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  Citizenship Without Illusions -...

  David T. Koyzis

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  Christianity Today Book Awards Finalist—Politics and Public Life
  How can Christians live as citizens of God's kingdom while also fulfilling their responsibilities as citizens of political communities? David Koyzis, author of Political Visions and Illusions, offers a brief, practical guide on political engagement and citizenship.
  During numerous conversations with students and readers of his books in Canada, the United States, Brazil, Chile, the United Kingdom, and elsewhere, Koyzis has heard the same questions repeated. Can Christians participate in the public square without buying in to political illusions—ideologies that become idolatrous? Is it better to avoid politics than risk ethical compromise or division among believers? In Citizenship Without Illusions, Koyzis presents a case for political engagement as a way to love our neighbors that doesn't require our full devotion to parties or ideologies. He explores key topics such as:
  
  - the responsibilities of citizens
  - how to vote
  - mobilizing for political action
  - citizenship under less-than-ideal circumstances
  - the importance of both local and global engagement
  - the role of the church in society
  Using examples from various eras and places, Koyzis guides readers to make the best of their own political situations, make thoughtful decisions, and promote societal diversity while respecting those who disagree. With clear understanding and confidence in their ultimate allegiance, Christians can employ their citizenship for the greater good.

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  How to Build “Kingdom Minded”...

  Mark A. Griffin

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  How to Build Kingdom-Minded Organizations 
  By Mark A. Griffin — Author, Speaker, and HR Consultant 
  In today’s challenging and often “politically correct” business world, how can Christian leaders build organizations that honor God while achieving excellence? In How to Build “Kingdom-Minded” Organizations, author and seasoned HR consultant Mark A. Griffin offers a powerful roadmap for integrating faith and leadership in practical, lasting ways. 
  Drawing from more than 20 years of Human Resources experience with major corporations such as Kodak, Quaker Oats, and Merck Pharmaceuticals, as well as small and mid-sized companies, Mark brings firsthand insight into what makes organizations—and their people—thrive. 
  Through his proven Kingdom-Minded Organizational Model, Mark shows you how to weave your Mission, Vision, and Values into every aspect of HR, from hiring and performance management to culture development and leadership training. The result is a workplace that not only performs with excellence but also reflects Christ’s love, integrity, and purpose. 
  This audiobook will:Equip you to create and sustain a Christ-centered culture in your organization.Show you how to align biblical principles with modern HR practices.Encourage you to lead boldly and faithfully in today’s complex business environment. 
  Whether you lead a church, nonprofit, or business, How to Build “Kingdom-Minded” Organizations will inspire you to integrate faith into the heart of your leadership—so that your organization becomes a living expression of God’s Kingdom in action. 
  Let Mark A. Griffin’s wisdom, experience, and encouragement empower you to be bold, courageous, and uncompromising in bringing Christ into your workplace.

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  Providence in the Story of...

  Adamson Co, Kevin J. Vanhoozer

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  The doctrine of providence is often too abstract, complex, or detached from real-life situations for introductory students. Drawing on years of experience in the classroom and the church, Adamson Co offers an introductory guide that uses the creation motif of the Bible to highlight the importance of providence for the Christian life. 
   
   
   
  Co begins with a brief introduction to providence to give students the "state of the question." He then explores the classical theme of the seventh and eighth days of creation as a helpful way to understand providence. He sets providence and human existence within the metanarrative of the Bible while explicating the doctrine in an overview fashion. Co demonstrates how the seventh and eighth days of creation bring clarity to traditional issues raised in systematic theology, such as preservation, governance, and concurrence; the problem of evil; and divine sovereignty and human free will. 
   
   
   
  Providence in the Story of Scripture challenges listeners to live out a life of partnership with God in his providence and shows how the blessed hope of the Christian faith is God's life-transforming providence for today. The book includes a foreword by Kevin J. Vanhoozer.

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  Through The Gates of Good or...

  James Allen

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  "The Teachers of mankind are few. A thousand years may pass by without the advent of such a one; but when the True Teacher does appear, the distinguishing feature by which he is known is his life. His conduct is different from that of other men, and his teaching is never derived from any man or book, but from his own life. The Teacher first lives, and then teaches others how they may likewise live. The proof and witness of his teaching is in himself, his life.  
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  Men everywhere, in their inmost hearts though they may deny it argumentatively, know that Goodness is divine; and Jesus is worshipped as God, not for any claim he made, nor because of any miraculous circumstance connected with his life, but because he never departed from the Perfect Goodness, the Faultless Love. "God is Love," Love is God. Man knows no God except Love manifesting in the human heart and life in the form of stainless thoughts, blameless words, and deeds of gentle pity and forgiveness, and he can only know this God in the measure that he has realized Love in his own heart by self-subjugation. The God which forms the subject of theological argument, and whose existence or non-existence men are so eager to prove, is the God of hypothesis and speculation. He who, by overcoming self, has found, dwelling within him, the Supreme Love, knows what that Love is far beyond the reach of all selfish argument, and can only be lived; and he lives, leaving vain argument to those who will not come up higher."

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  The Thirty Years’ War - The Most...

  Kelly Mass

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  The Thirty Years' War, a protracted and catastrophic conflict, raged from 1618 to 1648, primarily within the borders of the Holy Roman Empire. Often regarded as one of the most devastating wars in European history, it is estimated that between 4.5 to 8 million people perished as a result of the conflict, with some regions of Germany experiencing population losses exceeding 50%. This war, though often thought of in isolation, was deeply interconnected with several other significant European conflicts, including the Eighty Years' War, the War of the Mantuan Succession, the Franco-Spanish War, and the Portuguese Restoration War. 
  For much of the history of the conflict, historians regarded the Thirty Years' War as a continuation of the religious struggles that had begun during the Reformation and were seemingly concluded with the Peace of Augsburg in 1555. The Peace of Augsburg had divided the Holy Roman Empire into Catholic and Lutheran states, but the rapid spread of Protestantism, particularly beyond these established boundaries, steadily eroded Imperial authority in the years that followed. While religion undeniably played a role in sparking the conflict, scholars generally agree that the broader struggle for European supremacy between the Habsburgs of Austria and Spain, and the House of Bourbon in France, fueled the war's escalation and far-reaching impact.

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  Embracing Trust - The Art of...

  Joanna Weaver

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  Trusting God. It's such a cliché. Yet nothing means more to our heavenly Father than when we surrender our lives completely to him and choose to believe he has our best in mind. David modeled that kind of deliberate dependence: as a shepherd boy, as a man running for his life, as a king who made grave mistakes. In both triumph and failure, David looked to God rather than to himself. 
   
   
   
  In Embracing Trust, Joanna Weaver, bestselling author of the runaway hit Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World, shares personal stories, practical tips, and life-changing principles gleaned from Scripture. If you struggle with disappointment from the past, frustration with the present, or fear of the future, Joanna invites you to trust in the Lord with all your heart. Relinquishing control and putting your hope in a forever-faithful Father—that's the beautiful secret of unshakeable faith.

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