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  Mental Health and Your Church -...

  Dr. Steve Migdley, Helen Thorne

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  Helping you and the whole church family understand, nurture, and support those with mental-health conditions.  Many people are struggling with mental-health conditions, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and life in our image-conscious culture. Statistics tell us that, worldwide, one in six of us will have experienced a mental-health struggle in the past week, and serious depression is the second-leading cause of disability (Mental Health Foundation).  That means there are brothers and sisters in our church families battling with thoughts, feelings, impulses, and even voices that distract, drag down, and nudge them towards despair. But when it comes to helping, it can be tricky to know where to begin, especially if we have very little knowledge of mental illnesses and are afraid of making things worse by saying and doing the wrong things.  This wise, compassionate, and practical book is written by Steve Midgley, psychiatrist and Executive Director of Biblical Counselling UK, and Helen Thorne, Director of Training and Resources at Biblical Counselling UK. It will help readers understand and respond with biblical wisdom to people who are struggling with their mental health.  While acknowledging the importance of liaising responsibly with medics and counsellors, this book focuses on equipping readers to play their part in making churches places where those who struggle with mental-health conditions are welcomed, understood, nurtured, and supported: a foretaste of the new creation.  This is a useful book for anyone who cares for others pastorally: pastors, elders, small-group leaders, and congregation members.

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  The Christmas Gathering

  Rachel Good, Lenora Worth,...

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  A CHRISTMAS REUNION by Shelley Shepard Gray:  Tricia Troyer is thrilled when Brandt Massey, her cousin's English friend, joins the Troyers's holiday gathering for the second year in a row. When Brandt asks Tricia to be his girlfriend, they both know she'll have important choices to make about her future. But the two aren't as different as some believe—and with open hearts and understanding, their very own Christmas miracle just might be 
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  WE GATHER TOGETHER by Lenora Worth: When Lucas Myer meets Kayla Hollinger on the shores of Lake Erie, he's smitten. The two plan to meet again—but soon enough they discover a problem: their relatives are locked in a longtime feud and forbid them to socialize. Fortunately, Lucas and Kayla are old enough to make their own decisions—and they decide to create a Christmas miracle of forgiveness and love . . . 
   
   
   
  HITTING ALL THE RIGHT NOTES by Rachel J. Good: Years ago, Andrew was banished by his Amish family when he chose a career in music. And now, just before Christmas, he and his band find themselves stranded after their manager absconds with their money. Desperate, Andrew is offered a job teaching piano—but that's just the first miracle. His work will not only bless others in need, but a longtime fan might just capture his heart—and even lead him home . . .

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  Don't Let Doubt Take You Out

  Todd Mullins

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  Do you ever find yourself questioning your purpose, second-guessing your decisions, or feeling unsure about your future? You' re not alone. Doubt has the power to paralyze even the most confident among us— holding us back from all that God has called us to be. But it doesn' t have to be that way. In Don' t Let Doubt Take You Out, Pastor Todd Mullins reveals how doubt can actually become a catalyst for deeper faith, stronger relationships, and a more fulfilling life. In this road map for a doubt-free life, you' ll discover… How to recognize doubt before it derails your dreams Tools for transforming anxiety into faith-based action Daily declarations to reinforce your true identity in Jesus How doubt can strengthen your faith in God

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  The Kingdom Election - Nine...

  Michael Wolff

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  Since John the Baptist came proclaiming "Repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand" everything has changed! It's just most don't truly understand what those words mean.The truth is, there are two totally separate and opposed kingdoms here on earth vying for our citizenship. One we are born into that Satan seeks to keep us blindly ignorant of, and the other one a kingdom God desires for us we must be "born again" into. Much more than most think possible of heaven's experience exists right here, right now in the kingdom of heaven on earth. Heaven is not just death's reward, it is life's reward, and the daily election of the kingdom we elect citizenship in is the game-changer! 
  "Seek first His kingdom" is not mere hyperbole, for since Jesus brought it a new reality-a literal kingdom of heaven on earth He embodied-was born! He said if we embrace that kingdom as our top priority everything else would line up. We hear a lot about the kingdom these days, but do we truly understand what that means? If you read this book, you will.

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  Be Available (Judges) -...

  Warren W. Wiersbe

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  Picture a world where people live according to their own personal standards, where believers can’t seem to agree, and where people are trapped in every kind of sin. Sound familiar? While this list hits close to home, these issues are found in the book of Judges. And it’s during times like these where God is searching for those who are ready, willing, and available to confront the enemy. 
  Part of Dr. Warren W. Wiersbe’s best-selling “BE” commentary series, BE Available has now been updated with study questions and a new introduction by Ken Baugh. A respected pastor and Bible teacher, Dr. Wiersbe shares that God’s kingdom advances through those who are available to Him. Based on the book of Judges, this study encourages us to stand for what’s right, and step into what God is doing in our world. 
   

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  Ancient Christianities - The...

  Paula Fredriksen

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  How, over the course of five centuries, one particular god and one particular Christianity came to dominate late Roman imperial politics and piety 
   
   
   
  The ancient Mediterranean teemed with gods. For centuries, a practical religious pluralism prevailed. How, then, did one particular god come to dominate the politics and piety of the late Roman Empire? In Ancient Christianities, Paula Fredriksen traces the evolution of early Christianity—or rather, of early Christianities—through five centuries of Empire, mapping its pathways from the hills of Judea to the halls of Rome and Constantinople. 
   
   
   
  The New Testament, as we know it, represents only a small selection of the many gospels, letters, acts of apostles, and revelations that circulated before the establishment of the imperial church. It tells how the gospel passed from Jesus, to the apostles, thence to Paul. But by using our peripheral vision, by looking to noncanonical and paracanonical texts, by availing ourselves of information derived from papyri, inscriptions, and archaeology, we can see a different, richer, much less linear story emerging. Fredriksen brings together these many sources to reconstruct the lively interactions of pagans, Jews, and Christians, tracing the conversions of Christianity from an energetic form of Jewish messianism to an arm of the late Roman state.

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