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Is your faith countercultural?
When he wrote his first epistle to the church in Corinth, Paul wanted to address two cultural issues that the Christians in the city were wrestling with: prosperity and entertainment. He urged the young believers struggling in the midst of Graeco--Roman society to live lives shaped by Christ. Believers today are not immune to these same worldly temptations the Corinthian church was facing.
In Transformed in Christ:...
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The ancient book of Ruth speaks into today's world with astonishing relevance. In four short episodes, readers encounter refugees, undocumented immigrants, poverty, hunger, women's rights, male power and privilege, discrimination, and injustice. In Finding God in the Margins, Carolyn Custis James reveals how the book of Ruth is about God, the questions that surface when life falls apart, and how God reaches into the margins and chooses two totally...
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"Have this mind among yourselves..."
Everyone needs examples. We all need mentors we admire and after whom we can pattern our lives. Without them, we will not mature.
Philippians is a letter full of good examples. Paul, Epaphroditus, and Timothy are all portrayed as exemplars. But none is more important than Jesus himself. In Self-Giving Love, Dean Flemming shows how Jesus and the story of his self-emptying love are the very heart of Philippians....
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God reveals his true nature in the first five books of the Bible.
While the broader story of the Bible is known to many Christians, careful readers of the Pentateuch still have many questions. The origin story of the Jewish nation is one of hardship and loss. The Transforming Word will encourage you to examine the Scriptures and discover the God who sustains everything.
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"Goodness like a fetter."
The hymn "Come Thou Fount" reminds us that God's laws were created to draw us closer to him. But reading the law is intimidating. Deuteronomy is a long and ancient book full of speeches and laws for a wandering people on the cusp of entering a land filled with hostile nations. What could Deuteronomy have to say for modern readers who face vastly different issues?
Invited to Know God shows that Deuteronomy is simply about...
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The disciples and early Christians faced doubt, opposition, and threats--just like many Christians do today. In Together with the World, Michael Wagenman shows how the book of Acts can help modern Christians respond to crisis and critique in our contemporary world. The book of Acts is about more than simply the beginning of church history. In Together for the World we find a group of disciples, empowered by the Holy Spirit, following God's call to...
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When reading the Gospel of Luke, it's easy to get swept up into the story of the incarnation and forgot to focus on other themes. But prayer was central in Jesus' life and in his relationship with the Father, and it should be central in our lives as well. In Revealing the Heart of Prayer, Craig G. Bartholomew unpacks this biblical book with a fresh perspective--focusing on Jesus and his example for how we should pray.
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The book of Judges can pose many puzzles for readers today: who were the "judges"? Why was this book written, and how does it fit into the biblical narrative? And how can the story it tells--one of bloodshed, intrigue, and rejection of Yahweh's authority--change our understanding of God today? Deserting the King guides readers through the difficulties that the book of Judges can pose for readers as it traces both the evil and redemption present in...
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Although the book of Esther contains no direct references to God, his fingerprints can be found all over it. In God Behind the Scenes, Wayne K. Barkhuizen helps us trace the unseen hand of God throughout the Esther narrative, while pointing out how the book is still relevant today. As we walk through the book, we'll see how God was indeed active in preserving the people through whom the Messiah, Jesus Christ, would one day come.
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The Six Ground Rules for Marriage Survival: It is Time to Move on, Make Peace with Painful Memories and Reinvent Your Life.Enjoy great insights via observation, and analysis to prepare the reader before marriage life, that said is by understanding marriage commitment, sharing the house burden, and most importantly keeping the intimacy alive with care, concern, and supporting each other. Marriage Is a one way-ticket to a life-long journey when the...
74) Last Escape
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Happiness; just 50 credits.
Aart is a revolutionary with a heart of gold, but good intentions can only get you so far.
Sell your rage.
Buy some courage.
The emotional black-market is thriving, people are being harvested like cattle, and Aart is the only one with the guts to save them. But can one man overcome the system? Or will the poor continue to be sapped of every good feeling?
If you enjoy sci-fi action, then load your plasma pistol and...
75) Last Fight
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The Warehouse. People go in, but they don't come out.
On the planet of Raster, standing in the vast locust fields is The Warehouse.
Aart is a bounty hunter looking for a missing girl in a strange land. Perhaps it's because he's a stranger he asks the one question you're not allowed to ask in the locust fields:
Why?
Soon he's a target for the authorities' rage, and it's not just one missing girl, but hundreds. Time is not on his side.
Last Fight...
76) Last Refuge
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The robot revolution is here.
For too long robots have lived as slaves. Now they want change.
But humans don't want to give up their cheap labor force.
War is coming.
And everyone must choose a side: fight for robot freedom, or be complicit in their enslavement.
Aart is determined to do what's right, even if most of humanity stands against him.
Last Refuge is a fast-paced space adventure that asks "What does it mean to be alive?".
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"I'm tired of helping others enjoy God―I just want to enjoy God for myself." With this painful admission, Ruth Haley Barton invites us to an honest exploration of what happens when spiritual leaders lose track of their souls. Weaving together contemporary illustrations with penetrating insight from the life of Moses, Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership explores topics such as
• responding to the dynamics of calling
• facing the loneliness...
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M. Robert Mulholland Jr. defines spiritual formation as "the process of being formed in the image of Christ for the sake of others." Compact and solid, this definition encompasses the dynamics of a vital Christian life and counters our culture's tendency to make spirituality a trivial matter or reduce it to a private affair between "me and Jesus."
In Invitation to a Journey, Mulholland helps Christians new and old understand that we become like...
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