Fish Out of Water

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Author(s): Abby Nye
Publisher: New Leaf Press
Price: $2.99       (Sept 25-26)

So you’re ready for the next chapter in your life…. Well, if you are a Christian heading to campus for the first time, there are several things you need to know about living your faith while surrounded by atheistic professors. Abby Nye has written a fantastic guide for college students who find their faith and values under assault from day one. Learn just what to expect, and how to navigate through classes while maintaining a good GPA and a positive college experience.
Abby prepares new freshman (and even seasoned students!) to be able to survive and thrive in this often hostile setting. Among the topics she covers:

*Freshman orientation week*
*The treatment of science and faith in the classroom*
*Difficult professors and real life solutions*
*The many forms of liberal “indoctrination”*
*Helpful campus groups and managing peer pressure*

This book is truly a must reading for students embarking for any college—a valuable handbook for parents, teachers, and students alike.

 

How to Listen to God

Author(s): Charles Stanley
Publisher: Zondervan
Price: $3.99       (Ends Sept 30)

Every day, we hear dozens of outside opinions: from our spouses and our family members to our coworkers and our church community, but how can we shift our focus away from the clamor of other voices so we don’t miss what God is trying to tell us?

How to Listen to God helps you distinguish God’s voice from all the rest. Bestselling author Dr. Charles Stanley shares the lessons he’s learned on his own journey to listening to the God who wants to communicate personally with you, including:

How God gets your attention
Four ways God speaks to you
The importance of your own spiritual mindset
Scriptural guidelines for recognizing God’s voice
The joys and fruits from listening to God
Ten hindrances to hearing God
Along the way, you’ll learn firsthand that just a few minutes of sitting before the God who speaks can transform a life, refocus a mind, and reset purpose and direction for eternity. The sad heart is cheered, the confused mind is ordered, the pessimistic outlook is eliminated, the lonely spirit is befriended, the rebellious will is subdued, and the drifting seeker is made steadfast.

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Faithfully Present: Embracing the Limits of Where and When God Has You

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Author(s): Adam Ramsey
Publisher: The Good Book Company
Price: $2.99       (Oct 2-3)

How to accept our limitations and be free to live in the moment, fully and faithfully present with God and with others.

Do you ever wish that life would slow down? Or perhaps you’re in a season when you would like to hit the fast-forward button and speed things up a bit. We have a complicated relationship with time, usually wishing we had more of it. Many of us live life at full speed, trying to be in two places at once, our minds too busy and distracted by all the things we feel we ought to be doing to be mindful of God’s presence.

In this thought-provoking book, Adam Ramsey teaches us to embrace the limitations of time and place that we have as created beings, liberating us from the feeling that we need to be everywhere at once.

Read this book to discover how to be intentional with your time, living each day fully and faithfully present with God and with others. Be equipped to find contentment in every season of life as you learn to see God in every moment of your here and now.

Unlocked: A Love Story

Author(s): Karen Kingsbury
Publisher: Zondervan
Price: $0.99       (Ends Oct 6)

Bestselling author Karen Kingsbury reminds us that before you take a stand, you’ve got to take a chance.

Despite his quiet ways and quirky behaviors, Holden Harris is very happy and socially engaged—on the inside, in a private world all his own. But Holden is an eighteen-year-old with autism. Every day he is bullied at school by kids who only see that he is very different.

Ella Reynolds is part of the in-crowd. A cheerleader and star of the high school drama production, her life seems perfect. When she catches Holden listening to her rehearse for the school play, she is drawn to him . . . the way he is drawn to the music. Then Ella makes a dramatic discovery—she and Holden were best friends as children. Frustrated by the way Holden is bullied and horrified at the indifference of her peers, Ella decides to take a stand against the most privileged and popular kids at school. Including her boyfriend, Jake.

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Covenant Child

Author(s): Terri Blackstock
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Price: $2.99       (Ends Oct 31)

Amanda is heartbroken as she watches them drive her beloved twins away. She’s resolved to hope and fight for them until her last breath.

Kara and Lizzie are heiresses to one of the largest fortunes in the country. But when their father dies suddenly, the toddlers are taken from the arms of their loving stepmother, Amanda, and given to relatives who only want the children’s fortune for themselves.

Kara and Lizzie grow up questioning their worth—until the day they learn the truth.

Intensely engaging, emotionally charged, and infused with hope, Covenant Child is an inspiring story that challenges readers to embrace the life God holds out to us.

Praise for Terri Blackstock:

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Free to Believe: The Battle Over Religious Liberty in America

Author(s): Luke Goodrich
Publisher: Multnomah
Price: $1.99       (Ends Oct 10)

2020 Book of the Year – Christian Book Award (Faith & Culture) Book of the Year – The Gospel Coalition (Public Theology & Current Events)Book of the Year – WORLD Magazine (Understanding America) A leading religious freedom attorney, the veteran of several Supreme Court battles, helps people of faith understand religious liberty in our rapidly changing culture–why it matters, how it is threatened, and how to respond with confidence and grace.

Many Christians and others are concerned about rising threats to religious freedom. They feel the culture changing around them, and they fear that their beliefs will soon be marginalized as a form of bigotry. Others, younger Christians in particular, are tired of the culture wars, and they wonder whether courtroom battles are truly worthwhile, or even in line with the teachings of Jesus. Luke Goodrich offers a reasoned, balanced, gospel-centered approach to religious freedom. He applies biblical understanding to a number of the most hot-button cultural issues of our day. He also offers practical steps Christians can take to respond to religious freedom conflicts in an informed, responsible, and graceful way.

 

TODAY ONLY: Two Thomas Nelson E-Books: Oct 13/24

Anxious for Nothing: Finding Calm in a Chaotic World
Author(s): Max Lucado
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Price: $1.99       (Oct 13 Only)

Does the uncertainty and chaos of life keep you up at night? Is irrational anxiety your constant companion? Let God help you win the war on worry and receive the lasting peace of Christ.

We all experience anxiety, but we don’t have to let worry and fear control our lives. Anxious for Nothing, from New York Times bestselling author, Max Lucado, provides a roadmap for coping with and healing from anxiety. Complete with Lucado’s signature storytelling and relatable anecdotes, Anxious for Nothing invites you to study Philippians 4:6-7—the most highlighted passage of the Bible and any book on the planet according to Amazon.

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”

You will experience CALM as Max encourages you to:

Celebrate God’s goodness
Ask God for help
Leave your concerns with God
Meditate on good things

Stop letting anxiety rule the day. Join Max on the journey to true freedom and experience more peace, joy, clarity, physical renewal, and contentment by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Look for additional inspirational books and audio products from Max:

He Gets Us
Calm Moments for Anxious Days
Help Is Here

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Fighting Shadows: Overcoming 7 Lies That Keep Men From Becoming Fully Alive
Author(s): Jefferson Bethke, Jon Tyson
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Price: $2.99       (Oct 13 Only)

Discover the satisfaction of becoming the man God created you to be. In a world that’s grown increasingly confused about–and hostile toward–the very notion of masculinity, authors Jefferson Bethke and Jon Tyson send a powerful call to men everywhere: it’s time to step into the light of Jesus’ vision for you as a man.

There’s a shadow that’s settled over the hearts of men today. Masculinity is in crisis. Critiques about the dangers of toxic masculinity and the abuses of patriarchal systems have grown louder than ever. The very notions of masculinity and manhood are under attack. In response to cultural shifts, some have doubled down on old stereotypes in ways that just add to the conflict and confusion.

The result? Many men simply feel paralyzed–worried about saying the wrong thing, unsure what to do with their ambitions or strengths, simultaneously tempted and shamed by a hypersexualized and pornified culture. Our models and mentors have failed us. Based on their years of working in men’s ministry, Bethke and Tyson have good news for men looking for clarity and courage in this age of quiet desperation. In Fighting Shadows, they help men

overcome the temptations of escapism, passivity, or overcompensation;
combat the most harmful shadows that men battle today, including loneliness, apathy, distraction, lust, and shame; and
embrace masculinity as a God-given gift, not a curse to be avoided, suppressed, or battled.

An entire generation of men is being told they should abdicate the responsibility and joy of living into God’s calling on their lives—don’t be one of them. If you’re a man who’s wondering what to do with your strength, your longings, and your gifts, it’s time to step out of the shadows. Jesus has a vision for you.