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Transform your garden into an autumn paradise with "The First-Time Gardener: Autumn Edition". Navigate the season's nuances with confidence, from selecting plants that paint your garden with hues of harvest to mastering techniques for a flourishing garden. Explore chapters dedicated to perennials, annuals, cool-season vegetables, and troubleshooting pest management. Equip yourself with essential tools, embrace sustainable practices, and discover innovative...
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This recipe book features over 1,000 cocktails and will have you creating memorable cocktails in no time!
From 3-ingredient drinks to mad-scientist mixology, The Encyclopedia of Cocktails is any bartender's go-to resource. A clean, uncluttered design and extensive index makes finding drinks easy, whether you're searching by spirit or style. This in-depth guide will provide recommendations, tips, and techniques that will help you understand how to...
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Political division. Racial tension. Vaccine wars. In Agents of Grace, award-winning writer, journalist, and podcast host Daniel Darling equips us to discern what's worth fighting for, how to move beyond our profound disagreements, and how to live as agents of Jesus's love.
When Daniel Darling was fired as spokesperson for the National Religious Broadcasters Association, it wasn't his exit that made national news-it was the way he handled it. Daniel's...
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Moving on is not a one-time decision. It's a way of living.
There are times in life when we look back and feel desperate to make time stand still, particularly when we get blindsided by unexpected changes. But we can't stop the flow of life, and we can't stop time. What's more, looking back doesn't enable us to go back. More often than not, it just makes us stuck. In a place. In a space. In a memory. In a mindset. In a habit.
In Luke 17:32, Jesus...
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Experience Transformation When You Pray the Psalms with Your Whole Self
Feeling hopeless? Lonely? Anxious? Do you want to experience the presence and love of God through every joy and struggle of life? Do you long to enrich your prayer life and grow your relationship with God? The Psalms will guide you into fresh encounters and a lasting deeper attachment to God.
You may have read or studied the Psalms. In Nearing a Far God: Praying the Psalms with...
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This is the story of Tiberius Claudius Nero, the step-son of Augustus Caesar, who, despite obstacles and his own reluctance, became the second emperor of Rome. His public life spanned the tumultuous period of transition from the Roman Republic to the Emperorship, and his private life took a series of unusual and surprising turns.
He proved himself to be Rome's greatest general of the day, but he had been forced into an unhappy marriage to Augustus'...
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Do You Recognize Holiness in Your Own Life and in the Here and Now?
These days, brokenness feels more comfortable to discuss than holiness. It's easier to say that we are messy than holy, that healing is a long way off. To say that we are holy seems like one step away from holier than thou, and no one ever wants to be that.
Holiness Here offers practical and inspiring ways to transform your life by helping you see the holiness within your ordinary,...
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A dynamic, practical guide to embracing your past and discovering a deeper connection to yourself, God, and others so you can reclaim who God created you to be.
Many of us yearn for a sense of purpose, but we wonder how we can overcome the trauma and mistakes of our past. We keep doing and doing for God, hoping to erase our story so we can find our true calling.
Free and Fully Alive is a powerful reminder that our stories hold the key to our true...
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As you mourn the loss of a loved one, this collection of intimate personal reflections, Scripture, and heartfelt prayers from a fellow griever offers comfort and hope in the days, months, and beyond as you navigate life after loss.
The funeral comes and goes, and you're forced to deal with the chasm your loved one left behind. But grief doesn't operate on a predictable timeline. You may find yourself somewhere you didn't expect-drowning, kicking,...
10) Biblical Critical Theory: How the Bible's Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern Life and Culture
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A bold vision for Christians who want to engage the world in a way that is biblically faithful and culturally sensitive.
In Biblical Critical Theory, Christopher Watkin shows how the Bible and its unfolding story help us make sense of modern life and culture.
Critical theories exist to critique what we think we know about reality and the social, political, and cultural structures in which we live. In doing so, they make visible the values and beliefs...
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The colleague who threatens your position at work. The friend who talks behind your back. The woman who seems to have it all together-while you are barely hanging on.
Sometimes the women in our lives feel like enemies. But the real enemy is the one who is trying to defeat you with lies that lead to insecurity and isolation, discord and division. She's Not Your Enemy equips us to battle Satan's deception through the solid truth of God's Word. Popular...
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Every 40 seconds, someone takes his or her life. Anxiety, depression, and suicide are at all-time highs-and they're stealing our sons, daughters, friends, and spouses.
With tender passion and bold hope, founder of Stay Here and social media influencer Jacob Coyne gives hurting souls a reason to live, infusing life into the dark corners of mental health. His compassion and hope are contagious as he shows not only how Jesus brings life to the full,...
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How many survivors will it take for us to see the life behind the abortion?
Today's culture would have us believe that abortion is simply a choice, a right, a controversial argument, and a religious and political issue of pro-life vs. pro-choice. It has become easy to think of the unborn as disposable products of conception-medical waste. But all of that changes when that "product of conception" defies the odds and arrives into this world as a living,...
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Do you feel that you're not enough? Do you struggle to see your inherent worth just as you are? In this beautiful full-color devotional, the creators of popular online community Her True Worth offer encouragement through Scripture, story, and art to anchor your identity in Christ and to find rest in His presence.
No matter how much we strive or work, it can still seem like it's never enough. But that's okay! Our "enough" ultimately has nothing to...
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A seasoned author and masterful storyteller, Tricia Lott Williford encountered the public trauma of the death of her husband, but she held quietly the private trauma that happened at the same time: grooming, manipulation, sexual abuse, and spiritual abuse by a person of trust. Tricia and her therapist, Jana Richardson, LPC, have written a resource to help others recognize the veiled dynamics of abuse, where it starts, how it escalates, and how survivors...
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In an uncertain world, it's not always easy to put our worries into God's hands. Beloved author and pastor Max Lucado weaves together biblical promises, gentle illustrations, and thoughtful practices to help you exchange your anxieties for God's peace.
Calm Moments for Anxious Days includes Scripture, devotional thoughts, and practical tools to help you release your anxieties one by one, breath by breath, into the safe hands of a God who will never...
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Muslims around the world are having dreams about Jesus. "The Man in the white robe" has been appearing to many, calling them into his kingdom. At age 23, Kenza Haddock was one person whose powerful dream encounter led her to leave Islam and follow Jesus. Years later, as a seasoned Christian, Haddock has written the resource she desperately searched for as a new believer. The Ex-Muslim's Guide to Christianity addresses the most common questions ex-Muslims...
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The Lord is calling His people to break their silence and proclaim the Gospel to everyone-right now.
The Spirit of God is moving in people's hearts, prompting them to speak out against the sins and atrocities in our world. Speaking out comes with a cost. It can be challenging, unpopular, and downright lonely. You will be misunderstood. But those who speak in God's voice find peace for being faithful to his call. God has always looked for people who...
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God Hears Her is now available in audiobook! Listen to this beloved devotional one day at a time while you're on the go or simply sit back, relax, and soak up several meditations at a time. You'll hear each of these special stories written by your favorite female Our Daily Bread authors, as well as enjoy the full Scripture reading for the day. Order today and you'll have the whole audiobook at your fingertips to enjoy whenever you choose.
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