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  Velvet Elvis

  Repainting the Christian Faith

  by Rob Bell

  We know there’s something more. We sense it, we feel it, we know it. And we want it. We want an authentic spirituality.
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  Searching for God Knows What

  by Donald Miller

  In Searching for God Knows What, Donald Miller's provocative and funny new book, he shows readers that the greatest desire of every person is the desire for redemption. Every person is constantly seeking redemption (or at least the feeling of it) in his or her life, believing countless gospels that promise to fix the brokenness. Typically their pursuits include the desire for fulfilling relationships, successful... (more)
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  Plan B

  Further Thoughts on Faith

  by Anne Lamott

  With the trademark wisdom, humor, and honesty that made Anne Lamott's book on faith, Traveling Mercies , a runaway bestseller, Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith is a spiritual antidote to anxiety and despair in increasingly fraught times. The world is a more dangerous place than it was when Lamott's Traveling Mercies was published five years ago. Terrorism and war have become the new normal;... (more)
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  Grace (Eventually)

  Thoughts on Faith

  by Anne Lamott

  The sharp, funny, and heartfelt follow-up to her bestselling Plan B , Anne Lamott's newest collection is a personal exploration of the faith and grace all around us. In Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith , Lamott examines the ways we're caught in life's most daunting predicaments: love, mothering, work, politics, and maybe toughest of all, evolving from who we are to who we were meant to be. This is a... (more)
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  Angry Conversations with God: A Snarky but Authentic Spiritual Memoir

  by Susan E. Isaacs

  Disillusioned, disenfranchised, and disinterested in anything churchy, Susan Isaacs knew of only one thing to do when she hit spiritual rock bottom at age 40. . . . She took God to couples counseling. In this cuttingly poignant memoir, Susan Isaacs chronicles her rocky relationship with the Almighty -- from early childhood to midlife crisis--and all the churches where she and God tried to make a home:... (more)
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  A Year with C. S. Lewis

  Daily Readings from His Classic Works

  by Patricia S. Klein, C. S. Lewis

  Beloved author C .S. Lewis is our wise and inspiring guide in this elegant collectible book of 366 poignant and thought-provoking daily meditations.
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  Is Christianity Good for the World?

  by Christopher Hitchens, Douglas Wilson

  The gloves come off in this electric exchange, originally hosted by Christianity Today , as leading atheist Christopher Hitchens (author of God Is Not Great ) and Christian apologist Douglas Wilson (author of Letter from a Christian Citizen ) go head-to-head on this divisive question. The result is entertaining and provocative—a glimpse into the ongoing debate.
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  Sex God

  Exploring the Endless Connections Between Sexuality and Spirituality

  by Rob Bell

  God and sex go together. You can’t separate the two, says Rob Bell, because this physical world is intimately linked to deeper spiritual realities. And so, in order to make sense of sexuality, at some point you have to talk about God. With beauty and unusual insight, Sex God explores this connection.
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  Things Unseen

  Living in Light of Forever

  by Mark Buchanan

  Blending pastoral warmth, philosophical depth, storytelling skill, and literary craft, Mark Buchanan encourages Christians to make heaven, literally, our "fixation" -- filling our vision, gripping our heart, and anchoring our hope. Only then, says Buchanan, can we become truly fearless on this earth, free from the fear of losing our life, property, status, title, or comfort; free from the threat of tyrants, the... (more)
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  Traveling Mercies

  Some Thoughts on Faith

  by Anne Lamott

  When Anne Lamott was twenty-five, her father died after a long struggle with brain cancer. Over the next few years she herself began to suffer from an overwhelming sense of desperation and fear which she tried to suppress with alcohol and pills. Although she was managing to write and publish successful novels at the time, it was clear that her life was spinning out of control. In Traveling Mercies , a... (more)
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  Reflections on the Psalms

  by C. S. Lewis

  Lewis writes here about the difficulties he has met or the joys he has gained in reading the Psalms. He points out that the Psalms are poems, intended to be sung, not doctrinal treatises or sermons. Proceeding with his characteristic grace, he guides readers through both the form and the meaning of these beloved passages in the Bible.
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  To Own a Dragon

  Reflections On Growing Up Without a Father

  by Donald Miller, John MacMurray

  Join Donald Miller, the best-selling author of Blue Like Jazz, with mentor John MacMurray, as he presents a thought-provoking and humorous chronicle of lessons found in a life without a Dad.
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  Mere Christianity

  by C. S. Lewis

  THE BELOVED BESTSELLING CLASSIC OF CHRISTIAN FAITH Mere Christianity is C. S. Lewis's forceful and accessible doctrine of Christian belief. First heard as informal radio broadcasts and then published as three separate books -- The Case for Christianity, Christian Behavior, and Beyond Personality -- Mere Christianity brings together what Lewis sees as the fundamental truths of the religion. Rejecting the... (more)
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  Blue Like Jazz

  Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality

  by Donald Miller

  I never liked jazz music because jazz music doesn't resolve. . . . I used to not like God because God didn't resolve. But that was before any of this happened. In Donald Miller's early years, he was vaguely familiar with a distant God, but when he came to know Jesus Christ, he pursued the Christian life with great zeal. Within a few years he had a successful ministry that ultimately left him feeling empty, burned... (more)
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  The Screwtape Letters

  How a Senior Devil Instructs a Junior Devil in the Art of Temptation

  by C. S. Lewis

  In this humorous and perceptive exchange between two devils, C. S. Lewis delves into moral questions about good vs. evil, temptation, repentance, and grace. Through this wonderful tale, the reader emerges with a better understanding of what it means to live a faithful life.
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  The Great Divorce

  by C. S. Lewis

  C. S. Lewis takes us on a profound journey through both heaven and hell in this engaging allegorical tale. Using his extraordinary descriptive powers, Lewis introduces us to supernatural beings who will change the way we think about good and evil.
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  A Million Miles in a Thousand Years

  What I Learned While Editing My Life

  by Donald Miller

  Full of beautiful, heart-wrenching, and hilarious stories, A Million Miles in a Thousand Years details one man's opportunity to edit his life as if he were a character in a movie. Years after writing a best-selling memoir, Donald Miller went into a funk and spent months sleeping in and avoiding his publisher. One story had ended, and Don was unsure how to start another. But he gets rescued by two movie... (more)
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  The Weight of Glory

  And Other Addresses

  by C. S. Lewis

  Selected from sermons delivered by C. S. Lewis during World War II, these nine addresses offer guidance and inspiration in a time of great doubt. These are ardent and lucid sermons that provide a compassionate vision of Christianity.