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Does Christianity Still Make Sense?

10,99 $

A chronic doubter responds to 20 of the most difficult questions about Christianity

From the Foreword by J. Warner Wallace: "A book written by a man who has genuinely struggled with the questions, wrestled with doubts, and emerged faithful on the other side. He understands you."

Does Christianity still make sense? Years after Bobby Conway became a Christian, this question haunted him. Even though by then, he was the pastor of a thriving church, it seemed as if his entire belief structure was being dismantled. Had he been duped? Perhaps you can relate to how Bobby felt. Maybe you find yourself questioning in the same way.

In this book, Bobby describes his own long journey through chronic doubt to a settled and confident trust. In this book, he responds to the twenty toughest challenges to the Christian faith, including these difficult questions:

Why are there so many scandals in the Church?
Aren’t Christians just a bunch of hypocrites?
Why do Christians use God’s name to oppress others?
Why are so many Christians racists?
Why does God allow evil in the world?
Is there reliable evidence for God’s existence?

Join Bobby in this book as he explores these questions and many more while describing how he was hammered with doubts for years.

Finding the Extra in Ordinary

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Break free from mediocrity and start living the vibrant life God has for you.

Most people settle for an ordinary existence-a predictable schedule, easily attainable goals, reasonable expectations. While there’s comfort in the ordinary, there’s also the risk of getting stuck in a life that lacks meaning, purpose, and joy. And God doesn’t want you to get stuck-especially when He has so much more for you!

Finding the Extra in Ordinary by Jeff Simmons explores the extraordinary stories of people from all walks of life who have managed to transform their ordinary lives into something truly remarkable. From everyday people to celebrities, entrepreneurs, and sports stars, Simmons captures the inspiring stories of those who have found the extra in ordinary.

In this book, you will learn how to

live out God’s plan for loving others
invest wisely in the things that really matter
choose joy and share that joy freely with the world
discover your passion and purpose in life
start living every day with motivation and meaning

Stop playing it safe. Step out and surpass the ordinary and start living an extraordinary life for Christ.

Don?t Give Up Just Yet

12,99 $

When it rains in life-it pours.

With each wave of resistance in life, it can be so tempting to simply give up. To quit the difficult calling. To leave the meaningful relationship. To walk away from the dreams God placed on your heart.

If this is where you find yourself, take heart. Nick Connolly has also been there-and he’s written Don’t Give Up Just Yet for you to find the motivation and encouragement to help you to keep going. Together, we’ll discover:

Seven different areas of our lives where resistance shows up and wreaks havoc
How to work through struggles like doubt and seasons of waiting
What the Bible has to say about dark nights of the soul
When walking away is actually the right and healthy choice
How to make difficult times work for your faith, not against it.

God hasn’t let go of you. The other side of this hard time is closer than you think. Join Nick in the journey to choose persistence in the face of resistance; find renewed energy and faith; and confidently pursue the promise of who God made you to be.

From Broken Boy to Mended Man

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A Simple and Hope-filled Blueprint to Break Free from a Hurtful Childhood that May Be Holding You Back-Secret Hurts, Destructive Cycles, Buried Anger, and More

Hiding inside every man is a little boy. For some this kid is healthy and strong. For others he’s insecure. Afraid. Angry. And broken. This describes Patrick Morley. Successful entrepreneur and businessman, Patrick ignored the pain of his childhood wounds for decades. This book tells his story and offers a surprising remedy. An ironclad promise of wholeness. Today, millions of men are suffering silently and not breaking the cycle because they’ve never processed the pain of their father and mother wounds. Does that describe you?

If so, you are not alone. And there’s hope. A better way. You can find healing and finally break free from a lifelong cycle of pain and smoldering rage. You can, by God’s grace, re-write the script for your future and achieve so much more. Can you imagine?

In From Broken Boy to Mended Man, Patrick Morley describes his own revealing and healing journey and offers answers on how to safely uncover wounds that may have fueled destructive patterns for decades. This book will help you discover:

How to overcome denial and acknowledge your suffering;
How to find healing for your childhood wounds and break free from any destructive, dysfunctional cycles that hold you back;
How to shift your perspective to have a compassionate view of your parents (even if they’re gone) and reach a place of biblical forgiveness; and
How to create an action plan to help you better parent your own children so hurtful patterns are not repeated.

You can move forward from unprocessed pain. Discover today how to start brand new.

Whole Heart Finances

11,99 $

Transform your relationship with money from one of fear and dread to trust and joy with the biblical step-by-step system in Whole Heart Finances. Enjoy getting a practical, easy-to-use model for saving, spending, and managing your money. Author and professor Dr. Shane Enete will lead you through the proven steps to:

Invite Jesus into your financial life
Create a budget that actually works
Raise your credit score and eliminate debt
Achieve your goals for giving, saving, and investing

Who Is Whole Heart Finances For?

Whole Heart Finances will show you that your finances can be an opportunity for deep, responsive worship as you consider the abundant generosity of Jesus in your life. Whether you’ve just opened your first checking account or are in retirement, it’s never too early or too late to get on the right track with money. Perhaps you consider money and faith to be separate, the two only crossing paths when/if you tithe. We all have blind spots with our finances-whether it’s debt, not spending, or overspending-and it’s never too late to course-correct.

How Do I Use Whole Heart Finances?

What if you could live your life with a generous mindset, peace about your budget and goals, and confidence about financial habits?

Do you find yourself exhausted and stressed from out-of-control spending, growing debt, or the constant need to manage your finances? Youre not alone. Americans consistently list money as their number one source of anxiety. Dr. Shane Enete offers a refreshing approach to financial management and guides you through:

Practical tools to tackle debt, build financial resilience, and spend with your whole heart
3 keys to Christian stewardship and a quiz to uncover your "money personality" (value seeker, big spender, non-spender, or experiencer)
8 "giving systems" to make your generosity more effective (and exciting!)
And much more!

Whether you read this book alone, with your small group, on a weekly basis, daily for a month, or once every year, Whole Heart Finances will help you meet important goals for saving, knocking out debt, and generosity that can happen if you take action with these easy practical steps.

Key Features of Whole Heart Finances: A Practical Guide to Jesus-Centered Money Management:

Biblical: Unlike other financial guides that start with worldly wisdom and sprinkle in biblical references, Whole Heart Finances provides an easy step-by-step process rooted in Christ. Transform your relationship with money alongside a rich view of your identity in Christ.
Practical and Step-by-Step: Enjoy simple frameworks to reset your finances to align with your faith. With a complete checklist of 15 steps to tackle debt, build a future, and set up a giving plan, youll have everything you need to take control of your finances.
Easy-to-Understand: Say goodbye to complicated terminology and confusing money models. Whole Heart Finances makes it easy to grasp essential financial concepts and apply them to your life.
Flexible: Whether youre reading alone, with your spouse, or with a church or small group, Whole Heart Finances offers flexible ways to apply its wealth of knowledge.

Whole Heart Finances Answers Common Questions

Discover how bringing your whole heart to Jesus in financial decision-making can lead to deep, responsive worship. Say goodbye to financial anxiety and embrace a life rich with generosity and solid financial habits. The principles presented in this book will help you answer the following questions and more:

How can getting out of debt and tracking my expenses help grow my relationship with Jesus?
What does the Bible say about debt (besides that it’s bad) and what can I do about it?
What is a credit score and why does God care?
How can I use the tools of saving and investing to maximize generous giving?

Stop letting money be the master of your emotions, choices, and life-take control of your finances with Whole Heart Finances and experience what happens when Jesus comes first and you "lack no good thing." Perfect for church classes, small groups, and personal use.

The Rabbinic Parables and Jesus the Parable Teller

19,99 $

First published in German as Die rabbinschen Gleichnisse und der Gleichniserzähler Jesus in 1981-and now translated into English for the first time-this seminal work by Professor David Flusser remains an important and unparalleled contribution on Jesus as a storyteller in the Jewish rabbinic tradition. Using a literary approach to study extant rabbinic parables, he argues that Jesus’ parables belong to a genre that exists only in rabbinic literature and the New Testament. In order to analyze the theology behind Jesus’ parables, we need to understand them as a first-century literary art form.

In a summary of the book, Flusser writes: "I am ﬁrmly convinced with fellow researchers that it is possible to get reasonably close to the original wording of Jesus’ teaching. But this is only the case when the otherwise usual method of literary criticism is applied to the text of the Synoptic Gospels, and when, moreover, one is willing and able to be guided by knowledge of Judaism. I certainly admit that the words of Jesus, including his parables, were edited by Greek redactors and subsequently by the evangelists. Nevertheless, I believe it is often possible to separate the ‘shell’ from the ‘nut’ by applying a better synoptic theory. . . . As I have argued several times, the parables of Jesus belong to the genre of the rabbinic parables. Therefore, valid statements about Jesus’ parables, whether these regard their essence or their literary quality, can only be made when one has ﬁrst dealt with the essence and literary form of the rabbinic parables."

Heaven Awaits

10,99 $

Is There Something More Than This Life?

This world is full of crises and conflicts, difficulties and troubles -- but this world will not last. No matter what your age is, your earthly life is slowly slipping away. This is why Jesus encourages us not to store treasures on this earth. In other words, invest in heaven.

In Heaven Awaits, you will explore what the Bible says about heaven and begin to envision the wonders and glories that await you. Heaven is real. And throughout these pages, you will discover that your eternal home is far more real than your earthly experience right now. As such, you will be energized to live each day in light of that awe-inspiring reality.

Heaven Awaits will serve as your eternal investment guide by helping you:

Envision the 9 blessings of heaven-which include the joy of no longer experiencing any loss to the freedom from the pain of disillusionment;
Explore the 8 facets of heaven-which includes the rest that you will experience to the abundant life that you are destined to possess;
Discover the 10 benefits of heaven-which includes the loving family whose company you will enjoy for eternity and the meaning and purpose that you will experience forever.

With this book, you can train your soul to anticipate what awaits you, as well as shape how you live right now.