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"If we really believed that God knowing was enough--and left it there--our questions, worries, and angst over life's struggles would find more than temporary relief. Many of us wake up every day with looming anxieties over our future and a weariness we can't shake. We have more questions than answers and live with difficult daily realities and secrets we feel we cannot share. The question remains for most believers: How can I fix it, make sense of...
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Thomas Nelson
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"Ever wonder if you've had one too many stumbles for God to use someone like you? If you could benefit from a tale of God's unending, unbending, unswerving love and devotion, let bestselling author and pastor Max Lucado show you how God's grace will transform your life"--
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"The New York Times bestselling author of The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry and Live No Lies reveals the obstacles holding us back from authentically following Jesus and presents countercultural practices to connect us with a vibrant, lifelong faith"--
We are constantly being formed by the world around us. To be formed by Jesus will require us to become his apprentice. To live by what the first Christian disciples called a Rule of Life--a set of...
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2023.
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"A New York Times bestselling Biblical scholar reveals why our popular understanding of the Apocalypse is all wrong-and why that matters. You'll find nearly everything the Bible has to say about the end in the Book of Revelation: a mystifying prophecy filled with bizarre symbolism, violent imagery, mangled syntax, confounding contradictions, and very firm ideas about the horrors that await us all. But whether you understand the book as a literal description...
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Charisma
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[2015]
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An adventure that takes Chris, Joy, and Gizmo to witness Lucifer's rebellion and fall from heaven. Then explore the beauty of God's creation in the Garden of Eden; and discover how Adam and Eve bring sin into the world through disobedience.
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"A book about the families in the Bible"--
"'Have faith' is a phrase we hear all the time. But what does it actually look like to live it out? In The Mothers and Daughters of the Bible Speak, Shannon Bream examines the lives of biblical women to see how God's plans can turn our worlds upside down. She tells the story of Jochebed, a mother who took enormous risks to protect her son, Moses, from Pharaoh. Could Jochebed have imagined that God's actual...
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2022.
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Through an exploration of the Song of Songs, Aimee Byrd examines what this often-ignored book can teach us about Christ, his church, man and woman. The church is ripe for a sexual reformation, and recovering a good theological footing is imperative to it.
"Aimee Byrd explores the theological meaning behind our sexes, helping Christians to understand our sexuality as gift and to grasp the story our bodies tell of Christ's love for his church. She...
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"With fresh biblical insight, pastor and New York Times bestselling author Max Lucado unpacks the book of Esther's promise and invitation: Relief will come.. Will you be a part of it? In [this book] Max will help you reclaim your eternal identity as a citizen of heaven, put your hope in the God of grand reversals, cultivate courage for your challenging times, and discover your role in God's story."--Dust jacket flap.
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Jakes speaks about the power of forgiveness in this inspirational guide to "letting it go." Conflicts happen, but that doesn't mean relationships can't heal and grow. Forgive, and let yourself be forgiven, and you can truly move on to a happier, healthier future full of love and understanding.
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"John Pavlovitz examines the bedrock ideas of our religion: the existence of hell, the utility of prayer, the way we treat LGBTQ people, the value of anger, and other doctrines to help all of us take a good, honest look at how the beliefs we hold can shape our relationships with God and our fellow humans--and to make sure that love has the last, loudest word"--
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2019.
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"Controversial evangelical Bible scholar, popular blogger and podcast host of The Bible for Normal People, and author of The Bible Tells Me So and The Sin of Certainty explains that the Bible is not an instruction manual or rule book but a powerful learning tool that nurtures our spiritual growth by refusing to provide us with easy answers but instead forces us to acquire wisdom. For many Christians, the Bible is a how-to manual filled with literal...
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"A trusted historian shows that "biblical womanhood" isn't biblical, but was born in a clearly definable historical moment, and presents a better way forward for the contemporary church"--
Biblical womanhood--the belief that God designed women to be submissive wives, virtuous mothers, and joyful homemakers--pervades North American Christianity. From choices about careers to roles in local churches to relationship dynamics, this belief shapes the...
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"Not every lie sounds untrue. Some lies are repeated so often they seem to be common sense. That's why lies about God are so dangerous. The Gospel According to Satan examines eight lies the enemy wants us to believe and provides eight lines of counterattack against them. The lies include: God just wants you to be happy; you only live once; you need to live your truth; and, just let go and let God. Jared C. Wilson reveals why these lies appeal to us,...
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Oasis Audio
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[2015]
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These days the terms good and God seem synonymous. We believe what's generally accepted as good must be in line with God's will. Generosity, humility, justice good. Selfishness, arrogance, cruelty evil. The distinction seems pretty straightforward. But is that all there is to it? If good is so obvious, why does the Bible say that we need discernment to recognize it?
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What if the way Christians talk about sex actually makes it worse? Based on a groundbreaking in-depth survey of over twenty thousand women, The Great Sex Rescue pulls back the curtain on what is happening in Christian bedrooms and exposes the problematic evangelical teachings that wreck sex for so many couples -- while pointing couples to what they should have been told all along. Experience the relief of knowing that you are not broken! Elusive pleasure,...
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W Publishing, an imprint of Thomas Nelson
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[2019]
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English
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"Writing as our guide, Martin uses a storyteller's imagination to illuminate key moments from the Scriptures, primarily from the life and ministry of Jesus. In addition, Martin shares key moments from his own life journey as a disciple--and bondservant--of Christ and a mentor to others. The result is a striking exploration of truth that helps us not just think differently, but live differently. Today." -- From page 4 of cover.
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IVP, an imprint of InterVarsity Press
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[2020]
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"Behind every crisis we read about in the news lurks a moral crisis-a crisis of goodness. To properly address these issues, pastor Jonathan Dodson thinks we must be formed as people of moral goodness. In this wise and practical book, Dodson takes us back to the Beatitudes, examining each teaching in the context of the new morality in our society today and presenting a compelling portrait of the truly good life"--
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