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Creed: What Christians Believe and Why

Adam Hamilton · Abingdon
Pages: 176
Format: Print book

We're all searching. Sometimes the search is easy: simply type a question and the answer pops up. But sometimes our questions are complicated, and the answers are difficult to see and harder to articulate. How do we discover and examine the truths that give meaning and purpose to life?...
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Resist and Persist: Faith and the Fight for Equality

Erin Wathen · Westminster John Knox Press
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback

Over the past few decades, the roles women play in public life have evolved significantly, as have the pressures that come with needing to do it all, have it all, and be all things to all people. And with this progress, misogyny has evolved as well. Today's discrimination is more subtle...
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Chase the Lion: If Your Dream Doesn't Scare You, It's Too Small

Mark Batterson · Multnomah
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

Run TO the Roar! When the image of a man-eating beast travels through the optic nerve and into the visual cortex, the brain sends the body a simple but urgent message: run away! That's what normal people do, but not lion chasers. Rather than seeing a five hundred pound problem, they...
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Jesus Always: Embracing Joy in His Presence

Sarah Young · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 400
Format: Print book

Sarah Young's first 365-day devotional since Jesus Calling. With scripture and new personal reflections, the #1 New York Times bestselling author Sarah Young, brings Jesus' message of joy - for today and every day. Experience true joy - now and always. Life today is full of difficulties...
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Pilgrimage: My Search for the Real Pope Francis

Mark Shriver · Random House
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

A down-to-earth and deeply intimate portrait of Pope Francis and his faith, based on interviews with the men and women who knew him simply as Jorge Mario Bergoglio Early on the evening of March 13, 2013, the newly elected Pope Francis stepped out onto the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica...
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Reconstructing the Gospel: Finding Freedom from Slaveholder Religion

Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove · IVP Books
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

? PW Starred Review: "a must-read for Christians interested in how race-infused politics and religion undermine the American democratic dream.""I am a man torn in two. And the gospel I inherited is divided." Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove grew up in the Bible Belt in the American...
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Only Love Today: Reminders to Breathe More, Stress Less, and Choose Love

Rachel Macy Stafford · Zondervan
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

Only Love Today is the inspirational read from best-selling author of Hands Free Mama, Rachel Macy Stafford. Millions of Stafford's fans from her blog and her books find hope, challenge, and inspiration through her poetic and powerful short pieces on her blog. Only Love Today brings these...
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Mini Felt Christmas: 30 decorations to sew for the festive season

Sachiyo Ishii · Search Press
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Making your own decorations in the run-up to Christmas is a pastime that people of all ages and abilities can enjoy. In this delightful book, well-known crafter Sachiyo Ishii shows the reader how to make fabulously cute and easy-to-make felt decorations to adorn your home during the festive...
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Worry-Free Living: Trading Anxiety for Peace

Joyce Meyer · Faith Words
Pages: 138
Format: Print book

In this compact adaptation of "Be Anxious for Nothing, " #1 "New York Times" bestselling author Joyce Meyer shows readers how to rid themselves of worry and fear by drawing on the peace of God. Difficult times are part of living in this world. However, God has provided...
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Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved

KATE BOWLER · Random House
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

A divinity professor and young mother with a Stage IV cancer diagnosis explores the pain and joy of living without certainty. Thirty-five-year-old Kate Bowler was a professor at the school of divinity at Duke, and had finally had a baby with her childhood sweetheart after years of trying,...
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The Islamic Jesus: How the King of the Jews Became a Prophet of the Muslims

Mustafa Akyol · St Martin'S Press
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

When Reza Aslan's bestseller Zealot came out in 2013, there was criticism that he hadn't addressed his Muslim faith while writing the origin story of Christianity. In fact, Ross Douthat of The New York Times wrote that "if Aslan had actually written in defense of the Islamic...
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Awaken: 90 Days with the God who Speaks

PRISCILLA SHIRER · B&H Books
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

The choice of a devotional book is more personal than most. This kind of reading is not merely for the purpose of leisure and enjoyment. No, with this kind of resource you're expecting and praying for something more. You want to hear from God, receive His direction, and be refreshed...
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Living a Life You Love: Embracing the Adventure of Being Led by the Holy Spirit

Joyce Meyer · FaithWords
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

You may say that you love your family, your spouse, your church, or the Lord. You may also express love for more temporal things like a good cup of coffee, your home, or a nice dinner at your favorite restaurant. But it is rarer to truly say "I love my life!" It's common to be more...
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Fearless Dialogues

Gregory C Ellison, II · Westminster John Knox Press
Pages: 170
Format: Paperback

"Drawing on all the community's collective voices - from "doctors to drug dealers" - Fearless Dialogues is a groundbreaking program that seeks real solutions to problems of chronic unemployment, violence, and hopelessness. In cities around the United States and now the world,...
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Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are so You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be

Rachel Hollis · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

With wry wit and hard-earned wisdom, popular online personality and founder of TheChicSite.com founder Rachel Hollis helps readers break free from the lies keeping them from the joy-filled and exuberant life they are meant to have.Founder of the lifestyle website TheChicSite.com and CEO of her own media...
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