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Still Standing : Following Jesus Even When It Hurts
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Faithfully walking–and uncovering joy–on a road paved with suffering.

The Christian life is marked with great suffering. We live in a fallen and broken world full of disappointments and the loss of dreams. And there is a cost to following Christ–often painfully felt in close relationships.

In her book, Still Standing Lina AbuJamra shares how God’s refining process makes Him bigger in our hearts and transforms us into people who are like Him. Our pain can lead to despair and bitterness, or it can make us more like Jesus. But we must be willing to undergo the refining process–and this hurts.

Lina shows us the truly amazing and beautiful reality that we can have joy amidst the most difficult of circumstances. Without denying the real pain many of us carry, Lina shows Christians how to rediscover joy. She shows us how God’s presence is our guarantee for joy no matter what we’re going through. Lina looks to current and biblical stories to show us how refined people can be used by God to persevere and build His kingdom.

I love talking about God’s radical calling of His children and what it means to follow Jesus wholeheartedly, especially when it hurts. If there is one thing that continues to surprise me as I follow Jesus, it’s the difficulty of the journey, the unexpected delays, the detours, the disappointments, and the waiting. Despite what I know about God, I still catch myself taken aback by the amount of suffering endured in the pursuit of one’s calling. It is my hope that this book inspires hope in the hearts of followers of Jesus who have encountered suffering as they have pursued obedience to Christ.

Still Standing is an updated edition, previously published with the title Stripped.

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You Are Not Behind
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What if God has more in store for your life than you’ve given him credit for?

The pressure of unmet milestones and unfulfilled dreams can make you feel like you’ve already missed out on the life you were “supposed” to have. But you don’t have to exhaust yourself trying to keep up in order to enjoy what’s right in front of you.

In You Are Not Behind, Meghan Ryan Asbury will help you create a life you love with the one you already have. Drawing on biblical wisdom and relatable stories, Meghan will guide you to:

*release the internal shame and external pressure of “where you should be” while still being honest with God (and yourself)

*free yourself from comparison and secretly keeping score with the people around you so you can have the community you long for

*understand the actual meaning of contentment and realize you can hold on to hope for the future without letting it overshadow today’s happiness

Authentic and encouraging, You Are Not Behind will teach you to grieve the hard, celebrate the good, and embrace the in-between of where you are and where you want to be.

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Un Failing : Stumbling Our Way Into God’s Unlimited Goodness
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No one wants to talk about failure, but we all miss the mark from time to time. Even our biblical heroes like Noah, Abraham, and Moses did things they shouldn’t have done. But when we mess up or our circumstances seem dire, God steps in to make things right. That’s the beauty of an unfailing God, One who is with us every step of the way.

*The Bible is full of struggle, failure, and denying God-Noah’s drunkenness, Moses’s temper, David’s sins of lust and murder. But God…

*Ever since the garden of Eden, listening to the right voices has been critical when it comes to turning our troubles into future blessings.

*While failure may feel like losing, un-failing is finding the courage to hand over our dreams, goals, and plans to God and following through.

In Un-failing: Stumbling Our Way into God’s Unlimited Goodness, authors Shane Stanford and Anthony Thaxton explain how viewing failure as an opportunity for spiritual growth can help us through experiences and seasons when we seem to have lost our way.

From God’s perspective, knowing that free will means we won’t always do things His way, failure provides an opportunity for us to turn to Him. No matter what we do, His love is unfailing, and He makes all things work together for our good.

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Enjoying Jesus : Experience The Presence And Kindness Of The Son Of God In
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We know Jesus has saved us. We know we need to trust him. But too often there’s little sense of a lived experience of him–of enjoying him and being a joy to him, of loving him and being loved by him, of interacting with him as we walk through each day.

In Enjoying Jesus, Tim Chester explores how Jesus acted and interacted with people in Luke’s Gospel and how, through his Spirit, we can experience the joy of Jesus’ presence and companionship in our day-to-day lives.

This book is ideal for anyone wanting to deepen their relationship with Jesus, especially those who feel disconnected from God or those going through the motions of the Christian life without joy. It will also help new Christians who want to understand how Jesus is with them by his Spirit.

Each chapter includes reflection questions and practical suggestions on how to experience a close, joyful relationship with Jesus. The accompanying discussion guide makes this a useful resource for small groups.

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Relaxed : Walking With The One Who Is Not Worried About A Thing
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We often try to do a lot for God–without him. Relaxed is a call to let go of spiritual performance, reject our cultural tendency to live under pressure, and find freedom to walk with God and toward God, one gentle step at a time.

Jesus was never in a hurry to be anywhere other than where he was, trusting and obeying his Father. Could the same be said of us? We long to know peace, purpose, and contentment, but life’s stresses, the world’s discouragements, and our own striving for growth get in the way.

In Relaxed, pastor and teacher Megan Fate Marshman explores what it means to set aside our addiction to trying to figure everything out and relish a slower, compelling, powerful, and relaxed life with God. As Megan takes us word by word through Proverbs 3:5-6, she helps us discover:

*The joy of a continual, intimate relationship with God
*What God calls us to do with the burden of shame and guilt
*What it looks like to be relaxed in the midst of grief, financial stress, mistakes, and fatigue
*The freedom and forgiveness of being found “in Christ”
*How to incorporate rhythms of walking with God into our everyday routines

God never intended for us to be in control. As we lean away from our own understanding and into an intentionally relaxed spiritual life, we join Jesus in trusting a God who knows what he is doing–and isn’t worried about a thing.

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Precepts For Living 2024-2025 KJV NLT Parallel Large Print (Large Type)
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Your Guide to Living According to God’s Word in Tumultuous Times
For over 20 years, many have cultivated their relationship with Christ using UMI’s Precepts for Living Commentary. This edition covers key biblical principles for listening to and living according to God’s word!

The Precepts For Living(R): Principles for Living in an Unhinged World commentary will enhance personal study with powerful, life-transforming insights, an amazing depth of study, and instructional resources. Precepts For Living(R): Principles for Living in an Unhinged World is for individuals and churches who sense the world needs change and covenant to apply God’s wisdom to earthly problems. Precepts For Living(R): Principles for Living in an Unhinged World provides lessons in parallel KJV and NLT translations, in-depth historical, biographical, and geographic insights, discussion and Bible application, and Greek and Hebrew word studies. It also includes:

*Weekly Bible Study Guide
*Daily Bible Readings
*QR Codes for Online Resources
*Holiday Features
*Black History Profiles

WEEKLY BIBLE STUDY GUIDE

The Weekly Bible Study Guide offers scripture in both KJV and NLT. It also offers,

*”The People, Places, and Times,”
*”Background,”
*”In Depth,” and
*”More Light on the Text”

…sections to help provide insight and understanding of the text.

These sections include more than a simple compilation of information. In each lesson, you will also see “In Focus” stories and “Liberating Lesson” and “Application for Activation” sections serving as catalysts for applying the biblical text to life situations.

DAILY BIBLE READINGS

The Daily Bible Reading scriptures are there to guide you through your Bible reading for the rest of the week.

QR CODES

Next to the weekly In Focus stories, you will see QR Codes. The codes will lead you to additional content, including videos of our In Focus stories and Teaching Tips. To use the QR Code, open the camera app on your mobile device to scan the QR Code. Then click on the link to access the videos and teaching tips. Need additional help accessing these resources? Please call 1-800-860-8642 for assistance.

HOLIDAY FEATURES

The Holiday Features section includes articles that highlight liturgical and cultural holidays such as Christmas, Easter, and Juneteenth. Many of the articles inspire the reader to reflect on the spiritual and historical foundation of the holidays and commission us to remember what we cel

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Precepts For Living 2024-2025 KJV NLT Parallel
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Your Guide to Living According to God’s Word in Tumultuous Times

For over 20 years, many have cultivated their relationship with Christ using UMI’s Precepts for Living Commentary. This edition covers key biblical principles for listening to and living according to God’s word!

The Precepts For Living(R): Principles for Living in an Unhinged World commentary will enhance personal study with powerful, life-transforming insights, an amazing depth of study, and instructional resources. Precepts For Living(R): Principles for Living in an Unhinged World is for individuals and churches who sense the world needs change and covenant to apply God’s wisdom to earthly problems. Precepts For Living(R): Principles for Living in an Unhinged World provides lessons in parallel KJV and NLT translations, in-depth historical, biographical, and geographic insights, discussion and Bible application, and Greek and Hebrew word studies. It also includes:

*Weekly Bible Study Guide
*Daily Bible Readings
*QR Codes for Online Resources
*Holiday Features
*Black History Profiles

WEEKLY BIBLE STUDY GUIDE

The Weekly Bible Study Guide offers scripture in both KJV and NLT. It also offers,

*”The People, Places, and Times,”
*”Background,”
*”In Depth,” and
*”More Light on the Text”

…sections to help provide insight and understanding of the text.

These sections include more than a simple compilation of information. In each lesson, you will also see “In Focus” stories and “Liberating Lesson” and “Application for Activation” sections serving as catalysts for applying the biblical text to life situations.

DAILY BIBLE READINGS

The Daily Bible Reading scriptures are there to guide you through your Bible reading for the rest of the week.

QR CODES

Next to the weekly In Focus stories, you will see QR Codes. The codes will lead you to additional content, including videos of our In Focus stories and Teaching Tips. To use the QR Code, open the camera app on your mobile device to scan the QR Code. Then click on the link to access the videos and teaching tips. Need additional help accessing these resources? Please call 1-800-860-8642 for assistance.

HOLIDAY FEATURES

The Holiday Features section includes articles that highlight liturgical and cultural holidays such as Christmas, Easter, and Juneteenth. Many of the articles inspire the reader to reflect on the spiritual and historical foundation of the holidays and commission us to remember what we c

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Heart Of Jesus
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Concise Edition of Dane Ortlund’s Book Gentle and Lowly, Edited for Young Readers, New Christians, and Seekers

When Christians struggle with sin, they can easily feel that God is close to giving up on them. But in Matthew 11, Jesus describes himself as “gentle and lowly in heart,” longing for believers to find rest in him. The good news of the gospel flows from God’s deepest love for his people.

In this concise book adapted from the bestselling Gentle and Lowly by Dane Ortlund, readers will encounter Jesus’s tender heart for sinners and sufferers. Written for a wide audience-including younger readers, new Christians, and anyone who struggles with reading-it features easy-to-read terms and helpful explanations. The chapters are also short enough to read at bedtime, around the dinner table, or during lunchtime. The Heart of Jesus dives deep into Bible passages that speak of who Christ is, comforting and sustaining readers with the affections of Christ for his people.

*Adapted from Gentle and Lowly: Smaller chapters and sentences are ideal for younger readers and busy families, as well as those who might have difficulty reading a longer book

*Provides a Unique Perspective: Confronts readers’ typical thoughts on God’s heart

*Scripture-Based: Explores passages throughout the whole Bible to give readers a full picture of God’s heart for sinners

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Controlled Burn : Rising From The Ashes To Forge An Unshakable Faith
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What if life’s fires can not only be controlled but can also spur new life? In Controlled Burn, Emmy-winning news anchor and reporter Brooke Martin helps readers navigate their own fires with purpose and emerge stronger than before.

Confronted with a fatal diagnosis for their unborn baby girl, Brooke Martin and her husband faced an unimaginable choice, grappling with how to move forward amid a sea of unanswerable questions. Yet, in the midst of unspeakable grief, Brooke’s faith and vulnerability not only laid the foundation for her own healing but also for a global movement toward resilience and recovery.

Controlled Burn: Rising From the Ashes to Forge an Unshakeable Faith weaves together invaluable advice, spiritual insights, and raw truths learned from Brooke Martin’s greatest trials, offering readers guidance to walk through life’s fires and come out unburned.
Whether in pregnancy, the workplace, marriage, or otherwise, we are bound to experience suffering in life. How we respond can be the difference between our destruction and our growth.

In Controlled Burn, Brooke Martin will guide readers in:

*healing and moving forward after tragedy or hardship.

*gaining a better understanding of their natural talents and gifts.

*listening for God’s voice in times of adversity and recognizing suffering as an invitation to grow closer to Him.

*shifting their perspective of pain into a period of self-growth.

*discovering how to use their own experiences to help others in similar circumstances.
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Controlled Burn proves that miracles can happen when we are willing to surrender ourselves to God and walk into the fire with faith.

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When Faith Disappoints
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For anyone who feels the weight of injustice, trauma, and suffering, the founder of the Jude 3 Project invites you to discover how to find hope when you can’t make sense of the pain.

Living as a Black woman in America, Lisa Victoria Fields understands the tension of relying on God in a broken world. While pursuing her calling in full-time Christian ministry–an often white, male-dominated vocation–she saw the contentions many people have with Christianity. She heard the theological questions, but instead of arguing for her faith, she listened to the barriers and heard the pain in their hearts: Why doesn’t God protect me from suffering and injustice? Others don’t seem to think I have value–does God?

Now, in her debut book, Fields shows us how emotional pain–often more than theological concerns–is at the root of our doubt. She invites us to bring our deepest soul questions to this journey as she explores:

– Seven pain points that might be keeping us from faith: a lack of personhood, peace, provision, pleasure, purpose, protection, and power

– Honest talk about how Christianity doesn’t seem to meet our very valid needs

– Why wrestling with God doesn’t negate our faith but instead deepens it

– What it looks like to allow God to bring healing to our pain so we can see Him and others more clearly

Through vulnerable storytelling and thoughtful use of Scripture, Fields tends to our hurting hearts and offers hope and resolve. She helps us move forward as we cling to a faith that brings us back to the truth of Christianity–not despite the pain of this world but in light of it.

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Power Of Your Dreams
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How would your life look if you gained years of wisdom, guidance, and strategy while you were asleep? That’s exactly what you receive when you tap into the power of God’s voice in your dreams!

The average person spends twenty-six years of life sleeping. That time was created not only to enjoy the physical benefits of rest but to engage in the presence of God and access His guidance for our days. Through fascinating real-life stories, Pastor Stephanie Ike Okafor reveals how dreams have equipped her and many others throughout history, and she shows how you, too, can receive revelation from God through your dreams.

Anchored in biblical truth, The Power of Your Dreams answers your most perplexing questions about dreams:

– Are all dreams from God?
– How do I know if my dream contained a message from God?
– How do I interpret my dreams?
– Do nightmares have any meaning?

God spoke to His people through dreams in biblical times. Today He speaks to you in the same way, inviting you to unlock hidden treasures of wisdom. Discover richer clarity and confidence in your purpose as well as enjoy a strengthened relationship with God as you learn how to recognize and respond to His voice in your dreams.

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On The Christian Life
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New Translation of John Calvin’s Classic Work Explores What It Means to Live the Christian Life

For centuries, Christians have read John Calvin’s On the Christian Life to answer a fundamental question: What does it mean to live faithfully as a Christian? This fresh translation of what is often referred to as Calvin’s “Golden Booklet” features an all-new introduction, robust citations, and explanatory footnotes-introducing a new generation of readers to a classic work of Christian spirituality.

In the book-a portion of the Reformer’s magnum opus, Institutes of the Christian Religion-Calvin suggests that a deep understanding of theology is worthless if the gospel has yet to “penetrate into the most intimate affection of the heart.” Touching on essential themes like self-denial, submission to God, bearing one’s cross, enduring suffering for the sake of righteousness, and meditating on the life to come, this accessible work will help believers reflect on their lives as Christians and lean on the grace of Jesus in everyday life.

*A Brand-New Translation: Translated from the original Latin edition by Calvin scholar Raymond A. Blacketer-making this classic work more accessible to modern readers than ever before

*A Fresh Introduction: Includes an all-new introduction by editor Anthony N. S. Lane, professor of historical doctrine at the London School of Theology

*Helpful Resources: Includes robust source citations and explanatory footnotes to help pastors, students, scholars, and everyday Christians better understand Calvin’s words and context

*Explores the Christian Life: Addresses themes including self-denial, taking up one’s cross, submitting to God, and suffering for the sake of righteousness

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