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Learning To Be Loved
$19.99Original price was: $19.99.$11.99Current price is: $11.99.Add to cartAre you feeling spiritually stuck? Release that frustration and discover a more natural way to relate to God in this biblically grounded, transformative book about how our passionate and creative God offers us gateways–that are already in our lives–to draw us closer to him.
What if intimacy with God doesn’t begin with us knocking at God’s door but with God knocking down ours? In Learning to Be Loved, author and Spoken Gospel CEO David Bowden and Hobby Lobby’s Mart Green remind us that spiritual growth starts not with our giving but with our receiving.
This unique and freeing invitation to respond to God’s initiative explores:
*Common misconceptions that can hold back our spiritual growth
*Practical “doors”–such as dreams, wounds, and generosity–that are already in your life as ways for you to organically connect with God according to how he has made you
*A vision of the Christian life that isn’t about doing the right things but learning how receiving God’s love moves us toward the right things
*Practices to help you partner with God in living your own spiritual story rather than always comparing yourself to other people
Combining David’s careful study and poetic voice with Mart’s decades of wisdom about the simplicity of a life lived toward God, Learning to Be Loved unites biblical rigor and personal experience to show that intimacy with God isn’t based on our ability to connect with him–but on all the ways he is constantly connecting with us.
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Practicing The Way Course Companion Guide (Student/Study Guide)
$24.00Add to cartInspired by John Mark Comer’s New York Times bestseller Practicing the Way, this official companion to the Practicing the Way Course is an eight-session introduction to following Jesus in the modern era.
The Practicing the Way Course, available free online, is designed to lay a foundation for lifelong apprenticeship to Jesus. This full-color companion guide helps you practice, reflect, and dialogue with your community as you walk through the Course together to experience real, lasting transformation.
Inside, you’ll find resources like:
*Helpful tips to get the most out of each session of the Course
*Supplemental resources to dive deeper after each session
*Real-life exercises to help put each session into practice
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Soul Care : *Find Life-Giving Rhythms -Live Restored – Avoid Burnout – Disc
$17.99Add to cartHow Full Do You Feel?
In our fast-paced culture plagued with burnout, stress, and chronic fatigue, we often find that we’re functioning out of emptiness. What would it be like to experience a fullness in our life that was truly lasting and regenerative?
In Soul Care, licensed counselor Debra Fileta shows you how Jesus’ own life rhythms can guide you to true health and rest, teaching you how to live full rather than empty. Rooted in Scripture and expertly informed by clinical psychology, Soul Care identifies six life-giving practices from the life of Jesus that address your whole person–mind, body, and spirit. As you are guided toward your own practice of biblical self-care, you will learn how:
*the Bible responds to common myths about soul care
*a lack of soul care impacts your relationships, ministries, and careers
*to recognize the signs and signals of burnout and respond proactively with practical solutionsEmpty people cannot fill up others. As you learn to be filled as Jesus was by intentional rhythms and practices, you will experience renewed energy, motivation, and strength to serve others as you never have before!
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Ignite Your Soul
$18.99Add to cartRevive Your Whole Self: Spiritually, Mentally, and Emotionally
Burned out? Exhausted? Feeling isolated and like there’s no end in sight? Find hope, direction, and a path to renewed life. Ignite Your Soul is a lifeline to help you restore your spiritual, emotional, and mental well-being and navigate the complex landscape of soul care within the communities you live and serve in. Whether you seek refreshment for yourself or those you lead, you’ll explore six key practices that lead to whole-self flourishing:
*attention,
*participation,
*delight,
*humility,
*silence, and
*rest.In December 2021, Mindy and her husband, Jeff, bore witness to a wildfire’s relentless advance on their Colorado property dedicated to spiritual rest and retreat. The devastation of that fire underscored the realization that mirrored the parched reality of many people’s souls. So many of us are exhausted and overwhelmed, and we feel alone, silently struggling with addiction, busyness, distractions, fear, and apathy. Ignite Your Soul walks through the journey from pre-burnout to destruction and the path to healings so that you can walk out of your own ashes and into practices like journaling, prayer, and a rule of life and more, to thrive no matter what you face. Ignite Your Soul is a lifeline to help you restore your spiritual, emotional, and mental well-being within the communities you life and serve in.
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Being A Sanctuary
$19.99Add to cartAbuse, trauma, racism, and being othered–Pricelis Perreaux-Dominguez unfortunately has experienced it all within the church.
And yet, she maintains a deep love for the body of Christ and a strong desire to see God’s vision for the church flourish. In Being a Sanctuary, she offers a hopeful path forward.
Perreaux-Dominguez focuses on three aspects of God’s vision for the church: that it would be sacred (biblically based), soft (trauma-informed), and safe (justice-centered). Each section of the book explores what these mean for the church using biblical teaching, practical instruction, and stories from her own experiences. She unpacks practical steps the body of Christ can take to realize this vision and cultivate a lifestyle of being a sanctuary, including repentance, sanctification, showing Christ’s compassion, healing injustices, and being advocates.
Be ready to take the first step to guide the church back to its foundational call to be a sacred, soft, and safe place for all people–and discover how to live in the radical way of Jesus.
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What About Me
$29.00Add to cartExperience the true satisfaction and power of living unselfishly with #1 New York Times bestselling author and renowned Bible teacher Joyce Meyer.
As we go about our daily lives, there is a little voice in our minds that’s always asking, “What about me?” Maybe your voice says, “When is it my turn to be noticed at work?” or “When will someone in this family do something for me?” That voice may be whispering to you about your finances, your job, or your friends, but it is always encouraging you to think about something you don’t have. And sadly, social media and culture in general lead us to focus on this world’s concept of happiness and success-but does it work?
Could you be sabotaging your own joy, your purpose, your success? What could you do to get out of your own way? And most importantly, what is God’s definition of success? The Bible tells us over and over that the true source of meaning and happiness is a life focused on God and on serving others. Instead of asking when it will be our turn to get a raise, be recognized, or finally make it big, it’s time to discover the source of true and lasting of happiness and satisfaction.
By walking in this path, we will have more joy and a closer relationship with God than we could ever imagine!
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Run Over By The Grace Train
$28.00Add to cartGrace is at the center of the Christian faith, and yet it’s so often misunderstood, abused, and misrepresented. This book explores what happens when the incomparable power of God’s grace meets our deepest needs.
Grace is one of the most important concepts in Christianity, and it’s also one of the most misunderstood, misapplied, and most abused. Run Over By the Grace Train explores the topic of grace: what it is, how we receive it, and how it changes absolutely everything about us. In this deep, spiritually rich book, Joby Martin offers nine key lessons central to understanding God’s grace as the central theme of the Christian life. Joby helps readers dig deep into scripture and understand that we are saved by grace alone, grace can’t be lost, grace does not condemn, and the sinner and the saint both need God’s powerful grace in equal measures.
Deep, rich, and life-changing, this book written in Joby’s characteristic straight-talk, wry style that entertains as it teaches. Run Over by the Grace Train is an ultimately encouraging, inspiring, and fulfilling look at the power of God’s grace.
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Chasing Sacred : Learn How To Study Scripture To Pursue God And Find Hope I
$18.99Add to cartIn a culture full of chaos, stress, and confusion, we can find firm grounding in the Bible . . .when we truly take the time to understand and experience what it says.
In Chasing Sacred, Bible teacher Mikella Van Dyke breaks down the misconceptions and reservations so many of us have about what it means to study the Bible. Using her story alongside the Inductive Bible Study Method to teach a systematic, empowering approach, she will help you:
*Learn a practical, step-by-step method to understanding God’s Word
*Gain a fresh perspective on what it means to study the Bible for a new generation
*Engage in a healthy habit of Bible study that encourages confidence and eliminates shame
*Feel equipped to lead a small group or ministry in your communityAs you chase the sacred narrative woven through the pages of Scripture, let Mikella guide you to a deeper understanding of God’s Word and the who at the end of the journey: a Savior full of wisdom, depth, truth, and love.
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Rediscovering Christmas : A Twelve-Day Journey To The Manger
$19.99Add to cartYear after year, countless believers immerse themselves in the story of the first Christmas, rehearsing the well-known tale of the baby King who was born into the humblest of circumstances. But for some, the nativity story has become so familiar, it has been robbed of its power. For others, the biblical narrative is more like a puzzle: the pieces are all there, but it’s not clear how they all fit together. Luke talks about shepherds and a census, while Matthew deals with wise men and an escape to Egypt. There’s a star and a manger and more angels than you can count-it can be hard to keep it all straight!
Rediscovering Christmas is a modern paraphrase of the Christmas story, drawn directly from the Gospels and created to help readers see the Father’s heart in details that are all-too-often overlooked. The result is a seamless retelling of Jesus’s birth that will fascinate new and mature believers alike. Also included are twelve devotional essays that invite readers to step into the first Christmas story as if they were there, going deeper into cultural contexts that will help them discover the goodness of God in fresh and surprising ways. This beautiful, hardcover volume is perfect for quiet times, group study, or family reading, and is sure to become a favorite holiday tradition.
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Essential Elements : Forging Godly Men
$19.99Add to cartINTRO VIDEO INCLUDED
Ideal for men’s small groups, this five-lesson Bible study explores what it means to be a strong man of God, ultimately answering the soul-deep question: “What makes a man?”
Defining true manhood has never been more challenging. In this first book of the Forged: Godly Men series, popular Bible teacher Vince Miller offers a clear, compelling look at what it means to be a man of God.
Designed for small group or individual use, Essential Elements offers the practical encouragement and answers men are looking for. As he shares from his own story and digs deep into biblical truths, Vince explores:
*What Jesus’s life teaches us about true masculinity
*How living out authentic manhood brings purpose and joy
*Why real strength never comes from popular opinion
*How to discern God’s design in a confusing culture
*Why the journey from sin to salvation is not about us but about JesusEmphasizing the internal journey men experience, Essential Elements offers them a solid biblical foundation to grow in faith and step into their role as strong men of God.
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Dialed In : Reaching Your Full Capacity As A Man Of God
$18.99Add to cartMales are born. Men are made. Dialed In motivates and equips men to become spiritual leaders in their homes, churches, and communities as they stand strong in a dangerous world.
Popular podcaster Jim Ramos speaks to the hunger deep within the masculine soul in this practical exploration of Paul’s letters to Timothy and Titus. Men who wonder how to lead well in today’s confusing culture will find:
*Twenty key qualities of a man of God, such as servanthood, vigilance, and faithfulness
*What it means to function at “full capacity” in every aspect of life
*Insights into why Paul’s letters aren’t just for pastors but for all of us
*What true masculinity looks like in God’s eyes
*How men can live a life surrendered to Jesus ChristGod made man to live at his highest level-both spiritually and physically-to carry the full weight of his masculine soul. Including self-assessments and questions for small groups, Dialed In goes beyond vague principles to teach men how to become God’s man and hear the words their souls crave: “Well done, my good and faithful servant.”
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Goodbye Hiding Hello Freedom
$15.99Add to cartHealing for the brokenhearted and freedom for those bound by shame.
After Adam and Eve sinned in the garden of Eden, instead of running to God, they ran for cover. They felt the weight of their sin. They felt ashamed. And they didn’t know what else to do but to hide. Do you know what it’s like to feel stuck in the cycle of shame?
In Goodbye Hiding, Hello Freedom, Morgan Krueger invites us to experience redemption, freedom, and hope in Jesus Christ. Through personal stories and biblical wisdom, Morgan offers encouragement to every soul who has ever felt disqualified from the abundant life God has for her because of her past.
Morgan links arms with her readers as she talks through our beautiful identity as daughters, combats the shame that keeps us from growing, and exposes wounds that won’t heal. Morgan teaches on how to forgive yourself, the blessing of community, and our wholeness in Jesus.
The world has a lot to say about who you are and who you should be. Morgan lifts the burden of cultural lies and replaces them with the truth of our freedom in Christ. Join her in saying, Goodbye Hiding, Hello Freedom.
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Still Standing : Following Jesus Even When It Hurts
$15.99Add to cartFaithfully walking–and uncovering joy–on a road paved with suffering.
The Christian life is marked with great suffering. We live in a fallen and broken world full of disappointments and the loss of dreams. And there is a cost to following Christ–often painfully felt in close relationships.
In her book, Still Standing Lina AbuJamra shares how God’s refining process makes Him bigger in our hearts and transforms us into people who are like Him. Our pain can lead to despair and bitterness, or it can make us more like Jesus. But we must be willing to undergo the refining process–and this hurts.
Lina shows us the truly amazing and beautiful reality that we can have joy amidst the most difficult of circumstances. Without denying the real pain many of us carry, Lina shows Christians how to rediscover joy. She shows us how God’s presence is our guarantee for joy no matter what we’re going through. Lina looks to current and biblical stories to show us how refined people can be used by God to persevere and build His kingdom.
I love talking about God’s radical calling of His children and what it means to follow Jesus wholeheartedly, especially when it hurts. If there is one thing that continues to surprise me as I follow Jesus, it’s the difficulty of the journey, the unexpected delays, the detours, the disappointments, and the waiting. Despite what I know about God, I still catch myself taken aback by the amount of suffering endured in the pursuit of one’s calling. It is my hope that this book inspires hope in the hearts of followers of Jesus who have encountered suffering as they have pursued obedience to Christ.
Still Standing is an updated edition, previously published with the title Stripped.
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You Are Not Behind
$17.99Add to cartWhat if God has more in store for your life than you’ve given him credit for?
The pressure of unmet milestones and unfulfilled dreams can make you feel like you’ve already missed out on the life you were “supposed” to have. But you don’t have to exhaust yourself trying to keep up in order to enjoy what’s right in front of you.
In You Are Not Behind, Meghan Ryan Asbury will help you create a life you love with the one you already have. Drawing on biblical wisdom and relatable stories, Meghan will guide you to:
*release the internal shame and external pressure of “where you should be” while still being honest with God (and yourself)
*free yourself from comparison and secretly keeping score with the people around you so you can have the community you long for
*understand the actual meaning of contentment and realize you can hold on to hope for the future without letting it overshadow today’s happiness
Authentic and encouraging, You Are Not Behind will teach you to grieve the hard, celebrate the good, and embrace the in-between of where you are and where you want to be.
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Un Failing : Stumbling Our Way Into God’s Unlimited Goodness
$17.99Add to cartNo one wants to talk about failure, but we all miss the mark from time to time. Even our biblical heroes like Noah, Abraham, and Moses did things they shouldn’t have done. But when we mess up or our circumstances seem dire, God steps in to make things right. That’s the beauty of an unfailing God, One who is with us every step of the way.
*The Bible is full of struggle, failure, and denying God-Noah’s drunkenness, Moses’s temper, David’s sins of lust and murder. But God…
*Ever since the garden of Eden, listening to the right voices has been critical when it comes to turning our troubles into future blessings.
*While failure may feel like losing, un-failing is finding the courage to hand over our dreams, goals, and plans to God and following through.
In Un-failing: Stumbling Our Way into God’s Unlimited Goodness, authors Shane Stanford and Anthony Thaxton explain how viewing failure as an opportunity for spiritual growth can help us through experiences and seasons when we seem to have lost our way.
From God’s perspective, knowing that free will means we won’t always do things His way, failure provides an opportunity for us to turn to Him. No matter what we do, His love is unfailing, and He makes all things work together for our good.
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Enjoying Jesus : Experience The Presence And Kindness Of The Son Of God In
$16.99Add to cartWe know Jesus has saved us. We know we need to trust him. But too often there’s little sense of a lived experience of him–of enjoying him and being a joy to him, of loving him and being loved by him, of interacting with him as we walk through each day.
In Enjoying Jesus, Tim Chester explores how Jesus acted and interacted with people in Luke’s Gospel and how, through his Spirit, we can experience the joy of Jesus’ presence and companionship in our day-to-day lives.
This book is ideal for anyone wanting to deepen their relationship with Jesus, especially those who feel disconnected from God or those going through the motions of the Christian life without joy. It will also help new Christians who want to understand how Jesus is with them by his Spirit.
Each chapter includes reflection questions and practical suggestions on how to experience a close, joyful relationship with Jesus. The accompanying discussion guide makes this a useful resource for small groups.
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Controlled Burn : Rising From The Ashes To Forge An Unshakable Faith
$26.95Add to cartWhat if life’s fires can not only be controlled but can also spur new life? In Controlled Burn, Emmy-winning news anchor and reporter Brooke Martin helps readers navigate their own fires with purpose and emerge stronger than before.
Confronted with a fatal diagnosis for their unborn baby girl, Brooke Martin and her husband faced an unimaginable choice, grappling with how to move forward amid a sea of unanswerable questions. Yet, in the midst of unspeakable grief, Brooke’s faith and vulnerability not only laid the foundation for her own healing but also for a global movement toward resilience and recovery.
Controlled Burn: Rising From the Ashes to Forge an Unshakeable Faith weaves together invaluable advice, spiritual insights, and raw truths learned from Brooke Martin’s greatest trials, offering readers guidance to walk through life’s fires and come out unburned.
Whether in pregnancy, the workplace, marriage, or otherwise, we are bound to experience suffering in life. How we respond can be the difference between our destruction and our growth.In Controlled Burn, Brooke Martin will guide readers in:
*healing and moving forward after tragedy or hardship.
*gaining a better understanding of their natural talents and gifts.
*listening for God’s voice in times of adversity and recognizing suffering as an invitation to grow closer to Him.
*shifting their perspective of pain into a period of self-growth.
*discovering how to use their own experiences to help others in similar circumstances.
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Controlled Burn proves that miracles can happen when we are willing to surrender ourselves to God and walk into the fire with faith. -
Flourish : Finding Purpose In The Unknown And Unexpected Seasons Of Life
$18.99Add to cartThis guide to living well through all the seasons of life encourages readers to trust God’s timing and hold onto hope in the periods of waiting.
The trials of life can wear us down. Unexpected events force us to face a new reality and unanswered prayers lead us to a growing frustration about why God doesn’t intervene. We wonder if anything good can come out of this painful, dark, winter season.
Grace Wabuke Klein knows that there is purpose in our darkest days and seasons of waiting. In Flourish, Grace meets the reader in their heartache, disappointment, and pain and gives encouragement and a fresh perspective on the winter seasons we all go through, as well as practical steps to not just survive but to find purpose in the unknown and unexpected.
Drawing insight from her own winter seasons, Grace reveals the divine purpose in each season of our lives. She explains how:
*Fall is a time of release–a necessary season of letting go of offenses, unhealthy relationships, hurts, bad habits, toxic friendships, pride, unforgiveness and other heart issues before we can ever move on to the next season
*Winter is a time of unexpected challenges and unknown futures–yet lessons learned in life’s storms are deep and full of growth to shape us and makes us stronger.
*Spring is a time of new things that require us to be open to new experiences, people, ideas, and perspective–stepping out into the unknown and uncomfortable.
*Summer is a time when everything is flourishing–we clearly see how each season cultivated a deeper level of faith and spiritual muscles, developing our character and perseverance.
Grace discovered there is value and unseen gifts in each season, but only in the hard seasons and storms of life are vital spiritual disciplines developed. Flourish connects with the reader in the tension and storms of life to bring a word of hope.
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Tracing His Promise
$15.97Add to cartRediscover Jesus through ancient stories and find renewed trust in God.
For many believers, the Old Testament seems intimidating, what with the unfamiliar names and distant places. But author Donna Amidon demonstrates that these ancient stories aren’t simply history; they’re a vibrant tapestry pointing to Jesus and reflecting God’s unwavering promise of redemption.
In Tracing His Promise, Amidon guides readers through twenty-five stories from Scripture that trace the promise of Jesus from creation to Bethlehem. Amidon blends rich theology with everyday application as she unlocks the Old Testament’s hidden treasures and highlights God’s faithfulness from the beginning. Along the way, readers will find discussion questions, relatable anecdotes, and beautiful artwork. They will also be invited to share these stories with their families through printable ornaments and an Advent activity called the Jesse Tree Tradition.
Through Tracing His Promise, readers will gain a deeper understanding of the Bible as one interconnected narrative, with Jesus as the centerpiece.
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Bring It Out
$18.99Add to cartThere has never been another you. There never will be another you. This means that your Creator has put things in you that he hasn’t put in anyone else. The principles shared in Bring It Out will show you how to take inventory of the gifts, callings, and potential inside of you; clarify the vision of your life; and turn your God-given dreams into reality. Bring It Out helps you:
*understand that who you are matters even more than what you do
*know why you’re doing what you’re doing
*walk away from the familiar to embrace the future
*stop playing the comparison game
*find the significance you long for
*slow down so your soul can catch up to your life
*embrace front-end pain rather than live with back-end regret
*and much moreA different and better future is waiting for you–waiting in you. Are you ready to bring it out?
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Relaxed : Walking With The One Who Is Not Worried About A Thing
$19.99Original price was: $19.99.$13.99Current price is: $13.99.Add to cartWe often try to do a lot for God–without him. Relaxed is a call to let go of spiritual performance, reject our cultural tendency to live under pressure, and find freedom to walk with God and toward God, one gentle step at a time.
Jesus was never in a hurry to be anywhere other than where he was, trusting and obeying his Father. Could the same be said of us? We long to know peace, purpose, and contentment, but life’s stresses, the world’s discouragements, and our own striving for growth get in the way.
In Relaxed, pastor and teacher Megan Fate Marshman explores what it means to set aside our addiction to trying to figure everything out and relish a slower, compelling, powerful, and relaxed life with God. As Megan takes us word by word through Proverbs 3:5-6, she helps us discover:
*The joy of a continual, intimate relationship with God
*What God calls us to do with the burden of shame and guilt
*What it looks like to be relaxed in the midst of grief, financial stress, mistakes, and fatigue
*The freedom and forgiveness of being found “in Christ”
*How to incorporate rhythms of walking with God into our everyday routinesGod never intended for us to be in control. As we lean away from our own understanding and into an intentionally relaxed spiritual life, we join Jesus in trusting a God who knows what he is doing–and isn’t worried about a thing.
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Can I Say That
$19.99Original price was: $19.99.$11.99Current price is: $11.99.Add to cartCan God handle our hardest questions, biggest struggles, and secret doubts?
We instinctively assume he cannot. We figure giving voice to those things will bring shame, rejection, and distance from him. But what if our hard questions don’t need to function as an off-ramp from Christianity but can lead us closer to his heart? What if he is not afraid of our doubts but instead reveals himself in them?
In Can I Say That?, Brenna Blain brings her fresh voice to those who feel unsafe or unwelcome in the church, acknowledging the incongruity between the church’s actions and believers’ lived experiences. As a Bible teacher and an advocate for those who have experienced abuse, molestation, and mental health crises, she creates space for readers to be radically honest and ask tough questions–Am I safe here? Why does your presence feel so lonely, God?–while pointing them to biblical, foundational truth.
Leading the way with her own raw vulnerability and authenticity, Brenna shares her journey of wrestling with God and building intimacy with him as a result. Bravely exploring these deep places with Brenna will help you:
*Know in your guts that God accepts you as you are–even as you question, struggle, doubt, and hurt
*Be reassured that he is bigger than anything you face and can handle anything you bring to him
*Experience his love in the most tender and needy parts of your heart
*Engage complex questions about the institution of the church, wrestle with its abuses, and advocate for the Body of Christ to more closely reflect his heart
od sees you and knows you–better than you know yourself. He doesn’t need you to change in order for him to love you. He doesn’t require you to be free of struggles in order for him to be close to you. He wants you to be your true self with him and be willing to engage with him deeply, so he can wow you with the beauty of his heart and character.
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When Faith Disappoints
$17.00Add to cartFor anyone who feels the weight of injustice, trauma, and suffering, the founder of the Jude 3 Project invites you to discover how to find hope when you can’t make sense of the pain.
Living as a Black woman in America, Lisa Victoria Fields understands the tension of relying on God in a broken world. While pursuing her calling in full-time Christian ministry–an often white, male-dominated vocation–she saw the contentions many people have with Christianity. She heard the theological questions, but instead of arguing for her faith, she listened to the barriers and heard the pain in their hearts: Why doesn’t God protect me from suffering and injustice? Others don’t seem to think I have value–does God?
Now, in her debut book, Fields shows us how emotional pain–often more than theological concerns–is at the root of our doubt. She invites us to bring our deepest soul questions to this journey as she explores:
– Seven pain points that might be keeping us from faith: a lack of personhood, peace, provision, pleasure, purpose, protection, and power
– Honest talk about how Christianity doesn’t seem to meet our very valid needs
– Why wrestling with God doesn’t negate our faith but instead deepens it
– What it looks like to allow God to bring healing to our pain so we can see Him and others more clearly
Through vulnerable storytelling and thoughtful use of Scripture, Fields tends to our hurting hearts and offers hope and resolve. She helps us move forward as we cling to a faith that brings us back to the truth of Christianity–not despite the pain of this world but in light of it.
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Power Of Your Dreams
$26.00Add to cartHow would your life look if you gained years of wisdom, guidance, and strategy while you were asleep? That’s exactly what you receive when you tap into the power of God’s voice in your dreams!
The average person spends twenty-six years of life sleeping. That time was created not only to enjoy the physical benefits of rest but to engage in the presence of God and access His guidance for our days. Through fascinating real-life stories, Pastor Stephanie Ike Okafor reveals how dreams have equipped her and many others throughout history, and she shows how you, too, can receive revelation from God through your dreams.
Anchored in biblical truth, The Power of Your Dreams answers your most perplexing questions about dreams:
– Are all dreams from God?
– How do I know if my dream contained a message from God?
– How do I interpret my dreams?
– Do nightmares have any meaning?God spoke to His people through dreams in biblical times. Today He speaks to you in the same way, inviting you to unlock hidden treasures of wisdom. Discover richer clarity and confidence in your purpose as well as enjoy a strengthened relationship with God as you learn how to recognize and respond to His voice in your dreams.
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Heart Of Jesus
$12.99Add to cartConcise Edition of Dane Ortlund’s Book Gentle and Lowly, Edited for Young Readers, New Christians, and Seekers
When Christians struggle with sin, they can easily feel that God is close to giving up on them. But in Matthew 11, Jesus describes himself as “gentle and lowly in heart,” longing for believers to find rest in him. The good news of the gospel flows from God’s deepest love for his people.
In this concise book adapted from the bestselling Gentle and Lowly by Dane Ortlund, readers will encounter Jesus’s tender heart for sinners and sufferers. Written for a wide audience-including younger readers, new Christians, and anyone who struggles with reading-it features easy-to-read terms and helpful explanations. The chapters are also short enough to read at bedtime, around the dinner table, or during lunchtime. The Heart of Jesus dives deep into Bible passages that speak of who Christ is, comforting and sustaining readers with the affections of Christ for his people.
*Adapted from Gentle and Lowly: Smaller chapters and sentences are ideal for younger readers and busy families, as well as those who might have difficulty reading a longer book
*Provides a Unique Perspective: Confronts readers’ typical thoughts on God’s heart
*Scripture-Based: Explores passages throughout the whole Bible to give readers a full picture of God’s heart for sinners
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I Have My Doubts
$17.99Add to cart10 Bible Stories of Faith and Doubt to Encourage Believers through Uncertainty
Will God do what he says he promises? Can we trust his intentions? Is he even good? Without guidance, these doubt-filled questions can hinder spiritual progress and lead to discouragement. Thankfully, the Bible offers encouraging examples of men and women who remained faithful to God even through seasons of uncertainty.
Based on a series of Wheaton College chapel messages, this encouraging guide explores 10 Bible stories on the topic of faith and doubt to reassure readers that doubt is normal for Christians. These stories cover a wide range of questions and doubts that most Christians experience at some point in their faith journey-doubts about God’s power, protection, justice, healing, and more. Ultimately, readers will better understand the dynamic of faith and doubt, helping them renew their faith in God even through times of uncertainty.
*Encouraging: This book bolsters faith in God and his word amid inevitable times of doubt
*Scriptural Study: Explores 10 stories of biblical believers who experienced doubt yet remained faithful to God
*Written by Philip Ryken: President of Wheaton College and author of Beauty Is Your Destiny; Is Jesus the Only Way?; and Loving the Way Jesus Loves
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On The Christian Life
$9.99Add to cartNew Translation of John Calvin’s Classic Work Explores What It Means to Live the Christian Life
For centuries, Christians have read John Calvin’s On the Christian Life to answer a fundamental question: What does it mean to live faithfully as a Christian? This fresh translation of what is often referred to as Calvin’s “Golden Booklet” features an all-new introduction, robust citations, and explanatory footnotes-introducing a new generation of readers to a classic work of Christian spirituality.
In the book-a portion of the Reformer’s magnum opus, Institutes of the Christian Religion-Calvin suggests that a deep understanding of theology is worthless if the gospel has yet to “penetrate into the most intimate affection of the heart.” Touching on essential themes like self-denial, submission to God, bearing one’s cross, enduring suffering for the sake of righteousness, and meditating on the life to come, this accessible work will help believers reflect on their lives as Christians and lean on the grace of Jesus in everyday life.
*A Brand-New Translation: Translated from the original Latin edition by Calvin scholar Raymond A. Blacketer-making this classic work more accessible to modern readers than ever before
*A Fresh Introduction: Includes an all-new introduction by editor Anthony N. S. Lane, professor of historical doctrine at the London School of Theology
*Helpful Resources: Includes robust source citations and explanatory footnotes to help pastors, students, scholars, and everyday Christians better understand Calvin’s words and context
*Explores the Christian Life: Addresses themes including self-denial, taking up one’s cross, submitting to God, and suffering for the sake of righteousness
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Bondad Del Reino – (Spanish)
$16.99Add to cartEl egoismo, el orgullo y la hostilidad dominan los titulares, las redes sociales y las interacciones cotidianas. Pero que pasaria si cada cristiano hiciera un simple acto de bondad cada semana? Que pasaria si ofrecerse a llevar la compra a alguien que esta pasando apuros pudiera provocar una revolucion?
Con gran aliento y conocimiento biblico, el Dr. Tony Evans muestra como, cuando dejamos que la bondad de Dios nos cambie, podemos cambiar el mundo. A traves de ejemplos de la vida real y enseanzas practicas, nos capacita a cada uno de nosotros para:
*Reemplazar el discurso hiriente con discurso util
*Elegir el honor sobre el odio
*Reconocer las oportunidades cotidianas para difundir el amor de Dios
*Descubrir el valor para dar un paso al frente con bondadLa bondad es contagiosa. Es hora de dejar que el amor de Dios encienda un movimiento contracultural que venza el mal con el bien.
Selfishness, pride, and hostility dominate the headlines, social media, and everyday interactions. But what if every Christian did one simple act of kindness each week? What if offering to carry groceries for someone who is struggling could spark a revolution?
With rousing encouragement and biblical insight, Dr. Tony Evans shows how, when God’s kindness changes us, we can change the world. Through real-life examples and practical teaching, he empowers each of us to:
*Replace hurtful speech with helpful speech
*Choose honor over hate
*Recognize everyday opportunities to spread God’s love
*Discover the courage to step out in kindnessKindness is catching. It’s time to let God’s love ignite a countercultural movement that overcomes evil with good.
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Kingdom Kindness : A Movement To Bring Civility To The Culture
$22.99Original price was: $22.99.$18.97Current price is: $18.97.Add to cartBecome Part of a Counterculture of Kindness!
Selfishness, pride, and hostility dominate the headlines, social media, and everyday interactions. But what if every Christian did one simple act of kindness each week? What if you could spark a revolution just by bringing someone a meal, offering to carry someone’s groceries, or sharing an encouraging word? Or maybe just by listening respectfully to someone you disagree with!
With rousing encouragement and biblical insight, Dr. Tony Evans shows how, when we let the kindness of God change us, we can change the world. Through real-life examples and practical teaching, he empowers each of us to:
*choose honor over hate
*recognize everyday opportunities to spread God’s love
*discover the courage to step out in kindnessKindness is catching. It’s time to let God’s love ignite a countercultural movement that overcomes evil with good.
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Deep Roots Good Fruit
$16.99Add to cartWhat does the fruit of the Spirit look like in everyday life, and how can we become the people the Holy Spirit calls us to be?
Author Kristin Elizabeth Couch invites you to explore the fruit of the Spirit through captivating stories of people she’s known: there’s a father who goes missing in a snowstorm; a boss who shouts like a drill sergeant; a neighbor with a refrigerator full of eggs; and Grandpa, who smells of Old Spice!
By combining memorable stories with rich meditations on Scripture, Kristin encourages us to see that God is at work even in life’s mundane moments, and that although our growth may seem slow, in the Spirit’s power we really can become more like Jesus.
As you reflect on the fruit of the Spirit, you will long for it more deeply, pray for it more fervently, and see afresh how the Spirit is at work in your own life and the lives of others. Put deep roots into God’s word and enjoy bearing more and more of his good fruit.
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More Than A Carpenter
$7.99Add to cartHe thought Christianity was a sham. Then it changed his life.
Skeptic Josh McDowell thought Christians were out of their minds. He ridiculed and insulted them, then decided to combat them with his own robust research to disprove the claims of Jesus Christ. To his surprise, he discovered that the evidence suggested exactly the opposite?that Jesus, instead of being simply a first-century Hebrew carpenter, was so much more. Josh went on to write this inspirational book on Christian apologetics, More Than a Carpenter, which has sold over 16 million copies and transformed countless lives.
Now, in this revised and updated edition, Josh is joined by his son, Sean McDowell, as they tackle the questions that today’s generation continues to ask:
*”How do I find happiness and meaning in life?”
*”Is it really possible to know the truth about God and Jesus?
*”How can Jesus be the only way?”Whether you’re a spiritual cynic or a long-time Christian, experience a new perspective on faith through this bestselling, timeless classic on who Jesus really is.
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Journey To Biblical Masculinity
$18.99Add to cartAs culture attacks men, marriages, and families, the Church has failed to empower men to connect courageously and consistently with the story God wants to write with them.
Looking to Jesus as the model, Jake Hamiliton casts a fresh vision of Spirit-empowered masculinity that calls men to be who they were created to be. Diving into Scripture, ancient traditions, and the mythological story of Parzival, Jake reveals 12 time-tested pathways God uses to train you to:
*own the radical responsibility God’s placed on you, no matter the cost
*use your unique perspectives and personality to fight the evil around you
*hold your ground with confidence, courage, and conviction
*no longer be sidelined by shame, addiction, depression, and disconnection
*live with purpose, clarity, integrity, and boldnessBiblical masculinity is not toxic. It is modeled in the life of Jesus Christ. It’s what our world needs. It’s time for real heroes to rise up, stand with humble strength, and fight against all odds for your identity, marriage, children, and the Kingdom.
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2 Kinds Of Knowledge
$14.99Add to cartMankind’s great body of knowledge has come to us through the five senses. Sense knowledge can see the handiwork of God and can see the design in creation, but it cannot find the Designer. In fact, it’s often unwilling to admit that there is a Designer because it cannot see, hear, taste, smell, or touch Him.
Sense knowledge says that faith cannot produce miracles. It does not know why we were created, nor can it tell us the source of life, light, motion, gravity, or hundreds of other things.
But revelation knowledge holds all of these answers and more.
In The Two Kinds of Knowledge: God’s Wisdom Is Greater Than Our Senses, E. W. Kenyon explains how we can discover the wisdom of God in His Word.
This new kind of knowledge, which the secular world cannot grasp, brings us to a new kind of life, taking us out of our failures and weaknesses to fill our hungry hearts with love, faith, and grace.
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Resting Your Heart In Him
$15.99Original price was: $15.99.$11.20Current price is: $11.20.Add to cartResting Your Heart in Him: Confessions to a Loving God highlights insights and wisdom drawn from The Confessions of Saint Augustine, the spiritual autobiography that has inspired Christians for centuries, as well as excerpts from Augustine’s other works.
Threaded throughout these quotations are tranquil illustrations of foliage and other scenes from nature. Enjoy this book for spiritual encouragement and growth, as a guide in your daily prayers and devotional time, and as an introduction to the writings of one of the greatest leaders in Christian history.Augustine’s meditations about his life in the light of Scripture include not only an admission of his sins but also an acknowledgment of God’s greatness, grace, and truth. We can rest our hearts in God because we know that whatever we are confessing to Him–whether our worries, our sins, our praises, or our trust–we are coming before a loving God. He forgives us completely and welcomes us into His presence. He exchanges our sins for His own righteousness and guides us in His ways.
With Augustine, confess your struggles and doubts before God. Declare your love for Him and your faith in Him. As you do, you will grow closer to the One in whom your heart finds ultimate peace and rest.
“You made us for Yourself, and our hearts are restless until they rest in You.” –Saint Augustine
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Radical Like Jesus
$17.99Add to cartYou are meant for more. God has called you to live a radical life for Him– one that makes a lasting impact on this world. Like Jesus did.
But how is this possible?
There’s never been anyone in history as radical as Jesus. From the way that He prayed, to how He interacted with sinners, to His sacrificial death on the cross, Jesus was a revolutionary. It’s just who He was. As His followers we are called to be like him. It’s not just something we should aspire to, it’s a reality that we must strive for every day. We can live as Jesus did – be radical like He was – because as Christians, Jesus lives in us and wants to live through us. When Jesus lives his life through us, we begin to do the things that He did.
And that’s what Radical Like Jesus is all about – putting into practice the rhythms, activities and actions that Jesus modeled throughout His life.
Radical like Jesus is meant to challenge you with:
*21 chapters that reflecton the life and actions of Jesus;
*21 challenges that help you build Christ-honoring routines;
*21 insights on how your everyday life can become revolutionary.Every chapter ends with a Radical Like Jesus Challenge. Some will truly stretch your faith, and all of them will help you live like Jesus lived. Take these challenges individually or do them as a group and you’ll never be the same.
Live your life on mission. Become radical like Jesus.
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Rest Assured : What The Creation Story Was Intended To Reveal About Trustin
$15.99Add to cartFrom the first page of history, God has been teaching us about rest.
Twenty-first-century Americans often approach Genesis as a science manual. How did it all happen? But the ancient Israelites were concerned with different questions–questions of purpose . . . who and why. Bible study teacher and lifelong student Rachel Booth Smith helps us focus on the who of Creation so that we can find meaning and rest for our souls.
God set up a perfect home for us full of provision, significance, and purpose. In Rest Assured, Rachel becomes a holy eavesdropper, leaning over ancient Israelites’ shoulders, listening as God reveals Himself to Israel. As we anchor ourselves in His character, we find a rest that grounds us when we’re faced with the daily crises of life, big and small.
Do you feel heavy or anxious? Work, kids, finances, the future, the past, the state of the world can all threaten your joy, hope, and trust. Using archaeology findings, language discoveries, and biblical study, Smith shares theologically rich insights that bring us into the rest we need, the rest we crave–the rest for which we were made.
A life of rest changes everything. This book is for all who desire to have a life of flourishing, rooted in sacred trust and rest.
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Life Minded : 8 Practices For Belonging To God And Each Other
$19.99Add to cartAs brothers and sisters in Christ, we are called to love each other well, but divisions inevitably arise. The apostle Paul reminded the church to “make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace” (Ephesians 4:3). Pastor Brady Boyd encourages you to put peaceable unity into action with 8 practical challenges. Embrace these challenges and experience the harmony God intended for His eternal church.
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Portrait Of God
$18.99Add to cartHave you been struggling to see God lately? This beautiful weaving of biblical reflection and true stories from Jesus-followers turns our gaze again to the One who made us, loves us, and will never leave us. Each chapter in Portrait of God explores an attribute of God through a person in church history who radically experienced His nature. Here you’ll discover:
*Faith: how an all-powerful God worked miracles in the life of Kathryn Kuhlman,
*Holiness: what Augustine of Hippo’s life in a secular world teaches us about God,
*Compassion: how William and Catherine Booth’s service to others radiated God’s love,
*And more.Portrait of God includes a foreword from Michael W. Smith, thought-provoking questions, and a list of further reading about each faith leader. As author Jack Mooring writes, “The Christian life is less about learning and more about remembering.” When our spiritual life feels like a roller coaster, true stories of faithful Christians help us rediscover our wonder about the unchanging character of our Creator.
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I Surrender All
$17.99Original price was: $17.99.$13.49Current price is: $13.49.Add to cartAll To Him I Freely Give
From Priscilla Shirer comes this fervent appeal and invitation to surrender everything to Jesus. To follow Him not just as your Savior but as your priority, your first love, your Lord. To move beyond being a believer to becoming His disciple.
Because there is a difference.
Salvation is a gift of God. It’s free. It’s grace. It’s the cross. Discipleship comes at a high cost. It’s surrender. It’s effort. It’s a daily choice to lay down your life and follow His. Few believers choose this route, but the ones who do will experience the abundance that only the surrendered life can offer. It’s the one choice standing between you and the life of freedom and fulfillment, of peace and purpose you’ve always wanted. I Surrender All is all about making that choice.
The choice that changes everything.
This book will be impossible to simply read because it beckons you to make a decision about the kind of Christian you will be. Prepare to engage, to write, to pray, and be called into a surrendered life. An abundant life. A disciple’s life.
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Count Me In
$17.99Original price was: $17.99.$13.49Current price is: $13.49.Add to cartToday’s students are constantly pulled toward a life of confusion and half-baked beliefs. But Jesus Christ is calling them to something greater than anything this world can offer. He offers eternal life that includes a living relationship with God, a radical commitment to truth, and a life of love, compassion, and purpose. A radical life that counts now and in eternity.
Count Me In walks students through the entire Gospel of Luke and Jesus’s bold invitation to follow Him daily, obey Him faithfully, and trust Him completely. Each of the eight chapters focuses on an important element of discipleship, from studying Scripture to sharing Jesus with others. Students will be challenged with:
* Do I value the right relationships?
* Do I have a healthy perspective of my earthly stuff?
* Do I let temptation and sin block my spiritual growth?
* Do I have a plan to keep my life intentionally grounded in Christ?Including reflection questions and discussion guides, this book can easily work for solo readers or group studies. Students should feel inspired to take on a deeper study of Scripture and challenged to take Christ’s call of discipleship seriously in their own lives.
Jesus chose young followers in the first century and invites today’s generation of young people to follow Him now. To know Him, love Him, and make Him known. To surrender and put Him first in every area. To be a part of His message and His mission to the nations. Count Me In will engage students to hear the amazing call of Jesus and to boldly live out their faith every day.
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Devoted To Jesus
$17.99Original price was: $17.99.$13.49Current price is: $13.49.Add to cartJesus started His ministry saying, “Come, follow Me,” and finished it by saying, “Go, make disciples.”
Between these two challenges, His followers learned they could trust Him completely with every area of their lives.
From the writing team behind The Love Dare and The Battle Plan for Prayer, and the movie producers of The Forge and War Room, comes an exciting new resource for anyone who desires to grow spiritually and become an on-fire, all-in follower of Jesus.
Have you ever been personally discipled? Do you desire to walk closer to Jesus but wish someone would show you how? How can your faith become a thriving relationship instead of a religious duty? What are the keys to assurance of salvation, abiding in Christ, praying effectively, overcoming trials, and deeply loving others?
Packed with 52 topical chapters-ideal for reading daily or weekly-and presented with refreshing clarity, Devoted to Jesus is designed to help both new and mature believers grow together. This is a journey you’ll first want to experience yourself and then utilize to invest into others.
They first learned to be His disciples, then helped others as disciple-makers. . . and so can you.
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Principios Milenarios – (Spanish)
$16.99Add to cartPrincipios Milenarios nos presenta las leyes espirituales que debemos acatar para que nuestra vida terrenal sea mas liviana. “Nunca sera tan facil”, comenta Tiago Brunet, “pero no es necesario que sea tan sufrida”. Lo que garantiza nuestra proteccion emocional, familiar y financiera es el cumplimiento de los principios que estan generando resultados en las vidas de las personas desde hace mas de 2000 aos. En la trama, no solo encontraras personajes biblicos, sino tambien a personas no cristianas de nuestra generacion que, por cumplir estos principios, marcaron la generacion.
Ancient Principles introduces us to the spiritual laws that we must abide by so that our earthly life is lighter. “It will never be so easy,” says Tiago Brunet, “but it doesn’t have to be so hard”. What guarantees our emotional, family and financial protection is compliance with the principles that have been generating results in people’s lives for more than 2,000 years. You will discover not only biblical characters, but also non-Christian people of our generation who, by complying with these principles, marked the generation.
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Renueva Tu Mente – (Spanish)
$14.99Add to cartNuestra mente no se renueva por si misma. Se renueva desde el espiritu, dia a dia, cuando Cristo vive en ti. Renueva tu mente, inspirado en el libro de Galatas, te lleva a entender el proceso de la verdadera transformacion permanente de tu mente. Comienzas recibiendo de Dios su capacidad divina, la valentia de Cristo, y una provision extraordinaria en todo, lo espiritual y lo fisico. El se convierte en tu guia interior y te da sus fuerzas y sus recursos; te renueva con su luz para que seas la luz de los demas. Cual es su proposito? Que administres y compartas todo lo que Dios te da, y lo “gastes” en los seres humanos, para que se multiplique lo que recibes de El y puedas seguirlo dando. Vives con Cristo en tu memoria y andas en el espiritu mientras ves dia a dia tu renovacion mental a traves de la vida de Cristo en ti. El objetivo final es que seas luz para todos.
Our mind does not renew itself. It is renewed from the Spirit, day by day, when Christ lives in you. Renew Your Mind, inspired by the book of Galatians, leads you to understand the process of the true permanent transformation of your mind. You begin by receiving from God His divine capacity, the courage of Christ, and an extraordinary provision in everything, spiritual and physical. He becomes your inner guide and gives you His strength and resources; He renews you with His light so that you may be the light of others. What is the purpose of it? May you manage and share everything that God gives you, and “spend” it on human beings, so what you receive from Him is multiplied and you can continue giving it away. You live with Christ in your memory and walk in the Spirit as you see, day by day, your mental renewal through the life of Christ in you. The final goal is that you be a light for everyone.
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Narrow Path : How The Subversive Way Of Jesus Satisfies Our Souls
$25.00Add to cartA compelling call to embrace the countercultural values of Jesus, which lead to a life of love, peace, and fulfillment, from the bestselling author of The Deeply Formed Life, winner of the Christianity Today Book Award.
We live in a culture that wants it all. More is seen as better–whether it’s more money, social media fame, choices, or power. For those chasing this way of life, “narrow” seems negative. Who wants to narrow their options . . . or be seen as narrow-minded?
Which is why the most well-known talk in the history of the world–the Sermon on the Mount–is also the most paradoxical one. In it, Jesus holds up the narrow path as the most spacious . . . and the broader path as the more confining one.
Rich Villodas, bestselling author of The Deeply Formed Life, explores what today’s broad and narrow paths look like so you can discern which one you’re on. The answer may surprise you–and will help you pursue the way of Jesus more deeply when it comes to loving God and others, prayer, sexual desire, conflict, money, anxiety, and more.
The Narrow Path reintroduces the counterintuitive wonder of Jesus’s timeless wisdom for this age, one fraught with anxiety, depression, polarizing politics, and online vitriol. The path of Jesus is most certainly narrow, but it is the only one filled with the ever-expanding life of God . . . and it is available now for all who want it!
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Heart Songs For Every Saint
$12.99Add to cartWilliam Philip encourages readers to use the Psalms as their own heart songs, in any circumstance.
Don’t just admire the Psalms, use them. Psalms are Spirit-inspired prayers that help us to pray rightly and truly. They give us words we trust, and treasure as our own heart songs, as we engage with God through times of both darkness and light.
William Philip shows us that in the Psalms we find a profound revelation of God, His nature, and His ways, as well as His relationship with His people. They help us deal with all aspects of our sojourning faith, both individually and in the corporate life of the church. They give us real ‘working models’ for living day by day as Christians.
Heart Songs for Every Saint takes six of these psalms, and shows how they can be prayed in real life situations:
1. When God Seems Absent: Psalms 10 – A Song of Protest
2. Right Sacrifices for Real Sinners: Psalm 51 – A Song of Penitence
3. When We in Darkness Walk: Psalm 88 – A Song of Pain
4. Safe in the Shadow of the Almighty: Psalm 91 – A Song of Promise
5. Where Does Your Help Come From?: Psalm 121 – A Song of Pilgrimage
6. Joining the Choir of the King: Psalm 145 – A Song of Praise -
Enneagram For Teens
$16.99Add to cartFrom author and Enneagram coach Ainsley Britain comes a fun and informative introduction to the Enneagram personality test, specially crafted for teens and young adults. In The Enneagram for Teens, readers will discover their type and gain valuable insights into their relationships, faith, future selves, and more.
As one of the most popular personality-typing systems, the Enneagram has been helping people gain a deeper understanding of themselves and others for decades. In The Enneagram for Teens, Ainsley Britain shares her vast knowledge of the Enneagram in an approachable, easy-to-use guide that’s perfect for beginners. Filled with insights and tips on determining your type and navigating stress, relationships, faith, friendships, and more, The Enneagram for Teens is an invaluable resource for finding your path and becoming the best version of yourself.
The Enneagram for Teens features:
*An in-depth introduction to each of the nine types
*Insights on how to use the Enneagram to better understand yourself and your relationships, as well as ideas on future careers that could fit your type
*Advice on how to grow emotionally and spiritually and promote your mental well-being
*Bonus materials, including ways to use the Enneagram in your day-to-day life
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Long Obedience In The Same Direction Commemorative Edition
$18.00Add to cartOver 300,000 Copies Sold
Since Eugene Peterson first wrote this spiritual formation classic more than forty years ago, hundreds of thousands of Christians have been inspired by its call to deeper discipleship. As a society, we are still obsessed with the immediate, but Peterson’s time-tested prescription for discipleship remains the same-a long obedience in the same direction.
Long obedience requires a deepening life of prayer. Peterson finds encouragement for today’s pilgrims in the Songs of Ascents (Psalms 120-134), sung by travelers on their way to worship in Jerusalem. With prophetic and pastoral wisdom, Peterson shows how the psalms teach us to grow in worship, service, joy, work, happiness, humility, community, and blessing.
This commemorative edition of A Long Obedience in the Same Direction includes a preface taken from Leif Peterson’s eulogy at his father’s memorial service and a bibliography of Peterson’s works. A companion Bible study guide is also available.
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Great To Good
$18.00Add to cartGreatness is overrated.
People tend to measure success by worldly standards. We assume that greatness comes from charisma, influence, and followers. But God cares more about our character than about what people around us think of our reputations.
Pastor Jae Hoon Lee challenges us not to pursue greatness but to grow in goodness. Jesus called his followers to cultivate character of goodness, not to aspire to positions of power. The faithful Christian life is one that seeks to become good. These reflections and meditations on the good Christian life unpack what it means for the church to live in obedience and faith, to strip away ambitious self-glorification, and to instead live humble lives of goodness and love.
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Misled : 7 Lies That Distort The Gospel And How You Can Discern The Truth
$19.99Original price was: $19.99.$13.99Current price is: $13.99.Add to cartThe gospel is under attack today–not only from outside cultural forces but also from within the church. In Misled, popular YouTuber and Bible teacher Allen Parr equips readers to identify and withstand seven of the most common false teachings that undermine the gospel and lead many well-meaning Christians astray.
For an anxious and weary world, the gospel of Jesus Christ is the one true source of deep peace and lasting joy. But today, many supposedly Christian teachers are spreading ideas that amount to what Paul called “another gospel.”
The result? A generation of believers confused about what God really says, what he offers, and what he wants for his children. From the heavy burden of legalism to an overemphasis on prosperity or spiritual gifts to warped understandings of grace, every false teaching has two things in common: they all use half-truths that look and sound biblical (making them very difficult to identify) and they all harm and discourage those who are trying to follow the way of Jesus.
In Misled, Allen Parr weaves together stories from his own spiritual journey and the lives of those he’s ministered to in order to show the painful consequences of following false teachings and to provide clear explanations of what the Bible really teaches about the gospel. Readers will
*learn about seven of the most misleading and harmful messages that run rampant within the church today;
*be equipped to identify not only “wolves in shepherd’s clothing” who peddle counterfeit gospels, but also well-intentioned teachers whose half-truths are no less harmful to the church; and
*discover how they can find the freedom, peace, and joy that only comes from embracing the gospel in all its purity and simplicity.
With the same balanced, Bible-based approach that has made Parr’s YouTube channel a go-to resource, Misled offers clarity and hope for anyone who has felt discouraged or confused in their spiritual journey–and invites readers to find everything they’ve been searching for in the true gospel.
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Llorar Con Los Que Lloran – (Spanish)
$14.99Add to cartCuando fue la ultima vez que lloraste con los que lloran? Hemos olvidado a los que Dios cuida especificamente en medio de profunda afliccion? Los estamos consolando como una extension del consuelo de Dios para nosotros o les estamos dando remedios falsos que lastiman?
Existen muchos libros que hablan del sufrimiento, pero pocos hablan de como sufrir con los que sufren. Cuando hablamos sobre el sufrimiento usualmente pensamos en primera persona. Pasamos mucho tiempo buscando consuelo y esperanza personal, lo cual es bueno y necesario. Sin embargo, algunas veces nos encontramos a nosotros mismos tan inmersos en nuestro propio sufrimiento que olvidamos que tambien hemos sido llamados a llorar con los que lloran. Desafortunadamente, la iglesia y el testimonio de Cristo han sido afectados precisamente por nuestra incapacidad de caminar junto a los que estan sufriendo. Este tema es relevante para todos nosotros.
When was the last time you wept with those who weep? Have we forgotten those who God cares for specifically in the midst of deep grief? Are we comforting them as an extension of God’s comfort to us or are we giving false remedies that hurt?
There are many books on suffering, but very few deal with “how” to suffer with the ones who suffer. When we talk about suffering we commonly think in the first person. We spend a lot of time seeking comfort and personal hope, which is good and necessary. However, sometimes we find ourselves so immersed in our own suffering that we forget that we have also been called to weep with those who weep. Unfortunately, the church and the testimony of Christ have been affected precisely by our inability to come alongside those who are suffering. This topic is relevant for all of us.