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Pull away from the things that pull you down and find lasting encouragement for today. These 100 devotions are written by women from every walk of life. The Proverbs 31 team shares from the realities of everyday life, including highs and lows, humorous stories, and tender moments as they draw...

A simple and sustainable path to a deep and satisfying walk with Christ There are thousands of how-to books for improving various areas of life--self, relationships, finances, fitness, business, marriage, family. And there are nearly as many books written for believers offering a framework for...

According to Pastor Mark Batterson in his book, The Circle Maker, 'Drawing prayer circles around our dreams isn't just a mechanism whereby we accomplish great things for God. It's a mechanism whereby God accomplishes great things in us.' Do you ever sense that there's far more to prayer, and to...

Robin Jones Gunn reveals poignant truths from her life as well as from the lives of women in the Bible as she flips the notion that we are at the mercy of circumstances. She asks, what if God has dreams for you? What if he is accomplishing those dreams in the midst of shattered hopes? When life...

The Counter-Cultural Move from Accumulation to Abundance Why is it so hard to find the contented, satisfied life? What deep hungers drive our purchasing habits, accumulation, and consumer lifestyle? Satisfied is for those drowning in debt, but also those getting farther and farther ahead...

In Praise of 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?” We’re...

In this thought-provoking look at what's really important in life, John Ortberg uses games as a metaphor to help us recognize and play for life's real prize: being rich toward God. Told with humor and wisdom by this bestselling author, pastor, and game-strategist, When the Game is Over It All...

Women comprise at least half the world, and usually more than half the church, but so often Christian teaching to women either fails to move beyond a discussion of roles or assumes a particular economic situation or stage of life. This all but shuts women out from contributing to God’s kingdom...

We all know that youth ministry can be hard. Sadly, many youth workers walk away from their jobs, their callings, and their passion because their interior worlds are falling apart. That’s why Soul School is essential for developing an effective and healthy you(th) ministry. Because while your...

When we have difficult questions, the Bible has answers. Join Rick Warren, pastor and New York Times bestselling author, as he invites us to take a closer look at key biblical figures and the ways in which they faced difficult questions and challenges in their daily lives. In God's Answers to...

In this volume, Ryken guides listeners through Dickens’s quintessential coming-of-age novel, Great Expectations. Exploring perennial themes such as love, justice, and heroism, this book stands as the preeminent example of Dickens’s unrivaled ability to conjure realistic characters and palpable settings.

Rachel Dodge’s deep dive into Little Women takes old fans and new on a valuable journey through the family’s faith, sisterhood, romances, lessons learned, losses mourned, and more. Enjoy expanding your knowledge not only of the world of Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy, but also your understanding of classic literature—all while discovering the ever relevant lessons of faith that are so beautifully woven into each chapter.

Our culture is self-obsessed – in our schedules, relationships, and especially online. (Can you say selfie?) But in this near-narcissism, people are less content than in decades past. Why? Because we forgot the joy that comes from putting others first. Doing so requires us to live alert...

Groundbreaking research based on a national database of over 200,000 churches shows that the overall United States population is growing faster than the church. The director of the American Church Research Project, Dave Olson, has worked to analyze church attendance, showing that it is virtually...

Christin Ditchfield carefully extracts and examines the beautiful, Biblical truths and parallels in George MacDonald’s The Princess and Curdie. MacDonald’s moving and thrilling tale mirrors the journey of faith, through persecution, doubt, trials, and temptations, in a familiar and classic fairytale style.

Ein innovativer Zugang zum Buch der Bücher, den es so noch nicht gegeben hat: Die Kurzbibel verschafft einen zügigen Überblick, indem sie jedes Kapitel in einem einzigen Satz zusammenfasst. Auf den ersten Blick ist die Bibel ein dickes Buch mit sieben Siegeln. Der schiere Umfang schreckt die meisten vom Lesen ab. Auch die Passagen mit ellenlangen Namensregistern oder Gesetzestexten wirken nicht gerade einladend. Und sogar versierten Bibellesern passiert es, dass sie sich in einem Textabschnitt verlieren mit der Frage, wie das ganze in den biblischen Gesamtkontext einzuordnen ist.

Knowing how hard Scripture memorization can be, Dwell Differently founders Natalie Abbott and Vera Schmitz created a simple, creative, and smart way to memorize Scripture and keep God's promises in your heart. Natalie and Vera not only reveal the importance of having a mind built on God's Word, they actually give you the tools necessary to defeat negative thoughts.

We see it over and over again in the Bible: God brings good things out of bad things for the sake of His people and for His glory. But truth be told, when we personally experience suffering, we have a difficult time actually believing it. Yet, life is challenging even for the followers of Jesus, and hardship in the twenty-first century is no exception. God’s Goodness for the Chosen takes listeners through eight lessons which reveal how God uses suffering to bring about good things in the lives of those He loves.

An interactive, yearlong journey through the entire Bible for families—Part of the USA Today bestselling series with the original The Bible in 52 Weeks! Make Bible study even more meaningful by getting the whole family involved! This Bible study guide features a weekly reading plan to lead...

We are living in an era where the Bible is not just read regularly by Christians, but with the advent of social media, it seems almost everyone nowadays is sharing their own interpretation of it. However, despite the considerable time many individuals spend reading the scriptures, a significant number overlook or are unaware of the fundamental rules or principles of interpreting ancient texts correctly. This oversight can lead to misinterpretations of the biblical text with far-reaching consequences.