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Christian ministry has never been easy, but it seems even more difficult today as society, technology, and ideas are rapidly changing. But the basic principles of Christian service havent changed, says Warren Wiersbe. In On Being a Servant of God, he makes profoundly simple the basic principles of serving others in Gods name, a service he calls "the greatest work in the world.-
Wiersbe helps readers realize that the key to growing and maintaining their spiritual effectiveness is to build their Christian character. In a warm and conversational style, the author explains what to do and how readers can evaluate what theyre doing when they pursue the service of God.
» Categories: Christian Life | Church Work | Harvest Top 101: All | Harvest Top 101: Year 4 | Theology
 | The Practice of the Presence of GodAuthor: of the Resurrection, Brother Lawrence,Donald E. DemarayBinding: Paperback List price: $5.50 USD Amazon price: $5.50 USD |
Newly updated in today's language, Brother Lawrence's The Practice of the Presence of God speaks more powerfully than ever. Those who long to exprerience God in the midst of busy lives will be encouraged and inspired by this simple vision of the irresistable joy of living in the presence of God...every moment.
 | Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian HedonistAuthor: John PiperBinding: Paperback List price: $14.99 USD Amazon price: $10.19 USD |
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Scripture reveals that the great business of life is to glorify God by enjoying Him forever. In this paradigm-shattering classic, newly revised and expanded, John Piper reveals that the debate between duty and delight doesn't truly exist: Delight is our duty. Readers will embark on a dramatically different and joyful experience of their faith
» Categories: Christian Life | Desire for God | Happiness | Harvest Top 101: All | Harvest Top 101: Year 5 | Inspirational | Practical Life | Spirituality | Worship
 | Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from Its Cultural CaptivityAuthor: Nancy R. PearceyBinding: Hardcover List price: $25.00 USD |
Book Description
Does God belong in the public arena of politics, business, law, and education? Or is religion a private matter only--personally comforting but publicly irrelevant? In today's cultural etiquette, it is not considered polite to mix public and private, or sacred and secular. This division is the single most potent force keeping Christianity contained in the private sphere--stripping it of its power to challenge and redeem the whole of culture.
In Total Truth, Nancy Pearcey offers a razor-sharp analysis of the public/private split, explaining how it hamstrings our efforts at both personal and cultural renewal. Ultimately it reflects a division in the concept of truth itself, which functions as a gatekeeper, ruling Christian principles out of bounds in the public arena.
» Categories: Apologetics | Christian Life | Harvest Top 101: All | Harvest Top 101: Year 5 | History | Philosophy
 | The Screwtape LettersAuthor: C. S. LewisBinding: Paperback List price: $11.95 USD Amazon price: $9.56 USD |
Book Description
In this humorous and perceptive exchange between two devils, C. S. Lewis delves into moral questions about good vs. evil, temptation, repentance, and grace. Through this wonderful tale, the reader emerges with a better understanding of what it means to live a faithful life.
» Categories: Christian Life | Classics | Fiction | Harvest Top 101: All | Harvest Top 101: Year 5 | Humorous | Reading Group Guide
 | Mere ChristianityAuthor: C. S. LewisBinding: Paperback List price: $11.95 USD Amazon price: $9.56 USD |
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A forceful and accessible discussion of Christian belief that has become one of the most popular introductions to Christianity and one of the most popular of Lewis’s books. Uncovers common ground upon which all Christians can stand together.
» Categories: Anglican Authors | Apologetics | Christian ethics | Christian Life | Classics | Harvest Top 101: All | Harvest Top 101: Year 5 | Reading Group Guide | Theology
 | Prophetic Untimeliness: A Challenge to the Idol of RelevanceAuthor: Os GuinnessBinding: Hardcover List price: $16.99 USD |
From the Back Cover
An immensely thoughtful and provocative book, challenging some trends in our Christian culture and inviting us to reconsider and rediscover. A powerful read. --Alister McGrath
Prophetic Untimeliness brings a timely warning. The temptation to dress the faith in today�s fashion guarantees that it will look out-of-style tomorrow only the eternal can reach every time and culture. --Frederica Mathewes-Green
Never have Christians tried to be so relevant. But never have Christians ended up so irrelevant. How can this be? The problem, says Os Guinness, is that our views of relevance and our efforts to redefine ourselves are captive to the seductions and pressures of our modern clock culture. Ironically, we end up as neither relevant nor faithful. And in the process we are in danger of losing not only our identity but our authority, our significance, and even our very soul.
» Categories: Christian Life | Ecclesiology | Evangelism | Harvest Top 101: All | Harvest Top 101: Year 5 | Theology
 | Decision Making and the Will Of God: A Biblical Alternative to the Traditional View (Classic CriticaAuthor: Garry Friesen,J. Robin MaxsonBinding: Paperback List price: $14.99 USD |
Book Description
Does God have a perfect will for each Christian? Does it matter? Can you be absolutely sure of God's individual will for your life? In an easy-to-follow narrative style, Gary Friesen examines the prevalent views on God's will today, then rejects them to propose a different view that he believes more accurately reflects biblical teaching. This rerelease of Decision Making takes up the practical issues of choosing a mate, picking a career, giving of one's resources, and areas of disagreement between Christians to give readers a new approach to knowing the will of God.
» Categories: Christian Life | Fiction | Harvest Top 101: All | Harvest Top 101: Year 5 | Short Stories | Theology
 | Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual GrowthAuthor: Richard J. FosterBinding: Hardcover List price: $23.95 USD Amazon price: $16.29 USD |
Book Description
In the twenty years since its publication, Celebration of Discipline has helped over a million seekers discover a richer spiritual life infused with joy, peace, and a deeper understanding of God. For this special twentieth anniversary edition, Richard J. Foster has added an introduction, in which he shares the story of how this beloved and enduring spiritual guidebook came to be.
Hailed by many as the best modern book on Christian spirituality, Celebration of Discipline explores the "classic Disciplines," or central spiritual practices, of the Christian faith. Along the way, Foster shows that it is only by and through these practices that the true path to spiritual growth can be found.
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 | The Kingdom of God: The Biblical Concept and Its Meaning for the Church (Series a)Author: John BrightBinding: Paperback List price: $25.50 USD Amazon price: $16.83 USD |
Reviewer: A reader
The Kingdom of God by John Bright, renown Professor Emeritus of Hebrew and the interpretation of the Old Testament at Union Theological Seminary in Va., is the best cpompanion book you could read along with the Old Testament. This man has a deep understanding of how God works in history, then and now. His profound insights are founded not only in his ability to think in Hebrew and understand original meanings, but also his knowledge of history. His personal knowledge of who God is the thread that makes this book prophetic as well as practicle. I have been reading it over and over for 20 years without tiring. It is a book for the layperson as well as the student. If this book appeals to you, I highly recommend "A History of Israel" although it is much more of a textbook.
 | The Cost of DiscipleshipAuthor: Dietrich BonhoefferBinding: Paperback List price: $15.00 USD Amazon price: $10.20 USD |
Book Description
One of the most important theologians of the twentieth century illuminates the relationship between ourselves and the teachings of Jesus
What can the call to discipleship, the adherence to the word of Jesus, mean today to the businessman, the soldier, the laborer, or the aristocrat? What did Jesus mean to say to us? What is his will for us today? Drawing on the Sermon on the Mount, Dietrich Bonhoeffer answers these timeless questions by providing a seminal reading of the dichotomy between "cheap grace" and "costly grace." "Cheap grace," Bonhoeffer wrote, "is the grace we bestow on ourselves...grace without discipleship....Costly grace is the gospel which must be sought again and again, the girl which must be asked for, the door at which a man must know....It is costly because it costs a man his life, and it is grace because it gives a man the only true life."
» Categories: Christian Life | Classics | Discipleship | Ethics | Harvest Top 101: All | Harvest Top 101: Year 5 | New Testament | Sermon on the Mount
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This perennial best-seller, now in a revised and expanded edition, includes a study guide. The book and study materials focus on the role of pain in God's plan for life and how we can respond to it.
» Categories: Christian Life | Faith | Harvest Top 101: All | Harvest Top 101: Year 4 | Philosophy | Suffering
 | Sacred MarriageAuthor: Gary L. ThomasBinding: Paperback List price: $12.99 USD Amazon price: $12.99 USD |
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Starting with the discovery that the goal of marriage goes beyond personal happiness, writer and speaker Gary Thomas invites readers to see how God can use marriage as a discipline and a motivation to love him more and reflect more of the character of his Son.
 | When Life Is Changed ForeverAuthor: Rick TaylorBinding: Paperback List price: $10.99 USD Amazon price: $8.79 USD |
Reviewer: A reader
I really appreciate Rick's transparency and the way he deals with this difficult topic. In walking us through how he and Judy have processed their grief, he provides a roadmap for wrestling through the many issues at hand in a God-honoring way (Eph. 4:26). I have also found the tapes of the interviews Rick and Judy did with Dennis Rainey on FamilyLife Today to be extremely helpful. I highly recommend this book for anyone struggling and asking "Why?" following the death of a loved one.
» Categories: Christian Life | Death | Grief | Harvest Top 101: All | Harvest Top 101: Year 4 | Inspirational | Loss | Psychology
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100 % Scipture arranged with the end consumers needs- the presence, peace, power and person of God, how to enjoy him and find renewal in him.
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 | Keep in Step with the Spirit, rev. and enla: Finding Fullness in Our Walk with GodAuthor: J. I. PackerBinding: Paperback List price: $15.99 USD Amazon price: $10.87 USD |
Reviewer: Mark Marshall (Corpus Christi, Texas)
This work is a classic, though a little known one. I'm so glad this has been updated and reprinted. It is simply the best and most balanced book on the Holy Spirit I've ever read. Packer's critique of the Charismatic movement is especially balanced and perceptive. And his writing on the role of the Spirit is deep, on target, yet easy to understand. I will pound the table and recommend this book for any serious Christian.
Mark Marshall
author, God Knows What It's Like to be a Teenager
» Categories: Anglican Authors | Christian Life | Harvest Top 101: Year 4 | Holy Spirit | Pneumatology | Systematic | Theology
 | Feminine AppealAuthor: Carolyn MahaneyBinding: Paperback List price: $13.99 USD Amazon price: $11.19 USD |
Reviewer: Donna (South Dakota)
This is one of the best books I have ever read in the realm of being a Godly wife and mother. It is like having a godly mother who has raised children from infanthood to adulthood and had a happy marriage sit down and share what are the most important ways you can be a blessing to your family and husband. It really emphasizes the importance of family relations over worldly success and materialism. I would highly recommend it to anyone struggling in these roles or a new wife and mother.
» Categories: Christian Life | Harvest Top 101: All | Harvest Top 101: Year 4 | Mothers | Wives | Women's Issues
 | Overcoming Fear, Worry, and Anxiety: Becoming A Woman of Faith and ConfidenceAuthor: Elyse FitzpatrickBinding: Paperback List price: $11.99 USD Amazon price: $9.59 USD |
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers (August 1, 2001)
 | How Now Shall We Live?Author: Charles Colson,Nancy PearceyBinding: Paperback List price: $16.99 USD Amazon price: $11.55 USD |
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This important book explores a wide range of ethical and cultural issues. Charles Colson and Nancy Pearcey show how the truth of Christianity can change the world. Internationally known author Charles Colson believes this to be the most significant book of his career. It carries a profound message needed by the church today and by individual Christians. The central theme is that faith in Jesus Christ is more than a private relationship with God; it’s a way of seeing, understanding, and changing the world. Christian faith brings with it basic ideas and beliefs that are the answers and counters to the world's philosophies.
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 | 3 Crucial Questions about Spiritual Warfare (Three Crucial Questions)Author: Clinton E. ArnoldBinding: Paperback List price: $16.99 USD Amazon price: $12.74 USD |
Reviewer: Frank Glaspey (Yakima, WA USA)
Clinton Arnold has captured the essence of the issues surrounding spiritual warfare. He iw well versed in the issues relating to the topic and is well able to balance the variety of thoughts. He is taking an assertive yet measured approach to spiritual warfare and this book serves as a good primer on the topic.
» Categories: Angelology | Biblical Teaching | Christian Life | Cults | Harvest Top 101: All | Harvest Top 101: Year 4 | Spiritual Warfare | Theology
 | Simply Jesus: Experiencing the One Your Heart Longs For (LifeChange Books)Author: Joseph M. StowellBinding: Hardcover List price: $9.99 USD Amazon price: $9.99 USD |
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Simply Jesus. What would it mean to fix our attention fully on the Person of Christ? To approach Him apart from systems, formulas, religion, and well-meaning Christian culture? To see Jesus Himself? And how would that change us? Moody Bible College President Joseph Stowell ponders these probing questions -- showing through dramatic stories and surprising insights how believers can experience significant life-change as they encounter Christ -- our model of understanding, love, and courage, today. Simply Jesus identifies experiences that can awaken the realization of our basic need to focus on Him ... like temptation, trouble, and surrender. A book intended for both spiritual seekers and Christians who are ready for a fresh, personal encounter with the Savior their heart searches for.
» Categories: Christian Life | Discipleship | Harvest Top 101: All | Harvest Top 101: Year 3 | Jesus Christ | Practical Life | Theology
 | What's the Difference?: Manhood and Womanhood Defined According to the BibleAuthor: John PiperBinding: Paperback List price: $8.99 USD Amazon price: $8.99 USD |
Reviewer: Brian G Hedges (Niles, Michigan)
John Piper delivers a carefully studied Biblical portrait of what it means to be a man or a woman. The principles are based on sound Biblical exegesis, but without a lot of technicality and detail. The chapters dealing with "The Meaning of Masculinity" and "The Meaning of Femininity" are dealt with by the use of carefully constructed definitions that are unfolded word-by-word. Extensive space is given to describing the masculine role of leadership. Piper's approach is Scriptural, and therefore relevant; and he labors hard to bridge any apparant gaps between the Biblical model and its contemporary relevance.
» Categories: Bible Topical Studies | Christian Life | Education | Harvest Top 101: All | Harvest Top 101: Year 3 | Mens Issues | Women's Issues
 | Strengthening Your MarriageAuthor: Wayne A. MackBinding: Paperback List price: $11.99 USD Amazon price: $9.59 USD |
Reviewer: MarkFairbrother (Clarksville, TN)
Wayne Mack wrote this book 19 years ago and it continues to be the best and most practical and effective for couples seeking long term biblical change. This is an explicitly Christian resource. It is understandable and down to earth. It is also only for the stout of heart who are ready to look hard at themselves and who want God's help to change in the setting of their marriages.
 | Operation World (Updated and Revised Edition): 21st Century Edition (Operation World)Author: Patrick JohnstoneBinding: Paperback List price: $19.99 USD Amazon price: $13.59 USD |
Reviewer: A.Trendl HungarianBookstore.com "Read your favorite book again. You'll feel better." (Glen Ellyn, IL USA)
"Operation World" is a solid educational and prayer tool for Christians concerned about world evangelism and world welfare.
Each day of the year gets a country (or portion of a country in a few cases).
Johnstone describes the land geographically, but then describes the people groups, their percentages of the whole population, political circumstances, etc. He also gives demographics regarding denominations and religions.
Important to mention is how "OW" is sure to not let one agency or denomination overwhelm it. It isn't a 'pentecostal' or 'conservative' book, but Johnstone informs the reader in a balanced way how the Conservative Baptists and the Assembly of God, and all the rest are fulfulling the Great Commission.
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 | The God Who HearsAuthor: W. Bingham HunterBinding: Paperback List price: $16.00 USD Amazon price: $12.48 USD |
Reviewer: Greg Lawhorn
I read Dr. Hunter's book during my first year as a student at Talbot seminary. His insights into the nature of prayer, and how we go about praying, were a powerful influence in my own relationship with Jesus Christ. I strongly suggest this book.
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