Whether it is an unwanted divorce, a sickness, a death, a lost job, a family feud, a financial reversal or a worldwide pandemic, trials and tragedies will interrupt our happy lives. This book will encourage you through the major interruptions and significant changes that come with life. God can bring healing to your wounded heart as you face your new normal. As Romans 13:15 teaches us, God is the God of hope.

There are few areas of the country that have not been affected by Wal-Mart stores. In many communities, these stores serve not only as retail hubs but also as community centers. In Super Center Savior, Pastor Jeff Noble explores the similarities between the church and Wal-Mart and suggests how the church can become more influential in our lives and communities.Using stories, personal examples, and cultural events, Noble helps Christians connect their mission and identity with creat...

Do you want to learn the fastest way to speak Italian fluently as a beginner without endless hours of memorization? Then keep listening...Without a doubt, being able to speak Italian opens doors to countless opportunities previously unavailable to you. From personal, professional, social, romantic opportunities.The challenge is that most other audiobook training programs that teach Italian make things either too long, complex, or obscure to be useful for you to master the lan...

Do you want to learn the fastest way to speak Italian fluently as a beginner without endless hours of memorization? Then keep listening...Without a doubt, being able to speak Italian opens doors to countless opportunities previously unavailable to you. From personal, professional, social, romantic opportunities.The challenge is that most other audiobook training programs that teach Italian make things either too long, complex, or obscure to be useful for you to master the lan...

If we pay attention to the alarms in our lives, they could save us.Worry. Anger. Loneliness. Negative emotions are uncomfortable by design. Like any good fire alarm, they alert us to a greater danger. But they won’t help us if we try to cover them up, hide them behind excuses, or assume they will always plague us.The only healthy way to manage negative emotions is to find their source and address the problem that set them off. As pastor Jeff Schrev...

Corporate domination of public policy during the Reagan years resulted not only in increasing inequality and deteriorating living standards for millions of Americans, but in a diminution in the capacity of government to solve basic problems that are not amenable to market-oriented solutions.The authors of The State and Democracy (originally published in 1988) propose a new public philosophy for America: one which comprises communitarian values; governments at all levels wh...

Do you feel like you should **read the Bible more?This book will help you** want to read it.Keith Ferrin has been talking to churches for years about enjoying God's Word. Here he shares the most helpful ideas and habits you can start using today. You will find ten proven tips that are equally practical whether you are a longtime Bible student or simply exploring what this life-changing boo...

Why closing the back door of your church is even more important than opening the front door wider.In Sticky Church, author and pastor Larry Osborne offers a time-tested strategy for doing so: sermon-based small groups that dig deeper into the weekend message and tightly velcro members to the ministry. It's a strategy that enabled Osborne's congregation to grow from a handful of people to one of the larger churches in the nation—without any marketing or spe...

Practical Steps to a Deeper FaithSometimes faith demands action. This practical book gives Christians ideas for how to adjust their hearts to get closer to God.Each chapter contains a unique challenge and a brief explanation that puts the challenge in context. Exercises include acts of service to others, extended prayer, Scripture memory, fasting, a day of gratitude, media fasting (no TV or Internet), evangelism, and much more. The challenges are broad in scope, allowing pe...

Written specifically for today's busy women, this book offers user-friendly advice on how to get the most from personal Bible study time. Transform the academic nature of Bible study into a fresh, simple format that will radically change the way you interact with Scripture forever. This great leader's resource can be used with the Modern Girl's Bible Study series or as a tool for discipleship ministry.

Youth ministry veteran and bestselling author, Duffy Robbins, offers an updated and revised edition of his book about the important, behind-the-scenes mechaincs of youth ministry. The tasks of budgeting, decision-making, time management, team ministry, staff relationships, conflict resolution, working with parents, and a range of other issues, are the things that keep a ministry together and functioning well. Nobody gets into youth ministry because they want to think about these things; bu...

PURSUING CHRIST. CREATING ART. is written for people who are living in the intersection of the Christian faith, and the creation of art. By their nature, artists look at a life of faith differently, and that unique journey warrants an exploration of what it means to be a Christ-follower and an artist. The book intentionally veers away from tips and techniques and formulas, while concentrating on the journey, the mystery, and the heart.