Unwrapping Christmas: Stories behind The Story

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Author(s): Rick and Jane McKinney
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Unwrapping Christmas invites readers on an intimate journey to experience the wonder and complexity of the Christmas story like never before. In this thoughtfully crafted collection, Rick and Jane McKinney breathe life into the lives, thoughts, and dreams of the people who witnessed the very first Christmas. Each chapter highlights a unique character from that night—from Mary’s awe to Joseph’s doubts, the shepherds’ wonder, and the wise men’s quest. With deep insight and tender storytelling, Unwrapping Christmas explores how the arrival of a Savior transformed their lives and how that same miraculous story can move our own hearts. Perfect for personal reflection or group discussion, this book invites readers to rediscover Christmas’s real beauty and profound meaning.

One Glorious Ambition

Author(s): Jane Kirkpatrick
Publisher: Waterbrook
Price: $1.99       (Ends May 7)

One dedicated woman…giving voice to the suffering of many

Born to an unavailable mother and an abusive father, Dorothea Dix longs simply to protect and care for her younger brothers, Charles and Joseph. But at just fourteen, she is separated from them and sent to live with relatives to be raised properly. Lonely and uncertain, Dorothea discovers that she does not possess the ability to accept the social expectations imposed on her gender and she desires to accomplish something more than finding a suitable mate.

Yearning to fulfill her God-given purpose, Dorothea finds she has a gift for teaching and writing. Her pupils become a kind of family, hearts to nurture, but long bouts of illness end her teaching and Dorothea is (more…)

For Me to Live Is Christ: From Genesis to Revelation

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Author(s): Joel R. Beeke
Publisher: Reformation Heritage
Price: $2.99       (May 12-13)

Since the time of the Reformation and especially during the era of the Puritans, Christians have derived great benefit from reading edifying sermons. Christians today would do well to imitate godly saints of the past by supplementing their devotional diet with preaching in print.

As Joel R. Beeke says, “Though books of sermons do not tend to sell well today—unlike in Puritan times when nearly all their books were repackaged sermons—the reading of edifying sermons can still be a great blessing to God’s children today.”

This book presents thirty-six choice sermons from a veteran preacher who has also spent his career training ministers to faithfully preach God’s Word. These sermons cover a wide range of texts from Genesis to Revelation and treat (more…)

When Paul Quoted Jesus: Book 4 in the “Contending with Paul” Series

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Author(s): William Joseph Cobble
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What if the words of Jesus could be found scattered throughout Paul’s letters, but we have just not thought to look for them?

These would seldom be word-for-word quotes preceded by a convenient, “Jesus said,” but allusions, paraphrases, references, and interpretations. What we will call “echoes”.

In each of the examples below, Paul appears to be echoing sayings of Jesus that can be found paralleled in the Gospel of Matthew:

JESUS: “For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.” (Mt. 17:20)
PAUL: “… and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but (more…)

A Christian’s Pocket Guide to Loving the Old Testament

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Author(s): Alec Motyer
Publisher: Christian Focus Publications
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Many of us know and love the stories and characters of the Old Testament such as Joseph, Moses and Jonah. But how do we view its importance in relation to New Testament teaching and our 21st century experiences? This accessible yet powerful addition to the Pocket Guide series draw together the threads of Scripture to help us understand the power of God’s word when viewed in its completeness.

Restless

Author(s): Jennie Allen
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Price: $3.99       (Ends Sept 11)

Do you live for something? Or do you feel like you’re just waiting to find your purpose?

Many of us feel restless, but that might not be a bad thing. When our restlessness awakens our longing to be woven into God’s story, it can launch us into living the life of purpose God designed for us.

In Restless, Bible study teacher and bestselling author Jennie Allen will help you discover a practical plan to identify the loose threads of your life and how to weave them together for God’s glory and purpose.

Jennie uses the story of Joseph in the book of Genesis to explain how his suffering, gifts, story, and relationships fit into the greater tapestry of God’s narrative—and how our story (more…)

Song of the Shepherd Woman: Remarkable Women of the Bible

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Author(s): Carlene Havel & Sharon Faucheux
Publisher: N/A
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Avram has spent his life raising sheep in the hills around his native Bethlehem. Old age finds him cynical, peculiar, and perhaps dangerous. After Avram and his mute wife Yael reluctantly accept responsibility for an unwanted child, the girl’s charming innocence endears her to the couple. When Channah is a young teen, her stepfather unexpectedly appears and demands custody, taking her away to an arranged marriage. The young woman hopes for a kind husband, cherishing the dream of someday having her own child to love. Meanwhile, an old friend persuades Avram to investigate rumors of a miraculous healer. What the old shepherd discovers challenges everything he has ever believed.