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276 results
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The More of Less
Finding the Life You Want Under Everything You Own
Joshua Becker
Nov 20, 2018
Don’t Settle for More Most of us know we own too much stuff. We feel the weight and burden of our clutter, and we tire of cleaning and managing and organizing. While excess consumption leads to bigger houses, faster cars, fancier technology, and cluttered homes, it never brings happiness. Rather, it results in…
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The Brave Art of Motherhood
Fight Fear, Gain Confidence, and Find Yourself Again
Rachel Marie Martin
Oct 9, 2018
Full-time FindingJoy.net blogger, speaker, marketer, podcaster, and single mom of seven, Rachel Marie Martin presents a rallying cry to anyone who believes the lie that she is "just a mom."Over the years, you willingly pour everything you have into your family, but in the process, you lose the essence of who you are. In her…
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Slightly Bad Girls of the Bible
Flawed Women Loved by a Flawless God
Liz Curtis Higgs
Jul 24, 2018
Good Women Behaving BadlyA spiteful boss, a defiant employee, a manipulative mother, a desperate housewife, an envious sister…honey, we know these women. We’ve lived with them, worked with them, or caught a glimpse of them in our mirrors.Now let’s take a look at their ancient counterparts in Scripture: Sarah mistreated her maidservant, Hagar despised her…
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The Hum of Angels
Listening for the Messengers of God Around Us
Scot McKnight
Jul 17, 2018
Would You Recognize an Angel if You Saw One? The majority of earth’s inhabitants believe in Angels. Yet so few of us can claim to have seen one. Why? Perhaps it’s because in order to encounter one, we first have to learn what to look for and how to look! We live in a…
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God of Tomorrow
How to Overcome the Fears of Today and Renew Your Hope for the Future
Caleb Kaltenbach
May 15, 2018
With a voice of reason and grace, pastor Caleb Kaltenbach challenges the church to choose the path of hope in response to polarizing cultural issues that are straight from the front pages of today’s newspapers.Divergent politics, immigration issues, bullying, re-defining family, racism, terrorism, new ways of categorizing people, and multiple other issues are negatively impacting…
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Making Sense of God
Finding God in the Modern World
Timothy Keller
Mar 20, 2018
We live in an age of skepticism. Our society places such faith in empirical reason, historical progress, and heartfelt emotion that it’s easy to wonder: Why should anyone believe in Christianity? What role can faith and religion play in our modern lives? In this thoughtful and inspiring new book, pastor and New York Times bestselling…
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The Dream of You
Let Go of Broken Identities and Live the Life You Were Made For
Jo Saxton
Jan 23, 2018
Let’s be honest, the life you lead isn’t what you’ve always dreamt. And maybe the person you’ve become isn’t who you’ve always imagined. Sure, you can clean it up. You can work longer, love harder, and eat better. You can scrub the surface of your life until it gleams and still never address the fact…
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The Alphabet of Grief
Words to Help in Times of Sorrow: Affirmations and Meditations
Andrea Raynor
Sep 5, 2017
Find spiritual companionship in these brief but powerful thoughts on the sacred journey of grief—from a Ground Zero first responder featured in Spike Lee’s upcoming HBO documentary NYC Epicenters 9/11-> 2021½. Chaplain and spiritual counselor Andrea Raynor knows that when the funeral service is over, the friends leave, and the house grows quiet, grief can…
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Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God
The Scandalous Truth of the Very Good News
Brian Zahnd
Aug 15, 2017
Pastor Brian Zahnd began "to question the theology of a wrathful God who delights in punishing sinners, and has started to explore the real nature of Jesus and His Father. The book isn’t only an interesting look at the context of some modern theological ideas; it’s also offers some profound insight into God’s love and eternal…
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Jane of Austin
A Novel of Sweet Tea and Sensibility
Hillary Manton Lodge
Jun 13, 2017
“Know your own happiness. You want nothing but patience - or give it a more fascinating name, call it hope.” ― Jane Austen, Sense and SensibilityJust a few years after their father’s business scandal shatters their lives, Jane and Celia Woodward find themselves forced out of their San Francisco tea shop. The last thing Jane wants is to leave…
- Books
- News
276 results
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The More of Less
Finding the Life You Want Under Everything You Own
Joshua Becker
Nov 20, 2018
Don’t Settle for More Most of us know we own too much stuff. We feel the weight and burden of our clutter, and we tire of cleaning and managing and organizing. While excess consumption leads to bigger houses, faster cars, fancier technology, and cluttered homes, it never brings happiness. Rather, it results in…
-
The Brave Art of Motherhood
Fight Fear, Gain Confidence, and Find Yourself Again
Rachel Marie Martin
Oct 9, 2018
Full-time FindingJoy.net blogger, speaker, marketer, podcaster, and single mom of seven, Rachel Marie Martin presents a rallying cry to anyone who believes the lie that she is "just a mom."Over the years, you willingly pour everything you have into your family, but in the process, you lose the essence of who you are. In her…
-
Slightly Bad Girls of the Bible
Flawed Women Loved by a Flawless God
Liz Curtis Higgs
Jul 24, 2018
Good Women Behaving BadlyA spiteful boss, a defiant employee, a manipulative mother, a desperate housewife, an envious sister…honey, we know these women. We’ve lived with them, worked with them, or caught a glimpse of them in our mirrors.Now let’s take a look at their ancient counterparts in Scripture: Sarah mistreated her maidservant, Hagar despised her…
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The Hum of Angels
Listening for the Messengers of God Around Us
Scot McKnight
Jul 17, 2018
Would You Recognize an Angel if You Saw One? The majority of earth’s inhabitants believe in Angels. Yet so few of us can claim to have seen one. Why? Perhaps it’s because in order to encounter one, we first have to learn what to look for and how to look! We live in a…
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God of Tomorrow
How to Overcome the Fears of Today and Renew Your Hope for the Future
Caleb Kaltenbach
May 15, 2018
With a voice of reason and grace, pastor Caleb Kaltenbach challenges the church to choose the path of hope in response to polarizing cultural issues that are straight from the front pages of today’s newspapers.Divergent politics, immigration issues, bullying, re-defining family, racism, terrorism, new ways of categorizing people, and multiple other issues are negatively impacting…
-
Making Sense of God
Finding God in the Modern World
Timothy Keller
Mar 20, 2018
We live in an age of skepticism. Our society places such faith in empirical reason, historical progress, and heartfelt emotion that it’s easy to wonder: Why should anyone believe in Christianity? What role can faith and religion play in our modern lives? In this thoughtful and inspiring new book, pastor and New York Times bestselling…
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The Dream of You
Let Go of Broken Identities and Live the Life You Were Made For
Jo Saxton
Jan 23, 2018
Let’s be honest, the life you lead isn’t what you’ve always dreamt. And maybe the person you’ve become isn’t who you’ve always imagined. Sure, you can clean it up. You can work longer, love harder, and eat better. You can scrub the surface of your life until it gleams and still never address the fact…
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The Alphabet of Grief
Words to Help in Times of Sorrow: Affirmations and Meditations
Andrea Raynor
Sep 5, 2017
Find spiritual companionship in these brief but powerful thoughts on the sacred journey of grief—from a Ground Zero first responder featured in Spike Lee’s upcoming HBO documentary NYC Epicenters 9/11-> 2021½. Chaplain and spiritual counselor Andrea Raynor knows that when the funeral service is over, the friends leave, and the house grows quiet, grief can…
-
Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God
The Scandalous Truth of the Very Good News
Brian Zahnd
Aug 15, 2017
Pastor Brian Zahnd began "to question the theology of a wrathful God who delights in punishing sinners, and has started to explore the real nature of Jesus and His Father. The book isn’t only an interesting look at the context of some modern theological ideas; it’s also offers some profound insight into God’s love and eternal…
-
Jane of Austin
A Novel of Sweet Tea and Sensibility
Hillary Manton Lodge
Jun 13, 2017
“Know your own happiness. You want nothing but patience - or give it a more fascinating name, call it hope.” ― Jane Austen, Sense and SensibilityJust a few years after their father’s business scandal shatters their lives, Jane and Celia Woodward find themselves forced out of their San Francisco tea shop. The last thing Jane wants is to leave…