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Soul Keeping
Caring For The Most Important Part of You
By John Ortberg

The soul is NOT “a theological and abstract subject.”

The soul is the coolest, eeriest, most mysterious, evocative, crucial, sacred, eternal, life-directing, fragile, indestructible, controversial, expensive dimension of your existence.   (more…)

The Way of the Heart
The Spirituality of the Desert Fathers and Mothers
By Henri J.M. Nouwen

Henry J.M. Nouwen, one of the greatest of all spiritual writers, invites us to search deeply for the well-springs that nourish true ministry in his classic The Way of the Heart. Interweaving the solitude, silence, and prayer of the fifth-century Egyptian Desert Fathers and Mothers with our contemporary search for an authentic spirituality, The Way of the Heart not only leads us to (more…)

The Imperfect Disciple
Grace for People Who Can’t Get Their Act Together
By Jared C. Wilson

Too many discipleship books are written for clean, perfect people who know all the right Sunday school answers.  The Imperfect Disciple is for the rest of us – people who screw up, people who are weary, people who are wondering if it’s safe to say what they’re really thinking.

For the believer who is tired of quasi-spiritual lifehacks being (more…)

Just Mercy
A Story of Justice and Redemption
By Bryan Stevenson

A powerful true story about the potential for mercy to redeem us, and a clarion call to fix our broken system of justice – from one of the most brilliant and influential lawyers of our time

Bryan Stevenson was a young lawyer when he founded the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice dedicated to defending those most desperate (more…)

Unshaken
Experience the Power and Peace of a Life of Prayer
By Sally Burke & Cyndie Claypot De Neve

Your Faith Will Stand Unshaken
When Your Prayers Shake Up the World

As you pray to the God of the universe, you’re free to ask for the seemingly impossible.  Align your heart with His will and pray with confidence, knowing He will answer according to His perfect plans and mighty power.   (more…)

Christians in the Crosshairs
Persecution in the Bible and Around the World Today
By Gregory C. Cochran

An insightful and (surprisingly) encouraging biblical explanation as to why trouble and persecution are inevitable for Christians.  Since they are a peculiar people, and since they in the world but not of the world, and since they follow a Master who is offensive to many, Christians are naturally the objects of disdain and hostility.  Understanding the nature of the enmity between the (more…)

Unlimited Grace
The Heart Chemistry That Frees from Sin and Fuels the Christian Life
By Bryan Chapell

How God’s Unlimited Grace Leads Us to Heartfelt Obedience

What if obeying God is not just dreary duty – going through the motions to avoid God’s wrath or earn his favor?  What if following Christ is pure joy – living in loving response to a grace so profound that it changes all our motivations and affections?  Far from encouraging sin, this biblical understanding of (more…)