John Piper

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The apostle James tells us that we are like vapors---clouds that appear for a time and then vanish. But as Christians, we have hold of something that will stand forever. Best-selling author Piper offers 31 meditations that express a heart-longing for Christ---our anchor through all our moments and days.

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Are you living fully and relentlessly for God? This substantive devotional---the first of three volumes---features 120 power-packed readings revealing the radical consequences that result when we operate with God at the center of all that we do. Practical and steeped in Scripture, it's an articulate call to joyful submission to God's sovereignty.

 Gender and Relationships

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Author Interview with Wayne Grudem

In the past decade, evangelical feminists have questioned almost all of the traditional Christian ideas about men and women. In this book, 19 men (all respected scholars) and three women respond charitably. Working first through all the relevant Scripture passages, they defend the differences between men and women and show how those differences can be lived out in complementary (not hierarchical) roles. They also discuss the implications of church history, biology, sociology, psychology, and law.

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The contributors to this unique volume invite you to both celebrate sex for what God made it to be and fight what sin has turned it into. This book has something for all: men and women, married and single. Contributors include John Piper, C. J. and Carolyn Mahaney, Mark Dever, Al Mohler, and Carolyn McCulley.

 Pastoral Resources

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Should a church be run like a business? Piper says "no." In this provocative critique, he takes aim at the widely held managerial/therapeutic model of ministry---warning that Christlike traits such as childlikeness, tenderheartedness, and dedication to prayer clash with the secular "professionalism" we mistakenly seek to emulate. Sure to spark lively debate!

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Countless books teach the craft of preaching, but not many discuss its fundamental requirement: the piety of the preacher. In this newly revised classic, Piper focuses on Jonathan Edwards and Charles Spurgeon as prime examples, noting how their spirituality enabled them to speak the truth with joy and to appeal earnestly for a response. 120 pages, softcover from Baker.

 Gift Books

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This full-color book includes fifty spectacular landscape photographs, captured by the camera of award-winning photographer Ric Ergenbright, that display the beauty and power of God's handiwork. Alongside these images, carefully chosen Scripture verses help lead you beyond simply seeing images of creation to thinking grand thoughts about our magnificent Creator. Towering mountains, crashing waves, and delicate flowers - all shout the glory of the living God. Yet this no so subtle declaration of his glory often falls on deaf ears. We enjoy the gift of life and the magnificent world in which we live, but do we celebrate our Maker?

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The "prodigal" parable is now in poetic verse! Come along as the sister of the spendthrift brother seeks to reclaim his wanton life. The renewed life he finds in his father's embrace is mirrored in the older brother, who discovers he needn't labor for his father's love...it's free! A joyous celebration of God's grace. Includes audio CD of the author reading the story. 32 pages, hardcover from Crossway Books.

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