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Present over perfect : leaving behind frantic for a simpler, more soulful way of life

Shauna Niequist · Zondervan
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

LIVE A LIFE OF MEANING AND CONNECTIONInstead of pushing for perfectionA few years ago, I found myself exhausted and isolated, my soul and body sick. I was tired of being tired, burned out on busy. And, it seemed almost everyone I talked with was in the same boat: longing for connection,...
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The Day the Revolution Began: Reconsidering the Meaning of Jesus's Crucifixion

N T Wright · HarperOne
Pages: 448
Format: Print book

The renowned scholar, Anglican bishop, and bestselling author widely considered to be the heir to C. S. Lewis contemplates the central event at the heart of the Christian faith - Jesus' crucifixion - arguing that the Protestant Reformation did not go far enough in transforming our understanding...
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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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Giving It All Away…and Getting It All Back Again: The Way of Living Generously

David Green · Zondervan
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

David Green believes that generosity and building a legacy based on giving can lead to getting back what you really want: a family that stays together, prays together, and shares life joyfully. Green tells the story of caring for the small things and starting Hobby Lobby in their garage....
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This Life I Live: One Man's Extraordinary, Ordinary Life and the Woman Who Changed It Forever

Rory Feek · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

The story she said he was born to write. Her story. His story. The love story of Joey and Rory. By inviting so many into the final months of Joey's life as she battled cancer, Joey and Rory Feek captured hearts around the world with how they handled the diagnosis; the inspiring, simple...
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Lies We Believe About God

Wm Paul Young · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

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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Uninvited: Living Loved When You Feel Less Than, Left Out, and Lonely

Lysa TerKeurst · Nelson Books
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

The enemy wants us to feel rejected . . . left out, lonely, and less than.In Uninvited, Lysa shares her own deeply personal experiences of rejection--from the perceived judgment of the perfectly toned woman one elliptical over to the incredibly painful childhood abandonment by her father....
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The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts

Gary D Chapman · Northfield Publishing
Pages: 203
Format: Print book

Simple Ideas, Lasting LoveFalling in love is easy. Staying in love - that's the challenge! How can you keep your relationship fresh and growing amid the demands, conflicts, and just plain boredom of everyday life?In the #1 New York Times bestseller The 5 Love Languages, you'll discover...
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Agents of Babylon: What the Prophecies of Daniel Tell Us about the End of Days

David Jeremiah · Tyndale House Publishers
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

In his #1 New York Times bestseller Agents of the Apocalypse, noted prophecy expert Dr. David Jeremiah explored the book of Revelation through the lens of its major players. Now, in the much-anticipated follow-up, Agents of Babylon, Dr. Jeremiah examines prophecy through the eyes of the characters...
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C. S. Lewis's "Mere Christianity": A Biography

George M Marsden · Princeton University Press
Pages: 280
Format: Print book

Mere Christianity, C. S. Lewis's eloquent and winsome defense of the Christian faith, originated as a series of BBC radio talks broadcast during the dark days of World War Two. Here is the story of the extraordinary life and afterlife of this influential and much-beloved book.George...
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Let God Fight Your Battles: Being Peaceful in the Storm

Joyce Meyer · FaithWords
Format: Hardcover

La vida le presenta varias batallas, desde las preocupaciones por la salud, los retos financieros o los asuntos familiares. Los tiempos difíciles usualmente son llamados las tormentas de la vida, y sobrellevarlos a solas puede ser muy duro, o hasta puede parecer imposible. ¡Anímese!...
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Taking My Life Back: My Story of Faith, Determination, and Surviving the Boston Marathon Bombing

Rebekah Gregory · Revell
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

On April 15, 2013, Rebekah Gregory and her five-year-old son waited at the finish line of the Boston Marathon to support a friend who was running. When the blasts of terrorists' homemade bombs packed with nails and screws went off three feet away, Rebekah's legs took the brunt of the blast,...
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The Case for Christ Movie Edition: Solving the Biggest Mystery of All Time

Lee Strobel · Zondervan
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback

Is there credible evidence that Jesus of Nazareth really is the Son of God? Now a major motion picture, Case for Christ, Strobel retraces his own spiritual journey from atheism and former legal editor of the Chicago Tribune to faith. Strobel cross-examines a dozen experts with doctorates...
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Laudato Si -- On Care for Our Common Home

Pope Francis · Our Sunday Visitor
Format: Print book

In the heart of this world, the Lord of life, who loves us so much, is always present. He does not abandon us, he does not leave us alone, for he has united himself definitively to our earth, and his love constantly impels us to find new ways forward. Praise be to him! Pope Francis, Laudato...
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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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