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  • Prophetic Lament: A Call for Justice in Troubled Times, By Soong-Chan Rah
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    Prophetic Lament

    A Call for Justice in Troubled Times

    by Soong-Chan Rah
    Foreword by Brenda Salter McNeil

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    When Soong-Chan Rah planted an urban church in Cambridge, Massachusetts, his first full sermon series was a six-week exposition of the book of Lamentations. Preaching on an obscure, depressing Old Testament book was ...

  • Seeing Through Cynicism: A Reconsideration of the Power of Suspicion, By Dick Keyes
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    Seeing Through Cynicism

    A Reconsideration of the Power of Suspicion

    by Dick Keyes

    We live in a cynical age. Cynicism is in the air we breathe; it is a cultural norm; it is the default setting and lens through which many of us view the world. Why is cynicism so pervasive? What does it promise? How does it work? And what does itdeliver? In this thorough, interdisciplinary exploration of cynicism, Dick Keyes probes the intellectual and cultural underpinnings of cynicism in its modern ...

  • Movies Are Prayers: How Films Voice Our Deepest Longings, By Josh Larsen
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    Movies Are Prayers

    How Films Voice Our Deepest Longings

    by Josh Larsen
    Foreword by Matt Zoller Seitz

    "Movies are our way of telling God what we think about this world and our place in it. . . . Movies can be many things: escapist experiences, historical artifacts, business ventures, and artistic expressions, to name a few. I'd like to suggest that they can also be prayers."Movies do more than tell a good story. They are expressions of raw emotion, naked vulnerability, and unbridled ...

  • Kingdom Collaborators: Eight Signature Practices of Leaders Who Turn the World Upside Down, By Reggie McNeal Kingdom Collaborators: Eight Signature Practices of Leaders Who Turn the World Upside Down, By Reggie McNeal
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    Kingdom Collaborators

    Eight Signature Practices of Leaders Who Turn the World Upside Down

    by Reggie McNeal

    "These who have turned the world upside down have come here too." (Acts 17:6)When Paul and Silas came to Thessalonica, they changed the community. How? By collaborating with God to bring his kingdom on earth.Will you collaborate on God's kingdom work in your community? If you're ready to see God move in all areas—business, education, media, arts, healthcare, spiritual growth, and ...

  • From Jerusalem to Timbuktu: A World Tour of the Spread of Christianity, By Brian C. Stiller From Jerusalem to Timbuktu: A World Tour of the Spread of Christianity, By Brian C. Stiller
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    From Jerusalem to Timbuktu

    A World Tour of the Spread of Christianity

    by Brian C. Stiller

    Christianity started in Jerusalem. For many centuries it was concentrated in the West, in Europe and North America. But in the past century the church expanded rapidly across Africa, Latin America, and Asia. Thus Christianity's geographic center of density is now in the West African country of Mali—in Timbuktu.What led to the church's vibrant growth throughout the Global South? Brian Stiller identifies ...

  • 1 and 2 Kings: God's Imperfect Servants, By Carolyn Nystrom 1 and 2 Kings: God's Imperfect Servants, By Carolyn Nystrom
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    1 and 2 Kings

    God's Imperfect Servants

    LifeGuide Bible Studies

    by Carolyn Nystrom

    Lessons In Leadership From The Kings Of The Old Testament

    Embark on a journey through the lives of the Old Testament kings, where choices shaped history and leadership was tested by fire. Some chose to follow God with unwavering hearts. Others pursued only the fleeting rewards of fame and fortune. They navigated times of great difficulty and glorious triumph, enduring political ...

    Number of Studies: 10

  • Buried Talents: Overcoming Gendered Socialization to Answer God's Call, By Susan Harris Howell Buried Talents: Overcoming Gendered Socialization to Answer God's Call, By Susan Harris Howell
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    Buried Talents

    Overcoming Gendered Socialization to Answer God's Call

    by Susan Carol Harris Howell
    Foreword by Mimi Haddad

    Reader's Choice Award Winner

    If God is calling women to lead, what's holding them back? Susan Harris Howell has spent years helping students investigate this question. In Buried Talents, she makes clear how gender disparity in leadership is directly connected to a larger, less overt issue: gendered socialization. Howell examines gendered messages ...

  • 1 and 2 Kings: God's Imperfect Servants, By Carolyn Nystrom
    Paperback

    1 and 2 Kings

    God's Imperfect Servants

    LifeGuide Bible Studies

    by Carolyn Nystrom

    Lessons In Leadership From The Kings Of The Old Testament

    Embark on a journey through the lives of the Old Testament kings, where choices shaped history and leadership was tested by fire. Some chose to follow God with unwavering hearts. Others pursued only the fleeting rewards of fame and fortune. They navigated times of great difficulty and glorious triumph, enduring political ...

    Number of Studies: 10