Dead Church Walking


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Showing us how to embrace change, this book brings fresh ideas to ignite the fire of churches and put them on the road to recovery.




Dead Man Walking


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#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A profoundly moving spiritual journey through our system of capital punishment and an unprecedented look at the human consequences of the death penalty • "Stunning moral clarity.” —The Washington Post Book World • Basis for the award-winning major motion picture starring Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn "Sister Prejean is an excellent writer, direct and honest and unsentimental. . . . She almost palpably extends a hand to her readers.” —The New York Times Book Review In 1982, Sister Helen Prejean became the spiritual advisor to Patrick Sonnier, the convicted killer of two teenagers who was sentenced to die in the electric chair of Louisiana’s Angola State Prison. In the months before Sonnier’s death, the Roman Catholic nun came to know a man who was as terrified as he had once been terrifying. She also came to know the families of the victims and the men whose job it was to execute—men who often harbored doubts about the rightness of what they were doing. Out of that dreadful intimacy comes a profoundly moving spiritual journey through our system of capital punishment. Here Sister Helen confronts both the plight of the condemned and the rage of the bereaved, the fears of a society shattered by violence and the Christian imperative of love. On its original publication in 1993, Dead Man Walking emerged as an unprecedented look at the human consequences of the death penalty. Now, some two decades later, this story—which has inspired a film, a stage play, an opera and a musical album—is more gut-wrenching than ever, stirring deep and life-changing reflection in all who encounter it.




Waking the Dead


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Waking the Dead—newly revised and updated for these trying times—reveals the secret of finding a full life, identifying the fierce battle over our hearts, and embracing all that God has in store. Jesus said, “I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” That’s the offer of Christianity, from God himself. Jesus touched people, and they changed: the blind had sight, the lame walked, the deaf heard, the dead were raised. To be touched by God, in other words, is to be restored, to be made into all God means us to be. That is what Christianity promises to do—make us whole, set us free, bring us fully alive.




Walking Tall In Babylon


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The church has lost its vision under the captivity of modern day Babylon! What if the world doesn't need a duplicate of the person you aspire to be? What if God has planted a vision in you that would change the trajectory of the entire church? This concept is nearly impossible to grasp in a society that bullies and intimidates to keep people in their make believe cages, especially in the spirit realm. Unfortunately, much of the church has taken on this identity of slavery to the point of remaining stagnate to appease a secular society and church. As referenced in scripture and throughout this text, God is up to something new in a hungry generation! It takes the anointing of the Holy Spirit to bring a big vision to life in dead regions. When all hope has been lost, God is looking to raise up a remnant generation of visionaries that are willing to run courageously out of their cages and into the heart of the Father! In this book, evangelist Nik Walker provides insight and wisdom based on scripture and experiences of casting big vision in small places. When an entire generation is crying out for the real thing, it is time for a remnant to walk tall! Walking Tall In Babylon contains insight and experiences from scripture in areas such as: -Living in your created identity-Refusing to live in what "used to be" -Keeping your circle refined-The necessity of hunger -Mentalities that kill your vision -Why many have lost sight of their seeds-Removing the lens of a slave-Keeping your passions from burning you out-Seeing what the bird sees-What if my spiritual womb is barren? No longer are we simply waiting on a move of God. We are a move of God! Read how God will bring a vision to life that will change the landscape of a nation... through you!




Forgiving the Dead Man Walking


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Robert Willie, the death-row prisoner in Dead Man Walking, was convicted of raping a woman who tells her story here.




I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die


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A compassionate, shame-free guide for your darkest days “A one-of-a-kind book . . . to read for yourself or give to a struggling friend or loved one without the fear that depression and suicidal thoughts will be minimized, medicalized or over-spiritualized.”—Kay Warren, cofounder of Saddleback Church What happens when loving Jesus doesn’t cure you of depression, anxiety, or suicidal thoughts? You might be crushed by shame over your mental illness, only to be told by well-meaning Christians to “choose joy” and “pray more.” So you beg God to take away the pain, but nothing eases the ache inside. As darkness lingers and color drains from your world, you’re left wondering if God has abandoned you. You just want a way out. But there’s hope. In I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die, Sarah J. Robinson offers a healthy, practical, and shame-free guide for Christians struggling with mental illness. With unflinching honesty, Sarah shares her story of battling depression and fighting to stay alive despite toxic theology that made her afraid to seek help outside the church. Pairing her own story with scriptural insights, mental health research, and simple practices, Sarah helps you reconnect with the God who is present in our deepest anguish and discover that you are worth everything it takes to get better. Beautifully written and full of hard-won wisdom, I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die offers a path toward a rich, hope-filled life in Christ, even when healing doesn’t look like what you expect.




Walking the Bridgeless Canyon


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This book is a study guide for individuals and groups for use with the book "Walking the Bridgeless Canyon". It assists in removing the lenses and filters through which we view lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and further, how we interpret the six passages of Scripture related to same-sex behavior.




Anatomy of a Revived Church


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There is hope. God can save your church. In this book, Thom Rainer reveals seven findings of revived churches. Through new research, he figuratively dissects hundreds of churches that were on the path toward death. But they turned around. They revitalized. They did so in the face of facts and naysayers who told them it could not be done. Today, three out of four churches are declining in our nation, and twenty percent of churches are close to death. What are the secrets of the churches who avoided this fate and experienced revival? In Anatomy of a Revived Church, Thom will show you how these churches experienced renewal. He will cover everything from “expanding the scorecard” to “dealing with toxins” to “choosing meaningful membership.” When you finish reading this book, you will have the tools to strengthen, restore, and energize your church. You can choose life for your church.




Grace Walk


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Now with a fresh cover! The nearly 200,000-selling Grace Walk has helped thousands of believers leave behind the "manic–depressive" Christian walk: either running around trying to perform to be acceptable to God—or thinking they've failed Him again and wondering if they'll ever measure up. Living the grace walk gets Christians off this religious roller coaster. Using his own journey from legalism into grace, Steve McVey illustrates the foundational, biblical truths of who believers are in Jesus Christ and how they can let Him live His life through them each day. As they experience their identity in Jesus Christ, Christians will come to know "Amazing Grace" as not just a song but as their true way of life.




The Essence of the New Testament


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Leading biblical scholars from Liberty University offer a thorough survey of the complete New Testament, with book introductions, theological concepts, practical applications, word studies, and more.