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Books on living the Christian life. This category has a broad overlap with the ministry, devotional, and theology categories, but emphasis is on how one lives as a Christian outside the professional ministry and not as an academic theologian.
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“How can you mend a broken heart …” said the Bee Gees many years ago. As Linda Estes, along with most of us, knows, bruised and broken hearts are part of this life. How we deal with the brokenness is as diverse as we are. Linda reminds us that our LORD is the One who…
How can a church community respond effectively to the needs of those who have suffered loss? This is a practical guide.
This book is about recapturing (or finding for the first time) some of the joys of existence. It’s about learning to sing the Lord’s song in a strange time. It’s about finding that spark that brings your first thought on arising each morning: This is the day the Lord has made; I will rejoice and be glad in it.
A “chance” meeting with a thirsty little girl on a back street in Haiti and God’s plan is received by the author, forever changing his life and that of his family. “And whoever gives one of these little ones even a cup and of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to…
Dr Robert LaRochelle has a passion for reaching across the lines of division and guiding both sides to a place of dialogue, maybe even a place of agreement. Marriage is not an easy merger when the two parties are coming from diverse faith beliefs. Bob LaRochelle brings not only his passion to facilitate communication but…
One of the most difficult tasks that may confront a pastor is the preaching of a funeral homily. What are the words that will provide comfort and encouragement to the family and friends of the deceased? What words will be faithful to the message of the gospel and the community of faith? William Powell Tuck,…
In a youth-oriented culture where old age is almost regarded as the unpardonable sin, there is not much space in our daily lives for the discussion of the one reality that is inescapable – aging. This book brings the good news that discussions about aging can bring new purpose, meaning, and hope to all of…
Those who have lived eight decades in this world often feel the need to write about their life experiences or life philosophies. If that person has lived a varied, experiential life and shows good spiritual fruit in that life, it might be wise of those who are coming after them to read and listen to…
If the future generation of Christians has been fed on milk-soaked Twinkies, Assenting to the Eternal: Kingdom Exchanges Revealed is distinguished as free-range meat with a side of organic carrots and potatoes. It’s health-food for the believer’s spirit. It’s oil for their long-enduring lamps and a blanket of comfort for the cold nights they lie…
It has been said that we need at least ten times as many encouragers as any other gifting in the Body of Jesus Christ. In a world that sets usually unatainable and even inappropriate standards and tells us we can “have it all,” we need encouragers who remind us of the true standards of God….
Passing our faith from generation to generation is difficult. It has been this way from the time that Cain killed his brother, through Israel’s call for a king because Samuel’s sons were not like him, up to the present day when children reject their parents’ faith. Prolific author (37 books and counting!) William Powell Tuck…
The question of what happens after death has fascinated human beings for as long as we’ve had any sense of spirituality. There have been popular books, stories of speculative fiction, reports of visions, and serious Bible studies attempted to explain to us what happens at death and beyond. In Death, Immortality, and Resurrection, Dr. Edward…
