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paperbackEsther
An Introduction and Commentary
Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries
by Debra Reid
The place: Persia. The time: fifth-century BC. The Jews were threatened with genocide. A decree ordered the extermination of young and old, women and children. The book of Esther describes how this crisis was averted through the bravery of Esther,the wisdom of Mordecai and the unity of the Jewish people. Debra Reid's approachable commentary helps us see even more clearly in the book of Esther the ...
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paperbackChanging for Good
Practical Steps for Breaking Your Negative Patterns
by Raymond M. Causey
Do you feel stuck? Are you trying to find a way to do the right thing? Do you long to overcome sin?Everyone faces barriers and difficulties at some time in life. Everyone has a history including mistakes and failures. But sometimes you may feel asthough you cannot go on. Or you may think that your choices are limited, your actions curtailed.If you are ready to see true and lasting change in your ...
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paperbackFaith on the Edge
Daring to Follow Jesus
by Kevin Blue, Amy L. Brooke, Robbie F. Castleman, Bobby Gross, and Jon Tran
Edited by Paul TokunagaDo you want to live for Jesus but struggle with what that means day by day? The deep desire of our hearts to be close to God is so easily sidetracked by daily realities. This book is designed to cover the areas of faith and life that you most wantto bring together under God's leadership:
- decision-making
- dating and relationships
- racial reconciliation
- suffering ...
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paperbackJesus 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? -
paperbackJourney to the Center of the City
Making A Difference in an Urban Neighborhood
by Randy White
When you get involved with city ministry, you're in for some adventures--and you see God at work! Randy and Tina White, with their two young sons, left suburbia to join believers living in a disadvantaged area of Fresno, California. Through theirfamily's story you will learn more about God's heart for the city, meet some of the people who live there, and discover ways you might make a difference ...
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paperbackThe Possibility of Prayer
Finding Stillness with God in a Restless World
by John Starke
The world clamors for efficiency and productivity.
But the life of prayer is neither efficient nor productive. Instead, as we learn in the psalms, prayer calls us to wait, to watch, to listen, to taste, and to see. These things are not productive by any modern measure—but they are transformative.
As a pastor in Manhattan, John Starke knows the bustle and busyness of ...
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paperbackUnfolding Redemption
The Heart of the Gospel in the Story of Old Testament History
by Ian James Vaillancourt
Trace God’s Plan of Redemption Through the Old Testament
Do you find the Old Testament historical books challenging or confusing? Have you ever struggled to get through these sections of God’s Word or wondered why they matter for us today? Many of us view the Old Testament as something we read simply because we’ve been told it’s good for us. But when we uncover the unfolding ...
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InterVarsity Press (IVP) is thrilled to announce that four IVP titles have received 2026 Illumination Book Awards. The honored titles include Front Porch Wisdom, Charlie Can't Sleep!, Abigail and the Waterfall, and Kaylee Prays for the Children of the World.
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J. Brent Bill
Brent Bill is a writer, retreat leader and Quaker minister. He's the author and coauthor of many books, including Awaken Your Senses, Sacred Compass: The Way of Spiritual Discernment, Holy Silence: The Gift of Quaker Spirituality, Mind the Light: Learning to See with Spiritual Eyes, Holy Places: Matching Sacred Space with Mission and Message, and Imagination and Spirit: A Contemporary Quaker Reader. In addition, he is the author of more than one hundred short stories, nonfiction articles and the popular blog Holy Ordinary. Bill is a graduate of Wilmington College and the Earlham School of Religion. He has been a local church pastor, denominational executive, seminary faculty member and go-cart track operator.He lives with his wife on Ploughshares Farm, fifty acres of Indiana farmland that is being reclaimed for native hardwood forests and warm season prairie grasses.
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M. Robert Mulholland Jr.
M. Robert Mulholland Jr. (1936-2015) was emeritus professor of New Testament at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky. He was the author of several books, including Shaped by the Word and The Deeper Journey.
