 Dream with Me Author: Alcorn, Randy (Foreword by) John M. Perkins Description: Internationally known author, speaker, and activist offers a timely, rousing memoir filled with engaging personal stories from the Civil Rights era to the present, calling the church to repent, forgive, and move from racism and bigotry to love and reconciliation. According to recent surveys and studies, race relations in the United States are the worst they've been since the 1990s, and many would argue that life for most minorities has not significantly improved since the civil rights era of the 1960s. For so many, the dream of true equality has dissolved into a reality of prejudice, fear, and violence as a way of life. John M. Perkins has been there from the beginning. Raised by his sharecropping grandparents, Perkins fled Mississippi in 1947 after his brother was fatally shot by a police officer. He led voter registration efforts in 1964, worked for school desegregation in 1967, and was imprisoned and tortured in 1970. Through it all, he has remained determined to seek justice and reconciliation based in Christ's redemptive work. Justice is something that every generation has to strive for, he says. And despite the setbacks of recent years, Perkins finds hope in the young people he has met all across the nation who are hard at work, bringing about reconciliation in God's name and offering acceptance to all. Dream with Me is his look back at a life devoted to seeking justice for all God's people, as well as a look forward to what he sees as a potentially historic breakthrough for people of every race. | |
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 88 Great Daddy-Daughter Dates Author: Teigen, Joanna Teigen Rob Description: This fun and useful book provides dads with lots of ideas for spending quality time with their daughters while building close relationships. With today's busy schedules, it can be difficult for fathers to create meaningful memories with their girls. 88 Great Daddy-Daughter Dates provides dads with a wide variety of fun ideas for spending quality time with their daughters. Each date tells dads what supplies to grab, where to go, and how to grow together while having a blast and making great memories. Included for each date are Scriptures and questions to get the conversation flowing. From bird-watching and making paper airplanes to bowling and photo scavenger hunts, there's something for every dad and every little girl ages 6-12. This updated edition of 88 Great Daddy-Daughter Dates also includes conversation starters and a list of date ideas for teen daughters. | |
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 Guided by God's Promises Author: Elliot, Elisabeth Description: Through short devotional readings, beloved author inspires readers to listen to God with love, trust, and obedience. Life offers us a series of trials and hardships, and how we react to these tribulations depends on what we take into them. When we face trials with anxiety, fear, or bitterness, we will find that they only change us for the worse. But when we carry along God's promises of provision, protection, and peace, our life's trials can change us for the better. In Guided by God's Promises, beloved writer Elisabeth Elliot shows readers how to gird themselves with the comfort and assurance of God's love and promises as they enter the conflict. With God at our side, she says, we can weather all of life's storms with faith and soul intact. | |
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 Fierce Marriage Author: Frederick, Selena Frederick Ryan Description: Popular marriage bloggers Ryan and Selena Frederick offer couples personal insights and practical tools for building a Christ-centered marriage and fiercely fighting to protect their marriages against the challenges they will face. Ryan and Selena Frederick were newlyweds when they landed in Switzerland to pursue Selena's dream of training horses. Neither of them knew at the time that Ryan was living out a death sentence brought on by a worsening genetic heart defect. Soon it became clear he needed major surgery that could either save his life--or result in his death on the operating table. The young couple prepared for the worst. When Ryan survived, they both realized that they still had a future together. But the near loss changed the way they saw all that would lie ahead. They would live and love fiercely, fighting for each other and for a Christ-centered marriage, every step of the way. Fierce Marriage is their story, but more than that, it is a call for married couples to put God first in their relationship, to measure everything they do and say to each other against what Christ did for them, and to see marriage not just as a relationship they should try to keep healthy but also as one worth fighting for in every situation. With the gospel as their foundation, Ryan and Selena offer hope and practical help for common struggles in marriage, including communication problems, sexual frustration, financial stress, family tension, screen-time disconnection, and unrealistic expectations. | |
| Product Code: 9780801075308 | Retail Price: $ 15.99 ID Price: $ 12.79 |
 America at the Crossroads Author: Barna, George Description: Using original research, bestselling author George Barna reveals the most significant trends of our time, challenging Christians to shape culture rather than be victims of it. Today's Most Troubling Trends about Faith and Culture in America We live in a tumultuous time. Upheavals and reversals in culture, popular opinion, morality, race relations, socioeconomic status, and so much more have entire generations feeling off balance or out of touch. How do we keep pace with the breathtaking rate of change in our society when we can hardly find time to keep up with our racing newsfeeds? And in the face of such enormous cultural forces, is there anything we can do to help shape our culture? With America at the Crossroads, bestselling author and cultural analyst George Barna turns his researcher's eye on the most significant trends of our moment in history, compiling and distilling the most salient information for busy readers who want to shape culture rather than allow it to shape them. Anyone who has felt overwhelmed by our swiftly changing times will appreciate Barna's extensive research and his bottom line approach. | |
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 Adamant Author: Bevere, Lisa Description: With passion and biblical insight, New York Times bestselling author Lisa Bevere calls readers to stand firm in Christ in a world of constantly shifting values. By ancient definition, the adamant was known as both a diamond and a mythical stone of indestructible wonder. In more modern terminology, it describes a posture of unshakeable resolve and determination. If there was ever a time for us to be adamant about love and truth it is now. God is Love. God is Truth. Both love and truth are timeless, transcending our current trends and opinions. Sometimes the most loving thing we will ever do is to speak the truth, but speaking truth begins with living it. Using the mediums of Scripture and story, New York Times bestselling author Lisa Bevere takes readers on a journey into the Mountain of God, to the one place they can learn not only to abide in God's unshakeable truth and love, but become adamant--people who are unmovable, determined, and steadfast. With conviction and passion, Lisa unpacks the concept of the adamant for readers, linking together the grand story of Scripture and God's purpose in their lives. Readers will see that God's plan is revealed as we dwell in him, it is there that we are forged and shaped. As we abide in Christ our Cornerstone we are shaped into the image of the adamant. | |
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 Developing Emotionally Mature Leaders Author: Malphurs, Aubrey Description: Professor, church consultant, and author shows readers the importance of understanding the role of emotional health in leadership, positioning them for success in effective ministry. There are many things that make up a great leader. The ability to motivate, to see the big picture, to delegate. But perhaps just as important, if not more so, is the leader's emotional intelligence (EQ). How we feel impacts how we lead, and how those we lead feel about themselves when they're around us affects how well they follow our leadership. It follows then that if we want to be the most effective leaders, we must be emotionally mature. In this practical book, church leadership expert Aubrey Malphurs shows church and ministry leaders how to assess, understand, and improve both their own EQ and that of their followers, so that they can inspire the very best in their churches and organizations. | |
| Product Code: 9780801019449 | Retail Price: $ 19.99 ID Price: $ 15.99 |
 Faithful and Fractured Author: Proeschold-Bell, Jason Byassee Rae Jean Description: Combines the expertise of a health psychology researcher and a leading pastoral theologian to interpret groundbreaking data explaining why our pastors are in such poor health and what can be done about it. Clergy suffer from certain health issues at a rate higher than the general population. Why are pastors in such poor health? And what can be done to help them step into the abundant life God desires for them? Although anecdotal observations about poor clergy health abound, concrete data from multiple sources supporting this claim hasn't been made accessible--until now. Duke's Clergy Health Initiative (CHI), a major, decade-long research project, provides a true picture of the clergy health crisis over time and demonstrates that improving the health of pastors is possible. Bringing together the best in social science and medical research, this book quantifies the poor health of clergy with theological engagement. Although the study focused on United Methodist ministers, the authors interpret CHI's groundbreaking data for a broad ecumenical readership. In addition to physical health, the book examines mental health and spiritual well-being, and suggests that increasing positive mental health may prevent future physical and mental health problems for clergy. Concrete suggestions tailored to clergy are woven throughout the book. | |
| Product Code: 9780801098833 | Retail Price: $ 19.99 ID Price: $ 15.99 |
 Practicing the Jesus Economy Author: Michael Rhodes, Robby Holt, Brian Fikkert, Christopher Wright (Foreword by) Description: A pastor, an urban social activist, and an economics professor and bestselling author invite God's people to experience the joy of following Jesus more fully in how we spend, save, and give. The church in the West is rediscovering the fact that God cares deeply for the poor. More and more, churches and individual Christians are looking for ways to practice economic discipleship, but it's hard to make progress when we are blind to our own entanglement in our culture's idolatrous economic beliefs and practices. Practicing the Jesus Economy cuts through much confusion and invites Christians to take their place within the biblical story of the King Jesus Economy. Through eye-opening true stories of economic discipleship in action, and with a solid exploration of six key biblical themes, the authors offer practical ways for God's people to earn, invest, spend, compensate, save, share, and give in ways that embody God's love and provision for the world. Foreword by Christopher J. H. Wright. | |
| Product Code: 9780801075742 | Retail Price: $ 19.99 ID Price: $ 15.99 |
 Preaching Jesus Christ Today Author: Brownlee, Annette Description: An experienced preacher explores six questions to help preachers listen to Scripture and move from interpretation to text as they prepare sermons week after week. This book approaches preaching as a theological practice and a spiritual discipline in a way that is engaging, straightforward, and highly usable for busy preachers. Bringing to bear almost three decades of practical experience in the pulpit and the classroom, Annette Brownlee explores six questions to help preachers listen to Scripture, focus on what God does in the event of the sermon, and move from interpretation to text as they prepare weekly sermons. Each chapter contains theological reflections, guidelines for sermon preparation, and numerous examples and illustrations. Sample sermons are also included. | |
| Product Code: 9780801098826 | Retail Price: $ 22.99 ID Price: $ 18.39 |
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