Pastor Dan's Picks

One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are By Ann Voskamp Drawing heartbreaking beauty out of the simplest of details, Ann Voskamp invites you into her grace-bathed life of farming, parenting, and writing---and deeper still into your own life. Here you will discover a way of seeing that opens your eyes to ordinary amazing grace, a way of living that is fully alive, and a way of becoming present to God that brings you deep and lasting joy.

Renovation of the Heart in Daily Practice: Experiments in Spiritual Transformation By Dallas Willard & Jan Johnson Renowned spiritual director Jan Johnson takes nuggets of wisdom from Dallas Willard's classic work Renovation of the Heart and unpacks them for deeper understanding. In each of these sixty easy-to-digest selections, Johnson offers a reflection on how to live out Willard's guidance on spiritual transformation as well as practical ways to experiment with these life-changing truths. This book can be used by itself or as a practical companion to Renovation of the Heart.

Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership: Seeking God in the Crucible of Ministry By Ruth Haley Barton / IVP Books Using the biblical model of Moses, Ruth Haley Barton guides leaders to a place where the spiritual and ministerial meet. Her intent is to help leaders lead from a place of spiritual transformation, but to first find that place for themselves. Ms. Barton is the cofounder and president of The Transforming Center.

Jesus Calling: Enjoying Peace in His Presence - Devotions for Every Day of the Year By Sarah Young After many years of writing in her prayer journal, missionary Sarah Young decided to be more attentive to the Savior's voice and began listening for what He was saying. With pen in hand she embarked on a journey that forever changed her along with many others throughout the world. The result of these meditations is the classic devotional, Jesus Calling, Enjoying Peace in His Presence. In these powerful pages are the words and scriptures Jesus lovingly laid on her heart. A year's worth of daily readings from Young's journals are now available for you, in order to bring you closer to Christ and move you deeper into His presence and His everlasting peace.

Chris' Picks

Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream By David Platt Take a transforming journey in authentic discipleship. As the pastor of a large and wealthy congregation, David Platt began to see a discrepancy between the reality of his Church and the way Jesus said His followers lived. In Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream, Platt examines how American Christianity has manipulated the gospel to fit our cultural preferences and challenges readers to rediscover the path. A 21-Day Guide to Going Radical is available for download exclusively on Christianbook.com. Download the 21-Day Guide Here.

Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul, revised and expanded By John Eldredge Do you dare to be the man God created you to be---passionate, adventurous, and free? In this revised edition of his look at Christian manhood, Eldredge challenges you to pursue the purpose God has given you. Encouragement for every man who wants to walk the road least taken---and insights for the woman who loves him! 272 pages, softcover from Nelson.

Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul By John & Stasi Eldredge Rediscover your feminine heart! As a young girl did you want to be a beautiful princess, rescued on a horse by a dashing prince charming, or step into the pages of a fascinating adventure? This new paperback edition of Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul encourages women to connect with their deepest feminine desires and learn to see God as their ultimate lover and hero.

Greg's Picks

Building Below the Waterline: Shoring Up the Foundations of Leadership By Gordon MacDonald How can you become a more effective leader? By building a strong spiritual foundation from the ground up! Writing as a friend and mentor, MacDonald draws from biblical truth and life experience to help you grow in all areas of leadership, including cultivating spiritual formation, encouraging restoration and renewal, dealing with difficult people, and more. 288 pages, hardcover from Hendrickson.

The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism By Timothy Keller How could a loving God send people to hell? Why does he allow suffering? Can one religion be "right" and the others "wrong"? Responding to the questions of open skeptics and ardent believers, Keller draws from literature, philosophy, reason, and real-life conversations to explain how faith in a Christian God is a soundly rational belief. 336 pages, softcover from Dutton.

Worship, Community & the Triune God of Grace By James Torrance Here is a book that sets our worship, commumion and language of God back on track. In a day when refinement of method and quality of experience are the guiding lights for many Christians, James Torrance points you to the indispensable "who" of worship, the triune God of grace.

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