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Chase The Lion
By Mark Batterson

Quit playing it safe and start running toward the roar!

When the image of a man-eating beast travels through the optic nerve and into the visual cortex, the brain sends the body a simple but urgent message: run away!  That’s what normal people do, but not lion chasers.  Rather than seeing a five-hundred-pound problem, they see an opportunity for God to show up and show His power.   (more…)

In A Pit With A Lion On A Snowy Day
By Mark Batterson

Your greatest regret at the end of your life will be the lions you didn’t chase.

You will look back longingly on risks not taken, opportunities not seized, and dreams not pursued. Stop running away from what scares you most and start chasing the God-ordained opportunities that cross your path.  In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day is inspired by one of the most obscure yet (more…)

Hungry
Learning To Feed Your Soul With Christ
By Rondi Lauterbach

Hunger: it drives our bodies, shapes our day, and affects our choices.

We are all too familiar with our physical hunger and the guilt it often inspires. But God designed us to hunger – our hunger is good! It shows we are meant to depend on something outside ourselves for satisfaction.   (more…)

Struggles
By Craig Groeschel

We all love the benefits of technology and social media, but even with the incredible upsides, many of us suspect there are unintended negative consequences that are beyond our control.  We’ve lost perspective, even perhaps ourselves.

In this timely and life-changing new book, New York Times bestselling author and pastor of Life.Church Craig Groeschel encourages readers (more…)

Old Testament Theology: Israel’s Gospel
By John Goldingay

Winner of a 2004 ECPA Gold Medallion Award!  In this first volume of a three-volume Old Testament theology, John Goldingay focuses on narrative.  Examining the biblical order of God’s creation of and interactions with the world and Israel, he tells the story of Israel’s gospel as a series of divine acts: God Began * God Started Over * God Promised * God Delivered * God Sealed * God Gave * God Accommodated * God Wrestled * God Preserved * God Sent * God Exalted.   (more…)

Audacious
By Beth Moore

Thirty years in the making, Audacious is a deep dive into the message that has compelled Beth Moore to serve women around the globe.  Glancing over the years of ministry behind her and strengthening her resolve to the call before her, she came to the realization that her vision for women was incomplete.  It lacked something they were aching for. Something Jesus was longing for.  Beth identifies that missing link by digging through Scripture, unearthing life experiences, (more…)

Simplify
Ten Practices To Unclutter Your Soul
By Bill Hybels

Exhausted.  Overwhelmed.  Overscheduled.  Sound familiar?  Today’s velocity of life can consume and control us . . . until our breakneck pace begins to feel normal and expected. That’s where the danger lies: When we spend our lives doing things that keep us busy but don’t really matter, we sacrifice the things that do.
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Making Peace With Your Father
Revised & Updated
By David Stoop

In this revised and updated copy of his best-selling book, Dr. David Stoop encourages readers to celebrate the positive influences their dads had on them and to make peace with their fathers for the difficulties and problems they may have caused.  “Making Peace with Your Father” offers a comprehensive look at the role of the father, a study of father-absence, and a thorough description of the impact of abusive fathers.  Readers will learn the 11-step (more…)

Tough Questions About God and His Actions
In the Old Testament
By Walter Kaiser

Practical, scriptural discussions of tough topics such as polygamy, genocide, and the role of women in the Old Testament .  The God of the Old Testament can seem very foreign to Christians.  His actions appear to starkly contrast with the God of grace in the New Testament and with modern notions of justice and propriety.

In this short volume, Old Testament scholar Walter Kaiser devotes (more…)