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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,...
 
 
Giant Slayers: Ground Rules for Overcoming Life's Greatest Obstacles

Leif Hetland · Destiny Image
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

The World is Full of GiantsThe world is full of giants...Some come knocking on our doors, threatening to tear our lives apart. Others are far away, guarding treasure and glory, waiting to see who will challenge them.Maybe debt is your giant - a pile of second and third notices that you don't...
 
 
Trade Your Cares for Calm

M LUCADO · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

Be Free from the Worries That Weigh You Down.If you're trembling on a tightrope of fear and worry, get ready for the best trade ever: your cares for God's calm.What if faith, not fear, could be your default reaction to circumstances? Imagine being able to walk away from worry, conquer...
 
 
A Family Shaped by Grace: How to Get Along with the People Who Matter Most

Gary Morland · Revell
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

"Gary Morland is a gifted communicator who has learned many lessons the hard way. He grew up in a dysfunctional family and went down that road himself, bottoming out as a confused alcoholic with a wife, two daughters, and no idea how to change. God transformed Gary's life through...
 
 
The Dawn of Christianity: How God Used Simple Fishermen, Soldiers, and Prostitutes to Transform the World

Robert J Hutchinson · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

Drawing upon the most recent discoveries and scholarship in archaeology and the first-century Near East, The Dawn of Christianity reveals how a beleaguered group of followers of a crucified rabbi became the founders of a world-changing faith. How did Christianity truly come to be? Where...
 
 
Being a Christian: How Jesus Redeems All of Life

JASON ALLEN · B&H Books
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

What does it mean to be a Christian? The gospel of Jesus Christ is the best news in history, but we often live as though it has minimal impact on our lives. Being a Christian isn't just about Sunday mornings, small groups, and studying the Bible. The good news is that Jesus redeems...
 
 
Healing Spiritual Wounds: Reconnecting with a Loving God After Experiencing a Hurtful Church

Carol Howard Merritt · HarperOne
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

An effective plan to help those suffering from wounds inflicted by the church find spiritual healing and a renewed sense of faith.Raised as a conservative Christian, minister and author Carol Howard Merritt discovered that the traditional institutions she grew up in inflicted great pain...
 
 
The Evangelicals: The Struggle to Shape America

Frances FitzGerald · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 752
Format: Hardcover

"A page turner ... We have long needed a fair-minded overview of this vitally important religious sensibility, and FitzGerald has now provided it." - The New York Times Book Review "Massively learned and electrifying ... magisterial." - The Christian Science Monitor...
 
 
PTL: The Rise and Fall of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker's Evangelical Empire

John H Wigger · Oxford University Press
Pages: 424
Format: Hardcover

In 1974 Jim and Tammy Bakker launched their television show, the PTL Club, from a former furniture store in Charlotte, N.C. with half a dozen friends. By 1987 they stood at the center of a ministry empire that included their own satellite network, a 2300-acre theme park visited by six million...
 
 
Comfort Detox: Finding Freedom From Habits That Bind You

Erin M Straza · InterVarsity Press
Pages: 208
Format: Print book

"For too long I have lived life on comfort mode, making choices for life engagement based on safety, ease, and convenience. It has left me very little wiggle room, just a small parcel of real estate upon which to live, move, and have my being. It's not quite the abundant life Jesus...
 
 
Worship

Max Lucado · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 112
Format: Print book

Who and why we worship is imperative to the Christian faith, integral to a life of joy, and woven throughout Max Lucado's books. Now Max's most encouraging words on worship are collected into one volume and enhanced with beautiful, full-color photography. An everyday reminder...
 
 
Happiness in This Life: A Passionate Meditation on Earthly Existence

POPE FRANCIS · Random House
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

A collection of homilies, speeches, and "messages of the day" that brings together Pope Francis's wisdom on finding happiness in the here and now For Pope Francis, appreciating our everyday lives is a spiritual undertaking. Joy is a divine attribute, and creating joy around...
 
 
The Rise and Fall of the Christian Myth: Restoring Our Democratic Ideals

Burton L. Mack · Yale University Press
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

This book is the culmination of a lifelong scholarly inquiry into Christian history, religion as a social institution, and the role of myth in the history of religions. Mack shows that religions are essentially mythological and that Christianity in particular has been an ever-changing mythological...
 
 
Life's Healing Choices Revised and Updated: Freedom From Your Hurts, Hang-ups, and Habits

JOHN BAKER · Howard Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

With a foreword by Rick Warren, author of The Purpose Driven Life, this revised and updated edition will help you find true happiness - if you choose to accept it.We've all been hurt by other people, we've hurt ourselves, and we've hurt others. And as a result, every single...
 
 
Is the Bible Good for Women?: Seeking Clarity and Confidence Through a Jesus-Centered Understanding of Scripture

Wendy Alsup · christianaudio
Format: Audiobook

Headline: Is it possible to embrace the inherent dignity of womanhood while still cherishing the Bible? Many, both inside and outside the church, are concerned that an orthodox understanding of the Bible is threatening and even harmful to women. After all, the Bible has a number of passages...