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No Matter the Cost
(Paperback)
Vance Brown, John Blase; Foreword by Jeff Feldhahn, Shaunti Feldhahn
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Are You Ready to Do Something Extraordinary? Vance Brown believes
most men are discouraged. They're worn out and wondering if their
best days are behind them. Vance knows the feeling. There was a
time he felt more dead than alive, but his friends still believed
in him. "Have courage," they urged. "God needs you, here, now . . .
this day." That's what this book is about, men who stand up for
each other and fight for things that matter. It's about men who
fail but get back up and try again. Far from platitudes and pat
answers, these are gritty pages that bleed, stories about ordinary
men who are doing something extraordinary--choosing to live fully,
no matter the cost. Answering this noble call is not easy, but you
will never regret it. "We were absolutely rocked...by the
overwhelming feeling that God is using these pages to awaken
something in millions of men who instinctively know they are called
to be part of a larger story."--from the foreword by Jeff and
Shaunti Feldhahn, bestselling authors of For Men Only and For Women
Only Excellent for Men's Groups--Includes a Six-Week Study Guide
"This is a powerful and passionate book, brutally honest and
wonderfully humble. This is going to help a lot of men recover hope
and courage. It will draw us together as brothers. And most
important, this book will help you find a deeper life in
Jesus."--John Eldredge, author of Wild at Heart and Beautiful
Outlaw "You may desire to be a great businessman, which is a noble
goal. But there is an even higher calling--to be a good man for the
kingdom of God. No Matter the Cost should be required reading for
anyone who is fighting to be such a good man."--Tommy Spaulding,
business consultant and New York Times bestselling author of It's
Not Just Who You Know "This is a book filled not with bravado but
with stories of men 'limping home, barely brave.' Vance's
storytelling and John's golden pen result in a feast of all that is
possible when men are willing to admit their need to live honestly
before other men. Then men I respect the most desire and live
this."--Jan Meyers Proett, counselor, speaker, author of The Allure
of Hope and Listening to Love "Vance Brown has given us the
spiritual weapons we need to become better fathers, husbands, and
ministry leaders. His writing is heartfelt and his message is
clear: God is calling all men to engage in a battle--the fight of
our lives, the struggle we were created for. No Matter the Cost is
a battle cry for authentic manhood."--Arnie Cole, CEO of Back to
the Bible and coauthor of Unstuck "This book is a uniquely
authentic call to the deepest part of a man's soul. Anyone in whom
God's Spirit is moving will respond. The results can be
dramatic."--Dr. Larry Crabb, founder of NewWay Ministries "No
Matter the Cost issues a radical challenge to men of all ages:
Become the Christ-built warriors we were created to be--unbending
faith, unselfish in attitude, always honorable, and humble in word
and deed. Every man must hear Vance Brown's powerful message and
then pass it on to the next generation."--Michael Ross, bestselling
author of What Your Son Isn't Telling You
Singing and the Imagination of Devotion examines a common
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reveals a previously unexplored source of aesthetic theory for
anyone interested in music, worship, and the interface of
Christianity and the arts: Anglican and English Puritan divines who
wrote prolifically on the subject of singing, and asked probing
questions about its deeper significance upon the 'landscape of the
soul' and Christian community. 'A masterful exploration of the
theology, psychology and spirituality of sacred song in the 17th
Century', J.I. Packer
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Pennsylvania frontier when Native American warriors, goaded on by
the hostilities of the French and Indian War, attack his family one
September night in 1757. Taken captive by the warriors and grieving
for the family members just killed, Jacob finds his beliefs about
love and nonresistance severely tested. Jacob endures a hard winter
as a prisoner in an Indian longhouse. Meanwhile, some members of
his congregation the first Amish settlement in America move away
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describes how one man's commitment to pacifism leads to a season of
captivity, a complicated romance, an unrelenting search for missing
family members, and an astounding act of forgiveness and
reconciliation. This expanded edition of Jacob's Choice includes
maps, photographs, family tree charts, and other historical
documents to help readers enter the story and era of the
Hochstetler family.
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and author Mike Slaughter conducts a four-week all-church
stewardship program to help participants reassess priorities and
create a culture and a lifestyle of faithful living and giving and
make a meaningful contribution to the world. To help parents
educate and model generosity for their kids, " First" includes
components for children and youth that help families explore
financial decisions together. This book of devotional readings is a
companion resource for program participants and is designed to draw
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stories.
Theologians and leaders from many Churches and from the major world
religions, including the last four popes, have acknowledged as
unique in Christian history the spiritual gifts poured forth
through Chiara Lubich. Her spirituality of unity has the ultimate
goal of contributing to the unity for which Jesus prayed to his
Father: May they all be one (Jn 17:21). This volume gathers her
essential writings and for the first time presents them in a
systematic fashion. It is a summa of the charism of unity, which
will lead readers to ponder, understand and experience a
spirituality particularly suited to the era in which we live. The
history of the Church has seen many radicalisms of love ... that of
Francis of Assisi, of Ignatius of Loyola. There is also Chiaras
radicalism ... which seeks to make this love victorious in every
circumstance. Pope John Paul II
Take time to listen to the whispering voice of God!
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doing the right thing, too often giving children quick answers
instead of the support they really need.Widely-recognized grief
specialist Harold Ivan Smith explains that quick answers are not
what children need when they are grieving. They need support, and
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How to Be a Christian brings together the best of Lewis's insights
on Christian practice and its expression in our daily lives.
Cultivated from his many essays, articles, and letters, as well as
his classic works. From the revered teacher and best-selling author
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Screwtape Letters comes a collection that gathers the best of C. S.
Lewis's practical advice on how to embody a Christian life. The
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century, C. S. Lewis has long influenced our perceptions and
understanding of the faith. More than fifty years after his death,
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originate from his deep insights into the Christian life itself.
Only an intellectual of such profound faith could form such cogent
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stories of restoration and redemption. Our God moved into the
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