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  • Mastering Our Emotions: Biblical Principles for Emotional Health, By Kevin Chapman
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    Mastering Our Emotions

    Biblical Principles for Emotional Health

    by Kevin Chapman

    Emotions are a gift from God—yes, even the "bad" ones.

    Anxiety can keep us up at night. Anger can cause us to fly off the handle. Sadness can drain us of energy. Shame can isolate us. Emotions like these are powerful. They can tax our relationships and distress our souls. No amount of sheer willpower or good intentions are sufficient to overcome them.

    But God has a ...

  • Mere Theology: A Guide to the Thought of C. S. Lewis, By Will Vaus
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    Mere Theology

    A Guide to the Thought of C. S. Lewis

    by Will Vaus
    Foreword by Douglas Gresham

    What did C. S. Lewis believe about God, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, heaven, hell, creation, the Fall, the forgiveness of sins, marriage and divorce, war and peace, the church and sacraments, masculinity and femininity?Lewis was not a professional theologian, but anyone who has read his writings--whether fiction or nonfiction, essays or correspondence--knows that profoundly Christian convictions ...

  • Help Me Believe: Direct Answers to Real Questions, By Cliffe Knechtle
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    Help Me Believe

    Direct Answers to Real Questions

    by Cliffe Knechtle

    It's natural for you to have questions about Christianity. What does Jesus really have to offer in a world that is so complicated, where there's so much pain? What difference could he possibly make in your life?For years Cliffe Knechtle has been fielding questions about and objections to Christianity from thousands of people. They want to know what you want to know--what does Jesus have to do with ...

  • The Contemporary Christian, By John Stott
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    The Contemporary Christian

    by John Stott

    • Christianity Today 1994 Critics Choice Award winner
    • 1993 Christian Booksellers Association/Europe Book of the Year Award winner

    People today reject Christianity not because they think it is false but because they believe it is irrelevant.

    John Stott knows otherwise. In this book he challenges all of us to move with the times while standing firmly on the truth ...

  • Holy Scripture: Revelation, Inspiration  Interpretation, By Donald G. Bloesch
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    Holy Scripture

    Revelation, Inspiration Interpretation

    Christian Foundations

    by Donald G. Bloesch

    Voted one of Christianity Today's Books of the Year

    In Holy Scripture, Donald G. Bloesch sets out the pivotal evangelical doctrines of the Bible's revelation, inspiration and interpretation. Striving to "defend the orthodox evangelical faith from its friends as well as its enemies," he provocatively argues against both evangelical rationalism and liberal ...

  • Read the Bible Smarter, Not Harder: Exploring the Stories Behind the Books
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    Read the Bible Smarter, Not Harder

    Exploring the Stories Behind the Books

    General Editor Christopher R. Smith

    There is an increasing recognition that we need to engage the Bible as a collection of books. But we haven't been taught to read or study the Bible on the book level. Almost all of our approaches to the Bible are based on chapters, verses, or sections, so how do we change this?The units of meaning in the Bible are not chapters, or verses, or topical sections, but the literary compositions that God ...

  • Bridges to Islam: A Christian Perspective on Folk Islam, By Phil Parshall
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    Bridges to Islam

    A Christian Perspective on Folk Islam

    by Phil Parshall

    In the acclaimed book Muslim Evangelism, Phil Parshall devotes one chapter to "bridges" which can assist in facilitating understanding between Islam and Christianity. In Bridges to Islam he expands that key chapter into a book. The most promising bridges can be found not in orthodox Islam, contends the author, but in "folk Islam", which is less well known in the West but which ...

  • Moses: Calling and Character, By Stephen D. Eyre
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    Moses

    Calling and Character

    LifeGuide Bible Studies

    by Stephen D. Eyre

    As the one called by God to lead his people out of Egypt, Moses faced some significant challenges: a stubborn ruler, a fierce army, a vast desert to cross, a people prone to complaint and idolatry. But through it all, God was faithful to guide andprovide for Moses as well as shape his character in powerful ways. This eleven-session LifeGuide® Bible studies by Stephen D. Eyre will open our hearts ...

    Number of Studies: 11

  • Sanctuary of the Soul: Journey into Meditative Prayer, By Richard J. Foster
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    Sanctuary of the Soul

    Journey into Meditative Prayer

    by Richard J. Foster

    "At the very heart of God is the passionate disposition to be in loving fellowship with you. . . . From the human side of this equation it is meditative prayer that ushers us into this divine-human fellowship."Richard Foster, bestselling author and founder of Renovaré, writes these words as one who has experienced what they describe. And in this new book he will beautifully guide you in this transformational ...

  • Pictures at a Theological Exhibition: Scenes of the Church's Worship, Witness and Wisdom, By Kevin J. Vanhoozer
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    Pictures at a Theological Exhibition

    Scenes of the Church's Worship, Witness and Wisdom

    by Kevin J. Vanhoozer

    Many Christians are held captive by a picture of the imagination as a purveyor of false images, prone to idolatry. We live in a society fixated on images that have little or no significance. We are surrounded by models of the world that are not intouch with any truth outside of themselves. But we lack the resources to see and imagine things differently.Kevin Vanhoozer calls the church to a more ...