Pastor Ric Rodeheaver, PhD
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Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World Tom Holland
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The Dynamic Heart in Daily Life: Connecting Christ to Human Experience Jeremy Pierre
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Covenant Theology: Biblical, Theological, and Historical Perspectives Guy Prentiss Waters, ed.
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Clarence Thomas and the Lost Constitution Myron Magnet
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J. I. Packer: An Evangelical Life Leland Ryken
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Pastor Tim Thetford
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The Return of the God Hypothesis: Compelling Scientific Evidence for the Existence of God Stephen C. Meyer
The New York Times bestselling author of Darwin’s Doubt and Intelligent Design scholar presents groundbreaking scientific evidence of the existence of God, based on breakthroughs in physics, cosmology, and biology.
In 2004, Stephen C. Meyer, one of the preeminent scientists studying the origins of life, ignited a firestorm of media and scientific controversy when a biology journal at the Smithsonian Institution published his peer-reviewed article advancing the theory of Intelligent Design. Then, in his two bestselling books, Signature in the Cell and Darwin’s Doubt, he helped unravel a mystery that Charles Darwin did not address: how did life begin? and offered further scientific proof to bolster his arguments on the history of life and our origins, concluding that life was designed.
In those previous books, Meyer purposely refrained from attempting to answer questions about “who” might have designed life. Now, in The Return of the God Hypothesis, he brings his ideas full circle, providing a reasoned and evidence-based answer to the ultimate mystery of the universe, drawn from recent scientific discoveries in physics, cosmology, and biology.
Meyer uses three scientific points to refute popular arguments put forward by the “New Atheists” against the existence of God:
1. The evidence from cosmology showing that the material universe had a beginning.
2. The evidence from physics showing that, from the beginning, the universe was been “finely tuned” to allow for the possibility of life.
3. The evidence from biology showing that since the universe came into being, large amounts of genetic information present in DNA must have arisen to make life possible.
In analyzing the evidence from these three fields, Meyer reveals how the data support not just the existence of an intelligent designer of some kind—but the existence of a theistic creator.
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So the Next Generation Will Know: Preparing Young Christians for a Challenging World Sean McDowell, J. Warner Wallace, Foles Nick
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God’s Big Picture: Tracing the Storyline of the Bible Vaughan Roberts
Sixty-six books written by forty people over nearly 2,000 years, in two languages and several different genres. A worldwide bestseller published in countless sizes and bindings, translations and languages. Sworn by in court, fought over by religious people, quoted in arguments. The Bible is clearly no ordinary book. How can you begin to read and understand it as a whole? In this excellent overview, Vaughan Roberts gives you the big picture--showing how the different parts of the Bible fit together under the theme of the kingdom of God. He provides both the encouragement and the tools to help you read the Bible with confidence and understanding. And he points you to the Bible's supreme subject, Jesus Christ, and the salvation God offers through him.
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When Harry Became Sally: Responding to the Transgender Moment Ryan T. Anderson
The transgender movement has hit breakneck speed. In the space of a year, it’s gone from something that most Americans had never heard of to a cause claiming the mantle of civil rights.
But can a boy truly be “trapped” in a girl’s body? Can modern medicine really “reassign” sex? Is sex something “assigned” in the first place? What’s the loving response to a friend or child experiencing a gender-identity conflict? What should our law say on these issues?
When Harry Became Sally: Responding to the Transgender Moment provides thoughtful answers to all of these questions. Drawing on the best insights from biology, psychology, and philosophy, Ryan T. Anderson offers a balanced approach to the policy issues, a nuanced vision of human embodiment, and a sober and honest survey of the human costs of getting human nature wrong.
He reveals a grim contrast between the media’s sunny depiction and the often sad realities of gender-identity struggles. He introduces readers to people who tried to “transition” but found themselves no better off. Especially troubling is the suffering felt by adults who were encouraged to transition as children but later came to regret it.
And there is a reason that many do regret it. As Anderson shows, the most helpful therapies focus not on achieving the impossible—changing bodies to conform to thoughts and feelings—but on helping people accept and even embrace the truth about their bodies and reality. This discussion will be of particular interest to parents who fear how an ideological school counselor might try to steer their child. The best evidence shows that the vast majority of children naturally grow out of any gender-conflicted phase. But no one knows how new school policies might affect children indoctrinated to believe that they really are trapped in the “wrong” body.
Throughout the book, Anderson highlights the various contradictions at the heart of this moment: How it embraces the gnostic idea that the real self is something other than the body, while also embracing the idea that nothing but the physical exists. How it relies on rigid sex stereotypes—in which dolls are for girls and trucks are for boys—while also insisting that gender is purely a social construct, and that there are no meaningful differences between women and men. How it assumes that feelings of identity deserve absolute respect, while the facts of our embodiment do not. How it preaches that people should be free to do as they please and define their own truth—while enforcing a ruthless campaign to coerce anyone who dares to dissent.
Everyone has something at stake in today’s debates about gender identity. Analyzing education and employment policies, Obama-era bathroom and locker-room mandates, politically correct speech codes and religious-freedom violations, Anderson shows how the law is being used to coerce and penalize those who believe the truth about human nature. And he shows how Americans can begin to push back with principle and prudence, compassion and grace.
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A Practical Guide to Culture: Helping the Next Generation Navigate Today’s World John Stonestreet, Brett Kunkle
We don’t have to lose the next generation to culture. In this practical guide, John Stonestreet and Brett Kunkle explore questions including:
- What unseen undercurrents are shaping twenty-first-century youth culture?
- Why do so many kids struggle with identity?
- How do we talk to kids about same-sex marriage and transgenderism?
- How can leaders steer kids away from substance abuse and other addictions?
- How can we ground students in the biblical story and empower them to change the world?
With biblical clarity, this is the practical go-to manual to equip kids to rise above the culture.
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Pastor Jordan Cedeno
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Strange New World: How Thinkers and Activists Redefined Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution Carl R. Trueman
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The Vanishing American Adult Ben Sasse
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Living Life Backward David Gibson
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Shepherding a Child’s Heart Tedd Trip
Understanding End Times Prophecy Paul Benware
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The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self Carl R. Trueman
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Pastor Jesús Cantu
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Why We Love the Church: In Praise of Institutions and Organized Religion Kevin DeYoung & Ted Kluck
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A Praying Life: Connecting with God in a Distracting World Paul E. Miller
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Foreign to Familiar: A Guide to Understanding Hot – And Cold – Climate Cultures Sarah A. Lanier
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A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23 W. Phillip Keller
- Is perfect as a treasured self-purchase or gift for any occasion
- Showcases Scripture which has been the topic of countless books, articles, and gift products
- Is a trusted inspirational resource for personal growth and reflection
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Trusting God Jerry Bridges
- Is God in control?
- Can I trust God?
- What is our responsibility when things are hard?
- How can I grow through adversity?
- And more
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Gentle and Lowly Dane C. Ortlund
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