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Defeat The Devil
$14.99Add to cartThe fall of Lucifer set up “the battle of all ages.” And we are positioned right in the midst of this historic struggle!
Satan, the fallen archangel, desires nothing more than to win the loyalty, hearts, and minds of the entire human race-and he won’t quit in his attempt to win you over. Defeat the Devil: Dismantling the Enemy’s Plan to Destroy Your Life reveals these crucial facts:
*Why Lucifer chose to attack God
*How he enticed one-third of the angels to follow him
*Why Satan is no longer called Lucifer
*What causes Christians to be led astray by him
*How to thwart his plan to destroy your lifeThe enemy attempts to seduce Christians from rising to their full potential and to distract them from closely following God. Internationally renowned Bible teacher Derek Prince exposes Satan’s greatest weapon for putting people in bondage. Use the mighty spiritual warfare weapons revealed in this compelling book, and victory can be yours!
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Daily Strength For Daily Needs
$20.00Add to cartMary Wilder (Foote) Tileston spent several years compiling inspirational material for her devotional, Daily Strength for Daily Needs.
This classic, year-long devotional will help you draw closer to God each day, thanks to stirring words from such great writers as Cardinal John Henry Newman, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Saint Augustine, Thomas a Kempis, Henry David Thoreau, Hannah Whitall Smith, and hundreds more.
You will discover how to:
*Live each day worry-free
*Overcome present trials
*Find the peace of God
*Receive clear direction from God
*Cast all your cares on God
*Handle discouragement and temptation
*Experience God’s free favorAs you daily come closer to God, you will gain wisdom on how to live a godly life and persevere in it.
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Prayer Power : 40 Days Of Learning To Pray Like George Muller
$16.99Add to cartPrayer is the master key that opens the door to the blessings of God. It opens the heart, opens possibilities that are impossible by natural means, and opens the door to God’s presence.
Through a particular and persistent kind of prayer, peace and power flow from God into our lives. The problem is that many people have an experience of prayer that is dull, unimaginative, and lacking power. Their prayer yields few answers and little peace.
Jesus’s disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray.” Hearing Jesus pray, they knew that they needed to learn how to pray on a deeper level in order to see the miracles and transformation of persistent prayer. In the same way, we need to learn the conditions of prayer that prevail so that we can walk in faith, expect answers, and give thanks even before prayer is answered.
In Prayer Power: 40 Days of Learning to Pray Like George Muller, author Brent Patrick McDougal invites you to take a forty-day journey to discover that kind of prayer.
Each day features a teaching from Scripture and a story from the life of nineteenth-century pastor George Muller, one of the great heroes of our faith. Over a lifetime of ministry, Muller launched multiple orphanages that cared for more than 10,000 children. But not once did he ever ask for donations. Instead, he prayed as each need arose.
Prayer Power teaches everyday people of faith how to pray with the faith of George Muller, expecting answers because our good God is waiting to meet and reward those who seek Him.
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Next Verse : What You Never Knew About 60 Of Your Favorite Bible Passages
$18.99Add to cartWhat Comes After John 3:16?
You know the familiar verses of John 3:16, Romans 8:28, and Joshua 24:15. But do you know the verses that follow them? And does it really matter that you do?
The Next Verse by best-selling author Jay Payleitner is a surprising, eye-opening devotional that takes 60 familiar and beloved Bible verses and encourages you to read them in their context.
How can Matthew 11:28 say, “Come to me, all who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest,” and then the very next verse require us to put on a new yoke to carry a new burden?
Or think about the millions of motivational posters inspiring athletes by quoting Philippians 4:13, “I can do all things through him who give me strength.” Did you know the next verse suggests we all chill out and learn the secret to contentment?
This unique devotional brings to the surface what many Christians already recognize: they hold numerous Bible verses in their hearts, but they need to go deeper to truly understand them.
Written in a casual, fun style, The Next Verse enables you to absorb the meat of the Scriptures in a nonintimidating way. You will enjoy reading familiar Bible passages. Some long. Some short. Both Old and New Testament. Then you will see how they correspond to the next, previous, or surrounding verses-passages that explain, expand, seemingly contradict, and surprise (they may even make you laugh). Your response will be, “I never saw that before!”
The Next Verse is for avid devotional readers, Bible readers seeking fresh perspectives on Scripture, believers who want to improve their biblical knowledge, pastors and small group leaders looking for a new angle to Bible teaching, and anyone who is intrigued by the question “What comes after your favorite Scripture verse?” Each entry includes an introduction to the favorite verse and related passages, a “Going Deeper” section, and a concluding thought.
Join Jay on an adventure to discover what you never knew about 60 of your favorite Bible passages!
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Fear Must Not Win
$16.99Add to cartGod Made You to Be Free of Fear
Packed with liberating principles and truths, Fear Must Not Win: Finding Peace, Confidence, and Courage in Challenging Times by Mark Steven Filkey addresses the widespread prevalence of fear and anxiety in our society and how it is affecting you. It discusses common sources of fear, such as childhood trauma, painful memories, misperceptions, and the influence of the media in promoting fear and uncertainty in our lives. Mark walks you through a variety of techniques centered on prizing God’s presence that will strengthen faith, minimize panic, withstand fear’s power to paralyze, and invite peace in all situations.
Fear Must Not Win is filled with engaging stories, metaphors, lessons, and revelations to help you discover and live a fear-free life. Among other principles, you will learn how to:
*Move past a cloud of anxiety and frustration
*Walk in newfound boldness and courage
*Enter into the creative power of God’s peace and presence
*Live a life of true joy and happinessIn each chapter, you will discover something deeper about yourself and the God who made you-free of fear!
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From Horror To Hope
$18.99Add to cartBehind every testimony is an army of God’s warriors.
After reading this book, you will appreciate those who have dedicated their lives to preaching the Gospel, and you will empathize with those imprisoned by human trafficking as you see how God can redeem their lives.
Project Rescue was no grand strategy of a lone abolitionist who set out to stop sex slavery twenty-five years ago. Instead, courageous men and women of God in different cities of Southern Asia and Europe were led by the Spirit to take Jesus and hope to their cities’ darkest streets and victims of sex slavery. These pioneers had little in common to bring to this battle. But each one was marked by a daring willingness to obey God’s voice and a relentless belief that women and children in prostitution were indeed in the heart and plans of God. What made them different in the anti-trafficking space is that they decided to do the journey together, not alone.
Project Rescue network ministry leaders have learned together, prayed together, shared resources, fought hell on behalf of God’s violated sons and daughters, and celebrated the hard-won victories of rescue and restoration together. These leaders asked themselves early on, “If organized crime can work together around the world for evil purposes of greed, injustice, and exploitation, why can’t good people – God’s people – work together across denominations, organizations, and borders for God’s great purposes of justice, freedom, and healing?”
In From Horror to Hope, Grant shares Project Rescue’s inspiring story of a growing collaborative movement to bring hope, restoration, and freedom to generations of trafficked women and their children around the world. But even more, it’s the grand story of God’s great love for victims of sexual exploitation and His amazing power to redeem and restore their lives.
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Prayer Jar Devotional HOPE
$14.99Add to cartInspired by New York Times bestselling author
Wanda E. Brunstetter’sThe Prayer Jars series. . .
The Prayer Jar Devotional: Hope delivers the same life-changing inspiration as Wanda E. Brunstetter’s unforgettable stories. Every reading will help you draw closer to your heavenly Father. Your prayer life will be transformed as you read through these dozens of encouraging devotional readings centered around the theme of hope. With each turn of the page, you’ll discover unchanging truths of God’s Word alongside meaningful prompts that guide you to write out your personal prayers or favorite, hope-filled Bible verses and then add to your very own prayer jar. (Simple instructions are included in the introduction.)
Once you’ve finished reading the last page, you’ll have a full prayer jar of your very own. Use it to infuse your heart with inspiration and encouragement when you need it–or share it with a friend who could use some faith restoration of her very own!
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100 Days To Freedom From Shame
$16.99Add to cartCountless people are weighed down by shame, creating emotional, spiritual, relational, and physical problems. Shame results in the breakdown of self-esteem and the inability to move forward in life. Shame is often the driving force behind addiction, compulsion, anxiety, and depression. The good news is that God wants his children to experience freedom and wholeness. Daily readings from Stephen Arterburn of New Life Ministries will chart the path to freedom from shame. Each day offers fresh insight, a key Bible verse, notable quotes, additional Scripture for further reflection, and a prayer to help readers remain focused on the God who is greater than all things.
100 Days to Freedom from Shame is part of the New Life Devotions series by bestselling author Stephen Arterburn.
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Finding Your Fearless Journal
$12.99Add to cartSPECIAL EDITION JOURNAL TO ACCOMPANY BEST SELLING BIBLE STUDY ‘FEARLESS’.
What do Jochebed, Rahab, Abigail, the woman at the well, the woman with the issue of blood, and Priscilla have in common? They lived fearlessly. My prayer for you is to find your fearless strength within their stories.
It’s not easy to find our voice in a loud world. We wrestle with nagging questions that chip away at our worth, uncertain if we’re up to the challenges around us. It’s exhausting carrying pain from the past, pressure from the present, and fear of the future. Is it possible to rise above the doubts that kill our courage and move forward into God’s call on our lives? We might just be surprised to hear what these women have to say about the complex dilemmas we face today.
You’re invited to discover what happens when uncommon faith has an unexpected encounter with an extraordinary God. Stop the cycle of comparison and overcome the barriers to live fearlessly as you ground your worth in the Word of God instead of the world.
The Finding Your Fearless Journal enhances your experience and includes:
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*30 Ways to Find Your Fearless
?*Journal Pages-Capture what God has placed on your heart.
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Art Of Christmas
$17.00A star, a stable, angels, shepherds, kings and, at the heart of it all, a mother and her baby. . .
Jane Williams’ meditations on the birth of Jesus take you deep into the story of the original Christmas, as depicted in some of the world’s greatest paintings.
These profoundly perceptive reflections on the different ways in which artists have imagined the nativity will deepen and refresh your appreciation of the real meaning of Christmas, and the message of love, joy, and peace that it speaks to all the world.
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Yesterdays Gone
$16.99Add to cartEliza Bontrager and Jesse Ebersol have fallen in love and are determined to marry, despite the belief of their Amish community and respective families that there’s a hidden curse–one that only shows up when an Ebersol and Bontrager marry.
Before the ceremony on the day of the wedding, Eliza’s great-aunt Rose gives her a family heirloom quilt and tells her that she may use it to change one event in the past. Eliza appreciates the woman’s heart, but she dismisses the strange conversation while keeping the beautiful quilt.
Several years later, mourning the loss of their third child, Eliza discovers her inability to deliver a healthy baby is genetic. Remembering her great-aunt’s strange words, she decides that if she can go back in time and reject Jesse’s proposal, she can save him the heartache of a childless marriage. Her sacrifice will allow him to marry someone else and raise a family. But once she puts her plan into action, she discovers the true impact of her decision–on Jesse and so many others within their community.
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Part Of My World
$25.99Add to cartJoin Disney Legend Jodi Benson on a magical journey from a Midwestern town to the bright lights of Broadway and the recording booth where she brought one of the most beloved Disney princesses of all time to life!
A treasure trove of colorful characters and unforgettable anecdotes, Part of My World reads like a real-life fairy tale as a girl with a big voice and even bigger dreams sets out on the adventure of a lifetime. Along the way, Jodi shares lessons she’s learned about faith, friendship, love, loss, taking chances, making mistakes, following God’s call, and chasing your dreams. In Part of My World you’ll come alongside Jodi as she:
*struggles to find her footing in the rehearsal halls of Manhattan;
*finds (then loses, then marries) her prince charming;
*makes a splash on Broadway;
*gives voice to a feisty redheaded mermaid, a blonde bombshell named Barbie, and a Tony-nominated powerhouse named Polly; and
*searches for her own personal happily ever after.
Written with warmth, humor, and disarming vulnerability, Part of My World is a captivating glimpse behind the curtain at the making of one of the most celebrated animated movies of all time, and a must-read for Disney fans of all ages.
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Childs First Bible Learn With Me Set With Carrying Case
$19.99Add to cartNumbers, shapes, and colors are all blessings given by God! In these sweet, rhyming board books, young children will learn how to count, label shapes, and recognize colors while being reminded to thank God for the wonderful way he created the world. These three books-A Child’s First Bible: Numbers, A Child’s First Bible: Shapes, and A Child’s First Bible: Colors-come packaged together in a small carrying case, making them portable and easy to take on the go. They were initially published as part of the Little Blessings line, with over 250,000 books sold in the series.
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Come Down Somewhere
$15.99Add to cartFor fans of WWII fiction comes a powerful novel by Jennifer L. Wright about two young women coming of age during the Trinity nuclear bomb test in 1945.
Sixteen-year-old Olive Alexander has lived on a ranch in the Jornada del Muerto region of southern New Mexico her entire life. But when World War II begins, the government seizes her family’s land for the construction of a new, top secret Army post.
While her mother remains behind, Olive is forced to live in nearby Alamogordo with her grandmother and find a place in a new school. When Jo Hawthorne crosses her path, Olive sees a chance for friendship-until she learns that Jo’s father is the Army sergeant who now occupies her beloved ranch. Already angry about her new reality, Olive pushes Jo away. But as she struggles to make sense of her grandmother’s lapses into the past and increasingly unsettling hints about what’s happening at the ranch, she slowly warms to Jo’s winsome faith and steady attempts at friendship . . . until one devastating day when the sky explodes around them and their lives are torn apart.
Seven years later, Jo returns to Alamogordo, still angry and wounded by the betrayals of that fateful day. Determined to put the past behind her once and for all, Jo hunts for answers and begins to realize the truth may be far more complicated than she believed, leading her on a desperate search to find her friend before it’s too late.
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Chosen Kids Activity Book Season Two
$14.99Add to cartThis inspirational activity book, based on the second season of the global phenomenon The Chosen(R), is perfect for helping kids engage their minds and hearts as they explore the life of Jesus.
Activities designed to expand thinking skills include word finds, mazes, codebreakers, crosswords, puzzles, and more. Best of all, the activities reinforce spiritual growth and character development as found in the epic TV series.
Challenge your brain and stir your imagination as you spend time in this exciting activity book!
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Heaven Rules : Take Courage. Take Comfort. Our God Is In Control.
$22.99Two words are sometimes all it takes to upset and overwhelm us.
Treatment options, work layoffs, election season, pandemic spikes, family trouble, car repairs. They take up so little room, just two little words, and yet they can fill the whole day, the whole house, our whole lives with anxiety and fear.
Heaven Rules is the two-word answer for every two-word worry. The promise we need for every wave of trouble, every assault on our peace of mind. Heaven’s rule is God’s rule: His rule over nations and nature. His rule over renegade viruses, cancer, and concerns about your marriage, your kids, your job, and everything else. The Bible says God is personally, purposefully involved in all that’s taking place here on earth. He’s reigning over each tear and scar and crisis and conflict. Heaven is ruling, always ruling. That doesn’t mean we won’t experience distress, but it does mean we can find a refuge by looking upward and letting His peace rule in our hearts.
Using the timeless book and example of Daniel as a guide, author Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth reveals how seeing our lives and world through the lens of Heaven’s rule can shield us from panic and give us renewed hope and perspective.
Job worries. Deadline pressures. Deep regrets. Culture wars. There will always be alarms screeching. But two simple words can quiet them, calm our fears, comfort our hearts, and give us courage to press on: Heaven Rules!
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Reading The Bible Missing The Gospel
$14.99Returning to the story of redemption brings clarity and color to the whole Bible!
You’re getting this wrong! Over and over, throughout the Gospels, this was the message of Jesus. With frustration and sometimes pity, He addressed the religious leaders and His disciples: Somewhere along the way your hearts and thoughts got confused, lost, way off track. Would Jesus have the same assessment of us today? How have we missed the teachings and messages of the Bible? How are we missing Jesus?
In Reading the Bible, Missing the Gospel, pastor and author Ben Connelly shows us how to recover God’s original intentions in light of the story of redemption. Connelly helps us celebrate and understand how Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection are truly good news for the tangible situations in our everyday lives. Biblical misunderstandings can lead to a small view of God–but truth overturns that. It expands our hearts for God and enables us to truly love others!
The author reveals shockingly common ways we get the Bible wrong. Connelly invites Christians to see themes and teachings with new eyes–or, rather, with old eyes–on topics like confession and forgiveness . . . what it means to be blessed or happy . . . whether we’re commanded to or prohibited from passing judgement. How does the gospel inform our understanding and answer these questions? Connelly gives readers a new gospel-focused lens that addresses common frustrations and helps them see with renewed hope, clarity, and courage.
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Beneath The Bending Skies
$17.99Add to cartMollie Sheehan has spent much of her life striving to be a dutiful daughter and honor her father’s wishes, even when doing so has led to one heartbreak after another. After all, what options does she truly have in 1860s Montana? But providing for her stepfamily during her father’s long absences doesn’t keep her from wishing for more.
When romance blooms between her and Peter Ronan, Mollie finally allows herself to hope for a brighter future–until her father voices his disapproval of the match and moves her to California to ensure the breakup. Still, time and providence are at work, even when circumstances are at their bleakest. Mollie may soon find that someone far greater than her father is in control of the course of her life–and that even the command to “honor thy father” has its limits.
New from New York Times bestselling author Jane Kirkpatrick, Beneath the Bending Skies is a sweeping story of hospitality, destiny, and the bonds of family.
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Gem Of Truth
$16.99Add to cartJulia Schultz has a reputation for being a storyteller–or as others see it, a liar. But with a dark and painful past, stories were all that kept her company and made her interesting to others. Longing for a fresh start and a second chance to earn real trust, Julia takes a job as a Harvey Girl at the El Tovar hotel, where she’s challenged to be her true self.
Learning the trade of a master jeweler is hard work, but Christopher Miller takes pride in running his family’s small shop and earning the respect of the people around him. But when he discovers that he has six weeks to buy his shop from his landlord before it is sold, he must find a way to save his grandfather’s legacy.
United by the discovery of a legendary treasure, Chris and Julia find hope in each other. But when Julia’s past catches up with her, doubt creeps into Chris’s heart. Can he really trust her and her stories?
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Mama Bear Apologetics Guide To Sexuality Discipleship Workbook (Workbook)
$13.99Add to cartEmpowered to Speak Truth
Talking to your children about gender, sexuality, and marriage can be challenging. But the difference between what the Bible and the world have to say about these topics can be a gateway to teaching them to love and cherish God’s sacred truth. This helpful study guide companion to Mama Bear Apologetics Guide to Sexuality will prepare you to turn these tricky conversations into amazing opportunities for kingdom discipleship.
Inside this workbook, you will find:*active reading notes highlighting vocabulary, themes, and questions that further your study of each chapter from Mama Bear Apologetics Guide to Sexuality
*highlighted verses from Scripture that illuminate the tender heart behind God’s design for sex and gender
*discipleship activities to help you engage your kids in age-appropriate dialogue about sensitive issues like homosexuality, transgenderism, pornography, and more
Perfect for individual and small group study, this workbook is the resource every Mama Bear needs to advocate for God’s truth with wisdom and confidence while equipping her children to understand His perfect plan for human sexuality.
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Any Day Now
$4.99Add to cartSee the Big Picture
Bestselling author and native Israeli Amir Tsarfati’s mission is to help people around the world live with clarity and confidence in light of Christ’s soon return. With Any Day Now, he provides a pocket-sized alert that earth’s final days are drawing near. As you read, you will:
*explore the clues that suggest Christ’s second coming could occur at any moment
*examine Bible prophecy through the perspective of an Israeli, allowing you to better grasp the significance of what’s happening in the Middle East today
*embrace a spirit of expectancy, always ready for the Lord’s return?
In today’s darkened world, only Christ can give us true hope. Any Day Now will help you to understand what is next in God’s prophetic plan-and encourage you with the promise that Jesus’s return and the restoration of His people are just around the corner.
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Christian Theology : Biblical, Historical, And Systematic
$59.99Add to cartThe church has been entrusted with God’s revelation-and to steward the word of truth, we must confess the Bible’s teaching with clarity and conviction. Adam Harwood’s Christian Theology is both biblically faithful and historically informed, providing a fresh synthesis of the essential doctrines of the faith. Writing from a Free Will Baptist perspective, Harwood brings fresh insights that many systematic theologies lack.
With readable prose, suggestions for further study, and discussion questions, Christian Theology will equip students and pastors to clarify and articulate what they believe and why.
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Mark : Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus – 10 Studies (Student/Study Guide)
$9.99Add to cartThese ten Bible studies explore the book of Mark, encouraging us to turn our eyes fully on Jesus.
Jason Meyer unpacks this fast-paced Gospel section by section, helping us to see the structure of Mark and how the key themes fit together. As you study, let this stunning portrayal of Jesus challenge your perception of him and of yourself. Turn your eyes to Jesus, and be transformed.
Thoughtful questions and a guide for those leading the studies make this a great resource for small-group Bible studies.
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Silencing White Noise
$19.99Add to cartRacism is omnipresent in American life, both public and private. We are immersed in what prominent Black church leader Willie Dwayne Francois III calls white noise–the racist speech, ideas, and policies that lull us into inaction on racial justice. White noise masks racial realities and prevents constructive responses to microaggressions, structural inequality, and overt interpersonal racism.
In this book, Francois calls people of all races to take up practices that overcome silence and inaction on race and that advance racial repair. Drawing from his antiracism curriculum, the Public Love Organizing and Training (PLOT) Project, Francois encourages us to move from a “colorblind” stance and mythic innocence to one that takes an honest account of our national history and acknowledges our complicity in racism as a prelude to antiracist interventions.
Weaving together personal narrative, theology, and history, this book invites us to engage 6 “rhythms of reparative intercession.” These are six practices of antiracism that aim to repair harm by speaking up and “acting up” on behalf of others. Silencing White Noise offers concrete ways to help people wrest free from the dangers of racism and to develop lifelong Christian antiracist practices.
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Strangers And Scapegoats
$24.99Add to cartWe live in a world of oppositional relationships and increasing in-group/out-group divisions. Christian sociologist Matthew Vos explains how the problem of the stranger lies at the root of many problems humanity faces, such as racism, sexism, and nationalism. He applies classic sociological theory on “the stranger” to matters of faith and social justice, showing that an identity in Christ frees us to love strangers as neighbors and friends. The book also includes two guest chapters, one on intersex persons and the church and one on stranger-making in the “correctional” system.
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Preaching To A Divided Nation
$30.58Add to cartWe live in angry times. No matter where we go, what we watch, or how we communicate, our culture is rife with division and polarization. Unfortunately, Christians appear to be caught up in the same animosity as the culture at large. While our faith calls us to Christian unity, the hard fact remains: our churches are tragically divided across class, ethnic, gender, and political lines. As these social chasms grow–both inside and outside the church–the role of the preacher becomes paramount.
This book issues a prophetic call to pastors to use the influence of their pulpits to promote reconciliation and unity in their churches and communities. Two scholar-practitioners who are experts in homiletics and reconciliation present a practical, 7-step model that empowers faithful leaders to bring healing and peace to their fractured churches and world. The book includes questions for reflection, salient illustrations, and an accountability covenant. It also includes useful appendixes on preaching themes, preaching texts, and sample sermons from three leading preachers: Ralph Douglas West, Rich Villodas, and Sandra Maria Van Opstal.
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Soul Care To Save Your Life
$16.99Add to cartIn our image-conscious culture, life can become a never-ending performance. The perfection we feel pressured to project to those in our social sphere comes at the expense of our emotional, spiritual, and mental well-being. In the end, we are left exhausted and unfulfilled. How do we flip the script and feed ourselves rather than simply adding to our feeds?
In Soul Care to Save Your Life, author, speaker, and recovering performer Manda Carpenter offers an invitation to shift your focus from performing to purposeful living from the inside out. In this book she guides you on a three-part journey to:
– identify the habits that are holding you back
– take ownership of your path to growth
– embrace practices of soul care for your well-beingIt’s time to drop the faade of the picture-perfect life and instead get radically honest in order to heal and embrace the confidence that comes from knowing and loving your whole self, no filter needed.
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Saving Your Church From Itself
$16.99Add to cartAs a coach and mentor to hundreds of pastors, Chris Sonksen has had a front-row seat to the unfortunate outcomes when a team member begins to drift from the vision of the church and the leader they serve. But the good news is, these situations never come out of left field. There are always warning signs that, if heeded, allow church leaders to rise to the challenge of keeping their team healthy, unified, and moving forward together.
In this powerfully practical book, Sonksen unpacks six subtle behaviors that undermine team unity and lead to problems that can derail your ministry and even split your church, including:
– pride
– artificial harmony
– isolation
– a critical spirit
– divisiveness
– disrespectBeyond merely identifying the problems, this book offers you a blueprint for what to do when you see or feel evidence of these behaviors creeping into team dynamics.
Alignment of vision and purpose doesn’t happen by accident, and it isn’t maintained without careful attention and proactive strategies. But with Chris Sonksen’s help, you can save your church from itself.
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By Way Of The Moonlight
$16.99Add to cartFor as long as she can remember, Allie Massey, a gifted physical therapist, has dreamed of making her grandparents’ ten-acre estate in the middle of the city into a trauma recovery center using equine therapy, a dream her grandmother, Nana Dale, embraced wholeheartedly with her financial support. But when her grandmother’s will is read, the money left to Allie and her family is barely enough to cover the cost of hiring a lawyer, and worse yet, the property has been sold to a contractor.
With just three weeks until the house and barn will be imploded, a backhoe unearths one of Dale Butler’s best-kept secrets and perhaps a clue to keep Allie’s dream alive. As Allie cleans out her grandmother’s home and searches for the missing chest, convinced there is money somewhere, she uncovers bits and pieces of her grandmother’s past with her champion filly, Essie, a young man named Tommy, and one fateful night in 1943 during the Battle of the Atlantic.
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Lead Like It Matters
$28.99Discover the secret to igniting a life-giving, soul-transforming, people-inspiring movement in your organization, church, or ministry.
New York Times bestselling author Craig Groeschel is the founding and senior pastor of Life.Church, an innovative multisite church known around the world and an organization that Glassdoor has named a #1 U.S. Best Place to Work. But it didn’t happen by accident. In 1996, a handful of congregants worshipped together in a two-car garage. Today, the church welcomes tens of thousands of attendees in multiple states across the country and globally at Life.Church Online.
Lead Like It Matters presents Groeschel’s transformative insights on how to effectively build a thriving, enduring ministry and organization. Using his skills as a top leader, he combines straight-talk and wry honesty with biblical and leadership principles to equip you with the tools to:
*Recognize when your organization or ministry has the indefinable but tangible it that leads to success
*Identify and implement seven leadership principles for a church that lasts
*Ignite a fire in your team to leave behind what we’ve always done for the meaningful ministry you know is possible
*Discover the three areas every leader must master for success
Lead Like It Matters reveals the secret for building ministry momentum and then keeping it going.
*This is a completely revised and updated version of the book previously published as It.
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Moments With God For Kids
$16.99Kids have a lot of questions about God: Does God know what I’m thinking? Do animals go to heaven? Is the Big Bang Theory in the Bible? They’ll find the answers to these questions-and more-in this engaging 100-day devotional. Each entry begins with Scripture to introduce a big question and then invites kids to think deeper about what they’ve learned. Plus, they’ll be equipped with language to talk with others about God and His amazing creation. For ages 8 to 12.
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Fun Bible Word Games Large Print
$7.99An Entertaining, Easy-to-Read Challenge for Any Age!
Fun Bible Word Games includes more than 80 large print puzzles–each based on an inspiring quotation–in a great oversized format for easy reading and completion. Puzzle types include:
*Cryptograms
*Word Searches
*Acrostics
*Quotation Puzzles
*and AnagramsEasy-reading answer keys are included in the back. The combination of enjoyable puzzles and encouragement makes Fun Bible Word Games a fantastic large print puzzle book!
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H S Volume 1
$14.99Following a volcanic eruption in Wyoming and the devastating emergence of another wicked virus, Mercedes Singleton finds herself lost in a grey world.
Nothing can fill her emptiness in faith, love and hope.
Then she meets Olivia, a fellow nurse at her hospital, and discovers that God, the Holy Spirit, is real while attending her underground church.
When they are arrested for illegal activities, they are sent to a rehabilitation camp. Through the secret intervention of her childhood friend Mack Gersham, working for a subversive Army organization, she is freed, only to find that chaos, sickness, and espionage await her in her hometown of Whitsville in the person of Ricardo Medina who boards with her family.
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Can You See Me Now
$17.99Smartphones…social media…video chats. If women are more connected than ever, why do so many suffer from isolation and loneliness?
We all want to belong and be loved. But, what happens when you get passed over, left out, or seem invisible?
How do you make new friends, navigate drama, and enjoy authentic connections?
Can You See Me Now? reveals how you were handpicked by God to express love, thrive in community, and enhance the world around you. Cheri Strange’s scriptural approach combined with captivating stories will show you how to:
* Cultivate the courage to connect with others
* Find people who fill your heart rather than drain your soul
* Counter the nay-sayers who prefer you remain quiet
* Kiss goodbye to the old tendencies to blend into the wallpaperSTART ENJOYING THE WOMAN GOD CREATED YOU TO BE AND LEAVE INVISIBLE YOU BEHIND.
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Surprised By Jesus
$12.99Rediscover the open welcome of scandalous grace! Ortlund explores God’s subversive mercy as it emerges in the Gospels through the surprises of Christ’s radical message and mission. In Matthew, we witness “disobedient obedience”; in Mark, the King as a criminal; in Luke, the role reversal of insiders and outsiders in God’s kingdom; in John, the Creator as God-in-flesh.
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Otter B Free
$12.99Otter B Free is the ninth book in a series of children’s books intended to teach young children basic biblical character traits.
In Free, Otter B and his friends are practicing for the Fourth of July Field Day when they learn that Felicia the fox broke her leg and won’t be able to compete. At first Otter B is excited by his chances at winning the Field Day trophy, but a conversation with Daddy about our God-given freedoms gives Otter B an idea: Instead of trying to win by himself, Otter B and his friends work as a team to earn the trophy. Otter B learns that true freedom includes choosing to help, love, and care about others.
Each book in the series includes a relevant Bible verse and ends with a fun rhyme that reinforces the lesson:
“Being independent means
That you are truly free:
Free to help, to love and care.
It’s how you Otter Be!”Add to cart1 in stock
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When Your Child Is Ill
$6.50Add to cartWalking with a child through health problems can be a frightening and painful process for both parents and their children, whether facing a sudden catastrophic diagnosis, a chronic condition, or even common childhood ailments. Children want to understand what is happening and why, and parents may face rising fear and anxiety when their children are in distress. How do you guide your child through this difficult experience?
Pediatric infectious diseases physician Scott James come alongside struggling parents with guidance for walking through hard times with a hurting child. He will help you acknowledge the pain and difficulty of your child’s illness, stand on the solid ground of God’s Word as you trust his promises to care for you in any circumstance, and receive the blessing of meaningful relationships as a member of the body of Christ. As you walk through this trial, you will find Jesus to be a faithful guide to a hard-fought hope.
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Broken And Redeemed
$16.99Broken and Redeemed is the story of one man’s journey, beginning with John Jarman’s troubled childhood and challenges as an adult, and resolving as he finds redemption in the grace of God.
John Jarman openly writes his challenges, failures, losses, and blessings on the pages of Broken and Redeemed. While exploring himself through counseling and mentorship, John was led to completely surrender his life to Jesus, finding strength in faith and power through the presence of the Holy Spirit in his life. He shares with readers what helped him reach this critical juncture and transformation in his life, along with relevant self-reflection and discussion questions for group or personal use.
It is John Jarman’s desire that Broken and Redeemed guides readers through a deeper examination of their faith–one that exposes how accepting Christ is easy but walking in true obedience will place them in situations they never thought they would encounter. John knows that listening to God’s voice and following it will lead willing believers on the path He wants to take them; when they get on board with Him, that is when they truly begin to live!
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Prince And The Blight
$14.99Add to cartAn Adventure Novel for Middle-Grade Readers Steeped in Magic, Mystery, and Glimmers of Hope-Book 2 in the Dream Keeper Saga
It’s been a month since 12-year-old Lily McKinley was whisked away to the Somnium Realm to rescue her father, and although she’s overjoyed to have him home, she can’t leave the magical world behind. The glowing stone pendant that transported her is now bringing strange creatures to life against her will, with her paper-mache pterodactyl and even scrambled eggs suddenly moving about on their own. Lily tries to pretend that everything is normal, but when her friend Cedric the dragon appears to tell her that an illness has taken over the kingdom, troubling questions haunt her. Where is Prince Pax? If he can save the Somnium Realm like he did before, why won’t he stop the blight? Lily and her friends must return to Castle Iridyll to find out.
In this sequel to The Dragon and the Stone, Kathryn Butler takes middle-grade readers on an unforgettable adventure that mixes fantasy with biblical concepts. As young readers join Lily’s exciting quest, they’ll explore what it means to trust in God’s faithfulness, even when he feels distant.
*Ideal for Middle-Grade Readers and Families: Includes kids’ favorite fantasy and adventure elements with imaginative new characters and settings they’ll love
*Christian Themes: This exciting story invites readers into deep conversations about the gospel and theological issues including hope, evil, and salvation
*Book 2 in the Dream Keeper Saga by Kathryn Butler
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Resilient Hope : 100 Devotions For Building Endurance In An Unpredictable W
$19.99Discover a life of resilient hope and develop the endurance you need to keep moving forward in life–one mountain at a time–through this 100-day devotional journey from bestselling author, speaker, and activist Christine Caine.
Christine learned from the joys and setbacks of hiking California’s mountains that endurance is key to finishing any difficult climb. Drawing on life lessons from those mountain trails, Christine offers Resilient Hope for times when . . .
*You’ve had one disappointment after another
*Life isn’t turning out like you expected
*You need encouragement to keep moving forward despite the fatigue, stress, or pressure you face
*You want to stay focused on God and his purpose for your life
*You are looking for the courage to do what seems impossible
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Fentanyl
$6.00Add to cartFentanyl is the first booklet in Dr. Mark E. Shaw’s The Transformation Series. Addressing the dangers of fentanyl use and its affect on our relationship with God, Mark uses Scripture and his vast experience in biblical counseling to bring forth the truth of the Bible: God wants to transform the addicted into the image of His Son, Jesus Christ. Included in this booklet are many listed resources to help guide counselors, the addicted and family/friends of the addicted.
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Wherever You Go I Want You To Know
$9.99Wherever You Go, I Want You to Know_ by Melissa B. Kruger, and illustrator, Isobel Lundie, is a charming, rhyming board book that teaches little ones that no matter where they dream of going , or what they aspire to do, their greatest dream and accomplishment should be to love and follow Jesus. This beautifully illustrated rhyming book for toddlers, will also remind parents that telling their children about Jesus is more important than anything else. Board book, ages 1 to 3 years old.
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Trust Changes Everything
$7.99Add to cartYou can trust again! Have you ever have found yourself in a place where everything in your life is being challenged and tested? Life seems good and then BOOM! Out of nowhere comes a betrayal or disappointment that threatens to harden your heart and drown out everything and everyone that you had put your trust in. It’s a dark and lonely place but you can learn to put your trust in a trustworthy, merciful God and then allow that trust in Him to change everything.
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Unto Others : Rediscovering The Golden Rule The Lost Key To Relationships
$15.99Add to cartWe have forgotten the number one lesson Jesus taught us about daily life. And we all suffer as a result.
…We need to rediscover the Golden Rule.
The Golden Rule-a central teaching from the Sermon on the Mount-is surely one of the most important things Jesus ever said. Yet it has largely disappeared from the public consciousness. And those who do remember it often misunderstand or misapply it.
In Unto Others, Dave Swavely explains why the meaning of the Golden Rule needs to be recovered today, and how it can be a great key to success in our personal and collective relationships-when practiced the right way.
Remember “WWJD”? The Prayer of Jabez? Christians have always appreciated the benefit of concise maxims to help remember and apply important principles and promises from God’s Word. Sayings like that have proven helpful at times and been problematic at others, but the Golden Rule is different. It is a divinely inspired, always correct way of remembering and applying “all the law and prophets,” because that’s what it represents and summarizes, according to Jesus (Matthew 7:12).
Despite the prominence given to the Golden Rule by Christ, and the fact that almost all Christians used to memorize and quote it frequently, this is the only modern book on the subject written from a pastoral and theological perspective. In Unto Others, Dave Swavely unravels the mystery of why this lost treasure has been neglected for so long, makes a clear case for its return to prominence in our thinking and actions, and walks us through a set of very practical steps for using it in our everyday lives.
This book will also be helpful to those interested in comparative religions and the uniqueness of Christianity, since forms of the Golden Rule existed prior to Christ, yet he pioneered a distinct version and approach to it. And those concerned with mercy ministry, social justice, and political theory will also welcome the many insights Swavely provides into the use of the Golden Rule in recent American history.
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Very Noisy Christmas Dual Language Simplified Chinese With Pinyin And Engli
$5.99Add to cartSome people think that Christmas was a Silent Night. Far from it. It was filled with shouting, singing and screaming! It was as noisy as any of our Christmas celebrations.
This fun and fresh retelling of the Christmas story comes with invitations to make some noise, so that children can join in as parents read to them. But it also shows children that at the heart of the Christmas story is something we should all be quiet and see: God’s Son Jesus was born, so that we can be friends with God forever.
This dual language version features Simplified Chinese Script with Pinyin and English. The Book was translated into Chinese by Ruby Chan and Michal Ong. Chinese calligraphy by Cindy Yee.
A wonderful Christmas gift for children aged 2-4.
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Awesome Super Fantastic Forever Party
$9.99The Awesome Super Fantastic Forever Party Board Book: Heaven with Jesus is Amazing! by Joni Eareckson Tada and illustrator, Catalina Echeverri, this exciting board book teaches toddlers about heaven and eternity by teaching that Jesus’ friends will enjoy a forever party with him in a perfect world. Using simple sentences and beautiful illustrations, toddlers will learn that in heaven we will all have new bodies, and new hearts, in an amazing place that we will never have to leave. Hardcover, 16 pages.
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