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God's Front Door Author - Jill Briscoe Photographers - Bill Bain, Alan Bedding, Dave Cooke, Roger Chouler, Alison Hickey, Glyn Simister Lewis, Donna Pendrey Publisher - Monarch/Kregel

• Favorite Features -
• great gift book
• thoughts on fears & trouble, priorities, life & service, pain & loss, help & healing, devotion, trust & faith, Heaven, Christmas & Easter
• incredible photos throughout
• 28 devotionals, each include - Scripture, devotional and prayer

    Encouraging, comforting and challenging.  Extremely well done, Jill, Bill, Alan, Dave, Roger, Alison, Glyn, Donna and Monarch/Kregel!
  

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8 Choices That Will Change a Woman's Life Author - Jill Briscoe Publisher - Howard Publishing

• Favorite Features -
• looks at eight important choices -
• resist pain or use it
• pursue wealth or grace
• develop God's gifts or waste them
• stand for truth or abandon it
• more
• each topic includes -
• real life stories
• Scripture
• quotes
• study guide

    Challenging and readable, this book will help women identify and make the choices they need for real change in their lives.  Extremely well done, Jill and Howard Publishing!
  

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When Pleasing Others is Hurting You Author - Dr. David Hawkins Publisher - Harvest House

• Favorite Features -
• explains what co-dependency is and how to overcome it
• each chapter ends with reflection thoughts and activities

    Filled with real-life examples/case studies, this book will provide a source of information and help for many trapped in co-dependency.  Extremely well done, David and Harvest House!
  

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Twelve Lies You Hear in Church Author - Tim Ritter Publisher - NexGen/Cook

• Favorite Features -
• carefully looks at 12 lies and the truth to answer them
• each chapter challenges you to identify the lie, learn the truth, live the truth and log the truth
• looks at lies/truth such as -
• little sins aren't really that bad/the truth about sin's damage
• I married the wrong person/the truth about God's will
• I'll never be a Billy Graham/the truth about our ministry
• more!

    Challenging, thought provoking, well written.  This book gives you much to think about and talk about.  Extremely well done, Tim and NexGen/Cook!
  

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Soul Survivor Author Mike Pilavachi Publisher - Regal Books

• Favorite Features -
• another strong, much needed voice challenging Christians to go out of their castle and engage the real people in the real world
• challenge readers to "live as real people"
  

    Challenges believers to journey through their desert of pain, confusion and problems to find real healing in Jesus so they can be real people who help the world find real answers in Jesus!  Extremely well done, Mike and Regal Books!
  

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Just Leave God out of It Authors - Tim Ritter and David Timms Publisher - NexGen/Cook

• Favorite Features -
• looks at the world's attitudes toward God, others, self and life and how to keep what God says is right/wrong the key to what shapes our attitudes
• looks at things like -
  
• secularism vs supernaturalism
• relativism vs absolute truth
• self-centeredness vs service
• sexual freedom vs purity
• and more
• each chapter looks at -
• culture's value . . .  what it is, examples, the payoff, the cost
• God's value . . . what it is, Scripture, the payoffs, the cost
• living it out
• questions for each chapter

    So many Christians have no real understanding of what it means to have a Christian World View.  This book will help them better understand and identify the world's values and God's values and what they believe.  Would make a great small group study.  Extremely well done, Tim, David and NexGen/Cook!
  

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What a Christian Believes Author - Ray Prichard Publisher - Crossway Books

• Favorite Features -
• walks through the basic core beliefs of Christians
• each chapter ends with -
• something to think about
• questions to consider
• Scriptures to consider

    Informative, easy to read resource - great for the person looking for answers as well as the new believer.  Very nicely done, Ray and Crossway Books!
  

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God's Lavish Grace Author - Terry Virgo Publisher - Monarch/Kregel

• Favorite Features -
• author shares his own personal story throughout
• to-the-point teaching on Grace - what it is, means and does for us

    Extremely well done, Terry and Monarch/Kregel!  Interesting, easy to read - every believer should read this book!
  

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Cultivating a Forgiving Heart Author - Denise George Publisher - Zondervan

• Favorite Features -
• can be used as a six-week small group study
• each weekly study includes -
• daily readings
• weekend readings
• each daily reading includes -
• devotional reading
• Scripture study
• questions to think through
• prayer
• each weekend reading includes -
• questions to help you think through and apply the daily readings
• prayer
• weekly studies walk through what forgiveness is, overcoming myths and experiencing forgiveness

    Excellent for both the individual and group to work through, this book not only explains the "whats" and "whys" of forgiveness, but the use of real life examples effectively show real forgiveness in real lives.  Extremely well done, Denise and Zondervan!
  

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Messianic Judaism is Not Christianity Author - Stan Telchin Publisher - Chosen/Baker

• Favorite Features -
• personal accounts and stories of real people throughout
• historical background of Jews and the anti-Semitism of the church - I didn't know about this
• outlines Biblical problems with messianic Judaism
• explains how to reach Jews for Jesus

    A strong, passionate call for unity among believers - where there is neither Jew nor Gentile.  Tremendously eye opening, this book will give the reader much to think about.  Extremely well done, Stan and Chosen/Baker!
  

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Jesus Wept Author - Bruce Marchiano Publisher - Howard Publishing

• Favorite Features -
• great gift book
• walks through how Jesus bore all our crises and is with us in the middle of it all
• shows Jesus weeping with us and for us

    Comforting, encouraging powerful book to give or receive.  Extremely well done, Bruce and Howard Publishing!
 

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If you Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of The Boat the Life You've Always Wanted Author - John Ortberg Publisher - Insirio/Running Press

• Favorite Features -
• mini editions make great add on gifts or card replacements
• practical, real sharing about trusting God, one step at a time and real steps to growing as a real person

    Keep a few of these on hand - if you have them, you'll find many opportunities to pass them on to the people you know!  Extremely well done John and Inspirio!
  

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The Miracle You're Been Searching For Author - Mac Brunson Publisher - Moody Press

• Favorite Features -
• encouraging, quick read for those experiencing, "life storms"
• excellent use of Scripture to help show how Jesus knows where we are, what's happening to us and is with us - we are not alone
• each chapter ends with, "Consider This" and "Digging Deeper" to help reader think through, apply and learn more

    Everyone has at least one, "life storm" in their lifetime - this book is an excellent source of encouragement and answers for those storms!  Extremely well done, Mac and Moody Press! 

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SQ: Boost Your Spiritual IQ Author - Dave Gilpin Publisher - Monarch/Kregel

• Favorite Features -
• 21 sayings we are familiar with and how to look at things differently, Biblically

    Interesting, thought provoking take on commonly held beliefs and how our faith and God's Word challenges our thinking.  Very nicely done, Dave and Monarch/Kregel! 

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What Darwin Didn't Know Author - Geoffrey Simmons Publisher - Harvest House

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• Favorite Features -
• compares science, medical facts with evolution to show evolution is impossible
• shows how Darwin's theories reflect medical "facts" and theories of the 1800's we now know to be false
• each chapter ends with, "Bottom -line Points"
• walks through physical science facts for every body part/function and how they didn't /couldn't evolve
• shows 27 major differences between man/monkey
• 81 facts that show purposeful design
• walks through problems with Darwin's theories

    This book belongs in every church library and every family's home library.  Parents need to read this book so they are ready to help their kids understand the truth about the purposeful design of God.  Tremendously well done Geoffrey and Harvest House! 

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Basic Theology Author - Charles Ryrie Publisher - Moody Press

• Favorite Features -
• clear presentation of the basics Christians believe about God
• in-text charts, graphs and illustrations

This book will help challenge you to really know what you believe.  Nicely done, Charles and Moody Press! 

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Living by the Book Authors - Howard Hendricks & William Hendricks Publisher - Moody Press

• Favorite Features -
• looks at how to read, understand and live God's Word
• charts throughout
• workbook includes space to try what you are learning so you will remember

Excellent tool to help anyone who wants to read God's Word for understanding so they'll know how to live it!  Tremendously well done, Howard, William and Moody Press!
 

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The Kregel Bible Atlas Author - Tom Dowley Publisher - Kregel

• Favorite Features -
• maps throughout
• photos bring the Holy Land to life
• shows geography of Palestine, Abraham's journeys through the spread of the new church

Excellent resource for students, pastors and those who want to better understand the setting of the Bible.  Extremely well done, Tom and Kregel!

 

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Old Testament Today Authors - John Walton & Andrew Hill Publisher - Zondervan

• Favorite Features -
• walks through the Old Testament explaining -
• orientation/purpose
• Yahweh focus
• key verses
• original meaning
• bridging contacts
• contemporary significance
• key plotline terms
• timeline
• maps
• includes photos, drawings, charts
• each section ends with questions, key review terms, going to the next level reading list

    Textbook on the Old Testament - great for a class with space to take notes in the margins as well as a resource book for any who want a better understanding of the Old Testament!  Extremely well done, John, Andrew and Zondervan!
  

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The Bible Exposition Commentary Author - Dr. Warren Wiersbe Publisher - Cook

• Favorite Features -
• 6 volumes take you through the Bible
• outlines for each book in the Bible
• includes key verse/theme
• written in a clear, easy to understand manner

    Anyone can read these commentaries and walk away understanding God's  Word better.  Extremely well done, Warren and Cook!
  

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The Strongest Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Compiled by - James Strong Revised & Corrected by - John Kohlenberger III & James Swanson Publisher - Zondervan

• Favorite Features -
  
• Words of Christ in Red
• complete Strong's Concordance, corrected
• index of articles, conjunctions, particles, prepositions and pronouns
• Hebrew-Aramaic Dictionary index to the Old Testament
• Greek Dictionary index to the New Testament
• Nave's Topical Bible reference system
• major social concerns in Mosaic covenant
• Hebrew calendar/events, Old Testament feasts/sacred days
• harmony of the Gospels and prophecies Jesus fulfilled
• Jesus' parables and miracles
• maps and more

    This is truly one of the all time best Bible study resources generations of Christians have turned to.  Extremely well done, James, John, James and Zondervan!
 

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