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Lies We Believe About God

Wm Paul Young · Atria Books
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

From the author of the twenty million plus copy bestselling novel The Shack and the New York Times bestsellers Cross Roads and Eve comes a compelling, conversational exploration of the wrong-headed ideas we sometimes have and share about God.Wm. Paul Young has been called a heretic for the ways...
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Anxious for Nothing: Finding Calm in a Chaotic World

MAX LUCADO · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Anxiety is at an all time high, but there's a prescription for dealing with it. Max Lucado invites readers into a study of Philippians 4:6-7 where the Apostle Paul admonishes the followers of Christ, "Do not be anxious about anything . . ." Philippians 4:6 encourages the believer...
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Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts: Twelve Journeys into the Medieval World

CHRISTOPHER DE HAMEL · Penguin Press
Pages: 640
Format: Hardcover

Winner of THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE and THE DUFF COOPER PRIZEAn extraordinary and beautifully illustrated exploration of the medieval world through twelve manuscripts, from one of the world's leading experts MEETINGS WITH REMARKABLE MANUSCRIPTS is a remarkable examination of twelve illuminated...
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Under the Cover of Light: The Extraordinary Story of USAF COL Thomas "Jerry" Curtis's 7 1/2 -Year Captivity in North Vietnam

Carole Engle Avriett · Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Pages: 294
Format: Hardcover

In 1965, Col. Thomas "Jerry" Curtis's helicopter was shot down over North Vietnam. He was immediately captured and spent 7½ years confined in a filthy 5’ x 7’ cell at the notorious Hanoi prison camp. Thousands of miles from home and unable to communicate with...
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The Hollywood Commandments: A Spiritual Guide to Secular Success

DeVon Franklin · HarperOne
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Secular and spiritual success are not opposites. To have one, you need the other.You can be wildly successful without losing your faith. In fact, your secular success will strengthen your faith if you allow it. Too often we believe that success in secular environments contradicts the core...
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Merchants in the Temple: Inside Pope Francis's Secret Battle Against Corruption in the Vatican

Gianluigi Nuzzi · Henry Holt and Company
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

From a bestselling author with unprecedented access to Pope Francis, an investigative look at the recent financial scandals at the highest levels of the VaticanA veritable war is waging in the Church: on one side, there is Pope Francis's strong message for one church of the poor and all;...
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The Ecumenism of Beauty

Timothy Verdon · Paraclete Press
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

The last fifty years have seen a rediscovery of the role of the visual arts in the lives of all Christians. In tune with this ecumenical age, this book shares the belief that beauty and art can bridge differences, unite people in "shared admiration," and possibly become an instrument...
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Skepticism and American Faith: from the Revolution to the Civil War

Christopher Grasso · Oxford University Press
Pages: 649
Format: Hardcover

Between the American Revolution and the Civil War, the dialogue of religious skepticism and faith shaped struggles over the place of religion in politics. It produced different visions of knowledge and education in an "enlightened" society. It fueled social reform in an era of economic...
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Perfectly Human: Nine Months with Cerian

Sarah C. Williams · Plough Publishing House
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

She knew they would only have a few fleeting months together, but in that time Sarah's unborn daughter would transform her understanding of beauty, worth, and the gift of life.Happily married and teaching history at the University of Oxford, Sarah Williams had credentials, success,...
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In Good Faith: Secular Parenting in a Religious World

Maria Polonchek · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 206
Format: Hardcover

Part memoir, part cultural exploration, this book covers the author's journey as she grows up in an evangelical Christian home, leaves religion behind as a young adult, and goes on to raise children in a family outside of religious belief. Maria Polonchek weaves a personal story with...
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Earth Psalms: Reflections on How God Speaks through Nature

Francine Rivers · Tyndale House Publishers
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

Millions of readers have been transformed and inspired by Francine Rivers' bestselling novels Redeeming Love and A Voice in the Wind. Now, in this weekly devotional, the beloved author invites you to join her in seeking the Creator through the marvelous natural world we live in. Francine...
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God Is Young: A Conversation with Thomas Leoncini

POPE FRANCIS · Random House
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

Pope Francis examines the role of millennials in the future of the Catholic Church in this urgent call to believers of all generations to work together to build a better world.Since his election in 2013, Pope Francis has reinvigorated the Catholic Church and become one of the most popular...
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Your Best Life Now: 7 Steps to Living at Your Full Potential

Joel Osteen · FaithWords; Exp Rev Up edition
Format: Print book

10th Anniversary Edition: Updated with New Chapter & ForewordPastor Joel Osteen asks everyone to examine what he or she really believes. Why is this important? Because we will become what we believe. Our beliefs will prove either a barrier or vehicle as we strive to go higher, rise above...
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Make a List: How a Simple Practice Can Change Our Lives and Open Our Hearts

Marilyn Chandler McEntyre · Eerdmans
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

What if writing a list could literally change your life?From the ancient book of Numbers to the latest clickbait listicle, list-writing has been a routine feature of human experience. Shopping lists. To-do lists. Guest lists. Bucket lists. Lists are everywhere you look.But what if our lists...
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Burning Down 'The Shack': How the 'Christian' bestseller is deceiving millions

James B. De Young · WND Books; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

Millions have bought into the theology of Paul Young, whose book The Shack portrays God as a loving, black woman. Similar changes in appearance were given to Jesus and the Holy Spirit. The story of pain and redemption then resonated with the public. But is Young's worldview important?...
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