnest preachers seek to experience with their hearers, followed by reflec- tions on the planning necessary for the eventfulness that preaching was ordained by God to offer. 102 page soft- cover from Abingdon Press.
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C S Lewis A Print On Demand Title
$29.99A compulsive writer from childhood, C. S. Lewis saw the world primarily through the medium of books. He read voraciously, and his own writing covers a broad range of genres. This timely study of C. S. Lewis casts a unique light on this beloved figure by tracing his development as a reader and a writer of books.
Lionel Adey shows how the two sides of Lewis’s personality, for which Adey adopts the motifs of “the Dreamer” and “the Mentor,” are key to understanding Lewis’s writing in its various modes. Adey describes Lewis’s early development and then devotes a chapter to each kind of writing he attempted: literary history, practical and theoretical criticism, novels for adults and for children, poetry, apologetics, essays and addresses, and letters. Throughout, Adey discusses formative biographical events in Lewis’s life, such as the death of his mother when he was nine years old. Adey concludes with an estimate of Lewis’s achievement and enduring legacy as a writer.
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Finding God In The Rest Of The Story
$12.05Foreword By Charles E. Poole
Chapter 1. Looking For The Rest Of The Story
Chapter 2. Christmas Package
Chapter 3. Failure Need Not Be Fatal
Chapter 4. Exalted Humility
Chapter 5. Thomas’s Question, Easter’s Answer
Chapter 6. Easter’s Over, I’m Going Fishing
Chapter 7. Clear To The Bone
Chapter 8. “Examine Yourself First…”
Chapter 9. The Holy Common
Chapter 10. Looking For God In All The Wrong Places
Chapter 11. What The Bible Says About Stuff
Chapter 12. Making The Most Of Meanly Means
Chapter 13. How Long, O Lord?
Chapter 14. Three Wedding Homilies
You Are The Company You Keep
Little Things Still Mean A Lot
On Cutting Boards And Other ThingAdditional Info
The reflections in Finding God in the Rest of the Story are an attempt to make plain the real meaning behind some of the basic issues of life and the Christian faith–the incarnation, forgiveness, failure, humility, doubt, integrity, success, possessions, responsible living, and especially relationships with others and with God. Is anyone not interested in helping toward understanding such basic life matters?Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Glimpses Of Glory
$20.00This rich collection of stories provides fertile ground for anyone who wants to be on more intimate terms with the Bible. Inspiring and uplifting, these meditations are ideal for those seeking to grow in personal faith and biblical knowledge.
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Whats So Amazing About Grace Study Guide (Student/Study Guide)
$14.991. The Last Best Word
2. What Grace Is And Isn’t
3. Grace In The Bible
4. Forgiveness: An Unnatural Act
5. Why Forgive?
6. Getting Even
7. The Arsenal Of Grace
8. Oddballs, Jesus, And Me
9. Loopholes
10. Grace Avoidance
11. Morality, Politics, And Grace
12. Serpent Wisdom
13. Patches Of Green
14. Gravity And Grace
160 PagesAdditional Info
We speak of grace often. But do we understand it? More important, do we truly believe in it … and do our lives proclaim it as powerfully as our words? In What’s So Amazing About Grace?, award-winning author Philip Yancey explores grace at street level. If grace is God’s love for the undeserving, he asks, then what does it look like in action? And if Christians are its sole dispensers, then how are we doing at lavishing grace on a cruel and pain-filled world?Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Imagine Meeting Him
$16.9921 Chapters
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Do you feel close to Jesus? You are familiar with His teachings. Perhaps you have devoted your life to following Him. But do you see Him as a figure to admire from a distance? Or is He as near and dear to you as a brother or friend?Within these pages, you’ll find tender stories of men and women who walked with Jesus–stories that will lift you up, carry you to the Master’s side, and allow you to meet Him face-to-face.
Discover the joy of a deeper friendship with Jesus. Feel Christ’s gentle touch, hear the compassion in His voice, and draw near to the One who loves you most of all as you Imagine Meeting Him.
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Evangelism Made Slightly Less Difficult
$24.99Contents
15 Chapters In Four Parts
Total Pages 178Additional Info
MOST PEOPLE JUST AREN’T INTERESTED IN HEARING ABOUT JESUS.
(NO WONDER EVANGELISM IS SO HARD!)They are quite satisfied with their lives, quite content with their beliefs and see no need to change.
So how can we get them interested and make evangelism just slightly less difficult? Nick Pollard has been doing this for years and has some ideas on how we can do it too.
This book explains why people think the way they do and offers some practical suggestions on how to reach them. The author shows how we can break through the barrier of disinterest and help people want to know about Jesus and why he can and should make a difference in their lives. He also provides ways to answer their tough questions and lead them in their first steps to faith in Christ.
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Ive Heard That All My Life
$26.18.. the apple of my eye …
… the blind leading the blind …
… a bottomless pit …
… by the skin of my teeth …
… carved in stone …
… a drop in the bucket
… going to the dogs …
… a millstone around one’s neck …
… spare the rod and spoil the child …
… the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak …These are among more than 150 familiar expressions found in the Bible that have become part of our everyday conversation. But few people know their source and background.
Not only is this fascinating reading, it is also a valuable resource for preachers, teachers, lay leaders, and those who are interested in tracing the history of folklore. These expressions and their explanations can become the source of entertainment, information, and inspiration.
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Great American Stuff
$17.95One of the most compelling and delightful anthologies of popular culture published in years, Great American Stuff tells the story of more than 250 of our country’s finest products, richest traditions, and most inspiring people.
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How Good Do We Have To Be
$18.99From the author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People comes an inspiring new bestseller that puts human feelings of guilt and inadequacy in perspective – and teaches us how we can learn to accept ourselves and others even when we and they are less than perfect. How Good Do We Have to Be? is for everyone who experiences that sense of guilt and disappointment. Harold Kushner, writing with his customary generosity and wisdom, shows us how human life is too complex for anyone to live it without making mistakes, and why we need not fear the loss of God’s love when we are less than perfect. Harold Kushner begins by offering a radically new interpretation of the story of Adam and Eve, which he sees as a tale of Paradise Outgrown rather than Paradise Lost: eating from the Tree of Knowledge was not an act of disobedience, but a brave step forward toward becoming human, complete with the richness of work, sexuality and child-rearing, and a sense of our mortality.
Drawing on modern literature, psychology, theology,,and his own thirty years of experience as a congregational rabbi, Harold Kushner reveals how acceptance and forgiveness can change our relationships with the most important people in our lives and help us meet the bold and rewarding challenge of being human.
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Finding Peace In Lifes Storms
$16.00Charles Spurgeon unwraps God’s gift of hope as he presents us with strong encouragement and a powerful tool for surviving daily struggles and temptations. This book will renew and strengthen your walk with Christ as you discover how to: Weather difficult personal storms, Experience God’s secure protection, Receive daily strength and encouragement, Turn painful memories into blessings, Build a solid foundation of faith and trust, Receive the outpouring of God’s love, Replace fear and doubt with peace, Know that Jesus will never let you go and Be assured of your salvation.
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If I Do Say So Myself
$12.43This third volume of poetry by Armstrong covers many topics in a variety of styles. The poems are separated into three sections — From Biblical Texts, Random Thoughts and From My Distant Past. In addition to being useful in personal devotions and meditations, they will also be a helpful source of illustrations for pastors, teachers and others in their preaching and speaking. A topical index and an index of first lines are included.
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Heart And Soul
$16.99Dr. Gary Morsch is living proof that ordinary, faithful people can do extraordinary things. This dedicated physician founded a grassroots relief organization that has currently delivered over 100 million dollars worth of medical supplies to the poor in Bosnia, Rwanda, Somalia, and elsewhere. His story in Heart and Soul: Awakening Your Passion to Serve, is sure to challenge and inspire you! Introduction by Tony Campolo.
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Letters And Papers From Prison (Expanded)
$22.00This greatly expanded edition included letters from Bonhoeffer’s fiance, parents, siblings, and others as well as legal papers regarding his trial all giving more insight into the faith and humanity of this great pastor.
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Emotional Freedom Workbook (Workbook)
$17.98When your dreams get derailed, the culprit can usually be found hiding in your emotional life. It is a pattern of attitudes, habits, or relationships that won’t allow you to move forward, no matter how much you tell yourself you want to.
Negative feelings and unhealthy beliefs may have slowed you down and locked you up for years, getting in the way of your best intentions. You may need help breaking free from:
*Shame–because it locks you into your past
*Procrastination–because you are afraid to try
*Depression–because you have not grieved your sorrows
*Unhealthy Relationships–because they distract you from your unique purpose in lifeThese restrictive emotional traps needlessly deprive you of intimacy, trust, friendships, good feelings, rest, and peace of mind. By challenging them, and the self–destructive behaviors that may accompany them, you can learn to live life in a totally new way.
Based on the New Life Clinic Program, The Emotional Freedom Workbook will help you get past emotional obstacles and embark on an exciting spiritual pilgrimage.
This biblically and psychologically sound workbook will teach you better ways of thinking and help you experience a new sense of personal worth and inner strength as well as a full range of joyous emotions. You can successfully reclaim happiness, fulfillment, satisfying relationships, healthy attitudes, and inner peace.
Break free from emotional traps and learn to live life to the fullest with The Emotional Freedom Workbook.
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Honestly
$19.991. The Distant Rumble
2. How Do You Mend a Broken Heart?
3. Hiding in the Shadows
4. Winter
5. Why Are You Afraid?
6. Paralyzed by Shame
7. The Longest Night
8. Forgiveness Comes Full Circle
9. The Companionship of Brokenness
10. Following the Shepherd
11. The Incredible Lightness of Grace
12. Stand Up and Walk
224 PagesAdditional Info
Talented and beautiful, Sheila Walsh seemed to be on top of the world. But behind her public success as a performing artist and talk show host, a private story was unfolding. Unable to cope with the inner turmoil that plagued her, Sheila stepped down as co-host of television’s “700 Club” to deal with a pain too pressing to ignore. Honestly takes you on a journey past the walls that most of us put up and into the recesses of one woman’s heart. With rare grace, Sheila shares the story of her pilgrimage — the journey of a soul as it moved from hopelessness, to honesty, to freedom, and ultimately, to a life of deepened faith and joy.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Subversive Spirituality
$29.9925 Chapters
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According to respected pastor, author, and teacher Eugene Peterson, “the Christian life, in one of its main aspects, is a recovery of what was lost in Fall. We happen upon, we notice, we reach out and touch things and ideas, people and events, and among these the Holy Scriptures themselves, that were there all along but that our ego-swollen souls or our sin-blurred eyes quite simply overlooked–sometimes for years and years and years….”In Submissive Spirituality Peterson has gathered together a host of writings penned over the past twenty-five years that reflect on the overlooked facets of the spiritual life. Comprising occasional pieces, short biblical studies, poetry, pastoral readings, and interviews, this work captures the epiphanies of life with the pleasing pastoral style and inspiring depth of insight for which Peterson is well known.
Freshly phrased and refreshingly honest, these reflections will–as do all of Peterson’s writings–help lead readers into a deeper understanding of the spiritual meaning of the Christian life.
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Journey Home : A Walk With Bob Benson
$15.991. A Place Called Home
2. The Journey Begins
3. You Made Me What I Am
4. Letting Things Grow
5. Children
6. The Fine Print
7. Reading Deep
8. Who’s Got The Urn?
9. The Fellowship Of Suffering
10. Home At Last135 Pages
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“The sin is not in breaking rules-it’s in holding back…”Those who walked closest with Bob Benson say he knew how to get the most out of life. The Journey Home is for people who need to hear Bob for the first time. And for people who need to hear him for the first time – again. You’ll look at life differently after you hear Bob talk. He’ll help you hear the unspoken lessons your families, your circumstances, and the world around you are teaching. He invites you into the wonder of the ordinary.
In commemoration of the 10th anniversary of Bob Benson’s death, his wife, Peg, and family friend and writer Karen Dean Fry offer you a rare opportunity to share intimately in the life journey of this special man. In addition to the very best selections from Bob Benson’s writings, The Journey Home includes reflections from many whose lives Bob touched, including James Dobson, Amy Grant, Gloria Gaither, and others. Their words are a tribute to his legacy.
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Reggies Prayer (DVD)
$7.99Reggie White stars as a football superstar turned high school history teacher who coaches at-risk kids in the inner city. Having recently retired at the height of his career, Reggie Knox is shaken when a young child is killed in a convenience store robbery. Not long after taking a job teaching and coaching troubled teens, Reggie discovers that neighborhood gangster, Mr. Portola (pro wrestler “The Big Show”), has been using the students in his local crime ring. When a young football player is kidnapped, it’s up to Reggie to get him back safely. A wild chase pits Reggie against Portola, while the life of a 16-year-old boy hangs in the balance between good and evil.
Reggie’s strong Christian faith is a powerful testament in this inspirational family film. Taking a lesson from Jesus’ “Parable of the Lost Sheep,” Reggie’s Prayer shows that one child’s salvation supersedes any material possession, including a Super Bowl ring. The cast includes cameos by Brett Favre and M.C. Hammer.
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To Run The Race With Joy
$15.95Breast cancer is a national epidemic. It claims the lives of approximately 45,000 women each year. Another 182,000 women are diagnosed with the disease every year. Here is one of the only books written that addresses the needs of these women.
Living with breast cancer has changed my life in many ways.
Joy SealeJoy Seale is one of the most courageous, brave and enthusiastic people I know … who is willing to share the experience of her continuing battle with cancer to help others understand theirs.
Willard Scott, NBC NewsHer story is awe-inspiring.
Katie Couric, NBC NewsHere is a woman battling breast cancer with the ability to make people laugh.
Katherine Alley, M.D., F.A.C.S.To Sandy: If I had only one friend left, I’d want it to be you. Love, Joy.
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Autumnal Tints
$11.70Two institutions of New England, our fall colors and Henry David Thoreau, are brought together in this posthumously published rumination on Nature. Autumnal Tints was originally published in the October 1862 Atlantic Monthly. “October is the month for painted leaves. Their rich glow now flashes round the world. As fruits and leaves and the day itself acquire a bright tint just before they fall, so the year near its setting. October is its sunset sky; November the later twilight.”
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Stories For The Heart
$13.99Nourish your soul and nurture your spirit with this treasury of tales rooted in God’s Word. All your favorite authors, from Max Lucado to Kay Arthur, Billy Graham to Alice Gray, James Dobson to Chuck Swindoll, share uplifting stories and poems about love, compassion, family, virtue, and more. This collection will encourage your heart, inspire your faith, and move you to laughter and to tears.
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Spellbinders Gift
$18.00In his long and successful career as an agent to many of the most famous and dynamic motivational speakers in the world, Bart Manning had no peer. But when a series of misfortunes silenced the voices of his star clients, he happily retired. He’d had his last innings, and with his lovely wife, Mary, was enjoying his newfound freedom.
So why, one morning, did he find himself headed back to the little office that he had never given up? He didn’t know. But as he sat at his dusty desk, he decided to go back into business. If God had sent him there, Bart told himself, he would wait for His plan to unfold.
Then, at a crowded convention, he found his answer, in the person of a handsome young man named Patrick Donne, whose deep, commanding voice spoke words of profound wisdom that electrified the audience. With the thrill of discovery, Bart recognized Donne’s short speech as the best inspirational talk he had ever heard. Bart was soon caught up in the extraordinary realm that was Patrick’s ordinary world, where even tragedy and sorrow became transforming experiences and remarkable things happened. . . .
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Everyones A Coach
$19.99Are the people who report to you giving you their best? Is your team–whether a group of employees, a classroom of students, or your family–performing at its fullest potential? NFL coaching legend Don Shula and renowned business consultant Ken Blanchard team up in Everyone’s a Coach to share their secrets for inspiring others to greatness. At the heart of their book is a simple acronym that describes the qualities of an effective leader: -Conviction-driven–never compromise your beliefs. – Overlearning–practice until it’s perfect. – Audible-ready–know when to change. – Consistency–respond predictably to performance. – Honesty-based–walk your talk. Using an effective “tag-team” approach, Shula and Blanchard personally “unpack” the five leadership secrets behind this acronym. First, Shula tells you how each coaching concept worked on the field. Then, Blanchard explains how to apply that concept to your leadership situation. Complete with a self-test for measuring your personal coaching effectiveness, Everyone’s a Coach will help you unleash the excellence in anyone.
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Proclaim Jubilee : A Spirituality For The Twenty First Century
$20.00The biblical Jubilee that was celebrated once every fifty years is referred to in Leviticus 25 as the “Sabbath of Sabbaths”. Its requirements included that the land lie fallow, all debts be forgiven, captives be freed, and a celebration held. Maria Harris considers the implications of a living Jubilee for today and for the next century. She offers a compelling argument that a living Jubilee is a comprehensive spirituality that would have a positive political, economic, and moral impact on individuals, families, religious congregations, institutions, and nations.
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Tying Rocks To Clouds
$19.00Based on the author’s spiritual search for the fundamental meaning of life, a collection of interviews with twenty religious leaders includes the guidance of Robert Schuller, Rabbi Harold Kushner, Ram Dass, and Jack Kornfield.
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Spiritual Lives Of The Great Composers
$15.9920 Chapters
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Handel, Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Dvorak, Stravinsky, Messiaen … Men of genius as different as their music-but all inspired by deep spiritual convictions.Patrick Kavanaugh uncovers the spirituality of twenty of music’s time less giants, revealing legacies of the soul as diverse as the masterpieces they created. Warmly written, beautifully illustrated, and complete with listening recommendations for each composer, Spiritual Lives of the Great Composers is fascinating look at the inner flame that lit the works of these masters.
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Secret Strength : For Those Who Search
$13.99Do you want to know a secret?
What’s so secret about God? Nothing. And yet everything.
Scripture tells us, “the secret things belong to the Lord our God.” God has secrets. Some to keep, and some to tell. And who doesn’t want to know a secret?
Most of us are filled with an incurable urge to discover secrets, to walk the higher and hidden roads. And it is our God, our wonderfully mysterious God, who has placed that yearning within us. He is the treasure we seek…the precious gem to be mined.
So take the time to spend these one hundred concise, life-changing appointments with him. And discover incredible handholds of refreshment, courage, and endurance you can cling to in Secret Strength.
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Music As Medicine
$19.99Deforia Lane shares the healing power of music. Once a budding opera singer, Lane has dedicated her talent to treating hospital patients with music therapy. The results are astonishing. In the presence of Deforia’s musical gifts, seriously ill people find new joy and hope. Lane is the first music therapist to receive a grant to study music’s therapeutic effects on cancer patients. Thousands of patients have been inspired by her, and her success has spurred hospitals across the nation to launch music therapy programs. “Music and healing are often matters of the human spirit,” says Deforia. “because of the nature of my job, I have witnessed more than a few miracles, miracles worth telling and retelling.” Music as Medicine is a window into Deforia Lane’s world of miracles, where the melody of one person’s life has brought healing and strength to many.
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Take And Read
$18.99Hungry for more spiritual reading? Peterson has compiled this list of books—from classics to novels, poems to mysteries—that have deepened and nourished his own spiritual life. You’ll read about works from Augustine, C.S. Lewis, William Faulkner, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and many more, plus you’ll get Peterson’s personal insight on each entry.
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Sacramental Cocoa : And Other Stories From The Parish Of The Poor
$24.00There will always be those among us who are unable to fully provide for themselves. In Sacramental Cocoa, Lynn Perry writes of her experiences with the marginalized and disenfranchised, who, not unlike their more prosperous counterparts, long for connection with others and with God. Sacramental Cocoa is a love story. The vignettes affirm the connectedness of all people and our place in God’s world.
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Out Of The Garden
$19.00As the one work that has held moral and religious sway over the Judeo-Christian tradition for thousands of years, the Bible is unsurpassed in world literature. For women, its meaning is particularly complex; traditionally, the Bible has been used to keep women in their place, but it has also been a book of enduring inspiration. Out of the Garden marks a new stage in women’s relations to the Bible: this is the first collection of essays in which women read and respond to the Bible out of pleasure and curiosity–free to explore what is really relevant to women’s lives.
Drawing on their own experiences and interests, Louise Erdrich, Cynthia Ozick, Fay Weldon, Phyllis Trible, Rebecca Goldstein, June Jordan, Ursula K. Le Guin, and twenty-one other writers boldly, imaginatively–and sometimes reproachfully–address the Old Testament stories, characters, and poetry that mean the most to them. Thoughtful, challenging, and playful, these beautifully written essays explore the Bible in fresh new ways. Out of the Garden reclaims the Bible for women and shows readers that the Bible is a source we can return to again and again.
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Door Of Hope
$18.99CONTENTS
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction1. Healing Emotional Wounds
2. Step I. Face The Problem
3. Step II. Recount The Incident
4. Step III. Experience The Feelings
5. Step IV. Establish Responsibility
6. Step V. Trace Behavioral Difficulties And Symptoms
7. Step VI. Observe Others And Educate Yourself
8. Step VII. Confront The Aggressor
9. Step VIII. Acknowledge Forgiveness
10. Step IX. Rebuild Self-Image And Relationships
11. Step X. Express Concern And Empathize With Others
12. Restoration – His Redeeming WorkCommonly Asked Questions About Abuse And Recovery
About The Author
Notes
Books For Further Reading P. 227Additional Info
A REMARKABLE STORY OF HEALING AND INSPIRATIONVictims of abuse – any abuse – need to know how other people have made it through the recovery process. As a victim of incest herself, Jan Frank understands the myriad emotions that victims struggle with and offers ten proven steps toward recovery in DOOR OF HOPE.
A powerful story of inspiration and restoration, DOOR OF HOPE is Jan’s journey toward wholeness. But it is much more than a story. It is hope for other victims. And in this updated edition, Jan provides a special section featuring answers to questions most often asked by abuse victims and those who love them.
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Images Of Ministry
$16.18Why does ministry in the church so often resemble dull prose rather than sparkling poetry?
How do we handle always getting top billing and being at center stage in the drama of parish life?
What is the truth in Flannery O’Connor’s observation that ministers should go about their work like “experienced crooks”?
Can we really carry the treasure of the Gospel in the always fragile, sometimes broken clay pots that are our lives?
How do we get through the “night duty,” both literal and figurative, that is inevitable in ministry?
These are among the questions Stuempfle addresses in these reflections on a series of arresting images for public ministry in the church. Among them are such fresh metaphors for ministry as “poets,” “spies,” “stars,” “nightwatchers,” and “thieves.” They are offered as a lens through which pastors and others in church vocations can gain a new perspective on their complex and demanding calling.
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When Grief Breaks Your Heart
$7.991. Healing Where It Hurts
2. When Someone You Love Dies
3. Bouncing Back From A Broken Heart
4. Why Do Good People Suffer?
5. Amazing GraceAdditional Info
Grief is a natural part of life, yet no one is ever completely prepared to deal with it. The experiences of heartache, pain, disappointment, and loss can leave even the strongest of us devastated and searching for an anchor, for shelter from these storms of life.WHEN GRIEF BREAKS YOUR HEART explores how our faith can help us through these difficult times. Stories from the lives of everyday people illustrate how we can find the comfort and healing that come only from God. James W. Moore shows that it is God’s loving grace that holds us up and sustains us. With God, we can find peace and strength in our time of grief and begin to heal.
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Let Go Of Whatever Makes You Stop (Revised)
$12.99Go From Where You Are To Where You Want To Be!
HOLD ON! You’re on the verge of discovering new momentum for your life. God wants you to let go of whatever makes you stop.
In this book you’ll find 52 new nuggets of truth that will break down the barriers to excellence in your life.
THINK ABOUT IT..
* Don’t belittle … be big
* Impatience is one big “get-ahead ache
* Bite off more than you can chew
* Constantly frustrate tradition with your creativity and imagination
* Stay out of your own way
* When you’re trying to be like someone else, the best you can be is number two
* Paths without obstacles don’t lead anywhereJOHN MASON’s practical principles, scriptural motivation and Godly wisdom will put unfulfilled dreams where they belong – out of your life!
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Growing Strong In The Seasons Of Life
$18.9912 Chapters
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What season of life are you in? Are you experiencing a winter of discouragement blowing like an icy wind through your soul? Or do you feel the exuberance of spring renewal, the lazy warmth of summer rest? Perhaps the winds of change have brought an autumn of reflection in your heart. Chuck Swindoll offers 144 devotional readings that take you through each season of the year, challenging and encouraging you to discover what’s truly important in your own life.Take time to deepen your roots in the soil of God’s love and grace. Growing Strong in the Seasons of Life is a devotional companion that helps you grow closer to God through every season of life, in every condition of the heart.
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On Earth As In Heaven
$25.00Noted social commentator and theologian Soelle examines how the power of religion and faith can be used to transform an unjust world. This book will inspire all persons involved in working for God’s will in the world.
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Quest For Character
$17.9941 Chapters
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So many voices today tell us that avoiding pain and dodging trouble are the best we can expect from life. Yet God is at work in us. He doesn’t call us to a bland vanilla existence but to an exciting quest for the best thing in life — a heart that reflects the character qualities of Jesus Christ. Let Chuck Swindoll show you the building blocks of character that God wants to develop in you and how these traits can help you achieve lasting fulfillment. The Quest for Character offers forty encouraging meditations on character qualities that can significantly change your life. Each brief devotional ends with helpful suggestions for refining your character and scripture readings to draw you into God’s Word.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Hope For The Troubled Heart
$7.9915 Chapters
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REACH FOR THE HAPPINESS THAT LIES BEYOND HARDSHIP AND HEARTACHEA lost job, a shaky marriage? Loneliness, frustration, or feelings of failure? A family tragedy or a serious illness? Life is full of tough times that can leave us feeling lost and helpless. But Dr. Billy Graham, who has brought wisdom and inspiration to millions of people around the world, shows you how to triumph over pain and uncertainty and discover an inner strength you might otherwise have never know. You’ll learn:
*How to turn the “why” of suffering into the “how” of faith.
*How to stop resentment and bitterness from stopping you.
*How failure can groom you for future success.
*How to store up strength for storms before they break.
*Prayer as a way of life-a first resort, not a last gasp!
*Life as a schoolroom for the afterlife
*And much more…For anyone who is experiencing tough times, Dr. Graham brings comfort of knowing that no suffering is in vain, the hope that can’t fail to uplift a troubled heart, and the strength to live life to the fullest.
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Path Through The Sea A Print On Demand Title
$23.99In this frank, instructive, and heartening personal story, Lillian Grissen tells about the severe depression that she herself experienced. Her pain – mental, emotional, and physical pain – was excruciating, and at first she felt hopelessly trapped in it. But with the help of a gifted Christian psychiatrist, Grissen began to stop blaming herself and to confront the core of her problem – her relationship as a child with her mother. Over a period of five long years – also with her husband’s support, her pastor’s compassionate counsel, the right combination of therapy and medication, and God’s gracious strength – Grissen gradually climbed out of the pit of her depression.
One noteworthy feature of this courageous narrative is that is describes honestly (but without bitterness) a very flawed mother- daughter relationship in a Christian family, showing how bad seeds that parents plant in their children can have devastating results years later. Grissen’s story also clearly demonstrates that psychiatry and spiritual counseling are not incompatible but are both needed for the healing of Christians suffering from depression. Her Path through the Sea will engage and encourage many who suffer from depression as well as those who care about them.
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Releasing Your Potential (Workbook)
$22.481. The Tragedy Of Unreleased Potential
2. How Will You Be Remembered?
3. What Is Potential?
4. How To Release Your Potential
5. The Foundation Key
6. Know Your Source
7. Understand Your Function
8. Understand Your Purpose
9. Know Your Resources
10. Maintain The Right Environment
11. Work: The Master Key
12. Potential And The Priority Of Work
13. Understanding Work
14. Responding To Responsibility P. 157Additional Info
Releasing Your Potential is a complete, integrated, principles-centered approach to releasing the awesome potential trapped within you. With penetrating insights and pointed anecdotes, this book reveals a step-by-step pathway to releasing your potential. If you have been frustrated by your dreams, ideas and visions, this book will activate your buried treasure and ignite the wheels of productivity. It will release a death blow to procrastination and set you on a path to personal fulfillment, purpose and productivity.Releasing Your Potential will enable you to:
Take the next step from the author’s first best-selling volume Understanding Your Potential.
Activate, stimulate and release the wealth of your potential
Break free and leap over the limitations of past opinions
Comprehend and appropriate the principle keys for unleashing for the next generation the wealth of potential trapped inside.
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