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The God of Intimacy and Action: Reconnecting Ancient Spiritual Practices, Evangelism, and Justice

Tony Campolo, Mary Albert Darling — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Praise for The God of Intimacy and Action

"Tony Campolo...and Mary Darling...are like gunpowder and a spark. The result is a dynamite book that many have been waiting a long time for."
—Relevant Magazine

"In 25 years, when we look back as journalists chronicling this era of religious reawakening—this book likely will turn up as a classic....This book is both a manifesto—and a sturdy guidebook—for the journey of reclaiming much that has been lost.

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Reverse Mentoring: How Young Leaders Can Transform the Church and Why We Should Let Them

Earl Creps — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Earl Creps is known for his work in connecting the younger generation of postmoderns with their Boomer predecessors. The author of Off-Road Disciplines, Creps, in this new book, takes up the topic of how older church leaders can learn from younger leaders who are more conversant with culture, technology, and social context. In addition to making the benefits of what he calls "reverse mentoring" apparent, he also makes it accessible by offering practical

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Dare to Wear Your Soul on the Outside: Live Your Legacy Now

Gloria Burgess — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

In this inspirational book, Gloria Burgess uses the touching story of her father's relationship with William Faulkner as a starting point to explore a classic topic: how to bring forth the character qualities of love, wisdom, trust, faith, gratitude, creative action, vision, and integrity. Burgess declares the sacred promises of legacy living as part of a transformational process that helps us connect to our past by honoring those who came before

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Bulletproof Faith: A Spiritual Survival Guide for Gay and Lesbian Christians

Candace Chellew-Hodge — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

This thoughtful, practical guide shows readers a way through the minefield of condemnation and persecution faced by gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender Christians and helps foster a faith that is bulletproof—impervious to attacks, yet loving and savvy in its approach. Bulletproof Faith is filled with useful insights and proven spiritual practices that deflect attacks and enhance and strengthen faith by turning attacks into opportunities for spiritual

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Have Faith Anyway: The Vision of Habakkuk for Our Times

Kent Keith — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

From Kent M. Keith, the author of the internationally acclaimed Paradoxical Commandments, comes a remarkable book about faith. In Have Faith Anyway, Keith explores the meaning of his eleventh commandment: The world is full of violence, injustice, starvation, disease, and environmental destruction. Have faith anyway. Like the other paradoxical commandments, this one focuses on the fundamental values we have in common as human beings.

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The Culturally Savvy Christian: A Manifesto for Deepening Faith and Enriching Popular Culture in an Age of Christianity-Lite

Dick Staub — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

In The Culturally Savvy Christian—his incisive critique of contemporary culture and religion—Dick Staub concludes that though it is influential, American popular culture is generally superficial (diversionary, mindless, and celebrity-driven) spiritually delusional (moralistic, therapeutic, and deistic) and soulless (sustained not by art, craft, and ideas, but by the mad pursuit of profit—propped up by marketing and technology). Similarly American

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A Friendly Letter to Skeptics and Atheists: Musings on Why God Is Good and Faith Isn't Evil

David G. Myers — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

A Friendly Letter to Skeptics and Atheists helps readers—both secular and religious—appreciate their common ground. For those whose thinking has moved from the religious thesis to the skeptical antithesis (or vice versa), Myers offers pointers to a science-respecting Christian synthesis. He shows how skeptics and people of faith can share a commitment to reason, evidence, and critical thinking, while also embracing a faith that supports human flourishing—by

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The Truth about Cheating: Why Men Stray and What You Can Do to Prevent It

M. Gary Neuman — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT

An unprecedented look at the real reasons for male marital infidelity, and what might prevent it

Few events cause as much turmoil in a marriage as infidelity. It can shatter trust and breed insecurity and resentment from which some relationships never recover. People who think it won't happen to them are hit that much harder when it does. Why are men unfaithful? Can infidelity be prevented? Can a wife single-handedly ensure that her husband won't stray

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