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PaperbackBeginning with God
A Basic Introduction to the Christian Faith
by James W. Sire
Christianity begins with God and ends with God. It is a story for all to know and understand.In this personal and easy-to-read book, James Sire offers a basic introduction to the foundational truths held by Christians at all times and in all places. The chapters are organized around a simple scheme: creation, fall, redemption, new life in Christ, and glorification. In this expanded edition, Sire ...
PamphletBeing a Christian
IVP Booklets
by John Stott
Written by John R. W. Stott, a Christian leader known worldwide for addressing the hearts and minds of contemporary men and women, this updated booklet discusses the privileges of being a child of God and helps Christians grow to maturity in theirresponsibilities to God, the church and the world.
PaperbackLiving Without Enemies
Resources for Reconciliation
by Marcia A. Owen and Sam Wells
With senseless violence occurring throughout society, people are suffering and communities are groaning. Fear and not knowing where to begin hold many back from doing anything at all. But is "doing something" really what is most needed?Marcia Owenand Samuel Wells come together to tell the story of a community's journey through four different dimensions of social engagement. After attempts to seek ...
PaperbackThe Wisdom of Pixar
An Animated Look at Virtue
by Robert Velarde
Kids and adults alike love Pixar's movies. We come out of the theater not just entertained or amused, but inspired. Everybody agrees: Pixar makes fun, clean, terrific movies. But what makes these movies so appealing is not merely amazing CGI animation, clever humor or fantastic imagination. These movies are not just great. Pixar's movies are good.Robert Velarde unpacks the movies of Pixar ...
PaperbackDefeating Pharisaism
Recovering Jesus' Disciple-Making Method
by Gary Tyra
Pharisaism (legalism, dogmatism, separatism, judgmentalism, etc.) is alive and well and a destructive force in too many evangelical churches. This plague hinders effective outreach, burns out professional and lay leaders and has contributed to themass alienation of tens of thousands of young people from evangelical churches to the point where they have no church affiliation at all or they associate ...
PaperbackMy Soul Waits
Solace for the Lonely in the Psalms
by Marva J. Dawn
"An overwhelming number of us are lonely," writes Marva Dawn. "Sometimes we are lonely for a specific reason: our spouse has recently died or left us; our children have just gone from home or have been tragically killed; we are fighting a particular battle against illness or suffering the ravages of chemotherapy; we are new in the neighborhood; our values are different from those of our work colleagues; ...
PaperbackInner Healing
A Handbook for Helping Yourself and Others
by Mike T. Flynn and Douglas H. Gregg
This straightforward handbook by Mike Flynn and Doug Gregg shows how God can set a new course for our lives and provides us all the tools necessary to embark on a journey of inner healing. Writing from a biblical perspective which seeks to correctcommon myths and misunderstandings about this vital ministry, Flynn and Gregg's work will be valued both by those who want to help their hurting friends ...
PaperbackSpirituality of Gratitude
The Unexpected Blessings of Thankfulness
by Joshua Choonmin Kang
2015 Readers' Choice Award Winner
"Deep gratitude springs up from within," writes pastor and bestselling Korean author Joshua Choonmin Kang. "To become truly grateful is incredibly difficult, but the difficulty of the process makes the results all the more lovely."God invites us to enter into this world of thankfulness at every moment in our lives, even in the hard times—perhaps ...
PaperbackMixed Blessing
Embracing the Fullness of Your Multiethnic Identity
by Chandra Crane
Foreword by Jemar TisbyECPA Top Shelf Book Cover Award
"So what are you?"
Chandra Crane knows what it's like to get that question. She has a Thai birth father, a European American mother, and an African American father who adopted her when she was five. With this mixed multiethnic and multicultural background, she has keenly felt the otherness of never quite fitting in. Where ...
PaperbackPerfecting Ourselves to Death
The Pursuit of Excellence and the Perils of Perfectionism
by Richard Winter
Honored as a "Year's Best Book for Preachers" by Preaching magazine.
Perfect body. Perfect clothes. Perfect family. Perfect house. Perfect job.
We strive for excellence in all areas of our lives. And there's nothing wrong with a healthy, mature pursuit of excellence. But what begins as healthy and normal can sometimes become neurotic and abnormal, leading to ...
