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My Journey To Heaven (Reprinted)
$21.17On April 28, 2006, as he lay in his hospital bed in Ann Arbor, Michigan, visions of celestial beauty were the last thing on Marv Besteman’s mind. He had just had surgery to remove a rare pancreatic tumor. It was after visiting hours and his family had left for the day. Alone and racked with pain, Marv tossed and turned, wanting more than anything else to simply sleep and escape the misery and discomfort for a while. The retired banker, father, and grandfather had no idea he was about to get a short reprieve in the form of an experience he never could have imagined.
In My Journey to Heaven, Marv Bestman shares the story of his experience of heaven with astounding detail. Readers will hear of his encounters with angels who accompanied him to the gate, his conversation (argument, really) with St. Peter, and his recognition of friends and family members who touched his life. His story offers peace, comfort, and encouragement to those who have lost loved ones and gives security and solace to those who are grieving, dying, or wonder about the afterlife. Marv believed God sent him back to earth to fulfill this mission of comfort and reminds readers that God has work for each of us to do before he calls us to be with him in heaven. Secure in his belief that his book was the fulfillment of his own mission, Marv returned to heaven in January 2012.
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Loves Reckoning : A Novel
$24.70On a bitter December day in 1785, Silas Ballantyne arrives at the door of master blacksmith Liege Lee in York, Pennsylvania. Just months from becoming a master blacksmith himself, Silas is determined to finish his apprenticeship and move west. But Liege soon discovers that Silas is a prodigious worker and craftsman and endeavors to keep him in Lancaster. Silas becomes interested in both of Liege’s daughters, the gentle and faith-filled Eden and the clever and high-spirited Elspeth. When he chooses one, will the other’s jealousy destroy their love?
In this sweeping family saga set in western Pennsylvania, one man’s choices in love and work, in friends and enemies, set the stage for generations to come. Love’s Reckoning is the first entry in The Ballantyne Legacy, a rich, multi-layered historical quartet from talented writer Laura Frantz, beginning in the late 1700s and following the Ballantyne family through the end of the Civil War.
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Understanding World Religions In 15 Minutes A Day
$21.17User-Friendly Beginner’s Guide to World Religions
The world is becoming more integrated. What once seemed like the religions of exotic faraway lands are now practiced by families next door. These short, easily digestible readings give an overview of the beliefs, histories, and practices of dozens of religions, including Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, and many more. Garry Morgan blends the knowledge of a college professor with real-world experience and an accessible style. Broken into forty brief chapters, this book can be used as a reference for those who need quick and clear answers or read straight through by curious readers.
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Proverbs : Interpretation A Bible Commentary For Teaching And Preaching
$42.00Planned and written specifically for teaching and preaching needs, this critically acclaimed biblical commentary is a major contribution to scholarship and ministry.
The book of Proverbs is a collection of sayings, poems, and “life’s little instructions.” Wrestling with the values of things such as creation, livelihood, or moral character, Proverbs exhorts its readers to seek the higher ideals–knowledge, discipline, piety, and order–and offers guidance on how to live in harmony with God, others, and oneself.
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Job : Interpretation A Bible Commentary For Teaching And Preaching
$40.00Planned and written specifically for teaching and preaching needs, this critically acclaimed biblical commentary is a major contribution to scholarship and ministry.
In this volume, J. Gerald Janzen examines the text of the book of Job as a literary text within the context of the history of the religion of Israel and within the broader context of the universal human condition. He approaches the basic character of the book from a literary perspective which enables him to identify human existence as exemplified in Job and to expound on the mystery of good and evil, which gives human existence its experiential texture and which together drive humans to ask the same kind of questions asked by Job. This is the first full-length commentary to present Job systematically and literarily.
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Galatians : Interpretation A Bible Commentary For Teaching And Preaching
$30.00Planned and written specifically for teaching and preaching needs, this critically acclaimed biblical commentary is a major contribution to scholarship and ministry.
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1-2 Timothy And Titus
$32.00Planned and written specifically for teaching and preaching needs, this critically acclaimed biblical commentary is a major contribution to scholarship and ministry.
Thomas Oden provides a modern commentary on the pastoral letters grounded in the classical, consensual tradition of interpretation. Oden uses the best and most accurate research concerning the historical, literary, and philological aspects of the pastoral letters. He addresses tough issues: the role of women in worship, problems of the rich and poor, the relation between servants and masters, policies concerning support of elderly widows, and how to handle church disruptions.
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1-2 Thessalonians : Interpretation A Bible Commentary For Teaching And Prea
$30.00Planned and written specifically for teaching and preaching needs, this critically acclaimed biblical commentary is a major contribution to scholarship and ministry.
In this brilliant commentary, Beverly Roberts Gaventa discusses the issues central to the books of Thessalonians, identifying what makes each book important for the life of the church today, as well as for preachers and teachers.
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1-2 Samuel : Interpretation A Bible Commentary For Teaching And Preaching
$48.00Planned and written specifically for teaching and preaching needs, this critically acclaimed biblical commentary is a major contribution to scholarship and ministry.
With critical scholarship and theological sensitivity, Walter Brueggemann traces the people of God through the books of Samuel as they shift from marginalized tribalism to oppressive monarchy. He carefully opens the literature of the books, sketching a narrative filled with historical realism but also bursting with an awareness that more than human action is being presented.
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Introduction To Biblical Aramaic
$35.00The study of biblical Aramaic, an ancient Semitic language from which the Hebrew alphabet was derived, is necessary for understanding texts written during certain periods of early Jewish and Christian history and is especially important for the study of the books of Daniel and Ezra. This new textbook is a thorough guide to learning to read and translate biblical Aramaic and includes an introduction to the language, examples of texts for practice translations, and helpful comparison charts.
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God : The Sources Of Christian Theology
$55.00An authoritative examination of important source materials on the development of the Christian doctrine of God
This volume provides an excellent collection of primary source documents from key Christian theologians that show ways in which God has been understood throughout the history of Christian thought. Malcolm surveys the major features which have marked theological understandings of God throughout six distinct periods, including the early church, the medieval era, the Reformation, modernity, the twentieth-century, and the present day. She describes the historical contexts and theological relevance of each of these works, which have helped shape the various ways Christians have come to understand God. This book will be particularly valuable to students of theology by providing significant insights from these important and accessible texts.
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What You Need To Know About Spiritual Growth
$12.99Discover the exciting growth plan for your life! Find out how God can use anything in your life to help you become more like His Son, Jesus Christ. Explore God’s abundant resources that nourish you-His Spirit, the Bible, the church, time and challenges, and the spiritual disciplines-proven paths to a fruitful life. Learn how God speaks to believers and empowers them to overcome entrenched sins. What You Need to Know about Spiritual Growth will help you grow in Christ-secure in His love, strong in His grace, and seasoned to persevere for daily victories and joyful service to others.
Features include:
12 lessons you can complete in under 1 hour each
Real-life application of biblical truth
Explanations of prominent Christian views on the topic
Easy-to-teach resources, including previews and summary features
Questions for discussionCore teachings on Christianity that will challenge any seeker, new believer, or veteran believer looking for a stronger foundation.
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Almost Home : Helping Kids Move From Homelessness To Hope
$19.99Inside the lives of homeless teens-moving stories of pain and hope from Covenant House
Almost Home tells the stories of six remarkable young people from across the United States and Canada as they confront life alone on the streets. Each eventually finds his or her way to Covenant House, the largest charity serving homeless and runaway youth in North America. From the son of a crack addict who fights his own descent into drug addiction to a teen mother reaching for a new life, their stories veer between devastating and inspiring as they each struggle to find a place called home.
*Includes a foreword by Newark Mayor Cory Booker
*Shares the personal stories of six homeless youths grappling with issues such as drug addiction, family violence, prostitution, rejection based on sexual orientation, teen parenthood, and aging out of foster care into a future with limited skills and no support system
*Gives voice to the estimated 1.6 million young people in the United States and Canada who run away or are kicked out of their homes each year
*Includes striking photographs, stories of firsthand experiences mentoring and working with homeless and troubled youth, and practical suggestions on how to get involved
*Discusses the root causes of homelessness among young people, and policy recommendations to address them
*Provides action steps readers can take to fight youth homelessness and assist individual homeless young people
*Written by Kevin Ryan, president of Covenant House, and Pulitzer Prize nominee and former New York Times writer Tina KelleyInviting us to get to know homeless teens as more than an accumulation of statistics and societal issues, this book gives a human face to a huge but largely invisible problem and offers practical insights into how to prevent homelessness and help homeless youth move to a hopeful future. For instance, one kid in the book goes on to become a college football player and counselor to at-risk adolescents and another becomes a state kickboxing champion. All the stories inspire us with victories of the human spirit, large and small. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of each book will help support kids who benefit from Covenant House’s shelter and outreach services.
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Deep Mentoring : Guiding Others On Their Leadership Journey
$29.99Randy Reese and Robert Loane believe good leaders are developed in and through slow, deep mentoring. This book is designed to help you understand how to come alongside others as a guide and a friend, to invest in their spiritual formation and leadership. If you want long-term impact on the lives of future leaders, here is your guide.
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Distorted Images Of God (Student/Study Guide)
$13.99How To Get The Most Out Of Distorted Images Of God
1. The God Of Impossible Expectations Versus The God Of Compassion
Psalm 103:1-142. The Emotionally Distant God Versus The God Of Empathy And Grace
Hebrews 4:14-16, 5:1-103. The Inattentive God Versus The God Who Knows Us Intimately
Psalm 139:1-184. The Abusive God Versus The God Who Heals Us
Matthew 20:29-345. The Unreliable God Versus The God Who Is Trustworthy
Psalm 145:1-166. The God Who Abandons Versus The God Who Pursues
Luke 15:1-77. The God Who Withholds Versus The God Who Provides
Matthew 6:25-34 And 7:7-118. The God Who Is Weak Versus The God Who Is All-Powerful
Luke 8:22-56Leader’s Notes
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Though we say God is loving, trustworthy and all-powerful, our actions and thoughts reveal the subtle and not-so-subtle lies we’re believing: that God is impossible to please, manipulative and likely to abandon us. Written with compassion and conviction, these eight studies bring to light our distorted thinking and point us to the truth of who God is–the great healer who knows us intimately and pursues us with love.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Handbook On The New Testament Use Of The Old Testament (Reprinted)
$24.99This concise guide by a leading New Testament scholar helps readers understand how to better study the multitude of Old Testament references in the New Testament. G. K. Beale, coeditor of the bestselling Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament, focuses on the “how to” of interpreting the New Testament use of the Old Testament, providing students and pastors with many of the insights and categories necessary for them to do their own exegesis. Brief enough to be accessible yet thorough enough to be useful, this handbook will be a trusted guide for all students of the Bible.
Contents
Introduction
1. Challenges to Interpreting the Use of the Old Testament in the New
2. Seeing the Old Testament in the New: Definitions of Quotations and Allusions and Criteria for Discerning Them
3. An Approach to Interpreting the Old Testament in the New
4. Primary Ways the New Testament Uses the Old Testament
5. Hermeneutical and Theological Presuppositions of the New Testament Writers
6. The Relevance of Jewish Backgrounds for the Study of the Old Testament in the New: A Survey of the Sources
7. A Case Study Illustrating the Methodology of This BookAdd to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Fe Familia Y Finanzas – (Spanish)
$15.99Rebuild the Foundations of
…Your Faith
…Your Family
…Your FinancesGod is ready to help Christians rebuild and strengthen the foundations of their lives. By calling on Him and returning to His plan for success, you can:
*Break free from the chains of debt
*Enjoy God’s miraculous provision
*Strengthen family relationships
*Make wise decisions
*Find freedom from fear
*Build a power-filled faith
*Protect your family from spiritual attacks
*Live a joyful, victorious lifeExperience all of the blessings, prosperity, and abundance God has in store for every area of your life!
Reconstruya los cimientos de
…su fe
…su familia
…sus finanzasDios esta preparado para ayudar a los cristianos a reconstruir y fortalecer los cimientos de sus vidas. Al clamar a El y regresar a su plan para el exito, usted puede:
*Ser libre de las cadenas de la deuda
*Disfrutar de la milagrosa provision de Dios
*Fortalecer las relaciones familiares
*Tomar decisiones sabias
*Encontrar libertad del temor
*Edificar una fe llena de poder
*Proteger a su familia de ataques espirituales
*Vivir una vida gozosa y victoriosa!Experimente todas las bendiciones, prosperidad y abundancia que Dios tiene preparadas para cada area de su vida!
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Prayers That Get Results
$16.99Nothing Is Impossible with God When You Pray Effectively
Prayers are meant to be answered, but many Christians do not know how to pray effectively. Fortunately, the Bible teaches us how to pray in order to bring glory to God and to address our physical, emotional, spiritual, financial, and relational needs.
In Prayers That Get Results, Pastor Tom Brown delves into different types of prayer and reveals why believers cannot take a one-size-fits-all approach when they talk with God. He explains that Scripture provides us with specific prayers for specific needs, each with a unique language and attitude, including…
*Prayers of submission
*Prayers of petition
*Prayers of agreement
*Prayers of release
*Prayers in the Spirit
*Prayers of intercession
*Prayers of binding and loosing
*And many moreWhen you know how to talk to God effectively, you will see your prayer time not as a tiresome chore but as a sacred and joyous activity that you don’t want to stop. If you are longing to see your prayers answered, you have found the right resource.
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Demonios Y Liberacion – (Spanish)
$15.99Power-packed authority
Satanic activity continues to increase at an explosive rate. H. A. Maxwell Whyte provides practical answers to the most frequently asked questions about demons, including…
*What exactly is a demon?
*How does a person come under demonic influence?
*Can we inherit evil spirits from our ancestors?
*Can a believer be possessed?
*How can Christians resist the powers of darkness?
*Can just anybody cast out a demon?
*Are there any dangers in casting out demons?Discover how you, as a Christian, have the authority to defeat oppression, addiction, sickness, mental problems, and unexplainable behavior with lasting results.
Autoridad cargada de poder
La actividad satanica continua aumentando a un ritmo explosivo. H. A. Maxwell Whyte aporta respuestas practicas a las preguntas mas frecuentemente formuladas acerca de los demonios, incluyendo…
*Que es exactamente un demonio?
*Como se situa una persona bajo influencia demoniaca?
*Podemos heredar espiritus malos de nuestros antepasados?
*Puede un creyente ser poseido?
*Como pueden los cristianos resistir a las potestades de las tinieblas?
*Puede cualquiera echar fuera un demonio?
*Hay algun peligro en echar fuera demonios?Descubra que usted, como cristiano, tiene la autoridad para derrotar la opresion, la adiccion, la enfermedad, los problemas mentales y la conducta inexplicable con resultados duraderos.
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I Shall Not Want
$9.99Words! We were taught that they are important, and that we should watch what we say. We consider ourselves positive, but why haven’t our circumstances lined up with what we’ve believed and hoped they would be. This book will change your life, for what God has revealed here has been hidden from us in the past. Words are being used everyday improperly and are loosing curses instead of blessings. We were taught to talk wrong!
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Complete Guide To Godly Play 8
$34.95The final volume in the best-selling The Complete Guide to Godly Play series
Includes supplemental material summarizing the literature about Godly Play as well as an overview of the entire curriculum.
This Montessori approach gives children a strong foundation in the Christian language system.
These new lessons tie all others together, including “The Greatest Parable – Jesus” (4 lessons), “Knowing Jesus in a New Way” (7 lessons), “Jesus and Jerusalem: The Story of Holy Week,” “The Church” and lessons and artifacts into a single, overarching lesson.
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7 From Heaven
$21.18Demonstrating how the seven sacraments are both powerful encounters with the Living Christ and a marvelous blueprint for rich and joyous living-from birth through confirmation, marriage, and the end of life-this guidebook provides Catholic parents fun and dynamic ways in which to learn and experience each core value. By providing instructive ways for strengthening the family unit through Christ, Elizabeth Ficocelli shares a refreshing look into the power and purpose of each sacrament. Flavored throughout with touching, and at times humorous, personal accounts of her experience with the sacraments, Ficocelli accomplishes a difficult task-providing a book that is not only enjoyable to read, but also deepens the Catholic experience and the strength of faith in every devout family.
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My Conversion
$15.00How Can God Save Me?
That question incessantly perplexed and troubled Charles Spurgeon for several years. He continued to agonize over it until, one marvelous day, the blinders dropped from his eyes, allowing him to see the way of salvation. That day was full of glory and gladness and indescribable joy for him.
As you read Spurgeon’s personal account of his conversion journey, you will experience the Holy Spirit’s convicting power that leads from death unto eternal life.
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Path Toward Love
$15.99Young widow Katherine Osborne returns to her family’s camp on Raquette Lake, determined to live a secluded life. But when her father hires lawyer Andrew Townsend to look into her former husband’s financial affairs, he finds startling irregularities. Will she be honest about her past? Will Andrew confess how dear she is to him? 320 pages, softcover from Nelson.
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Live To Give
$14.99Want to do something for God but don’t know what? Want to help others but don’t know who? Want to know what it is you’re really good at doing? Your gifts may feel small and insignificant. But God can use them to work a miracle!
Inspired by the biblical story of the feeding of the 5,000, Live to Give delivers a message of hope that we all have something to give. Written in the down-to-earth, candid voice of the gifted young man who as a kid founded a relief ministry that has saved and improved countless lives in Africa, Live to Give is the message that every teen needs to hear: You are more special than you know, and you can do big things.
Jesus proved that no gift is too small when He used five loaves and two fish to feed a crowd of thousands. And if no gift is too small, too ordinary, or too random, there is no limit to what the youth of today can accomplish!
A teenage philanthropist who has built a high school, two medical clinics, and a dormitory in Africa-all before the age of 16-Austin Gutwein shares how to take what may seem like the simplest of talents, gifts, and interests and use them for something Jesus can use to move mountains.
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25 Truths : Life Principles Of The Happiest And Most Successful Among Us
$16.6525 Truths is an experience-tested guide to successful living for people of all ages, persuasions, and stations in life. This is an invaluable guide for anyone who desires to become a better person and to live life to its fullest potential.
Ed Douglas provides truths that are more than theories; they are proven principles that you can use in your everyday life. In this book you will learn valuable truths to help you avoid mistakes in your life and live life to its fullest.
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Seasons Of Deception
$27.43“To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven” (Ecclesiastes 3:1 NKJV). Samantha Campbell is a thirty-five-year old, single Christian woman. She has built her life on Christian values and integrity. Stable and educated, she has been employed at a financial institution for eleven years. Samantha is a good woman who desires to be with a man who shares her same value system. She has had her share of failed relationships. After seven years of celibacy, and a long talk with God, Samantha decides to date again. Lisa, a co-worker, introduces Samantha to a minister of music and the two begin going out. Although his looks are unattractive, he seems dedicated, full of personality, and passionate about music and ministry. Samantha is a singer and believes that her dream of meeting her match has finally come true. Is this a match made in heaven? All of Samantha’s past experiences, faith, and knowledge could not begin to prepare her for the days ahead. Samantha experiences God in a way she never has before. The lessons she learns will change her outlook on love, relationships, faith, and life.
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Deafening Cadence Of Biblical Defection
$38.65The Deafening Cadence of Biblical Defection is more than a revelation of personal encounter. It is a written observation of the world, not as I see it, but as it truly is. Each chapter is a true-to-life account surrounding some of the most troublesome historicity of the Christian Church, all the way up to the more menacing tentacles of the anti-Christian movement in America. Of particular mention are the biased leftist media, inaccurate political propaganda from the film industry, the selling of militant humanism in our schools, political correctness, and a liberal court system that finds it appropriate to assist and legitimize Scriptural abominations into law.
Showing little regard for the Word of God, these anti-Christian agencies have become a menacing, parasitic force tearing at the very fabric of Christian ideology and the moral stability of America. The question is, what kind of world will we assign to the next generation if man’s self-serving, immoral inequities are the measuring tool that represents final authority? Important to this work is the presentation of the one true God as delineated throughout the Old and New Testament. It is by this method understanding and resolutions for conceptual issues in this book emerge. In the end, the book answers one of the most reigning questions corroborated throughout each chapter, and that is, can Christianity as we know it survive in a society that vilifies anything that represents Christian symbolic ideology?
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Days Of His Presence
$14.99The end times are not something to be afraid of. This inspirational book provides a message of hope, focusing on the revelation of God’s glory.
As times get difficult, a stream of renewal is rising and flowing through the body of Christ, bringing a return to the “simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ” (2 Cor. 11:3). Francis Frangipane shows how this is the consequence of obedience to Jesus Christ, not compromise, and calls all believers to find unity with one another. As a result, we are being prepared for the glory of the Lord, which is about to be revealed.
The Days of His Presence is a timely word for believers. It gives a positive view of what we can expect as we draw closer to end times, and it will help the reader transition into the Lord’s presence despite what is going on around us. The book is divided into five sections:
-The Vision
-The Presence of God
-Rise and Walk
-From Visitation to Habitation
– An Unveiled FaceOf all the marvels in this universe, the greatest is the love Christ has for His children. He is the source of our glory in the days of His presence!
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Song Of The Brokenhearted
$17.99Ava’s life is full of great things. Her daughter is getting married to just the right guy, her husband’s company has kept them financially thriving for years, her son is a freshman in high school, playing football and doing well, and the ministry she started is keeping her busy as she reaches out to those with “broken hearts.”
Then it all falls apart. Ava’s safe world becomes unanchored, and she is forced to face the childhood she’s run away from her entire life. Just as she’s trying to sift through the pieces, the doorbell rings and Ava is confronted with the surprise of her life.
Ava must set out on a journey that takes her back home-something Ava hasn’t done in twenty years. As she travels across the state of Texas, strangers offer her kindness and remind her of the meaning of hope and forgiveness.
It is in this journey back that Ava discovers God in a new way. She sees she’s been hiding her brokenness behind good deeds and a safe life. Learning what it means to lose it all is just the start of Ava’s journey – as is the new song God is writing on her heart.
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Darkness Shall Fall
$8.99As the volcano’s dark and deadly cloud draws closer, Peter, Julia, and Louisa fight to protect the people of Aedyn, attempting to shelter themselves from the strengthening dark forces. As their enemy closes in, a stranger arrives, claiming to come from the Lord of Hosts to help in their escape to Aedyn and safety. But Louisa doesn’t trust this stranger, and her mistrust leads to further conflict. Can Peter, Julia, and Louisa overcome their disagreements in time to lead the people in the fight for freedom and truth, even when all seems lost?
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Will Our Children Have Faith (Expanded)
$26.95Foundational text for Christian formation of children by well-known author, priest and scholar
Includes a Study Guide, by faith formation specialist Sharon Ely Pearson
Originally written in 1976, revised in 2000, and translated in six languages, this classic critique of Christian education is newly revised and expanded and includes Westerhoff’s overview and perspective on the state of Christian education over the past forty years – plus his role in that history.
According to Westerhoff, instead of guiding faith formation within the family, the church, and the school, we relegate religious education to Sunday morning classes. There, children learn the facts about religion, but how will they learn or experience faith? How can we nourish and nurture the faith of children, instead of only teaching the facts?
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Embracing A Life Of Meaning (Student/Study Guide)
$22.60Newest Embracing title taps Kathleen Norris for unique 5 to 10 session study
The newest installment in the Embracing collection features the essential components of earlier works: (1) DVD with five 10 to 15 minute presentations by the host, in this case Kathleen Norris, including her interpretive interactions with a small group, plus (2) a printed guide with all the material needed by participants and facilitator.
Norris provides a unique viewpoint of “what matters most,” including BELIEF (that to which we give our hearts), THE BIBLE (the collective story/tradition of the Christian people), COMMUNITY (where individualism and imperfection meet grace and acceptance), PLACE (setting faith within the physical space of home, church, land, and people) and US (what it means to remain in God’s image, countering our selfishness to embrace the world and its needs).
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Gentle Thunder : Hearing God Through The Storm
$19.99How far do you want God to go in getting your attention? Don’t answer too quickly. What if God moved you to another land? (As He did Abraham.) What if He called you out of retirement? (Remember Moses?) How about the voice of an angel or the bowel of a fish (Gideon and Jonah.) God does what it takes to get our attention. That’s the message of this book: the relentless pursuit of God.
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Making The Most Of The Lectionary
$31.93A practical guide to the Lectionary, written by a world authority
A valuable resource for enhancing liturgical understandingWhat is the point of the Lectionary? What are the problems and opportunities that it presents to those who use it? What are its strengths and weaknesses as an aid to worship? How can it be used and communicated most effectively today? These are among the key questions Thomas O’Loughlin addresses in this stimulating and much needed liturgical guide to the design, history, theology, and purposes of the Lectionary.
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Cup Of Salvation
$25.26The only book of its type designed specifically for laity, offering practical tips and theological underpinnings of this Eucharistic ministry
Companion volume to A Manual for Eucharistic Visitors
In the Episcopal Church, the term Eucharistic Minister is used to denote someone who assists the priest with administering the Eucharist, often handling the wine.
Ely offers historical perspective on this ministry, a theological overview, practical tips, plus an invitation to engage in the spiritual dimensions of serving one’s local congregation as a Eucharistic Minister. She concludes the book with a chapter on how to establish this ministry in a local parish.
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Doce Heroes Inconcebibles – (Spanish)
$15.99In the third installment of the Twelve series, readers discover that true success is measured in terms of obedience, humility and faithfulness to God.
They faltered. They struggled. At times, they failed. Yet God worked through them in incredible ways to accomplish his purposes. In Twelve Unlikely Heroes, the third installment of Dr. MacArthur’s Twelve series (Twelve Ordinary Men, Twelve Extraordinary Women), readers gain new insights into the kind of people God uses, and what it means to be successful in his eyes. Readers receive deep biblical teaching and inspiring life instruction from Bible characters like:
Joseph: a slave who saved his country and his family
Miriam: the sister who helped shape one of Israel’s foremost deliverers
Samson: an uncontrollable man whom God empowered and used
Jonathan: an heir to a throne he was willing to give up
Esther: the woman God used to spare the Jewish people
Mark: a coward who was restored and wrote the second gospel
Onesimus: a runaway slave who became a minister And more!Twelve Unlikely Heroes highlights this wonderful mystery: that God uses weak, foolish, and broken people to showcase his power, wisdom, and love. He works through those who are humble, contrite, and eager to obey. By God’s grace and for his glory, ordinary sinners are unexpectedly transformed into heroes of the faith.
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Deafening Cadence Of Biblical Defection
$15.98The Deafening Cadence of Biblical Defection is more than a revelation of personal encounter. It is a written observation of the world, not as I see it, but as it truly is. Each chapter is a true-to-life account surrounding some of the most troublesome historicity of the Christian Church, all the way up to the more menacing tentacles of the anti-Christian movement in America. Of particular mention are the biased leftist media, inaccurate political propaganda from the film industry, the selling of militant humanism in our schools, political correctness, and a liberal court system that finds it appropriate to assist and legitimize Scriptural abominations into law.
Showing little regard for the Word of God, these anti-Christian agencies have become a menacing, parasitic force tearing at the very fabric of Christian ideology and the moral stability of America. The question is, what kind of world will we assign to the next generation if man’s self-serving, immoral inequities are the measuring tool that represents final authority? Important to this work is the presentation of the one true God as delineated throughout the Old and New Testament. It is by this method understanding and resolutions for conceptual issues in this book emerge. In the end, the book answers one of the most reigning questions corroborated throughout each chapter, and that is, can Christianity as we know it survive in a society that vilifies anything that represents Christian symbolic ideology?
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You Are A Miracle Workbook
$15.99Does your past continue to haunt you with nightmares, people you can’t please, people who continue to reject you, habits you can’t break, emotions that seem too intense to tolerate? How about triggers that make you shiver in public places, experiencing feelings of guilt and shame, anger towards God and lacking belief in your faith? Do you want to enjoy the best life possible? You Are A Miracle Workbook integrates spirituality in Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy in the treatment of women survivors of childhood sexual abuse. This treatment approach will help launch you on a healing journey to reclaim your innocence as you anchor your heart in God’s love! This self-help curriculum can be used by pastors, professional counselors and adult female victims of childhood sexual abuse to help guide women on their healing journey. You will learn strategies to stop nightmares, reduce emotional distress of triggers, learn assertive communication, implement healthy boundaries, become independent, stop blaming yourself, be free of guilt and shame, build your self-esteem, adopt a victorious mindset, and walk with strength and humility in God’s destiny for your life! Most importantly, You Are A Miracle, will create an atmosphere for miracles and you will see God transform your life in a unique way so that you can testify that You Are A Miracle!
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Christian Ministers Manual (Expanded)
$24.99Updated and expanded with 32 pages of additional content designed to meet the growing demands of busy ministers, the Christian Minister’s Manual is an essential tool for ministers. This DuoTone edition includes an online access code
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Discerning Gods Will Together (Revised)
$44.28Bible study, research, and fieldwork merge in this book of practical principles for decision making by spiritual discernment. The step-by-step approach can be used to help any size group learn a new way to make decisions–a way that is interactive, spiritual, and rooted in faith practices and community. Small groups, committees, church boards, church leaders at all levels, and seminary professors will find this book valuable.
This is a revised and updated version of the book, originally published in 1997. This new version includes revised and updated material, as well as a new introduction by Charles Olsen.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Community Is Messy
$21.99First Things First: Blood, Sweat And Spit
Community Is Messy
Everything Is An Experiment
Lead Yourself Well
Growing People Grow People
Discipleship Is Not Linear
Small Groups Should Happen In Real Life
Systems Are Made To Be Destroyed
Wear Out Your Welcome
Navigating The MessAdditional Info
Drawing on her background in environmental engineering and her role as pastor of discipleship at National Community Church in Washington, D.C., Heather Zempel assesses the perils and possibilities inherent in small groups and other environments for Christian community. The book helps leaders begin to see the inherent “mess” of such gatherings as raw material for arriving at something beautiful.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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In The Eye Of The Storm
$19.99One day in the life of Christ.
Call it a tapestry of turmoil: A noisy pictorial in which the golden threads of triumph knot against the black, frazzled strings of tragedy.
Call it a symphony of emotions: A sunrise-to-sunset orchestration of extremes. One score is brassy with exuberance — the next moans with sorrow. Whatever you call it — call it real. Author Max Lucado calls it “the second most stressful day in the life of our Savior.” Before the morning becomes evening Jesus has reason to weep, then run, then shout, the curse, then praise, then doubt. Within a matter of moments his world is turned upside down. Sound familiar? The pink slip comes. The doctor calls. The divorce papers arrive. The check bounces. The life that had been calm is now chaotic. The world that had been serene is now stormy. Assailed by doubts. Pummeled by demands. If you’ve ever wondered if God in heaven can relate to you on earth, then read and re-read this pressure-packed day in the life of Christ. It is the only day, aside from the crucifixion, that all four gospels recorded. Lucado has interwoven their accounts in such a way that you will be assured that God knows how you feel.
And you will be assured that within every torrent there is a calm center — a place you can stand when your world gets windy. The Eye of the Storm.
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House Of Mercy
$17.99When Beth’s world falls apart, can she ever be whole again?
Beth has a gift of healing-which is why she wants to become a vet and help her family run their fifth-generation cattle ranch. Her father’s dream of helping men in trouble and giving them a second chance is her dream too. But it only takes one foolish decision for Beth to destroy it all.
Beth scrambles to redeem her mistake, pleading with God for help, even as a mystery complicates her life. The repercussions grow more unbearable-a lawsuit, a death, a divided family, and the looming loss of everything she cares about. Beth’s only hope is to find the grandfather she never knew and beg for his help. Confused, grieving, and determined to make amends, she embarks on a horseback journey across the mountains, guided by a wild, unpredictable wolf who may or may not be real.
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Men Of Sunday
$18.99Step into the locker rooms and living rooms of NFL players and personnel to see how a close relationship with God guides football’s biggest stars.
Compiled from dozens of interviews, Men of Sunday marks the intersection of two Sunday traditions: faith and football. Inspired by the league’s “systemic shift” toward embracing Christianity, Bloomberg writer Curtis Eichelberger shows how God is a source of comfort when facing the unique challenges of life in the NFL and the everyday challenges of maintaining strong families and building character. Hear in their own words how the NFL’s greatest rely on their faith to overcome drug abuse, family crises, injuries, and temptations resulting from fame and fortune.Featured personalities include
*New York Jets running back LaDainian Tomlinson
*Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers
*Former Chicago Bears middle linebacker Mike Singletary
*Cincinnati Bengals coach Marvin Lewis
*Former Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy
*San Diego Chargers pastor Shawn Mitchell
*Danisha Rolle, wife of former Tennessee and Baltimore defensive back Samari Rolle
*And many moreMen of Sunday’s readers-“normal folks . . . who go to church on Sunday, come home to root for their team, and who live a righteous life . . . most days”-will learn to tackle their own obstacles by trusting the Lord.
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Art Of Neighboring (Reprinted)
$16.99Once upon a time, people knew their neighbors. They talked to them, had cook-outs with them, and went to church with them. In our time of unprecedented mobility and increasing isolationism, it’s hard to make lasting connections with those who live right outside our front door. We have hundreds of “friends” through online social networking, but we often don’t even know the full name of the person who lives right next door.
This unique and inspiring book asks the question: What is the most loving thing I can do for the people who live on my street or in my apartment building? Through compelling true stories of lives impacted, the authors show readers how to create genuine friendships with the people who live in closest proximity to them. Discussion questions at the end of each chapter make this book perfect for small groups or individual study.
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Haggai Zechariah Malachi
$31.99General Preface
Author’s Preface
Abbreviations
Select Bibliographies
General Introduction
1. Historical Background
2. The Book Of The Twelve
3. Theology Of Haggai, Zechariah And Malachi
Maps
The Persian Empire
Post-exilic JudahHaggai
Introduction
1. Title And Text
2. The Prophet Haggai
3. Historical Background
4. Author
5. Date And Occasion Of Writing
6. Audience
7. Form And Structure
8. Literary Style
9. Intertextuality
10. Message
11. Theological Concerns
Analysis
CommentaryZechariah
Introduction
1. Title And Text
2. The Prophet Zechariah
3. Historical Background
4. Author
5. Date And Occasion Of Writing
6. Audience
7. Literary Style And Structure
8. Understanding Visionary Literature
9. Intertextuality
10. Message
11. Theological Concerns
Analysis
CommentaryMalachi
Introduction
1. Title And Text
2. The Prophet Malachi
3. Historical Background
4. Author
5. Date And Occasion Of Writing
6. Audience
7. Literary Style
8. Intertextuality
9. Message
10. Theological Concerns
Analysis
CommentaryAdditional Info
Despite the return of the Hebrews from the Babylonian exile, selfishness, apathy and despair crippled their community spirit. In response to this distress, God raised up three prophetic voices in Jerusalem. Haggai rallied the people to rebuild the Second Temple. Zechariah was given visions of the return of the glory of the Lord to Zion. Malachi preached repentance, covenant justice and restoration of proper temple worship. Andrew Hill’s excellent commentary on these oracles shows how they remain timely for the Christian church’s worship and mission in the world.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Restauracion De Dios – (Spanish)
$14.99Readers encounter a new message about God’s redemptive plan for their failures and shortcomings.
One bite of forbidden fruit is all it took to send humanity reeling from God. What Sheila Walsh unveils in God Loves Broken People is that God had a divine plan even then that is hidden underneath our pain and mistakes. God intends to wield our failures, our wanderings, and the deep hurt of our lives not only to drive us toward him but also to give us a deeper experience of his grace and healing power. So many people, Christians and non-Christians alike, look at their wounds and sense that they are somehow beyond repair, that their moments of weakness make them spiritually defective. In this powerful book full of deep biblical teaching, Walsh encourages readers with God’s truth that he is not done with them yet, that he can and will redeem their failures to create a deeper intimacy with him and accomplish his kingdom purposes.
Everyone has messed up somehow, sometime. For anyone who is not able to move beyond and experience the deep love and grace of God, they need God Loves Broken People.
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Bible Made Impossible
$30.58Biblicism, an approach to the Bible common among some American evangelicals, emphasizes together the Bible’s exclusive authority, infallibility, clarity, self-sufficiency, internal consistency, self-evident meaning, and universal applicability. Acclaimed sociologist Christian Smith argues that this approach is misguided and unable to live up to its own claims. If evangelical biblicism worked as its proponents say it should, there would not be the vast variety of interpretive differences that biblicists themselves reach when they actually read and interpret the Bible. Far from challenging the inspiration and authority of Scripture, Smith critiques a particular rendering of it, encouraging evangelicals to seek a more responsible, coherent, and defensible approach to biblical authority.
This important book has generated lively discussion and debate. The paperback edition adds a new chapter responding to the conversation that the cloth edition has sparked.
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Ashamed No More
$22.99Preface
1. Living A Divided Life
2. Sexuality And Spirituality
3. Coming To Know The Enemy Within
4. Shame And “Morality”
5. Excavating Origins
6. Genuine Spiritual Community And The Recovery Movement
7. Transformation, Struggle And What I Learned
8. In The Darkness, He Is There
9. God, Brokenness And Life In The Mindful Calm
10. Brokenness And Healthy Spiritual Community
11. Biblical Ethics And Sexual Behavior
12. Broken Leaders And Spiritual Rehab
Acknowledgments
Notes
BibliographyAdditional Info
There are some things we just don’t talk about. Things like sex, particularly when our sexuality is a matter of personal struggle. Things like the vulnerabilities of our pastors, who must maintain a faade not merely of respectability but of moral and psychological superiority. We don’t talk about things that make us feel insecure, that make us feel unsettled. But the nature of spiritual growth, even the story of Christian faith, is a matter of being unsettled from the comfortable compromises we’ve made and set on a course together toward wholeness and mutually supportive community. Tom Ryan takes us on an unsettling journey through his lifelong struggle with sexual addiction, one that predated and pervaded his pastoral ministry-one which for far too long he faced in secrecy and isolation, separated from the brothers and sisters in Christ who were called to bear one another’s burdens. Ashamed No More doesn’t cast blame or argue for looser moral standards. It does, however, call us to the unsettling ministry that a God who is love calls us to-the unsettling grace that is the audacious gospel of Christ.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
