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The Fabric Of Faithfulness
By Steven Garber

All kinds of important choices are made during the college years.  Young men and women explore what they really believe about the nature of the world and the purpose of life.  They choose their work.  They build friendships and often choose to marry.  They develop goals and adopt habits that may last a lifetime.

Yet late modernity is not a welcome environment for emotional, intellectual and spiritual formation.  Society is increasingly (more…)

The Truest Thing About You
Identity, Desire, and Why It All Matters
By Lomas, David; Jacobsen, D. R.

There are many true things about you – true things you use to build an identity. Parent. Introvert.  Victim.  Student.  Extrovert.  Entrepreneur.  Single.

These truths can identify you, your successes and failures, your expectations and disappointments, your secret dreams and hidden shames.  But what if your true identity isn’t found in any of these (more…)

I Will Be Found By You
Reconnecting With the Living God – the Key that Unlocks Everything Important
By Frangipane, Francis

In his forty-three years of seeking after God, Francis Frangipane has learned one simple (yet essential) truth …

It is in seeking God, that we actually find Him.

The deliberate movement of our hearts toward God leads us (more…)

The Insanity of Obedience
Walking With Jesus In Tough Places
By Nik Ripken with Barry Stricker

Wise Sheep Among the WolvesAll Christian disciples have one thing in common: as they carry the gospel across the ocean and across the street, persecution will become the norm for those who choose to follow Jesus.  How believers respond in the face of persecution reveals everything about their level of faith and obedience.  The Insanity of Obedience is a bold challenge to (more…)

Crazy Busy
A (Mercifully) Short Book about a (Really) Big Problem
By Kevin DeYoung

“I’M TOO BUSY ” We’ve all heard it. We’ve all said it.  All too often, busyness gets the best of us.  Just one look at our jam-packed schedules tells us how hard it can be to strike a well-reasoned balance between doing nothing and doing it all.  That’s why award-winning author and pastor Kevin DeYoung addresses the busyness problem head on in his newest book, Crazy Busy (more…)

God’s Dream for You
Finding Lasting Change in Jesus
By Matthew Barnett

If you knew that God Himself has a dream for your life, wouldn’t it be worth finding out what it might be?  Most of us begin our lives with a dream.  But for many, those dreams get lost in the disappointments and clutter of life.  Whether your dream or the dream of someone you love (more…)

Forgiving Our Fathers And Mothers
Finding Freedom From Hurt And Hate
By Leslie Leyland Fields, Dr. Jill Hubbard

“If our families are to flourish, we will need to learn and practice ways of forgiving those who have had the greatest impact upon us: our mothers and fathers.”

Do you struggle with the deep pain of a broken relationship with a parent?

Leslie Leyland Fields and Dr. Jill Hubbard invite you to walk (more…)

A Perfect Word for Every Occasion
by Liz Duckworth

Have you ever wondered just what to say at a funeral, to a friend whose spouse is fighting cancer, or to someone going through a breakup?

The right words don’t always come easily.  Sometimes we’re so afraid to say the wrong thing that we say nothing at all or resort to clichés.  But with a little help you can share the perfect message that will (more…)

You’re Made for a God-Sized Dream
Opening the Door to All God Has for You
by Holley Gerth

Hello, you…  The one looking for more purpose and listening for God’s plan.  Here’s what that restlessness is really all about: there’s a God-sized dream knocking on the door of your heart.  Before you think that sounds too big, let me assure you, God-sized dreams aren’t really about size at all.  They’re about the desires God places within you that perfectly (more…)

Management By Proverbs
Scriptural Wisdom for Superior Result (Updated and Expanded)
By Michael A. Zigarelli

Whether you’re an assembly line supervisor, a church pastor, a school principal, or the CEO of a multinational corporation, the Old Testament Book of Proverbs offers timeless principles for leadership success.  Management by Proverbs explores twenty-five of these (more…)

Respectable Sins Student Edition
By Jerry Bridges

Are you a respectable sinner?

Christians talk a lot about sin, especially “bad stuff” such as doing drugs or stealing.  But what about the sins that Christians tend to overlook or tolerate in their own lives – “respectable” sins like pride, anger, and anxiety?

Jesus died to set us free from sin, even the sneaky, (more…)

How To Pick a Spouse
by Dan Chun

Anyone can get married.  The goal, however, should not only be to marry–” but to marry the right person.”  As a senior pastor, author Dan Chun worked exclusively with more than 5,000 singles, and of the hundreds who were married under his teaching, less than 10 percent got a divorce — far below the national average.  This book incorporates Pastor Dan’s principles, which provide practical and proven ways to pick a spouse, and is your guide to (more…)