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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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Fields of Blood: Religion and the History of Violence

Karen Armstrong · Knopf
Format: Kindle Edition

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When Life Hurts: Finding Hope and Healing from the Pain You Carry

Jimmy Evans · Baker Books
Format: Hardcover

We all experience emotional pain--and even devastation--in our lives, but few of us know how to deal with it properly. Our unresolved pain accumulates deep within the recesses of our hearts, in a place Jimmy Evans calls the "hurt pocket." The more pain we accumulate, the more...
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How to Read the Bible

Harvey Cox · HarperOne
Format: Hardcover

"Renowned religion expert and Harvard Divinity School professor Harvey Cox deepens our experience of the Bible, revealing the three primary ways we read it, why each is important, and how we can integrate these approaches for a richer understanding and appreciation of key texts throughout...
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One Way Love: Inexhaustible Grace for an Exhausted World

Tullian Tchividjian · David C. Cook

Real life is long on law and short on grace—the demands never stop, the failures pile up, and fear sets in. Life requires many things from us—a stable marriage, successful children, a certain quality of life. Anyone living inside the guilt, anxiety, and uncertainty...
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The Food and Feasts of Jesus: The Original Mediterranean Diet, with Menus and Recipes

Douglas E. Neel · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

The New Testament is filled with stories of Jesus eating with people—from extravagant wedding banquets to simple meals of loaves and fishes. The Food and Feasts of Jesus offers a new perspective on life in biblical times by taking readers inside these meals. Food production and distribution...
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Kingdom Conspiracy: Returning to the Radical Mission of the Local Church

Scot McKnight · Brazos Press
Format: Hardcover

According to Scot McKnight, "kingdom" is the biblical term most misused by Christians today. It has taken on meanings that are completely at odds with what the Bible says. "Kingdom" has become a buzzword for both social justice and redemption so that it has lost its connection...
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Your Fatwa Does Not Apply Here: Untold Stories from the Fight Against Muslim Fundamentalism

Karima Bennoune · W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover

Eye-opening accounts of heroic resistance to religious extremism In Lahore Pakistan Faizan Peerzada resisted being relegated to a xCdark cornerxD by staging a performing arts festival despite bomb attacks In Senegal wheelchair-bound Aissatou CissxE produced a comic book to illustrate the injustices...
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Bigfoot: Exploring the Myth & Discovering the Truth

Tom Burnette · Llewellyn Publications

Our committed search to uncover the truth about Bigfoot  Join investigators Tom Burnette and Rob Riggs on their amazing adventure into the wild where the mysterious creature known as Bigfoot dwells. Over the past twenty years, these two men have dedicated themselves to the search...
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