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CHRISTIAN LIVING BOOKS

Every Day Deserves a Chance: Wake Up to the Gift of 24 Little Hours

By: Max Lucado

Thomas Nelson / 2007 / Hardcover

Description:

When lounging in a tropical paradise, closing an advantageous business deal, receiving an A on an exam, or welcoming your first child into the world, it's easy to affirm, "This is the day the LORD has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it" (Psalm 118:24, NKJV). But what about the other days? Days when traffic's snarled for hours, your spouse isn't speaking to you, the mortgage is late, or the doctor bears heartbreaking news. Can these be days the LORD has made? Max Lucado says "Yes, every day." Drawing stories from daily life and the Bible, he prescribes a formula for rejoicing in the midst of your very worst days. By saturating your day in grace, entrusting it to God's oversight, and accepting His direction (G-O-D), you can upgrade your day from shame-filled, anxious, purposeless---you name it---to blue-ribbon status.

Get Out of That Pit: Straight Talk about God's Deliverance from a Former Pit-Dweller

By: Beth Moore

Thomas Nelson / 2006 / Hardcover

Description:

Beth Moore wants readers to know if God could lift her out of the pit, He can get ANYONE out! She admits she wasn't just a visitor; this former pit-dweller had to be delivered from acres of life-accumulated dirt, bone-chilling darkness, spirit-deadening anger, heart-breaking desperation and mind-numbing confusion. The permanent lessons she learned in her desperation - shared in this very personal book - are lessons of hope for all of us. While she deeply empathizes with the how's and whys of life in the "pit," she continually points readers to the deliverance that awaits. Deliverance is for everyone, she proclaims - no matter how you got stuck, no matter how long you've been down, whether you think you deserve it or not. And in her straight-talking but loving style, she reminds readers that deliverance can begin for them this very day.

Battling Unbelief

By: John Piper

Multnomah / 2007 / Hardcover

Description:

No one sins out of duty. We sin because it offers some promise of happiness. That promise enslaves us---until we believe that God is more desirable than life itself (Psalm 63:3). Only the power of God's superior promises in the gospel can emancipate our hearts from servitude to the shallow promises and fleeting pleasures of sin.

Pastor John Piper shows how to sever the clinging roots of sin that ensnare us, including anxiety, pride, shame, impatience, covetousness, bitterness, despondency, and lust. Delighting in the bounty of God's glorious gospel promises will free us for a less sin-encumbered life, to the glory of Christ. Rooted in solid biblical reflection, this book aims to help guide you through the battles to the joys of victory by the power of the gospel and its superior pleasure.

Philippians

By: James Montgomery Boice

Baker / 2006 / Paperback

Description:

James Montgomery Boyce (1938-2000) was senior pastor of Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia. He held degrees from Harvard; Princeton Theological and his doctorate from the University of Basel. He was president and cofounder of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals. Boice was one of the foremost expository preachers and bible scholars of the 20th Century. He published 25 books. His biblical insight continues to teach succeeding generation's incredible and profound truths of Scripture.

How Long, O Lord? Second Edition

By: D.A. Carson

Baker / 2006 / Paperback

Description:

This clear and accessible treatment of key biblical themes related to human suffering and evil is written by one of the most respected evangelical biblical scholars alive today. D.A. Carson brings together a close, careful exposition of key biblical passages with helpful pastoral applications. The second edition has been updated throughout.

Amazing Freedom: Devotions to Free Your Spirit and Fill Your Heart

By: Women of Faith

W Publishing / 2007 / Hardcover

Description:

Do you feel trapped by your job, home life, or circumstances beyond your control? Let Jesus liberate your heart, mind, and spirit! Forty reflections from leading Christian women offer you hope, encouragement, and direction and free you to experience the transformed life Christ has promised. An inspiring devotional companion for your Women of Faith journey!

Devotional Classics, Revised

Edited By: Richard J. Foster & James Bryan Smith

Harper San Francisco / 2005 / Paperback

Description:

Foster and Smith sift through works from the great spiritual writers of the past as well as readings from contemporary spiritual leaders to create a guide that is indispensable for those looking for a deeper and more balanced spritiual life.

Devotional Classics features readings from Augustine of Hippo, Blaise Pascal, Francis of Assisi, Deitrich Bonhoeffer, Julian of Norwich, Martin Luther, Soren Kierkegaard, Annie Dillard, Thomas Merton, Kathleen Norris, Dallas Willard, John Calvin, and many more.

Edited by James Bryan Smith, each reading is accompanied by an introduction and meditation by Richard J. Foster. In addition, each entry includes a related biblical passage, discussion questions, and individual and group exercises.

Experiencing God Day by Day--Devotional

By: Henry T. Blackaby & Richard Blackaby

Broadman / Holman / 2006 / Hardcover

Description:

Grow closer to God all year long! Building on the concepts in Blackaby's bestseller and companion workbook, this devotional features a daily Bible verse and insightful meditation to reveal God's purposes and ways. Seize the opportunity---discern where God is working in your community and become part of his mission to a broken world! 392 pages, padded hardcover from Broadman & Holman.

Confident Parenting

By: Jim Burns

Bethany / 2007 / Hardcover

Available June 30, 2007

Description:

"Does your home sometimes seem more anguished than angelic? Reminding parents that we don't all start from the same background, the radio host of HomeWord shares insights from growing up in a "classic dysfunctional" family---and shows how you can prevent the generational pattern of spiritual discouragement from repeating itself in your children. 208 pages, hardcover from Bethany.