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paperbackHold That Thought
Sorting Through the Voices in Our Heads
by Gem Fadling
"You're not good enough."
"You need to try harder."
"Everything's fine!"
These are the sorts of voices that we all have in our heads, and they often push us to act in ways that are both unhelpful and unsustainable. How do we quiet these narratives? More importantly, amid the chatter, how do we hear the voice of God?
Gem Fadling ...
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paperbackOpening to God
Lectio Divina and Life as Prayer
by David G. Benner
Most Christians want to experience spiritual transformation. But many are frustrated by the limited progress of our spiritual self-improvement efforts. We find our praying burdened by a sense of obligation and failure.
But prayer is not merely something we do; prayer is what God does in us. Prayer is not just communication with God—it is communion with God. As we open ourselves ...
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paperbackLive Slowly
A Gentle Invitation to Exhale
by Jodi Heather Grubbs
Give yourself permission to slow down.
Jodi Grubbs did not give herself permission for too long, falling headlong into the endless rush and exhaustion of hustle culture. After leaving her childhood home on the island of Bonaire in the Caribbean, she had assumed the rapid pace and stress of city living in the States. Soon she realized God was bidding her to a return to the ...
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paperbackA Subversive Gospel
Flannery O'Connor and the Reimagining of Beauty, Goodness, and Truth
Studies in Theology and the Arts Series
by Michael Mears Bruner
Conference on Christianity and Literature (CCL) Book of the Year - Literary Criticism
The good news of Jesus Christ is a subversive gospel, and following Jesus is a subversive act.
These notions were embodied in the literary work of American author Flannery O'Connor, whose writing was deeply informed by both her Southern context and her Christian faith. ...
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hardcoverThe Cross of Christ
by John Stott
Foreword by Alister McGrath"I could never myself believe in God, if it were not for the cross. . . . In the real world of pain, how could one worship a God who was immune to it?" With compelling honesty John Stott confronts readers with the centrality of the cross in God's redemption of our pain-filled world.
Can we see triumph in tragedy, victory in shame? Why should an object of Roman distaste and ...
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paperbackCalled to Be Saints
An Invitation to Christian Maturity
by Gordon T. Smith
Christianity Today Award of Merit
Best Book of Spirituality—Academic, from Byron Borger, Hearts and Minds Bookstore
Evangelicals are known for their emphasis on conversion. But what about lifeafter conversion and beyond justification?
Desperately needed is a comprehensive theology of the Christian life from beginning ...
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paperbackRestoring Beauty
The Good, the True, and the Beautiful in the Writings of C.S. Lewis
by Louis Markos
More and more in our modern and postmodern culture the twin concepts of beauty and truth have been separated both from each other and from their individual connection to the divine source of Beauty and Truth. Even as our public schools move further and further away from their connection to the universal moral code, the world of art (both high and low) embraces an aesthetic that privileges ugliness ...
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paperbackBasic Christian Leadership
Biblical Models of Church, Gospel and Ministry
by John Stott
"God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong." (1 Corinthians 1:27)Those in Christian leadership might suspect that this verse invalidates the day-to-day reality of their ministries. They often feel that they must project strength and certainty in order to preach and minister credibly. But does this run counter ...
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paperbackC. S. Lewis's Case for Christ
Insights from Reason, Imagination and Faith
by Art Lindsley
There can be many obstacles to faith. As Art Lindsley says, "Lewis knew what it was like not to believe. He struggled with many doubts along the way to faith. Since he was an ardent atheist until age thirty-one, Lewis's experience and education prepared him to understand firsthand the most common arguments against Christianity." As a scholar and teacher of literature at Oxford, Lewis confronted ...
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paperbackThe IVP Introduction to the Bible
Edited by Philip S. Johnston
The Bible is a truly wonderful book.Millions of Christians through the ages and across the world have treasured it as their most valued possession, often insisting that anyone can pick up the Bible and read and understand it for themselves. But many of the details remain fuzzy until we find out more about their historical or literary setting.The IVP Introduction to the Bible is intended ...
