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  Beyond Monologue - Preparing...

  Luke Cawley

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  What if your next evangelistic talk didn’t feel like a monologue—but a meaningful conversation? 
  Beyond Monologue: Preparing Interactive Talks reimagines how we engage people with the story of Jesus in our public events. Drawing on years of hands-on experience and filled with real-life stories, cultural insights, and scriptural reflections, Luke Cawley offers a fresh, interactive approach to speaking that’s bearing fruit across the UK and Europe—on university campuses and in local churches alike. 
  This audiobook is a vital resource for anyone involved in outreach—whether you’re a speaker or an organiser. It’s also a powerful tool for preaching and leadership teams seeking to revitalise how they connect with their audience. 
  Rather than sticking to one-way communication, Cawley helps us move beyond the monologue—to spark meaningful dialogue, ask the right questions, and meet people where they truly are. In an age that values authenticity and agency, Beyond Monologue shows how we can make space for sceptics and seekers to explore faith with honesty and hope. 
  What listeners are saying: 
  “A treasure trove of lessons and ideas that will help you deliver an interactive talk that engages, inspires and influences.” 
  — Tim Adams, General Secretary, International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES) 
  “If you are involved in public proclamation of the gospel, then this is essential listening.” 
  — Kristi Mair, Oak Hill College 
  “Please, listen and innovate. No gimmick—it’s right and it works. It’s time for a fresh, dialogue-driven apologetic.” 
  — Dave Benson, London Institute for Contemporary Christianity (LICC) 
  Whether you’re new to public speaking or a seasoned evangelist, Beyond Monologue invites you to discover a better conversation—and a more dynamic way of sharing the gospel.

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  The Fantasy of JRR Tolkien -...

  Robert J. Dobie, Bradley J. Birzer

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  At the heart of Tolkienian fantasy is "recovery," a "cleaning of the windows" of our perception that we may learn to see the world again in all its strange beauty. And, for Tolkien, to recover the world anew is to recover a sense of the world as a meaningful act of creation by a living and loving Creator. How does Tolkien accomplish this? Through "sub-creation" or mythopoeia, the "fashioning of myth." For it is in creating an imaginary world ourselves through poetry, fairy-story, and myth that we come to "see" our "primary world" as itself an act of creation. In short, mythopoetic creation, far from being "lies breathed through silver," uncovers for us the truth of our world as a story of creation. 
   
   
   
  This book demonstrates not only the centrality of recovery to Tolkien's fantasy but the way in which his fantasy affects that primal recovery in every reader. It reveals the marvelous philosophical and theological riches that underlie Tolkien's fantasy and shows how his mythopoetic fiction allows the recovery and enactment of these riches in our own lives. The book shows how for Tolkien fantasy has within itself a healing power through which intellectual, moral, and existential paradoxes are resolved and our intellectual and perceptual faculties are made whole again so that they may participate with renewed vigor in the life-giving work of creation of every sort.

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  The Gospel & Adoption

  Andrew T. Walker, Russell Moore

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  Every Christian isn’t called to adopt, but everyone is called to care for orphans.   The evangelical adoption movement is but one strand in a long cord of Christian care for orphans. While adoption trends have fluctuated over time in different contexts, the Bible has not changed its position. The gospel is decidedly pro-adoption and on the side of the orphan. Yet many obstacles stand in the way of the Christian’s mission to provide care to the least of these.  So, what now?   Editors Russell Moore and Andrew T. Walker of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) assemble leading voices to frame the issues with a gospel-centered perspective. The Gospel for Life series gives every believer a biblically-saturated understanding of the most urgent issues facing our culture today, because the gospel is for all of life.

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  The Chemical Marriage

  Manly Palmer Hall

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  The self-admitted author of The Chemical Marriage, Johann Valentin Andreæ, born in Württemberg in 1586, was twenty-eight years of age when that work was first published. It was presumably written about twelve years prior to its publication--or when the author was fifteen or sixteen years old. The fact is almost incredible that one so young could produce a volume containing the wealth of symbolic thought and philosophy hidden between the lines of The Chemical Marriage. This book makes the earliest known reference to Christian Rosencreutz, and is generally regarded as the third of the series of original Rosicrucian manifestoes. As a symbolic work, the book itself is hopelessly irreconcilable with the statements made by Andreæ concerning it. The story of The Chemical Marriage relates in detail a series of incidents occurring to an aged man, presumably the Father C.R.C. of the Fama and Confessio. If Father C.R.C. was born in 1378, as stated in the Confessio, and is identical with the Christian Rosencreutz of The Chemical Marriage, he was elevated to the dignity of a Knight of the Golden Stone in the eighty-first year of his life (1459). In the light of his own statements, it is inconceivable that Andreæ could have been Father Rosy Cross.

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  Parent Differently - Raise Kids...

  Kathy Koch, David Benham, Jason...

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  Most parents misguidedly prioritize behavior. The why and how to instill character.Behavior modification does not guarantee good character qualities. Character influences decisions. It’s evidenced in our speech, actions, and attitudes. It’s about who we are and what we do. The world competes for the hearts of our kids—and we see its negative impact in their pride, laziness, and entitlement. As Christians, however, we want to see the character of Jesus Christ in our children. Dads and moms, grandparents, and teachers all want to see their children grow in humility, gratitude, and respect—for others and themselves. We want our kids to be brave, compassionate, and joyful. We don’t want our kids to flounder through life. We want them to flourish and live into their God-given designs and callings. Dr. Kathy Koch helps us to that end by answering essential questions:What is character and why does it matter?Why is there a crisis of character?What are the challenges in developing character?How can we teach or improve character? 
  Not only does character help us accomplish our goals, there are many other benefits of mature character: we will be blessed, stand out for Jesus, attract good friends, grow in wisdom, and live in freedom.Koch provides an invaluable resource for shepherding our children in godly character.

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  Healthy Conflict Peaceful Life -...

  Donna Jones

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  Read by the author. 
  What If You Could Have More Peace Tomorrow Over the Conflict You’re Facing Today? 
  Sometimes it happens in a flash: a text, a blowup, a breakup. Other times, relationships simply fade: you and your spouse rarely make eye contact, you learn the friend you trusted is gossiping about you, the child who once held your hand is now an angry teenager. You go over and over conflicts in your mind and wonder How can I fix this? Or Is fixing this even possible? Or Why did I handle it that way? 
  With three decades of ministry experience, Donna Jones has had a front-row seat to all kinds of conflict. She understands the regret, guilt, and heartache that relationships can bring, whether we’re navigating decades of misunderstanding or discussing politics at the gym. But she also knows it’s possible for God to turn those painful moments into opportunities for better connection and a deeper relationship with Him. 
  In Healthy Conflict, Peaceful Life Donna gives us practical tools to help us find peace and thrive in our relationships as wediscover the single most important quality necessary to handle conflict well,identify common mistakes that lead to unnecessary disagreements and brokenness,stop being pulled into other people’s drama and remain calm in the midst of chaos, andlearn how to have hard conversations without being pushy or a pushover. 
    
  This spiritually rich, highly practical guide offers a new paradigm for handling conflict, one that frees us to communicate when we’d rather retaliate, move toward others when it seems easier to shut down, and honor God in the midst of it all. 
  Questions for reflection can be found in the audiobook companion PDF download.

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