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    • Any 3 Anyone Anywhere Any Time

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      Mike Shipman, a Southern Baptist missionary in Asia, took a bold and biblical approach to reaching the millions of Muslims in his country. Drawn from the patterns established by Jesus with the Samaritan woman at the well in John 10, Mike Shipman demonstrates how these same principles are relevant and applicable today. The result is, Any-3: Anyone, Anywhere, Any Time, a highly effective and deeply biblical five-step process that has seen thousands of Muslims say “Yes” to Jesus and enter into new communities of faithful discipleship.
      Any-3 provides biblical principles and practical steps that have equipped hundreds of Christians to witness confidently and effectively. Over the past decade, thousands of Muslims have been engaged with the gospel. Within the first few years, Any-3 resulted in seven generations of Muslim-background churches planting churches, with more than a thousand baptized believers.
      Any-3 introduces Christians to a five-step process that helps them to 1) get connected with Muslims, 2) get to a God conversation, 3) get to lostness, 4) get to the gospel, and 5) get to a decision. Hundreds of Christians have learned to walk this path with Muslims, leading thousands of them to say “Yes” to Jesus and pray to receive him into their lives as Savior and Lord.
      Any-3 is truly revolutionizing Christian ministry to Muslims. Through this highly readable new resource, you too will learn how to share the gospel with Muslims and bring them into new discipleship communities.

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    • Runt The Hunted

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      SKU (ISBN): 9780899578491ISBN10: 0899578497Daniel SchwabauerBinding: Trade PaperPublished: April 2014Legends Of Tira-Nor # 2Publisher: Living Ink Books

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    • Ways We Choose

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      Rising above extreme adversity was the common response from those who were served in North Vietnamese prisoner-of-war camps. Dave Carey, a truly motivational individual, describes in heartbreaking detail his experience and, much more importantly, the lessons he learned from that experience and has applied in his life. His is a story of courage and honor and recommended to anyone who seeks to find the positive that can come from the worst of times.

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    • Unwritten : A Novel

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      An actress running from her past finds escape with a man hiding from his future.

      When someone wants to be lost, a home tucked among the Ten Thousand Islands off the Florida coast is a good place to live. A couple decent boats and a deep knowledge of fishing and a man can get by without ever having to talk to another soul. It’s a nice enough existence, until the one person who ties him to the world of the living, the reason he’s still among them even if only on the fringes, asks him for help.
      Father Steady Capri knows quite a bit about helping others. But he is afraid Katie Quinn’s problems may be beyond his abilities. Katie is a world-famous actress with an all too familiar story. Fame seems to have driven her to self-destruct. Steady knows the true cause of her desire to end her life is buried too deeply for him to reach. But there is one person who still may be able to save her from herself.
      He will show her an alternate escape, a way to write a new life. But Katie still must confront her past before she can find peace. Ultimately, he will need to leave his secluded home and sacrifice the serenity he’s found to help her. From the Florida coast they will travel to the French countryside where they will discover the unwritten story of both their pasts and their future.

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    • Solomon Seduction : What You Can Learn From The Wisest Fool In The Bible

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      Have you found yourself in circumstances you never envisioned, tangled up with people you never approved of, and doing things you never imagined?

      It seems impossible that the valedictorian of the entire human race would ruin his life by making dumb choices, but Solomon did. Solomon was better equipped to see through Satan’s deceptions than any man who has ever lived, other than Jesus. But in the end, he became just as blind to them as everyone else.

      Pay attention to the news and you’ll see that it’s not just the numbskulls that fall into Satan’s traps. It’s also the best and brightest of America’s fathers, husbands, and sons. Many smart guys who love God end up being ashamed and humiliated by Satan’s seductions. With humor, grace, and a pastor’s heart, Mark Atteberry seeks to offer practical suggestions on how to avoid a similar fate. His prayer for readers is to experience a wake-up call to move forward and determined on an upward path.

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    • Trinity And Revelation

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      The second installment in a wide and deep constructive theology for our time

      In this book Pentecostal theologian Veli-Matti Karkkainen develops a constructive theology of triune revelation and the triune God in dialogue with Christian tradition, with contemporary theology in its global and contextual diversity, and with other major living faiths.

      Karkkainen’s Constructive Christian Theology for the Pluralistic World is a five-volume project that aims to develop a new approach to and method of doing Christian theology in a pluralistic world at the beginning of the third millennium. With the metaphor of hospitality serving as the framework for his discussion, Karkkainen engages Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism in sympathetic and critical mutual dialogue while remaining robustly Christian in his convictions. Never before has a fullscale doctrinal theology been attempted in such a wide and deep dialogical mode.

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    • Missing The Child You Love

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      One of the most devastating losses a family can experience is the loss of a child. Whether the loss is through illness, accident, drugs, suicide or other tragedy, the pain is overwhelming and often paralyzing. Often we think of “loss” as death. However, in our broken world there are many ways to suffer the loss of a child. This book discusses how a family can learn to cope with loss of a child due to not only death, but a custody battle, addiction (and other choices a child makes), chronic illness, crime (human trafficking, kidnap), and other issues where hopes and dreams disappear. Author helps readers through the grieving process, and assists them in finding God’s grace and comfort during this very difficult time of life. This book is unique as it is for parents as well as grandparents.

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    • Give Me Jesus (Reprinted)

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      100 years from now the only thing that will matter is a person’s relationship with Jesus Christ. The gospel is the good news that we can have a relationship with God through Jesus Christ. It’s the main thing. It’s the reason why we do ministry. It’s the reason why the church exists. It provides the hope that every child and every family needs.

      What about your ministry? Is the gospel at the center of everything you do? How does that play out practically?

      In Give Me Jesus, Ryan Frank and 10 ministry leaders share practical advice about keeping the Gospel at the center of Family and Children’s Ministry. It will change how you do ministry.

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    • I Beg To Differ

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      How do we communicate with people who disagree with us? In today’s polarized world, friends and strangers clash with each other over issues large and small. Coworkers have conflicts in the office. Married couples fight over finances. And online commenters demonize one another’s political and religious perspectives. Is there any hope for restoring civil discourse? Communications expert Tim Muehlhoff provides a strategy for having difficult conversations, helping us move from contentious debate to constructive dialogue. By acknowledging and entering into the other person’s story, we are more likely to understand where they’re coming from and to cultivate common ground. Insights from Scripture and communication theory provide practical ways to manage disagreements and resolve conflicts. We can disagree without being disagreeable. And we can even help another see different points of view and learn from one another. Find out how.

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    • 12 Disciples : 10 Studies For Individuals Or Groups (Student/Study Guide)

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      Getting The Most Out Of The Twelve Disciples
      1 Andrew: Bringing Others To Jesus – John 1:35-42
      2 Simon Peter: Defending (and Rebuking) The Savior – Mark 1:16-20; 8:27-38
      3 Matthew: Drawing In The Outcast – Matthew 9:9-13
      4 James: Hating Our Enemies – Luke 9:51-56; Acts 12:1-2
      5 Philip: Learning To Trust – John 6:1-13
      6 John: Seeking To Be The Greatest – Matthew 20:20-28
      7 Thomas: Leaving Doubt Behind – John 20:19-29
      8 Nathanael: Developing Spiritual Insight – John 1:43-51
      9 Judas Iscariot: Turning Away – Matthew 26:14-30, 47-50; 27:1-10
      10 Three Others: Faithful To The End – Luke 18:18-34
      Leader’s Notes

      Additional Info
      Ten inductive Bible studies on Jesus’ twelve disciples.

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    • Hidden Faces : Portraits Of Nameless Women In The Gospels

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      This collection of four novellas takes readers back in time and into some of the most well known biblical accounts…but some of the most mysterious.
      Acclaimed author Golden Keyes Parsons delves into the lives of four nameless women from the Gospels–the woman caught in adultery, the woman at the well, the woman who anointed Jesus’s feet, and the woman who touched the hem of His garment.

      Discover through the eyes of faith and fiction what may have made these women feel so trapped, so alone, so broken, so hopeless that they would venture boldly into the path of Jesus…and leave forever changed.

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    • Hopeless : The Woman With The Issue Of Blood

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      Years without healing…years without hope. Zahava is blessed to have a husband who loves her, and she is ready to give him a house full of children. But when a series of miscarriages leave her with empty arms and an incessant issue of blood, she is cut off from all those she loves. Unclean. Unable to be touched. Her husband never gives up hope that they will find a cure. But hope seems as unattainable as healing to Zahava . . . until a carpenter she once met in Nazareth stirs an ember of faith inside.

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    • In Season And Out Of Season

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      A wise and practical guide to preaching in the Anglican tradition, illustrated with examples, that will inspire confidence and hone skills. It explores key aspects of preaching including: the importance of Scripture, the use of story, preaching at rites of passage, preaching through the liturgical year, and engagement with the wider world.

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    • Divine Hope : Gods Promises For Your Future

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      The divine hope is a book for every Christian and non- Christian. It explores what hope in God can do, it encourages us to confidently hope for the promised future and to live above discouragement.

      If you have ever been discouraged in life, I encourage you “Don’t quit yet”, there is hope for you. God has a perfect plan for you. In Jeremiah 29:11, the bible says:
      For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. This book gives practical steps into how to overcome hopelessness and also encourages us to have hope in every situation.

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    • What Do You Do When You Get Poo On Your Shoe

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      What Do You Do When You Get Poo on Your Shoe? is a story about the mess that a young boy and his friends make when they creatively attempt to overcome one of life’s difficult and stinky situations the wrong way! This story is both funny and instructive, illustrating how we’ve all stepped in it! The lesson to learn in this book is for both children and adults. Your kids will howl, and you just may discover a timely life application! **** ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Rick Carr is the founder of a juvenile intervention ministry in Memphis, Tennessee, known as JIFF (Juvenile Intervention & Faith-based Follow-up), where he served as the executive director for nearly fourteen years. He is an ordained minister with the Christian & Missionary Alliance having served as a youth pastor and later as the senior pastor of two C&MA churches. Rick received his associate’s degree from Toccoa Falls Bible College, his bachelor of arts from Trinity International University, and his master of arts from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Rick and his wife of thirty-four years, Valerie, have five children and seven grandchildren.

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    • Global Reformation : Transitioning The Church For Strategic Kingdom Advance

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      Dr. Munien’s book particularly stands out because of his extraordinary ability to impart with the greatest simplicity at the same time that he brings complete understanding to every reader from the Word of God. He examines the historical, cultural and scriptural foundations necessary to build the “Perfect Man” in the image of God’s pattern.

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    • Jesus A Love Like No Other

      $15.93

      –How does one go on living after your loved one leaves?
      –What about the ones left behind enveloped in anguish?
      –What does a person do with crushed faith?

      Jesus, a Love Like No Other! is a life-changing, inspirational book that will open your eyes to the love of Jesus.

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    • Jesus A Love Like No Other

      $38.60

      –How does one go on living after your loved one leaves?
      –What about the ones left behind enveloped in anguish?
      –What does a person do with crushed faith?

      Jesus, a Love Like No Other! is a life-changing, inspirational book that will open your eyes to the love of Jesus.

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    • Path To The Throne Of God

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      This study of the sanctuary aims to give the reader an overall view of the entire sanctuary, including the earthly and the heavenly sanctuaries, and reaching its climax in the temple eternal, the earthly model as constructed by Moses, being a type or illustration of both the others. It also aims to make plain that the sanctuary symbolizes not only the redemptive work of Christ, but also the Christian experience of each of His followers, and of the church as a whole.

      The book is divided into the following sections:

      The Importance of the Sanctuary
      Preparing to Build
      In the Court
      In The Holy Place
      In The Most Holy Place
      The Church In The Sanctuary
      The Sanctuary After Redemption

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    • Childless : A Novel

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      The next installment in the riveting new series from Dr. James Dobson and Kurt Bruner transports readers to a not-too-distant future threatened by imminent catastrophe.

      The second installment in the riveting new trilogy from Dr. James Dobson and Kurt Bruner transports readers to a not-too-distant future when the young and healthy strain under the burden of a rapidly aging population.

      Everyone is nervous about how Judge Victor Santiago will rule. The case involved the tragic demise of a loving mother and her disabled son. A common medical procedure has somehow created havoc across the legal and economic landscape. The president’s popular Youth Initiative is losing momentum. Political and economic fortunes are at stake. That’s why someone, somewhere, would rather put the judge in his grave than risk a wrong decision.

      Tyler Cain, a once respected police detective turned sleazy private investigator, has been pulled into the middle of events way above his pay grade. He hopes the case will restore some measure of dignity. But does he have what it takes to find the potential assassin before time runs out?

      He seeks help from Julia Davidson, a newly married journalist, who finds herself torn between the influence she craves and the husband she loves. She wants significance. But he wants a child. In Fatherless, Dr. James Dobson and Kurt Bruner depicted a time in which present-day trends come to sinister fruition. This eagerly awaited follow-up vividly imagines what happens when the abiding joys of parenthood are exchanged for the gradual deterioration of a CHILDLESS world.

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    • Christs Body In Corinth

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      Yung Suk Kim takes up the language of”body” that infuses 1 Corinthians, Paul’smost complicated letter, and the letterthat provides us the most information,and poses the sharpest questions, aboutsocial realities in the early church.Kim argues against the view that inspeaking of the church as Christ’sbody Paul seeks to emphasize unityand the social boundary. Against theconventional rhetoric of the “bodypolitic” in Greco-Roman philosophy,Kim argues that Paul seeks ratherto nourish the vitality of a diversecommunity and to criticize the ideologyof a powerful in-group in Corinth, amessage of particular importance forcontemporary global Christianity.

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    • Preaching The Farewell Discourse

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      Through the lens of John the Apostle’s Farewell Discourse found in John 13:31 – 17:26, seminary professor L. Scott Kellum provides a step-by-step illustration of how to produce an expository sermon series in Preaching the Farewell Discourse.

      Kellum begins with foundational tools that will aid the journey from text to exposition and then describes how to employ discourse analysis to a hortatory document (like the Farewell Discourse) or an expository document.The latter part of the book finds Kellum implementing the theory on the Farewell Discourse of John’s Gospel, examining the process in three sections: analyzing the text, interpreting the text, and preaching the text.

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    • Covenant Bible Study Leader Guide (Teacher’s Guide)

      $28.99

      This Covenant experience will guide participants in a comprehensive, in-depth study of the Bible over twenty-four weeks. Unlike the learning participants may have experienced in other groups, this in-depth study of the whole Bible emphasizes the biblical concept of covenant as a unifying pattern through all the books in the Old and New Testaments. It underscores the unique relationship that God chooses to have with us as God’s people. This relationship is grounded in the faithfulness of God’s love and on our ongoing commitment to stay in love with God while we share signs of that love with others. The Leader Guide contains comprehensive and detailed direction for each meeting experience. While each group’s chemistry will vary, the Leader Guide contains the following elements: The Group Meeting Experience – Each Covenant Bible Study episode follows the same essential structure by balancing conversational teaching from biblical experts with engaging discussion among the participants. Covenant is designed so that the meaning of the Bible isn’t found in just listening to a biblical scholar or listening to one’s own inner voice. Only through conversation in community, in the Covenant Group Meeting Experience, can we discover the Bible’s transformative power. During some weeks the group might be so full of energy and questions that conversation leaves less time for the video. That’s okay. The spiritual energy that wakes up and transforms a life is the most important result from this kind of Bible study. Gathering Together (10 min) – The opening questions of this segment in each episode are designed to prompt conversation on a general topic that connects to the main theme of the episode. Begin by reading the scriptures in the Covenant Prayer section for the episode. Have one person say the phrase, “For those who . . .” and then the whole group responds by reading the scripture passage aloud. Reflecting Together (10 min) – This segment guides participants to share what they learned from the week’s scripture readings with questions that tie their discoveries into a central theme. The study also encourages participants to memorize and share verses from the readings that they found particularly meaningful. Video Segment (25 min) – Play the video for the current episode. The cohosts for this opening conversation are Reverend Shane Stanford, senior pastor at Christ United Methodist Church in Memphis, Tennessee, and Reverend Christine Chakoian, seni

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    • Promise In Pieces

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      A baby quilt touches many hearts as it travels from family-to-family and through generations.After the end of World War II, Clara Kirkpatrick returns from the Women’s Army Corp to deliver a dying soldier’s last wishes: convey his love to his young widow, Mattie, with apologies for the missed life they had planned to share.

      Struggling with her own post-war trauma, Clara thinks she’s not prepared to handle the grief of this broken family. Yet upon meeting Mattie, and receiving a baby quilt that will never cuddle the soldier’s baby, Clara vows to honor the sacrifices that family made.

      Now a labor and delivery nurse in her rural hometown, Clara wraps each new babe in the gifted quilt and later stitches the child’s name into the cloth. As each new child is welcomed by the quilt, Clara begins to wonder whatever happened to Mattie-and if her own life would ever experience the love of a newborn. Little does she know that she will have the opportunity to re-gift the special quilt-years later and carrying even greater significance than when it was first bestowed.

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    • Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Caught

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      For the Yada Yadas, gettin’ caught up in troubles isn’t the problem-it’s how to get free.

      Only weeks ago, we Yadas toughened our prayer knees when one of our own was the victim of a vicious racial attack. Now it seems each household is being thrown into even worse circumstances. It especially worries me, Jodi Baxter, because I’m a fixer by nature, and the prayer list is getting out of control . . .Ruth and Ben are caught up in an unplanned pregnancy-in their fifties! Chanda is deluded by the glitter of her lottery dream come true. Florida wants to move her family, hoping to leave trouble behind, but it looks like it may catch up to her anyway. And I’m finding that even good things like prayer group can consume me in no time flat.

      If there is an upside, it’s that all this trouble is revealing the subtle lies we Yadas believe about God, ourselves, each other, and life. Maybe our best hope is to catch on to what God’s doing-and catch on quick-before the enemy can take any prisoners. That’d be a freedom worth celebrating. And celebrating is what my spiritual sisters and I do best.

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    • Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Tough

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      The Yada Yadas got tight in the past year, but they’re about to learn the real meaning of togetherness.

      We’d done it: we’d taken a mismatched, diverse group of women and cobbled together a prayer group that really worked for all of us. Now that spring was here, we were celebrating our one-year anniversary-and a wedding, an early parole, and two baptisms in the lake! Everything was feeling pretty great.

      But it’s when we’re in our comfort zone that we’re most likely to let our guard down. Without warning, lots of little things seemed to become big problems. With a white supremacy hate group targeting a local university, our very diversity almost became a liability. It took a vicious attack on Nony’s husband to make us see that we had to get tough-and fight back together.

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    • Critical Condition

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      Dr. Frasier couldn’t save the gunshot victim on her front lawn. Now she’s fighting for her own life.

      It began as a quiet dinner party honoring Dr. Shannon Frasier’s colleague, but became a nightmare when a man was shot on her lawn, reviving emotions from a similar episode a decade ago. Then a midnight call from her sister, Megan, causes Shannon to fear that her sister is on drugs again.

      Her “almost-fiance” Dr. Mark Gilbert’s support only adds to Shannon’s feelings of guilt, since she can’t bring herself to fully commit to him. She turns for help to her pastor-father, only to learn that he’s just been diagnosed with leukemia.

      Shannon thought it couldn’t get any worse. Then the late-night, threatening phone calls begin, the rough voice asking, “What did he say before he died?”

      With everything around her in a critical state, simply staying alive will require all the resources and focus Shannon has.

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    • No More Dragons

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      Becoming a dragon is a dangerously subtle process.

      You make a long chain of bad choices. The chain gradually wraps around you. Layer by layer, it begins to take on the aspect of scales. One day you glance at yourself in the mirror and a monster is staring back at you. You aren’t who you used to be. You aren’t who you want to be. You’re not who you were created and designed to be. Instead, you’re a dragon.

      When Jim Burgen was nineteen years old, he realized how easy it had been to become a dragon. He knew he didn’t want to be one anymore . . . but how? “No More Dragons” is the story of our common, hopeful journey from dragonhood back to personhood.

      As Pastor Burgen narrates the remarkable process of reclaiming himself from himself, he implores modern church goers to shake off the trivialities of churchiness in favor of the substantive questions that make a spiritual transformation:

      “Is Jesus the only one who can undragon people?”

      “Why don’t I like most churches?”

      “Where is God in difficult times?”

      “How do you shed decades of gnarly scales?”

      Some choices will lead you to a better life. Some will kill you. Some choices will add a new layer of scales to your dragon, and some will slough them off. “No More Dragons” is about asking Christ to deliver you and learning how to obey him.

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    • Reclaiming Eve : The Identity And Calling Of Women In The Kingdom Of God

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      Inferior. Second-best. Marginalized. Every daughter of Eve faces an identity crisis at some time in her life. And many wonder where they fit in on a regular basis. Authors Suzanne Burden, Carla Sunberg and Jamie Wright set out to discover what the Bible says about every woman’s identity. What they uncovered is a scriptural blueprint for both women and men that sets them free to serve Christ together as full partners in building God’s kingdom.

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    • Quotable Wesley

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      What did John Wesley think about alcohol, music, and popularity? What are his thoughts on education, free will, and joy? From ‘absolution’ to ‘zeal,’ Quotable Wesley is a treasury of quotations taken from Wesley’s letters, sermons, tracts, and journal entries on a variety of wide-ranging topics. Here is an essential resource for teachers, Christian leaders, pastors, and laypeople fascinated by the insights of this remarkable founder of the Methodist movement. Useful for sermon preparation, teaching, and individual reflection, this book is designed to supplement the library of anyone interested in Wesley and his work.

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    • Hosea-Micah : A Commentary In The Wesleyan Tradition

      $39.99

      Engaging, perceptive, and academically thorough, the New Beacon Bible Commentary will expand your understanding and deepen your appreciation for the meaning and message of each book of the Bible. Written from the Wesleyan theological perspective, this indispensable commentary provides pastors, professional scholars, teachers, and Bible students with a critical, relevant, and inspiring interpretation of the Word of God in the 21st century.

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    • 1-2 Chronicles : A Commentary In The Wesleyan Tradition

      $32.99

      Engaging, perceptive, and academically thorough, the New Beacon Bible Commentary will expand your understanding and deepen your appreciation for the meaning and message of each book of the Bible. Written from the Wesleyan theological perspective, this indispensable commentary provides pastors, professional scholars, teachers, and Bible students with a critical, relevant, and inspiring interpretation of the Word of God in the 21st century.

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    • Spiritual Direction : A Guide To Giving And Receiving Direction

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      1 The Ministry Of Spiritual Direction
      2 Theological Perspectives
      3 Focused Conversation
      4 Attending To What Is Happening In Our Prayers
      5 A Spiritual Direction Session
      6 Pastoral Ministry, Evangelism And Friendship
      7 The Qualities And Character Of A Director
      8 The Qualities And Character Of A Directee
      9 The Holy Spirit As Spiritual Director
      For Further Reading
      Notes

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      We Are Not Alone God is present with us. And God gives us companions on the journey. A spiritual director is one such companion, offering spiritual guidance to help make sense of the faith journeyinterpret the significant markers on the roadencourage us, particularly through the more difficult transitions and valleys of our pilgrimageand, most of all, to notice the ministry of the Spirit in our lives Gordon Smith writes: Even if we have been Christians and maturing in our faith for many years, we still need the encouragement and guidance that might come through spiritual direction. . . . Genuine humility is evident in our realization that we need a companion, a fellow pilgrim and Christian, who can help us discern and foster an attentiveness to God’s presence in our lives. This is the gift of spiritual direction. Whether you are a director, a directee or simply someone who wants to learn more about this ancient ministry, you will find this book to be a helpful guide.

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    • Christianity And Psychoanalysis

      $41.99

      1 A New Conversation Earl D. Bland And Brad D. Strawn
      2 Tradition-Based Integration Ron Wright, Paul Jones And Brad D. Strawn
      3 Contemporary Freudian Psychoanalysis Brad D. Strawn
      4 Ecumenical Spirituality, Catholic Theology And Object Relations Theory: A Threefold Cord Holding Sacred Space Theresa Tisdale
      5 Self Psychology And Christian Experience Earl D. Bland
      6 Intersubjective Systems Theory Mitchell W. Hicks
      7 Relational Psychoanalysis Lowell W. Hoffman
      8 Attachment-Based Psychoanalytic Therapy And Christianity: Being-in-Relation Todd W. Hall And Lauren E. Maltby
      9 Psychoanalytic Couples Therapy: An Introduction And Integration Earl D. Bland
      10 Brief Dynamic Psychotherapy Michael W. Mangis
      11 Christianity And Psychoanalysis: Final Thoughts Brad D. Strawn And Earl D. Bland References
      Author Index
      Subject Index

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      The past 30 years has seen a theoretical and clinical renaissance in psychoanalysis, as well as a flourishing of Christian engagement in the fields of psychology and anthropology. This volume of essays stages a new conversation between Christianity and psychoanalysis that opens up new ways of thinking about the rich mosaic of human experience.

      Unsurprisingly, given Sigmund Freud’s understanding of religion, the conversation between Christianity and psychoanalysis has long been marked by mutual suspicion. Psychoanalysis originated within a naturalist, post-Enlightenment context and sought to understand human functioning and pathology–focusing on phenomena such as the unconscious and object representation–on a strictly empirical basis. Given certain accounts of divine agency and human uniqueness, psychoanalytic work was often seen as competitive with a Christian understanding of the human person. The contributors to Christianity and Psychoanalysis seek to start a new conversation. Aided by the turn to relationality in theology, as well as by a noncompetitive conception of God’s transcendence and agency, this book presents a fresh integration of Christian thought and psychoanalytic theory. The immanent processes identified by psychoanalysis need not compete with Christian theology but can instead be the very means by which God is involved in human existence. The Christian study of psychoanalysis can thus serve the flourishing of God’s kingdom.

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    • Con Permiso – (Spanish)

      $13.99

      ‘Excuse me’ is an open and honest consideration on the real condition of the Church and the experience of Christianity nowadays. The author transfers to us several troubling questions and thoughts born in his heart that cannot leave us indifferent. ‘All along my ministry, I have made two mistakes systematically and constantly: I have raised certain ‘forms’ to the category of ‘principles’ while degrading certain ‘principles’ to the category of ‘forms’.’ Starting with this initial confession, the author approaches diverse subjects and seriously evaluates them while challenging us to look at those subjects under the light of the Gospel and the Word of God, in an effort to find out if we are really following the instructions given to His Church by Jesus. ‘Confusing what is emotional with what is spiritual, bestowing more importance to certain ideas, experiences, strategies or even doctrines than to the Gospel of Jesus Christ itself, is a serious error. This dreadful inability to discern between what is essential and what is minor robs us enormous amounts of energy, diverts our attention from what is really important, diminishes the effectiveness of the Church in the world, and entangles us in a thousand barren arguments.’

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    • De Las Ideas A La Accion – (Spanish)

      $14.99

      Whether you’re just a creative type, or the leader of an organization, you must figure out a creative process and develop an infrastructure for implementing your ideas. Good Idea. Now What? offers systematic advice for moving your ideas to execution. It will show you: The fundamental elements of a good idea
      Tangible pathways to follow after initial inspiration
      The importance of branding and its impact on ideas

      Practical advice for developing a loyal tribe of supporters who will take your idea to a whole new level It’s not enough to be inspired. Learn how to follow through on your ideas and discover how great an impact you can have!

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    • Whats In A Phrase

      $17.99

      These short reflections on phrases from Scripture are based on the ancient Benedictine practice of lectio divina, or “holy reading.”

      Through these meditations Marilyn Chandler McEntyre invites readers to consider how a word or phrase may summon us to attention and provide theological reference points, comforting images, ways to reframe conventional ideas, or simply beautiful ways of putting what matters.

      The three sections of the book – “Assurance,” “Invitation,” and “Surprise” – organize the reflections by tone as well as theme. Some of the reflections are devotional, some speculative, some whimsical, some edgy. In all of them readers may see modeled a way of accepting the many invitations that Scripture offers to enter its sacred spaces, play with possibilities, and connect the biblical word with the lives we’re given to live.

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    • Chaotic Joy : Finding Abundance In The Messiness Of Motherhood

      $22.50

      If you’re waiting to live abundantly until the house is tidy, your kids are clean and well behaved, and you have plenty of free time to pursue a glamorous hobby, you may be waiting awhile. However, you don’t have to wait for things to settle down to live the good life, because motherhood-with all its chaos-is the abundance God promised
      In Chaotic Joy, you will discover how to experience abundant life in the midst of the madness and mess. Find out what’s keeping you from the joy and satisfaction you dreamed being a mom would bring, and learn how to recognize God’s hand of blessing even through countless diaper changes, toddler meltdowns, and thousands of important tasks that clamor for your attention. Motherhood can be chaotic, for sure. But it’s meant to be so much more.

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    • Pelican Bride : A Novel (Reprinted)

      $21.25

      It is 1704 when Genevieve Gaillain and her sister board a French ship headed for the Louisiana colony as mail-order brides. Both have promised to marry one of the rough-and-tumble Canadian men in this New World in order to escape religious persecution in the Old World. Genevieve knows life won’t be easy, but at least here she can establish a home and family without fear of beheading. But when she falls in love with Tristan Lanier, an expatriate cartographer whose courageous stand for fair treatment of native peoples has made him decidedly unpopular in the young colony, Genevieve realizes that even in this land of liberty one is not guaranteed peace. And a secret she harbors could mean the undoing of the colony itself.

      Gulf Coast native Beth White brings vividly to life the hot, sultry south in this luscious, layered story of the lengths we must go to in order to be true to ourselves, our faith, and our deepest loves.

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    • Persecuted (Reprinted)

      $19.98

      This Political Thriller Delivers a Timely Message as Religious Freedom Comes under Attack

      Persecuted is an action-packed thriller that will open viewers’ eyes to the growing attacks on the freedom of speech and religious freedom. Opening nationwide spring 2014, the film is written and directed by Daniel Lusko and stars James Remar (What Lies Beneath, X-Men: First Class), Academy Award nominee Bruce Davison, (X-Men, Lost) and Fred Dalton Thompson (Secretariat, Law & Order).

      Together with Lusko, suspense novelist Robin Parrish brings the film to paper in this page-turning novelization. John Luther, a contemporary evangelist, is standing as the last holdout for a national endorsement to make sweeping reforms in freedom of speech. As the government is mandating political correctness while covertly waging a war against religious organizations, a U.S. senator and his political allies create a sinister plan of denial and scandal to frame Luther for murder. Suddenly his once normal life is turned upside-down as he becomes a fugitive vowing to expose those responsible. It is a mission that brings him face-to-face with the coming storm of persecution that will threaten the moral ethics and freedoms of America.

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    • Last Bride

      $18.82

      Nineteen-year-old Tessie Miller is the youngest of her Old Order parents’ five daughters–and the only one yet to marry. She has her heart set on Amishman Marcus Smucker, and come wedding season, they plan to tie the knot and start a family together. But Tessie’s father disapproves. Ammon Miller has his reasons, and he has put his foot down. The marriage will not go forward.

      Impetuously, Tessie and Marcus take matters into their own hands, eloping to exchange their vows in the fancy, English world. After a secret honeymoon, they return to their Plain community to live as singles, hoping that, in time, they can convince the Millers to give their love a chance. But when the unthinkable happens, Tessie faces the biggest challenge of her life–and the almost-certain censure of the People.

      Will Tessie find a reason for hope in spite of her desperate plight?

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    • Generous Spaciousness : Responding To Gay Christians In The Church

      $31.76

      Committed Christians may respond differently to gay and lesbian Christians. How can we engage those with whom we might disagree and navigate our journey together in a way that nurtures unity, hospitality, humility, and justice?

      Through her extensive experience in ministering to gay and lesbian Christians, Wendy VanderWal-Gritter has come to believe we need a new paradigm for how the church engages those in the sexual minority. She encourages generous spaciousness, a hope-filled, relational way forward for those in turmoil regarding a response to gay and lesbian Christians. This book offers a framework for discussing diversity in a gracious way, showing that the church can be a place that welcomes a variety of perspectives on the complex matter of human sexuality. It also offers practical advice for implementing generous spaciousness in churches and organizations.

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    • Anglican Way : A Guidebook

      $19.95

      Born of a passionate lifetime devotion, McKenzie’s illuminating guide will light the way for those new to Anglicanism and deepen the knowledge of longtime practitioners. His thorough exploration of the history, theology, distinctives, prayers, liturgies, and intricacies of the ancient tradition make this a practical and informative introduction to the Anglican way.

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    • Samson Syndrome : What You Can Learn From The Baddest Boy In The Bible

      $18.99

      Why do some strong men fail while others succeed? Like the biblical character Samson, all strong men–those who are successful, influential, self-confident, aggressive, or widely respected–face twelve tendencies that can lead to sin and even personal tragedy.

      The adventurous and gifted Samson–whose story is told in four chapters of the book of Judges–never had the intention of fighting against God. He was just a fun-loving guy looking for a good time. Like so many strong men today, he didn’t think his sin was any big deal. But it’s clear as you read his story that the older he got, the more sin held him in its grip.

      “The Samson Syndrome” is a set of twelve tendencies or challenges that strong men will always face. Obstacles like lust, ignoring good advice, big egos, fears of authentic intimacy, losing sight of the big picture, and others, have the ability to be any man’s undoing. Atteberry’s mission is to remind men of the joy of living within God’s boundaries, because he believes there’s a little Samson in all of us. With God’s help we’re capable of such great things. But we’re never more than one bad choice away from humiliation. However, it doesn’t have to be that way if you want to fulfill your God-given potential.

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    • Grand Central Question

      $26.99

      Foreword By Josh McDowell
      Prologue: What Truth Costs – What Truth Is Worth
      Chapter One: Grand Central Questions

      Part I – Secular Humanism Or The Gospel — Which Provides Us With Intrinsic Value And Objective Purpose?
      Chapter Two: Secular Humanism – The Secular Search
      Chapter Three: Saying Nothing As Loud As We Can
      Chapter Four: Will The Real Humanism Please Stand Up?

      Part II – Eastern & Western Spirituality Or The Gospel — Which Gives Real Answers To Suffering?
      Chapter Five: Pantheism And Pain
      Chapter Six: Escaping The Escapism

      Part III – Islam Or The Gospel — Which Tells Us About God’s Greatness?
      Chapter Seven: From Whence Comes God’s Greatness?
      Chapter Eight: God’s Greatness And The Preservation Of The Gospel
      Chapter Nine: God’s Triune Greatness
      Chapter Ten: Greatness Incarnate

      Epilogue: A Worldview That Views The Whole World
      Acknowledgments

      Read More: Http://www.ivpress.com/cgi-ivpress/book.pl/toc/code=3665#ixzz2fBEY4td6

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      All religions and worldviews seek to answer the fundamental questions of human existence: Why am I here? What does it mean to be human? Why is there evil in the world and how do we deal with it? But not every worldview places equal emphasis on each issue. The main worldviews each tend to stress a different central question. Secular humanism focuses on: What is the inherent value of human beings? Pantheism emphasizes: How do we escape suffering? Islam’s main concern is: How is God great? Abdu Murray digs deeply into these three representatives of major worldviews of our day: atheism, pantheism and theism. This lawyer and former Muslim brings compassion, understanding and clarity to his analysis, comparing the answers of each view to the central message of Christianity.

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    • Westminster Dictionary Of Theological Terms (Expanded)

      $42.00

      This second edition of The Westminster Dictionary of Theological Terms provides a comprehensive guide to nearly 7,000 theological terms-1,000 more terms than the first edition. McKim’s succinct definitions cover a broad range of theological studies and related disciplines: contemporary theologies, biblical studies, church history, ethics, feminist theology, global theologies, hermeneutics, liberation theology, liturgy, ministry, philosophy, philosophy of religion, postcolonial theology, social sciences, spiritually, worship, and Protestant, Reformed, and Roman Catholic theologies.

      This new edition also includes cross-references that link readers to other related terms, commonly used scholarly abbreviations and abbreviations for canonical and deuterocanonical texts, an annotated bibliography, and a new introductory section that groups together terms and concepts, showing where they fit within particular theological categories. No other single volume provides the busy student, and the theologically experienced reader, with such easy access to so many theological definitions.

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    • Alone Yet Not Alone

      $8.99

      A miraculous survival. An extraordinary faith. Autumn 1755. Settled in the Blue Mountains of Pennsylvania, deep within America’s new frontier, the Leininger family celebrates the blessings of a beautiful homestead and bountiful harvest. Until tragedy strikes with the beginning of the French-Indian War, and the devastating raid known as the Penn’s Creek Massacre. The lives of this simple, God-fearing family are forever altered when Barbara and Regina, two young sisters, are carried away by a band of Allegheny warriors. Driven by their faith in God and the powerful bonds of family, Barbara and Regina hold firmly to the belief that they are never alone, even in their darkest hour, and that they will be reunited again. ‘This is a well-written adventure told from the point of view of an intelligent, observant, and mature girl on the brink of adolescence.’ —Publishers Weekly

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    • Spirit Rising : Tapping Into The Power Of The Holy Spirit

      $18.99

      For some of us being a Christian is harder than it should be. Discouraged, anxious, worn down, we wonder what happened to the power and the joy that Jesus promised. Jim Cymbala believes that many of us are missing something vital. Christianity, he says, for even the best-intentioned person or church, is impossible without the Holy Spirit. You can have regular devotions, great preaching, a strong emphasis on the Bible, a great worship team, and a congregation that is trying, but if you aren’t vitally in touch with God’s Spirit, you are missing out on the life God has for you. The Holy Spirit, he points out, is God’s agent on earth. Yet he is the least understood, least preached about, and least discussed member of the Trinity. That is sad, because without him, our spiritual lives will always become dry, mechanical, and a struggle. Too often, the body of Christ is divided into two sides. One side stresses the Word of God, separating itself from what it views as the emotional fanaticism often linked to those emphasizing the Holy Spirit. The other side is sometimes known for drifting into unbiblical manifestations and unorthodox teaching while attributing it all to the Spirit of God. But the Christianity we see in Scripture is both grounded in the Word and full of the Spirit. With stunning stories of how God is working in the lives of people and churches today and biblical teaching about the Holy Spirit, Jim Cymbala invites you to experience God in a fresh and vital way. Nothing else will change our prayer life, our study of God’s word, and our worship more than opening our hearts to the Spirit. If we want power, confidence, joy, peace, and more love in our lives, then we need a better understanding of how and why the Spirit moves so we can join him there.

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    • Gates Of Redemption

      $9.99

      In God’s redemptive plan, one’s heart is the center of one’s being. Actually, it is designed to be the dwelling place of God. “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you…I will put My Spirit within you…” (Ezekiel 36:26-27). God has designed the heart as the gateway to one’s mind, will and emotions. By opening a single gate into the heart and letting the Spirit of the Living God come in, we start a domino effect of massive proportions. Through opening all the gates into the heart, we allow the Spirit of the Living God to dwell and abide in us.

      As we rebuild and restore these gateways, we will find that not only are we a people who God wants to bless, but that these ancient gates literally FLOW with the blessings of God-blessings of purpose, understanding, and rest for the weary soul. These gates, when properly aligned, are the entrance/exit places for God’s Glory!

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    • Wind In The House Of Islam

      $18.95

      There are nine geo-cultural “rooms” in the “House of Islam,” and the Wind of God’s Spirit is blowing through every one of them. David Garrison spent three years travelling a quarter-million miles through every corner of the Muslim world to investigate reports far and wide of Muslims turning to faith in Jesus Christ. In this amazing odyssey, Garrison gathered the stories of more than a thousand Muslim-background believers, asking them the question: “What did God use to bring you to faith in Jesus Christ? Tell me your story.”
      The result is a historic and unprecedented insight into the greatest turning of Muslims to Christ in history. Hear the stories of men and women who have sacrificed everything – home, family, even their lives – for the sake of following Jesus.

      In this book, you will hear from men and women from West Africa to Indonesia and everywhere in between. You will see how God is at work through answered prayers; dreams and visions; 21st-century technologies such as Internet, satellite television, video and audio tools; and bold Christian witnesses who have often paid the ultimate price for the sake of reaching Muslims for Jesus Christ. Along the way, you will also gain insights into the fascinating background of each of these nine geo-cultural rooms in the House of Islam.

      Finally, and most importantly, you will learn how you too can be a part of the greatest turning of Muslims to Christ in history, both overseas and in your own community.

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