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PaperbackBreaking the Idols of Your Heart
How to Navigate the Temptations of Life
by Dan B. Allender and Tremper Longman III
We all want to know our lives matter.So did the Teacher in Ecclesiastes. He invested time and energy in every activity he could think of that might bring meaning and purpose to his life but found only disappointment, frustration, hopelessness.In our thirst for significance we, like the Teacher, give our lives--our time, talents, strength, heart--to anything we think will give us worth and purpose: ...
PaperbackDead Church Walking
Giving Life to the Church That Is Dying to Survive
by Jimmy Dorrell
Most everyone recognizes that the traditional Western way of doing church is in deep trouble and has been struggling for years to survive. While the successful rise of some new, non-traditional churches often take the sting out of the demise of the average church, the truth is that God still can renew congregations that have a rich history but are struggling to adjust in today's postmodern culture. ...
PaperbackNo Argument for God
Going Beyond Reason in Conversations About Faith
by John Wilkinson
Religion is irrational! New atheists trumpet the claim loudly, so much so that it's become a sort of conventional wisdom. Professing your faith in God sounds increasingly like a confession of intellectual feebleness. Belief in God sounds as cute and quaint as it does pointless.John Wilkinson contends that the irrationality of faith is its greatest asset, because rationalism itself sets artificial ...
PaperbackLosing God
Clinging to Faith Through Doubt and Depression
by Matt Rogers
It was the perfect irony. To lose God at a missions conference.What's worse, Matt Rogers will tell you, is that it all felt like fate. Years later, even after Matt's depression subsided, the feeling of being forgotten had not left him. So he knewhe had to write it down.Recounting his own experience with depression, Matt Rogers explores the question of how, in a world of suffering, we can call God ...
PaperbackIn Search of a Confident Faith
Overcoming Barriers to Trusting in God
by J. P. Moreland and Klaus Issler
Many obstacles can get in the way of having a healthy Christian faith.Some of those obstacles are intellectual, but there are emotional, relational and experiential ones as well. Even theological problems can get in the way when the very nature offaith itself is misunderstood. J. P. Moreland and Klaus Issler team up in this book to clear away the barriers to faith by helping you gain a clear grasp ...
PaperbackSerious Times
Making Your Life Matter in an Urgent Day
by James Emery White
2005 Gold Medallion Fiinalist
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson lived in serious times. And, because they chose to live serious lives, they changed the course of history. Serious times met with serious lives. This is the means by which the kingdom of God is advanced and the life of a Christ follower is measured.
- How can you make a difference in the world today?
- How ...
PaperbackHow Sweet the Sound
The Message of Our Best-Loved Hymns
by Richard Allen Farmer
From generation to generation, Christianity is passed down not only through words that are spoken but also through words that are sung. The church's life and vitality has often been profoundly shaped by the great hymns of the faith.But there is more to hymns than classic melodies and stately lyrics. Embodied and preserved in our hymns are the key doctrines of Christian belief. When we think of God's ...
PaperbackWasting Time with God
A Christian Spirituality of Friendship with God
by Klaus Issler
When it comes to developing a deep, trusting relationship with God, efficiency and productivity are not the answer. It's far better to "waste" time with him, to just enjoy being with him. After all, that's how any friendship grows.But making room for God in the midst of our fast-paced lives is not an easy task. Just as time with our best friends can get squeezed out by the rush of activities, so ...
PaperbackThe Creative Life
A Workbook for Unearthing the Christian Imagination
by Alice S. Bass
Discover God's creative design for your life!God created people to be creative. Not just self-described "artists". Everyone. Even you. But to enjoy the creative life God intends for you, you must free yourself from creative blocks--inhibitions, fears and patterns of sin. You must open yourself to Christ's inspiration. In The Creative Life Alice Bass provides insight, encouragement and experiential ...
PaperbackWitness Essentials
Evangelism that Makes Disciples
The Essentials Set
by Daniel Meyer
We know the radical difference the gospel of Jesus Christ makes, and we want others to see and enjoy its benefits. In fact, we don't want them to just pray a prayer and move on to the next interesting thing. We want them to sink their roots deeplyinto the grace of God.
So often, though, we feel that we are inadequate to this important task--that we don't know enough or that we will offend ...
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