Henry Carter Hull

The world is full of good things. Ice-cold lemonade. The laughter of children. College football. Scrambled eggs and crispy bacon. But what happens to these earthly pleasures when Jesus shows up? Do the things of earth grow strangely dim? Or does he shine in all that's fair? In this book, Joe Rigney offers a breath of fresh air to Christians who are burdened by false standards, impossible expectations, and misguided notions of holiness. Steering a...

Reveals moments of divine destiny in U.S. history from the civil war to modern day.

What am I feeling?Emotions can be confusing. One moment we re happy, content, and hopeful, and the next we re anxious, hurt, and overwhelmed.But we don t have to live at the mercy of our emotions. In True Feelings, a mother-daughter team clears away common misconceptions and mixed messages about our feelings to offer us a biblical perspective on emotions helping us understand how they work, why we feel what we feel, and how to develop good emotional...

In the past, church leaders have turned to small groups or other kinds of discipleship programs to encourage spiritual growth in their churches. Yet despite good intentions, the deeper spiritual life and transformation they had hoped for remained elusive. STIR calls church leaders to reclaim an essential, biblical truth -- that the process of spiritual growth is more than a one-size-fits-all program, it happens best through intentional relationships...

My name is Jaquelle, and I'm a teenager.I like football movies, sushi, and dark chocolate. But the biggest, most crucial, most significant thing about me is that my life's task is to follow Jesus. He is the One who changed my life.That's what this book is about.It's for teenagers eager to reject the status quo and low standards our culture sets for us. It's for those of us who don't want to spend the adolescent years slacking off, but rather standing...

Desde hace miles de años la existencia de seres superiores a nosotros ha sido descrita en los anales de nuestra historia. Muchas son las civilizaciones que nos hablan de seres reptilianos que llegaron a nuestro planeta para cambiar nuestro destino, que nos modificaron genéticamente para poder evolucionar a lo que actualmente somos. Pero es esa misma historia la que no nos describe lo que realmente son esos seres y lo que han hecho en nuestro planeta. Seres...

Through this novelized history of the Soka Gakkai -- one of the most dynamic, diverse, and empowering movements in the world today -- readers will discover the organization's goals and achievements even as they find inspiring and practical Buddhist wisdom for living happily and compassionately in today's world. The book recounts the stories of ordinary individuals who faced tremendous odds in transforming their lives through the practice of Nichiren...

Poet Kathleen Norris' account of her two extended retreats at Benedictine monasteries and the resulting enrichment of her marriage, her daily life, and her poetry.

The doctrine of adoption -- God's decision to adopt sinful men and women into his family -- stands at the heart of Christianity. In light of this, Christians' efforts to adopt beautifully illustrate the truth of the gospel. In this popular-level and practical manifesto, Russell Moore encourages Christians to adopt children and to help other Christian families to do the same. He shows that adoption is not just about couples who have struggled to have...

Stop being a poser. Start being a Christian. Is your faith for real? How about your walk? If everyone who claimed to love Jesus actually did, this world would be pretty close to paradise. Yet we live in a time when being a poser is not only easy, it's rewarded -- especially where Jesus is concerned. But claiming to love Jesus without following him is bogus, fraudulent, and -- frankly -- it's not you . God has called you to be set apart, to live authentically,...