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His book was sparked by a simple question to thousands of moms: "If you believe you should be praying but you aren't, why not?" Their answers revealed seven common challenges and beliefs moms have, including
· I don't know what or how to pray
· I don't know if my prayers really matter
· I can't pray until I get my life together
· I'm so busy!
The answer Brooke McGlothlin has seen in her years as a prayer mentor is to pray Scripture over your...
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Ice skating? Sleigh rides? A white Christmas? Not at the Newport Beach house. In Southern California, it's twinkle lights on palm trees, boat parades with colored lights everywhere, gondola rides and beach-front mansions decorated with Santas. But also cookie exchanges, house decorating contests and hot chocolate. And Jen is determined to re-create all of her grandmother's Christmas traditions, if it's the last thing she does. The Christmas angels...
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There is so much more than what I'm settling for! That was the revelation about God that changed Jeannie Cunnion's life and lit a fire in her soul.
Jeannie was surprised to realize that even though she had been following Jesus for more than 35 years as a preacher's kid and Bible teacher, she was missing out on all of God. She grappled with questions like
· Why do I keep stumbling in my walk with Jesus?
· How can I experience God's power in my...
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The Practice of Pastoral Care has become a popular seminary textbook for courses in pastoral care and a manual for clinical pastoral education. In it, Doehring encourages counselors to view their ministry through a trifocal lens that incorporates premodern, modern, and postmodern approaches to religious and psychological knowledge. Doehring describes the basic ingredients of a ...
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Many Christian leaders use their fame and influence to great effect. Whether that popularity resides at the local church level or represents national or international influence, many leaders have effectively said to their followers, "Follow me as I follow Christ." But fame that is cultivated for its own sake, without attendant spiritual maturity and proper accountability, has a shadow side that can run counter to the heart of the gospel message. Celebrity...
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So many women are living overcommitted lives and buckling under the nagging guilt. When they are busy, they feel guilty for not playing with their kids or having a quiet time of prayer and Bible study. When they try to rest, they feel guilty because there's so much left to do. It's an endless cycle of overwork and exhaustion. Yet inside every woman's heart is a longing for true rest. It's there because God designed us that way--but it seems out of...
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"A no-nonsense call to action for all those willing to confront their complicity, Good White Racist? promises 'This is going to be hard, and you are going to be uncomfortable. But it will be worth it.'" – Foreword Reviews
\ good · white · racist noun
• A well-intentioned person of European descent who is nonetheless complicit in a culture of systemic racism
• A white person who would rather stay comfortable than do the work of antiracism
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28) Another Day
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Once again Eugenia Price offers inspiration and insight to the countless readers who have shared her journey toward discovery through the years. In Another Day she leads her readers through familiar and favorite passages from the Bible, quoting verses which have been most meaningful to her. For each there is a story of how she has applied these passages to her own life and how they can work for you as well.
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Known for her bestselling detective novels, Dorothy L. Sayers lived a fascinating, groundbreaking life as a novelist, feminist, Oxford scholar, and important influence on the spiritual life of C.S. Lewis. This pioneering woman not only forged a literary career for herself but also spoke about faith and culture in revolutionary ways, as she, addressed the evergreen question of to what extent faith should hold on to tradition and to what extent it should,...
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Feel as Though You've Lost the Battle with Food?
After years of dieting, you know there's more to weight control than what you eat. Having discovered the power that food can have over our lives, Elyse Fitzpatrick helps you
• identify the destructive eating habits holding you captive
• break the vicious cycle of emotional eating
• surrender your desire for control
• build healthier eating and living habits
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First published with great success in 1979, and now, reissued with an updated Preface, Leave Yourself Alone is a book Eugenia Price's readers will want to add to their personal collection of her writings.
According to Eugenia Price, the emotionally healthy person is the one, who is, focused outside of the self, and whose attention is, directed toward God and other people. In Leave Yourself Alone, she explores specific areas of life, work, prayer,...
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From her own experiences- her struggles and victories on the way to peace- Eugenia Price offers in this book a step-by-step guide for all who seek a new, happy and complete life. This thrilling and inspiring chronicle of spiritual adventure lifts the heart and head of the reader, as the widely respected Christian author and speaka lets Christ speak through her to those who long to follow Him as Lord of their lives. Here is memorable, meaningful testimony...
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If we live according to the gospel, we're going to make waves. Why? Because the way of Christ is countercultural. It doesn't go with the flow, compromise on truth, or stay silent in the face of injustice-so neither can we. No matter how young or old we are, or how much or how little influence we think we have, God calls us to boldly, engage our upside-down culture through the lens of his truth.
With powerful examples from Scripture and stories from...
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Do you ever wonder why some people just rub you the wrong way? Or why you automatically click with others? Or maybe you even ask yourself, "Who am I, really?" Wouldn't it be wonderful if you could understand why people are the way they are-and even better understand yourself? Now you can! And it's simple and fun! Based on the ancient Five Elements model from Chinese medicine, Dr. Vicki Matthews has developed a simple way to describe our five basic...
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The powerful testimonies of 11 widows of the Bible are brought to narrative life in lyrical, visceral prose that brings readers deep inside the women's grief, strength, and faith. Full of both haunting and hope, Not Alone connects Biblical widows' voices in a chorus of commiseration that reminds us what it means to love-and what it means to live with God.
36) Quenched: Discovering God's Abundant Grace for Women Struggling with Pornography and Sexual Shame
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Lust is a man's problem, right? Wrong. When we see lust as an exclusively male issue, it leaves Christian women with nowhere to turn when they struggle with the same things. They suffer silently and feel like they will never be free.
Jessica Harris has been there, and she has made it her mission to break the silence, banish the shame, and bring women's struggles into the light of God's grace and forgiveness. She understands that when you suffer in...
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Christian parenting is hard work -- and it's getting harder. Parents have a deep desire to pass on their faith, but fear that today's increasingly skeptical and hostile world will eventually lead their kids to reject the truth of Christianity. That leaves many parents feeling overwhelmed -- uncertain of what they can do to help their children, given the difficulty and extent of the faith challenges they will face. This practical and timely resource...
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MAKE LOVE YOUR AIM is a companion piece to the author's last book, THE WIDER PLACE (Zondervan, 1966), which was described by some readers as a "controversial challenge" to try the inner freedom God grants to anyone, who want it enough to assume the responsibilities that come with it.
Freedom and love are two sides of the same coin. And we can only understand them enough to practice them if we know the way God defines them. How does He do this? In...
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A captivating blend of history, women in science, and true crime, 18 Tiny Deaths tells the story of how one woman changed the face of forensics forever. Frances Glessner Lee, born a socialite to a wealthy and influential Chicago family in the 1870s, was never meant to have a career, let alone one steeped in death and depravity. Yet she developed a fascination with the investigation of violent crimes, and made it her life's work. Best known for creating...
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One of the most wonderful things about walking with God is that we can have an intimate and real relationship with him. He wants us to know him so well that we are comfortable talking to him about anything and everything. Yet, there are times when we feel disconnected and insecure. We desire to grow in prayer, but we don't know where to begin, what to say, or how to listen for his voice.
In She Prays, Debbie Lindell invites you on a 31-day journey...