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Insights and Wisdom for Navigating Life's Challenges

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How can I go on?  How much more can I take?  Does God even care?  If He does care, how could He allow this to happen to me?  Whether its divorce, injury, death, financial hardship, or just plain loneliness, we all experience difficult times in our lives.  In these 96 pages, bestselling authors Ruth Graham, Joni Eareckson Tada and Jerry Sittser share their own journey through lifes most difficult situations.  Filled with honesty and forthrightness, this book is designed to reach those who are at the end of their rope and not sure where to turn.  Content is excerpted from four bestselling titles:  In Every Pew Sits a Broken Heart by Ruth Graham; A Grace Disguised by Jerry Sittser;  A Step Further and When God Weeps by Joni Eareckson Tada.

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Ruth Graham, Jerry L. Sittser, Joni Eareckson Tada

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366 Devotions to Deepen Your Prayer Experience (A Daily Devotional)

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Have you ever sensed that youve seen just the foothills of what prayer is about? Do you long for more? Magnificent Prayer points you toward the heights of communion with God. Drawing insights from classic and contemporary pioneers of prayer, Nick Harrison guides you on a year-long devotional course of discovery, application, and growth. Corrie ten Boom, John Bunyan, Amy Carmichael, Oswald Chambers, Charles Colson, Eric Liddell, D. L. Moody, Andrew Murray, Leonard Ravenhill, Charles Spurgeon, Hannah Whitall Smith, Charles Stanley . . . find out their secrets to prayer. Profit from their wisdom. Harrison harvests some of their choicest words about prayer, sets them with Scripture, and invites you to reflect on your own prayer life in their light. But this is just the prelude to the true objective: a deepening personal experience of prayer. With daily exercises designed to help focus your prayers, Magnificent Prayer equips you to experience firsthand the many dimensions of prayer and the incredible possibilities prayer holds.Magnificent Prayer is a vibrant resource for your spiritual walk. Day by day, your prayers will be enhanced as you live in close communication with your true and faithful Guide.

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NIV, Discover God's Heart Devotional Bible

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Explore the King's Love for His People on a Cover-to-Cover Journey Through the Bible

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Experience a more intimate walk with God

As you journey through this Bible from cover to cover, the NIV Discover Gods Heart Devotional Bible will help you through tough spots such as Numbers and Leviticus while giving you deeper understanding of the Scriptures and connecting you with the heart of its Author. You'll experience rich insights into the original contexts of Scripture, and God's heart will be unveiled in new ways. This Bible includes 312 engaging devotions to serve as your tour guide, walking you through Genesis to Revelation in manageable portions. Each devotion includes a summary section of the Scripture passage, an application section that reveals God's good heart, and an insight section that ties each passage into the rest of God's great story.

As you experience God's Word through this NIV devotional Bible, you'll see his divine fingerprints from beginning to end, even in the most unexpected places - and you'll encounter a deeper, fuller picture of the Jesus you thought you knew. Whether you are starting out on your first steps or a seasoned traveler, let the NIV Discover God's Heart Devotional Bible open your eyes to God's good heart.

Features:
Complete text of the accurate, readable, and clear New International Version (NIV)312 engaging devotions

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You Are One Decision Away From a Totally Different Life

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Christians who want to take the next step in their faith walk need look no further. It's time to ante up and go all in with God.

The Gospel costs nothing. You can't earn it or buy it. It can only be received as a free gift, which is compliments of God's grace. It doesn't cost anything, but it demands everything. It demands that we go "all in," putting all that we have into God's hands.

But why do so many Christians hesitate to do that? And when did we start believing that the Gospel is an insurance plan? We're afraid that if we go all in that we might miss out on what life has to offer. But Jesus did not die to keep us safe. He died to make us dangerous.

So, let's step out of spiritual no man's land and kneel at the foot of the cross of Christ and surrender to his lordship. It's time to dethrone yourself and enthrone Christ as king, and Pastor Mark Batterson is here to show you how.

Using his customary vivid, contemporary illustrations, as well as biblical characters like Shamgar, Elisha, Jonathan, and even Judas, you will be challenged to trade what Batterson calls "inverted Christianity" for true discipleship as you strip away your excuses and inhibitions and follow God completely.

It's now or never. Are you ready to go all in and all out for God?

Also available: All In student edition, video curriculum, and study guide.

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"Have you any plans for the rest of the day?" he asked. "Plans?" she echoed. "Whatever they were, cancel them." He grinned. Crystal nodded, dazed, knowing somehow that if he had proposed a trip to Mars she would have been helpless to refuse. She had come to Virginia to work, not to fall in love -- certainly not with someone like Kip Montrose. Both Kip and his ancestral mansion, Montclair, had captured her imagination. The history of the house intrigued her as much as its master. Even ten years after the end of WWI, the families of Mayfield, VA, still feel its destructive effects. With his days as a dare-devil flying ace behind him, Kip Montrose is having a hard time settling down in the small Southern town and finding a new direction for his life. At the same time, the twins, Cara and Kitty Cameron, are also trying to rebuild their lives shadowed by loss. Then, the arrival of Crystal Kirk, an attractive young career woman, to rent Eden Cottage, and the return of Garnet with Bryane, and her English companion, Jill, sparks excitement, romance, as well as unexpected problems. The era of the Roaring Twenties brings new challenges to the younger members of the Montrose and Cameron clans, as they search for new purpose for their lives, face their inherited destiny, and hope for lasting love. Suddenly, a senatorial campaign tears the families apart and plunges old friends into a bitter political battle in which both winners and losers attain unexpected results.

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A new commentary for today's world, The Story of God Bible Commentary explains and illuminates each passage of Scripture in light of the Bible's grand story.

The first commentary series to do so, SGBC offers a clear and compelling exposition of biblical texts, guiding everyday readers in how to creatively and faithfully live out the Bible in their own contexts. Its story-centric approach is ideal for pastors, students, Sunday school teachers, and laypeople alike.

Each volume employs three main, easy-to-use sections designed to help readers live out God's story:
LISTEN to the Story: Includes complete NIV text with references to other texts at work in each passage, encouraging the reader to hear it within the Bible's grand story.EXPLAIN the Story: Explores and illuminates each text as embedded in its canonical and historical setting.LIVE the Story: Reflects on how each text can be lived today and includes contemporary stories and illustrations to aid preachers, teachers, and students.

Philippians

In Philippians, Paul speaks to the character of God, the character of the believer in Christ, and the character of believers together in Christ; and he invites theological reflection on the good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ in ways thatwere this letter absent from the New Testamentcertain aspects of God's redemptive plan and our response to it would be shifted into the realm of speculation.

Edited by Scot McKnight and Tremper Longman III, and written by a number of top-notch theologians, The Story of God Bible Commentary series will bring relevant, balanced, and clear-minded theological insight to any biblical education or ministry.

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Lynn H. Cohick, Tremper Longman III, Scot McKnight

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Words of Wisdom for the Spiritually Challenged

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Sue Buchanan charms audiences wherever she goes, revealing the terrible truth about herself: "I may as well tell you because you'll figure it out anyway: I'm not that deep. I'm shallow. But I'm deep for a shallow person. What I've found out about God is that he is totally trustworthy, and I can relax in his plans. And besides that, all he wants is -- Are you ready for this? -- for me to be his person. Just be his person, for heaven's sake! All I can say to that is, Duh! Who knows? Next I may be writing a six-volume Bible commentary!" Sue offers a merry and witty look at life from the "shallow" end of the gene pool in sixty fun devotions, sure to leave you laughing and pondering some of life's most important lessons. This very funny lady shows us all that we don't have to be "deep" to hear God's voice. All we have to do is listen and we'll find his message about love and redemption in even the smallest details of everyday life.

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Revealing What 2,000 Years of History Have Covered Up

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In this Bible study guidecompanion to the bestselling book The Jesus I Never KnewPhilip Yancey cuts through existing views and preconceptions of who Jesus is and returns us to the Jesus of the Gospels.

How does the Jesus of the New Testament compare to the Jesus we think we know so well? From the manger in Bethlehem to the cross in Jerusalem, Philip Yancey presents a complex character who generates questions as well as answersa disturbing and exhilarating Jesus who wants to radically transform your life and stretch your faith.

This 14-week study guide will help you and your group press beyond the traditional picture to uncover a Jesus who is brilliant, creative, challenging, fearless, compassionate, unpredictable, and ultimately satisfying. Each chapter:
Begins with Yanceys reflections on rediscovering Jesus.Discusses how different people and cultures view Jesus.Points us back to the Bible with Scripture readings.Asks discussion questions and includes note-writing sections and prompts.
Included are Yanceys suggestions for viewing Hollywood films on Jesus, with optional directions about film usage in studying The Jesus I Never Knew.

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The Unexpected Power of Building Others Up

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According to Drs. Larry Crabb and Dan Allender, encouragement is more than a compliment or a pat on the back. It's a skill that can be mastered by anyone. Crabb and Allender ask: "What must we know in order to fulfill the biblical exhortation to 'encourage one another?'" Encouragement provides the answer.

Part one deals with understanding encouragement, and part two explores the process of encouragement, including such practical how-tos as developing a careful selection of encouraging words; cultivating active listening skills; using biblical fellowship to move beyond superficial smiles and shallow greetings; and recognizing subtle opportunities for encouragement.

Without the encouragement of a caring community, biblical truth taught in church tends to just thicken people's defense layers. But authenticity, freedom, and greater love for God and others are the fruit of encouragement, and evidence of the tremendous power God invests in individuals who practice it.

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A Quick Introduction to the Old Testament

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Derived from Tremper Longman III and Raymond B. Dillards widely adopted textbook, An Introduction to the Old Testament, this digital short surveys key critical and interpretive issues in Old Testament study. Attention is given to the most significant historical, archaeological, literary, and theological questions, as well as to the perspective the New Testament brings to the Old. Students of the Old Testament will find A Quick Introduction to the Old Testament to be a handy reference tool.

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In the second book of the Keystone Stables series, perfect for girls who love horses and horse fiction, foster child Skye must face a new challenge with a friend from her past stays at the ranch Skye now calls home, threatening her new life and the horses she holds dear.

Skye Nicholson used to be a lot like her past friend Sooze: loud, angry, and willing to do anything to prove she didnt need anyone. But after coming to Keystone Stables and realizing she is worth being loved, Skyes life has changed. Now she would do anything to stay at the stables and around her beloved horses. But while the girls start training for an upcoming horse show, Sooze decides to sneak off with a hard-to-control Tennessee walking horse named Stormy, and disaster strikessoon, Skye is questioning everything shes started to believe about herself, including her newfound faith.

On the Victory Trail:
is written by an author who has firsthand experience with horses and foster careexplores the effects of cancer on friends and familyis a contemporary and realistic plot, with an inspirational Christian messagecontains extensive back matter on different horse breeds, how to care for them, and horsemanship, as well as facts, diagrams, and a glossary of horse terms so girls can better know their favorite animal

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Walter Wangerin Jr. is know for his powerful storytelling in such books as The Book of the Dun Cow, The Book of God, and Paul: A Novel. Now he offers the most important story of the Christian faiththe life of Jesus presented in the authors inimitable style. Rich in atmosphere and historical detail and as compelling as any contemporary fiction, this novel will move readers with its creative perspectives and deep insights.

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In this refreshingly candid look at what it takes to live a life of faith, John Ortberg takes an honest look at the misgivings and uncertainties that often shake our beliefs as we navigate through the highs and lows of life.Reflecting on his own bouts with doubt and uncertainty, Ortberg shares with readers his discovery that, rather than being a contradiction in terms, doubt and faith may be very much a part of each other. He challenges readers to consider how doubt can motivate us to study and learn, how questioning expands our understanding, and how uncertainty can lead to trust. These challenges point us toward the relief of being totally honest.The right kind of doubt can be a giftan action-generating truth that actually allows us to deepen our faith and intimacy with God. Written to challenge, comfort, and inspire readers, Know Doubt reveals uncertainty as a cause for celebration.

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Start Becoming a Good Samaritan Participant's Guide

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start> Becoming a Good Samaritan is a six-session small group Bible study like no other (DVD/digital video sold separately). Prepare to have your eyes opened, your heart stirred, your vision kindled, and your faith focused and invigorated like never before!

Love your neighbor. Change the world... It starts with you, today.

The homeless man wandering your streets. The disenfranchised roaming your neighborhood. The sick and forgotten pushed to the edge of your town. Lets get to work! In partnership with World Vision, start> Becoming a Good Samaritan is an unprecedented initiative that helps Christians live out Christs love in world-changing ways, right now, right where you live.

This experience will help you explore issues like poverty, social injustice, pandemic diseases, the environment and teach you how to start making a personal, street-level impact today. Inside are discussion questions, radical but commonsense ideas, and personal applications to help you live out your faith in ways that will change the community around you.

Sessions include:
Becoming a Good SamaritanCaring for the Sick Seeking Justice and Reconciliation Honoring the PoorTending to Gods Creation Loving the Forsaken
Designed for use with the Start Becoming a Good Samaritan Video Study (sold separately). In it, youll find John Ortberg hosting six emotionally packed sessions featuring Christian leaders like Eugene Peterson, Matthew Sleeth, Jim Cymbala, Chuck Colson, Joni Eareckson Tada, Rob Bell and many others.

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Sense and Nonsense about Heaven and Hell

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Thinking Clearly and Biblically about Eternity, Afterlife, and Death

Did you know that the original biblical languages use several words for heaven and hell that mean different things? Did you know that there are different beliefs about how many heavens and hells there are?

To make matters still more confusing, other religions and philosophies have contributed their own ideas to the mix until it's hard to separate sound biblical teaching from speculation, falsehood, and folklore.

Sense and Nonsense about Heaven and Hell by Kenneth Boaauthor of spiritual formation bestseller Conformed to His Imagehelps you cut through the clutter to see what the Bible really reveals about heaven and hell, salvation, and judgment.

In this book, you'll learn:
Why Jesus is the only means of understanding heaven or hell.Different biblical words for heaven and hell and what they likely meant to the authors who wrote them.A biblical understanding of whether "the fires of hell" are literal or figurative.What we can and can't know about heaven from what's been revealed in Scripture.A better understanding of God's judgment: who will go where, and why.

Get ready for some surprises! This book will help you set aside your preconceptions and pierce through the myths and misinformation to gain an accurate, truly biblical perspective on heaven and hell.

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Creative Bible Lessons in Galatians and Philippians

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12 Sessions on Grace, Growth, Freedom, and Faith

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Grace, growth, freedom, and faith are the themes of these 12 dynamic lessons based on the letters from Paul to the Christians in Galatia and Philippi.  As the next volume in the popular Creative Bible Lessons series, Creative Bible Lessons in Galatians & Philippians comes power-packed with the teachings of Paul.  Six lessons from each book will guide you and your students through many of the Gospels central truths, including:Liberation from the religious "rules and regulations" corralReconnecting with true freedom in ChristThe purpose of the law and moral boundariesHumility and friendshipSetting an example for othersJoy in spite of circumstancesTo help you teach each lesson are clips from easy-to-get videos . . . games for mixing and games with a purpose . . . in-depth, ready-to-use questions for small-group discussions . . . original role plays, scripts, and spontaneous melodramas--plus a lot of other activities to choose from that give your students not only an occasional  laugh, but also a taste of the extravagant grace of God as well as the kind of joy that literally overflows all over the place.

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Tim McLaughlin, Cheri McLaughlin, Jim and Yolanda Miller

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Six Questions Students Need to Ask about Life with God

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Having the right person in a young persons life can make a huge difference. Jesus knew that, so he spent time with his young disciples, talking with them,listening to them, having fun with them being with them in everyday life.Imagine students in your ministry having wise, caring mentors in their lives. They can! Jesus model of how to transform lives is needed today more than ever before. This generation needs to discover how real faith plays out in the real world.Six important, thought-provoking sessions help junior high and high school students consider how God shows he is real, what he really wants from his followers, what his purposes are for their lives, why it matters what theybelieve, how he keeps them strong when life is hard, and the kind of people he wants in their lives.This student guide is supported by coaching and leaders notes in the book The Be-With Factor, but it can also be used alone. These questions help you initiate some of the most rewarding and genuinely lifechanging moments you and a student will ever experience.

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Slowly she turned to face the door just as Graham came through at full stride. At the sight of him a wild kind of joy seized her. Graham halted on the threshold. He drew in his breath sharply, and in spite of himself, his pulse thundered at the sight of the tall, willowy figure. The last time he had seen Avril she had been a child. Here in her place was a graceful young woman. "Avril, my dear," he said, finding his voice. "Welcome home!" Fortune's Bride, the third in a series of award-winning novels by Jane Peart, is a revision of the story of Avril Dumont, a wealthy young heiress and orphan, who gradually comes to terms with her lonely adolescence. There is romance and heartbreak, true love and fulfillment in this story of Avril's seemingly unreturned but undaunted love for her bachelor guardian, Graham Montrose. Readers of Fortune's Bride will be smitten with the charm of the old South as they follow Avril's development into womanhood, and meet the people who give her a sense of self-worth. So skillfully drawn is the plot of this romance that the reader will suffer form ongoing suspense throughout Avril's story.

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A Love Letter to Life Around the Table with Recipes

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Join New York Times bestselling author Shauna Niequist as she offers an enchanting mix of funny and vulnerable storytelling in this collection of recipes and essays about the surprising and sacred things that happen when people gather around the table.

Bread & Wine is a literary feast about the moments and meals that bring us together. With beautiful and evocative writing, Shauna celebrates the sweet and savory moments that happen when family and friends sit down together. She invites us to see how God teaches and feeds us even as we nourish the people around us, and she explores the ways that hunger, loneliness, and restlessness lead us back to the table again.

Part cookbook and part spiritual memoir, Bread & Wine sheds light on:
How sharing food together mirrors the way we share our hearts with each otherand with GodWhat it means to follow a God who reveals His presence in breaking bread and passing a cupWhat happens when we come together, slow down, open our homes, look into one anothers faces, and listen to one anothers stories
A satisfying read for heart and body, youll want to keep Bread & Wine close at hand all year round. Recreate the meals that come to life in each essay with recipes for any occasion, from Goat Cheese Biscuits and Bacon-Wrapped Dates to Mango Chicken Curry and Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Toffee.

For anyone who has found themselves swapping stories over plates of pasta, sharing takeout on the couch, laughing over a burnt recipe, and lingering a little longer for one more bite, this book is for you.

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It's Easy Being Green, Revised and Expanded Edition

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A Guide to Serving God and Saving the Planet

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Youve probably heard the story of the garden of Edenthe paradise that God created for humans to live in. There was plenty of room for everyone, there were trees and flowers and plenty of food. When you look out your window today you dont see the paradise God intended for us. This world is crowded, polluted, and headed for trouble. But its not hopeless. Emma Sleeth is only sixteen, and shes working hard to save our planet. She believes that were called by God to protect the resources that he gave us, and she wants to help you learn how to live a sustainable lifestyle. Shes speaking out to her generation in the hopes that you will be the ones who can end global warming and restore our world to the paradise that God desires for us. In It's Easy Being Green youll learn how to honor God in the choices you make and youll begin to understand the impact those choices have on the environment. Emma will help you see how you can make a difference at school, around the house, and all over the world as you make choices about everything from transportation to food to clothes. Imagine the kind of paradise you can help to create for the next generationfor your future children! Join Emma on the quest to serve God by saving the planet.