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  John Newton - Change of Heart

  Geoff Benge, Janet Benge

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  John Newton's life was in a downward spiral. Impressed into the Royal Navy, John clashed with his fellow seamen and even became a servant alongside slaves in West Africa. When he found himself on a sinking ship, he called out to God for help. John began his conversion to Christianity while he captained a slave ship. Eventually he gave up his former life completely and became a minister with a deep passion for the gospel. A living witness to God's ability to change hearts, John joined the movement to set slaves free and penned hymns of hope, such as "Amazing Grace," sung by millions around the world today (1725"€"1807).This best-selling, missionary biography series - Christian Heroes: Then & Now - chronicles the exciting, challenging, and deeply touching true stories of ordinary men and women whose trust in God accomplished extraordinary exploits for His kingdom and glory.

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  The Redeemed Man

  Joel R. Beeke, Richard Phillips,...

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  In an age of cowardice and compromise, the church is asking one question:"Where are the men?"The Redeemed Man prepares you to answer Christ's call to become a man in His image—the kind of man the world needs.Featuring the contributions of trusted pastors, fathers, and husbands, this book answers the questions you're asking as you strive to glorify God in your relationships, work, and spiritual life. Each author gives a unique perspective on the urgent need for men to lead in their homes, churches, and society—all while addressing the confusion surrounding manhood in a godless culture.Real manhood is redeemed manhood. Are you ready to answer the call?

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  Writing Home: A Retreat with Sr...

  Ann Willits

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  "If you make my Word your home, you will know the truth and the truth will make you free." What does it mean to feel at home? Are you at home with God in your life every day? Experience the spiritual comfort of being at home with Christ through this special retreat with Sister Ann Willits, O.P.  A retreat offers us an opportunity to talk both to and about God. And if we are listening, God talks back to us. A retreat is both freeing and intentional, an event which discloses relationships with God, with one another and with oneself. This retreat will be shaped by the insight Jesus offers us in one of the translations of the Gospel text from John 8:31 regarding home, truth and the Word.  The retreat begins with a reflection guided by Sr. Willits and these questions:What do you mean by home?What makes you laugh?What makes you weep? Perhaps at the end of the retreat after we have found ourselves remembering, understanding and longing to be home again, we will discover, because of God''s unconditional love, we are almost home.  Sr. Willits will help you understand and more deeply appreciate the insights of grief, loneliness, gratitude, tenderness and potential, among many more. This experience will leave you feeling more in tune with your place in the world, your relationships and yourself. You can use this program to experience Dominican guidance and love anytime, anywhere.This course is part of the Learn25 collection and includes a free PDF study guide.

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  Passing the Leadership Baton - A...

  Tom Dale Mullins

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  “A transition will be one of the greatest tests of your leadership, but it will also serve as one of the greatest rewards and testimonies of your legacy.” —Tom Mullins 
  Successfully handing off the leadership baton to the next leader is essential to give our organization the best opportunity to thrive after our time of service. A smooth handoff requires meticulous planning and forethought. Yet most leaders put off even thinking about leadership transition until they are faced with a situation where they have no choice but to make a change. 
  The results of not planning ahead can be devastating for both you and your beloved organization. Passing the Leadership Baton will help you manage the emotional transition yourself while fully supporting the next leader. Creating a seamless succession can be a challenge, but done successfully, it may very well be one of the greatest rewards you’ll experience as a leader.

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  Tom White the Postboy

  Hannah More

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  This concise history of Tom White is a refreshing story of a young man and his advancements in life as he grows spiritually. Because of an ever-improving character after the Lord providentially led him to repentance, Tom White became a well-respected farmer and a Christian example to all who knew him. 
  This book also contains a true poem about an honest miller who did not take advantage of unnatural circumstances in his favour to oppress the poor. It contains a wise moral for the reader to remember and practice.

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  Gateless Gate The (Wúménguān 無門關...

  Mumon, Nyogen Senzaki, Paul Reps

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  It looks like a simple riddle book. A monk asks, "Has a dog Buddha‑nature?" The master replies, "Mu." Nothing more. But this single syllable—meaning literally "no" or "not"—has undone more clever minds than any philosophical argument. 
  The Gateless Gate (Wúménguān) is a collection of 48 Zen koans compiled in 1228 by the Chinese master Wumen Huikai. Each case presents a seemingly absurd exchange, a logical dead end, or a scene of baffling behaviour: a master cutting a cat in two, a finger being severed, old ladies casting doubt on the faith of monks, and people being hit with sticks. Mumon supplies a commentary and a verse, but his purpose is not to explain—it is to push the student into a state of "great doubt" where rational thought collapses and something else can break through. 
  This thirteenth‑century Chan text arrived in the West through an unlikely pair: Nyogen Senzaki, a wandering Japanese monk who settled in Los Angeles, and Paul Reps, an American artist and adventurer. Their 1934 translation, later included in the counter‑culture classic Zen Flesh, Zen Bones, became the primary vehicle through which Beat poets, psychedelic explorers, and spiritual seekers encountered Zen koans for the first time. Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, and a generation of Western readers cut their teeth on Joshu's Dog and Nansen's Cat. 
  This edition presents the Senzaki/Reps translation in its pure form—no anthology, no commentary, just the 48 koans as they first confounded the West. Do not read this book. Wrestle with it. Sit with it. Let it break your mind open. And when you think you have the answer, remember Wumen's warning: "If you pass through the barrier, you will walk hand in hand with the patriarchs. But if you do not, you will be forever a stranger to Zen." 
  Mu. That is where you begin.

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