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Until Unity
Francis Chan The Church becomes more divided each day. Many seek reassurance or perceived unity by creating doctrinal statements, but that misses the point. Doctrine is necessary but it is not the solution. In his new book Until Unity, Francis Chan shows readers that the real problem is shallow or even non-existent love for each other. As believers, Christians are supposed to yield the fruit of supernatural love for one another. Instead, we allow jealousy and selfish ambition to prevail. Although the Bible commands unity, some will resist these unifying efforts. We see it every day. We have to hate sin, love truth, and pursue unity for the Church. This is messy, but no matter what, Christians must give everything they have to the pursuit of a unified, restored Bride.
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Love Your Church: 8 Great Things About Being a Church Member Tony Merida How to grow in love for your church. God calls us to be 'devoted to one another in love' (Romans 12:10). What does this look like for us today? How can we be the kind of church member who makes a real difference? This engaging book by Tony Merida explores what church is, why being part of it is exciting, and why it’s worthy of our love and commitment. He sets out eight privileges and responsibilities of a church member: to belong, to welcome, to gather, to care, to serve, to honour, to witness and to send.
Pb | 160 pgs | GOOD BOOK COMPANY REF 4463 RRP £7.99 Aslan £6.99
Rhythms of Renewal: Trading Stress and Anxiety for a Life of Peace and Purpose Rebekah Lyons Struggles with anxiety and stress make it difficult to receive God's peace. Society is in the throes of panic, with anxiety and loneliness on the rise, and 77% of us regularly experiencing physical symptoms of stress. We worry about health, politics and complexities we can't control. Our minds are spinning like never before. Rhythms of Renewal helps you trade anxiety for the life you were meant for, through 4 rhythms: rest, restore, connect and create. With stories and practical steps, Rebekah helps you begin an intentional, lifelong journey toward sustained emotional, relational and spiritual health.
Route 66: A Crash Course in Navigating Life With the Bible, Second Edition Krish Kandiah The intention of this book is to teach Christians how to use the Bible to live well. It has eight sections - living faithfully, distinctively, emotionally, imaginatively, discerningly, purposefully, infectiously and hopefully. Each provides an introduction to a different kind of literature within the Bible and follows with questions for discussion and five days of daily readings.
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How Happiness Happens: Finding Lasting Joy in a World of Comparison, Disappointment, and Unmet Expectations Max Lucado These are tough times. Amid global isolation, economic downturn and social unrest, could you use a dose of happy right about now? Learn the secret to lasting joy that will endure through any season of life. In How Happiness Happens, Max Lucado shares the unexpected path to a lasting happiness, one that produces reliable joy amidst any life circumstance. Based on the teachings of Jesus and backed by modern research, this book presents a surprising but practical way of living that will change you from the inside out.
Lost in Wonder: Glimpsing Awe, God and the Good Life Steve Morris Have you lost your sense of wonder? In an age of fake news and mistrust of big narratives, the idea that there is a God-given sense of almost childish wonder available is a revolutionary thought. We are still yearning for wonder today, but maybe we are just looking for it in the wrong places. Steve Morris invites us to look again at the world and discover the wonder in the everyday. Understand why wonder can be a way of life rather than a fleeting feeling and learn how it has the potential to transform our lives, our churches and our communities.
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Worship For Everyone: Unlocking the Transforming Power of All-Age Worship Nick & Becky Drake Worship for Everyone is a practical guide bursting with ideas and resources, and offers an inspiring vision crucial for bringing longevity and life to all-age worship. Nick and Becky Drake, pioneers and experts in multi-generational ministry, provide a theology for bringing all ages together that draws on their years of experience. Alongside this they give advice and tips on running multi-generational worship sessions and dealing with the many challenges that churches face in producing good all-age worship. Worship for Everyone contains all the resources pastors, children’s workers and church leaders need to run all-age worship services. Service plans, talks, recommended songs, Bible readings and more are all brought together, so you can make your all-age worship fun, engaging and memorable for every generation.
After Doubt: How to Question Your Faith Without Losing It A. J. Swoboda Too often, what begins as a set of critical and important questions turns to resentment and faith abandonment. Unfortunately, the church has largely ignored its task of serving people along their journey of questioning. The local church must walk alongside those who are deconstructing their faith and show them how to reconstruct it. Drawing on his own experience of deconstruction, Swoboda offers tools to help emerging adults navigate their faith in a hostile landscape.
Pb | 224 pgs | BRAZOS PRESS
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Hope in an Anxious World: Six Truths for When Things Feel Overwhelming Helen Thorne Whether mildly, moderately or severely, feeling anxious is something most of us experience at some point in our lives. At its core, it’s a fear about what is or what might occur, but it’s not one that helps. It drags us down and it leaves us unequipped for the day ahead. This short, sympathetic and warm book will help both Christian and non-Christian readers understand anxiety better, learn some useful techniques to cope with it and, most importantly, show how the living God can liberate us from its grip. Whether you are used to reading about God, or not even sure if he really exists (or if he cares about your anxiety in any meaningful way), this book has precious words of encouragement for you.
Pb | 96 pgs | GOOD BOOK COMPANY REF 4837 RRP £4.99 Aslan £4.49
Brave by Faith: God-Sized Confidence in a Post-Christian World Alister Begg What does it look like to live with joy in a society that does not like what Christians believe, say or do? It’s tempting to grow angry, keep our heads down, retreat or just give up altogether. But this isn’t the first time that God’s people have had to learn how to live in a pagan world that opposes God’s rule. In this realistic yet positive book, renowned Bible teacher Alistair Begg examines the first seven chapters of Daniel to show us how to live bravely, confidently and obediently in an increasingly secular society. Readers will see that God is powerful and God is sovereign, and even in the face of circumstances that appear to be prevailing against His people, we may trust Him entirely. We can be as brave as Daniel if we have faith in Daniel’s God!
Pb | 128 pgs | GOOD BOOK COMPANY REF 4460 RRP £7.99 Aslan £6.99
Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers Dane Ortlund Christians can easily feel that Jesus is perpetually disappointed and frustrated, maybe even close to giving up on them. They know what Christ has done for them. But who is he? How does he feel about his people amid all their sins and failures? In Matthew 11, Jesus describes himself as 'gentle and lowly in heart', longing for his people to find rest in him. This book reflects on his words, diving deep into Bible passages that speak of Christ’s affections for sinners and encouraging believers as they journey, weary and faltering, toward heaven.
What on Earth is Heaven?
James Paul What happens to us when we die? In What on Earth is Heaven? James Paul explores the radical truth of what the Bible says about heaven and the afterlife, and its relevance for your life here and now on earth. Unpacking the biblical story of the separation and reunion of heaven and earth, he shows that heaven isn't a place somewhere 'out there' but a dimension of reality - the dimension where God's Will is done. The good news isn't that we get to escape to heaven, but that God invites us to be a part of His plan to bring the kingdom of heaven to our square inch of the earth.
Pb | 200 pgs | IVP REF 4241 RRP £9.99 Aslan £7.99
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The Robot Will See You Now: Artificial Intelligence and the Christian Faith John Wyatt & Stephen N. Williams The last decade has seen dramatic advances in artificial intelligence and robotics technology, raising tough questions that need to be addressed. The Robot Will See You Now considers how Christians can respond to these issues - and flourish - in the years ahead. Contributions from a number of international experts, including editors John Wyatt and Stephen Williams, explore a range of social and ethical issues raised by recent advances in AI and robotics. This is a book for anyone who is interested in learning more about how AI and robots have advanced in recent years, and anyone who has wondered how Christian teaching relates to artificial intelligence. Whatever your level of technical knowledge, The Robot Will See You Now will give you a thorough understanding of AI and equip you to respond to the challenges it poses with confidence and faith.
Unwavering: The Power of Choice Jen Baker We live in a world inundated by choice, but we often struggle to choose. Unwaveringseeks to demonstrate the life-transforming power of intentional living and choosing well, through exploring characters from both the Old and New Testaments as well as Jesus himself. Sharing from her own personal journey of going from making fear-based decisions to faith-based living, Jen Baker encourages and inspires us to live an empowered lifestyle of faith. Each chapter ends with questions for reflection, making this book ideal for individuals and groups.
God's Treasured Possession: Walk in the Footsteps of Moses Terry Virgo Do you know how God sees you? Moses is a key character in the unfolding narrative of God's Kingdom. A foundational leader of God's people in the Old Testament, he's held up throughout the New Testament as a man of God, in spite of his flaws. Yet Moses didn't always believe what God said about him. In this biblically balanced book, Terry Virgo invites us to walk in the footsteps of Moses so that, by faith, we can be ready for whatever life brings.
Pb | 160 pgs | IVP REF 4469 RRP £9.99 Aslan £8.99
The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World John Mark Comer Who are you becoming? That was the question nagging pastor and author John Mark Comer. By outward metrics, everything appeared successful. But inwardly, things weren't pretty. So he turned to a trusted mentor for guidance and heard these words: 'Ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life. Hurry is the great enemy of the spiritual life.' It wasn't the response he expected, but it continues to be the answer he needs. Within the pages of this book, you'll find a compelling emotional and spiritual case against hurry and in favour of a slower, simpler way of life.
Pb | 304 pgs | HODDER & STOUGHTON
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Eugene H. Peterson Since Eugene Peterson wrote this spiritual formation classic more than forty years ago, hundreds of thousands of Christians have been inspired by its call to deeper discipleship. Our society is still obsessed with quick fixes. But Peterson's time-tested prescription for discipleship remains the same - a long obedience in the same direction. Following Jesus requires a deepening life of prayer, and throughout history Christians have learned to pray from the Psalms. Peterson finds particular encouragement for today's pilgrims in the Songs of Ascents (Psalms 120134). With prophetic and pastoral wisdom, he shows how the psalms teach us to grow in worship, service, joy, work, humility, community and blessing.
Pb | 224 pgs | IVP REF 4870 RRP £14.99 Aslan £12.49 Extraordinary Hospitality (for Ordinary People): Seven Ways to Welcome
Like Jesus Carolyn Lacey Generous hospitality is a significant way in which God works through our lives to bring life to others, yet many of us feel ill-equipped and overwhelmed at the prospect, especially if we don’t have big houses and we are not wonderful cooks! Carolyn Lacey encourages us to focus on the goal of hospitality, which is to reflect God’s welcoming heart, and shows us how we can all do that, regardless of our bank balance or living situation. She explores seven ways in which we can reflect God’s character in the way we welcome others into our homes and into our lives, and so point people ultimately to Christ.
Pb | 128 pgs | GOOD BOOK COMPANY REF 4243 RRP £7.99 Aslan £6.99
NEW The Scandal of Forgiveness: Grace Put to the Test
Philip Yancey Forgiveness offers an alternative to an endless cycle of resentment and revenge, but do you really understand forgiveness? In The Scandal of Forgiveness bestselling author Philip Yancey will answer: What is forgiveness; Why is forgiveness so difficult; Why is forgiveness scandalous; and What does God have to do with forgiveness? We all live and love imperfectly. Therefore, only forgiveness will set us free. Yancey teaches us how to Also available: forgive by better understanding the clear What's So connection between God and the gospel. Amazing About Grace? REF 4897
Hb | 160 pgs | ZONDERVAN RRP £9.99 Aslan £7.99
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The Space Between: The Disruptive Seasons We Want to Hide From, and Why We Need Them Mark Bradford The ‘liminal seasons of life’ can be times of great disorientation. Yet, for good or for ill, they are also the most transformative. In The Space Between, Mark Bradford provides the reader with a biblical and theological understanding of such seasons of life, connects them with the resources to live faithfully through these transitions, and offers strength and hope for the journey.
Pb | 192 pgs | BRF REF 4465 RRP £9.99 Aslan £7.99
