When life’s problems weigh you down, it’s time to stop and focus on Jesus. Remember that no problem you face today is beyond His power to help you!

During Jesus’ time on earth He gave His followers many life-changing promises and teachings for living in line with God’s commands. This year-long devotional explores these words of Jesus and helps you reflect on how you can apply His truths to your daily life.

The more you get to know the loving Savior, the more you’ll love Him and find peace in His presence. Immerse yourself in His words through these 366 devotions and hear what He wants to say to you.

The current meta crisis--hastening authoritarianism, regional wars, the cost of living crisis, climate collapse, and the Sixth Extinction--confronts Christ followers with trenchant injustice throughout the world. Our context is a moment of prophetic invitation. How can Christians, especially generationally privileged disciples, live out Christ's radical invitation to act justly, love mercifully, and live into authentic wholeness among the marginalized and oppressed, rather than subscribing to faith in Christ from a position of power?

In South Africa, for example our story is one of longed-for reparation, to restore what has been stolen and repair what has been broken by apartheid. In our opportunity to heal our wounded history, there is a role for winsome stories, of successes and failures among Christians, who are finding ways into deeper faith--stories of engagement with injustice, trauma, and grief, and discovering with Christ pathways into authentic wholeness.

Here, five South African writers integrate autobiography, theology, philosophy, and spirituality, in the hope that our stories may resource faith communities worldwide, and especially the young, who are radically integrating their lives to the pattern of Jesus's justice, grief, and wholeness, to bear peace in a disintegrating world.

In the last several years, our world has vastly increased its awareness of mental health issues. Today, one in five people meet the criteria for mental illness each year, and Christians are not immune. Those struggling Christians often reach out to the church for support.

With Martin Luther on Mental Health: Practical Advice for Christians Today, Stephen Saunders, a professor of clinical psychology, provides readers with a resource to support their congregation to address those in need. Just because mental health is discussed more today doesn't mean it's something new. Martin Luther published Letters of Spiritual Consolation far before the study of psychology was around as we know it today. It covered issues such as anxiety and depression and even how to care for friends, family, and oneself.

In his book, Saunders assures readers that Luther's advice on thinking and behavior has big parallels to modern mental health treatment. Luther's kind, compassionate, prescient advice to those under emotional distress is widely applicable today. Pastors, teachers, and leaders alike will gain a greater understanding of and ability to support those struggling with their mental health.

Jesus went about healing during His life-bringing restoration of both body and soul to those who thronged after Him and touched the hem of His garment. Yet out of all the crowds He helped, we know very few names. One of them is Jairus, the leader of the synagogue in Capernaum. It's a story important enough to be retold by three different gospel writers. However, it's also entwined with that of a woman who had been bleeding incessantly for twelve years.

There's a clue in the name Jairus. And another clue in the healing of the bleeding woman. Jesus was addressing a historical wound that went back nearly two millennia.

What we cannot see in our Creator, we can see in His creation. It is with the gift of the flower—a powerful representation of the love of God—that we can bridge not only home and garden but also the eternal and the everyday.

In this fourth installment of Theology of Home, Emily Malloy explores the vibrancy and life of the garden. With her expertise as a florist, Malloy brings a wealth of practical ideas for incorporating flowers into our homes as we march through both nature’s seasons and the Church’s liturgical calendar. Yet this edition, like the rest of the series, does not stop at the material level. Remembering mankind’s beginnings in the Garden of Eden, Arranging the Seasons highlights our intrinsic need for beauty within the human heart.

Explored within this edition of Theology of Home are the deeper questions of life, family, love, and God that animate our efforts to cultivate the earth. In simple and small ways, it will inspire us to layer our lives and homes with the intangibles that turn the stuff of matter into a song.

Based on Solomon’s writings in Proverbs, this actionable 30-day devotional for men gives you the skills you need for godly living in today’s challenging culture.

Every man wants to be strong and to be wise. Why not grow in strength and wisdom through the teachings of one of the strongest and wisest men who ever lived? Each short, hard-hitting devotion in Proverbs: A Strong Man Is Wise centers on a passage from the book of Proverbs and includes a reflection question, takeaway, and prayer.

With space for note-taking and response, Proverbs: A Strong Man Is Wise provides the encouragement, challenge, and biblical foundation men need to grow in strength and wisdom as they live out the purpose God has for them.

3 Effective Ways to Study Scripture for an Essential Understanding of Who God Is

The Bible invites us to know God and have eternal life. That makes reading, understanding, and applying Scripture the most important journey we will ever take, but it can be difficult without a guide to provide direction.

In Come and See, Jonathan Pennington helps readers understand what it means to know God from the Bible and details 3 effective approaches to interpreting Scripture. Using the engaging analogy of a road trip, he introduces 3 friends who each have distinct, clear ways of navigating the Bible: informational (understanding genres in Scripture and avoiding exegetical mistakes); theological (reading canonically, traditionally, and creedally); and transformational (focusing on the goal of reading Scripture, our posture as readers, and the role of the Holy Spirit). Pennington gives detailed advice for employing all 3 reading modes, equipping readers to gain wisdom and know God better.

A study of identity politics through a biblical lens, looking at idolatry of the self and the elevations of sexual identity.

Our culture is obsessed with identity and it has been the cause of tense interaction with (and within) the Church. Rather than being a new challenge to the Christian faith, however, the identity issue is a very old one; it is fundamentally one of idolatry. Who we are, who we think we are, and how God in Christ restores our knowledge of ourselves in covenant with him, are central Biblical themes.

But these things will only appear with clarity if we have the courage to tackle the idolatries of our own age at the root, and stand true to our calling as Christians to worship God and him alone.

Every day, we must choose whether to live cautiously or courageously, to follow the crowd or to embrace God's purposes. God invites us to live at our best, to pursue righteousness, to drive toward true excellence.

In this six-session LifeGuide® Bible study, beloved pastor Eugene Peterson draws from the story of the prophet Jeremiah to explore what a life of excellence looks like. Like Jeremiah, we may feel inadequate and weary, but God wants to empower us to grow in obedience, integrity, and endurance. While the content of this Bible study is inspired by Peterson's book Run with the Horses, it is designed to be a standalone Bible study.

You don’t need to read Run with the Horses to benefit from this study―it stands on its own as a powerful guide to following God's call in your life.

Courage isn’t something that comes naturally to most. The only way to truly be brave is to walk in the confidence that comes from knowing God and relying on him to be your strength.

When you spend time with him, he will fill you with peace and hope for the future. When you finally see yourself as God sees you, you will recognize the talents and abilities you have been blessed with and start operating in the fullness of those gifts.

Be encouraged with truth as you spend time with God, reflecting on these devotions, scriptures, and prayers. Let him show you that you are beautiful, you are strong, and you were created with a purpose. Take courage in God’s love for you and be ready to conquer each day!

This book is for all Christian brides and brides-to-be who want to experience sex the way God intended.

Sex is still a taboo in the church. We don’t talk about it, but everyone is expected to know exactly what to do. How are Christian women who have honoured God by saving sex for marriage expected to develop sexual know-how without looking to secular sources for guidance? How can Christian believers hope to navigate this increasingly sexualised world without conforming to it?

Look no further. This book does just that!

This exciting how-to guide is a must-read for Christian women who want to experience sex the way God intended. It is full of bible-based and science-backed information, and dives deep into what it really means to develop wholesome Christian sexuality. Through its pages you will experience a heart-warming, challenging practical and deeply spiritual perspective on the topic of sex.

Drawing inspiration from the Holy Spirit and reflecting on over 20 years of ministry experience, the Craig's will take you on an unforgettable journey of sexual discovery, dispelling centuries old misconceptions and confronting taboo subjects head on. They share examples from former and present clients, with over 50+ references from the Holy Bible, supported by cutting edge scientific research and peer reviewed journals.

By the time you turn the final page you will have learnt:

• What God really thinks about sex
• How to prepare your mind for sizzling sex even before your wedding
• Practical tips on how to avoid painful sex
• Starter pack position guides to get you started on your way

In this unique, practical book - written for those who need hope now, and to be read by those remaining on earth after the Rapture - Jimmy Evans reveals the truth of the Bible about the end times.

With compassion and deep insight into the prophecies of Scripture, he explains the disappearance of millions of believers around the world and gives future readers a glimpse into the events of the Tribulation. From the rise of the Antichrist to the ultimate redemption provided by Jesus, this hopeful book is a must-read for anyone navigating the future.

Buy it for family members or friends. Leave it on your desk or coffee table. Put it in a place where a future reader can find it. The truths in this book will literally transform their lives. And it may be necessary sooner than you think.

A new oracle deck from the beloved and irreverent spiritual teacher Tosha Silver (Outrageous Openness, Change Me Prayers) offers inspiration to help users "let go and let God" on their way to a more spacious and abundant life.

Nothing is more exhausting than endlessly working on "yourself." When you offer your whole Being fully to Love, self-acceptance arises spontaneously. May I rest in our Oneness, dear Divine!

If you read the lines above and think, Easier said than done, this oracle deck is for you. In 52 beautifully illustrated cards, beloved spiritual teacher and author Tosha Silver uses her accessible, slightly quirky style to convey her key teaching messages of Surrender and Offering to Divine Will.

These messages, familiar to readers of Tosha's highly acclaimed books (Outrageous Openness and Change Me Prayers), are, at their essence, about releasing attachment to ego-defined outcomes. Each card addresses a particular situation--Aging, Ambition, Money, Regrets, Solitude, Travel, Truth--with a comment or invocation that encourages you to offer your pain around this situation to the Divine, and to call in Divine Will for the highest outcome.

Intentionally non-prescriptive, the deck can be used in a variety of ways: as an oracle where the Divine guides you to a specific card; to carry or put on an altar as a reminder to reflect on a specific issue; or in any other way you are drawn to use it.

The Bible gives us many clues and signs to watch for regarding end-time events. Left to themselves, these clues can birth a countless number of interpretations and views, of which many will embrace. To understand the clues and signs we find in the Bible, God gives us keys through which we can view them as He intends.

In this book, John focuses on one of the keys God provides to understand better the end-time events as they relate specifically to followers of Jesus Christ, as well as illuminating the path ahead to a Glory Filled Future.

Foreword:

Brighter than the twinkling stars in the sky, and yet softer than the wool on a baby lamb, the light of God will be upon us in the next life too. Abundantly so with goodness, and much to our delight, we will hardly be grasping it entirely, unless one has been immersed into and has experienced the connecting light while fully maximized. The fear of passing away should no longer exist in our mind. Complicated thinking is all that it is. Just as simple as knowing there is love in the afterlife, that is where our heart and soul belongs. Travel to heaven in the highway of your mind. It is very safe lifting a yielding conscious to achieve exceptional knowledge within the spirit world.

Author [self] bio:

Greg Belter is an Illinois native, who since at an early age has shown serious interest in the spirit world. Visiting the hereafter is a natural occurrence for him, from the grandiose out of body experiences, to the most splendid heavenly visions each and every day. His words are golden.

Entering her fortieth year, Beverly Donofrio, a "lapsed Catholic," inexplicably begins collecting Virgin Mary memorabilia at yard sales. Her search for kitsch, however, soon becomes a spiritual quest, leading her to make a pilgrimage to the holy city of Medjugorje. There, she learns that Mary comes into your life only when pride steps out and receives a bonus: hope. In Looking for Mary, Donofrio offers the universal story about a woman who-in a quest for the Blessed Mother-finds herself.

A glance at tabloid headlines reveals that we have an almost insatiable desire to see into the future. In our search to know what is to come, many turn to the Bible for answers. Both the Old and the New Testament are loaded with prophets and prophecies. Who were these people who supposedly could predict the future? Have their prophecies come true?

Now readers can get to the bottom of 60 crucial Bible prophecies quickly and easily with A Concise Guide to Bible Prophecy. This accessible handbook will help readers understand prophecies within their biblical context and avoid common misinterpretations.

Author Stan Guthrie explains what each prophecy meant to those who first received it, summarizes what it means for us today, and provides verses or passages for further individual or group study.

Lesers van oraloor het besonder positief gereageer op Die vriendelike God, die Bybelse dagboek wat 'n jongdominee aan sy ouers gestuur het. Daarom is 'n verdere jaar se Bybelstudies van die groepie in "Jongdominee" se studeerkamer ook in 'n titel, Die vrolike God, saamgevat. Die vrolike God volg dieselfde patroon as sy voorganger en stel dieselfde God aan lesers voor - die Here wat sy kinders in sy arms optel, wat vriendelik na hulle toe afkyk terwyl Hy hulle dra. Ons, sy kinders, kyk op na Hom en sien hoe Hy na ons toe lag. Liefdevol, troostend, want Hy het alles in sy hande. Ook vir ons – bekommerde bondeltjies vol vrae en vrese. Die vrolike God is 'n titel wat lesers dag vir dag herinner aan die God wie se kinders nie vir Hom te swaar is om te dra nie.

A Better Life Is Calling. Are You Ready to Answer?
Consider the current state of your life: your work, your relationships, your accomplishments. Are you in the place you'd hoped or expected to be? Is this the best life you could be living? Or is something missing-something you have not yet discovered or articulated that could lead you to the rich, fulfilling life you desire?
Fulfill Your Purpose. Decrease Your Stress. Expand Your Life.
In your spirit you know the truth: You were born to walk a more fulfilling path, where the definition of success is tailored to your unique gifts and talents. Author, speaker, and life coach Valorie Burton will help you find this path and step onto it with confidence.
In "Listen to Your Life, " you will discover powerful strategies and tools that will enable you to hear what your life is saying to you, take action, and finally live in the abundance of joy, purpose, and true success for which you were created.

A Reformed classic, now available in English for the first time. First published in 1646, "Spiritual Desertion" offers comfort and consolation to believers whose circumstances cause them to wonder if they have been abandoned by God.

Millions of people struggle with questions about how to pray, what to pray for, and even whether to pray at all. Nancy Jo Sullivan and Jane Kise help people get away from the magic formula mentality of prayer and recognize how God is at work in their lives. With explorative retellings of relevant Bible stories, true accounts of people's prayer experiences, and reflections by the authors, this book will lead people past the topic of prayer and straight to the God who is listening.
Well, did you get what you prayed for?
Or are you weary of waiting for answers?
Wondering if God is even listening?
You're not alone.
Millions of people grapple with knowing how to pray, asking:
Have I used the right words? Do I even deserve an answer?
Why would God listen to me?
Yet the essence of prayer is not a formula, but a relationship with God.
Renew your hope and refresh your prayer life
through these inspiring, true stories.
Meet people who discovered that God indeed hears,
cares about the details, and gives you exactly what you need.
Encouraging. Relevant. Uplifting

The God given traits of cats ("You exist to serve me") and dogs ("I exist to serve You") are often similar to certain theological attitudes held by many Christians in their view of God and their relationship to Him. Using the differences between cats and dogs in a light-handed manner, the authors challenge this thinking in deep and profound ways. This life-changing book will provide a new perspective and vision for God as we delight in the God who delights in us.

"Our Universal Spirit Journey: Reflection and Verse for Creation's Sake" is John P. Cock's fourth book. A creational context for everyone's journey in an age of transformation. "This book is...[an] exuberant statement of the all-pervasive presence and power of spirit...and its ever-present support for the Earth Venture and the Human Venture." - from the Foreword by Thomas Berry, noted Earth spokesperson and author. "Crammed with poetic meditations, philosophical asides and piercing criticism, this is a book to be pondered rather than merely read." - from cover comment by Lonnie Kliever, Professor of Religious Studies, SMU, and author. It consists of 14 reflective chapters and 34 poems; 252-page p.b. by tranScribe books.

Living as a Christian in today's fast-paced world involves endless lifestyle decisions. These eight Bible studies, along with thought-provoking insights from best-selling author, John White, will provide a biblical basis for living with Christian priorities.

How can church members help teenagers acquire Christian moral standards? C. Ellis Nelson views morals as a practical outgrowth of beliefs about the meaning of life, and outlines seven strategies that help adults influence young adults. He emphasizes what Christians can do in congregations to create a caring community that encourages young people to embody virtues that build a better society.