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  • The Making of the New Spirituality: The Eclipse of the Western Religious Tradition, By James A. Herrick
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    The Making of the New Spirituality

    The Eclipse of the Western Religious Tradition

    by James A. Herrick

    • A 2004 ECPA Gold Medallion Finalist
    • One of Preaching magazine's 2004 "Top Ten Books Every Preacher Should Read"

    Neo-paganism.
    The paranormal.
    Astrology.
    Nature religion.
    Holistic thinking.
    Healing.
    New Age.
    New spirituality. A massive shift in Western religious attitudes has taken place almost without our noticing it. The Judeo-Christian ...

  • Single, Just Because: A Pilgrimage into Holy Aloneness, By Bridget Gee
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    Single, Just Because

    A Pilgrimage into Holy Aloneness

    by Bridget Patricia Catherine Gee

    "Why are you single?"

    "Just because."

    However we answer that question, what's more important than why we are single is how we live as singles. Regardless of our relationship status, all of us are called to a life of vital discipleship. And walking with God can reshape singleness into a pilgrimage of transformation.

    Pilgrim and ...

  • The Good and Beautiful You: Discovering the Person Jesus Created You to Be, By James Bryan Smith
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    The Good and Beautiful You

    Discovering the Person Jesus Created You to Be

    The Good and Beautiful Series

    by James Bryan Smith

    Heal Your Toxic Self-Narratives to Experience True Transformation

    The Christian faith is not only about belief and practices, it is also about the kind of people that we become. Yet some of the biggest barriers to our transformation come from our toxic self-narratives. These narratives shape the way we see ourselves and the way we interact in the world. God designed us with ...

  • Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest: From Sabbath to Sabbatical and Back Again, By Ruth Haley Barton
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    Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest

    From Sabbath to Sabbatical and Back Again

    Transforming Resources

    by Ruth Haley Barton
    Foreword by Ronald Rolheiser

    Will You Accept God's Gift of Sabbath Rest?

    In our frenzied culture, the possibility of living in balanced rhythms of work and rest often feels elusive. This rings especially true for pastors and leaders who carry the weightof nonstop responsibility. Most know they need rest but might be surprised to find within themselves a deep resistance to letting go and resting in God ...

  • The Good and Beautiful Life: Putting on the Character of Christ, By James Bryan Smith
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    The Good and Beautiful Life

    Putting on the Character of Christ

    The Good and Beautiful Series

    by James Bryan Smith

    Finding the Good Life through the Sermon on the Mount

    James Bryan Smith argues that we’ve bought into false ideas of happiness and success, pushing us toward self-centered decisions that fuel destructive vices like anger, lying, and judging. Building from Jesus' teachings in the Sermon on the Mount, this compelling follow-up to The Good and Beautiful God invites ...

  • Mothers, Children, and the Body Politic: Ancient Christianity and the Recovery of Human Dignity, By Nadya Williams
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    Mothers, Children, and the Body Politic

    Ancient Christianity and the Recovery of Human Dignity

    by Nadya Williams

    How we talk about human life matters.

    In western post-Christian society, humans are thought of less like precious image bearers and more like commodities. The canary in the coal mine of this ideological shift is often womenand children, which manifests itself in the seemingly built-in disdain towards motherhood and children for their lack of production of economically valuable ...

  • Becoming an Ordinary Mystic: Spirituality for the Rest of Us, By Albert Haase OFM
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    Becoming an Ordinary Mystic

    Spirituality for the Rest of Us

    by Albert Haase OFM

    I should be further along on the spiritual journey. Why don't I see any progress? What am I doing wrong?

    Do you ever feel like you are walking in spiritual circles? While we might think it would be different for aFranciscan priest, Father Albert Haase shares the same struggles. And yet he also affirms that we are all called to be ordinary mystics, who, in the words ...

  • Making Room in Advent: 25 Devotions for a Season of Wonder, By Bette Dickinson
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    Making Room in Advent

    25 Devotions for a Season of Wonder

    by Bette Dickinson

    Preparation for the Christmas season can often feel busy and frantic, but it doesn't have to be this way.

    What if we stopped and listened to the movement and unfolding of God's plan around us? Making Room in Advent is an invitation away from the chaos and into the space where God is at work.

    The unfolding of God's plan often happens in unlikely spaces, both ...

    Number of Studies: 25

  • The Colors of Culture: The Beauty of Diverse Friendships, By MelindaJoy Mingo
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    The Colors of Culture

    The Beauty of Diverse Friendships

    by MelindaJoy Mingo

    How diverse are your friendships?

    We are living in a time where fear and mistrust among people of different cultural and ethnic groups is becoming the norm rather than the exception. It appears that cultural and racial divides are expanding rather than shrinking. What can we do?

    We can learn to see every human being from God's perspective and value their experiences ...