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When I began thinking about this issue, I thought an easy answer would emerge—a single verse or teaching, a silver bullet to solve the problem once and for all. I was pleased to discover that the Bible goes further than I had expected to address many of the issues we face regarding immigration.

The “emotional” companion to John Piper’s This Momentary Marriage, Velvet Steel shares a taste of John’s tender affections for his wife, Noël, in a series of poems that will fuel readers' affections for their spouses and for God.

The abortion controversy is not a debate between those who are pro-choice and those who are anti-choice. It’s about one question that trumps all others.

Using a bookends motif, Bridges and Bevington show how justification and sanctification can help you overcome guilt and self-righteousness, develop the motivation to grow, be assured of God's love, and bring about lasting change in your life.

Burdened. The word alone makes shoulders sink. Yet God commands us to let go and live free. Sound impossible? Sheila Walsh thought so - until God proved himself again and again through his Word, his people, and her life.

These five-minute readings provide busy Christians with brief but deep reminders of the good news of Jesus Christ to demonstrate how his truths powerfully connect to their everyday lives. On Day 1, remember what it means to "celebrate Jesus."

What does the first-century church have to say to today's believers? Taking Scripture's timeless truths and blending them with aspects of contemporary culture, Driscoll and Breshears ask 12 basic questions. Here, they ask, "What is the Christian Life?"

Most kids don’t realize it, but God’s Word has a lot to say about the things they care about most—and this lively book leaves no doubt about it. Each page of this kid-friendly book illustrates what a particular topic has to do with the Bible, what the Bible says about it, and how the Bible’s teaching applies to kids their age.

Read reformer Martin Luther's compelling meditation on the question of who really killed Christ.

A groundbreaking book that allows Jesus to speak for himself, presenting his own topically arranged words from the Gospels—but without any human commentary—so that people may hear the foundational message of Christianity from him personally.

Understanding and applying the five love languages can enhance all your relationships. Whether it’s parents, coworkers, classmates, roommates, siblings, dating partners, or friends, this new edition provides tools to give and receive love most effectively.

As Emily Benton waits to assume the office of U.S. president, her closest adviser, Kate Rosen, is plagued with doubts. When a scandal brings the president to the brink of disaster, Kate must weigh the bonds of loyalty and duty, ambition and submission, and find a path that leads to the greater glory of God.

Whether Christian or not, many people have unusual experiences, conditions, or encounters that have left them wondering, Is God trying to tell me something? The truth is, God does communicate with us all the time. We just need to learn how to hear his voice.

"Looking back through my involvement in the charismatic movement, I can see where I was hurt and where I hurt others—in the name of the Holy Spirit," Michael Klassen admits. "This book is written for people like me, who want to separate the wheat from the chaff of their charismatic experiences."

Sadly, the majesty and radical reality of God’s amazing grace seems impotent to 21st century people. How can we tear down the cultural barriers to both the acceptance of the gospel and the mission of the church the world?

A year and three months after her husband died, Audrey Eaton knows she has lost herself as well as her beloved Tom. Finally, determined to find healing, Audrey embarks on a trip to the one place she and her husband always intended to visit but never did. When things don't go as planned, will she embrace the unexpected graces that guide her journey?

"I lived in Lebanon from 1992 until 2004. If 9/11 was going to rip the world apart, I was going to do everything I could to stop it. We had worked long to build friendships, and the last thing I wanted was to let them be torn away by international politics, hatred, and misunderstanding."

Leah's personal story of loss and forced betrothal intermingles with far greater events when her ambitious husband takes on the assignment of a lifetime. When the death--and missing body--of an obscure rabbi find Leah and Alban searching for the same answers, what they discover changes everything.

Paul Coughlin is a guy with a strong message for other guys. He unflinchingly calls men to lay claim to thumos, a source of God-given strength that's already in you. He explores the many facets of thumos, including where you find it, what kills it, what fuels it, its dark side, how to use it for good, and much more.

If you're a church or ministry leader, at times you've probably been depleted of energy and longing to escape the pressure. In Leading on Empty, Wayne Cordeiro candidly shares his experience with the hope that it will encourage others headed down the same path.