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NEW!
Half the
Church (March 2011)
Women
make up at least half the church, half of the Body of Christ. Carolyn
James unpacks God's global vision for his daughters—a
kingdom vision of who we are and what our calling is in this world—that
is truly gospel good news for every woman and girl, for our
brothers, for the poor, the broken, the oppressed, and very
bad news for the Enemy. |
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The
Gospel of
Ruth
This
isn't the Ruth,
the Naomi, or the Boaz we thought we knew. Carolyn James has unearthed
startling new insights from this well-worn story—insights
that have life-changing implications for you. |
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Lost
Women of the Bible
The
women of the Bible have a strong, relevant message for women today that
has been lost underneath layers of traditional interpretations and the
expectation that God does his most important work through men. Crucial
dimensions of their lives have been muted, forgotten, or passed over.
This book brings the women of the Bible into the 21st Century by
recovering their powerful message for women today.
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When
Life and
Beliefs Collide
Sooner
or later, life’s difficulties bring every Christian woman to
God’s doorstep with questions too personal to
ignore. “Why does God let me go through
such painful
circumstances?” “Why does he
seem indifferent to my prayers?” Carolyn raises a
long-overdue call for us to think seriously about what we believe about
God and demonstrates how practical and down to earth knowing God can be.
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Understanding
Purpose
What
is a woman's
purpose? Does one size fit all? This twelve-week study takes up the
challenge, exploring the Scriptures in search of answers to the most
basic questions a woman can ask.
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: Bible
Reading Helps : |
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The
Blue
Parakeet:
Rethinking How You Read the Bible
by
Scot McKnight
Scot
addresses common pitfalls that impact us all in reading Scripture and
points the way to more thoughtful reading. Definitely worth
reading! Read my review: The
Blue Parakeet.
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Eat
This Book:
A Conversation in the Art of
Spiritual Reading
by
Eugene H. Peterson
Here's
another great
book to add to your library! Eugene Peterson wants us to read the Bible
in a way that gets it into our bloodstream—into our
bones—where we will begin to live what we read. He wants us
to eat it! Peterson walks the reader past common pitfalls that diminish
our enjoyment of God's Word and escorts us to a feast on the Scriptures
where we will be nourished and deepened in our love for God, and our
living will be transformed.
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One
Year Bible
The
One Year Bible
guides readers through God's Word with daily readings from Old and New
Testaments, Psalms, and Proverbs. Translated from the original biblical
languages, the New Living Translation captures the attention of the
youngest reader and gives adults a fresh read of the Scriptures.
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Reading
the
Bible with Heart and Mind
by
Tremper Longman III
For
a lot of us, the
Bible is a confusing book to read. Old Testament, New
Testament—so many smaller books? If you want to understand
how the Bible hangs together, how the Old Testament prepares the way
for the New, and how the New explains the Old, how the sixty-six
different books form a cohesive unit, try Tremper Longman's Reading
the
Bible with Heart and Mind.
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The
New
International Commentary on the Old
Testament: The Book of Ruth
by
Robert L. Hubbard,
Jr.
It is a
bit unusual, I admit, to recommend a commentary for general reading.
But I think this commentary will surprise you. I found it to be a gold
mine when I was researching The
Gospel of Ruth. In my opinion,
Dr.
Hubbard's commentary is a must for anyone trying to understand or teach
the Old Testament Book of Ruth. His work is part of one of the finest
commentary series available today. And you don't have to have a
seminary education to benefit. Dr. Hubbard is Professor of Old
Testament at North Park Seminary and the General Editor of this entire
commentary series. He honored me by writing a beautiful foreword to The
Gospel of Ruth. |
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: To
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Lament
For A
Son
by
Nicholas
Wolterstorff
I can't
think of a better example of someone who refused to ignore the elephant
in the room than Nicholas Wolterstorff. His Lament
for a Son contains
his anguished wrestlings with God following the death of his son in a
mountain climbing accident. This little book (which you can read in a
single sitting) is a treasure for all of us, for Wolterstorff
verbalizes the hard questions for us and takes us with him on the
painful journey with God that grief compells. |
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Knowing
God
by
J.I. Packer
Knowing
God is a classic for those who long for a deeper relationship with God.
Dr. Packer walks the reader through a helpful discussion of the
importance of studying God, the wonders of God’s character
and what God has done for us through Jesus Christ. A must for every
Christian’s library! |
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Trusting
God:
Even When Life Hurts
by
Jerry Bridges
Jerry
Bridges doesn’t write about “trusting
God” from the safety of an ivory tower. The author is a
kindred spirit to those who struggle to trust God through difficult
personal adversity. Writing as a fellow struggler because of his
wife’s battle with cancer, Jerry Bridges points our faith to
the solid ground of God’s unchanging character. His
easy-to-understand style of writing puts deep truth within reach of
everyone. An excellent resource if you're searching for encouragement. |
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A
Step Futher:
Growing Closer to God through Hurts
and Hardship
by
Joni Eareckson
Tada and Steve Estes
For those
of us who are visual learners, Joni’s story shows us how
theology looks in a woman’s life—in
anyone’s life. The swimming accident that left her paralyzed
ignited a disturbing struggle with God. Her willingness to ask the hard
questions—Where was God when this happened to me? Why
won’t He heal me? Does He really care about
me?—opened doors to a deeper relationship with Him and led
her to embrace Him in deeper ways through her suffering. Joni's story
is a powerful argument for a woman’s need to know God deeply. |
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Nine
Parts of
Desire
by
Geraldine Brooks
From
the Jacket: "As a
prizewinning foreign correspondent for
The Wall Street Journal, Geraldine Brooks spent six years covering the
Middle East through wars, insurrections, and the volcanic upheaval of
resurgent fundamentalism. Yet for her, headline events were only the
backdrop to a less obvious but more enduring drama: the daily life of
Muslim women. Nine Parts of
Desire is the story of Brooks'
intrepid
journey toward an understanding of the women behind the veils, and of
the often contradictory political, religious, and cultural forces that
shape their lives." |
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: For Ezers
and Those Who Love Them : |
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Half
the Sky
by
Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
This is one of the most important books for
Christians to read. Husband/wife team Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl
WuDunn present a devastating picture of the global crisis impacting
millions of women and girls, against a counter message of hope and a
challenge to the church to be at the forefront of combatting this
crisis. This will change how you see the world and how you
see yourself as an agent of change in the world.
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Things
As They
Are:
Mission Work in Southern India
by
Amy Wilson-Carmichael
My
copy of this book is dated 1904. Hard to believe
a book this old would have such potent 21st Century relevance.
This one does! Believe it or not, Amy Carmichael wrote Half the Sky
before Nicholas Kristof or Sheryl WuDunn were born. To her
consternation, Amy Carmichael's supporters didn't want to hear about
"Things as They Are," but asked her to write more
upbeat letters. To our shame, we ignored her gospel
call to
fight trafficking and the oppression of women—battles
she engaged with passion and
that God used to open the way to bring hundreds of girls and boys into
his kingdom.
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Three
Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a
Time
by
Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
Greg
Mortenson's failed attempt to climb K2 in memory of his younger sister,
led him to a village in Pakistan where, indebted for their kindness and
care, he set out on a mission to build them a school. This is the
inspiring story of how Mortenson's determined effort went from scraping
pennies together to build one school multiplied into dozens of
schools where the lives of countless girls and whole
communities
are changing.
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Growing
Strong
Daughters
by
Lisa Graham McMinn
How can
readers shape their daughters to be strong and gracious, empowered to
respond confidently to God's call in their lives? Lisa Graham McMinn
believes the answer is found in Scripture, where every person's true
identity is revealed. In contrast to the confusing messages of our
culture—and even sometimes the church—Scripture
shows how raising daughters to be image-bearers of the Lord enables
them to become all God created them to be.
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Revelations
of
a Single Woman—Loving
the Life I Didn't Expect
by
Connally Gilliam
Connally
Gilliam’s book, Revelations
of a Single
Woman—Loving the Life I Didn’t Expect,
is a
thoughtful and refreshing treatment of the realities of the single
life. Having been “unexpectedly single” myself
until my early thirties, I’m only sorry this book
wasn’t available for me back then. Connally’s work
breaks from the pack of disappointing books written about singleness.
Even if you’re fed up with books on the subject, I encourage
you to give Connally a try. Singles as well as non-singles will find
this honest and hopeful book uplifting and instructive.
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Simply
Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense
by
N.T. Wright
Simply
Christian is one of
the most hopeful books I’ve read in years. Just reading the
table of contents, I feel a wave of hope. Inside the book, I am drawn
to the grand vision of God “Putting the World to
Rights” through Jesus and find it deeply heartened to know
that, as a Christian, I am part of this global rescue effort. Read this
book if you want your outlook to align with God’s hope-filled
message for the world. |
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The
Contented
Soul-The Art of Savoring Life
by
Lisa Graham McMinn
If
you’re tired of the fast pace of your life and looking for a
calming retreat, I recommend Lisa Graham McMinn’s new book, The
Contented Soul—The Art of Savoring Life.
I read this
peace-filled book while in flight to and from a conference in Phoenix
and felt a deepening sense of my calling as God’s image
bearer in the world. As one endorsement states, “More than a
manual of contentment, it is an invitation to hunger and thirst for
righteousness.”
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The
Lion, the
Witch and the Wardrobe
by
C.S. Lewis
One of my
most cherished memories of being a mom is the time my daughter and I
spent reading books together. We read together well into her teens. I
read The Lion, the Witch and
the Wardrobe when she was only
three. We
read the remaining six books of the Chronicles
of Narnia while we were
living in Oxford, England—not far from where C. S. Lewis once
lived and lectured. If you haven’t gotten in the habit of
reading to your children, I can’t imagine a better way to
start
than with the Chronicles of
Narnia. Even if you
don’t have
kids, you’re never too old for an adventure in Narnia
yourself. |
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What
Women
Wish Their Pastors Knew: Understanding
the Hopes, Hurts, Needs, and Dreams of Women in the Church
by
Denise George
Denise
George has just released a new book that ought to generate a lot of
interesting conversation and will be an excellent resource for pastors.
Her research involved surveying hundreds of women from every season and
station in life and from over thirty denominations—including
many of you. After sending out the surveys, Denise was bombarded with
an avalanche of responses, which confirmed the need for a book like
this.
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Men
and Women Serving God Together
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