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Of Mess and Moxie: Wrangling Delight Out of This Wild and Glorious Life

JEN HATMAKER · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Jen Hatmaker, with playful hilarity, shameless honesty, and refreshing insight, assures readers they have all the pluck they need for vibrant, courageous, grace-filled lives. Jen Hatmaker believes backbone is the birthright of every woman. Women have been...
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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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Strangers in a Strange Land: Living the Catholic Faith in a Post-Christian World

Charles J Chaput · Henry Holt
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

A vivid critique of American life today and a guide to how Christians -- and particularly Catholics--can live their faith vigorously, and even with hope, in a post-Christian public square. From Charles J. Chaput, author of Living the Catholic Faith and Render unto Caesar comes Strangers...
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Call to mercy

Mother Teresa · Image
Pages: 364
Format: Print book

Published to coincide with Pope Francis's Year of Mercy and the Vatican's canonization of Mother Teresa, this new book of unpublished material by a humble yet remarkable woman of faith whose influence is felt as deeply today as it was when she was alive, offers Mother Teresa's profound...
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Midcentury Christmas: Holiday Fads, Fancies, and Fun from 1945 to 1970

Sarah Archer · W W Norton
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

A celebration of Christmas in the 1950s and '60sMidcentury America was a wonderland of department stores, suburban cul-de-sacs, and Tupperware parties. Every kid on the block had to have the latest cool toy, be it an Easy Bake Oven for pretend baking, a rocket ship for pretend space travel,...
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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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Hidden Christmas: The Surprising Truth Behind the Birth of Christ

Timothy Keller · Viking
Pages: 160
Format: Print book

From pastor and New York Times bestselling author Timothy Keller comes the perfect gift for the holidays - a profoundly moving and intellectually provocative examination of the Nativity story Even people who are not professing Christians think they are familiar with the story of the Nativity....
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Is This the End? Study Guide: Signs of God's Providence in a Disturbing New World

David Jeremiah · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 160
Format: Print book

The world seems more fractured each day. People are asking, "Is this the end?" Never have the headlines been this jarring, the cultural changes this rapid, or the moral decay this pronounced. After each new occurrence, the most often-heard questions are, What on earth is happening?...
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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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Martin Luther: The Man Who Rediscovered God and Changed the World

Eric Metaxas · Viking
Pages: 496
Format: Hardcover

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Eric Metaxas comes a brilliant and inspiring biography of the most influential man in modern history, Martin Luther, in time for the 500th anniversary of the Reformation On All Hallow's Eve in 1517, a young monk named Martin Luther posted a document...
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Madison Park: A Place of Hope

Eric L. Motley · Zondervan
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Welcome to Madison Park, a small community in Alabama founded by freed slaves in 1880. And meet Eric Motley, a native son who came of age in this remarkable place where constant lessons in self-determination, hope, and unceasing belief in the American dream taught him everything he needed...
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Proof of Angels: The Definitive Book on the Reality of Angels and the Surprising Role They Play in Each of Our Lives

Ptolemy Tompkins · Howard Books
Pages: 191
Format: Print book

From the collaborator of the blockbuster bestseller Proof of Heaven comes the definitive book proving angels are real, all around us, and interacting in our lives every day.In March 2015, millions worldwide were captivated by news reports of the dramatic rescue of an eighteen month old girl,...
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Life's Too Short to Pretend You're Not Religious

David Dark · IVP Books
Pages: 199
Format: Print book

For many of us, the word "religious" immediately evokes thoughts of brainwashing, violence and eye-rubbingly tiresome conversations. Why not be done with it? David Dark argues that it's not that simple. The ease with which we put the label on others without applying it to ourselves...
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Christmas: A Biography

JUDITH FLANDERS · Thomas Dunne Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

A critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling author explores the Christmas holiday, from the original festival through present day traditions.Christmas has always been a magical time. Or has it? Thirty years after the first recorded Christmas, the Pope was already warning that too many...
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The Reckless Way of Love: Notes on Following Jesus

Dorothy Day · Plough Publishing House
Pages: 149
Format: Paperback

How do you follow Jesus without burning out?"This thoughtful collection of Day's reflections incorporates abundant material for contemplation, all drawn from her extensive writings ... [which] reveal Day's signature honesty and frequent humor in addressing her hopes and fears...
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