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Lasting marriages are built one defining moment at a time. The moment of blame. The moment of weakness. When your spouse suffers. When dreams disappoint. When the kids leave the nest. It's how we think and behave toward one another in moments like these that determines whether our marriage endures or falters. Ultimately, these are invitations from God to consider our direction and pursue transformation.
With 37 years of marriage and 33 years of pastoring...
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God's right to judge humanity is written on the very fabric of human existence
The doctrine of reprobation-that is, the eternal, unconditional decree of God for the non-elect-is frequently misconstrued in both pastoral and theological literature. In Reprobation and God's Sovereignty, Peter Sammons reintroduces this oft-misunderstood doctrine, revealing its relationship to divine sovereignty. With Romans 9 as a guiding text, Sammons presents a thoroughly...
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A New Kind of Apologist, edited by Sean McDowell and with contributions from more than 20 leading apologists, is the go-to resource for effectively defending the Christian faith in our changing culture. In it you'll discover:
• important topics often ignored by apologists, such as transgender issues, religious freedom, and the intersection of economics and apologetics
• a new kind of apologetics that is relational, gracious, and holistic
• interviews...
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In three taut essays, Kristian Williams examines our society's understanding of social and political violence, what gets romanticized, misunderstood, or muddled. He explores the complex intersections between "gangs" of all sorts-cops and criminals, Proud Boys and antifa, Panthers and skinheads-arguing that government and criminality are intimately related, often sharing critical features. As society becomes more polarized and the conviction that things...
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Find More Than Just a Job
Are you in college, just starting in the workforce, or simply trying to figure out what to do with your life? Keep reading. We all need to pay bills and keep a roof over our head, but real satisfaction comes when we pursue careers filled with meaning and purpose according to God's plan for our lives. No matter where you're at now, you can find that kind of fulfillment in a career. This book will show you how. Here's a hint:...
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NAME YOUR BUSINESS.
TELL YOUR STORY.
Advertising and marketing masters from Ogilvy to Godin have proven the value of words when it comes to building a brand, attracting an audience, and making a sale. In our increasingly crowded and noisy world, a name is the foundation of every product, brand, or business-and it needs to stand out.
In The Naming Book, Bullhorn Creative founder and partner Brad Flowers presents a clear framework for crafting and...
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Is Franchising Right For You? Why start a business from scratch when you can have a piece of the greatest expansion strategy ever conceived? Franchising is BIG and getting bigger in every sector-from restaurants and coffee chains to pet care and insurance. There is a franchise for everything and everyone. As a potential franchise owner, you can be in charge of your own success while being supported by a known brand. Franchising gives you that ability,...
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Parenting Teen Boys with Love and Confidence
"John is the real deal… He knows what kids are dealing with, what their struggles are, where their strengths lie, what they know, and what they need."-Giuliana Rancic, journalist, television personality, and infotainer
#1 Best Seller in Popular Adolescent Psychology
Dr. John Duffy; bestselling author of Parenting the New Teen in the Age of Anxiety, clinical psychologist, and parenting expert; offers...
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If we can agree on anything, it's that we are not okay. Our culture is reeling from the ravages of a global pandemic, a precipitous rise in depression and anxiety, suffocating debt, white supremacy, hyper capitalism, and a virulent political animus--to name a few.
But what if it's not us? What if it's . . . well, everything? What if trying to conform to a sick culture is actually making us sick?
It's Not You, It's Everything is a timely and incisive...
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Harness the Psychology of Food for a Healthy Lifestyle
"...essential read for those of us trying to understand the mysteries behind the food choices and eating habits of today's consumer." -Stephen M Ostroff, MD, former deputy commissioner, Foods and Veterinary Medicine, FDA
Author and CEO Jack Bobo is a food psychology expert with over 20 years advising four Secretaries of State on food and agriculture. He's here to personally guide you on smarter...
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Even pastors struggle to keep going sometimes. When Dr. Jack Graham had a major surgery ten years ago, he knew it would take a physical toll, but to his surprise, he also found himself wiped out emotionally and spiritually. He wrestled with depression and a lack of spiritual energy, and he struggled to find joy and growth in his walk with Christ.
Maybe you've been through a crisis of your own. Or maybe the busyness of life has overwhelmed you, or...
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How a Presence-Centered Life Changes Everything
Balancing Scripture and Spirit, pastor and professor Roger Helland shows pursuing God's presence isn't about seeking signs and wonders-it's about seeking God's kavod: His radiant glory, His manifest presence. Sorting through common fears and misunderstandings about God's presence, Helland offers biblical and practical teaching, to help you
pursue God's presence and holiness in everyday life,
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Where is God when my suffering seems never-ending? Can I really find joy in this fallen world? This powerful book confronts these questions with stories of the author's near-death experience, a daughter's suicide attempt, mental illness, and numerous other gripping stories that demonstrate not only that God is present when we need him, but that through our trials we can find true intimacy with him.
Author Randy Kay recounts how, as a former devout...
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A Transformational Picture of Marriage! God created marriage as a beautiful work of art that reflects his glory to the world. But our culture has undervalued and misunderstood it, causing it to lose some of its luster. Like recent restoration projects on the Sistine Chapel and the Mona Lisa, it is time to return marriage to its former glory, and the only way to do that is to take a closer look at what the artist had in mind all along. In this newly...
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Recovering the Lost Art of Contentment
The biblical practice of contentment can seem like a lost art-something reserved for spiritual giants but out of reach for the rest of us. In our discontented age-characterized by impatience, overspending, grumbling, and unhappiness-it's hard to imagine what true contentment actually looks (and feels) like. But even the apostle Paul said that he learned to be content in any and every circumstance. Paul's remarkable...
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The psychic abilities of most humans are dampened by the clatter of our conscious minds. In this timely book, Russell Targ shows readers how to quiet this noise and see into the far reaches of time and space through remote viewing. He also illuminates the phenomena of intuitive medical diagnosis and distant healing in a groundbreaking synthesis of research and empirical data. Drawing on a broad range of spiritual traditions, Targ demonstrates that...
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Prayer is hard. But it doesn't have to be.
We often think we don't have the time, or the words-or the right-to talk to God. But it turns out you're already awesome at prayer. You just don't know it yet.
Jarrett Stevens has been helping people pray over the course of a few decades. He's discovered along the way that while prayer is mysterious, it's not as hard as you may think. Talking with God can be as natural as spending time with a friend, because...
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A fresh examination of the unique strategies and technological achievements made by General Longstreet during the Civil War.
Lieutenant-General James Longstreet, commander of the First Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia, was a brilliant tactician and strategist. Prior to the Civil War there were many technological developments, of which the rifled musket and cannon, rail transport and the telegraph were a few. In addition, the North enjoyed...
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The struggle over the fortified Confederate position known as Spotsylvania's Mule Shoe was without parallel during the Civil War. A Union assault that began at 4:30 A.M. on May 12, 1864, sparked brutal combat that lasted nearly twenty-four hours. By the time Grant's forces withdrew, some 55,000 men from Union and Confederate armies had been drawn into the fury, battling in torrential rain along the fieldworks at distances often less than the length...
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As Christians, we know someday we will leave our familiar country and be united with God in heaven. And yet many of us know very little about this place called heaven. In his bestselling book, A Place Called Heaven, Dr. Robert Jeffress opened the Scriptures to answer ten fascinating questions about heaven. Now he offers this devotional to help us think about heaven on a daily basis and put into practice the heavenly qualities of truth, honor, righteousness,...