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  • Encountering Jesus, By Douglas Connelly
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    Encountering Jesus

    LifeGuide Bible Studies

    by Douglas Connelly

    Jesus can change you, no matter what your life situation.

    He can give you peace, hope and joy in the most desperate circumstances.

    But you need a life-changing encounter with him.

    In this eight-session LifeGuide® Bible Study, Douglas Connelly examines the stories of how eight people—among them a scholar, a failure, a blind man and an adulteress—found their lives changed ...

    Number of Studies: 8

  • Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership: Seeking God in the Crucible of Ministry, By Ruth Haley Barton
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    Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership

    Seeking God in the Crucible of Ministry

    Transforming Resources

    by Ruth Haley Barton
    Afterword by Leighton Ford
    Foreword by Gary A. Haugen

    Spiritual Practices for Burnt Out Leaders

    "I'm tired of helping others enjoy God—I just want to enjoy God for myself."

    With this painful admission, Ruth Haley Barton invites spiritual leaders into an honest exploration of what happens when they lose track of their souls. Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership weaves together contemporary illustrations ...

  • Young, Gifted, and Black: A Journey of Lament and Celebration, By Sheila Wise Rowe
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    Young, Gifted, and Black

    A Journey of Lament and Celebration

    by Sheila Wise Rowe

    "Young, gifted and black,
    Open your heart to what I mean . . . "

    Nina Simone's popular anthem from the civil rights movement speaks to both the celebrations and trials of the Black experience.

    Young, Gifted, and Black gives voice to the real-life stories of Black millennials and younger adults. If life was a race, it's assumed that every runner has a fair ...

  • The Surface of Water: A Novel, By Cynthia Beach
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    The Surface of Water

    A Novel

    by Cynthia Beach

    The only person who can uncover his secret has arrived.

    Matthew Goodman is tired, and his one wish is for something he can't have. Instead he focuses on the demands of his work as pastor of Chicagoland's Calvary Community, including bringing a new administrative assistant onboard. New hire twenty-five-year-old Trish Card watches him with somber, lake-clear eyes. What he doesn't ...

  • The Leader in You: Discovering Your Unexpected Path to Influence, By Ebony S. Small
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    The Leader in You

    Discovering Your Unexpected Path to Influence

    by Ebony S Small

    Have you ever been thrust into a surprising place of leadership? Are you looking for a mentor who has had similar experiences?

    Ebony S. Small is a young leader with a wealth of experience in both churches and organizations.She's got practical and biblical wisdom to offer whether you are just starting or are looking for a fresh start in your life and leadership. Every life ...

  • Dictionary of the Old Testament: Wisdom, Poetry & Writings: A Compendium of Contemporary Biblical Scholarship, Edited by Tremper Longman III and Peter Enns
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    Dictionary of the Old Testament: Wisdom, Poetry & Writings

    A Compendium of Contemporary Biblical Scholarship

    The IVP Bible Dictionary Series

    Edited by Tremper Longman III and Peter Enns

    Christianity Today Merit Award winner
    ECPA Gold Medallion

    The Old Testament books of wisdom and poetry carry themselves differently from those of the Pentateuch, the histories or the prophets. The divine voicedoes not peal from Sinai, there are no narratives carried along by prophetic interpretation nor are oracles declaimed by a prophet. Here Scripture often ...

  • Finding Calcutta: What Mother Teresa Taught Me About Meaningful Work and Service, By Mary Poplin
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    Finding Calcutta

    What Mother Teresa Taught Me About Meaningful Work and Service

    Veritas Books

    by Mary Poplin

    "Find the sick, the suffering and the lonely right there where you are. . . . You can find Calcutta all over the world, if you have the eyes to see." --Mother Teresa

    Lifelong educator Mary Poplin, after experiencing a newfound awakening to faith, sent a letter to Calcutta asking if she could visit Mother Teresa and volunteer with the Missionaries of Charity. She received a response saying, ...