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Embodied Hope: A Theological Meditation on Pain and Suffering

Kelly M. Kapic · IVP Academic
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback

"This book will make no attempt to defend God. . . . If you are looking for a book that boasts triumphantly of conquest over a great enemy, or gives a detached philosophical analysis that neatly solves an absorbing problem, this isn't it." Too often the Christian attitude...
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Grace for the Unexpected Journey: A 60-Day Devotional for Alzheimer's and Other Dementia Caregivers

Deborah Barr · Moody Publishers
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

For the weary dementia or Alzheimer's caregiverIf you are a caregiver to someone with Alzheimer's or another type of dementia, you carry a heavy load. On top of having to watch someone you love suffer, you are probably losing sleep, growing frustrated, and struggling with loneliness or even...
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In Search of Ancient Roots: The Christian Past and the Evangelical Identity Crisis

Kenneth J Stewart · IVP Academic
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Protestant evangelicalism is in crisis. Today it is increasingly difficult for Protestants to identify what counts as distinctively Protestant, much less what counts as evangelical. As evangelicals increasingly lose contact with the churches and traditions descending from the Reformation,...
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Lessons in Hope: My Unexpected Life with St. John Paul II

George Weigel · Basic Books
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

A preeminent authority on the Catholic Church and papal biographer describes what he learned from chronicling the life of Pope John Paul IIIn Lessons in Hope, George Weigel tells the story of his unique friendship with St. John Paul II. As Weigel learns the pope "from inside,"...
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Building a Bridge: How the Catholic Church and the LGBT Community Can Enter into a Relationship of Respect, Compassion, and Sensitivity

JAMES MARTIN · HarperOne
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything and Jesus: A Pilgrimage turns his attention to the relationship between LGBT Catholics and the Church in this loving, inclusive, and revolutionary book.On the day after the Orlando nightclub shooting, James...
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They Say We Are Infidels: On the Run from ISIS with Persecuted Christians in the Middle East

Mindy Belz · Tyndale Momentum
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

"Everywhere militants were blowing up Christians, their churches, their shops. They threatened them with kidnapping. They promised to take their children. The message to these 'infidels': You have no place in Iraq. Pay a penalty to stay, leave, or be killed."Sweeping from Syria...
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Enjoy!: The Gift of Sexual Pleasure for Women

Joyce J. Penner · Focus on the Family
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback

Do you want a stronger, more exciting sex life with your husband? As a married woman, you have the power to increase sexual fulfillment for you and your husband -- if you aren't stymied by false assumptions about a wife's role in sex.In Enjoy: The Gift of Sexual Pleasure for Women,...
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Preparing, Adjusting, and Loving the Empty Nest

MICHELE HOWE · Hendrickson Pub
Pages: 140
Format: Paperback

After Empty Nest, What's Next? Parenting Adult Children without Losing Your Mind, readers asked author Michele Howe for more--covering topics not discussed in the rst book, along with questions at the end of each chapter for personal or group discussions. With Preparing, Adjusting,...
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The Jesus Fractal: Seven Dimensions of Faith

Elizabeth A Frykberg · Elevate
Pages: 300
Format: Print book

With breathtaking sweep and insight, Rev. Frykberg reveals the genius of divine creation, human community, and a strategy for progress in personal character. This book will not just fascinate you. It will change you for the good.Dan MeyerSenior Pastor, Christ Church of Oak BrookAuthor of Witness...
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Visions of Mary: Art, Devotion, and Beauty at Chartres Cathedral

Jill Kimberly Hartwell Geoffrion · Paraclete Press
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

Through image and word, author and photographer Jill Geoffrion unfolds the the story of Mary at Chartres on the pages of this book. Geoffrion offers a unique visual and meditative journey through Chartres Cathedral in this newest addition to the Mount Tabor Books series. Showing and explaining...
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The Soul of Doubt: The Religious Roots of Unbelief from Luther to Marx

Dominic Erdozain · Oxford University Press
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

It is widely assumed that science is the enemy of religious faith. The idea is so pervasive that entire industries of religious apologetics converge around the challenge of Darwin, evolution, and the "secular worldview." This book challenges such assumptions by proposing a different...
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Monastic Practices

Charles Cummings · Cistercian Publications
Pages: 210
Format: Print book

For three decades, Monastic Practices has been a valued resource for English-speaking aspirants to monastic life. In this revised edition, updated and expanded, Charles Cummings, OCSO, explores the common practices of the monastic life in order to rediscover them as viable means of leading...
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The Ultimate Catholic Quiz: 100 Questions Most Catholics Can't Answer

Karl Keating · Ignatius Press
Pages: 210
Format: Print book

This book offers a fun and challenging way to see how well you know Catholic teachings, practices, and history. Karl Keating, best-selling author and founder of Catholic Answers, presents a multiple-choice quiz with 100 questions about a wide variety of subjects connected with Catholicism.Each...
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Fire Road: The Napalm Girl's Journey through the Horrors of War to Faith, Forgiveness, and Peace

Kim Phuc Phan Thi · Tyndale Momentum
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

Get out! Run! We must leave this place! They are going to destroy this whole place! Go, children, run first! Go now!These were the final shouts nine year-old Kim Phuc heard before her world dissolved into flames -- before napalm bombs fell from the sky, burning away her clothing and searing...
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The Light Within Me: An Inspirational Memoir

Ainsley Earhardt · Harper
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times bestseller!The celebrated Fox News star and #1 New York Times bestselling author offers a powerful, uplifting look at her life and her spiritual journey, reflecting on her family, her faith, and her successful career.In her bestselling children's book Take Heart, My Child,...
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