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Celebration of Discipline, Special Anniversary Edition: The Path to Spiritual Growth

Richard J Foster · HarperOne
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

A newly repackaged and updated 40th anniversary edition of the timeless guide that has helped numerous seekers discover a richer spiritual life infused with joy, peace, and a deeper understanding of God, updated with a new introduction by the author and a new section: "Entering the Great...
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Essential Catholic Social Thought

Bernard V Brady · Orbis Books
Pages: 378
Format: Paperback

Designed for the college classroom, this text presents the principles of Catholic social thought, describes their historical development, and includes abridged excerpts of all relevant documents. Each chapter also includes study-discussion questions and reflections from the Catholic tradition.Ideal...
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Grace Is Greater: God's Plan to Overcome Your Past, Redeem Your Pain, and Rewrite Your Story

Kyle Idleman · Baker Books
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

The writer of the letter to the Hebrews said, "See to it that no one misses the grace of God." Over the centuries much ink has been spilled on the subject of grace. Yet perhaps nothing is as hard to explain as God's grace. It doesn't make sense. It's not fair. It can't...
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Authentically Black and Truly Catholic: The Rise of Black Catholicism in the Great Migration

Matthew J Cressler · NYU Press
Pages: 263
Format: Hardcover

Explores the contentious debates among Black Catholics about the proper relationship between religious practice and racial identity Chicago has been known as the Black Metropolis. But before the Great Migration, Chicago could have been called the Catholic Metropolis, with its skyline defined...
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We Carry Kevan: Six Friends. Three Countries. No Wheelchair.

Kevan Chandler · Worthy Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Kevan is just one of the guys. It's impossible to know him and not become a little more excited about life. He is an inspiring man permeated by joy, unafraid of sorrow, full of vitality and life! His sense of humor is infectious and so is his story.He grew up, he says, at "belt-buckle...
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Social & Historical Approaches to the Bible

Douglas Mangum · Lexham Press
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback

The Bible was not written and received in a historical vacuum -- in fact, the social and historical context of the Bible illuminates key understandings that may have been otherwise missed. Biblical scholars use many different approaches to uncover this context, each engaging various aspects...
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To Light a Fire on the Earth: Proclaiming the Gospel in a Secular Age

ROBERT FATHER BARRON · Image
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

The highly anticipated follow-up to Bishop Robert Barron's hugely successful Catholicism: A Journey to the FaithAs secularism gains influence, and increasing numbers see religion as dull and backward, Robert Barron wants to illuminate how beautiful, intelligent, and relevant the Catholic...
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Through an Indian's Looking-Glass: A Cultural Biography of William Apess, Pequot

Drew Lopenzina · University of Massachusetts Press
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback

The life of William Apess (1798-1839) , a Pequot Indian, Methodist preacher, and widely celebrated writer, provides a lens through which to comprehend the complex dynamics of indigenous survival and resistance in the era of America's early nationhood. Apess's life intersects with...
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How to Pray: Reflections and Essays

C S LEWIS · HarperOne
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover

The revered teacher and bestselling author of such classic Christian works as Mere Christianity and The Screwtape Letters, C. S. Lewis here offers wisdom and lessons that illuminate our private dialogue with God - prayer - in this collection drawn from the breadth of his writings.C. S. Lewis's...
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Unafraid Leader Guide: Living with Courage and Hope in Uncertain Times

Adam Hamilton · Abingdon Press
Pages: 64
Format: Paperback

Americans are anxious people. A recent study found that one in five of us has an anxiety disorder and we spend over $2 billion a year on anti-anxiety medications. Often our life events play a significant role in our worries and fears. In this study based on his book Unafraid, Adam Hamilton...
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One Beautiful Dream: The Rollicking Tale of Family Chaos, Personal Passions, and Saying Yes to Them Both

JENNIFER FULWILER · Zondervan
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Pursue your passions, love your family, and say goodbye to guilt - pipe dream or possibility?

Work and family, individuality and motherhood, the creative life and family life - women are told constantly that they can't have it all. One Beautiful Dream is the deeply personal, often...

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The Prophetic Responsibility: Your Role in a World That Ignores God's Voice

Matthew L. Stevenson III · Charisma House
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

God speaks every day. You have a responsibility to listen. The church is in a critical season. There are unprecedented crises in every segment of the world, and ungodly opinions and philosophies abound. The war over truth is raging as the idea of maintaining solidarity with Jesus Christ...
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It's Okay Not to Be Okay: Moving Forward One Day at a Time

Sheila Walsh · Baker Books
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

We've all experienced that moment where we wish we could start all over again. Failed marriages, lost friends, addictions, lost jobs. This is not the life we imagined. Yesterday can sometimes leave us stuck, sad, shamed, scared, and searching. Sheila Walsh encourages readers to face the pain...
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The True Jesus: Uncovering the Divinity of Christ in the Gospels

David Limbaugh · Regnery Publishing
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

David Limbaugh, the New York Times bestselling author of Jesus on Trial and The Emmaus Code, now approaches the question of Jesus Christ's divinity--In what sense was Jesus God? How do we know?--with the same precise, methodical form of enquiry he has employed in his career...
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Billy Graham: An Ordinary Man and His Extraordinary God

Lon Allison · Paraclete Press
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

As the world celebrates the life of Billy Graham, Lon Allison shares the story of the man and his message of Jesus Christ with a whole new generation. "My prayer is that this book will be read by a generation that has never heard of Billy Graham ... . I also write for those who are broadly...
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