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Mothers Day Floral Assortment
$11.99This assorted floral Mother’s Day cards boxed set from DaySpring is the perfect way to share Mother’s Day blessings and celebrate moms in all seasons of life.
Product Details:
24 cards and 24 envelopes
3 each of 8 designs
KJV, NKJV & NLT Scripture text
Folded card size: 4 1/2″ x 6 1/2″Add to cart2 in stock (additional units can be purchased)
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Creative Church Leadership
$30.49Following “Management and Ministry” and “Leading Managing, Ministering”, this third MODEM handbook explores an issue at the very heart of the Church – how can an ancient institution with so many encumbrances remain a living sign of the Kingdom of God?
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Sins Of My Mother
$15.49Billie Roberts was an alcoholic and a single mother. Shattered by a traumatizing past, she selfishly lived a life preoccupied with fulfilling the lusts of her flesh. Her provocative lifestyle cost her everything, and her six daughters, now grown, are still paying the price.
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RainCatcher : Help From Above For Christians In Sales
$13.49“…Thus saith the Lord, Make this valley full of ditches.” 2 Kings 3:16 Are you a Christian Entrepreneur? If so, would you spend 45 minutes to learn how to acquire the Creator’s help in your sales career? RainCatcher is a handbook for those of us who want to sell God’s way with God’s help. The book offers many guidelines for cooperating with the Lord in our attitudes, goals, prayer requests, and conduct. Each success principle is supported by Scripture and an illustration to present an easy-to-read reference for the conscientious Christian salesperson. You will learn to: RELY ON GOD’S ABILITIES RATHER THAN YOUR OWN. REFOCUS ON GOD’S PROVISION AND FAVOR. PREPARE FOR GOD’S BLESSINGS. RainCatcher teaches us to till the rich soil of our talents, fertilize our ideas, and welcome the rains of harvest. Do you want to reap bountifully? Then read RainCatcher, and be swept away by the rivers of God’s blessings. RainCatcher is a “catchy,” easy to read and timely primer on salesmanship. It keeps the salesperson focused on God and the customer, which is the right priority. -Archie Dunham CHAIRMAN, ConocoPhillips
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Matthew : Storyteller Interpreter Evangelist (Revised)
$34.00For the past ten years, the well-received first edition of this commentary has offered readers a way to look at scriptural texts that combines historical, narrative, and contemporary interests. Carter explores Matthew by approaching it from the perspective of the “authorial audience”-by identifying with and reading along with the audience imagined by the author. Now an updated second edition is available as part of a new series focusing on each of the gospel writers as storyteller, interpreter, and evangelist.
This edition preserves the essential identity of the original material, while adding new insights from Carter’s more recent readings of Matthew’s gospel in relation to the Roman Imperial world.
Four of the seventeen chapters have been significantly revised, and most have had minor changes. There are also new endnotes directing readers to Carter’s more recent published work on Matthew. Scholars and pastors will use the full bibliography and appendix on redaction and narrative approaches, while lay readers will appreciate the clear and straightforward text.
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Lifetime Of Church
$30.99A Lifetime of Church chronicles the author’s deep involvement in two very different churches. The church of his youth was maintained by a strict social order and a set of predominant customs and traditions. From his earliest memories the author recounts what it was like to grow up in this conservative context, while it brought misery to his mother and was the life passion of her father. A series of extraordinary events culminated in the author becoming a lay minister in this church as a young adult. At the same time, a personal Bible study brought about a new set of beliefs. Following a long and agonizing spiritual struggle, the author helped found an independent community Bible church. For thirteen years the author served this church as the senior pastor, reared his family, operated a community pharmacy, and learned a lot about faith and life.
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20 Something : Surviving And Thriving In The Real World
$12.99You are twentysomething and in the prime of your life. You are current, capable, cosmopolitan, and completely confused. Thrust out of the comfortable existence of a college student and into the cold, hard reality of life in the “real world”, you face a whole new array of responsibilities. You have to find a job, possibly relocate to a new city, find a place to live, figure out how to pay the bills with the entry-level salary you land, make new friends, and find a church (just to name a few)! The good news is that you’re not alone. Margaret Feinberg_twentysomething herself_wants you to know that there are tens of thousands of others facing these same challenges. “Our twenties really can be some of the best years of our lives, no matter what our landlords, bosses, parents, or anyone else says,” encourages Feinberg. Offering Scriptural insights, encouragement, humor, and practical wisdom, twentysomething confronts this “quarterlife crisis” and shows you how to survive without losing your patience or your passion for life. twentysomething will inspire you to hold onto your dreams and to embark fearlessly on the journey God has for you.
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Ordination : Celebrating The Gift Of Ministry
$34.99For graduating seminary students, Stephen Sprinkle has written a practical theological guide for preparing for ordination in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), United Church of Christ, American Baptist Church, Presbyterian Church (USA), and other closely related denominations. He provides a theology of what ordination is and what it means to the person being ordained, to the life of the church at large, and to the congregation gathered for the celebration. Sprinkle includes “hands-on” practical guidance on how to plan the service, plus samples of ordination services from each of the four traditions.
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Emily Dickinson And The Art Of Belief (Revised)
$31.99Garnishing awards from “Choice,” “Christianity Today,” “Books & Culture,” and the Conference on Christianity and Literature when first published in 1998, Roger Lundin’s “Emily Dickinson and the Art of Belief” has been widely recognized as one of the finest biographies of the great American poet Emily Dickinson. Paying special attention to her experience of faith, Lundin skillfully relates Dickinson’s life as it can be charted through her poems and letters to nineteenth-century American political, social, religious, and intellectual history.
This second edition of Lundin’s superb work includes a standard bibliography, expanded notes, and a more extensive discussion of Dickinson’s poetry than the first edition contained. Besides examining Dickinson’s singular life and work in greater depth, Lundin has also keyed all poem citations to the recently updated standard edition of Dickinson’s poetry. Already outstanding, Lundin’s biography of Emily Dickinson is now even better than before.
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Ethics And The Clinical Encounter
$31.00Ethics and the Clinical Encounter explores the moral dimensions of clinical medicine and the phenomenon of illness, to determine what ethics must be in order to be fully responsive to clinical encounters. Written in a lively and conversational style with minimal technical terminology, and enhanced by actual experience or real clinical situations, this volume lays out a clinical ethics methodology both in practical and theoretical terms.
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101 Most Powerful Verses In The Bible
$35.00Through an examination of the Bible’s most powerful verses, the newest installment in the 101 Most Powerful series reminds us that we are not alone in this world. In the Old Testament, God spoke through patriarchs, poets, and prophets. In the New Testament, he reaches out through Christ and Christ’s disciples. Highlighting some of the key verses of the Bible, Steve and Lois Rabey demonstrate how God constantly communicates his will and his love to his children. With verses about the beauty of creation and the power of God’s glory to verses detailing God’s love and his will for our lives, we realize how he takes the initiative and reaches out to us. Showing that we are never alone, this book is an inspirational guide to forming a loving relationship with God.
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Breach Of Promise
$18.55Mark Gillen’s world changes when his daughter, Maddie, is born. Formerly a self-obsessed, struggling actor, Mark sees in his daughter a vision of greater things. Mark still wants to act, but something has changed. When his wife, Paula, gets a major supporting role in a movie to be shot in Europe with hot young director Antonio Troncatti, Mark agrees to stay behind with Maddie. But as the months of Paula’s shoot go by, news drifts back to Mark…and the news isn’t good. Paula and Troncatti, who has a bad-boy reputation, are being seen at European nights spots dancing cheek-to-cheek. Her phone call, when it finally comes, is not reassuring. And when she returns, she asks for a divorce and for Maddie. And so begins Mark’s fight to keep his daughter in the face of betrayal, the formidable legal machine Troncatti’s wealth provides for Paula, and a legal system that looks askance at any father who wants to keep a young daughter…A fight in which Mark’s newfound faith seems to work against him rather than for him.
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Mystics Visionaries And The Prophets
$39.00Unique in its range and depth, this lavish anthology for the first time captures in a single volume the most notable spiritual writings of leading women from all periods of Christian history.
Because spirituality involves more than simply prayer and piety, Madigan has selected women whose quests for intimacy with God also involve some visionary experience or social witness. Ranging form Perpetua in the third century to Mother Teresa and Edwina Gately in this century, her magnificent volume includes writings from both European women and, in the modern period, Asian, American, and African American women. Apart from redressing the heavy gender imbalance of most histories of Christianity, this volume also provides strong historical introductions to and bibliographies of the twenty-six women whose writings are generously excerpted.Women included in this volume are: Perpetua the Martyr, Pelagia the Actress, Birgit of Ireland, Balthild the Queen of Neustria, Dhuoda of Septimania, Hildegard of Bingen, Heloise, Mechthild of Magdeburg, Gertrude the Great, Hadewijch, Julian of Norwich, Cathering of Siena, Margery Kempe, Teresa of Avila, Jane Grances de Chantal, Sojourner Truth, Maria Stewart, Gabrielle Bossis, Dorothy Day, Caryll Houselander, Pauli Murray, Laura Lopez and Silvia Maridel Arriola, Mother Teresa, Cho Wha Soon, Mercy Amba Oduyoye, and Edwina Gately.
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Matthew
$24.99For those on a firing line–in pulpits, classes, Bible study groups, and fellowships, this is a distinctly different kind of commentary. This series combines historical setting and textual interpretation with spiritual insights and contemporary illustrations that are specifically designed for those endowed with the privilege of communicating God’s Word. The end result is a commentary by preachers/teachers for other preachers/teachers that is the ultimate resource for sermon and lesson preparation.
Features:Outlines
Section by section expositions
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Dr. Myron S. Augsburger is a world-recognized scholar, preacher, and teacher. He served as President of Eastern Mennonite University, President of the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities, inner-city pastor in Washington, D.C., and adjunct professor of theology for several seminaries. He has written more than 20 books. Now retired, he lectures worldwide, including overseas ministries in India, Croatia, and Ethiopia. He and his artist wife, Esther, have three daughters.
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Giving Together : A Stewardship Guide For Families
$20.001. Getting Started
2. At Home
3. At Church
4. In The Community
5. Just Do ItAdditional Info
In her follow-up to Getting It Together, Carol Wehrheim presents a concise, accessible resource to help families better understand the importance of stewardship: in the family, in the congregation, in the community, and in the world. Reminding us that stewardship is about much more than money, Wehrheim clearly illustrates a more holistic understanding of the concept to include careful consideration of the choices we make that show the role Christian discipleship plays in our lives. She skillfully analyzes biblical passages and identifies spiritual practices intrinsic to stewardship as a way of helping families respond to their call to be stewards in today’s world. Including both a participant’s section and a leader’s guide, Giving Together is ideal for group or family study.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Little Lamb Who Made Thee
$18.99The stories, essays, prayers, and poems in Little Lamb, Who Made Thee? continue the themes that the author began in Ragman and Other Cries of Faith and Miz Lil and the Chronicles of Grace. This volume portrays children, teenagers, adults, and parents as they grapple with the deep realities of life. At the heart of this struggle are the vital relationships we have with families, for it is from our parents_and from our children_that we most profoundly learn about ourselves as children of God. In the first section, Wangerin reminisces about his own childhood, and with the eyes of a child he helps us see the wonder and fullness of life. In the second section, he writes obout what it is like to be a pastor to parents and children alike, and as a young parent to his own children. Sage advice and joyful humor are couched in vivid stories_warm and intimate, raucous and chilling_that are Wangerin’s trademark. Finally, the book concludes with touching stories of adult children of aging parents_that sometimes sad, sometimes joyous time when children must become parents to their own parents. Far from being a how-to book or a manual, Little Lamb gets inside its subject to view parenthood and childhood as the great miracle and mystery that it is. This new, updated edition contains twelve all-new, never-before-published stories, making it the definitive edition of Little Lamb, Who Made Thee?
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Debating Calvinism : Five Points Two Views
$27.00A centuries-old belief system is put to the test as two prominent authors examine and debate the subject of Calvinism from opposing viewpoints. James White, author of The Potter’s Freedom, takes the Calvinist position. Dave Hunt, author of What Love Is This, opposes him. The exchange is lively and at times intense as these two articulate men wrestle over what the Scriptures tell us about God’s sovereignty and man’s free will. This thought-provoking, challenging book provides potent responses to the most frequently asked questions about Calvinism.
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Growing Your Faith
$17.99Whether your walk with Christ began last week or decades ago, spiritual maturity is your goal. Bridges shows you how to trust God more; provides practical guidance; and answers questions like: What does God expect of me now that I believe? What’s the key to vital prayer? How can I become more familiar with the Bible?
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Recapturing The Wesleys Vision
$20.99From horseback, pulpit, and choir loft, the Wesleys helped transform the Christian church of their day—and since. Now explore the message that sparked the Methodist revolution. Skillfully gleaning from John’s voluminous writings and Charles’s timeless hymns, Chilcote introduces their innovative synthesis of faith and works; Word and Spirit; individual and community; head and heart.
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Gathered Before God
$26.001. Worship At The Center Of Congregational Life
2 .Experiential Learning In Congregational Life
3. How Congregations Worship
4. Prayer And Spiritual Disciplines
5. Study And Instruction
6. Ministry And Mission
7. Leadership In Worship-Centered Congregational LifeAdditional Info
What is the central purpose of the church today? How can churches experience renewal through worship? In Gathered Before God, Jane Rogers Vann answers these important questions by studying ten vibrant small, medium, and large churches. Her findings, she argues, show worship is the most important thing churches do and is vital to the renewal of congregational life. Vann explores how these congregations changed into worship-centered churches and how their experiences can help other churches do the same. Gathered Before God offers resources for pastors, worship leaders, and Christian educators to reflect on their worship, leading to an openness to change and processes to help church leaders support each other during the periods of reform and renewal. Moving beyond the “contemporary versus traditional debate,” Gathered Before God is an earnest call for us all to reclaim worship as a central act of our life together as Christians that expresses clearly what the church believes about God, itself, and the world.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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What Is Chrysalis
$4.99In Chrysalis, a metamorphosis begins for young people, a transformation from a taught faith to a faith of their own.
This booklet will introduce you to the ideas behind Chrysalis, as well as help you know what to expect during the event. It’s ideal for potential participants and church leaders considering the program.
Chrysalis offers spiritual renewal to young people through a 3-day experience and follow-up. Open to older high school students (sophomores through seniors) and young adults (ages 19-24) of any Christian denomination, Chrysalis is an exciting 3 days of experiencing God’s love in a fresh new way.
As a former participant has said, “The Chrysalis weekend was a wonderful experience that helped bridge my childlike faith to the vital and intense spiritual hunger I have as an adult.”
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Jesus Christ Disciplemaker (Anniversary)
$20.00Thomas doubted. Peter denied. Matthew had a shady past. And most of Jesus’ disciples had trouble understanding his true message and mission at times.
How did Jesus take lowly fishermen and tax collectors and turn them into some of the most influential men that ever lived? And how can modern church leaders empower regular church members to meet their potential as servants of God?Learn Christ’s methods in training his twelve disciples and apply Christ’s model for reaching the lost by adapting these four growth phases: evangelizing, establishing, equipping, and leading. The perfect resource for pastors and church leaders who want to learn how to help others grow in God’s service.
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Emerging Worship : Creating Worship Gatherings For New Generations
$26.99Where are the 18-35 year olds? Churches are aging, and even among mega-churches with all the tech and big crowds there are generations now missing. Churches need to incorporate alternative services for emerging generations! Here’s why: 1) New models and methods are needed for new generations 2) Postmodern ministry requires a different missionary approach 3) Blended services are not generally effective today 4) Intergenerational community does not happen by sitting in the same service 5) Church congregations naturally age and must plan for long-term health and life 6) Sharing facilities honors God and makes wise usage of finances In a very conversational, narrative, and full-of-anecdotes tone (from author Dan Kimball’s own experience at Graceland), he will help guide church leaders on how to create alternative services from start to finish. Kimball will cover areas such as developing a prayer team, evaluating your local mission field and context, determining the leader and vision-based team, why youth pastors are usually ideal staff to start a new service, determining the values will you hold to that will be different from rest of the church, and asking the critical questions before you start. In addition, Kimball offers nine models—-Life-stage outreach service, service for “young adults,” multi-Congregational, teaching Model Approach, video Services with different music, Church within a Church, Church Services that are birthed within and plant, Youth Churches, and Church service plants—as well as several real-life examples of each, so the reader can more easily relate to these models. Finally, several of the profiled church services will appear on a DVD in the back of the book. Here’s an outline: Starting New Services within Your Church For Emerging Generations Chapter 1: The problem today: Where are all the 18-35 year olds? Raising the big felt need. Where are the 18-35 year olds? Churches are aging, and even among mega-churches with all the tech and big crowds there are generations now missing. Chapter 2: Reasons why we should start new services within a church Building a case for why these services are good options for churches to explore. 1)New models and methods are needed for new generations 2)Postmodern ministry requires a different missionary approach 3)Blended services are not generally effective today
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Holy Boldness : Practices Of An Evangelistic Lifestyle
$16.00Part I: Practices Of Humility
Introduction
Holy Prayer
Holy Sabbath
Holy Play
Holy DiscernmentPart II: Practices Of Loving-kindness
Introduction
Practices Of Love
Practices Of Listening
Practices Of Compassion
Practices Of TestimonyPart III: Practices Of Just Living
Introduction
Practices Of Reconciliation
Practices Of Jubilee
Practices Of Dialogue
Practices Of Servant LeadershipPart IV: Seasonal Practices
Introduction
Practices Of Thanksgiving
Practices Of Advent, Christmas And Epiphany
Practices Of An Easter PeopleAppendix
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This work approaches evangelism by examining the everyday pursuits of ordinary people, and demonstrates how evangelism often arises as a response to an overflow of God’s love. We begin with four practices of holiness by which we humble ourselves before God. Through prayer, Sabbath observance, holy play, and discernment of God’s call on our lives, we recognize God as the bedrock of our lives. With boldness, church members will come alive as they share Jesus with the world and serve as agents of God’s reconciling love, inviting people to become part of God’s familyAdd to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Passion Promise : Living A Life Only God Can Imagine
$17.99When we settle for our own dreams, we settle for too little. God promises “to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine.” In each of our lives (Eph. 3:20, NIV), John Avant shares true stories of God’s passion touching lives around the world and helps readers discern God’s dreams for themselves–challenging them to put an end to boring living. As readers see God’s passionate adventure lived out all around them every day, they’ll eagerly accept His invitation to be a part of it–to live life beyond their imagination!
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Gods Love : Knowing God Through The Psalms (Student/Study Guide)
$12.99This is the revised edition of the popular LifeGuide Bible study on knowing God through the Psalms. These 10 lessons reveal the character of our loving God. God cares for us in so many ways. He offers help, calms our fears, guides and strengthens us. Find how God brings true satisfaction to our lives.
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Love Takes Wing (Revised)
$17.001. The End Of A Long Day
2. Girl Talk
3. A Neighborhood Party
4. Such A Short Time
5. Back To Work
6. Rand
7. Supper
8. Amy Jo
9. An Accident
10. Concern
11. Bitterness
12. A New Kind Of Suffering
13. The Patient
14. A Busy Summer
15. Confusion
16. Dinner
17. Looking For Answers
18. Changes
19. Boston
20. Getting Acquainted
21. A New Life
22. The Unexpected
23. Pierre
24. Extended Horizons
25. A Taste Of Travel
26. A Discovery211 Pages
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Belinda Davis had trained as a nurse to assist her older brother, Doctor Luke. But as time goes by and she sees those she’s grown up with getting married and settling into their own lives, Belinda becomes restless. What had seemed exciting and fresh becomes dull and routine.When she meets an elderly woman who needs nursing care, Belinda jumps at the invitation to go to Boston-a large, “civilized” city with cultural opportunities she’s never even dreamed of in her little prairie town. But in spite of financial security and countless new experiences, Belinda finds herself restless, lonely, and empty inside.
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Zig : The Autobiography Of Zig Ziglar
$19.00Zig Ziglar, the motivational speaker who has galvanized audiences around the world and written more than a dozen perennially popular books, brings that same unbounded energy and clarity of vision to this candid, inspiring account of his own life and the forces that shaped it.
Every year, Zig Ziglar travels all over the world delivering a resounding message of hope and commitment in forums ranging from high-powered business conferences and church leadership assemblies to youth conventions and educational gatherings. In Zig, Ziglar chronicles another kind of journey: his own transformation from a struggling, not terribly successful salesman to the sales champion of several different companies, and finally to his current position as one of the world’s best-known and most highly regarded motivational speakers and trainers. As he describes his experiences, he brings to life the essence of his teachings: “You can have everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want.”
At the heart of Ziglar’s story are the people who taught him the importance of balancing a commitment to hard work with compassion for others. His first teacher was his mother, who raised him alone after the early death of his father, and introduced him to the principles and values he has honored for the rest of his life. Her lessons were reinforced by many others-from the men and women who became his business mentors to the friends and spiritual leaders who comforted and supported him when things got tough. Paying tribute to each of them, Ziglar zeroes in on the philosophy and traits that have enabled him to achieve success in business and in his personal life: discipline, hard work, common sense, integrity, commitment, and an infectious sense of humor.
Ziglar’s speaking engagements and seminars along with a wide array of audio and video materials, books, and training manuals, have helped to trigger positive changes in small businesses, Fortune 500 companies, U.S. government agencies, nonprofit associations, religious organizations, schools, and prisons. At once engaging and enlightening, Zig provides a riveting portrait of the man who has achieved so much by embracing the simple but profound goal of helping others.
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Healing The Wounded Soul 2
$14.99On reading the first volume of the Healing the Wounded Soul series, many people found deep healing for their inner pain. The concept that Jesus carried our emotional wounds to the cross was completely new to many of them. What a relief they experienced when they realized they could express their deepest emotions without fear of sinning and being condemned or of making God angry. Yet for some, the pain continued. For others, their memory of what happened remained as frightening as before they had brought it to Jesus for healing.Why were some healed and others weren’t? In this volume, the author deals with these “hard” and “difficult” cases. Other difficult areas dealt with include such questions as, Why is it so hard to live victoriously in some areas of life and not in others? Why is it so difficult to control one’s anger, while the thought of robbing a bank may be no temptation at all? What can we do about these “weak spots” in our character? How can we close these “open doors” that give room to the enemy in our lives? How can we deal with the praise given to us without becoming proud? How can we feel happy about the way God uses us without taking His glory to ourselves? In this volume, the author speaks from her counseling practice to these and many other difficult questions. Healing the Wounded Soul is a four-volume set. Closing Open Doors is the second volume. Although each volume addresses healing in a specific area of life, each book is self-contained and can be read separately. The series was first published in Spanish and German.
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Healing The Wounded Soul 1
$14.99Through illustrations from her counseling practice, Arline Westmeier shows that Jesus died to heal our psychological wounds just as He died to forgive our sins and to heal our sicknesses. The book addresses questions such as: If I am a Christian, why do I still suffer from my painful memories? If God has forgiven me for everything, why do I still feel depressed and inferior to others? How can I forgive someone who has hurt me so much? Part of a four-volume set.
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Preaching Hebrews
$15.95The Rochester College Sermon Seminar and the series of books it has inspired have been built on the conviction that Christian preaching today needs revision. Such reforming begins with a close and faithful reading of Scripture, an engagement so serious that the world of Scripture ultimately sets agendas and invents expectations for meaningful life…In this present volume, too, we wish to grant the book of Hebrews the opportunity to pull all of us into the world it envisions, allowing it the power to judge, convict, and form us into a community God desires. This is not an easy task for several reasons, most notably the fact that the world of Hebrews is quite alien from our own…Like previous volumes in the Rochester Lectures on Preaching, the current work is divided into two parts. The first is a collection of four related essays meant to orient the reader to the world clearly conceived in Hebrews. The second half appropriates this orientation with sermons for particular Christian congregations.
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Unveiling Glory : Visions Of Christs Transforming Presence (Student/Study Guide)
$16.99Why did Jesus come to earth in the flesh and live among us? In what sense did he both embrace this world and reject it? How should our view of Christ form the way we live and act as Christians in our families, neighborhoods, nations, and churches? Unveiling Glory seeks to address these topics and others, boldly considering many of the problems facing Churches of Christ today and insisting that the key to their resolution lies in a deeper commitment to Jesus.
The introduction establishes the premise for the book when it declares that “approaching Christ with transformation in mind has not always been a key element in…our heritage. Yet we are convinced that whenever scripture is allowed to speak with its full voice, the notion of Christianity as transformation into the image of Christ becomes inescapable.” The book seeks to deliver on this promise, leading the reader through the important events in Jesus’ life and unveiling their significance for the Christian today.
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Sacred Longings : The Ecological Spirit And Global Culture
$20.00What do we really want? Internationally noted theologian Mary Grey believes we have gotten out of touch with our deepest desires. Trapped by the seductions of the marketplace, addicted to more and more, our culture has acquiesced in global capitalism’s most problematic characteristics, including widespread poverty and global maldistribution of resources. Grey’s hopeful book argues that there is a deeper language of desire that plumbs to what humanity really wants. Emergent in story and myth and symbol, these sacred longings can be seen in the simple yet profound elements–within and beyond Christianity–or water, light, and sacred space. Getting back in touch with our sacred longings entails a spiritual quest–a kind of ecomystical renewal–that can transform our desire, enliven our communities, simplify our lifestyles, and ultimately rekindle our global prospects.
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Loves Unending Legacy (Revised)
$17.00Marty was overjoyed to be home again-could anything disturb her joy?
Marty Davis had thoroughly enjoyed her visit with daughter Missie, even though a tragic accident had extended it far longer than originally planned. But now she and Clark are home again, and there are changes to make. The family begins to adjust to Clark’s crutch, and Clark and Marty recognize their children’s new maturity and independence.
But Nandry seems unable to come to terms with Clark’s handicap; is she blaming God for the accident? The “baby of the family” is going to be a doctor. Ellie has blossomed into a lovely young woman, but is there any fellow around special enough to ask for her hand? Clare and Kate eagerly anticipate their new baby, but has life prepared them for what lies ahead?And Then There’s Marty’s Secret!
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101 Most Powerful Proverbs In The Bible
$35.00J. Stephen Lang has taken many of the Bible’s most profound proverbs and explains then in language we can all understand. Filled with advice for overcoming everyday challenges, the 101 Most Powerful Proverbs in the Bible seeks to remind readers about what’s truly important in life through passages that extol such qualities as patience and godly living, and the benefits of virtue.
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Community Of The King (Revised)
$26.99The Church is the Community of the King. What on earth is the kingdom of God? Howard Snyder probes the relationship between the kingdom of God and the church as we know it in our daily life. The church is a part of God’s dramatic plan to reconcile all things to himself, “things in heaven and things on earth.” The New Testament calls this reconciling work the kingdom of God. Snyder pleads for a model of the church which emphasizes the God-given gifts of all members as he sets forth his theology of the church and gives practical guidelines for those concerned about church life and growth.
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Friendship : Growing Side By Side (Student/Study Guide)
$12.99Carolyn Nystrom leads you through twelve inductive studies to discover what the Bible teaches about friendship. As you dig into the stories of friends like David and Jonathan or Ruth and Naomi, you will experience the riches of godly friendship for yourself.
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Hosea : Gods Persistent Love (Student/Study Guide)
$12.99God never gives up.
Even when you rebel, disobey or make a mistake, God continues to pursue you with a relentless love.
As Dale and Sandy Larsen lead you through the fascinating Old Testament story of Hosea, you’ll see how a godly man’s unfailing love for his wayward wife illustrates God’s unconditional, “no-holds-barred” love for you, too.
This revised LifeGuide Bible Study features additional questions for starting group discussions and for meeting God in personal reflection, together with expanded leader’s notes and a “Now or Later” section in each study.
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Angels : 8 Studies For Individuals Or Groups (Student/Study Guide)
$12.99Angels, 8 Studies for Individuals or Groups was written to help you discover for yourself what the Bible says about these marvelous beings. Thirty-four of the Bible’s sixty-six books talk about angels in detail. Every New Testament writer confirms their existence. Jesus himself referred to angels as real beings who were involved in every realm of human activity. Each study includes an introduction, an opening discussion question, personal reflection, study questions, a prayer suggestion, leader’s notes, and more.
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