Back Christian Books | August Newsletter

SelectReads News
Simple News Pro
  Christian Books  
Don't Give Up: Faith That Gives You the Confidence to Keep Believing and the Courage to Keep Going

Kyle Idleman · Baker Books
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback

The parent with the wayward child. The couple whose marriage is in jeopardy. The man who is out of work. The woman stuck in crushing debt. The patient with a bad diagnosis. The student who can't get a fair shake. People hanging by a thread, losing faith and short on strength. What do they...
Read More check catalog
 
 
Perfectly Human: Nine Months with Cerian

Sarah C. Williams · Plough Publishing House
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

She knew they would only have a few fleeting months together, but in that time Sarah's unborn daughter would transform her understanding of beauty, worth, and the gift of life.Happily married and teaching history at the University of Oxford, Sarah Williams had credentials, success,...
Read More check catalog
 
 
The Next Right Thing: A Simple, Soulful Practice for Making Life Decisions

Emily P. Freeman · Revell
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Nothing gets our attention like an unmade decision: Should I accept the new position? Which schooling choice is best for my kids? How can I support my aging parents? When we have a decision to make and the answer isn't clear, what we want more than anything is peace, clarity, and a nudge...
Read More check catalog
 
 
The Faith of Dolly Parton: Lessons from Her Life to Lift Your Heart

DUDLEY DELFFS · Zondervan
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Dolly Parton has entertained, educated, and inspired millions of fans for over five decades. Whether she's writing songs, performing live, recording new albums, acting in or producing new movies and TV programs, expanding her wildly successful Dollywood amusement park, helping children...
Read More check catalog
 
 
Praying Circles around Your Marriage

Joel Schmidgall · Zondervan
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Dream big, pray hard, and think long--together. Marriage is your most sacred relationship on this earth, and prayer is the single most powerful way to transform it. It's time to learn the relational truths in the legend of Honi the Circle Maker--a man bold enough to draw a circle in the sand...
Read More check catalog
 
 
Advent: The Once and Future Coming of Jesus Christ

Fleming Rutledge · Eerdmans
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback

"Advent," says Fleming Rutledge, "is definitely not for sissies." As the midnight of the Christian year, Advent is rife with dark, gritty realities. In this book Rutledge spotlights the rich significance of the Advent season not just as transitional but as vibrant and profound...
Read More check catalog
 
 
When Life Doesn't Match Your Dreams: Hope for Today from 12 Women of the Bible

Jill Eileen Smith · Revell
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

Life is full of twists and turns. Relationships falter, careers fizzle, health fades. We may be faced with choices we never wanted to make or have situations pushed upon us we'd never expected. Yet, in all of it, God is at our side--even when he feels far away.Drawing on her extensive...
Read More check catalog
 
 
Ephesians: Biblical Commentary

Joyce Meyer · FaithWords
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover

Learn the importance of living in Christ and putting your relationship with Him first with this commentary on Ephesians from internationally renowned Bible teacher Joyce Meyer.Paul's letter to the Ephesians is a well-loved book of the Bible that teaches some of the most important lessons...
Read More check catalog
 
 
Choose Greatness: 11 Wise Decisions that Brave Young Men Make

Gary Chapman · Northfield Publishing
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback

Why do some teens thrive as adults while others struggle? What makes the difference?Gary Chapman, the New York Times #1 bestselling author of The Five Love Languages®, and Clarence Shuler met when Clarence was still a teen. Gary mentored Clarence and helped him make wise decisions during...
Read More check catalog
 
 
Ave Maria: The Mystery of a Most Beloved Prayer

Pope Francis · Image
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

This important new work by Pope Francis provides an enlightening new vision of the importance of women in the Church and the world, seen through the lens of Mary, the mother of Jesus."At the beginning of the re-creation of the world, there is a dialogue between God and a single woman,"...
Read More check catalog
 
 
Schindler's List

Thomas Keneally · Simon & Schuster Audio and Blackstone Audio
Pages: 1
Format: Audiobook

[Read by Humphrey Bower] The acclaimed bestselling classic of Holocaust literature, winner of the Booker Prize and the Los Angeles Times Book Award for Fiction, and the inspiration for the classic film -- ''a masterful account of the growth of the human soul'' (Los Angeles...
Read More check catalog
 
 
#Struggles: Following Jesus in a Selfie-Centered World

Craig Groeschel · Zondervan
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

We all love the benefits of technology and social media, but even with the incredible upsides, many of us suspect there are unintended negative consequences that are beyond our control. We've lost perspective, even perhaps ourselves. In this timely and life-changing new book, New York...
Read More check catalog
 
 
Standing Strong

Charles F. Stanley · Howard Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

This powerful book from Dr. Charles Stanley outlines key areas of conviction that can make or break who we are and how we live.What we choose to believe intrinsically determines whether or not we are able to stand strong in this life. Including our convictions about God and who he is, about...
Read More check catalog
 
 
Shameless: A Sexual Reformation

Nadia Bolz-Weber · Convergent Books
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Raw, intimate, and timely, Nadia Bolz-Weber's latest book offers a full-blown overhaul of our harmful and antiquated ideas about sex, gender, and our bodies. Christians are obsessed with sex. But not in a good way. For generations countless people have suffered pain, guilt, and judgment...
Read More check catalog
 
 
Nothing to Fear: Principles and Prayers to Help You Thrive in a Threatening World

Barry C Black · Tyndale Momentum
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

"I'm really concerned about the state of the world. It feels like things are falling apart.""I'm worried about my family's future.""How can I stand firm in my faith in today's culture?"Our times are turbulent ones, and questions and worries...
Read More check catalog