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  • White Awake: An Honest Look at What It Means to Be White, By Daniel Hill
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    White Awake

    An Honest Look at What It Means to Be White

    by Daniel Hill
    Foreword by Brenda Salter McNeil

    You may be white, but that doesn't mean you have no culture. Charting his own journey toward understanding his white identity, Daniel Hill shows us the seven stages we encounter on the path to cultural awakening. This timely book will give you a new perspective on being white and also empower you to be an agent of reconciliation in our increasingly diverse and divided world.

  • Songs from Scripture, By James W. Reapsome
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    Songs from Scripture

    LifeGuide Bible Studies

    by James W. Reapsome

    Throughout the Bible there are songs. Some are songs of celebration and hope while others express despair or humility and still others recount God's redemption. Taken together these songs reveal our humanity before God and the glory and grace of life in him. This nine-session LifeGuide® Bible Study explores several biblical songs from both the Old and New Testaments.

    Number of Studies: 9

  • Marriage in the Middle: Embracing Midlife Surprises, Challenges, and Joys, By Dorothy Littell Greco
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    Marriage in the Middle

    Embracing Midlife Surprises, Challenges, and Joys

    by Dorothy Littell Greco

    Midlife is a season of challenge and change—professionally, relationally, physically, and spiritually. But "midlife" doesn't have to be synonymous with "crisis" within our marriages. With vulnerability and insight, this book will inspire and encourage you to invest in your relationship with your spouse, enabling you both to thrive as you face this era together.

  • Live the Questions: How Searching Shapes Our Convictions and Commitments, By Jeffrey F. Keuss
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    Live the Questions

    How Searching Shapes Our Convictions and Commitments

    by Jeffrey F. Keuss

    Life is full of questions—about our identity, our relationships, our faith—and sometimes it seems like there are no easy answers. But our questioning can lead us on a journey into greater understanding and purpose. Jeffrey Keuss takes us on a tour of Scripture to find insights from people who asked questions of God and others, exploring what those questions can teach us about doubt, faith, and uncertainty in our everyday lives.

  • Troubled Minds: Mental Illness and the Church's Mission, By Amy Simpson
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    Troubled Minds

    Mental Illness and the Church's Mission

    by Amy Simpson
    Foreword by Marshall Shelley

    Reflecting on the confusion, shame and grief brought on by her mother's schizophrenia, Amy Simpson provides a bracing look at the social and physical realities of mental illness. Reminding us that people with mental illness are our neighbors and our brothers and sisters in Christ, she explores new possibilities for the church to minister to this stigmatized group.

  • Suffering and the Search for Meaning: Contemporary Responses to the Problem of Pain, By Richard Rice
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    Suffering and the Search for Meaning

    Contemporary Responses to the Problem of Pain

    by Richard Rice

    Suffering is a deeply personal problem. Why is this happening to me? Guiding readers through the seven most significant theodicies, Richard Rice uses theory and personal stories to help each of us form a response to suffering that is both intellectually satisfying and personally authentic.

  • The Listening Life: Embracing Attentiveness in a World of Distraction, By Adam S. McHugh
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    The Listening Life

    Embracing Attentiveness in a World of Distraction

    by Adam S. McHugh

    Listening is an essential skill for healthy relationships, both with God and with other people. But it is more than that: listening is a way of life. Adam McHugh places listening at the heart of our spirituality, our relationships and our mission. Heed the call to the listening life, and hear what God is doing in you and the world.

  • Forming Resilient Children: The Role of Spiritual Formation for Healthy Development, By Holly Catterton Allen
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    Forming Resilient Children

    The Role of Spiritual Formation for Healthy Development

    by Holly Catterton Allen
    Foreword by Catherine Stonehouse

    We can't protect children from all hardships, but we can promote healthy development that fosters resilience. In this interdisciplinary work, Holly Catterton Allen equips educators, counselors, children's ministers, and parents with ways of developing children's spirituality so they can persevere when facing trauma and thrive in challenging times.

  • Preventing Suicide: A Handbook for Pastors, Chaplains and Pastoral Counselors, By Karen Mason
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    Preventing Suicide

    A Handbook for Pastors, Chaplains and Pastoral Counselors

    by Karen Mason

    Many pastors, chaplains and pastoral counselors play a vital role as agents of hope to people who are struggling, but most of them feel overwhelmed and unprepared to prevent suicides. Informed by her work as a psychologist, Karen Mason's guide to suicide prevention is an essential resource for proactive pastors.

  • Does God Really Like Me?: Discovering the God Who Wants to Be With Us, By Cyd Holsclaw and Geoff Holsclaw
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    Does God Really Like Me?

    Discovering the God Who Wants to Be With Us

    by Cyd Holsclaw and Geoff Holsclaw

    We might believe in God's love in the abstract, but we often live our lives without experiencing it in any deep or lasting way. In this warm, engaging book, pastors Cyd and Geoff Holsclaw share personal stories and simple, clear teaching from the story of Scripture that God not only likes us and wants to be with us, he also wants to work through us to bless the whole world.