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Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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How can I hope for a good future with my bad past? Why them and not me? Why me and not them? What if I just don't know what to do? In our current climate of rising anxiety, we frequently run through worst-case scenarios. So many questions constantly circulate in our minds, and despite our best intentions and honest efforts, fear seems to be winning. We know the Bible repeats, "Do not fear," but how do we do that? What do we do after we've cast our...
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Lucado turns to the Gospel of John to show readers that whatever the challenges you are facing, Jesus is walking with you and lifting you out of your storms. When you believe that God is your ever-present source of help, you will find the courage you need. You are stronger than you think, because God is nearer than you know.
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"From the author of A New Kind of Christianity comes a bold proposal: only doubt can save the world and your faith. Sixty-five million adults in the U.S. have dropped out of active church attendance and about 2.7 million more are leaving every year. Faith After Doubt is for the millions of people around the world who feel that their faith is falling apart. Using his own story and the stories of a diverse group of struggling believers, Brian D. McLaren,...
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Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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Maybe you have a loved one who is deconstructing their faith, and you are struggling to know how to respond; Maybe you are trying to understand the radical spiritual makeover your friend or family member is going through; Maybe your relationship with a loved one has been strained or even cut off because of your "toxic" Christian beliefs and you don't know what to do; Maybe you're experiencing doubt yourself and facing hard questions about truth, God,...
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The Insanity of God is the personal and lifelong journey of an ordinary couple from rural Kentucky who thought they were going on just your ordinary missionary pilgrimage, but discovered it would be anything but. After spending over six hard years doing relief work in Somalia, and experiencing life where it looked like God had turned away completely and He was clueless about the tragedies of life, the couple had a crisis of faith and left Africa asking...
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English
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Caught between two worlds, Caleb Stoltz is bound by a deathbed promise to raise his orphaned niece and nephew in Middle Grove, where life revolves around family, farm, faith - and long-held suspicions about outsiders. When disaster strikes, Caleb is thrust into an urban environment of high-tech medicine and the relentless rush of modern life. Dr. Reese Powell is poised to join the medical dynasty of her wealthy, successful parents. Bold, assertive,...
11) Old fashioned
Publisher
Pure Flix Entertainment LLC
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Clay is a former frat boy who gives up his reckless carousing and becomes notorious for his outdated theories on love and romance, as well as for his devout beliefs. Amber is a free-spirited young woman with a restless soul who is surprisingly drawn to Clay's strong faith and noble ideas. Together, they attempt an "old-fashioned" courtship in contemporary America.
12) Do you believe?
Publisher
Pure Flix
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
When a local pastor is shaken to the core by the visible faith of an old street-corner preacher, he is reminded that true belief always requires action. His response ignites a faith-fueled journey that powerfully impacts everyone it touchs in ways that only God could orchestrate.
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Series
Great courses volume no. 3650
Publisher
The Teaching Company
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Professor Hale, a practicing archaeologist, explores the world's early spiritual experiences by looking at cultural artifacts and sites and using these resources as a guide to understanding why early peoples believed what they did and how they constructed their religious belief systems. (THIS IS A SET. Book and DVDs must be checkout together)
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
When an eighty-two-year-old rabbi from Albom's old hometown asks him to deliver his eulogy, Albom goes back to his nonfiction roots and becomes involved with a Detroit pastor--a reformed drug dealer and convict--who preaches to the poor and homeless in a decaying church with a hole in its roof. A timely, moving, and inspiring look at faith: not just who believes, but why.
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Digital Blacksmiths, LLC
Pub. Date
2019
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English
Description
Being given away for adoption just days after being born left a mystery around Scott Sullivan's life that tugged at his analytical mind, fueling a sense of self-doubt throughout his introverted life that affected his friendships, his faith, and amplified his insecurities. Hoping to uncover his past and find his biological mother and father, he began his search with no more than fragments of a story about an Italian cruise ship and knowing that his...
16) The prisoner
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
The film is based on the real-life travails of Hungarian Cardinal Mindszenty, who after suffering under Nazi persecution, was imprisoned by the new Communist regime for remaining loyal to his religious convictions.
17) Family camp
Publisher
Roadside Attractions LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
When Grace Ackerman signs her family up for their church's rustic summer Family Camp, a comedy of errors ensues as these polar-opposite families must share a yurt and compete for the camp's coveted games trophy. It's not until the two dads end up lost in the woods that their faith and family bonds are truly tested in this heartwarming family comedy.
Publisher
RLJE Films
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Everything seems to be going wrong for the Taylor family right now. Just as Alexa is starting work at her dream job, she's overwhelmed by caring for her mother suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Her son, Beau, has just lost his professional football career to an injury and her daughter, Ravyn, needs help planning her last-minute wedding. Only with the support of friends and the guiding grace of their faith can the Taylors find the strength to cope...
19) When "spiritual but not religious" is not enough: seeing God in surprising places, even the church
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Publisher
Jericho Books
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
A Senior Minister of a Chicago area church discusses the cliché of being spiritual without being religious and advocates for a church-based religious life that is backed by centuries of thought, meaningful debate and a supportive community.
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