Author Parker J. Palmer Description “This book is for teachers who have good days and bad — and whose bad days bring the suffering that comes only from something one loves. It is for teachers who refuse to harden their hearts, because they love learners, learning, and the teaching life.” – Parker J. Palmer [from […]
Category: Religion
Radical Acceptance
Author Tara Brach Description For many of us, feelings of deficiency are right around the corner. It doesn’t take much–just hearing of someone else’s accomplishments, being criticized, getting into an argument, making a mistake at work–to make us feel that we are not okay. Beginning to understand how our lives have become ensnared in this […]
Muhammad: A Very Short Introduction
Author Jonathan A.C. Brown Description As the founder of Islam Muhammad is one of the most influential figures in history. The furor surrounding the Satanic Verses and the Danish cartoon crisis reminded the world of the tremendous importance of the prophet of Islam, Muhammad. Learning about his life and understanding its importance, however, has always […]
Proof of Heaven | A Neurosurgeon’s Journey into the Afterlife
Author Eben Alexander Description The #1 New York Times bestselling account of a neurosurgeon’s own near-death experience—for readers of 7 Lessons from Heaven. Thousands of people have had near-death experiences, but scientists have argued that they are impossible. Dr. Eben Alexander was one of those scientists. A highly trained neurosurgeon, Alexander knew that NDEs feel […]
Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess | 5 Simple, Scientifically Proven Steps to Reduce Anxiety, Stress, and Toxic Thinking
Author Dr. Caroline Leaf Description Toxic thoughts, depression, anxiety–our mental mess is frequently aggravated by a chaotic world and sustained by an inability to manage our runaway thoughts. But we shouldn’t settle into this mental mess as if it’s just our new normal. There’s hope and help available to us–and the road to healthier thoughts […]
The Emotionally Healthy Leader | How Transforming Your Inner Life Will Deeply Transform Your Church, Team, and the World
Author Peter Scazzero Description Becoming a Better Leader Starts with a Transformed Inner LifeDo you feel too overwhelmed to enjoy life, unable to sort out the demands on your time? Are you doing your best work as a leader, yet not making an impact? Have you ever felt stuck, powerless to change your environment?In The Emotionally Healthy […]
The Analects
Author Confucius Description ‘The Master said, “If a man sets his heart on benevolence, he will be free from evil”‘The Analects are a collection of Confucius’s sayings brought together by his pupils shortly after his death in 497 BC. Together they express a philosophy, or a moral code, by which Confucius believed everyone should live. […]
The Master Plan of Evangelism (2nd ed.)
Author Robert E. Coleman Description For more than forty years this classic study has challenged and instructed more than 1.5 million readers in reaching the world for Christ. With a foreword by Billy Graham and now repackaged for a new generation of readers, The Master Plan of Evangelism will show every Christian how to minister […]
The Case for Christ | A Journalist’s Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus
Author Lee Strobel Description With the dramatic scenario of an investigative journalist pursuing his leads, Lee Strobel uses his experience as a Chicago Tribune reporter to interview experts about the evidence for Christ from the fields of science, philosophy, and history. Winner of the Gold Medallion Book Award and twice nominated for Christian Book of […]
Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Workbook, Updated Edition | Discipleship that Deeply Changes Your Relationship with God
Author Peter Scazzero Description In the Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Workbook, Peter Scazzero outlines a roadmap for discipleship with Jesus that is powerfully transformative. He unveils what’s wrong with our current definition of “spiritual growth” and offers not only a model of spirituality that actually works, but seven steps to change that will help you experience authentic faith […]