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  • As both writers and readers, IVP authors find inspiration in books that have shaped their faith and influenced their calling. In our IVP Bookshelf video series, we've asked them to tell us what they're reading and why these books mean so much to them.

  • Hope for Caregivers: A 42-Day Devotional in Company with Henri J. M. Nouwen, By Henri Nouwen
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    Hope for Caregivers

    A 42-Day Devotional in Company with Henri J. M. Nouwen

    by Henri Nouwen
    Edited by Susan Martins Miller

    "Caregiving is the holy act of the literal laying of hands on another to help and to heal. It requires strength, courage, and commitment to serve another intimately with dignity, respect, and love. The giving of such care, however, gives the one who cares a glimpse into God's priceless kenotic gift to humanity. This beautiful and important devotional based on Nouwen's magnanimous wisdom offers encouragement ...

  • Jesus with Dirty Feet: A Down-to-Earth Look at Christianity for the Curious  Skeptical, By Don Everts
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    Jesus with Dirty Feet

    A Down-to-Earth Look at Christianity for the Curious Skeptical

    by Don Everts

    Most folks think of Jesus
    as the man who started Christianity.But it turns out
    he wasn't just a man,
    and he didn't just start Christianity.Most folks think of Jesus
    as an other-worldly religious leader,
    a great moral teacher,
    or maybe they don't think of him at all.But he had dirty feet,
    partied,
    cooked breakfast
    and got himself killed.Who was this guy?

  • The Community of the Word: Toward an Evangelical Ecclesiology, Edited by Mark Husbands and Daniel J. Treier
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    The Community of the Word

    Toward an Evangelical Ecclesiology

    Wheaton Theology Conference Series

    Edited by Mark Husbands and Daniel J. Treier

    Do North American evangelicals have a clear and strong doctrine of the church? Can we generate one?In this volume, editors Mark Husbands and Daniel J. Treier bring together thirteen scholars and teachers to explore the history of evangelical ecclesiology and the continuing discussion regarding the nature of the church, the question of sacraments, the relation of church to society, and the church's ...

  • Become What You Are: Spiritual Formation According to the Sermon on the Mount, By William W. Klein
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    Become What You Are

    Spiritual Formation According to the Sermon on the Mount

    by William W. Klein

    If you were sitting today on a hillside listening to Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, how ought you respond? Become What You Are is the insider's guide to Jesus' agenda—the goal of spiritual formation. This goal is a transformed heart, a change at the inner center of our being, that leads to a life that pleases God. Or, as a shorthand, it means becoming like Christ.This unique approach to the ...

  • Practicing the Way of Jesus: Life Together in the Kingdom of Love, By Mark Scandrette
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    Practicing the Way of Jesus

    Life Together in the Kingdom of Love

    by Mark A. Scandrette

    Take a casual survey of how people practice their faith, and you might reasonably conclude that Jesus spent his life going door to door offering private lessons, complete with chalkboard and pop quizzes. We think about God in the comfort of our own minds, in isolation from one another; meanwhile the world waits for a people to practice the way of Jesus together.Mark Scandrette contends that Jesus ...

  • The Integrative Mindset: Pathways to Practicing as a Christian Clinician, By Brad D. Strawn and Earl D. Bland
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    The Integrative Mindset

    Pathways to Practicing as a Christian Clinician

    Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books

    by Brad D. Strawn and Earl D. Bland

    Discover the profound impact of integrating faith and psychology with The Integrative Mindset. Guided by the wisdom of veteran integrative clinicians Brad Strawn and Earl Bland, readers will learn how to cultivate an integrative mindset that harmonizes personal experiences and innate talents with therapeutic practice. Using their combined 60+ years of experience, Strawn and Bland present ...