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PaperbackBusiness for the Common Good
A Christian Vision for the Marketplace
Christian Worldview Integration Series
by Kenman L. Wong and Scott B. Rae
Is business just a way to make money? Or can the marketplace a venue for service to others?
Scott B. Rae and Kenman L. Wong seek to explore this and other critical business issues from a uniquely Christian perspective, offering up a vision for work and service that is theologically grounded and practically oriented. Among the specific questions they address along the way are these:
- What ...
PaperbackCharting the Course
Values for Navigating Life in the Marketplace
by Bruce Howard
Why is it that the same economic forces that produce good things for us like penicillin and housing are just as effective at bringing us things like pornography and heroin? How can the same systems of production generate such a wide array of goodand bad outcomes? Markets are morally neutral. But people are not. Markets recognize no moral difference between good and evil. Markets don't inherently ...
PaperbackSignals of Transcendence
Listening to the Promptings of Life
by Os Guinness
There must be something more to life.
The modern world is a place of great distraction, and it can be difficult to make sense of our human existence. But at some point in our lives, we may experience particular moments thatprompt us to search for something deeper. Sociologist Peter Berger described these hints and clues as "signals of transcendence" that awaken us to unseen ...
PaperbackEverything Is (Not) Fine
Finding Strength When Life Gets Annoyingly Difficult
by Katie Schnack
Sometimes the world knocks us flat on our butt.
We feel stretched further than we ever thought physically, emotionally, or spiritually possible. And though we are torn up inside, we feel like we need to keep our chin up andput a good face on things. So we pretend that everything is fine, even though it's not.
Even in the hardest times, strength from God rises from deep ...
PaperbackWhen God Lets You Down
Trusting Again After Pain and Loss
by Alex Gee
"Emergency operator. May I help you?""Yes, my name is Alex Gee, my wife is nineteen weeks pregnant and I think her water just broke! This is her second pregnancy, and . . . we lost our first baby just like this . . .""Sir? Hello? Sir? Try to stay calm. Who is your wife's OB/GYN?""It's Dr. Koller! Uh . . . My wife is losing more fluid . . . Hurry!"Oh God, this isn't happening again. I can't handle ...
PaperbackShaped by Suffering
How Temporary Hardships Prepare Us for Our Eternal Home
by Kenneth Boa
With Jenny M Abel"The God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast." 1 Peter 5:10Suffering comes to us all. It may be disease or debilitation, pain or persecution. Our difficulties may be invisible to others or impossible to hide. Sometimes we suffer because of our Christian ...
PaperbackDeath and the Afterlife
Biblical Perspectives on Ultimate Questions
New Studies in Biblical Theology
by Paul R. Williamson
Series edited by D. A. CarsonSignificant aspects of death and the afterlife continue to be debated among evangelical Christians. In this NSBT volume Paul Williamson surveys the perspectives of our contemporary culture and the biblical world, and then highlights the traditional understanding of the biblical teaching and the issues over which evangelicals have become increasingly polarized.Subsequent chapters explore the controversial ...
PaperbackShades of Light
A Novel
Shades of Light Series
by Sharon Garlough Brown
"I was desperate. . . . I couldn't turn off the dark thoughts, no matter how hard I tried or how much I prayed. And then I spent a whole weekend in bed, and the crying wouldn't stop, and I got really scared. I've had bouts with depression before—it's kind of a cloud I've learned to live with—but this time was different. I felt like I was going under, like I'd never feel hopeful ...
PaperbackThe Integration of Psychology and Christianity
A Domain-Based Approach
Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books
by William L. Hathaway and Mark A. Yarhouse
Foreword by Stephen E ParkerOver the course of recent decades, scholars and practitioners have been working to integrate contemporary psychology-related fields and Christianity. This project continues to move forward, evidenced in associations, publications,degree programs, and conferences around the world. While much progress has been made, there are still foundational issues to be worked out and aspects ...
PaperbackMy Vertical Neighborhood
How Strangers Became a Community
by Lynda J MacGibbon
Foreword by Michael FrostTop World Guild Awards Best Nonfiction Book of the Year
What if our neighbors were our friends?
When Lynda MacGibbon moved from a small city in eastern Canada to a high-rise apartment in Toronto, she decided to follow Jesus' famous commandment to "love your neighbor" a bit more literally. In the past, she would have looked first for friends at her new ...
