Are You Kidding Me, God?


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Tyler Wood was a successful professional, a dynamic athlete, and a happy family man. This young Texan evolved from a high school and college leader to an award-winning professional with a family he loved, a luxury home - everything he'd ever wanted, all before he was thirty years old. Suffering from the Father Wound - a psychological injury inflicted by a father who knew no better - Tyler was deeply, emotionally crippled. He lost everything - family, business, and home - and reached a point of profound depression only seconds from killing himself. A supernatural miracle of God knocked him sideways in his soul. Tyler tells his story with complete honesty, holding back nothing. The most intimate details of his thunderous fall from grace are revealed with shocking vulnerability. He tells the very personal story of how men are identifying the Father Wound and healing and changing their lives. Tyler introduces Rock Bottom Outreach, a ministry devoted to being the hands and feet of Jesus. Meet founder Rick Smith and some of the courageous men and women ministering to anyone who has hit rock bottom with the same love and compassion modeled by Jesus when he walked upon the earth. The Rock Bottom Outreach team aspires to put its faith in action by serving those in need without regard to how they fell into their difficult circumstances. They meet the brokenhearted right where they are and stand in the gap for those who have nowhere else to turn. Rock Bottom Outreach welcomes those who need restoration from rock bottom or feel they have been called to serve others who have. Not a church, with no physical facility, this dynamic team relies solely on volunteers to carry out the work they are called to do in His name.




Rise


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Society says youth is a time for carefree self-expression, but Trip Lee says God has called everyone to RISE from slumber, above low expectations, and to live for the risen King. The world tells us that our early years are to be irresponsibly enjoyed rather than devoted to meaningful pursuits. We’re told that responsibility and commitment are burdens to be put off as long as possible. And so, most of us spend our youth in a sad state of slumber—sleeping in on life until we’re forced to get up. The problem is that life has already begun. It’s happening right now. And God has called you to live it. In this powerful book, Trip Lee argues it’s time to wake up and RISE, to live the way we were created to live. Young or old, we’ve been called to live for Him. Right now. Young believers face the same problems as older Christians, but they feel them in unique ways. RISE addresses those core problems in an engaging, profound, and life-changing way. Don't just sit there: RISE!




When God Doesn't Fix It


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Is it possible that good things can come out of our broken dreams? Worship leader and recording artist Laura Story’s life took an unexpected turn when her husband, Martin, was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Their lives would never be the same. Yes, with God all things are possible. But the devastating news was that no cure existed to restore Martin’s short-term memory, eyesight, and other complications. The fairy-tale life Laura had dreamed of was no longer possible. And yet in struggling with God about how to live with broken dreams, Laura has found joy and a deeper intimacy with Jesus. In When God Doesn’t Fix It, Laura helps you understand that: We aren’t the only ones whose lives have taken unexpected turns Even heroes of our faith experienced brokenness Despite our flaws and stories, God can use us in extraordinary ways God may not fix everything. In fact, although your situation might not ever change or get better, with Jesus you can. Not because of your faith, but because of the faithfulness of God.




Nothing But Your Truth Will Help Me, God!


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God has a plan for each believers life. Unfortunately, Satan also has a plan to hold Christians prisoner by his lies and deception. Truth in Gods Word provides the key to unlocking Satans prison door. (Practical Life)




Minute By Minute


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Looking at a decade’s worth of chronic pain, a promise from God helped Joanne stand firm until He ultimately heals her. Minute by Minute recounts the reality of consciously choosing to trust God in the midst of raw agony. Just when it seems that hope has vanished, God sweeps in and supernaturally heals Joanne in a moment. Her story is one of faith, hope, and triumphant victory over death. Once a trained athlete in peak condition, Joanne Moody suffered a post-pregnancy injury that sidelined her for the next 14 years. Not one to give up easily, Joanne fought to find an answer to her pain year after year. Countless doctors attempted to treat her until finally one recommended a surgeon in France. Joanne and her sisters make the trek only to stare death in the face. At the moment of her greatest pain, God reached down and gave her a promise. Minute by Minute will keep you turning the pages as you join Joanne on her journey through a valley of pain and her eventual arrival at the pinnacle of faith and love.




The Road between Us: The Elder and the Atheist (Two Spiritual Journeys)


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Tom and Jason met over twenty years ago under circumstances that should have severed any chance they would develop any kind of a personal relationship, let alone a close friendship. Yet their paths continued to cross, and over time, the answer to why this happened would be made very clear to both of them and hopefully become a lesson for many others as well. Jason believed in science. He thought scholarship and the human capacity for learning and reason could provide every answer about life and the human condition; however, there was a tiny ember of belief he dismissed many years earlier that always remained... Tom believed in God, to what extent he wasn’t even sure. Jason grew up in a very religious family. Tom hardly went to church at all but believes Jesus is God’s Son and died to make salvation available to all that would receive the gift He offers, but he always struggled with the orthodoxy taught by religion and tradition... Jason became a business owner and the founder and president of the Mid-Michigan Atheist and Humanist Group. Tom became a chaplain and an elder (pastor) after more than twenty-two years of military service. This book is about the unlikely friendship that changed the course of their lives and the worldviews of both Jason and Tom, a story of two people with completely different trajectories for their lives that converge to teach all of us that we don’t have to be of like minds, come from the same backgrounds, or even share the same values to not just get along but to be close friends. This book illustrates the value of thoughtful listening and mutual respect and how, when put into practice, these attributes make it possible to learn something about ourselves, what we believe, and why we believe it. Share this journey with Jason and Tom with an open heart and mind, and chances are, you will discover something about yourself along the way...




Virtue-Based Christianity


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Virtue-Based Christianity is intended to help Christians transition from a spiritual life rooted in prohibition and fear to the experience of full freedom in Christ founded in a functional and daily relationship with their Creator. This book anchors itself in 2 Peter 1:5-8 as a window into the character of God and assists Christians in embodying these virtues as part of the maturation process.




Designed to Last


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The Petrones share the struggles and successes that come from intentionally staying committed to God and each other as they build a marriage with faith, creativity, and love as the foundation. Engaged after only three weeks, they married, moved into an RV with three kids, and turned Ashley's creative hobby into a thriving business. Here they share how God used her passion for design to experience the relationship between intentional design and intentional living. -- adapted from back cover and page x.




What If It's True?


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See the Bible come to life before your eyes as New York Times bestselling author Charles Martin uses his storyteller imagination to present the Bible as a novel to help you engage with your faith in new ways. Years ago, Charles Martin cracked open his Bible and began wrestling with a few fundamental questions: What if every single word of Scripture is absolutely true and I can trust it? How do I respond? Something in me should change, but what? How? This book is the result of that exploration. In What If It’s True? Martin brings key moments from the life and ministry of Jesus to life through his descriptive, novelistic words. This unique book: Fosters a stronger appreciation, love, and respect for Jesus Covers topics including rejection, sexual sin, generational curses, and forgiveness Draws on Old and New Testament references as well as cultural background information Includes a prayer at the end of each chapter Martin shares key moments from his own journey as a disciple—and bondservant—of Christ and a mentor to others. The result is an exploration of truth that will help you not just think differently but live differently—starting today.




The Suitable Helpmate Prayer


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Whether you are a believer or a non-believer, this 2000 year-old prayer will allow you to receive your legendary love. This prayer is not a plea, spoken as if one is begging for a mate, nor is it a repeated chant lifted to a God who exists in a far off place. This prayer is one that has already been spoken over your love life and already exists in your time and space reality. The Suitable Helpmate Prayer is living and is waiting to be released from the inside of you, to conjoin with your extraordinary lover. If you align your mind, heart, and actions with God’s Word and Power in His Suitable Helpmate Prayer, you will stand face to face and heart to heart with your soul mate. This Prayer will make a believer out of you.