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Resurrection Year: Turning Broken Dreams Into New Beginnings

Sheridan Voysey · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

A hope-filled story about starting again after a dream has died—an emotive, poetic, and at times humorous discovery of the healing qualities of beauty, play, friendship, and love.Expectation. Expectation. Expectation. Disappointment. After ten years of tear-soaked prayers, repeatedly...
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Gospel Writing: A Canonical Perspective

Francis Watson · Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company

That there are four canonical versions of the one gospel story is often seen as a problem for Christian faith: where gospels multiply, so too do apparent contradictions that may seem to undermine their truth claims. In Gospel Writing Francis Watson argues that differences and tensions between...
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Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography

Neil Patrick Harris · Crown Pub
Pages: 294
Format: Hardcover

Tired of memoirs that only tell you what really happened? Sick of deeply personal accounts written in the first person? Seeking an exciting, interactive read that puts the "u" back in "aUtobiography"? Then look no further than Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography!...
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Bonhoeffer as Youth Worker: A Theological Vision for Discipleship and Life Together

Andrew Root · Baker Academic

The youth ministry focus of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's life is often forgotten or overlooked, even though he did much work with young people and wrote a number of papers, sermons, and addresses about or for the youth of the church. However, youth ministry expert Andrew Root explains that...
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Southern Living Christmas All Through The South: Joyful Memories, Timeless Moments, Enduring Traditions

The Editors of Southern Living Magazine , · Oxmoor House
Format: Hardcover

Christmas All Through the South captures and celebrates the quintessential experience of Christmas in the South. Presented as a timeline of the Christmas season, each event depicted tells a highly visual story of local Southern traditions and classic holiday parties. Each event will captivate...
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Reinventing Liberal Christianity

Theo Hobson · Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Format: Hardcover

In this provocative book Theo Hobson addresses the current crisis of liberal Christianity. In past years liberal Christianity challenged centuries of authoritarian tradition and had great political influence. It played a major role in the founding of the United States and gave rise to the secular...
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Trying Not to Try: The Art and Science of Spontaneity

Peter C. Brown · Crown
Format: Kindle Edition

From Barnes & NobleWhen first considered, learning spontaneity, like self-tickling, seems a self-defeating project. On the other hand, we all know how a lack of spontaneity can defeat us, whether in business, the playing field, or on dates. Edward Slingerland's Trying Not to Try suggests...
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God's Answers to Life's Difficult Questions

Rick Warren · Zondervan
Format: Hardcover

How can I … cope with stress? rebound from failure? defeat depression? have peace of mind? Life’s difficult questions have answers. Answers from the Bible that can change your outlook—and your life. Rick Warren writes, “In each of these studies, you will discover...
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