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Emblem of Faith Untouched: A Short Life of Thomas Cranmer
Leslie Williams · William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Pages: 200
Format: Print book |
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Relates one of the most remarkable lives in the tumultuous English Reformation Thomas Cranmer (1489 1556) was the first Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury, the author of the Book of Common Prayer, and a central figure in the English Protestant Reformation. Few theologians have led such... |
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Dig Deep: 7 Truths to Finding the Strength Within
JC Watts · Regnery Faith
Pages: 256
Format: Print book |
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In Dig Deep, J.C. Watts offers seven powerful maxims that have kept him grounded throughout his roller-coaster career from star college quarterback to U.S. Congressman. The first black Republican ever elected to a leadership position in Congress, Watts resisted the rat-race of Washington... |
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The Valiant Woman: The Virgin Mary in Nineteenth-Century American Culture
Elizabeth Hayes Alvarez · University of North Carolina Press
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback |
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Nineteenth-century America was rife with Protestant-fueled anti-Catholicism. Elizabeth Hayes Alvarez reveals how Protestants nevertheless became surprisingly and deeply fascinated with the Virgin Mary, even as her role as a devotional figure who united Catholics grew. Documenting the vivid... |
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How to Enjoy Reading Your Bible
Keith Ferrin · Bethany House Publishers
Pages: 158
Format: Print book |
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Do you feel like you should read the Bible more?This book will help you want to read it.Keith Ferrin has been talking to churches for years about enjoying God's Word. Here he shares the most helpful ideas and habits you can start using today. You will find ten proven tips that are equally... |
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The Most Excellent Way to Lead: Discover the Heart of Great Leadership
Perry Noble · Tyndale House Publishers
Pages: 288
Format: Print book |
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Speakers often use the words vision, boldness, and influence to describe the characteristics of effective leaders. Perry Noble, in The Most Excellent Way to Lead, makes the case that the heart of great leadership lies elsewhere. Perry, despite "winning" the label "least likely... |
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American Exceptionalism and Civil Religion: Reassessing the History of an Idea
John D Wilsey · IVP Academic
Pages: 263
Format: eBook |
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Ever since John Winthrop told his fellow colonists in 1630 that they were about to establish a City upon a Hill, the idea of having a special place in history has captured the American imagination. Through centuries of crises and opportunities, many have taken up this theme to inspire the nation.... |
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The Sin of Certainty: Why God Desires Our Trust More Than Our "Correct" Beliefs
Peter Enns · HarperOne
Pages: 240
Format: Print book |
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The controversial evangelical Bible scholar and author of The Bible Tells Me So explains how Christians mistake "certainty" and "correct belief" for faith when what God really desires is trust and intimacy.With compelling and often humorous stories from his own life,... |
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Change Your Trajectory: Make the Rest of Your Life Better
Dale C Bronner · Whitaker House
Pages: 191
Format: Print book |
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Our lives are like objects hurtling through time, constantly colliding with changing circumstances or situations that send us careening down new trajectories; new paths. "Change," however, doesn't have to be a bad word. When we learn how to respond to it, change can make the rest... |
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Catholic Cultures: How Parishes Can Respond to the Changing Face of Catholicism
Patricia Wittberg · Liturgical Press
Pages: 117
Format: Print book |
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From its earliest days, Christianity has been lived and proclaimed in the language and symbols of each receiving culture. Today, these cultures include the new ethnic groups moving into our parishes. They also include new generations of Catholic young adults, whose childhood experiences... |
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Life's Too Short to Pretend You're Not Religious
David Dark · IVP Books
Pages: 199
Format: Print book |
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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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Crossing the Waters: Following Jesus through the Storms, the Fish, the Doubt, and the Seas
Leslie Leyland Fields · Tyndale House Publishers
Pages: 256
Format: Print book |
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The gospels are dramatic, wild, and wet -- set in a rich maritime culture on the shores of the Sea of Galilee. Jesus' first disciples were ragtag fishermen, and Jesus' messages and miracles teem with water, fish, fishermen, net-breaking catches, sea crossings, boat-sinking storms,... |
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Escape from Dark Places: Guideposts to Hope in an Age of Anxiety & Depression
Ambra Watkins · Morgan James Publishing
Pages: 190
Format: Print book |
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Young people today are tech-savvy, confident, and positive. They are also stressed, anxious, and depressed. One in four young adults between the ages of 18 and 24 has a diagnosable mental illness, and the number is growing. So what is the problem and how can we help? A motivating story... |
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