Ken Ham

The heartache of grief and loss can crash against our Christian faith like tidal waves. Well-meaning people who toss out a religious nugget of wisdom hoping to bring quick relief often worsen the emotional pain of trauma and tragedy.

In How Could a Loving God, Christian apologist Ken Ham offers sound biblical counsel and answers to some of life's greatest questions:

Why does God allow my suffering?
How do I move beyond this anger at God?
Why didn't God prevent this from happening?
This is a comprehensive, personal, and biblically sound account of one family's struggle with suffering in a fallen world. With sensitivity to the person whose perception of God has been calloused by tragedy, Ken Ham makes clear the hope-giving answers found in the pages of Scripture.

How Could a Loving God is an excellent resource for Biblical counselors, pastors, teachers and laymen. Use it in Bible classes and have it on hand as a reference when you or someone you love is faced with shocking news and great grief.

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Powerful Answers on Suffering

People assume Christians have all the answers; yet, in the face of tragedy, death, or suffering, everyone struggles to find just the right words to bring comfort or closure to those in need. Sometimes just hearing "It is God's will" isn't enough. Sometimes just saying "God will turn this to good" seems so meaningless when despair is so profound.Often the pain goes too deep, the questions won't go away, and even the assurance of faith doesn't help. How could God let this happen? How can God love us, yet allow us to suffer in this way? What is the point of this? What is the purpose?In this provocative book, Ken Ham makes clear answers found in the pages of Scripture - powerful, definitive, and in a way that helps our hearts to go beyond mere acceptance. When you grasp the reality of original sin (and all that it means), it creates a vital foundation for your heart to finally understand what follows.

How Could a Loving God

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Mark E. Dever

C. J. Mahaney

Pastor Mark Dever seeks to help readers understand the biblical foundations of evangelism and challenge them to develop a culture of evangelism in their lives and their local churches.

Seeks to encourage readers to understand the fundamentals of evangelism and to challenge them to develop a culture of evangelism in their lives and their local churches.

The Gospel and Personal Evangelism

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Israel Wayne

Why would God ask anyone a question? We ask questions when we don't understand. Yet, the Creator of the universe who spoke all that we see into being asks questions. Unimaginable power and wisdom are already His. As strange as it may seem to us, the Bible is filled with questions God asks. He is not the one who needs answers - these questions help us to understand both God and ourselves.

Delve into the answers found by Job, Adam, Cain, Moses, Joshua, Elijah, and others
Examine our fundamental assumptions about God, human nature, relationships, origins, and purpose
Learn about godly character and God's transforming message
Find a powerful supplement for family worship, Bible study, and personal devotions in the Questions God Asks. Stop demanding answers from God and begin answering the questions He asks of us.

Unlocking the Wisdom of Eternity

God knows all things. Yet, as strange as it may seem to us, the Bible is filled with questions that God asks. These questions assist us in understanding both our Maker and ourselves. Examine fundamental assumptions about God, human nature, relationships, origins, purpose and destiny in this revealing book. Stop demanding answers from God and begin answering the questions He asks of us.

Questions God Asks

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Kay Arthur

David Arthur

Pete De Lacy

Discover the Life-Changing Approach to God's Word

Beloved Bible teacher Kay Arthur’s inductive study method has helped millions of people discover the truth of God’s Word for themselves. This bestselling and dynamic guide, written with David Arthur and Pete De Lacy, invites readers of all levels of Bible literacy and learning to dive deeper into God’s promises. Now you can cultivate the inductive skills of observation, interpretation, and application and become an active participant in God’s Word. In 15 easy-to-understand chapters, the authors present a systematic approach that includes key words, context studies, comparison and contrasts, topical studies, and more. This life-changing way of understanding and exploring Scripture reveals the Bible’s message and helps you live boldly and confidently in God’s truths.

How to Study Your Bible

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Dennis Bennett

Rita Bennett

No other book has been more instrumental in helping countless individuals understand and live the Spirit-filled life than The Holy Spirit & You. Hailed as the key text on the correct and effective use of God's supernatural gifts, this book has changed the lives of millions of people throughout the world. It has been translated into 16 languages, and in 1985 it was chosen by the Christian Booksellers Convention of England as one of the most significant books published in the last 25 years.

The Reverend Dennis Bennett became one of the key figures in the early renewal movement when he announced to his St. Mark's Episcopal Church congregation that he had experienced a new outpouring of God's Spirit. At that moment, the movement can be said to have begun. He and his wife, Rita, founded the Christian Renewal Association. Today Rita continues to minister on radio and television and at colleges and cathedrals. She is internationally known for her work in emotional and spiritual healing.

Let Dennis and Rita Bennett guide you in your study of God's supernatural gifts and with your walk in the Spirit. Experience afresh the miraculous power and manifestations of the Holy Spirit.

A Guide to the Spirit-Filled Life

Let Dennis and Rita Bennett guide you in your study of God's supernatural gifts, and with your walk in the Spirit. Rev. Dennis Bennett was one of the key figures in the early renewal movement. The 1973 yearbook of the Encyclopedia Britannica states: "When, in 1960, Father Dennis Bennett announced to his congregation, St. Mark's Episcopal Church . . . that he had experienced a new outpouring of God's Spirit, . . . the movement can be said to have begun." He and his wife, Rita, founded the Christian Renewal Association. Today, Rita continues to minister on radio and television and at colleges and cathedrals. She is internationally known for her work in emotional and spiritual healing and for her best-selling book, You Can Be Emotionally Free. Book jacket.

The Holy Spirit and You

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Lorna Michael Butler

In telling the story of an innovative program based at Iowa State University (ISU), Lorna Michael Butler, Della McMillan, and their colleagues offer practical, stepbystep advice critical for any organization seeking to fund and manage multifaceted, publicprivate partnerships for development. The story begins when the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at ISU received large gifts from alumni and friends with a strong interest in Africa. Using that transformative funding, the university established the Center for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods (CSRL) and entered into collaborative, longterm relationships with a university and an NGO in Uganda. Tapping Philanthropy for Development draws on the partners' experiences to provide a unique roadmap for effectively navigating the challenges involved in obtaining nontraditional funding―and in using it well.

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Lessons Learned from an Innovative Partnership in Rural Uganda

¿This well-written study of an international development project provides both an excellent overview of what works¿and what does not¿and an intriguing description of the role of philanthropy. It is a must read for anyone interested in multifaceted international programs.¿ ¿Raymond J. Miller, University of Maryland In telling the story of an innovative program based at Iowa State University, Lorna Michael Butler, Della McMillan, and their colleagues offer practical, step-by-step advice critical for any organization seeking to fund and manage multifaceted, public-private partnerships for development. The story begins when the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at ISU received large gifts from alumni and friends with a strong interest in Africa. Using that transformative funding, the university established the Center for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods (CSRL) and entered into collaborative, long-term relationships with a university and an NGO in Uganda. Tapping Philanthropy for Development draws on the partners¿ experiences to provide a unique roadmap for effectively navigating the challenges involved in obtaining nontraditional funding¿and in using it well. Lorna Michael Butler is professor emeritus of sociology and anthropology and also agricultural and life sciences global fellow at Iowa State University. Della E. McMillan, associate research scientist (adjunct) in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Florida, consults extensively on issues of development in Africa.

Tapping Philanthropy for Development

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Donald S. Whitney

All Christians know they should pray, but sometimes it’s hard to know how—especially if the minutes start to drag and our minds start to wander. Offering readers hope, encouragement, and the practical advice they’re looking for, this concise book by professor Donald Whitney outlines a simple, time-tested method that can help transform our prayer lives: praying the words of the Bible. Praying the Bible shows readers how to pray through portions of Scripture one line at a time, helping us stay focused by allowing God’s Word itself to direct our thoughts and words. Simple yet profound, this resource will prove invaluable to all Christians as they seek to commune with their heavenly Father in prayer each and every day.

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Offering Christians encouragement and advice for reinvigorating their prayer lives, this practical resource outlines a foolproof plan for praying through the Bible--turning the duty of prayer into delight.

Praying the Bible

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James Robison

Peter Lord

Christians often struggle with prayer because it has become a one-way conversation with the ceiling. It doesn't have to be this way! In this revised and updated edition of the classic bestseller, Peter Lord offers an easy-to-follow, step-by-step guide to developing a rich prayer life--moving believers from one-way communication to God to two-way communication with God. He answers such questions as

Can I hear God's voice today?
How can I discern the difference between God's voice and Satan's voice?
How can I find God's will and direction for my life?
and many more

God still speaks today, and when believers pursue a dynamic personal relationship with him, they will learn to recognize and cherish his voice.

An Easy-to-Follow, Step-by-Step Guide to Two-Way Communication with God

Easy-to-follow guide to two-way communication with God, who still speaks today, whose voice can be heard and distinguished from Satan's, whose will can be known.

Hearing God

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Ron G. Campbell

Free from Freemasonry avoids the verbal attacks and hones in on the troubling spiritual roots, shoots and fruits of the spirit behind the freemasonry movement. Author Ron Campbell, well-known speaker and writer on the subject , reveals the relationship between freemasonry, spiritual warfare and evangelism. He gives a layman's explanation of the counterfeit spirit operating behind the scenes of freemasonry, and how friends and family members can give a biblically based, sensitive response to masons they knew.

Understanding Freemasonry and Its Affects on Those We Love

Free from Freemasonry

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Robert D. Lupton

Veteran urban activist Robert Lupton reveals the shockingly toxic effects that modern charity has upon the very people meant to benefit from it. Toxic Charity provides proven new models for charitable groups who want to help—not sabotage—those whom they desire to serve. Lupton, the founder of FCS Urban Ministries (Focused Community Strategies) in Atlanta, the voice of the Urban Perspectives newsletter, and the author of Compassion, Justice and the Christian Life, has been at the forefront of urban ministry activism for forty years. Now, in the vein of Jeffrey Sachs’s The End of Poverty, Richard Stearns’s The Hole in Our Gospel, and Gregory Boyle’s Tattoos on the Heart, his groundbreaking Toxic Charity shows us how to start serving needy and impoverished members of our communities in a way that will lead to lasting, real-world change.

How Churches and Charities Hurt Those They Help (and How to Reverse It)

Veteran urban activist Robert Lupton reveals the shockingly toxic effects that modern charity has upon the very people meant to benefit from it. Toxic Charity provides proven new models for charitable groups who want to help--not sabotage--those whom they desire to serve. Lupton, the founder of FCS Urban Ministries (Focused Community Strategies) in Atlanta, the voice of the Urban Perspectives newsletter, and the author of Compassion, Justice and the Christian Life, has been at the forefront of urban ministry activism for forty years. Now, in the vein of Jeffrey Sachs's The End of Poverty, Richard Stearns's The Hole in Our Gospel, and Gregory Boyle's Tattoos on the Heart, his groundbreaking Toxic Charity shows us how to start serving needy and impoverished members of our communities in a way that will lead to lasting, real-world change.



Toxic Charity

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Kristy Cambron

Study the Bible Like Never Before.

In this spiral-bound Verse Mapping journal, author and Bible study teacher Kristy Cambron introduces you to the Bible study technique that forever changed the way she read and engaged with the Word of God.

Through the method of mapping out verses and passages and examining components such as historical context, original language, translations, and cross-references, you’ll be equipped and inspired to dig into Scripture in individual study and in a group setting like never before.

How does it work?

The process is simple. In each verse map you'll follow five simple steps to change-your-life study time with God:

Verse: select and write your verse to map.
Design: write your verse in 2-4 different translations, identifying keywords or phrases that stand out among the varying translations.
Develop: look up keywords or phrases in Hebrew/Greek. Write down definitions, synonyms, and root words. Discover and note any underlying meanings.
Actions: research and document the people, places, and context referenced. Note connections to other concepts in scripture you are familiar with and/or find in your research.
Outcome: write a short summary of what you've learned. Anchor the verse you mapped to your life.
The Verse Mapping Bible Study Journal includes:

Verse Mapping 101 instruction.
50 blank maps.
Suggested verses to map with Topical Map Journeys.
Destination Tracking chart to see where your maps have taken you and the revelations Scripture has provided over the course of your journaling expedition.
The Verse Mapping Journal offers both biblical study technique and the freedom to hear from the Holy Spirit in your study time like no other Bible study tool available.

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Deepen Your Bible Reading and Unpack the Meaning of Scripture





Verse Mapping changed the way author and Bible study teacher Kristy Cambron forever read and studied the Bible. Along with the Verse Mapping Bible Study Series, where Kristy teaches verse mapping technique through books of the Bible, the Verse Mapping Journal opens the door to an all new way to study and read Scripture on your own, following your own inspired study path.

With Verse Mapping 101 instruction, 50 blank maps, suggested verses to map with Topical Map Journeys, and a Destination Tracking chart to see where your maps have taken you and the revelations Scripture has provided over the course of your journaling expedition, the Verse Mapping Journal offers both biblical study technique and the freedom to hear from the Holy Spirit in your study time like no other Bible study tool available. 

Verse Mapping Bible Study Journal

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Marybeth Whalen

31 Writers, Agents and Editors Share Their Experiences With Christian Publishing

Drawing on the wisdom of experienced writers, agents and editors, this book offers writers of all levels a valuable source of encouragement and wisdom. By combining personal stories with an in-depth Bible study, you can delve into God's calling to write in your own life.

For the Write Reason

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Charles R. Swindoll

A Woman of Strength and Dignity

Everyone loves a transforming story. Rags to riches. Plain to beautiful. Weak to strong. Esther's story is that, and much more. It is a thought-provoking study of God's invisible hand, writing silently across the pages of human history. Perhaps most of all, it is an account of a godly woman with the courage, wisdom, and strength to block an evil plot, overthrow an arrogant killer, and replace with joy in thousands of Jewish homes. Through Esther's courageous struggle to help her people, Swindoll explains the power of divine providence in volume 2 of the best-selling "Great Lives" series.

Esther

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Robert H. Welch

For churches and religious nonprofit operations, the business of business is not business - it is ministry. Still, such institutions have to make plans. Because skilled organization is needed to accomplish specific tasks, a leader must train and motivate workers in progress and effectiveness. This second edition of Church Administration helps pastors and church staff become effective and efficient leaders, managers, and administrators. Among the topics discussed are: Adminstration Documents, Organizing the Church, Administering Personnel Resources, Financial Resources, Physical Resources, and Administering Risk Management. 

Writing for students as well as those already in this line of work, author Robert H. Welch promises, "If you understand the tenants of general administration and the techniques of ministerial leadership your job will be made significantly easier."

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Creating Efficiency for Effective Ministry

Church Administration, 2nd Edition

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Woodrow Kroll

The book of Judges is highly relevant for Christians today. No other book shows so clearly how God uses ordinary peoplein spite of their faultsto do mighty deeds for his glory.

Rather than a verse-by-verse or chapter-by-chapter review, this study will take you life-by-life through the individual judges, both in the book of Judges and 1 Samuel. Each of the studys sixteen lessons includes a Scripture passage (in the ESV®), a devotional, thought-provoking questions, and a challenge to go deeper.

Through Judges youll learn how God works in every ordinary persons life, utilizing both strengths and weaknesses to carry out his will. And ultimately you can discover the specific way God desires to use you for his extraordinary purposes.

Ordinary People, Extraordinary God

The fourteen lessons in this Bible study guide give a glimpse ofthe cycle of sin, captivity, repentance, and deliverance thatoccurred between the nation of Israel and God.

Judges

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Chris Bruno

At the heart of the Bible is one overarching message: God saving his people through their promised Messiah. This accessible introduction to the main point of the Bible traces the development of sixteen key themes― creation, covenant, kingdom, temple, judgment, and more―from Genesis to Revelation, showing how both the Old and New Testaments come together to declare a single unified message. A concise primer to biblical theology, this book helps readers trace God’s unfolding plan of redemption throughout the Bible.

This accessible overview of biblical theology traces the development of sixteen key themes from Genesis to Revelation, showing how each theme contributes to the one main storyline of Scripture.

The Whole Message of the Bible in 16 Words

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Ken Mbugua

Michael Maura

John Piper

If even an angel preaches a gospel contrary to God’s word, he is under a curse. There is not a Christian in the world that does not need to seriously consider Paul's words to the Galatians. The gospel is the church’s most precious gift to cherish, protect, and pass on. We must never stop checking what we believe and preach, and then ask the question: Is this the gospel? Is this the gospel that God has revealed to us in the Bible?There is a false gospel--the prosperity gospel--sweeping across continents. There are many churches preaching this false gospel. It is a dangerous lie wrapped in a covering of religion. Those affected by it are being led away from God's good news to a man-centered deception. Paul took nothing more seriously than the danger of a different gospel and we feel the same way. Nothing is more serious; our souls depend on it.

Seeking the True Gospel

Prosperity?

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Stan Toler

The Freedom of Being Generous with Your Life

John Wesley said we should earn all we can, save all we can, and give all we can. This is great advice, but the reality for many Christians today is more like, "Earn all you can, can all you get, and sit on the lid!" Generosity does not come naturally for most of us, yet it is the first economic principle in God's kingdom. Time after time, God's Word instructs us to be generous with what God gives us. This is how we honor God, impact others, and receive a blessing in the process. In Give to Live, veteran pastor Stan Toler inspires and equips Christians to live generously and to trust God with their finances and lives. This timely and practical book includes a full study guide with small-group discussion questions for each chapter. Embrace the abundant life today!

Give to Live

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Tim Timberlake

Transform the way you approach each minute of your life! In this 30-day guide, Pastor Tim Timberlake shares the moving story of how he learned to celebrate the importance and blessing of each of the 1,440 minutes we are given every day.

The son of a preacher, eighteen-year-old Tim Timberlake learned to appreciate the extraordinary value and gift of each minute of every day the hard way through the tragic and sudden loss of his father. Tim began a journey to not just get through each day, but to exhaust every opportunity of potential of that day, moment by moment, fulfilling his God-given purpose. Now a pastor himself, Tim inspires others to approach each day in a way that they live out their own God-given purposes and passions.

Comprised of thirty bite-size chapters designed to be read over 30 days, The Power of 1440 is a day-by-day manual of encouragement, including strategies to:

Shift your mindset from mundane to miraculous
Understand the first step to becoming great is being grateful
Forgive those who hurt you and free yourself to be fully alive
Stop focusing on who you were and zero in on who you are becoming
Every day should be magnificent, not mundane; filled with delight, not drudgery; and a grand adventure, not a grind. In The Power of 1440, Pastor Tim shows how it is possible to make today—and every day—truly remarkable.

Making the Most of Every Minute in a Day





Transform the way you approach each minute of your life! In this 30-day guide, Pastor Tim Timberlake shares the moving story of how he learned to celebrate the importance and blessing of each of the 1,440 minutes we are given every day.

The son of a preacher, eighteen-year-old Tim Timberlake learned to appreciate the extraordinary value and gift of each minute of every day the hard way through the tragic and sudden loss of his father. Tim began a journey to not just get through each day, but to exhaust every opportunity of potential of that day, moment by moment, fulfilling his God-given purpose. Now a pastor himself, Tim inspires others to approach each day in a way that they live out their own God-given purposes and passions.

Comprised of thirty bite-size chapters designed to be read over 30 days, The Power of 1440 is a day-by-day manual of encouragement, including strategies to:

 * Shift your mindset from mundane to miraculous
 * Understand the first step to becoming great is being grateful
 * Forgive those who hurt you and free yourself to be fully alive
 * Stop focusing on who you were and zero in on who you are becoming

Every day should be magnificent, not mundane; filled with delight, not drudgery; and a grand adventure, not a grind. In The Power of 1440, Pastor Tim shows how it is possible to make today--and every day--truly remarkable.

The Power Of 1440

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Dave Ferguson

Jon Ferguson

What If You Could Change the World without Changing Your Daily Routine?

When you’ve been transformed by God’s love, you can’t help but want others to experience the same grace and freedom. But how do you share it without scaring them away or offending them? For most Christians, “evangelism” is an intimidating word that suggests handing out tracts to strangers or doing other awkward things.

But what if there was a more organic, more authentic way to share your faith with your friends, neighbors, and coworkers?

Dave and Jon Ferguson have found five simple, straightforward practices that will allow any believer to do just that. And by consistently living them out, you can affect not just individual lives but your entire neighborhood and community—one person at a time.

5 Everyday Ways to Love Your Neighbor and Change the World

What If You Could Change the World without Changing Your Daily Routine?

            When you've been transformed by God's love, you can't help but want others to experience the same grace and freedom. But how do you share it without scaring them away or offending them? For most Christians, "evangelism" is an intimidating word that suggests handing out tracts to strangers or doing other awkward things.

            But what if there was a more organic, more authentic way to share your faith with your friends, neighbors, and coworkers?

            Dave and Jon Ferguson have found five simple, straightforward practices that will allow any believer to do just that. And by consistently living them out, you can affect not just individual lives but your entire neighborhood and community--one person at a time.

 

Bless

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This is a set of two books: the hardcover text and the softcover study guide. Both in excellent condition.

How can Christians defend truth and clarity to a world that rejects both?

Increasingly, Western culture embraces confusion as a virtue and decries certainty as a sin. Those who are confused about sexuality and identity are viewed as heroes. Those who are confused about morality are progressive pioneers. Those who are confused about spirituality are praised as tolerant.

Conversely, those who express certainty about any of these issues are seen as bigoted, oppressive, arrogant, or intolerant. This cultural phenomenon led the compilers of the Oxford English Dictionary to name "post-truth" their word of the year in 2016. It's popularity and relevance has only increased since then.

By accurately describing the Culture of Confusion and how it has affected our society, author Abdu Murray seeks to awaken Westerners to the plight we find ourselves in. He also challenges Christians to consider how they have played a part in fostering the Culture of Confusion through bad arguments, unwise labeling, and emotional attacks.

Ultimately, Saving Truth provides arguments from a Christian perspective for the foundations of truth and how those foundations impart clarity to the biggest topics of human existence:

Freedom.
Human dignity.
Sexuality, Gender, and Identity.
Science and Faith.
Religious pluralism and Morality.
For those enmeshed in the culture of confusion, Saving Truth offers a way to untangle oneself and find hope in the clarity that Christ offers.

Finding Meaning & Clarity in a Post-Truth World

Saving the Truth BOOK and STUDY GUIDE

Billy Graham

Book pages are in excellent condition; cover is a little worn.

This book is a topical guide with biblical answers to the urgent concerns of our day. It is a valuable resource for any Christian interested in sharpening his or her skills in using the Bible to share Christ with a needy world.

A Topical Guide with Biblical Answers to the Urgent Concerns of Our Day

Written for those who telephone-counsel people with special needs like Loss of Employment, Loneliness, Winning parents to Christ, AIDS, Anger and Cults.

The Billy Graham Christian Worker's Handbook

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R. C. Sproul

Ron Wheeler

There is a widespread belief that reason and faith are incompatible and opposed to each other. Faith is viewed as subjective, emotional, a crutch for those who find the real world too hard. Though many of the world's finest minds hold this view, the Bible teaches that it is the fool who says there is no God.

Dr. R. C. Sproul clearly and simply argues that at its core Christianity is rational. He focuses on defending the basic truth claims for two of the most crucial issues of apologetics: God's existence and the Bible's authority.

In this primer of apologetic thought, Dr. Sproul affirms four logical principles that are necessary for all real discussion and teaches you how to defend your faith in a faithless world. Using the writings of church fathers and philosophers throughout the ages, he uncovers the common ideologies that work against faith.

The defense of the faith is not a luxury or an intellectual vanity. It is a task appointed by God that you should be able to give a reason for the hope that is in you as you bear witness before the world.

An Introduction to Apologetics

There is a widespread belief that reason and faith are incompatible and opposed to each other. Faith is viewed as subjective, emotional, a crutch for those who find the real world too hard. Though many of the world’s finest minds hold this view, the Bible teaches that it is the fool who says there is no God.Dr. R. C. Sproul clearly and simply argues that at its core Christianity is rational. He focuses on defending the basic truth claims for two of the most crucial issues of apologetics: God’s existence and the Bible’s authority.In this primer of apologetic thought, Dr. Sproul affirms four logical principles that are necessary for all real discussion and teaches you how to defend your faith in a faithless world. Using the writings of church fathers and philosophers throughout the ages, he uncovers the common ideologies that work against faith.The defense of the faith is not a luxury or an intellectual vanity. It is a task appointed by God that you should be able to give a reason for the hope that is in you as you bear witness before the world.

Defending Your Faith

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Gary Thomas

How healthy eating and an active lifestyle can affect how we serve God.

Author Gary Thomas approaches a subject that few pastors or Christian writers have dared tackle. In Every Body Matters, reaches all the way back to the apostle Paul, who wrote that we need to prime our bodies to become, "an instrument for noble purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work."

To illustrate the body/soul correlation, Thomas presents engaging and diverse stories that include a young mom who got fit through volleyball and reaped spiritual rewards in her marriage, a 300-pound pastor who realized his obesity was eroding his ministry impact, and a woman who gained the spiritual strength to survive a contentious divorce by training for a marathon.

In every instance, Thomas makes a direct connection between the physical challenge and its spiritual consequence.

This book is a must read for anyone seeking new and compelling motivation for strengthening their bodies and fortifying their souls.

Strengthening Your Body to Strengthen Your Soul

"Every Body Matters" explores how positively addressing the physical condition can lead to a fortified soul better able to serve and love others. Through confessional and engaging stories of people who intentionally got physically fit as a way to grow spiritually, Thomas draws a fresh, compelling, non-judgmental body/soul correlation.

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