RELATIONSHIPS
by: Dean Sherman “If we don’t get relationships right, we have very little left upon which to build our lives.” – Dean Sherman With clarity and sharp wit, Dean Sherman illuminates the often confusing and mysterious world of love, sex, and relationships in this accessible, hard hitting examination of romantic love and sexuality in the Christian’s life. – Learn the secret of your “attraction gift.” – Discover that the real question is not “How far is too far?” – Investigate the meaning and value of being in right, godly relationships upon God’s logical, loving, and freeing precepts. – Begin the healing process if you struggle with sexual sin from your past. – Understand the loving practical principles behind the relationship boundaries God has established.
Renovation of the Heart
Renovation of the Heart, a bestseller by Dallas Willard, explains the common misunderstandings about human nature and the discipleship process by outlining the general pattern of personal spiritual transformation―not as a formula, but as a systematic process. As intentional apprentices of Jesus, we are to move deeper into a relationship with God while becoming more like Jesus. In his unique, winning way, Willard guides you in discovering your true identity while exploring spiritual growth in a new way. Includes discussion questions.
REVIVAL IN THE RUBBLE
by: John Kitchen Can Spiritual Life And Renewal Be Found In The Midst Of Devastation? “Yes,” says John Kitchen, “When God wants to do a fresh reviving work in his people, he finds a person and breaks his heart.” Do you read of revivals in the past and find yourself asking God, “Why not here? Why not now? Why not me?” A Must Read! “You will be delighted with this user friendly approach to allowing God to work in our hearts, bringing spiritual renewal out of brokenness. With a remarkable blend of exposition and illustration, kitchen shows how the transformation Nehemiah experienced can take place in our lives as well. This book speaks to our minds and our hearts. The message is clear-blessing comes from brokenness.” Dr. Gary Benedict President, Christian and Missionary Alliance
RUMORS OF ANOTHER WORLD
What On Earth Are We Missing? by: Philip Yancey What on earth are we missing? Philip Yancey believes we are missing the supernatural hidden in everyday life. In Rumors of Another World, Yancey investigates the natural world and discovers the supernatural hiding in plain view. He grapples with why God made the world and what our role truly is, and seeks to answer the question, ‘How do I live in the natural world while expressing the values of the supernatural?’ Philip writes, ‘I have come to understand faith as the highest form of integrated encounter. Faith puts together, assembles, re-orders, accepting the entire world as God’s handiwork. We live among clues, like rescuers sifting through pieces of stained glass shattered by a bomb, and only with a blueprint or some memory of original design can we begin to connect the shards, to assemble them into a pattern that makes sense of our world. ‘Nature and supernature are not two separate worlds, but different expressions of the same reality. To encounter the world as a whole, we need a more supernatural awareness of the natural world.’ Yancey invites readers to join him on a journey of discovery. He challenges us to tune into ‘rumors of another world,’ and connect the seen with the unseen. He promises that the grace-filled result will be a life of beauty, purpose, freedom, and faith.
Run with the horses the quest for life at its best
In Jeremiah 12:5 God says to the prophet, “If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out, how can you compete with horses? If you stumble in safe country, how will you manage in the thickets by the Jordan?” We all long to live life at its best―to fuse freedom and spontaneity with purpose and meaning. Why then do we often find our lives so humdrum, so unadventuresome, so routine? Or else so frantic, so full of activity, but still devoid of fulfillment? How do we learn to risk, to trust, to pursue wholeness and excellence―to run with the horses in the jungle of life? In a series of profound reflections on the life of Jeremiah the prophet, Eugene Peterson explores the heart of what it means to be fully and genuinely human. His writing is filled with humor and self-reflection, insight and wisdom, helping to set a course for others in the quest for life at its best.
SENSIBLE BEHAVIOR
How To Avoid Indiscreet Relationships by: Ajith Fernando This is a time when are seeing many complex problems in relationships between men and women in our society. If we do not give Christians specific teaching on how to use biblical principles in relating to the opposite sex, they could easily end up doing things that are common in society but not acceptable to Christians. This booklet aims to meet this need for sane scriptural advice in this crucial area.
SONG OF A SATISFIED SOUL
by: John Kitchen We all along for satisfaction. More often than not dashed hopes and frustrated efforts leave us wondering if it is a phantom appetite – forever defying fulfillment. Broken promises, shattered relationship, lost job, unfulfilled hopes, dreams and aspirations – they mock us over past failures and our inability to lay hold of the satisfaction we long for. No sooner do we achieve a major goal in life than another immediately presents itself – leaving us in a perpetual chase after contentment. Above the jeers, however, there rises the sweet strains of a hopeful song. The voice is familiar. the words are well known. But the hope is fresh. The disarming melody melts away despair and disbelief, bidding us to sing a long. It is the song of a satisfied soul rising from a contented heart. In the 23rd Psalm God lifts before us the Song of the Satisfied Soul. It’s the promise of a life better than you’ve dream possible. God offers us the intimacy of a personal relationship with Himself. God Himself is our song, the singer, and the substance of the Song of the Satisfied Soul.
SOUL SURVIVOR
by: Philip Yancey We stand at the dawn of the twenty-first century, yet we still struggle to understand the ways in which God taught us to live. Even the church has distorted the message, damaging lives and confusing countless people in the process. Is it possible to live a meaningful life of faith in a world where religion has caused so much harm? Bestselling writer Philip Yancey, whose own Christian belief was almost destroyed by the Church, has spent a lifetime searching for a faith that works. Soul Survivor tells his story, and the stories of thirteen people whose remarkable lives have shaped his own spiritual journey, From John Donne to Martin Luther King Jr, Dostoevsly to Mahatma Gandhi, G. K. Chesterton to Henri Nouwen, he pays homage to some of the most inspiring, selfless, yet provocative individuals our world has known, and asks what we can do to find such beautiful faith in our own lives.
SPIRIT RISING: TAPPING INTO THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
by: Jim Cymbala, Jennifer Schuchmann For some of us being a Christian is harder than it should be. Discouraged, anxious, worn down, we wonder what happened to the power and the joy that Jesus promised. Jim Cymbala believes that many of us are missing something vital. Christianity, he says, for even the best-intentioned person or church, is impossible without the Holy Spirit. You can have regular devotions, great preaching, a strong emphasis on the Bible, a great worship team, and a congregation that is trying, but if you aren’t vitally in touch with God’s Spirit, you are missing out on the life God has for you. The Holy Spirit, he points out, is God’s agent on earth. Yet he is the least understood, least preached about, and least discussed member of the Trinity. That is sad, because without him, our spiritual lives will always become dry, mechanical, and a struggle. Too often, the body of Christ is divided into two sides. One side stresses the Word of God, separating itself from what it views as the emotional fanaticism often linked to those emphasizing the Holy Spirit. The other side is sometimes known for drifting into unbiblical manifestations and unorthodox teaching while attributing it all to the Spirit of God. But the Christianity we see in Scripture is both grounded in the Word and full of the Spirit. With stunning stories of how God is working in the lives of people and churches today and biblical teaching about the Holy Spirit, Jim Cymbala invites you to experience God in a fresh and vital way. Nothing else will change our prayer life, our study of God’s word, and our worship more than opening our hearts to the Spirit. If we want power, confidence, joy, peace, and more love in our lives, then we need a better understanding of how and why the Spirit moves so we can join him there.
SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP
by: J. Oswald Sanders The need for talented vigorous leaders in the church cannot be overemphasized. Such times demand active service of men and women who are guided by and devoted to Jesus Christ. With more than 750,000 copies in print, Spiritual Leadership stands as a proven classic for developing such leadership. In these pages J. Oswald Sanders presents the key principles of leadership in both the temporal and spiritual realms, illustrating his points with examples from Scripture and biographies of eminent men of God (Moses, Nehemiah, Paul, David Livingstone, Charles Spurgeon, and others). He writes that even natural leadership qualities are God-given, and their true effectiveness can only be reached when they are used to the glory of God
SPIRITUAL LIVING IN A SECULAR WORLD
by: Ajith Fernando Christian today often feels without a voice: a minority in an indifferent world. Should we withdraw? Get stuck in, despite blurred boundaries? Like the Israelites in Babylon , for many of us this a time of temptation and defeat. Ajith Fernando’s warm, engaging book uses the experience of the young Israelite, Daniel and his companions were the elite: young men of outstanding ability. God put them in a position where their names – their very identity – were changed to fit Babylonian culture. They learned pagan languages and became steeped in Babylonian society. ” What could be more important that a call to dynamic living in a dying world? Timely, prophetic, and urgent. Read it for world’s sake, for the churches’s sake, for your sake. Read it, and live it- for God’s sake. – Jeff Lucas, Vice President, Evangelical Alliance UK
STORIES OF THE BIBLE
Bible Stories Every Child Should Know by: Dr. Connie Palm All the best adventure stories from the Bible, beautifully illustrated and written in clear, simple international English. These stories will capture your children’s attention to give the best possible introduction to the Bible. Here you will find: • large print • clear simple sentences • fast-moving stories • lively detailed illustrations These Bible Stories can become the building blocks of the soul – the building blocks that lead to eternal life.