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Blush: A Mennonite Girl Meets a Glittering World

Shirley Hershey Showalter - Herald Press; 1st edition
Format: Paperback

I promise: you will be transported, says Bill Moyers of this memoir. Part Mennonite in a Little Black Dress, part Growing Up Amish, and part Little House on the Prairie, this book evokes a lost time, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, when a sheltered little girl with big dreams entered...
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Making Good Habits, Breaking Bad Habits: 14 New Behaviors That Will Energize Your Life

Joyce Meyer - FaithWords; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Nearly everything we do in life is the result of our habits. The good ones bring peace, joy and power into our lives, and the bad ones steal our peace and joy and prevent our success. In this book, Joyce Meyer explains how to develop good habits--the things you really want to do--and break...
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Get Out of Your Head: Stopping the Spiral of Toxic Thoughts

Jennie Allen - WaterBrook
Format: Hardcover

The visionary behind the million-strong IF:Gathering challenges Christian women to transform their outlook and their lives by interrupting their spiraling thoughts and realizing their God-given power to think differently.Speaker and Bible teacher Jennie Allen hears all the time from women...
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I See You: How Love Opens Our Eyes to Invisible People

Terence Lester - IVP Books
Format: Paperback

We don't care about what we don't see. Countless people are invisible to us. We overlook the poor and homeless, partly because we don't share much space with them. More seriously, we often choose not to see the realities around us. We hold misconceptions about who is deserving or not, or make...
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You Are Never Alone: Trust in the Miracle of God's Presence and Power

Max Lucado - Thomas Nelson
Format: Hardcover

In You Are Never Alone, pastor and New York Times bestselling author Max Lucado will show you that you're stronger than you think because God is nearer than you know. You'll be comforted by the living, loving, miracle-working God who doesn't think twice about stepping into the thorny...
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God Land: A Story of Faith, Loss, and Renewal in Middle America

Lyz Lenz - Indiana University Press
Format: Hardcover

In the wake of the 2016 election, Lyz Lenz watched as her country and her marriage were torn apart by the competing forces of faith and politics. A mother of two, a Christian, and a lifelong resident of middle America, Lenz was bewildered by the pain and loss around her -- the empty churches...
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A Pilgrimage to Eternity: From Canterbury to Rome in Search of a Faith

Timothy Egan - Viking
Format: Hardcover

"What a wondrous work! This beautifully written and totally clear-eyed account of his pilgrimage will have you wondering whether we should all embark on such a journey, either of the body, the soul or, as in Egan's case, both." --Cokie Roberts"If this book doesn't quite settle...
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The Waiting: The True Story of a Lost Child, a Lifetime of Longing, and a Miracle for a Mother Who Never Gave Up

Cathy LaGrow - Tyndale Momentum
Format: Hardcover

An unforgettable true story that will touch your heart and make you believe in love's enduring legacy, and in the power of prayer.In 1928, 16-year-old Minka was on a picnic in the woods when she was assaulted and raped. And suddenly this innocent farm girl -- who still thought the stork...
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Talk Yourself Happy: Transform Your Heart by Speaking God's Promises

Kristi Watts - Nelson Books
Format: Print book

Former cohost of The 700 Club Kristi Watts reveals the pitfalls that keep Christians from true joy and demonstrates the transformational power of speaking the words and promises of God. How does a person bounce back after being beaten down personally, professionally, and emotionally? What...
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The Chamberlain Key: Unlocking the Biblical Code That Proves the Existence of God

Timothy P Smith - WaterBrook
Format: Hardcover

Imagine you are a young, ambitious, successful appraiser of artifacts and antiquities - your services in demand by many of the most powerful individuals and branches of government in Washington, D. C. Your future could not seem brighter - except for a troubling dream...with the same mysterious...
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God of the Underdogs: When the Odds Are Against You, God Is For You

Matt Keller - Thomas Nelson
Format: Print book

Have you ever felt like an underdog? Like you don't have the ability or confidence to pursue your dreams? The Bible is full of ordinary people the world considered underdogs. Yet God chose them to do his work. In God of the Underdogs, pastor Matt Keller tells his own story of being...
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The Me I Want to Be: Becoming God's Best Version of You

John Ortberg - Zondervan; Har/Psc edition
Format: Hardcover

The bestselling author of When the Game Is Over, It All Goes Back in the Box; God Is Closer Than You Think; and The Life You've Always Wanted--will help you discover spiritual vitality like never before as you learn to 'live in the flow of the spirit.' But if God has a perfect...
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Own Your Everyday: Overcome the Pressure to Prove and Show Up for What You Were Made to Do

Jordan Lee Dooley - WaterBrook
Format: Hardcover

A rising star in the podcast, young entrepreneur, and faith space presents The Purpose Driven Life for the next generation.Jordan Lee Dooley has built a massive online following, and her "SHE" podcast garnered over 1 million downloads within 12 weeks of its debut. Widely...
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On Thomas Merton

Mary Gordon - Shambhala
Format: Hardcover

From the best-selling novelist and memoirist: a deeply personal view of her discovery of the celebrated modern monk and thinker through his writings."If Thomas Merton had been a writer and not a monk, we would never have heard of him. If Thomas Merton had been a monk and not a writer,...
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Luther's Fortress: Martin Luther and His Reformation Under Siege

James Reston Jr. - Basic Books; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

In 1521, the Catholic Church declared war on Martin Luther. The German monk had already been excommunicated the year before, after nailing his Ninety-Five Theseswhich accused the Church of rampant corruptionto the door of a Saxon church. Now, the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V called for Luther...
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One Beautiful Dream: The Rollicking Tale of Family Chaos, Personal Passions, and Saying Yes to Them Both

JENNIFER FULWILER - Zondervan
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 humorous...
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Preparing, Adjusting, and Loving the Empty Nest

MICHELE HOWE - Hendrickson Pub
Format: Paperback

After Empty Nest, What's Next? Parenting Adult Children without Losing Your Mind, readers asked author Michele Howe for more--covering topics not discussed in the rst book, along with questions at the end of each chapter for personal or group discussions. With Preparing, Adjusting,...
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More Than Pretty: Doing the Soul Work that Uncovers Your True Beauty

Erica Campbell - Howard Books
Format: Hardcover

Grammy Award-winning gospel singer, television star, and radio host Erica Campbell speaks to women of all shapes and sizes, demonstrating that true beauty is found not in external appearances, but in celebrating the person God made you to be.So many young women struggle with issues of low self-esteem,...
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Waking Up in Heaven: A True Story of Brokenness, Heaven, and Life Again

Crystal McVea - Howard Books
Format: Paperback

An inspirational memoir of near-death experience, rebirth, divine mercy, and finding faith.On December 10, 2009, McVea, a thirty-two-year-old mother of four, went to the hospital for a routine procedure. While undergoing treatment, her face suddenly turned a dark shade of blue, then black....
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Follow Me: A Call to Die.

David Platt - Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.; a edition
Format: Paperback

2014 Christian Retailings Best award winner!What did Jesus really mean when he said, Follow Me? In this new book, David Platt, author of the New York Times bestselling book, Radical Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream, contends that multitudes of people around the world culturally...
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Of Mess and Moxie: Wrangling Delight Out of This Wild and Glorious Life

Jen Hatmaker - Thomas Nelson
Format: Hardcover

Life is messy for each of us. But Jen Hatmaker reminds us that its okay to admit that were all in the same boat. Join New York Times bestselling author and honorary big sister Jen as she shares hilarious tales, shameless honesty, and unconditional hope for the woman whos forgotten her moxie.We...
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The Heart of the Amish: Life Lessons on Peacemaking and the Power of Forgiveness

Suzanne Woods Fisher - Fleming H. Revell Company
Format: Paperback

Everyone has been hurt. Everyone experiences conflict, great and small. Everyone has someone to forgive. But sometimes we just can't bring ourselves to forgive someone who has wronged us or we don't take the need to forgive seriously--not like the Amish do. Forgiving others in order...
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Everybody Always: Becoming Love in a World Full of Setbacks and Difficult People

Bob Goff - ‎Nelson Books; 1st edition
Format: Paperback

What if we stopped avoiding the difficult people in our lives and committed to simply loving everybody? What happens when we give away love like were made of it? In Everybody, Always

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Pray for Me: The Life and Spiritual Vision of Pope Francis, First Pope from the Americas

Robert Moynihan - Image
Format: Hardcover

From the founder and editor of Inside the Vatican magazine, the world's most well-informed, comprehensive monthly on the Roman Catholic Church, comes this enlightening introduction to the life and spiritual teachings of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, now Pope Francis, the first Pope of the Americas.On...
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Chasing the Bright Side: Embrace Optimism, Activate Your Purpose, and Write Your Own Story

Jess Ekstrom - Thomas Nelson
Format: Hardcover

One flicker of hope. That's all it takes to catapult yourself into the life you've always imagined.Success is not born out of skill, school, where we're from, who we know, or what we scored on the SAT. None of us were born ready. None of us started life knowing how to fly a plane or launch...
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Altared: The True Story of a She, a He, and How They Both Got Too Worked Up About We

Claire Claire - WaterBrook Press
Format: Print book

“Altared is a must-read for young Christians hungering for a realistic, biblically rich take on love and marriage in the twenty-first century.” —Katelyn Beaty, editor, Christianity Today magazine, Her.meneutics Mar•riage-hap•py \mar´-ij-hap´e¯\...
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Shunned: How I Lost my Religion and Found Myself

Linda A. Curtis - She Writes Press
Format: Paperback

Linda Curtis was raised as a Jehovah's Witness and is an unquestioning true believer who has knocked on doors from the time she was nine years old. Like other Witnesses, she has been discouraged from pursuing a career, higher education, or even voting, and her friendships are limited...
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The Brainy Bunch: The Harding Family's Method to College Ready by Age Twelve

Kip Harding - Gallery Books
Format: Hardcover

If the Harding family can do it, your family can too! Having six out of ten kids go to college is no small feat on its own, but having six kids in college by the age of twelve - that's nothing short of incredible. Meet Kip and Mona Lisa Harding, high school sweethearts whose simple...
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Raised Right: How I Untangled My Faith from Politics

Alisa Harris - WaterBrook Press
Format: Book

Meet the new breed of Christians shaping our culture.Alisa Harris grew up in a family that actively fought injustice and moral decay in America. She spent much of her childhood picketing abortion clinics and being home-schooled in the ways of conservative-Republican Christianity. As a teen...
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Becoming Amish: A family's search for faith, community and purpose

Jeff Smith - Dance Hall Press
Format: Print book

Bill and Tricia Moser were living in one of America's wealthiest communities when they stepped away and began a journey that led to a horse-and-buggy Amish life. No more BMWs. No more architectural or medical careers. Instead, the Mosers drew close with their children, built pallets for money,...
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The 30-Day Faith Detox: Renew Your Mind, Cleanse Your Body, Heal Your Spirit

Laura Harris Smith - Chosen Books
Format: Paperback

A Reset Button for Your Body, Mind, and SpiritIn our fallen world, invisible toxins like doubt, disappointment, and discouragement can contaminate even the strongest of faiths, leaving behind symptoms that affect our entire being--body, mind, and spirit.Using a one-month detox structure,...
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Nothing to Prove: Why We Can Stop Trying So Hard

Jennie Allen - Waterbrook Press
Format: Print book

No More Pretending. No More Performing. No More Fighting to Prove Yourself. Are you tired, inside and out? Are you trying your best to measure up - yet you still feel as if you're losing ground and missing out on the best parts of life? You are not alone. Jennie Allen understands...
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Truth Worth Telling: A Reporter's Search for Meaning in the Stories of Our Times

Scott Pelley - Hanover Square Press
Format: Hardcover

An inspiring memoir from the front lines of history by award-winning 60 Minutes correspondent Scott PelleyDon't ask the meaning of life. Life is asking, what's the meaning of you?With this provocative question, Truth Worth Telling introduces us to unforgettable people who discovered the meaning...
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Break Out!: 5 Keys to Go Beyond Your Barriers and Live an Extraordinary Life

Joel Osteen - FaithWords
Format: Hardcover

We were not created to just get by with average, unrewarding or unfulfilling lives. God created us to leave our marks on our generations. Every person has seeds of greatness planted within by the Creator. When life weighs upon us, pushing us down, limiting our thinking, labeling us in negative...
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The Four Loves

C S Lewis - HarperOne
Format: Print book

A repackaged edition of the revered author's classic work that examines the four types of human love: affection, friendship, erotic love, and the love of God - part of the C. S. Lewis Signature Classics series.C.S. Lewis - the great British writer, scholar, lay theologian, broadcaster,...
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Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World

Tom Holland
Format: Hardcover


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9 Lies That Will Destroy Your Marriage: And the Truths That Will Save It and Set It Free

Greg Smalley - Focus on the Family
Format: Paperback

Lies about marriage are rampant in our culture and the church. They're killing marriages. But the corresponding truths can strengthen marriages and even save the most troubled relationships. In this book, marriage experts Greg Smalley and Robert Paul identify the lies, explain how they...
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If: Trading Your If Only Regrets for God's What If Possibilities

Mark Batterson - Baker Books
Format: Print book

Transform Your If Only Regrets into What If PossibilitiesIf is a powerful little word. Some people are stuck in "if only," trudging through lives marked with regret. But God wants us to live lives marked with possibilities, with the "what if"...
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The Power of a Praying Mom: Powerful Prayers for You and Your Children

Stormie Omartian - Harvest House Pub, 2015.
Format: Print book

If we can be sure our children have strong faith in God and His Word, and the love of God in their hearts, then we can trust that they are set for eternity. Our prayers play a big part in helping them achieve that. ~Stormie...
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Say Goodbye to Survival Mode: 9 Simple Strategies to Stress Less, Sleep More, and Restore Your Passion for Life

Crystal Paine - Thomas Nelson
Format: Hardcover

Calling the super busy, the stressed out, the overtired. You know you're made for a more fulfilling life. With this book, you'll know where to start. You wake up tired. Your to-do list is too long. The commitments -- and the laundry -- are piling up, but your energy keeps dwindling....
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The Church of Mercy

Pope Francis - Loyola Press
Format: Paperback

"A magnificent book, bursting with profound spiritual insights, from a man who has quickly become one of the greatest spiritual teachers of our time." --James Martin, SJ, author of Jesus: A Pilgrimage. In the year since he was elected, Pope Franciss simple message of mercy, service,...
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How Jesus Became God: The Exaltation of a Jewish Preacher from Galilee

Bart D Ehrman - HarperOne
Format: Paperback

New York Times bestselling author and Bible expert Bart Ehrman reveals how Jesus's divinity became dogma in the first few centuries of the early church.The claim at the heart of the Christian faith is that Jesus of Nazareth was, and is, God. But this is not what the original disciples...
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Glimpsing Heaven: The Stories and Science of Life After Death

Judy Bachrach - National Geographic
Format: Hardcover

If you caught a glimpse of heaven, would you choose to come back to life? Investigative journalist Judy Bachrach has collected accounts of those who died and then returned to life with lucid, vivid memories of what occurred while they were dead, and the conclusions are astonishing. Clinical...
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Family Discipleship: Leading Your Home through Time, Moments, and Milestones

Matt Chandler - Crossway
Format: Hardcover

One of the greatest responsibilities all Christian parents have is to be disciple makers in their homes. Discipling your family can feel like an intimidating task, but it doesn't need to be overwhelming or complicated. With a simple plan in place, discipleship is something every parent...
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Forged: Writing in the Name of God--Why the Bible's Authors Are Not Who We Think They Are

Bart D. Ehrman - HarperOne; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Bart D. Ehrman, the New York Times bestselling author of Jesus, Interrupted and God’s Problem reveals which books in the Bible’s New Testament were not passed down by Jesus’s disciples, but were instead forged by other hands—and why this centuries-hidden scandal...
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Plain Answers About the Amish Life

Mindy Starns Clark - Harvest House Publishers; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

For Amish fiction readers, young and old alike, Plain Answers About the Amish Life provides a glimpse into an obscure, fascinating world--what the Amish believe and how they live. An engaging question-and-answer format showcases fun and fresh facts about the people who abide by this often-misunderstood...
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Living Well, Spending Less: 12 Secrets of the Good Life

Ruth Soukup - Thomas Nelson Publishing
Format: Book

In Search of the Good LifeHave you ever that your life--and budget--is spiraling out of control? Do you sometimes wish you could pull yourself together but wonder exactly how to manage all the scattered pieces of a chaotic life? Is it possible to find balance???In a word, yes.??Ruth Soukup...
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Know Doubt: Embracing Uncertainty in Your Faith

John Ortberg - Zondervan
Format: Book

In this refreshingly candid look at what it takes to live a life of faith, John Ortberg takes an honest look at the misgivings and uncertainties that often shake our beliefs as we navigate through the highs and lows of life. Reflecting on his own bouts with doubt and uncertainty, Ortberg...
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Everlasting Life

Swanson David - Baker Publishing Group
Format: Paperback

When death affects one's friends or family, they wonder what to do, what to say, and how to cope. When people contemplate their own death, they wonder what will happen, and where they will go. Dr. David Swanson has led countless people through death and dying and now offers insights...
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When Your Parent Becomes Your Child: A Journey of Faith Through My Mother's Dementia

Ken Abraham - Thomas Nelson
Format: Book

At first, Ken Abraham wrote off his mother's changes in behavior as quirks that just come with old age. There was memory loss, physical decline, hygiene issues, paranoia, and uncharacteristic attitudes. He soon realized that dementia had changed her life—and his familiy's—forever....
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Forgiving What You Can't Forget: Discover How to Move On, Make Peace with Painful Memories, and Create a Life That's Beautiful Again

Lysa TerKeurst - Thomas Nelson
Format: Hardcover

You deserve to stop suffering because of what other people have done to you.Have you ever felt stuck in a cycle of unresolved pain, playing offenses over and over in your mind? You know you can't go on like this, but you don't know what to do next. Lysa TerKeurst has wrestled through...
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The Book of Enoch

R H Charles - Dover Publications
Format: Paperback

R. H. Charles provides a definitive translation of one of the most noted apocalyptic works still in existence. Often described as "the lost book" of the Bible, The Book of Enoch seems to have been written in Palestine by several different authors in the first and second centuries...
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The Evangelicals: The Struggle to Shape America

Frances FitzGerald - Simon & Schuster
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...
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Uncommon Marriage: Learning about Lasting Love and Overcoming Life's Obstacles Together

Tony Dungy - Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.,
Format: Print book

What does it take to build a marriage that will last? Tony and Lauren Dungy have together known the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. They fell in love, built a family, and made sports history when Tony became the first African American head coach to win the Super Bowl. Yet they've...
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Making Good Habits, Breaking Bad Habits: 14 New Behaviors That Will Energize Your Life

Joyce Meyer - FaithWords; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

Nearly everything we do in life is the result of our habits The good ones bring peace joy and power into our lives and the bad ones steal our peace and joy and prevent our success In this book Joyce Meyer explains how to develop good habits--the things you really want to do--and break the bad ones...
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Jesus of Nazareth: The Infancy Narratives

Pope Benedict XVI - Image
Format: Hardcover

New York Times Bestseller! The momentous third and final volume in the Pope’s international bestselling Jesus of Nazareth series, detailing how the stories of Jesus’ infancy and childhood are as relevant today as they were two thousand years ago. In 2007, Joseph Ratzinger...
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You'll Get Through This: Hope and Help for Your Turbulent Times

Max Lucado - Thomas Nelson
Format: Hardcover

You’ll get through this.It won’t be painless.It won’t be quick.But God will use this mess for good.Don’t be foolish or naïve.But don’t despair either.With God’s help, you’ll get through this.You fear you won't make it through. We all do. We fear...
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Think Better, Live Better: A Victorious Life Begins in Your Mind

Joel Osteen - FaithWords
Format: Hardcover

Bestselling author Joel Osteen shares how reprogramming your thoughts to remove negativity will lead to a more blessed, fulfilled life. Your mind has incredible power over your success or failure. THINK BETTER, LIVE BETTER offers a simple yet life-changing strategy for erasing the thoughts...
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Between the Dark and the Daylight: Embracing the Contradictions of Life

Joan Chittister - Image
Format: Hardcover

"There is a part of the soul that stirs at night, in the dark and soundless times of day, when our defenses are down and our daylight distractions no longer serve to protect us from ourselves," writes beloved author, Joan Chittister. "It's then, in the still of life,...
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The Lost Gospel: Decoding the Ancient Text that Reveals Jesus' Marriage to Mary the Magdalene

Simcha Jacobovici - Pegasus; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

In a startling follow-up to the New York Times bestseller The Jesus Family Tomb, a historical detective story that unravels a newly translated document filled with startling revelations and fascinating detail about the life and times of Jesus. The Dead Sea Scrolls, the Gnostic writings...
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You Can't Make Me

Cynthia Tobias - WaterBrook Press; Rev Upd edition
Format: Print book

“I love the practical strategies and valuable insights from the hearts and lives of strong-willed kids.… You’ll defi nitely want to make this book part of your parenting library.”—Dr. Kevin Leman, New York Times best-selling author of Have a New Kid by FridayTurn...
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The Antelope in the Living Room: The Real Story of Two People Sharing One Life

Melanie Shankle - Tyndale House Publishers
Format: Paperback

Welcome to the story of a real marriage.Marriage is simultaneously the biggest blessing and the greatest challenge two people can ever take on. It is the joy of knowing there is someone to share in your joys and sorrows, and the challenge of living with someone who thinks it's a good...
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Enlightened Contemporaries: Francis, Dgen, and Rm: Three Great Mystics of the Thirteenth Century and Why They Matter Today

Steve Kanji Ruhl - Monkfish Book Publishing
Format: Paperback

Enlightened Contemporaries is the first book to compare the lives and teachings of three of the world's most admired spiritual masters: Francis of Assisi, the Christian saint; Dogen, the great Zen Buddhist teacher; and Rumi, the Islamic Sufi master. They lived during the same turbulent...
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Fresh Start: The New You Begins Today

Joel Osteen - Faithwords
Format: Hardcover

Bestselling author Joel Osteen offers practical insight and encouragement for a new beginning with God--essentials about who He is, who we are, and how with Him we can fulfill our destiny.
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Without Rival: Embrace Your Identity and Purpose in an Age of Confusion and Comparison

Lisa Bevere - Revell
Format: Print book

Bold Bible Teacher Empowers Women to Live Free from Comparison and RivalryIn this day of challenge and opportunity, women have been the victims of constant comparison and rivalry. It has robbed the church of the feminine voice and contribution that would make her strong. In a wild, vibrant,...
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Vanishing Grace: What Ever Happened to the Good News?

Philip Yancey - Thomas Nelson Publishing
Format: Hardcover

"Why does the church stir up such negative feelings?" Philip Yancey has been asking this all his life as a journalist. His perennial question is more relevant now than ever: in a twenty-year span starting in the mid-nineties, research shows that favorable opinions of Christianity...
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Ruined

Ruth Everhart - Tyndale House Publishers
Format: Print book

""It happened on a Sunday night, even though I'd been a good girl and gone to church that morning. ""One brisk November evening during her senior year at a small Midwestern Christian college, two armed intruders broke into the house Ruth Everhart shared with her roommates,...
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Of Moose and Men: Lost and Found in Alaska

Torry Martin - Harvest House Publishers
Format: Print book

Torry Martin - a comedian, actor, and hippie - fled from California to the wilderness of Alaska, searching for answers to life's big questions. He found what he was looking for...and a lot more! A moose got its head stuck in Torry's window. A reindeer was trapped in his kitchen....
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Martin Luther: Renegade and Prophet

Lyndal Roper - Random House
Format: Hardcover

This definitive biography reveals the complicated inner life of the founding father of the Protestant Reformation, whose intellectual assault on Catholicism ushered in a century of upheaval that transformed Christianity and changed the course of world history. On October 31, 1517, so the story...
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Instinct: The Power to Unleash Your Inborn Drive

T. D. Jakes - FaithWords; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

An instant 1 New York Times bestseller for six weeks, Bishop T.D. Jakess smash-hit INSTINCT shows readers how to tap into their God-given intuition to achieve ultimate success. Whether you call it following your heart, a gut feeling, a hunch or intuition, instinct-the inner knowledge bubbling...
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Walking with Jesus: A Way Forward for the Church

Pope Francis - Loyola Press
Format: Hardcover

Two thousand years ago, Jesus said, Follow me. What if the 21st-century Church actually heeded that call What would the world look like if the Church were truly on the move Simply put, very different. But these ponderings beg one more critical question What exactly should the Church be moving...
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Ruined

Ruth Everhart - Tyndale House Publishers
Format: Print book

"It happened on a Sunday night, even though I'd been a good girl and gone to church that morning."One brisk November evening during her senior year at a small Midwestern Christian college, two armed intruders broke into the house Ruth Everhart shared with her roommates,...
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Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream

David Platt - Multnomah Books
Format: Hardcover

What is Jesus worth to you?It's easy for American Christians to forget how Jesus said his followers would actually live, what their new lifestyle would actually look like. They would, he said, leave behind security, money, convenience, even family for him. They would abandon everything...
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Uninvited: Living Loved When You Feel Less Than, Left Out, and Lonely

Lysa TerKeurst - Thomas Nelson
Format: Paperback

The enemy wants us to feel rejected . . . left out, lonely, and less than.In Uninvited, Lysa shares her own deeply personal experiences of rejection--from the perceived judgment of the perfectly toned woman one elliptical over to the incredibly painful childhood abandonment by her father....
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Believe Bigger: Discover the Path to Your Life Purpose

Marshawn Evans Daniels - Howard Books
Format: Hardcover

Reinvention strategist Marshawn Evans Daniels delivers a practical and inspirational guide for women ready to reclaim their lives and discover a higher purpose after experiencing regret and disappointment - demonstrating that through disruption, life can become sweeter than ever imagined.Marshawn...
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Noel Street

Richard Paul Evans - Gallery Books
Format: Hardcover

In this new offering from "the king of Christmas fiction" (The New York Times) , #1 bestselling author Richard Paul Evans shares a story of heart, loyalty, and hope as he explores the deeper meaning of the holiday season and asks what it truly means to love and forgive....
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A Family Shaped by Grace: How to Get Along with the People Who Matter Most

Gary Morland - Revell
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...
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Approaching the End of Life: A Practical and Spiritual Guide

Donna Schaper - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover

In her more than forty years as a minister, Rev. Donna Schaper has been approached hundreds of times by people wanting to know how to prepare for the end of life in both practical and spiritual matters. Countless others have turned to her for guidance on how to handle the death of a loved...
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The Light Within Me: An Inspirational Memoir

Ainsley Earhardt - Harper
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times bestseller!The celebrated Fox News star and #1 New York Times bestselling author offers a powerful, uplifting look at her life and her spiritual journey, reflecting on her family, her faith, and her successful career.In her bestselling children's book Take Heart, My Child,...
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The DIY Home Planner: Practical Tips and Inspiring Ideas to Decorate It Yourself

KariAnne Wood - Harvest House Publishers
Format: Paperback

Your Decorating Dreams Can Come True Welcome to the only house decorating journal you'll ever need. Come inside and make yourself comfortable. As you enter, you'll find encouragement and inspiration to get your decorating journey started, as well as helpful instructions on how to use this...
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The Book of Mormon Girl: A Memoir of an American Faith

Joanna Brooks - Free Press; Original edition
Format: Paperback

From her days of feeling like "a root beer among the Cokes" - Coca-Cola being a forbidden fruit for Mormon girls like her - Joanna Brooks always understood that being a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints set her apart from others. But, in her eyes, that...
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Wicked Women of the Bible

Ann Spangler - Zondervan
Format: Paperback

What can Jezebel, the Bible's wickedest queen, reveal about God's holiness and power and even about his sense of humor? What about the Woman at the Well - the one with five husbands and a live-in lover? And what of the prostitute whose tears bathe the feet of Jesus in front of people...
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God's Story, Your Story: When His Becomes Yours

Max Lucado - Zondervan; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Carpools and car crashes, job switches and joint custody, moves and motionlessness. Is there a cohesive storyline to the chaos, confusion, and clutter of your daily life? According to well-loved author Max Lucado, the answer is a resounding yes! So what is the text of your life? With his unequaled...
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The Real Win: A Man's Quest for Authentic Success

Colt McCoy - Multnomah Books
Format: Print book

“I can't speak highly enough about the way this book addresses manhood in our culture. Biblically challenging and radically applicable, it honestly addresses the deepest longings and fears a man faces.”   --Matt Chandler Prepare for a paradigm-shifting view of biblical...
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Killing Jesus

Stephen Mansfield - Worthy Publishing
Format: Hardcover

TORTURE -- INFANTICIDE -- BRUTALITY -- MURDER The World Would Never Be the Same "The execution of Jesus was a crime born of the streets, the barracks, the enclaves of the privileged, and the smoke-filled back rooms of religious and political power brokers. Its meaning lives in these...
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Renegade Amish: Beard Cutting, Hate Crimes, and the Trial of the Bergholz Barbers

Donald B. Kraybill - Johns Hopkins University Press
Format: Hardcover

On the night of September 6, 2011, terror called at the Amish home of the Millers. Answering a late-night knock from what appeared to be an Amish neighbor, Mrs. Miller opened the door to her five estranged adult sons, a daughter, and their spouses. It wasn't a friendly visit. Within...
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One More Try: What to Do When Your Marriage Is Falling Apart

Gary D Chapman - Moody Publishers
Format: Paperback

When doors slam and angry words fly, when things just aren't working out, and even when your spouse has destroyed your trust, there is still hope. If you feel like your marriage is near the breaking point, or even if you've already separated, Gary Chapman will show you how you can give...
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Call It Grace: Finding Meaning in a Fractured World

Serene Jones - Viking
Format: Hardcover

"Theology is a place and a story. Theology is the place and story you think of when you ask yourself about the meaning of your life, of the world, and the possibility of God."So begins Serene Jones's epic work of raw truth, fierce love, and spiritual teaching as muscular as the fractured...
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The Love Dare for Parents

Stephen Kendrick - B&H Books
Format: Paperback

From the authors of international best-selling marriage book The Love Dare comes The Love Dare for Parents, a 40-day journey of “dares” challenging one or both parents to understand, practice, and communicate Christ-like love to their children.Easy to read and work into a busy...
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Second chances : finding healing for your pain, regaining your strength, celebrating your new life

Pat Smith - Bethany House
Format: Print book

Let Go of the Past--Embrace Your Second ChanceYou have a destiny. You may have lost sight of it, opened a wrong door, taken a misleading path, but it's there--you haven't missed your chance! Yet it can be hard to see, hard to find, when the only things in front of you are challenging...
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Making Friends among the Taliban

Jonathan P. Larson - Herald Press; First edition
Format: Paperback

The Sharron Valley is as majestic, harsh, and remote as any in Afghanistan. In the summer, snowmelt feeds a silver ribbon of river, and the valley floor is strewn with stones and boulders. On each side, mountain walls rise steeply away to the crests of the Hindu Kush. As far as the eye can see,...
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A Woman of Strength and Purpose: Directing Your Strong Will to Improve Relationships, Expand Influence, and Honor God

Cynthia Ulrich Tobias - WaterBrook Press
Format: Print book

Your Strong Will Is God's Will! As a strong-willed woman, you meet the world head-on, undeterred by those who say something can't be done. When applied in the right ways, your God-given passion produces clear-eyed purpose, deep compassion, and a bold spirit that can change the world....
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The Life You've Always Wanted: Spiritual Disciplines for Ordinary People

John Ortberg - Zondervan
Format: Print book

You can live a deeper, more spiritual life right where you are. The heart of Christianity is transformation - a relationship with God that impacts not just our spiritual lives but every aspect of our daily lives. John Ortberg calls readers back to the dynamic heartbeat of Christianity - God's...
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Jesus Calling: Enjoying Peace in His Presence

Sarah Young - Integrity Publishers
Format: Hardcover

Uniquely inspired treasures from heaven for every day of the year by missionary Sarah Young. Jesus Calling is a devotional filled with uniquely inspired treasures from heaven for every day of the year. After many years of writing in her prayer journal, missionary Sarah Young decided to listen...
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Have a Happy Family by Friday: How to Improve Communication, Respect & Teamwork in 5 Days

Dr. Kevin Leman - Revell
Format: Hardcover

Every member of a family plays a vital role in the health and happiness of the household. Everyone is important, deserves to be treated with love and respect, and needs to know that when they make mistakes they will still be loved unconditionally. And when every member of the family is pulling...
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The Power of a Praying Parent

Stormie Omartian - Harvest House Publishers; Reprint edition
Format: Book

Stormie Omartian's bestselling The Power of a Praying(R) series (more than 28 million copies sold) is rereleased with fresh new covers and new material to reach a still-growing market of readers eager to discover the power of prayer for their lives. After 20 years of raising her son and daughter...
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Protestants: The Faith That Made the Modern World

ALEC RYRIE - Penguin Books
Format: Paperback

On the 500th anniversary of Luther's theses, a landmark history of the revolutionary faith that shaped the modern world. "Ryrie writes that his aim 'is to persuade you that we cannot understand the modern age without understanding the dynamic history of Protestant Christianity.'...
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Francis of Assisi: A New Biography

Augustine Thompson - Cornell University Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Among the most beloved saints in the Catholic tradition, Francis of Assisi (c. 1181–1226) is popularly remembered for his dedication to poverty, his love of animals and nature, and his desire to follow perfectly the teachings and example of Christ. During his lifetime and after his death,...
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How to Read the Bible

Harvey Cox - HarperOne
Format: Print book

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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The Map of Heaven: How Science, Religion, and Ordinary People Are Proving the Afterlife

Ptolemy Tompkins - Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book

The author of the 1 New York Times bestseller Proof of Heaven teams up with the sages of times past, modern scientists, and with ordinary people who have had profound spiritual experiences to show the reality of heaven and our true identities as spiritual beings. The Map of Heaven takes...
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Chasing Vines: Finding Your Way to an Immensely Fruitful Life

Beth Moore - Tyndale Momentum
Format: Hardcover

God wants us to flourish. In fact, he delights in our flourishing. Life isn't always fun, but in Christ it can always be fruitful.In Chasing Vines, Beth shows us from Scripture how all of life's concerns -- the delights and the trials -- matter to God. He uses all of it to help...
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Grateful: The Transformative Power of Giving Thanks

Diana Butler Bass - HarperOne
Format: Hardcover

The author of the multiple award-winning Grounded and leading trend spotter in contemporary Christianity explores why gratitude is missing as a modern spiritual practice, offers practical suggestions for reclaiming it, and illuminates how the shared practice of gratitude can lead to greater...
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Let It Go: Forgive So You Can Be Forgiven

T.D. Jakes - Atria Books; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

The star of BETs Mind, Body & Soul, and featured guest speaker on Oprah’s Lifeclass, Potters House pastor T.D. Jakes offers readers Let It Go: Forgive So You Can Be Forgiven, the New York Times bestselling book inspired by the Lord’s Prayer which explores forgiveness as a life...
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The Grave Robber: How Jesus Can Make Your Impossible Possible

Mark Batterson - Baker Books
Format: Hardcover

Do we believe that God still does miracles? Do we expect him to move in miraculous ways in our day-in, day-out lives? Maybe wed like to see miracles, but its hard to see past our problems. All that is about to change, like water into wine. There are miracles all around us all the time,...
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Overcomer

Chris Fabry - Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Format: Paperback

Life changes overnight for coach John Harrison when his high school basketball team and state championship dreams are crushed under the weight of unexpected news. When the largest manufacturing plant shuts down and hundreds of families leave their town, John questions how he and his family...
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Jesus Always: Embracing Joy in His Presence

Sarah Young - Thomas Nelson
Format: Print book

Sarah Young's first 365-day devotional since Jesus Calling. With scripture and new personal reflections, the #1 New York Times bestselling author Sarah Young, brings Jesus' message of joy - for today and every day. Experience true joy - now and always. Life today is full of difficulties...
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There Is More: When the World Says You Can't, God Says You Can

Brian Houston - WaterBrook
Format: Hardcover

Founder and Global Senior Pastor of Hillsong Church and author of LIVE LOVE LEAD shows how, with God's power, you can believe and achieve a life that exceeds every earthly expectation. When you surrender control and follow God's guidance, you become empowered and equipped to do the impossible,...
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Christian: The Politics of a Word in America

Matthew Burton Bowman - Harvard University Press
Format: Hardcover

Religious diversity has long been a defining feature of the United States. But what may be even more remarkable than the sheer range of faiths is the diversity of political visions embedded in those religious traditions. Matthew Bowman delves into the ongoing struggle over the potent word...
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