Let creativity bring your prayers to life. Too often, prayer time is pushed to the bottom of a never-ending to-do list and can start to feel like a chore. But when God gave us the gift of prayer, he was inviting us to set aside regula...

Journeys that begin in brokenness rarely follow a straight road to healing. There are twists and turns—and setbacks—on the path of repentance.Night Driving tells the story of a pastor and seminary professor whose moral failures d...

'The more I read the Bible, the more evident it becomes that everything I have ever taught or written about effective leadership over the past 25 years, Jesus did to perfection. He is simply the greatest leadership role model of all t...

A timely and compelling new look at three key women in the biblical narrative Among the mostly male-dominated narratives in Scripture, the stories of women can be game-changing. In this book Debbie Blue looks closely at Hagar (mother...

Author of the best-selling devotional, Daily Strength for Men. Go deeper with 52 Weeks of Strength for Men. Each week, you start with seven Bible passages on an important topic. Then comes a rich devotion that you’ll want to rea...

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, one of the most influential Christian martyrs in history, bequeathed to humanity a legacy of theological creativity and spirituality that continues to intrigue people from a variety of backgrounds. Life Togetherga...

Now back in print, this collection of Bonhoeffer's writings, sermons, and letters on meditation reveals his deep love for the Bible as a focus for his prayer life and a support in his courageous political life.

Understand the Bible like never before, book by book. Each Shepherd's Notes volume highlights and explains the authorship, circumstances of writing, and main points of the Bible book being explored in a concise and easy-to-understand ...

Why am I here? What does a life worth living look like?' 'What is the higher intelligence trying to express through me?' In this time of global change and uncertainty, of spiritual indirection, Americans are asking these age-old quest...

Enter into the intimate, interior conversations between Jesus and Gabrielle Bossis. In this timeless spiritual classic, you share in the profound and touching experience of Gabrielle Bossis-a French nurse and playwright living as...

A little God time is what all mothers need but can rarely find in the craziness of everyday life. This daily devotional encourages mothers of all ages to carve out some time for the refreshment and renewal found in God's presence. Whe...

This is what happens when a writer, preacher, and lover of words encounters some of creation's wisest theologians…horses.First, she argues with them. They are, after all, horses. What could they possibly know about life and God that...

2013 Midwest Publishing Awards Show Honorable Mention! Sharon Garlough Brown tells the moving story of four strangers as they embark together on a journey of spiritual formation: Hannah, a pastor who doesn't realize how exhausted she ...

The women from Sensible Shoes are taking their next steps in the spiritual formation journey. But each of them is finding roadblocks along the way. Meg, a widow and recent empty-nester, is off to see her daughter in London. But what...

Millions visit "Amish country" each year to enjoy the relaxed family atmosphere of this unique culture. What can we as "English" (non-Amish) people learn from this lifestyle? Wanda Brunstetter, New York Times bests...

Frederick Buechner has long been a kindred spirit to those who find elements of doubt as constant companions on their journey of faith. He is a passionate writer and preacher who can alter lives with a simple phrase. Buechner's wor...

"In this little book thou art presented with a discourse of the grace of God, and of salvation by that grace, in which discourse thou shalt find how each person in the Godhead doth his part in salvation of the sinner. If thou fin...

The Shemitah occurs every seven years. Has God already given us clues as to what will happen next?  The Shemitah (shmee-TA), or Sabbath year, is the seventh year of the seven-year agricultural cycle mandated by the Torah for the land...

In the midst of tragic loss, can beauty be uncovered? It can. Everyone must face the passing of a loved one. An Appalachian pastor writing from his experience of officiating nearly 1000 funerals, provides hope. Tears are the balm for ...

You have a calling to fulfill. Are you ready to take the risk of moving past your past to fulfill it? Christine Caine faced hurdles that seemed insurmountable--abuse, abandonment, and the loss of a child. Yet she decided to answer God...

"Unstoppable will encourage you to run the race God has placed before you with new confidence." – Joyce Meyer, Bible teacher and bestselling author Now includes discussion questions for small-group study. Have you been ...

Christine Caine offers life-transforming insights about how not only to overcome the challenges, wrong turns, and often painful circumstances we all experience, but also to actually grow from those experiences and be equipped and empo...

This international bestseller has inspired millions to overcome the limiting beliefs and fears that inhibit the creative process.First published twenty-five years ago, The Artist's Way is the seminal book on the subject of creativity...

"St. Francis is a universal man. During his life he preached to everyone, the learned and the ignorant, even to the birds and a wolf, according to Franciscan legend. One cannot speak of St. Francis except in a "Franciscan&qu...

God's identity is beyond what we could ever fully express in human words. But Scripture uses one particular word to describe the distinctiveness of God's character: the Hebrew word hesed. Hesed is a concept so rich in meaning that it ...

A clear-eyed and personal examination of the Catholic faith, its leaders, and its complicated history by National Book Award–winner James Carroll  James Carroll turns to the notion of practice—both as a way to learn and a means o...

Women shaped the men who changed the world.---History tells of women whose love for the Bible shaped its earliest and most prominent teachers. It tells of women who were great theologians in their own right, yet whose only students we...

The Church becomes more divided each day.   Many seek reassurance or perceived unity by creating doctrinal statements, but that misses the point. Doctrine is necessary but it is not the solution.   In his new book Until Unit...

The Reformers viewed the gospel as not merely one thing among many in the life of a church but rather the means by which the church exists. When the gospel is rightly declared and applied to God's people, the church becomes "a cr...

Recovering Redemption. What does it mean? Recovering: Getting back, restoring. Redemption: God's plan of salvation, the gospel. Because we have a tendency to drift from the gospel, we must be reoriented back to the gospel. We must ...