The Day I Met Jesus: The Revealing Diaries of Five Women from the Gospels

Author(s): Frank Viola
Publisher: Baker
Price: $0.99       Mar 10-11

Two thousand years ago, Jesus Christ met face-to-face with people just like you. Broken, imperfect, sometimes fearful and without hope. The Day I Met Jesus is a beautifully crafted narrative that chronicles the remarkable encounters of five women in the Gospels who were desperate to find wholeness, security, and purpose. Like all of us, these women struggled with the regrets of their pasts, the stresses of their presents, and the worries of their tomorrows.

Join Frank Viola and Mary DeMuth on a fascinating journey back in time as they retell the dramatic accounts of five women who met Jesus. Each narrative is told from each woman’s unique perspective, yet tightly grounded in the Gospel accounts and faithful to first-century history. Elegantly written and profoundly stirring, this book blends creative narrative with uncommon insight, spiritual depth, and practical application.

If you are someone who seeks a renewal of hope, faith, and love, The Day I Met Jesus will make your Bible come to life and usher you into a fresh encounter with your Lord.

 

TODAY ONLY: Two B&H E-Books – Oct 15/24

Afraid of All the Things: Tornadoes, Cancer, Adoption, and Other Stuff you Need the Gospel For
Author(s): Scarlet Hiltibidal
Publisher: B&H Books
Price: $4.99       (Oct 15 Only)

What does the gospel say about your fears? What does it say about the irrational ones, like sinkholes in the Target parking lot? How does it speak to the rational ones, like pet scan predictions? And does the gospel have a word for the fears you feel you’ll have for life, like the possibility of losing the one you love most?

Growing up in the green room of SNL, being born to a fire-eater and adopted by a SWAT cop, having internal organs explode, and adopting a deaf girl from China, Scarlet Hiltibidal has been given some strange life experiences—and lived in fear through most of them.

But life changed for Scarlet when she learned to hold the gospel up to her fears. She realized that though she can’t fix herself or protect herself, Jesus walked into this broken, sad, scary place to rescue, love, and cast out her—and your—fear.

Seeing life in light of the cross will help you avoid fear, overcome fear when you can’t avoid it, and live beyond fear when you don’t overcome it. You don’t have to be afraid of all the things.

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Car Line Mom Devotional: 100 Days of Encouragement for the Mama Who Gets Everybody Everywhere
Author(s): Caris Snider
Publisher: B&H Books
Price: $4.99       (Oct 15 Only)

Do you feel like your life these days is basically just carting your people everywhere? Are your mornings filled with horns blaring, cars speeding, and pressure mounting to get out of the house and to the front of the car line on time? Does your blood pressure rise as you fear the inevitable explosion from one of your kids over the wrong breakfast food or forgotten homework assignment? And on the other end of your day, do you find that the afternoon is filled with waiting, at a snail’s pace, for the day to conclude?

Caris Snider gets it.

Whether it’s waiting in the car line or waiting for the afternoon to finally end, she knows that those moments of pausing are sacred for a busy mama like you. In those precious moments, Caris has learned that she has a choice to move toward things that induce anxiety for the rest of her day, or instead, move toward God’s Word, which floods her with encouragement.

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The Gospel for Real Life: Turn to the Liberating Power of the Cross…Every Day

Author(s): Jerry Bridges
Publisher: NavPress
Price: $2.99      

The gospel provides for our eternal salvation, but how does it benefit us day to day? Find out from Navigator author Jerry Bridges how the gospel transforms you daily into Christlikeness. Learn more about the character of God and the character of Jesus as you explore this book on your own or with a discipleship partner. Includes study guide with discussion questions.

TODAY ONLY: Two Lifeway E-Books: Aug 27/24

When the Church Was a Family: Recapturing Jesus’ Vision for Authentic Christian Community
Author(s): Joseph Hellerman
Publisher: B&H Books/Lifeway
Price: $4.99       (Aug 27 Only)

Spiritual formation occurs primarily in the context of community. But as the modern cultural norm of what social scientists call “radical American individualism” extends itself, many Christians grow lax in their relational accountability to the church. Faith threatens to become an “I” not “us,” a “my God” not “our God” concern.

When the Church Was a Family calls believers back to the wisdom of the first century, examining the early Christian church from a sociohistorical perspective and applying the findings to the evangelical church in America today. With confidence, author Joseph Hellerman writes intentionally to traditional church leaders and emerging church visionaries alike, believing what is detailed here about Jesus’ original vision for authentic Christian community will deeply satisfy the relational longings of both audiences.

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Exalting Jesus in Job (Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary)
Author(s): David Allen
Publisher: Holman Reference/Lifeway
Price: $4.99       (Aug 27 Only)

Exalting Jesus in Job is part of the Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary series. Edited by David Platt, Daniel L. Akin, and Tony Merida, this commentary series, to include 47 volumes when complete, takes a Christ-centered approach to expositing each book of the Bible. Rather than a verse-by-verse approach, the authors have crafted chapters that explain and apply key passages in their assigned Bible books.

Readers will learn to see Christ in all aspects of Scripture, and they will be encouraged by the devotional nature of each exposition presented as sermons and divided into chapters that conclude with a “Reflect & Discuss” section, making this series ideal for small group study, personal devotion, and even sermon preparation. It’s not academic but rather presents an easy reading, practical, and friendly commentary.

The CCE series will include 47 volumes when complete. The author of Exalting Jesus in Job is David L. Allen.

Two Christian Family eBooks (Waterbrook Multnomah) – Aug 2024

Raising Successful Teens: How to Help Your Child Honor God and Live Wisely
Author(s): Jeffrey Dean
Publisher: Multnomah
Price: $1.99       (Ends Aug 22)

This revised and updated edition of The Fight of Your Life features a new title, refreshed design, and 70% new content.

From every side–the Internet, social media, interactions with friends, in both their public and private lives–teens are persuaded to follow the world’s way over God’s every day. Culture’s mantra “live for today” has become the slogan of this generation! But, one thing remains true–mom and dad are still the greatest influence in the life of their child.

Based on timeless biblical truths, Raising Successful Teens equips parents with positive, encouraging, and practical advice. A family and teen culture expert with more than 25 years of ministry experience, Jeffrey Dean gives parents the street-level approach they need to help their teens wisely and safely navigate technology, friendships, dating relationships, social media, and more. Parents will learn how to keep the lines of communication open and stay involved in their teens’ lives.

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Rockstar Grandparent: How You Can Lead the Way, Light the Road, and Launch a Legacy
Author(s): Chrys Howard
Publisher: WaterBrook
Price: $1.99       (Ends Aug 22)

A guide to grandparenting with purpose and fun–in the age of smart phones and social media.

Grandparenting may be different today, but it still can be meaningful and fun for both the kids and the adults. Today’s grandparent needs to understand technology–how it mesmerizes grandchildren but also enhances the opportunities to connect and share life experiences. And while many of the roles grandparents play in the lives of grandchildren have changed, their most important role of influencing with wisdom, faith, and fun remains the same. The author addresses topics relevant to all grandparents and also looks at the challenges of grandchildren living in single parent or blended families. Also included are stories from the author’s journey with her own grandchildren–including Duck Dynasty’s Sadie Robertson.

Two Harper Christian Bible Study Guides – Oct 10/24

Revelation
Author(s): John MacArthur
Publisher: HarperChristian Resources
Price: $1.99      

The book of Revelation unveils Jesus Christ in his glory and victorious return. And yet no other New Testament book of the Bible poses more serious and difficult interpretative challenges.

John MacArthur will take you through the book, passage by passage, so that you can better understand everything from the historical context to the coming of Christ’s Kingdom.

The apostle John wrote this letter to the churches in Asia Minor who were feeling the overwhelming effects of persecution from all sides. It was a reminder to them that God saw their hardships, cared about them, and would reward them for their faithfulness.

Through the use of vivid imagery, John writes Revelation to reveal the end of human history, the return of Christ, and the establishment of a new heaven and a new earth. John’s message of hope in Revelation assures Christians that God is in sovereign control of all past, present, and future events. He encourages believers to trust that Jesus Christ will judge the lost and will rule in ultimate victory over all human and demonic opposition.

—ABOUT THE SERIES—

The MacArthur Bible Study series is designed to help you study the Word of God with guidance from widely respected pastor and author John MacArthur. Each guide provides intriguing examinations of the whole of Scripture by examining its parts and incorporates:

Extensive, but straight-forward commentary on the text.
Detailed observations on overriding themes, timelines, history, and context.
Word and phrase studies to help you unlock the broader meaning and apply it to your life.
Probing, interactive questions with plenty of space to write down your response and thoughts.

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Ten Women of the Bible Study Guide
Author(s): Max Lucado & Jenna Lucado Bishop
Publisher: HarperChristian Resources
Price: $2.99      

Do you ever feel like a second-class citizen in this world?

Do you wonder how God could possibly use you to change lives?

For women in Bible times, these weren’t even questions they thought about. Being overlooked, marginalized, having your contributions discounted because you’re a woman…it’s just the way things were. In this 10-lesson workbook, Max Lucado tells some of his favorite accounts of women in Scripture and the remarkable way God broke down cultural barriers to use them in the unfolding of His story.

You will discover…

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Heretics

Author(s): G. K. Chesterton
Publisher: Whitaker House
Price: $2.84      

The “modern” world of G. K. Chesterton’s day was one that often celebrated the independence and courage of heretics, while decrying the rigidity of conservative orthodoxy. In this classic collection of twenty essays, Chesterton uses wit and paradox to take on the popular philosophers of his day, including Henrik Ibsen, George Bernard Shaw, H. G. Wells, Rudyard Kipling, Oscar Wilde, and Friedrich Nietzsche.
In taking on the “heretics”—modern thinkers who considered their views to be superior to “antiquated” conservative thought—Chesterton called out their tendency to focus on evils, such as segregation and slavery, without pointing men and women toward any idea of what is good. He criticized those who rebelled against traditional Christian beliefs—those who proudly defied the Word of God. With biting prose and incomparable wit, Chesterton exposes the heretics as not only wrong but also dangerous.
Originally published in 1905, Heretics remains a remarkably relevant work for today’s modern culture.