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Not What I Signed Up For
$17.99Add to cartWhat do I do when I don’t know what to do?
Have you ever found yourself in an unexpected season? Struggling with fear, uncertainty, and an unknown future? And thinking to yourself (and saying to God): This is not what I signed up for.
From counselor and Bible teacher Nicole Unice comes a book for when you feel scared, helpless, and in over your head. In Not What I Signed Up For, Nicole takes us on a journey through the biblical story of Joseph-thirteen years of conflict, abandonment, and captivity-to help us see how God uses life’s hard times, twists, turns, and in-between spaces to grow something essential in our souls. With honest vulnerability, she’ll help you learn to:
*Move forward when every choice feels impossible.
*Persevere when you have no idea how your story will end.
*Recognize signposts of hope in times of doubt, anxiety, and disappointment
*Develop a sense of purpose and a resilient faith as you walk through seasons of uncertaintyAs you witness Joseph’s eventual restoration and redemption unfold in an entirely different way than what he must have expected, you’ll find the strength, hope, and perspective to navigate a season you didn’t sign up for.
Not What I Signed Up For also makes a perfect gift for anyone in need of spiritual encouragement.
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I Could Be Wrong But I Doubt It
Original price was: $28.99.$17.97Current price is: $17.97.Add to cartDiscover the completely unique qualifications and accomplishments of Jesus Christ–the Creator of everything, the King who will set you free, and the best friend you could ever have.
Over nearly five decades of walking with God, podcaster, author and Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson has learned a thing or two about why Jesus is the only one worth following. Of all the things we could put our trust in, only Jesus has the answers to our questions and the solutions for our problems.
Plenty of people claim to have the answers for a better life. Politicians claim they can fix our nation. Scientists and technologists trumpet the latest and greatest discoveries that’ll make everything right. Self-help gurus offer one pathway to peace after another. But it’s no secret that our world is increasingly divided and broken–and we’ve got the fear, anxiety, and hopelessness to prove it. Jesus alone can make good on the promise of lasting peace, real freedom, and life eternal.
With his trademark directness, humor, and insight, Phil will help you:
*experience Jesus as the Creator and all-powerful Sustainer of all creation;
*reconcile your own brokenness and sinfulness with Jesus’ unending well healing, forgiveness, and peace;
*develop the eyes to see Jesus for who he really is: the friend who will always be there for you, no matter what mistakes you’ve made; and
*look to the Bible to get to know Jesus and better understand His grace and love for you.
Politics won’t save you. Science can’t give you the power to sidestep death. The pleasures and joys of this world are fleeting at best, damaging counterfeits at worst. But Phil has good news for you: Jesus offers life, joy, and peace, and he’s never more than a prayer away.
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Life And Words Of Christ (Large Type)
$12.99Add to cartDiscover the life and words of Christ in the New Testament in over 150 easy-to-read, large print word searches! The Life and Words of Christ Large Print Word Search is a wonderful source of inspiration, reflection and encouragement on the impact of Jesus.
Each edition in the Seekers of the Word series of puzzles from Whitaker House is a fun, relaxing way to pass the time, whether you are waiting for a friend or just need some stress relief. Searching for words relating to the life and words of Christ can help to grow your faith in Him and His promises. Word searches can also improve your vocabulary and spelling, develop pattern recognition skills, and keep your memory sharp.
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Mornings And Evenings Of Grace
$12.99Add to cartEnjoy 100 easy-to-read, large print word searches from “the Prince of Preachers,” Charles H. Spurgeon in the Mornings & Evenings of Grace Large Print Word Search featuring inspirational words from his classic devotional. In the 1800s, Spurgeon’s compelling sermons and lively preaching style drew multitudes of people, resulting in many coming to Christ. He preached to an estimated ten million people throughout his life and at one point, his sermons sold 25,000 copies every week! Morning & Evening remains one of his most popular works today. These selections from Spurgeon’s classic devotional are sure to bring a calming balm to your heart as you discover more about God and His promises.
Each edition in the Seekers of the Word series of puzzles from Whitaker House is a fun, relaxing way to pass the time, whether you are waiting for a friend or just need some stress relief. Word searches can also improve your vocabulary and spelling, develop pattern recognition skills, and keep your memory sharp.
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Vision Of Jesus
$19.99Add to cartWhat if Genesis through Revelation is just the beginning of knowing who God is?
This book will guide you into a deeper understanding and intimacy with God as you study who He is as the resurrected King. You will have a better grasp of the book of Revelation and who Jesus is revealed in this powerful part of Scripture.
The image we have of Jesus is one that affects the way we act as Christians and the way we take the gospel to the world. That image has sometimes been reflected badly because we do not have a fully rounded image of the Jesus we love and worship. Indeed, some modern concepts of Jesus in the church would be difficult to worship.
In Revelation 1, Jesus appears in a vision given to the apostle John. It is an awesome, majestic vision. The Bible, perhaps intentionally, doesn’t give us much information about what Jesus looked like in human form. Yet here in John’s apocalyptic book, God gives us an image that transcends the incarnation, an image of Jesus we can really focus on. In A Vision of Jesus, respected Bible teacher R.T. Kendall mines Revelation 1 to show readers:
*The unique promise of the Book of Revelation
*What Revelation teaches us about how to handle guilt, jealousy, and the unexpected
*Who God is and how Jesus is the fulfilment of the Old Testament pictures, as well as our great High Priest, the King, and moreIn these pages, Kendall guides readers toward a faith enriched by a more complete image of the Savior. Engaging and enlightening, this book will inspire Christians to renew their devotion to Jesus and share His transformative love with the world.
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Blood Revised Edition (Revised)
$19.99Add to cartThe Cross is so much more than a story. It’s the most powerful event in all of human history!
After reading this book I will have a greater appreciation for what Christ did on the cross for me. I will know the true power and beauty of His love for me as I learn about who He is through the Scriptures and His Holy Spirit.
Christians are still trying to find the key to supernatural grace, protection, and mercy. Benny Hinn unlocks the reality of the power of the blood of Jesus in this book, which includes an interactive study guide.
Using accounts of healings, salvation, and miraculous deliverances, this revised edition emphasizes biblical concepts and explains how to apply foundational truths about the blood of Jesus to every aspect of life. In this unique, interactive book, readers will:
*Discover the importance God place on blood covenants.
*Recognize areas of sin where your own flesh is tempted
*Experience the power of the blood of Jesus.
*Understand how fearing God does not mean being afraid of Him.
*Enter into the Holy Spirit’s presence through the blood of His Son. -
Easter On The Farm
$17.99Add to cartSpring is here, and the farm is waking up to new life!
A young girl and her family are ready to celebrate the new life of spring. She meets baby animals, helps prepare the garden for planting, and collects pussy willows by the marsh. As they get ready to host a community Easter egg hunt on the farm, the family also decorates eggs with natural dyes and makes funny gifts from egg shells and grass.
From the bestselling author of Thanksgiving in the Woods and A Simple Christmas on the Farm, this bright, hopeful story invites readers to gather and celebrate the beauty of spring. Backmatter includes handmade Easter craft activities, including coloring eggs with natural dyes and making eggshell critters. Easter on the Farm is the fourth in the Countryside Holiday series.
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Back To Bank Street
$14.99Add to cartOzzy and Evie provide a sweet finale to the Bank Street Stories series with believable attraction, romance, and family values that is guaranteed to keep the pages turning.
Ozzy Abramson has made a name for himself as a photographer. His specialty is portraiture, and he builds beautiful scenes around the people he photographs. He has a gift for saying just the right things to get his subjects to look their best. Ozzy regularly works with famous actors, models, and musicians. He is extremely talented and easygoing, and that only serves to increase his popularity. He is obsessed with finding ways to make people look even better in photographs than they do in real life. But then he meets a woman who makes that task impossible.
Ozzy agrees to take some photos as a favor to a family friend and suddenly finds himself captivated by one of the subjects of the photo shoot, Evie Taylor. In an instant he realizes everything he has thought about beauty, perfection, and life has all changed. Ozzy and Evie will soon learn that love at first sight is more than just a clich.
Back to Bank Street is the ninth and final book in the bestselling Bank Street Stories series.
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Return Of The Kingdom
$24.00Add to cartIn this ESBT volume, Stephen Dempster traces the themes of kingship and kingdom throughout Scripture, illuminating the challenges, pain, and ultimate hope that the Bible offers. The story of God’s kingship is ultimately the fulfillment of a promise to deeat sin and death and to establish a world of peace and justice.
The biblical story begins and ends with God as king. Human beings rebel, however, rather than fulfilling their royal calling to rule creation on behalf of their Sovereign-and the world became enslaved to the rule of a dark, serpentine lord.
In this volume of IVP Academic’s Essential Studies in Biblical Theology, Stephen Dempster traces the themes of kingship and kingdom throughout Scripture, illuminating the challenges, pain, and ultimate hope that the Bible offers. The story of God’s kingship is ultimately the fulfillment of a promise, a promise to restore the rightful rule of humanity over creation by defeating sin and death and to establish a world of peace and justice.
Essential Studies in Biblical Theology (ESBT), edited by Benjamin L. Gladd, explore the central or essential themes of the Bible’s grand storyline. Taking cues from Genesis 1-3, authors trace the presence of these themes throughout the entire sweep of redemptive history. Written for students, church leaders, and laypeople, the series offers an introduction to biblical theology.
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Field Notes For The Wilderness A Guided Journal (Student/Study Guide)
$15.00Add to cartMake the breakthrough you need to gently and creatively transform your faith, with this practical companion journal to Field Notes for the Wilderness, Sarah Bessey’s meditation on finding God in the mystery.
Field Notes for the Wilderness is a nurturing and hopeful collection of practices for the emerging generation of faith followers-the wounded, the curious, the lost, and the miraculously hopeful.
This guided journal companion to Sarah Bessey’s transformative spiritual guide walks you through practical activities, questions, and challenges following the principles for an evolving faith, including:
* practicing wonder and curiosity as spiritual disciplines
* learning to mother yourself with empathy
* making space for lament and righteous rage
* finding good spiritual teachersTake the groundbreaking concepts from Field Notes for the Wilderness and encounter additional shepherding and viable wisdom to apply them intentionally and impactfully to your life.
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From Union Square To Rome
$22.00Add to cartPreface by Robert Ellsberg
With a New Foreword by
Pope Francis
“‘Praise God’ is the title of this letter. For when human beings claim to take God’s place, they become their own worst enemies.”
In Laudato Si’, his historic encyclical of 2015,Pope Francis firmly established ecological concerns as central to the agenda of Catholic Social Teaching. Along with a spiritual framework on care for creation, he outlined such issues as climate change, biodiversity, and the peril facing our oceans, and offered a comprehensive guide to integral ecology.
Now, comes a shorter but even more urgent call: Laudate Deum, which focuses specifically on the climate crisis. As Erin Lothes Biviano writes in her introduction, Pope Francis here writes as a prophet, priest, poet, and most of all “a pastor, deeply concerned for people throughout the world, and above all for the poor.” Disappointed that not enough has been done in the intervening years, Francis addresses the irreversible effects of increasing global temperatures, the decrease in ice sheets, and other signs of the times. He critiques the “technocratic paradigm,” the ongoing addiction to a fossil-fuel economy, and the “weaknesses of international politics,” while leveling particular criticism at those who sow resistance and confusion.
With selections in this edition from Laudato Si’ that focus on pastoral, theological, and spiritual themes, Laudate Deum is a call to face the preeminent crisis of our times and to draw on all our spiritual wisdom, scientific knowledge, and political will to meet the challenge.
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Precious In His Sight
$22.99Add to cartA beautiful devotional guide to help us pray for our kids throughout their whole lives.
We all want to pray for our children–but so often, we’re busy, overwhelmed, exhausted, or at our wits’ end. Making it through the day is a victory, let alone finding the energy, time, and intentional words to lift our kids up before the Lord.
Precious in His Sight will guide you in prayer for specific areas of your child’s life. You’ll find hundreds of prayer prompts, organized by topics including:
*Stages of Life
*Sons
*Daughters
*Health
*Talents, Interests, Callings, and Careers
*Salvation and Spiritual Growth
*Friendships
*Family LifePrecious in His Sight offers a helpful structure for praying for kids in each chapter, including:
*The PRAY acronym (praise, repent, ask, yield), created specifically for moms
*A section for praying Scripture for your kids
*A list of specific powerful prayers to pray for your kidsA perfect gift for moms, Precious In His Sight offers encouragement from God’s Word to turn your worries into prayers that will plant spiritual seeds in your child’s life and bear fruit that will last for generations.
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Enduring Friendship : Sticking Together In An Age Of Unfriending
$20.00Add to cartFriendships are difficult.
Sometimes it can seem as if friends are more work and pain than they’re worth, with friendship challenges that we have to endure and struggle through. Life gets in the way of our well-intentioned efforts to connect. Conflicts and differences over serious issues divide us and make us think that we could never be close to a person ever again. In today’s cancel culture, it’s easy to give up on people and just walk away, leaving us all more isolated than before. How can we build real relationships that are life giving and pass the test of time?
Bryan Loritts mines one of the Bible’s least-known books for insights into how friendships can flourish even in the midst of sin and brokenness. With careful exposition and insight, he unpacks how the apostle Paul helped Philemon and Onesimus reconcile a most unlikely relationship with truth, repentance, and grace. With God’s work and steadfast love, even the most painful relationships that have ruptured are not beyond the reach of forgiveness and reconciliation. Discover how friendships that are hard can be transformed into friendships that endure.
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Hear Ye The Word Of The Lord
$25.00Add to cartLong before the words of the Bible were written, God’s communication through the spoken word rang out loud and clear. Jesus in particular commissioned representatives to speak on his behalf even during the time of his earthly ministry. And yet today we are a reading culture. It is easy for modern Christians to take for granted that the Bible was handed down in written form, but the way we receive God’s message is far different from how the original hearers would have heard it. These differences not only shape the way that we hear God’s message to his people, but they put us at risk of misunderstanding his revelation.
In Hear Ye the Word of the Lord, biblical scholar D. Brent Sandy explores how oral communication shaped the ways that biblical writers received God’s message-and even more importantly, how the ancient and modern faithful receive it through hearing. Filled with helpful biblical insights related to oral communication and constructive ways for modern readers to become better hearers and performers of Scripture, Hear Ye the Word of the Lord provides a constructive way forward for readers interested in exploring how we can better hear God’s Word.
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Zion Learns To See
$18.00Add to cartEvery person matters to God. And that means every person should matter to us.
Zion has no idea what she’s getting into when she decides to join her dad at his work on Saturday. But she quickly discovers that a day at the community center brings new and wonderful people into her life. Join Zion as she learns about people experiencing homelessness, and see how she is moved to respond as she recognizes that all people matter to God.
Inspired by real-life events, this story written by Terence Lester and Zion Lester, and illustrated by Subi Bosa, will be enjoyed by children and the adults who read with them. Also included is a note from the author to encourage further conversation about the content.
Discover IVP Kids and share with children the things that matter to God!
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Sharing Jesus Showing Kindness
$14.99Add to cartHow You Act Matters
Many churches struggle with the impact of the dramatic and sweeping changes that mark our time. People identify as nones (no religious affiliation) or dones (formerly churched but now dechurched). So how do we reach people and disciple believers in this cultural shift? How does the church have a positive impact for Christ in a broken world? The answer is found in history!
Go back to what the early church did: show kindness to a broken world–the Great Commandment. Go back to the church’s mission: share the good news of Jesus Christ–the Great Commission.
Filled with practical applications and stories of real impact, Sharing Jesus, Showing Kindness will encourage and equip you and others to get out of the church building and into the community. You’ll be inspired to make an impact with the gospel of Jesus Christ!
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Birdies Bogeys And Blessings
$16.99Add to cartSee You on the 19th Hole
Golf is one of the most difficult sports to play well. But practicing the sport can promote honesty, integrity, and patience. Golf can be enjoyed in an afternoon with your buddies, your family, or even business partners. A golfer can experience both euphoria and disappointment on the same hole.
Being good at this sport requires endurance, humility, and practice. The same can be applied to your daily walk with the Lord. Read about what some of the most famous golfers to play the game have to say about the sport, the God they love, and the faith required to hit a hole-in-one on and off the course.
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Guts For Glory
$19.99Add to cartA dramatically illustrated biography of Private Rosetta “Lyons” Wakeman, the only soldier whose letters capture the Civil War from a woman’s perspective.
In 1862, the war between North and South showed no signs of stopping. In rural New York, nineteen-year-old Rosetta Wakeman longed for a life beyond the family farm. One day she made a brave, bold choice: she cut her braid and disguised herself as a man. No one suspected that “Lyons” was a woman–not even when she signed up to fight for the Union. As Rosetta’s new regiment traveled to Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Louisiana, she sent letter after letter home to New York. Army life wasn’t easy, but Rosetta knew it was where she belonged–keeping her family safe and her country free.
Through intricately detailed scratchboard art and excerpts from Rosetta’s letters, this fascinating biography introduces young readers to an unconventional woman who was determined to claim her own place in history. Memorable and inspiring, Guts for Glory is a stirring portrait of the Civil War and the courage of those who fought on its front lines.
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Courage Workbook : Winning Life’s Toughest Battles (Workbook)
$18.99Add to cartThis study guide for the book Courage is a call to men who want to be champions, a daring challenge to young men who want to be a success in life, a rousing cry for mature men to come alive again!
From the acrid streets of New York to the arid deserts of Namibia to the airless mountains of Nepal, men worldwide, both young and old, are fighting a war waged against them, both physically and spiritually. Learn how to fight an enemy that would emasculate your manhood, shame your God-given ambitions, mock your ego-mastery, and try to make you a wimp.
More than ever before in history, young men today must be trained to be men and have the courage to life in that manhood. If you have the guts to do more than wallow in a moral morass of mediocrity, this book if for you!
Don’t waste your youth! Live your God-given dreams! This book will train you in manhood, in responsibility, in maturity, and in warfare. The only question is: Do you have the courage to read it?
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Coop Messes Up
$16.99Add to cartCoop Wheelie is the youngest in his family, and like many little ones, he has a problem obeying the rules and there are a lot of them! When Coop runs out of gas, his sister, Lucy, tries to help him learn to follow the rules, but finds herself right in the middle of the trouble too. Through Coop’s story, kids will discover that making mistakes can be an important way to learn about forgiveness and the gospel.
The first in The Wheelies series, written by Sarah Reju and illustrated by Tania Rex,Coop Messes Up will teach children ages 3 8 about God’s unconditional love for us.
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Sexual Integrity Workbook (Workbook)
$18.99Add to cartUnderstand today why God created you to be sexual and discover the pleasure of honoring your most precious gift!
God made sex good! Sex is to be valued and respected. You have one thing that you can give one time to only one person in one lifetime. Possibly the most unusual and the most important book about sex you will ever read. Sexual Integrity Workbook addresses sexuality with powerful insight.
Refreshing wisdom for every sexual question or issue you have.
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Never Quit Workbook (Workbook)
$18.99Add to cartIf you’ve ever wanted to quit, read this first!
Stress. Change. Crisis! Everyone know what it’s like. Everyone has been tempted to walk away, forget it, give up. “Crisis is normal to life,” best-selling author Edwin Louis Cole teaches. But God has a way for you to become a winner in every situation.
WINNERS ARE NOT THOSE WHO NEVER FAIL BUT THOSE WHO NEVER QUIT
Facing the challenge of a job loss, a mid-life crisis, a troubled marriage, moving, financial difficulties and general stress can become the fuel that propels you to your greatest victories and success!In this study guide for the best-selling book, Edwin Louis Cole offers real, sensible solutions to contemporary changes and crises. You’ll learn…
*What to do in crisis
*Ten steps to leave the old and enter the new
*How to transform crisis into overwhelming success
*What is your part; what is God’s part?When life is just too tough, God’s faithfulness is tougher. Even if you’re tempted to quit, you can make it through!
Edwin Louis Cole was known for his practical application of wisdom. Using pithy statements and a confrontational style that demanded social responsibility and family leadership, he mentored hundreds of thousands of men worldwide. Over five million people studied his principles in the last fifty years. His powerful books have become the most widely-used Christian men’s resources in the world.
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101 Prayers For Comfort In Difficult Times
$12.99Add to cartWhen words fail to soothe your soul, find solace in the 101 Prayers for Comfort in Difficult Times Gray Faux Leather Prayer Book. While our circumstances may be unique and our struggles often feel isolating, remember that God’s care is profound. As King David once declared, He collects our tears in a bottle-a testament to His deep compassion and awareness of our trials. This prayer book will guide your prayers when it is hard to pray.
The prayer book features an elegant iron-gray faux leather cover decorated with white screen-printed flowers. The teal and gray-lettered sentiment is framed by a double bracket border and is presented in a multi-font design and accented with silver foil.
101 Prayers for Comfort in Difficult Times
The cover design continues on the two-color interior pages, where floral accents are applied to each page. To keep track of your reading, a gray satin ribbon marker is attached to the spine. Gilded page edges add a subtle sheen to the overall look of the ebook and elevate it to an elegant gift item.
The book’s content includes 101 prayers addressing a wide range of topics, each accompanied by a supporting Scripture verse. Throughout the book, beautifully stylized pages are dedicated to Scripture verses and thoughtfully interspersed for moments of contemplation.
Kate Motaung is an author and founder of Refine Services and hosts the Five Minute Friday writing community. Kate and her South African husband have three children and currently reside in West Michigan.
The 101 Prayers for Comfort in Difficult Times Gray Faux Leather Prayer Book is a thoughtful and touching gift, perfect for showing your support to a friend facing a challenging struggle.
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Bible Atlas : A Pictorial Guide To The Holy Lands
$20.00Add to cartDiscover where events in the Old and New Testaments took place and see how people lived in Biblical times in this illustrated guide.
Take a trip around the Holy Land with this collection of beautifully drawn maps, which show where events from the Bible took place.
Introducing The Bible Atlas – a beautifully illustrated guide to the geography, events and people of the Old and New Testaments for children aged 9-12. In illustrated guide, follow the journeys of the patriarchs, view inside Solomon’s Temple, witness Jesus’ miracles, and see exactly where Paul traveled while spreading the message of Christianity.
Dive straight into this pictorial Bible guide for kids, offering:
– An illustrated guide to key events of the Old and New Testaments for children.
– A variety of maps showing in detail where events from the Bible took place.
– An original and retro-feel illustration style combined with modern fonts, which creates a different approach compared to photographic or CGI-based books.As well as recapping many of the stories from both the Old and New Testaments, each page in this Bible guide provides additional information, illustrations, and photos explaining how people lived, who ruled the lands, and what places look like today. The information is presented in a visual and accessible way for children to grasp, immersing themselves in each map as they follow the stories and read summaries from the Bible.
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Communication Sex And Money Workbook (Workbook)
$18.99Add to cartThree Essential Elements to Build Relationships that Last!
Most men would do almost anything to overcome their three primary problems in relationships with women. This study guide to Communication, Sex & Money has solid solutions for all three. Filled with everyday examples, the book will teach readers how to defeat difficulties and create a satisfying, peace-filled, and long-lasting marriage. For years, men have called this Christian bestseller the “sex and money” book, while wives have bought it for husbands in hopes of improving communication. Whatever the motivation, thousands of men have turned their relationships around by applying these time-proven patterns and principles.
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Peg Gets Crackin
$17.99Add to cartTime to get crackin’!
Peg is perfectly content within the safe, contained shell of her egg. While her siblings hatch around her, she imagines all the scary things waiting in the outside world–things that make her happy to stay an egg.
But even Peg must hatch. She grows, and grows, and one day . . . CRACK! Peg takes her first hesitant steps into the big, frightening world and discovers . . . the world isn’t so bad after all. In fact, it’s actually pretty wonderful!
Bursting with spirit and humor, Peg Gets Crackin’ is packed with entertaining illustrations and perfect for read-aloud storytime. Young readers will giggle at Peg’s antics and resonate with her journey to conquer her fears. You never know what exciting adventures are waiting just outside of your shell!
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Smallbatch Disciplemaking : A Rhythm For Training The Few To Reach The Many
$17.99Add to cartRecover Jesus’ strategy of training the few to reach the many.
What if rather than funneling people through church programs, you invested in their growth? Would this kind of intentional investment help you discover a new kind of Christian purpose and spiritual legacy? And, what if you already have what it takes to develop your spiritual growth as a disciple while apprenticing others?
As Christians, we should all participate in spiritual leadership by seeking to make spiritual investment in the lives closest to us. It’s time for us to move away from institutionalized, Sunday morning faith and toward a more relationally driven, culturally friendly, and doable approach to disciple-making. What you will discover is how discipleship is not about learning more but learning to give away what you already have in Christ.
Small-Batch Disciplemaking by David Sunde is a compelling field guide for Christians looking to make a difference in the world by sharing their faith. With practical and empowering strategies for navigating the intimidating Biblical mandate of making disciples, this book equips and empowers readers to:
*Grow in faith in order to give faith away
*Learn intentional spiritual practices like hospitality, compassion, and gratitude
*Confidently go out and make a difference in the worldGet ready for a deeply pragmatic, culturally informed disciple-making faith.
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Power Of Potential Workbook (Workbook)
$18.99Add to cartLearn practical, workable solutions known by champions and leaders.
Ed Cole reveals secrets to everyday problems that prevent people from achieving maximum potential. Now these situations can thrust you toward your greatest success! This direct, challenging message features hidden laws to help you…
*Strengthen your greatest personal assets
*Rise above injustice and criticism
*Exchange tension for peace of mind
*Resolve mental conflict and guilt
*Turn anxiety into motivation
*Regain your vision; renew your dreams
*Unlock keys to future successDiscover these brilliant insights to fulfill your destiny!
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Colossians : Fullness Of Life In Christ
$14.99Add to cartA 10-Week Study for Women on the Book of Colossians
Christ is the ruler of all things and sufficient for our every need. While Christians profess these truths, they sometimes struggle to apply this knowledge to their everyday lives. Thankfully, the book of Colossians offers a practical guideline, exalting Christ as the Lord of everything and showing believers how they share in his life, death, and resurrection in their lives now and for all eternity.
This 10-week Bible study for women explores Colossians verse by verse to help readers understand how the Christian life is meant to be lived through the risen Lord Jesus Christ. Written for individuals or groups, author Lydia Brownback provides conversational teaching, practical application questions, and additional recommended resources to help women live Christ-centered lives focused on the hope of the gospel and the person of Jesus Christ.
*10-Week Bible Study for Women: Offers an in-depth, exegetical look at the book of Colossians
*Quick, Engaging Weekly Resources: Helpful reading plans, sidebars, timelines, and more to help busy readers get the most out of Scripture
*Perfect for Individuals or Small Groups: Includes discussion questions and additional verses for further reading
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Untangle Your Emotions Bible Study Guide Plus Streaming Video (Student/Study Gui
$24.99Add to cartWhat does the Bible tell us about our emotions?
Does the Bible really tell us that our emotions are untrustworthy? God made us to feel our emotions, to examine and share them–not manage or suppress them. We can learn what it means to live emotionally-healthy lives from studying Jesus’ life and how He cared for and responded to the people around Him.
Join Jennie Allen for the Untangle Your Emotions Bible Study as she helps you discover that emotions that are submitted to God and used for the purposes God intends connect us to each other and to Him.
This six-session study will equip you to:
*Be encouraged through the examples of emotion in Scripture by God the Father, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit.
*Identify the unhealthy ways you might be coping with emotions.
*Learn a biblical step-by-step method to help you process, name, and notice what you are feeling.
*Move from apathetic to articulate when it comes to sharing what you feel.
This study guide includes:
*Individual access to six streaming video sessions
*Personal study between sessions
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My Bigger Search And Find Bible
$12.99Add to cartFun-filled way for kids to learn how BIG the love of God is
From the very first page, this fun book is designed to help kids ages 4 to 6 understand that God’s love for us is bigger than we can imagine!
Each page expands to four times its size. And in every colorful Bible scene, a child can search and find Bible friends, animals, and other items for even more interactive fun.
Packed with cheerful illustrations and a world of play, children will want to come back to this unique Bible over and over, fostering a love of God’s Word and a new understanding of his expansive love.
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Harriets Reflections
$18.99Add to cartAn imaginative tale about a rambunctious lion reflection and the fierce little girl he decides to mirror.
One day the reflection of a lion decides to reflect someone different. He picks a little girl named Harriet, who eagerly accepts the new face staring back at her. Harriet loves how ferocious she is now at school: she’s not afraid to speak up in class, and she can romp around the playground like a wild beast. But soon Harriet starts to miss the reflection she had before, the one who looked like her. Can Harriet find a way to balance her old reflection and her new one?
This whimsical story explores themes of confidence and identity with colorful illustrations and a sly sense of humor. Delightful and unconventional, Harriet’s Reflections is the perfect read-aloud for anyone who’s ever wondered about the face on the other side of the mirror–and what they might do next.
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Milkweed For Monarchs
$18.99Add to cartBold, gold, the chrysalis gleams. And deep down inside . . . the butterfly dreams.
Every year, monarch butterflies migrate to warmer climates for overwintering months. However, changing environments make it continually more difficult to find food and places to lay eggs. In this nonfiction picture book, the monarch’s life cycle is detailed in lyrical verse as stunning art accompanies each stage in the butterfly’s life.
The most recognizable butterfly, monarchs are classified as a vulnerable species by the IUCN, and face drastic challenges when it comes to locating food sources–milkweed. Milkweed for Monarchs is the perfect resource for young readers to learn more about these beautiful insects and how they can foster monarch-friendly environments in their own backyard. Backmatter includes actionable ways for readers to help this vulnerable species.
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Guidance In Spiritual Direction
$19.95Add to cartSpiritual direction is a vital aspect of the priestly ministry. It launches souls on the road to Heaven and keeps them oriented as the pathway becomes narrow and steep. Everyone – from the pope to the most innocent of children – needs spiritual direction.
In these rich pages, Msgr. Charles Hugo Doyle shares wisdom and practical advice on the process that holds rewards not only for priests but for lay faithful as well.
As Fr. Edward J. Hogan of St. Mary’s Seminary in Baltimore observed when the book was first published in 1958, “There are countless souls ripe for sanctity, full of generosity and desire, and needing only the expert advice of a divinely ordained doctor of souls to advance toward sainthood. Yet how often they remain unattended!”
Fr. Hogan observed that some Catholic priests hesitate to engage in spiritual direction and to reap the harvest of saints it can produce because they suffer from “a feeling of inadequacy and of lack of the requisite knowledge for so sensitive an undertaking.”
This is why the famed Msgr. Doyle wrote this book. He guided a generation of priests in the time-tested methods of spiritual direction and even today serves as a guide for lay Catholics who want to progress in holiness but have yet to find a spiritual director of their own.
In one timeless volume, Msgr. Doyle lays out the classic principles of Catholic spirituality and distills advice from saints who were commonly regarded as the greatest spiritual directors of their time. You will discover:
*The art of maintaining a devotional spirit all day long
*How to advance through the “spiritual stages”
*The stumbling blocks to genuine meditation
*Seven brief prayers that can increase your devotion at Mass
*Eight indicators that you are growing in holiness
*Ten proven methods to advance in virtueYou will also find ways the devil tries to disrupt you on the path to holiness and how to effectively battle the seven deadly sins. Additionally, you will learn about the danger of scruples, how to overcome them, and how to replace fear with a childlike trust and confidence in God.
St. Vincent Ferrer, the great Dominican saint, said about spiritual direction, “A person who has a director by whom he allows himself to be guided . . . will more easily and quickly arrive at perfection than he ever could by himself.”
This book is a must for every serious Christian’s spiritual library.
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True Sweetness : Growing In The Fruit Of The Spirit
$13.99Add to cartA devotional that showcases the power of God’s Spirit within us.
From a day-to-day perspective, it can be difficult to see how God is at work in our lives. Through stories and uplifting quotes, this devotional reveals how the Holy Spirit changes us and brings forth fruit that gives life -?the virtues of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. New experiences, challenges, and even the smallest decisions reveal the state of our hearts. If we pay attention, we can see how far we come, and where we’re still hindered. This book will help readers learn to identify how the Spirit is at work, inspiring them to dig their roots down further so that they can experience greater richness in Christ (and share it with others)!
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Our Ladys Prophecies
$17.95Add to cartWhen Servant of God Mother Mariana de Jesus Torres received her famous apparitions – the Quito apparitions – from Our Lady, she was so appalled that she died. A doctor confirmed her shocking death. But thankfully, when her sisters prayed, she was raised to life again.
Here James Valois masterfully recounts the stunning prophecies of Our Lady of Good Success of the Purification, which, though they occurred four hundred years ago in the capital city of Ecuador, concern the current crisis in the Church and the world. Approved by Bishop Salvador Ribera Avalos in 1611 and by every bishop in Ecuador since that time, these apparitions are for our era.
The relevance of many of these prophecies to today’s events, spoken, as they were, about what would begin in the twentieth century and spill over into the twenty-first, is remarkable. Their gripping messages foretell the radical changes in customs and the disturbing state of our modern world that we are facing.
Our Blessed Mother’s enlightening words to Mother Mariana de Jesus – a humble nun renowned for her holiness – bear similarities to the prophecies of Our Lady of Fatima. Although some of the portents are alarming, the promises of hope shine through the darkness of our current crisis.
Our Lady’s revelatory words pierce to the heart of our present state of affairs: the attacks on the Church from without and within, targeting the sacraments, the priesthood, and the family. You will be enthralled by:
*A heart-pounding apparition of Our Lady and the Infant Jesus, amid a storm at sea
*The reasons why three swords of punishment would be unleashed in the twentieth century
*Five mysterious meanings of “the apparition of the extinguishing of the sanctuary lamp”
*Revelations of God the Father’s love and encouragement for His children
*The “ineffable joy” of the Blessed Mother’s care and intercession
*Details of the Great Crisis and profanations foretold – some fulfilled and others yet to occurAt such a dark hour, it may appear that all is lost and Christian civilization has ended forever – but this is not the case. Mother Mariana de Jesus offered her life as a victim soul; the miracles and mystical graces won through her heroic life, and the spiritual phenomena she experienced, continue to result in marvelous transformations of holiness today. Above all, Mother Mary’s messages are a call for conversion and renewal and for defenders of the Faith to arise in the face of cultural opposition, join
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Celebrating My Baptism
$14.99Add to cartThe perfect gift for any child being baptized, with prayers, hymns, scriptures and more to help joyfully welcome them into God’s family!
This beautifully illustrated book with ribbon marker and presentation page includes timeless hymns, poems, prayers, Bible verses, and child-friendly explanations about baptism, the Holy Trinity, God the Father, Jesus the Son, the Holy Spirit, and more. As the perfect for any baby or child’s special baptism or christening day, the entire family of God can celebrate with a child and their parents by giving this well-written, thoughtful keepsake at the start of any spiritual journey.
This sweet book will be treasured for years as it shares the knowledge of God’s love as a starting point to faith and a warm welcome to the community of believers. With biblically sound text, this book does not need to be read straight through, yet every page points to the relevance of being part of a church family and how baptized people can enjoy peace and forgiveness every day.
Celebrating My Baptism contains:
*Timeless favorites of the Christian faith including The Lord’s Prayer, Psalm 23, Jesus Loves Me, and more
*Child-friendly explanations of church terms such as baptism, the Holy Trinity, communion and more, appropriate for ages 0-8
*Bible verses that encourage faith development and memorization
*Easy-to-understand life application around the significance of baptism, the Bible, and the church family
*Bright and warm illustrations
A presentation page and a ribbon marker, 5.75 by 7 inches
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Pure Joy : 90 Devotions On The Book Of James
$13.99Add to cartA 90-day devotional exploring the mystery of attaining joy through suffering.
In the book of James, we’re told in no uncertain terms that the testing of our faith will result in perseverance, bringing us to a point where we “lack nothing.” But how can we really treat our trials with a spirit of “pure joy”? In this 90-day devotional, readers will embark on a journey through James’ enigmatic appeal, encouraging them to witness the profound transformation that unfolds when we embrace Christ’s power amidst our anguish, bewilderment, discontent, and hardship. Readers will gain a new perspective so that when life comes crashing in, they will experience a greater willingness to rejoice and trust the One who uses all suffering to make us mature and complete in Him.
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Light For Today
$21.99Add to cartGod is always with you.
When you’re feeling overwhelmed or lost in the dark, it can be tough to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
In Light for Today, Lauren Green offers 365 days of hope and encouragement to ground you in God’s saving grace and unending faithfulness. Combining stories and wisdom found in Scripture with true stories from Green’s personal life and illustrious journalism career, this devotional will inspire you to:
*strengthen your spirit,
*find silver linings,
*persevere through turbulent times, celebrate peaceful seasons, and
*become a shining beacon of Christ for those around you.God promises that he will never leave or forsake you. Let these daily messages from his lighthouse brighten your days and open your eyes to see him fulfilling that promise every moment of every day.
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Treasure Workbook : Uncovering Principles That Govern Success (Workbook)
$18.99Add to cartStudy guide companion to Treasure, by best-selling author Edwin Louis Cole, which uncovers immutable principles that govern success.
Describes the keys that have helped successful people worldwide prosper at a higher level:
All of life is based on principles and follows patterns. Patterns are ways in which the universe operates. You will become successful and begin to prosper when you base your life on sound principles and establish proper patterns that work for you. This study guide is helpful for both individual or in a group discipleship setting. -
Unique Woman Workbook (Workbook)
$18.99Add to cartThere are opportunities everywhere for women who have the courage to seize them! You have more than you think you have. You can do more than you think you can. You alone are responsible to use the intelligence, talents, abilities, and gifts God has given you.
Ed and Nancy Cole took the truths and experience gathered from over half a century of marriage and ministry together to write Unique Woman. In one of Christianity’s modern classics, the Coles furnish tools to help women achieve the image God holds for them.
In the same upfront and honest style that made Ed Cole an internationally known minister to men, he learned with his wife Nancy to answer the heart’s cry of women around the world who said, “Write us a book!”
Although Unique Woman is addressed primarily to women, male readers have gained new insights and greater understanding of the issues faced by their wives and other women in their lives. Men will discover how the complementary nature of women can lead to greater fulfillment in their own lives.
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Invisible War : A Novel
$22.00Add to cartBeginning with the emergence of the New Left out of the tumultuous 1960s, the first two installments of Tribulation Cult stretch over three generations, climaxing with the election of 2048. Center stage are four college friends who follow divergent life paths– two Christians who become ministers, their liberal counterparts who rise to the summit of world politics. The journeys of the four focus many interconnected themes in the lives of men and women who must decide where they stand as the nation increasingly splits along liberal and conservative lines, and what role the church is meant to play in that divide. Will true Christians be viewed as a cult, ostracized from mainstream society, culture, and politics?
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Do The New You Study Guide (Student/Study Guide)
Original price was: $16.99.$13.97Current price is: $13.97.Add to cartIn this companion study guide to the New York Times bestselling Do the New You, follow along with pastor Steven Furtick as you discover your God-given identity and grow into the person God designed.
Do you ever get a glimpse of yourself that is exactly who you want to be, but always seems just out of reach? The happier, kinder, less stressed, more courageous you? The ideal version of you isn’t imaginary at all. It’s actually the authentic you trying to break through. And it’s not a future version of yourself you have to chase. The true you may be new to you, but it’s not new to God. It’s the you he knew all along.
In Do the New You, New York Times bestselling author and pastor Steven Furtick speaks directly to the challenge of living out your God-given identity and calling. He explores and unpacks six practical mindsets everyone can adopt to get from who you are today to where God is taking you. These six statements are truths you can speak over yourself any time and anywhere:
– I’m not stuck unless I stop.
– Christ is in me. I am enough.
– With God there’s always a way and by faith I will find it.
– God is not against me, but he’s in it with me, working through me, fighting for me.
– My joy is my job.
– God has given me everything I need for the season I’m in.These simple, powerful, memorable phrases will shift your focus, feelings, and actions to align with God’s vision of you. God isn’t just calling you to do you. He’s calling you to do the new you–the unique and powerful person he created you to be.
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You Are Free
$19.99Add to cartYou don’t have to keep striving for freedom–instead, you can live in the freedom you already have in Christ. In these pages, Rebekah Lyons walks you through her journey of releasing stress, anxiety, and worry to uncover the peace that comes from Jesus Christ.
Have you bought into the lie? So many of us do. We measure our worth by what others think of us. We compare and strive, living our lives for the approval of others. Pressure rises, fear and anxiety creep in, and we hustle to keep up.
But Jesus tells us that he gave his life to set us free, giving us purpose and calling us to live in that God-given freedom and purpose. Yet we’re still afraid to live in this truth because we can’t even believe it. Rebekah reminds us that Christ doesn’t say we can be or may be or will be free. He says we are free. Do you dare to believe it?
In You Are Free, Rebekah invites you to:
*Overcome the exhaustion of trying to meet others’ expectations and rest in the joy that God’s freedom brings
*Find permission to grieve past experiences, confess your areas of brokenness, and receive strength in your journey toward healing
*Throw off self-condemnation and step boldly into what our good God has for you
*Discover the courage to begin again and use your newfound freedom to set others free
Freedom is for everyone who wants it–the lost, the wounded, and those weary from all of the striving. It’s for those of us who gave up trying years ago and for those of us who are angry and hurt, burnt out by the Christian song and dance. You are the church, the people of God. You were meant to be free.Join Rebekah as she helps you discover the freedom that comes when we learn that God is enough. -
Country Faith : 70 Inspired Stories From Leading Country Music Stars
$18.99Add to cartWith personal stories from Carrie Underwood, Alan Jackson, Trisha Yearwood, Steven Curtis Chapman, and dozens of other top and rising country music stars, Country Faith is a perfect gift for music lovers or an attractive full-color coffee table book for guests. Each artist answers which Bible verse has been most meaningful to them and why, leading to heartwarming stories of their values and beliefs. Readers will enjoy the mix of encouraging vignettes alongside crisp photographs of their favorite artists and the up-and-coming stars they’ve yet to discover. This unique compilation is destined to entertain and inspire those who cherish the authentic soul and roots of faith behind today’s country music scene.
Product Features:
*”Country Faith” is a vibrant compilation of 70 inspired stories from top country music stars, including Carrie Underwood, Alan Jackson, Trisha Yearwood, and more, sharing their favorite Scriptures and faith experiences.
*Discover the perrsonal stories, values, and beliefs of these renowned country artists as they reveal which Bible verses have been most meaningful to them and why, offering a heartwarming glimpse into their faith journeys.
*This full-color coffee table book, measuring 6.25 x 6.25 inches, is not only a perfect gift for music lovers but also a beautiful addition to your own collection, featuring crisp photographs of your favorite artists and rising stars.
*With 160 pages of encouraging vignettes and a four-color interior, “Country Faith” provides an engaging and inspirational exploration of the authentic faith at the heart of today’s country music scene.
*This unique compilation, presented in a hardcover format with a ribbon bookmark, is an ideal gift to inspire friends and family on any occasion, celebrating the genuine soul and roots of faith within the country music world.
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Daily Prayers For My Husband DayBrightener
$12.95Add to cartEntrusting our spouses to God in prayer is the most valuable asset we have in marriage. Although people, obligations, and distractions often intervene, a marriage that is bathed in love and prayer will become the bedrock that helps us stand tall through it all. For 366
days, spend just a moment each day to meditate on Scripture and pray for your husband. Use his name and pray with conviction and might. Add to the short thought each day to make it your own. You can use this DayBrightener(R) as a complement to the DaySpring(R)
devotional book, Daily Prayers for My Husband, or use it on its own-as a way to stay close to God and build a stronger marriage. -
Cultivating A Year Of Kindness DayBrightener
$12.95Add to cartOne of the strongest forces for changing lives is simple, free, and fulfilling: kindness.
Through these pages, Dr. Tony Evans shares compelling insights about being contagiously kind. Not only do we have the help of the Holy Spirit and the example of our Savior, but we have every reason to engage others with kindness based on the results that it provides. Come discover the power and passion to be relentlessly kind-and see what happens next.
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Go For It DayBrightener
$12.95Add to cartWhat if you could make decisions with courage and embrace whatever tomorrow brings, having no fear of bad news because your heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord (Psalm 112)? As you turn each page of this daily devotional, you’ll discover exactly how to boldly live the life God carved out just for you! God will fulfill His purpose for you (Psalm 138). Come discover how to leave fear behind and live confidently as you follow Him into the future.
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Praying Personalities : Finding Your Natural Prayer Style
$19.99Add to cartDiscover the particular way God designed you to connect with prayer
You should pray in the morning. You should write out your prayers. You should make prayer lists and pray through them every day. You should pray with others or out loud. We’ve all heard the you shoulds of prayer from pulpits, presenters, and well-meaning friends. But when none of these ways to pray feel natural, what’s next? Janet Holm McHenry has studied prayer extensively, and the one thing she knows for sure is that there’s no one-size-fits-all way to pray. Instead, there are different styles of prayer–and by discovering the style most instinctive to each individual personality, staying in touch with God throughout the day becomes simple and all the more joyful.
In this book, the author helps readers determine their particular praying personality by examining the praying styles of biblical people, spiritual gifts, and various ideas about personality, including the classic temperaments, the Enneagram, and more. McHenry includes scores of bulleted suggestions for developing a praying lifestyle that works for individuals. She has also created a Praying Personality Quiz for readers (available in the book and online) to help narrow down the style that will most naturally fit into how they process a prayer life.
Whether a longtime Christian who has tried various prayer strategies but can’t keep up or a new believer looking to learn about this spiritual discipline, every reader who dives into this book will come away with a renewed prayer life and a greater understanding of who God created them to be.
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Resting In Jesus
$19.99Add to cartA 30-day devotional on the art of letting go of daily chaos to find perfect peace in Christ.
When our phones are pinging, children are crying, emails are pouring in, and the refrigerator is empty, finding time to rest in Jesus can seem like a near impossible task. If we aren’t being productive, we feel like missing out and falling behind. But Christ invites us to sit at His feet, especially in the midst of our daily chaos. The example of Mary and Martha offers us a picture of how God understands not only what we’re going through, but where our priorities really need to be. Resting in Christ is not a luxury, it’s a necessity… and it informs everything else that we do. This devotional will guide readers in the journey to discovering the art of being still before God – and releasing their cares to the One who cares for them.
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Doing Justice Together
$17.99Add to cartTransform your church with grace. Doing Justice Together introduces a process using Scripture as a souce of inspiration and instruction for pastors and church people to move through together, to re-envision and reorient themselves away from old, harmful habits. Beck and Hand show pastors how they can, over time, lead the congregation to become a place where racial harmony, justice, and liberation are intrinsic to the structure and life of the church. The authors lay out four pathways for discerning and correcting the unjust patterns that often sneak into church life unnoticed. They also share other leaders’ stories from a variety of settings where this process has led to healing, revival, and hope. Following the pathways, pastors and congregants will be equipped to thoughtfully transform their church. They’ll make changes with grace and care, honoring and including longtime members. And they’ll begin new ministries–perhaps reaching people they could never have imagined reaching before–becoming a fresh expression of church in their community.
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Saint Pauls Nephew To The Rescue
$17.95Add to cartSaint Paul is imprisoned, and angry men are plotting to kill him. Saint Paul’s nephew overhears their evil plan, and even though he’s small and afraid, he knows he needs to do something to stop them.
In this exciting, illustrated story, based on true events from Saint Paul’s life as recounted in the Acts of the Apostles, children will learn about heroism in the face of danger and what it means to be a Christian witness. St. Paul’s Nephew to the Rescue will captivate the imagination of young readers and inspire them to live courageous lives, doing all things through Christ who strengthens us.
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Jesus Make Me Fully Alive
$17.95Add to cartNo matter what stage of the game you’re in, today’s schedules are b-u-s-y. Classes or work, coffee meetups, pickup pickleball games, time with family-you name it. The calendar tends to keep the social commitments and professional pressures high.
In somewhat quieter moments of adulting, you may be combing apps for common ground, seeking community, and somehow still feeling as though you’re just going through the motions.
Associate chaplain of the St. John Paul II Newman Center at the University of Illinois-Chicago, Fr. Tim Anastos says that when we take our prayer life seriously, approaching God with confidence and making a regular Holy Hour, Jesus begins to replace anxiety, insecurity, and doubt with love, freedom, and eternity.
“Living in this world can easily drain us of life and joy, making us half alive, like zombies,” Anastos writes. “Jesus, Make Me Fully Alive can help recharge our relationship with Christ. Holy Hours are not just meant for the pope or the saints or ‘holy people.’ They are meant for you.”
Beginning where you are (a few minutes for intentional prayer or an entire hour spent in Adoration), Anastos’s thirty Holy Hour exercises will help you easily engage with Jesus in prayer, building your personal relationship with God. You’ll also encounter:
*personal examples of how Adoration made a difference in Fr. Anastos’s own prayer life, *suggestions about how to incorporate lectio divina in your prayer, and
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In Search Of A Full Life
$16.95Add to cartMaybe you are a committed young adult Catholic, or maybe you’re not Catholic at all. Perhaps you were baptized and even completed your initiation into the Catholic Church through First Communion and Confirmation, and yet you don’t think of yourself as “Catholic” first. Wherever you are in life, you’re probably seeking a life with deeper meaning and substance.
Living a full life is more than just taking care of yourself physically, mentally, and spiritually and doing nice things for others; it’s about becoming like Jesus. And in order to do this, we must “give up childish ways,” as Saint Paul reminds us in 1 Corinthians. We must be open to growth and strive to become mature adults.
Tackling a host of cultural and developmental topics, including prayer, friendships, dating, discernment, and more, In Search of a Full Life empowers young people with real guidance on the way to a full life of significance and consequence. In this book, Dr. Leonard DeLorenzo offers practical, achievable advice for growing in Christian maturity and becoming the person God created you to be.
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Strange Religion : How The First Christians Were Weird, Dangerous, And Comp
$18.99Add to cartThe first Christians were weird. Just how weird is often lost on today’s believers.
Within Roman society, the earliest Christians stood out for the oddness of their beliefs and practices. They believed unusual things, worshiped God in strange ways, and lived a unique lifestyle. They practiced a whole new way of thinking about and doing religion that would have been seen as bizarre and dangerous when compared to Roman religion and most other religions of the ancient world.
Award-winning author, blogger, speaker, and New Testament teacher Nijay Gupta traces the emerging Christian faith in its Roman context in this accessible and engaging book. Christianity would have been seen as radical in the Roman world, but some found this new religion attractive and compelling. The first Christians dared to be different, pushed the boundaries of what was acceptable, transformed how people thought about religion, and started a movement that grew like wildfire.
Brought to life with numerous images, this book shows how the example of the earliest Christians can offer today’s believers encouragement and hope.
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Empowered Witness : Politics, Culture, And The Spiritual Mission Of The Chu
$17.99Add to cartRediscovering the Spirituality of the Church in Our Highly Politicized Age
The goal of the church should be simple-share the gospel to the ends of the earth. But in our highly politicized age, Christians can tend to place earthly political and social agendas over God’s spiritual mission of the church.
In Empowered Witness, author Alan D. Strange examines the doctrine of the spirituality of the church, making a clear distinction between the functions of the church and other institutions. Strange argues that if the church continues to push political agendas, no institution will be focused solely on the Great Commission and the gospel will be lost entirely. This book calls readers to become aware of the church’s power and limits and shed light on moral issues in a way that doesn’t alter the deeply spiritual and gospel-centered mission of the church.
*Explores the Spirituality of the Church: An important biblical doctrine developed in the 19th century
*Appeals to Thoughtful Laypeople and Church Leaders: Considers the critical distinctions between the church and other institutions
*Historical: Examines the purpose of the church throughout history and the development of the spirituality of the church in the 19th century
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Catholicism Everywhere : From Hail Mary Passes To Cappaccinos – How Catholi
$19.95Add to cartFrom sports to weather forecasting to wedding customs to military service, Catholicism Everywhere connects your work, your play, and your daily habits with the vibrant heritage, culture, and prayers of the Catholic Faith.
Many faithful Catholics greet God and give Him thanks and praise when they arise in the morning and retire at night. How they stay connected with Him and the Faith throughout the day, however, varies widely. Many forget that He is right there to call upon whenever the need or impulse arises. Others see Him all around, in the flowers of the field, the birds of the air, the smile of a child. Uniquely, Catholicism Everywhere treats the reader to the many expressions of God in the hobbies, foods, structures, and inventions developed by the Catholic Church and her members.
Enjoy a cup of coffee and thank Pope Clement VIII for his refusal to ban coffee and his edict proclaiming it to be an acceptable drink for Christians. Turn on the radio and recall that Fr. Jozef Murgas patented a form of wireless telegraphy, made the first wireless voice transmission, and gave away his secrets to allow for the development of radio. Send an e-mail and shop online with a nod to Sr. Mary Kenneth Keller, a member of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, who became one of the first two students to earn a doctorate in computer science, helping pave the way for personal computing.
In these crisp, compelling passages, you will also learn about:
*The saint whose research led to the discovery of insulin
*The priest who posited the big bang theory
*The thrilling significance of the St. Michael’s Jump
*The origin of the Hail Mary pass
*The saint who used beer to help save lives
*The actor whose promise in prayer led to the building of a famous children’s hospital
*The film Pope Paul VI said would bring more people to Christ than anything beforeThese and other remarkable stories show how the Catholic Church and her members have borne tremendous fruit, in faith, to serve their fellow man. This book features chapters on pets, gardening, health care, cuisine, travel, entertainment, science, and more, including the Catholic founding of Alcoholics Anonymous, the Mayo Clinic, the Blue Army, the Knights of Columbus, and the Legion of Mary.
From sports to weather forecasting to wedding customs to military service, Catholicism Everywhere connects your work, your play, and your daily habits with the vibrant heritage, culture, and prayers of t
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Cross Our Glory
$16.99Add to cartThe Cross, Our Glory Reflections on Christ’s Triumphant Sacrifice is a rich collection of messages by Charles H. Spurgeon on the Jesus’ journey from the garden of Gethsemane to Calvary. Spurgeon’s direct, compassionate, deep words surrounding Christ’s passion and His death will engage any reader eager to grow in their knowledge of Christ’s love for humankind.
Sample of selected sermon themes:
*Gethsemane
*Mourning at the Sight of the Crucified
*The Crown of Thorns
*The Believing Thief
*The Messages of Our Lord’s Love
*The Cross, Our GlorySpurgeon published over two thousand of his sermons, as well as numerous books, which constitute the largest collection of work by a single author. His printed Sunday sermons were so popular that they were literally sold by the ton. He continually appealed to his audiences to allow the Lord to minister to them individually. Highlighted with splashes of spontaneous, delightful humor, his teachings still provide direction to all who are seeking true joy and genuine intimacy with God.
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Prayers To Share 100 Pass Along Lunch Box Notes
$10.95Add to cartA winning edition of our popular Prayers-to-Share series made to encourage school-aged kids.
The formative years of school are filled with highs and lows. As kids break for lunch during busy school days, these Prayers-to-Share notes can brighten their spirits with a word of encouragement, a prayer, and a Bible verse. Parents, guardians, and siblings can easily tear out a hope-filled message and tuck it inside a lunchbox as a pleasant surprise. As they read these notes, children will be reminded just how much they are loved by God and the important people in their lives.
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Prayers To Share 100 Pass Along Reminers You Are Never Alone
$10.95Add to cartA comforting edition of our popular Prayers-to-Share series for the anxious and disconnected.
Feelings of isolation can come from anywhere – grief, loss, disappointment, rejection, or simply down days. They can turn our difficulty into despair. This edition of Prayers-to-Share is designed to comfort the lonely and remind them that because of God’s great love, they are never forsaken. Filled with comforting pass-along prayers, along with selected Scripture verses and encouraging quotes from Max Lucado, readers can easily send a message of hope that can change the course of someone’s day.
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100 Days Of Strength In Any Struggle
$19.95Add to cartWhat if you could see God clearer and know Him deeper in the middle of your struggles? You don’t have to keep trying to muster up more grit, willpower, or wisdom on your own. You can tap into the source of true, unfailing strength. How? In this 100-day devotional, you’ll discover where strength really comes from?Jesus, who holds everything together. As you experience pain, move through daily challenges, or get bogged down by anxieties big or small, you’ll learn to find Him right in the middle of it, ready to strengthen you and give you rest. You are stronger than you think because God is closer than you know. (in)courage is an online community of women who seek Jesus together. Each day we meet you right where you are, as one of our writers shares what’s going on in her everyday life, and how God is right in the middle of it all. They bring their unique experiences – joys and struggles equally – so that you can feel less alone and be empowered by the hope Jesus gives. Founded in 2009 by DaySpring, (in)courage comes alongside women through daily devotions, podcasts, books, and Bible studies.
*This Devotional Journal by (in)courage offers genuine support amidst life’s challenges, reminding us that God is with us when life doesn’t go as planned.
*Each day, readers can dive into authentic stories, empowering Scriptures, and thought-provoking prompts, providing the guidance needed to harness strength and resilience regardless of changing circumstances.
*Perfect for those seeking to navigate life’s challenges with faith and strength, or a thoughtful gift for loved ones.
*This devotional journal is brought to you by the (in)courage community, an online community of women who share their everyday life and how God is right in the middle of it, so that you can feel less alone and be empowered by the hope of Jesus.
*This paperback journal features an elegant gold foil design, contains 208 pages of inspiration, and measures 6.5 x 8 inches. It also includes a ribbon bookmark for easy tracking and a beautiful 4-color interior.
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God Calls You Blessed Girl
$12.99Add to cartIn a culture that fills your head and heart with lies about your value in the world. . .there is One who calls you blessed.
And He can be trusted. His Word is truth.
This delightful devotional–created just for you–will encourage and inspire your young soul with deeply rooted truths from God’s Word. Each devotional reading and heartfelt prayer will assure you that you are truly blessed–because God says so. . .and His Word is unchanging! Each of the 180 readings in God Calls You Blessed, Girl will help you to grow in your faith and increase your self-confidence as you become the strong and courageous young woman the heavenly Creator intended you to be!
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Peace Be Still
$19.99Add to cartTake a Daily Break from the Busyness of Life
When your soul longs for true peace. . .you can turn to the only One who is able to hush your troubled heart. You’ll be encouraged and comforted by these daily, devotional-like prayers–created to bring calm and much-needed stillness to your life. Featuring 365 scriptures and prayers, for both morning and evening quiet time, Peace, Be Still delivers a break from the busyness and bustle–exactly what your heart needs on the hard days!
Topics include:
Rest, the Goodness of God, Belonging, Surrender, Strength, God’s Protection, and more
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How Ableism Fuels Racism
$19.99Add to cartAs a Black autistic pastor and disability scholar, Lamar Hardwick lives at the intersection of disability, race, and religion. Tied to this reality, he heeded the call to write How Ableism Fuels Racism to help Christian communities engage in critical conversations about race by addressing issues of ableism.
Hardwick believes that ableism–the idea that certain bodies are better than others–and the disability discrimination fueled by this perspective are the root causes of racial bias and injustice in American culture and in the church. Here, he uses historical records, biblical interpretation, and disability studies to examine how ableism in America led to the creation of images, idols, and institutions that perpetuate both disability and racial discrimination.
He then goes a step further, calling the church into action to address the deep-seated issues of ableism that started it all and offering practical steps to help readers dismantle ableism and racism both in attitude and practice.
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Wisdom Of Solomon
$24.99Add to cartThe 17 New Testament volumes in the Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture series have been widely acclaimed. Now the series editors offer readable Old Testament commentaries that integrate the best of contemporary biblical scholarship with the traditional understanding of the Old Testament books as prophesying and prefiguring Christ.
Written from a standpoint of faith in the Holy Spirit’s inspiration of Scripture, CCSS Old Testament commentaries are designed for preaching, teaching, and applying Scripture to Christian life today. Accessibly written yet substantive, they include quotes from church documents, church fathers, and saints and are packed with features that make them particularly useful to those doing ministry in Catholic parishes.
General editors for the series are Mary Healy (Sacred Heart Major Seminary), Mark Giszczak (Augustine Institute), and Peter S. Williamson (Sacred Heart Major Seminary).
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Mara Hears In Style
$17.99Add to cartMara takes on the world with her flashy purple hearing aids and sassy, hot pink earmolds.
Mara’s first day at her new school is filled with ups and downs surrounding her hearing aids: her teacher doesn’t remember to turn on her microphone, the lunchroom is too chaotic for lip-reading, and she keeps reading the same question over and over on her classmates’ lips: “What’s in her ears?” After a morning spent navigating these challenges, Mara makes a connection on the playground and finds that her hearing aid superpowers are perfect for making new friends.
Accessible and engaging, Mara Hears in Style will encourage readers to respect hearing differences and inspire kids who worry about making new friends. The book is filled with American Sign Language depictions–including a full alphabet spread–so readers can sign alongside Mara as they discover new ways to bridge communication gaps in their own communities.
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Bloom And Grow
$21.99Add to cartGrowth begins in the garden.
In this fast-paced world, our souls wilt without a place to pause and take root. It becomes easy then to overlook the many reminders of God’s abundant life and transformation evident in creation.
Inspired by her garden, Laurie V. Soileau shares how to find mindful rest and fruitful flourishing in the Creator’s faithful hands. Through 365 devotions entwined with Scripture, reflections, practical tips, and prayers, Bloom and Grow will help you:
*find peace amid seasons of chaos and decay,
*steward relationships with people and nature,
*seek the steady presence of the Creator, and
*thrive where and how God has planted you.Pull on your gardening gloves and discover the strength and renewal revealed in God’s breathtaking creation.
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Alone Advantage : 10 Behind-the-Scenes Habits That Drive Crazy Success
$19.99Add to cartMaster Your Minutes in Private and You’ll Master Your Life in Public
In The Alone Advantage, Terri Savelle Foy shows how simple habits behind closed doors can reshape every aspect of your life.She knows what it’s like to be in a rut, repeating the same routine with no significant progress toward deep-down dreams. Terri started noticing that although the average person does not spend time alone–the average successful person does.
Whatever your unique, God-given dream is, Terri reveals what successful people do in private to prepare and achieve the dreams in their heart. Discover:
*the morning routine that can change your life before breakfast,
*how to harness your imagination to visualize the future you want, and
*why successful people spend time alone.Step-by-step, Terri shows you how realizing your biggest dream starts with a daily to-do list. As you learn the habits of successful people–everything from waking up to cleaning up to growing up–you will become your own best cheerleader. The Alone Advantage equips you to wake up with vision, have a clear set of goals, and protect your time in private so God can promote you in public.
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Healthy Conflict Peaceful Life
$19.99Add to cartAuthor, speaker, and pastor’s wife Donna Jones gives women a practical, biblical blueprint for making regret-free choices in the middle of real-life conflict so they can exchange relational turmoil for personal and relational peace.
We’ve all had moments where we look back on a conflict, shake our heads, and think, why did I handle it that way?
With three decades of ministry experience, Donna Jones has had a front-row seat to–and been in the middle of–all kinds of conflict and she understands the regret, guilt, heartache, and hurt conflict can produce. But she also knows it’s possible for God to use those chaotic, painful moments and turn them into opportunities for better connection with those around us. With encouragement, warmth, and wisdom, Donna shows readers how to navigate the stressful confusion conflict can bring and helps them to:
*discover the single most important quality necessary to handle conflict well;
*communicate thoughts, feelings, and opinions with grace, truth, and zero regret;
*be equipped to handle conflict in a God honoring way by exchanging conflict styles that hurt with conflict styles that heal;
*identify common conflict mistakes and prevent unnecessary disagreements and defeat; and
*stop being pulled into other people’s drama and remain calm in the midst of chaos.
Whether readers are dealing with daily disagreements or occasional blowups, Healthy Conflict, Peaceful Life offers them a new paradigm, one where they learn how to honor God when they’ve been hurt, communicate when they’d rather retaliate, and move toward others when it seems easier to run away.
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My Toddler Bible
$12.99Add to cartA perfect Bible for little hands
Filled with rich and colorful illustrations and simple text faithful to the Bible, My Toddler Bible is perfect for children ages 1 to 3. The twenty-eight Bible stories include Scripture references and are taken equally from both the Old and New Testaments to form a complete arc of God’s story.
Toddlers will love the built-in handle to carry their Bible with them everywhere–including church! And parents and grandparents will love that its compact form and bright pictures will inspire their little ones to engage with Scripture from an early age.
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Deconstructing Your Faith Without Losing Yourself
$19.99Add to cartHow to heal religious trauma by releasing harmful beliefs
Have you experienced #ChurchHurt? Are you frustrated by judgmental church people supporting oppressive systems? Do you have doubts about the faith tradition you were raised in but are afraid of losing your community? Angela J. Herrington has been there. And with over a decade of experience as a life coach, she can teach you how to begin healing religious trauma through deconstruction.
Lively and empathetic, Angela will gently guide you through deconstructing your faith. This concise and actionable handbook will:
– give you permission to trust yourself,
– show you how to seek new perspectives and information,
– teach you how to embrace vulnerable exploration and self-compassion, and
– help you release unhealthy beliefs that are harming you and marginalized persons.Deconstructing your long-held beliefs can be isolating and overwhelming. But you don’t have to do it alone. Begin your healing journey with Deconstructing Your Faith without Losing Yourself.
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Arise And Shine
$24.00Add to cartWhen the darkness of the world feels overwhelming, we wonder, Where can I find light?
And even more, How can I be the light?
Pediatric nurse Allyson Golden faces the hardest realities of life-and death-every day. She longed to be a light for Christ in every patient’s room, but she didn’t know what that looked like when she could hardly find that light herself.
As Allyson immersed herself in Scripture, she began to understand the transformative truth that we have no power to shine on our own, but the Light of the World shines through us-and no darkness can overcome it.
In Arise and Shine, Allyson explores our deepest questions:
* Can Jesus shine through me even when I doubt His presence?
* Does shining God’s light mean being cheerful all the time?
* How can I hold on to God’s light-and is that even a thing?
* Why is it so hard to give my burdens to God?
* Is the darkness ever going to go away?With practical action steps at the end of every chapter, Arise and Shine helps you renew your mind, recharge your spirit, and take a positive step forward, because nothing can dim the light inside of you.
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Defiant Joy : Find The Hope To Light Your Way, Even In The Darkness
$17.00Add to cartWhen Jennifer Greenberg escaped her abusive childhood home at the age of twenty-one, she found that few Christians knew how to encourage her. Platitudes such as, “God won’t give you more than you can handle,” “Forgive and forget,” and “Have faith!” left her feeling misunderstood and alone. Would she ever be whole again? Could joy exist for someone so broken?
By discarding false theology and toxic positivity, Greenberg discovered joy beyond anything she was taught in church: joy that’s a gift from God. In her new book, Defiant Joy, Greenberg shares this groundbreaking hope as she explores:
– why philosophies like the prosperity gospel and legalism fail us
– how Jesus is with us amid our sadness, disappointment, anger, and anxiety
– how God’s joy far exceeds any emotion we can musterGod doesn’t want you to pretend you’re okay. Discover the freedom of living beyond performance faith. Embrace a joy that shines in defiance of the darkness.
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Even If He Doesnt
$16.99Add to cartHow can I approach God if I’m struggling to believe in His goodness?
So much of our belief can be formulaic. We often think that if we do A, B, and C, then God will do X, Y, and Z. We check things off the “Good Christian Checklist,” trusting we’ll be okay, and our trials will be minimal. But when our experiences inevitably deviate from that belief, our trust in God often crumbles. After a series of life-altering trials–including a devastating diagnosis–uncovering faith in the cracks of pain is something Kristen LaValley knows well.
In Even If He Doesn’t, Kristen will:
*share her vulnerable and honest story
*unpack the nuances of suffering and faith, holding space for the tension between the two
*reveal how engaging the gentleness and grace of Christ in our suffering offers a surprising path to healing
*remind us that when our belief is reduced to a formula, we rob ourselves of a faith that’s enriched by suffering, not crippled by it
Those in the midst of heartache will find strength and renewal as Kristen approaches the complexity of suffering with compassion, guiding us to endure while not forsaking the joy, hope, and peace of those marked by Jesus.
