Raising Burning Hearts


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Can the next generation become passionate followers of God, ready and equipped to fulfill their destinies? Christian parents and mentors are entrusted with the call to nurture and train these hearts, releasing them to excel in loving and seeking God. In Raising Burning Ones, Patricia Bootsma draws on the expertise she gained raising six children and mentoring many others, and shares the profound and hopeful news that this calling is not beyond our reach, or theirs. Combining practicality and spiritual understanding, this book covers important strategies that are often overlooked, like the power of blessing, of prophetically decreeing truth, and of teaching young ones how to hear God's voice, seek Him in the Word, and pray always.




Burning Hearts


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Sometimes you need to let the demons run free. Sometimes the devils are helpless. Sometimes the most evil thing on earth is us. Forget what you thought you knew about evil.




Burning Hearts


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Are love and faith enough? After meeting at a young age, Shane and Amanda fall deeply in love. Their lives seem perfect as they progress through high school, and Shane is grateful to God for the enormous blessings he's been given. But high school doesn't last forever, and Shane realizes the rest of his life will never be the same. He has to make difficult decisions, ones that pull him away from the friends he loves dearly, his precious parents, and Amanda. But he and Amanda are certain that they're supposed to use the athletic talents they've always possessed for God's glory, so they decide to wait on forever until they have achieved their goals. Shane is sure everything will work out. It's God's plan, isn't it? Will the flame of love that blazes within these Burning Hearts be extinguished in pursuing the abilities that God has blessed them with, or will their sense of duty to God be subordinate to their love?




Raising Passionate Jesus Followers


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Hope and practical help for parents whose greatest longing is to shepherd their children into a vibrant faith in God. For Christian parents, there is no greater joy than seeing their children learn to walk with the Lord. And there is no greater fear than that their children will walk away from God. After serving together in pastoral ministry and raising their now-grown children, Phil and Diane Comer know those hopes and fears well. Like all new parents, they were intimidated and unsure about how to take on the task of spiritually training their young children. But now, with all four of their children grown and establishing their own households of faith, Phil and Diane have embarked on a quest to help the next generation of parents raise passionate Jesus followers. Drawing on years of pastoral counseling, teaching, leading, and decades of watching families from the perspective of pastors and leaders in ministry, Phil and Diane instruct, guide, encourage, and offer hope and practical help to Christian parents. Raising Passionate Jesus Followers is a manual full of practical, biblically based, and time-tested guidelines that parents will be able to turn to again and again through every stage of their children's development, including . . . Formulating a plan Laying the foundation, ages 0-5 Doing the framing, ages 6-12 Installing the functional systems, ages 13-17 Completing the finish work, ages 18-22 And keeping the front door open for your grown children




Healing for Every Heart in Adoption


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Redeem Your Adoption Journey In this groundbreaking book, adoption advocates Betsy S. Kylstra, Lisa C. Qualls, and Jodi Jackson Tucker--an adoptee, a birth mother, and an adoptive mother--reveal that adoption is rooted in both loss and redemptive victory. And healing is needed by all in the adoption triad--adoptees, birth parents, and adoptive parents--to experience restoration and wholeness. In these pages you'll find the practical teaching, spiritual guidance, and strategic prayers you need to transform your adoption journey, including how to · address the spiritual challenges created by adoption · identify the path to healing for each person in the triad · overcome loss, grief, shame, hurt--and more · experience restoration and healing through the love of Jesus While the emotions of the adoption journey are complicated, the compassionate approach in this book will help your heart heal as you place it safely in God's hands. "This book is at once personal testimony and practical guidance, aching confession and breathtaking faith, private prayer and invitation into prayerful fellowship."-- JEDD AND RACHEL MEDEFIND, Christian Alliance for Orphans "The authors generously share their stories with raw authenticity and deep wisdom."--JAMIE FINN, founder and author, Foster the Family




The Burning Heart Contract


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Throughout the course of our lives, we sign contracts for just about everything-car leases, home loans, credit cards. There is something powerful about signing our name to a commitment. It reflects our word, our honor, our willing obligation. In The Burning Heart Contract, Becky Tirabassi challenges us to commit to God more concretely by actu... more »ally constructing and signing a contract with Him for a "21-day challenge" that the author is convinced will set our hearts on fire and ignite a passion within us to live, love, work, explore and create on levels beyond our comprehension. Such an agreement can then be used as a living document that will continually guide us back to the most important commitment we ever made.




The Whole and Healthy Family


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All parents want their children to thrive, but what does that actually look like? And what does it take to get there? In The Whole and Healthy Family, Jodi Mockabee shares her parenting philosophy, one that encourages the equipping of each unique child to be able to function as a whole person so that they can enter adulthood as physically, spiritually, and mentally healthy individuals. Developed over years of research and personal practice, Jodi's whole-person and whole-family approach shows you how to · understand your personality and those of your spouse and children · create a simple, wholesome home environment · make healthy and nourishing meals · stay active as a family · prioritize spiritual growth and serving together · affirm and bless one another · and more Whether you're just starting your family or have been in the parenting trenches for a while and are looking for a fresh alternative to the way you've been doing things, Jodi can help you create a family culture that allows for the flourishing of every family member in mind, body, and spirit.




Echoes from Golgotha


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Christ offers His followers a limitless supply of power and anointing to accomplish the work of the kingdom, yet many don’t access it because they’ve become enamored with the thoughts and strategies of man, looking to the church down the street instead of the one found in scripture. Challenging and provoking, Echoes from Golgotha revisits the Gospel and explores what the church is meant to be. If our lives are going to affect eternity, we must make it our highest goal to journey back to Golgotha—to seek the mind of Christ where it all began, in the place of the skull. If you hunger for an authentic faith that ruins you for dead religion and breaks you free from the status quo, this timely message will ignite your heart with fresh zeal and renew your hope for what’s possible. You’re invited on a biblical quest to revisit the events of Golgotha and recapture the radical way of Jesus with the goal of transforming the world through selfless, sacrificial love.




To Raise the Fallen


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Irish military chaplain Fr. Willie Doyle, S.J., died in action during the Battle of Passchendaele on August 16, 1917, having been hit by a German shell while rushing to the aid of wounded soldiers trapped in No Man's Land. In To Raise the Fallen, Patrick Kenny introduces readers to this remarkable man, whose faith, heroic courage and generosity in the trenches of World War I continue to inspire Christians and non-Christians alike. To Raise the Fallen includes a selection of Willie Doyle's rich and vivid letters from the front, along with diary entries, prayers, spiritual writings and extracts from the pamphlets that made him a publishing sensation across Europe in the early years of the twentieth century. Fr. Doyle's compassion, cheerfulness and humility, alongside his great valor in wartime, are a testament to his commitment to Christ. His final act of bravery epitomizes Christ's words that there "is no greater love than to lay down one's life for one's friends". Those who knew Fr. Doyle testified to his heroic virtue. They witnessed his fearlessness in the face of enemy fire as he rescued the wounded, anointed the dying and buried the dead. His letters home reveal both his deep faith and his great humor, even in the face of unspeakable horrors. His daily conquest of himself in little things over many years prepared him for his selfless service on the battlefield.




A Lifestyle of Divine Encounters


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Three Secrets to Living Saturated in Gods Presence People are desperate to experience Godnot just at church or a special event but on a continuous, daily basis. Is this even possible? Patricia Bootsma, one of the key leaders of Catch the Fire Toronto, has made it her life goal to walk in a lifestyle of divine encountersand mentor you to do the same! Learn to access a consistent experience with the Presence of God by combining three key elements: prayer, Gods Living Word, and the prophetic. This incredible resource will empower you to Release the Power of Prophecy: Learn the benefits of living a prophetic lifestyle, keys to discerning true vs. false prophecy, and secrets to operating in the revelatory realms of dreams, visions and prophetic encounters. Experience the Living Word of God: Discover the link between Word and Spirit, activate the Scriptures through prayer, and experience joy in your Bible study as the written word comes to life. Activate the Force of Prayer: Experience powerful results from operating in different realms of prayersoaking, prophetic decree, praying in tongues, confession and petition. You never have to leave the Presence of God. Encounter Him in a fresh way today!