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Strengthen your relationships--with family, partners, friends, and others--and find deeper satisfaction by learning to love better. Humans are meant to love and be loved, but so often we fall short at loving well. We take others for granted. We make assumptions. We forget to show our affection. We grow lazy. We so often fail in our relationships with our families, our partners, our friends, and fellow humans because we are lazy in our love for one another, says Keion Henderson, pastor of the mega-church Lighthouse Church in Houston. Lazy love prevents us from experiencing the deep, soulful fulfillment we long to know. It keeps us from being known and enjoyed by those around us. And it stops us from stepping out to give who we are without expecting anything in return. In his new book Lazy Love, Henderson unpacks the four kinds of love mentioned in the Bible-eros, or attraction; phileo, or friendship; storge, or familial; and agape, or spiritual love-and shows readers how each shapes our relationships and our lives. He also encourages readers to uncover the unhealthy practices that often lead to damaged or broken relationships and helps reader break free of the patterns that keep us from loving well. The good news is that each of us can learn to love better and to improve our relationships-with our partners, our children, our friends, our co-workers, and our neighbors. Lazy Love will help readers become better at loving others in all areas of their lives.

Keion Henderson (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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The Truth in True Crime Audio Study: What Investigating Death Teaches Us About the Meaning of Life

The Zondervan Reflective Audio Study series provides a unique audio learning experience. Unlike a traditional audiobook's direct narration of a book's text, Chasing Leads Audio Study includes high-quality live recordings in which the author teaches the content of the book, discusses important points, and introduces additional sources. The end result is an engaging audio study focused on learning. For decades, cold-case homicide detective J. Warner Wallace investigated the causes behind deaths and murders, chasing one lead after another for months as he attempted to solve the case.? Several of these cases remain open, unsolved mysteries.? Wallace also investigated the most notable death in human history--the death of Jesus Christ--and it transformed him from an atheist into a follower of Jesus. Investigating death, surprisingly, taught him a great deal about life and the nature of people. In The Truth in True Crime Audio Study, Wallace explores the clues lying behind our human nature as he uncovers fifteen life-truths gleaned from both contemporary murder investigations and ancient Biblical wisdom.? Every session introduces you to an investigation of a death as Wallace and his partner Rick chase down leads and along the way learn guiding principles to help us to thrive and flourish as human beings created in the image of God.? These fifteen attributes of human beings have been confirmed by modern sociological studies, but were first described on the pages of Scripture. Even if you don't believe in God, these are valuable insights into our human condition, helping you better understand your own identity and the identity of your Creator.??

J. Warner Wallace (Author), J. Wallace, TBD (Narrator)

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The Power of Your Dreams: A Guide to Hearing and Understanding How God Speaks While You Sleep

How would your life look if you gained years of wisdom, guidance, and strategy while you were asleep? That's exactly what you receive when you tap into the power of God's voice in your dreams! The average person spends twenty-six years of their life sleeping. That time was created not only to enjoy the physical benefits of rest but to engage in the presence of God and access his guidance for our days. In The Power of Your Dreams, pastor and talk show host Stephanie Ike Okafor shows that everyone is a dreamer. Alongside personal stories of how dreams equipped her with insight for pivotal moments, Stephanie gives readers practical tools to help remember and discern their dreams, identify biblical meanings of common symbols and numbers, and reflect on discussion questions in each chapter. Anchored in biblical truth, The Power of Your Dreams answers the most perplexing questions readers have about dreams, such as: - Are all dreams from God? - How do I know if my dream contained a message from God? - How do I interpret my dreams? - Do nightmares have any meaning? Embark on a transformative journey to unlock hidden treasures of wisdom by discovering God's voice in your dreams. With this expansive teaching on one of the prevalent ways God speaks, readers will discover confidence in their purpose, and a strengthened relationship with God.

Stephanie Ike Okafor (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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1 Peter: Surprised by the Church Jesus is Building

This book helps followers of Jesus see themselves as Jesus sees them--people indwelled with his Spirit being built up to impact the world. You will move beyond education and knowing things about Jesus to spiritual awakening and transformation through daily immersion in Scripture. J. D. encourages reading the Bible with others and to put spiritual insights into action. Daily Seeds 1 Peter includes: - 48 daily readings from 1 Peter - Substantive insights from 1 Peter and a deeper reflection on its meaning - Prayers to deepen the influence of Scripture in your life - Questions that encourage action in the world 1 Peter can be used for personal study and in small groups. Meeting weekly with a group is highly recommended to share insights and to encourage one another for greater spiritual impact in the world.

J.D. Walt (Author), J. D. Walt, TBD (Narrator)

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Their Finest Hour: 30 Biblical Figures Who Pleased God at Great Cost

A powerful collection of 30 Bible stories about people whose faith in God brought them their finest hour. In today's world, it's easy to fall prey to the approval addiction--seeking the praise of others instead of focusing on pleasing God. In Their Finest Hour, best-selling author R.T. Kendall highlights 30 Bible characters who put their trust in God despite their moments of self-effacing vulnerability. Through these stories, we can learn valuable lessons about faith and trusting God even when it isn't popular or easy to do so. You'll learn the importance of sticking to your convictions, letting God be in control, and trusting His plan for your life through stories of biblical figures, including: - Leah, who experienced delayed significance. - Rahab, who saw a better future with God's people. - Habakkuk, who was willing to wait on the Lord. Their Finest Hour is for ordinary Christians looking to deepen their faith, their understanding of the Bible, and their relationship with God. Relatable stories and personal anecdotes make this book an invaluable resource for pastors, teachers, small groups, and believers seeking inspiration and guidance in their spiritual journey. An enlightening and engaging exploration of moments when ordinary people achieved greatness in the eyes of God, Their Finest Hour will inspire you to seek the true honor that comes from God alone.

R.T. Kendall (Author), TBD, Tom Parks (Narrator)

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Can I Say That?: How Unsafe Questions Lead Us to the Real God

Can God handle our hardest questions, biggest struggles, and secret doubts? We instinctively assume he cannot. We figure giving voice to those things will bring shame, rejection, and distance from him. But what if our hard questions don't need to function as an off-ramp from Christianity but can lead us closer to his heart? What if he is not afraid of our doubts but instead reveals himself in them? In Can I Say That?, Brenna Blain brings her fresh voice to those who feel unsafe or unwelcome in the church, acknowledging the incongruity between the church's actions and believers' lived experiences. As a Bible teacher and an advocate for those who have experienced abuse, molestation, and mental health crises, she creates space for readers to be radically honest and ask tough questions-Am I safe here? Why does your presence feel so lonely, God?-while pointing them to biblical, foundational truth. Leading the way with her own raw vulnerability and authenticity, Brenna shares her journey of wrestling with God and building intimacy with him as a result. Bravely exploring these deep places with Brenna will help you: - Know in your guts that God accepts you as you are-even as you question, struggle, doubt, and hurt - Be reassured that he is bigger than anything you face and can handle anything you bring to him - Experience his love in the most tender and needy parts of your heart - Engage complex questions about the institution of the church, wrestle with its abuses, and advocate for the Body of Christ to more closely reflect his heart God sees you and knows you-better than you know yourself. He doesn't need you to change in order for him to love you. He doesn't require you to be free of struggles in order for him to be close to you. He wants you to be your true self with him and be willing to engage with him deeply, so he can wow you with the beauty of his heart and character.

Brenna Blain (Author), Brenna Blain, TBD (Narrator)

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Relaxed: Walking with the One Who Is Not Worried about a Thing

We often try to do a lot for God--without him. Relaxed is a call to let go of spiritual performance, reject our cultural tendency to live under pressure, and find freedom to walk with God and toward God, one gentle step at a time. Jesus was never in a hurry to be anywhere other than where he was, trusting and obeying his Father. Could the same be said of us? We long to know peace, purpose, and contentment, but life's stresses, the world's discouragements, and our own striving for growth get in the way. In Relaxed, pastor and teacher Megan Fate Marshman explores what it means to set aside our addiction to trying to figure everything out and relish a slower, compelling, powerful, and relaxed life with God. As Megan takes us word by word through Proverbs 3:5-6, she helps us discover: - The joy of a continual, intimate relationship with God - What God calls us to do with the burden of shame and guilt - What it looks like to be relaxed in the midst of grief, financial stress, mistakes, and fatigue - The freedom and forgiveness of being found 'in Christ' - How to incorporate rhythms of walking with God into our everyday routines God never intended for us to be in control. As we lean away from our own understanding and into an intentionally relaxed spiritual life, we join Jesus in trusting a God who knows what he is doing--and isn't worried about a thing.

Megan Fate Marshman (Author), Megan Marshman, TBD (Narrator)

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What It Means to Be Protestant: The Case for an Always-Reforming Church

These days many evangelicals are exploring the more sacramental, liturgical, and historically-conscious church traditions, including Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy. This hunger for historical rootedness is a welcome phenomenon--but unfortunately, many assume that this need can only be met outside of Protestant contexts.?? In What it Means to Be Protestant, Gavin Ortlund draws from both his scholarly work in church history and his personal experience in ecumenical engagement to offer a powerful defense of the Protestant tradition. Retrieving classical Protestant texts and arguments, he exposes how many of the contemporary objections leveled against Protestants are rooted in caricature. Ultimately, he shows that historic Protestantism offers the best pathway to catholicity and historical rootedness for Christians today.?? In his characteristically charitable and irenic style, Ortlund demonstrates that the 16th century Reformation represented a genuine renewal of the gospel. This does not entail that Protestantism is without faults. But because it is built upon the principle of semper reformanda (always reforming), Protestantism is capable of reforming itself according to Scripture as the ultimate authority. This scholarly and yet accessible book breaks new ground in ecumenical theology and will be a staple text in the field for many years to come.

Gavin Ortlund (Author), Mike Lenz, TBD (Narrator)

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Meet Me in the Middle: 8 Mother-Daughter Conversations about Life and Faith

You can have an open and trusting relationship with your teenager. Mother-and-daughter team Sandra Stanley and Allie Stanley Cooney write in alternating chapters to you and your middle school/early high school daughter in this unique, interaction-prompting book that will help you grow in connection, communication, and faith. Some conversations between parent and child don't happen until a crisis forces them to occur. At that point, defenses go up, lines are drawn, feelings are hurt, and solutions seem out of reach. But what if those conversations happened before a crisis? This book helps make that happen. As leaders at one of the country's largest churches, Sandra Stanley and Allie Stanley Cooney not only have professional backgrounds working with young people, they have walked this path together. In Meet Me in the Middle, they draw on their experience to help you: - Use eight planned opportunities to have comfortable discussions with your daughter about the topics you care about most - Learn natural ways to communicate your faith - Hear firsthand what your daughter is most stressed about - Help your daughter navigate fear and anxiety - Approach the tricky subjects of friends, boys, and dating Discussion questions, Scripture, activity ideas, and outing suggestions in Meet Me in the Middle help pave the way to a strong, trusting relationship. As you and your daughter step toward one another, you'll explore how you both can: - Grow in faith as you find your identity and self-worth in Christ - Avoid the comparison trap - Nurture healthy relationships - Keep communication open Meet Me in the Middle guides you to a loving, trusting relationship with your tween or teen daughter as you grow closer, seek out God together, and enjoy each other along the way.

Allie Stanley Cooney, Sandra Stanley (Author), Allie Stanley Cooney, Sandra Stanley, TBD (Narrator)

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When Faith Disappoints: The Gap Between What We Believe and What We Experience

For anyone who feels the weight of injustice, trauma, and suffering, the founder of the Jude 3 Project invites you to discover how pursuing godliness in a broken world can heal your heart and your life. Living as a Black woman in America, Lisa Victoria Fields understands the tension of relying on God in a broken world. While pursuing her calling in full-time Christian ministry-an often white, male-dominated vocation-she saw the contentions many people have with Christianity. She heard the theological questions, but instead of arguing for her faith, she listened to the barriers and heard the pain in their hearts: I'm not welcomed or wanted. There is no justice in this world. God didn't intervene and protect me. Doesn't God want me to be happy? Lisa saw the gap between their expectation of Christianity and their experience of it. Now, in her debut book, Lisa invites Christians and skeptics to reconsider the promises and truth of Christianity. She reveals seven pain points people frequently experience-a lack of personhood, power, protection, provision, peace, purpose, and pleasure-and unpacks how, for some, Christianity may have failed to meet those very valid needs, so they turned to various counterfeits to deal with the pain points. While Lisa acknowledges and wrestles with the pain in a fallen world, she also reexamines the pages of Scripture in search of how Christianity alleviates each of those pains. Through vulnerability, powerful storytelling, and thoughtful use of Scripture, Lisa tends to your hurting heart and offers hope and resolve to move forward, clinging to a faith that works-a faith that brings relevance and value to your life in the here and now.

Lisa Victoria Fields (Author), Lisa Victoria Fields, TBD (Narrator)

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Church Girl: A Gospel Vision to Encourage and Challenge Black Christian Women

Reignite your purpose in Christ, restore your dignity, heal your pain, transform your rest, and learn how to flourish in today's secular world as a Black Christian woman-from Bible teacher, speaker, and psychotherapist Dr. Sarita Lyons. Black women are the hidden figures in the church. Despite at times being rendered invisible, uninvited, and unprotected in a racist and sexist world, they are valued image-bearers and influential instruments in God's redemptive plan. Church Girl invites you, as a Black woman, on a journey from the garden to the present day. Your unique story as a Black woman lies within the grand narrative of Scripture, and the message of the gospel is the light, lens, and love you need to help you see and live as God intends. Church Girl helps answer some of your most internal pressing questions: - How do I understand my identity in light of Scripture? - How should I think about my purpose? - How can I thrive despite the opposition from racism and sexism? - How are Black women hurt in the church and how can I heal? - Why am I always exhausted from working and where can I find real peace and rest? - How can I flourish in a secular world and live out my faith with conviction and integrity? With compassion and wisdom, Dr. Sarita Lyons invites Black women to tackle the unique issues they face in the church with prophetic boldness, priestly compassion, a church leader's wisdom, a counselor's insight, and a sister's relatability and love.

Sarita T. Lyons (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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You'll Make It (and They Will Too): Everything No One Talks About When You're Parenting Teens

A lifeline of hope for parents of teens who feel adrift on the real and raw parenting journey, presented with wisdom and faith-and a touch of candid humor-from seasoned educator, mother, and Today Parenting contributor Amy Betters-Midtvedt. As a mom with five kids ages twelve to twenty-two living at home, Amy Betters-Midtvedt found that parenting teens challenged everything she thought it meant to be a "good" mom. But in the unraveling came the building of something new and more beautiful than she could have imagined: an incredible sense of love, hope, joy, and relationship-even in the mess. You'll Make It (And They Will Too) is as much about navigating the minefields of anxiety and mental health as it is setting curfews, convincing kids to bring their dishes back to the kitchen, and deciding whose turn it is to have the car keys. It's about dancing in the kitchen with soon-to-be adult kids who are taller than you. It's making appointments with a therapist and a college admissions counselor in the same week. It's helping your kids cling to faith even as they reject the pew on Sunday mornings. Through stories steeped in hope and prayer of both her professional and personal parenting journey, Amy shares: - words of comfort for when you feel alone, together with wisdom and strategies that will help you to not just survive the sleepless nights, but also to thrive as a stronger family unit - prayers to draw on God's strength when everything feels overwhelming - a path forward with your teenagers that brings you into a lifelong loving relationship - ways to celebrate the beauty in your teens in all that they are, just as God made them Each chapter will leave you equipped, encouraged, and less alone by guiding you through how to listen to your own heart when parenting your precious teen.

Amy Betters-Midtvedt (Author), Amy Betters-Midtvedt, TBD (Narrator)

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