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LIVING UNDIVIDED: Living Courageously For Racial Healing and Justice

Author: Chuck Mingo and Troy Jackson
Binding Type:  Hardback
Publisher:   Baker Books
ISBN:  9781540902283
Retail Price:  $24.99
From the Publisher:

Moving from Fearful Avoidance of Racial Issues to Brave
Investment in Actionable Change

Chuck Mingo is the founder and CEO of UNDIVIDED. His desire is to activate people to not only participate in acts of mercy and reconciliation but also challenge systems of oppression and injustice. He and his wife, Maria, have three children and live in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Troy Jackson is cofounder of UNDIVIDED. Former senior pastor of University Christian Church in Cincinnati, he loves moving people into action to advance racial justice. He and his wife, Amanda, have three children and live in Cincinnati, Ohio.


· Authors and Crossroads Church have a social media
reach of over 1.5 million
· Offers practical ways for Jesus followers to
courageously confront racism
As the church and as a country, we've often neglected
and avoided addressing the impact and ongoing reality
of racism. We've been more focused on order than
justice, more concerned with social media posturing
than solidarity, more committed to judgment than
repentance. But God's people are called to more. We
need to lead the way to true racial healing, solidarity,
and justice.
Through enlightening history and eye-opening personal
stories, Living Undivided will equip and empower you
with the biblical, transformative tools you need to
move from just hoping and wishing for racial justice to
actionable change that makes a difference in your life
and the lives of churches, neighborhoods, and cities.

PRAYING WOMEN: How To Pray When You Don't Know What To Say

Author: Sheila Walsh
Binding Type:  Paperback
Publisher:    Baker Books
ISBN:  9781540903129
Retail Price:  $17.99 
From the Publisher:

Sheila Walsh is a powerful communicator, Bible teacher, and bestselling author with more than 5 million books sold. She is the author of It's Okay Not to Be Okay and the award-winning Gigi, God's Little Princess. She is cohost of Life Today with James and Betty Robison, with more than 100 million viewers. Walsh is a popular speaker and Bible teacher around the world. She lives in Dallas, Texas, with her husband, Barry, their son, Christian, and their two pups, Tink and Maggie.

Praying Women Change the World · Author's books have sold nearly 6 million copies · Author is the host of Praise and Better Together, both on TBN, which reaches a potential audience of 2 billion each day through TV and the TBN app · Author has over half a million highly engaged social media followers and over 100,000 email subscribers Prayer is one of the most powerful, life-changing things we will ever do. Yet we often struggle. It's hard to find the time. It's repetitive. We get distracted and sometimes even bored. And the answers often feel few and far between. The good news? There is a simple, powerful way to reignite your conversation with God. In Praying Women, bestselling author Sheila Walsh shares practical helps directly from God's Word, showing you how to · know what to say when you pray · understand how to use prayer as a weapon when you are in the midst of a struggle · pray as a joy-filled warrior, not an anxious worrier · let go of the past and stand on God's promises for you now Prayer changes you and it changes the world. You may have tried before, but if you're ready to start again in your relationship with God, let Sheila Walsh show you how to become a strong praying woman.

 

THE FOUR RELATIONSHIP STYLES: How Attachment Theory Can Help You In Your Search For Lasting Love

Author: Dr. Anita Knight Kuhnley
Binding Type:  Softback
Publisher:  Baker Books

ISBN: 9781540902887
Retail Price:  $18.99
From the Publisher:

Experience Greater Love and Intimacy by Learning the
Science behind Your Relationships

Dr. Anita Knight Kuhnley is associate professor of counseling at both Regent University and Liberty University. The author of The Mister Rogers Effect, Kuhnley has worked as head counselor of a faith-based substance abuse facility, served as a counselor at a women's community center, and directed a college counseling center. She is a popular conference speaker for the American Association of Christian Counselors and a blogger for the American Counseling Association. She lives in Florida.

· Author is an AACC conference speaker and American
Counseling Association blogger
· Author trains counselors at Liberty University and
Regent University
· Book includes informative graphics, key takeaways for
each chapter, and a quiz to help identify your
relationship style
Whether we know it or not, relationship styles cause
some people to naturally thrive in relationships and
others to struggle. According to attachment theory, we
tend to experience love in predictable ways--some of
which are healthy and some of which are not--based on
our style and that of our partner.
The good news is, whatever relationship style you have
naturally, you're not stuck with it! Using the strategies
found in this book, you can
· identify your relationship style (and your partner's)
· understand the strengths and challenges of that style
· overcome feelings of rejection and failed
relationships
· recognize the patterns and behaviors that are
affecting your relationships
· develop better ways to express and receive love
If you've been caught in a cycle of unsatisfying
relationships, discover how attachment theory can help
you take the guesswork out of understanding why
people behave the way they do--especially in times of
stress--so you can find and sustain a love that lasts.

ARE WE LIVING IN THE LAST DAYS?: Four Views of teh Hope We Share About Revelation and Christ's Return

Author: Brian Chapell
Binding Type:  Softback
Publisher:   BakerBooks
ISBN:  9781540903921
Retail Price:  $22.99
From the Publisher:

Finally Understand the End Times and Our Shared Hope for
the Future

Bryan Chapell, PhD, is president of Unlimited Grace Media, daily broadcasting grace-filled messages in most major US markets and streaming preaching instruction in 1,500 cities in 90+ nations with 150,000 email subscribers. He also leads the Administrative Committee of the Presbyterian Church in America, is Pastor Emeritus of the historic Grace Presbyterian Church in Peoria, Illinois, and is President Emeritus of Covenant Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. Chapell is a widely traveled speaker and the author of numerous books, including the bestseller Christ-Centered Preaching and ChristCentered Worship.

· Author's Baker books have sold more than 300,000
copies
· Author has a large and active radio ministry with more
than 150,000 email subscribers
· Author trains pastors and Bible teachers around the
world
Will Jesus's return be preceded by a single world
government? Will every person have a governmentissued ID or mark? Does Christ return once or twice?
Will believers go through a Great Tribulation? Will
there be a literal battle of Armageddon? Does it even
matter what we believe about future events?
Biblical prophecies about the end times have
confused, confounded, and even divided God's people
for centuries. But the reason Scripture gives us hints
about the future is to provide the encouragement we
need to endure the present, confident that God keeps
his promises.
In this balanced look at four major views of the end
times, bestselling author Bryan Chapell explains the
primary ways Christians have interpreted biblical
prophecy about the last days, not so that we might pick
a hill to die on but so that we can cling to what unites
us in Christ. No matter what end times view we find
most compelling, in God's plans we can find strength
for today and hope for tomorrow.

CAREER ON COURSE: 10 Strategies to Take Your Career From Accidental to Intentional

Author: Scott Jeffrey Miller
Binding Type:  Hardback
Publisher:    BakerBooks
ISBN:  9781540903426
Retail Price:  $26.99
From the Publisher: 

Stop Drifting and Build a Career Plan That Will Take You
Where You Want to Go

Scott Jeffrey Miller is the host of FranklinCovey's fastgrowing On Leadership with Scott Miller podcast, as well as the weekly podcast C-Suite Conversations with Scott Miller. He delivers more than 70 keynote addresses per year and is the senior advisor on thought leadership at FranklinCovey, where he leads the strategy and development of the firm's podcasts and speakers bureau, as well as the publication and distribution of bestselling books, articles, columns, and interviews. Miller lives in Salt Lake City, Utah.


· Author is the senior advisor on thought leadership at
FranklinCovey and speaks more than 70 times a year
· Author has over 57,000 followers on Instagram and
38,000 on LinkedIn
· Host of the popular On Leadership with Scott Miller
podcast
Most careers unfold accidentally, haphazardly, and
with too much serendipity. That means lost traction,
lost years, and lost opportunities. But your career
doesn't have to be that way! Career on Course unpacks
the 10 steps that will take your career from accidental
to intentional.
Drawing upon insights and best practices from three
decades in professional and leadership development,
Scott Jeffrey Miller shares his proven process for
creating a plan that empowers you to take control of
your career. Based on his own successes and failures,
and those that he's watched from both high-performing
and frustrated professionals, Scott shows you how to
· know your professional values
· develop your long-term plan
· define and build your brand
· and more
The most successful professionals are those who have
clarity, have a plan, live in accordance with their
values, and know how to pivot in the face of disruption.
Whether you're just starting your career or you've found
yourself stuck somewhere in the middle, this book will
help you get your career on course.

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HOW DO I TALK TO MY KIDS ABOUT SOCIAL JUSTICE?: Protecting your Kids From the Wole Indoctrination of Public Schools

Author: Chuck Mason, MDIV
Binding Type:  Paperback
Publisher:  Xulon Elite 
ISBN:  9781662868740
Retail Price:  $13.49
From the Publisher:

Social justice indoctrination of kids in public schools is reordering their minds and reshaping America. The narratives of LGBTQ, critical race theory, and cancel culture is presented to kids as unquestionable truths without counter perspectives. It's reordering their minds and reshaping America. Parents searching for a resource that can explain these ideologies and present counter-perspectives can find help within the pages of How Do I Talk to my Kids about Social Justice. This concise resource provides strategies that expose woke narratives using facts, evidence, and critical thinking, revealing kids' indoctrination in public schools and giving parents the information they are searching for. Chuck Mason (MDiv) is a Fuller Seminary grad, wilderness adventure addict, and culture warrior. After studying postmodern philosophy in seminary, he dedicated his intellectual life to battling the postmodern destruction of society and the indoctrination of our children. He is an accomplished public speaker presenting forums on critical race theory, LGBTQ, and cancel culture to federal and state legislators, pastors, and parents, and he continues to educate about the impact of American culture. He's a father and wilderness adventurer who seeks solitude in wide-open spaces and the comfort of any backwoods without internet access.