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Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus. Become like him. Do as he did.
John Mark Comer
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The author of The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry calls us to rediscover the path that leads to a deeper life with God. "One of the most important books I have read in a decade . . . If we would all follow in this way,...
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Reading Genesis
Marilynne Robinson
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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER One of our greatest novelists and thinkers presents a radiant, thrilling interpretation of the book of Genesis. For generations, the book of Genesis has been treated by scholars as a collection of documents by various...
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A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy
Tia Levings
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The instant New York Times bestseller: "Today it hit me when he hit me, blood shaking in my brain. Maybe there wasn't a savior coming. Maybe it was up to me to save me." Recruited into the fundamentalist Quiverfull movement as a young wife, Tia...
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The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church
Sarah McCammon
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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NATIONAL BESTSELLER "An intimate window into the world of American evangelicalism. Fellow exvangelicals will find McCammon's story both startlingly familiar and immensely clarifying, while those looking in from the outside can find no...
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Mostly What God Does: Reflections on Seeking and Finding His Love Everywhere
Savannah Guthrie
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#1 New York Times Bestseller Guthrie persuasively renders the evolution of a hard-won religious belief that makes room for imperfection and "does not require us to ignore... the sorrows we experience or the unjustness we see but to believe past it." This openhearted offering...
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Judaism Is About Love: Recovering the Heart of Jewish Life
Shai Held
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A profound, startling new understanding of Jewish life, illuminating the forgotten heart of Jewish theology and practice: love. A dramatic misinterpretation of the Jewish tradition has shaped the history of the West: Christianity is the religion of love, and Judaism the...
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To Be a Jew Today: A New Guide to God, Israel, and the Jewish People
Noah Feldman
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A New York Times Bestseller A leading public intellectual's timely reckoning with how Jews can and should make sense of their tradition and each other. What does it mean to be a Jew? At a time of worldwide crisis, venerable answers to this question...
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Untangle Your Emotions: Naming What You Feel and Knowing What to Do About It
Jennie Allen
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER . Theauthor of Get Out of Your Head provides a revolutionary path to embracing a healthy relationship with your emotions, one that leads to life-giving connection with God and others as well as to a richer understanding of yourself. ...
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The False White Gospel: Rejecting Christian Nationalism, Reclaiming True Faith, and Refounding Democracy
Jim Wallis
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NOW A NEW YORK TIMES AND A USA TODAY BESTSELLER "Everyone who claims to be 'Christian' or else claims to be upset by 'Christianity' needs to read this book, especially politicians using people's supposed faith for their own ends." --Margaret E. Atwood <...
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Strange Religion: How the First Christians Were Weird, Dangerous, and Compelling
Nijay K. Gupta
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"A fresh and rigorously researched take on Christianity's founding."--Publishers Weekly The first Christians were weird. Just how weird is often lost on today's believers. Within Roman society, the earliest Christians stood out for the oddness of their beliefs...
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The Devil's Best Trick
Randall Sullivan
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Part true crime story, part religious and literary history, an investigation into the nature of evil and the figure of the Devil by acclaimed journalist Randall Sullivan Throughout history, humans have struggled to explain the evils of the world and the darkest parts of ourselves....
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Finding God's Will for Your Life: Discovering the Plans God Has for You
Joyce Meyer
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#1 New York Times bestselling author and renowned Bible teacher Joyce Meyer instructs readers on an integral part of the Christian faith--knowing God's will and acting on it--in this practical and encouraging book. Did you ever dream...
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Black Liturgies: Prayers, Poems, and Meditations for Staying Human
Cole Arthur Riley
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A collection of prayer, poetry, and spiritual practice centering the Black interior world, from the author of This Here Flesh and creator of Black Liturgies "A true spiritual balm for our troubled times."--Michael Eric Dyson,...
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Life: My Story Through History: Pope Francis’s Inspiring Biography Through History
Papa Francesco
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For the first time, Pope Francis tells the story of his life as he looks back on the momentous world events that have changed history--from his earliest years during the outbreak of World War II in 1939 to the turmoil of today. An extraordinary personal and historical...
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Have a Beautiful, Terrible Day!: Daily Meditations for the Ups, Downs & In-Betweens
Kate Bowler
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Witty, honest, and wise spiritual reflections that invite readers to embrace the bad, not just the good--from the four-time New York Times bestselling author of Everything Happens for a Reason (And Other Lies I've Loved) Kate...
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What Happens Next: A Traveler’s Guide Through the End of This Age
Max Lucado
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Be Prepared, Not Scared Are we living in the end times If so, what does that mean for you In contrast to the confusion and anxiety that often comes with this topic, Max Lucado believes God wants us to be prepared, not scared; informed, not intimidated. He writes: "The...
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Field Notes for the Wilderness: Practices for an Evolving Faith
Sarah Bessey
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER * A nurturing and hopeful collection of practices to help an emerging generation of Christians reconnect to their faith, find inner healing, and build spiritual community--from Glennon Doyle's "favorite faith writer" and the author of Jesus Feminist and editor of A...
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How to Walk into a Room: The Art of Knowing When to Stay and When to Walk Away
Emily P. Freeman
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If life were a house, then every room holds a story. What do we do when a room we're in is no longer a room where we belong What do you do when you start to feel a shift and must decide if it's time to make a change When it comes to navigating big decisions about when to stay...
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Cloistered: My Years As A Nun
Catherine Coldstream
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AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR "A profoundly moving memoir which gripped me . . . It's about spirituality and asceticism and silence and sisterhood, but also about how flawed human beings can abuse power and how hermetically sealed communities, which should care for and...
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Now and Not Yet: Pressing in When You’re Waiting, Wanting, and Restless for More
Ruth Chou Simons
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Your right now matters. Discover how to press in and not check out. Do you ever feel like your present moment is so far from where you really long to be? Do you ever struggle with embracing your right now because you are so focused on the future? Too often, we feel disappointed with...
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Think Ahead: 7 Decisions You Can Make Today for the God-Honoring Life You Want Tomorrow
Craig Groeschel
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Experience the joy, freedom, and fulfillment God wants for you by learning the key to making God-glorifying choices: the power of pre-decision. What if we actually have the ability to break free from the pitfalls of impulsive decisions and develop positive, godly habits What...
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Power Moves: Ignite Your Confidence and Become a Force
Sarah Jakes Roberts
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Instant New York Times Bestseller! Unleash the superpower of being yourself. Sarah Jakes Roberts, bestselling author of Woman Evolve, will help you craft a language toward your issues with intentionality. Stripping our minds of the...
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The Amen Effect: Ancient Wisdom to Mend Our Broken Hearts and World
Sharon Brous
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In a time of loneliness and isolation, social rupture and alienation, what will it take to mend our broken hearts and rebuild our society? Sharon Brous - a leading American rabbi - makes the case that the spiritual work of our time, as instinctual as it is counter-cultural, is to find our way to one...
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