David Kinnaman's Books

Good Faith

Being a Christian When Society Thinks You're Irrelevant and Extreme

By: David Kinnaman,Gabe Lyons

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Good Faith

Being a Christian When Society Thinks You're Irrelevant and Extreme

By: David Kinnaman,Gabe Lyons

Many Christians today feel overwhelmed as they try to live faithfully in a culture that seems increasingly hostile to their beliefs. Politics, marriage, sexuality, religious freedom--with an ever-growing list of contentious issues, believers find it harder than ever to hold on to their convictions while treating their friends, neighbors, coworkers, and even family members who disagree with respect and compassion. This isn't just a problem that affects individual Christians; if left unaddressed, the growing gap between the faithful and society's tolerance for public faith will have lasting consequences for the church in America. Now the bestselling authors of unChristian turn their data-driven insights toward the thorny question of how Christians talk with people they know and love about the most toxic issues of our day. They help today's disciples understand what they believe and why, and how to keep believing it without being judgmental and defensive. Readers will discover the most significant trends that offer both obstacles and opportunities to God's people, and how not only to challenge culture but to create and renew it for the common good. Perhaps most importantly, David Kinnaman and Gabe Lyons invite fellow Christians to understand the heart behind opposing views and show them how to be loving, life-giving friends despite profound differences. This will be the go-to book for young adult and older believers who don't want to hide from culture but to engage and restore it.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

288

Publisher

Baker Books

Published Date

ISBN 10

1493401483

ISBN 13

9781493401482

You Lost Me

Why Young Christians Are Leaving Church...and Rethinking Faith

By: David Kinnaman,Aly Hawkins

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

You Lost Me

Why Young Christians Are Leaving Church...and Rethinking Faith

By: David Kinnaman,Aly Hawkins

Close to 60 percent of young people who went to church as teens drop out after high school. Now the bestselling author of unChristian trains his researcher's eye on these young believers. Where Kinnaman's first book unChristian showed the world what outsiders aged 16-29 think of Christianity, You Lost Me shows why younger Christians aged 16-29 are leaving the church and rethinking their faith. Based on new research, You Lost Me shows pastors, church leaders, and parents how we have failed to equip young people to live "in but not of" the world and how this has serious long-term consequences. More importantly, Kinnaman offers ideas on how to help young people develop and maintain a vibrant faith that they embrace over a lifetime.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

256

Publisher

Baker Books

Published Date

ISBN 10

1441213082

ISBN 13

9781441213082

Faith for Exiles

5 Ways for a New Generation to Follow Jesus in Digital Babylon

By: David Kinnaman,Mark Matlock,Aly Hawkins

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Faith for Exiles

5 Ways for a New Generation to Follow Jesus in Digital Babylon

By: David Kinnaman,Mark Matlock,Aly Hawkins

Discover What's Working and Find Hope Negative perceptions. Church dropouts. Prodigals and nomads. It's easy to get discouraged by all that's going wrong when it comes to Christianity and the emerging generation. Yet what's going right? In fact, signs of hope are springing up all around. In Faith for Exiles, the author of unChristian and You Lost Me unveils major new Barna research that uncovers what's working--five practices that contribute to resilience. Enter the world of resilient young adult Christians and learn how they are sustaining faith. Finally, you can find hope in all that God is doing among young disciples today. Caught Between Cultures In a world where always-connected smart devices and search algorithms educate and entertain, digital Babylon is the new context for discipleship. Faith for Exiles reveals findings from a groundbreaking three-year research study of young Christians whose faith remains resilient even in exile. Barna president David Kinnaman teams up with former executive director of Youth Specialties Mark Matlock to help you: • Make sense of chaotic cultural changes and respond with compassion to the next generation of believers • Recognize the biblical concept of exile as an essential framework for following Christ today • Discover five research-based practices that cultivate faithfulness in digital Babylon • Prepare young Christians to be on mission with Jesus in the world • Empower Jesus followers of all ages to thrive in our current exile

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

151

Publisher

Baker Books

Published Date

ISBN 10

1493415948

ISBN 13

9781493415946

You Lost Me Discussion Guide

Why Young Christians Are Leaving Church . . . and Rethinking Faith

By: David Kinnaman,Aly Hawkins

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

You Lost Me Discussion Guide

Why Young Christians Are Leaving Church . . . and Rethinking Faith

By: David Kinnaman,Aly Hawkins

Close to 60 percent of young Christians who went to church as teens drop out after high school. In You Lost Me, the bestselling coauthor of unChristian trained his researcher's eye on Christians aged 16-29, exposing why they leave the church and rethink their faith. Now small groups can study this groundbreaking book with a new DVD and discussion guide. This DVD and discussion guide will inform, equip, and empower groups and churches to understand the unique challenges that are affecting younger Christians. It's not eough for us to know that they are dropping out and rethinking their faith; this video study and discussion guide provides key insights and practical ways that we can actively enage this generation with thoughtful conversation.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

Publisher

Baker Books

Published Date

ISBN 10

1441240233

ISBN 13

9781441240231

Star Shrines and Earthworks of the Desert Southwest

By: Gary David

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Star Shrines and Earthworks of the Desert Southwest

By: Gary David

Over a period of centuries the Ancient Ones of the American Southwest constructed a pattern of sandstone villages that precisely matches key constellations in the sky. This book plunges you into the mysteries of these unified star correlations. Other fascinating topics include: Orion’s global stargate shrines, Arizona earth chakras, crypto-creatures and star ancestors; the lost empire of Aztlán; evidence of transoceanic migrations to the Southwest in early epochs; the purpose of massive pyramids and canals made by those who once lived on the site of modern-day Phoenix; the subterranean origin of the Anasazi; the cave conundrum of Grand Canyon; the Hopi Mystery Egg; and prophecies of the Fifth World. Chapters include: Stellar Arizona; OZ (Orion Zone) Rising; Arizona Earth Chakras; Grand Canyon Cave Enigma and the Hopi Underworld; Pyramids and Canals of the Phoenix Basin Hohokam; The Hopi Mystery Egg and Prophecies of the Fifth World; All Roads Lead to... Chaco; Pole Star to the Underworld-Anasazi Ruins of Northwestern New Mexico; Mimbres-A Pre-Columbian Counter Culture In Southwestern New Mexico; Mummies, a Meteorite, and the Macaw Constellation-Casas Grandes, Mexico; The Lost Empire of Aztlán; The ABC of Orion: Ants, Bulls, and Copper; Crab Nebula Notes-Shifting To the Age of Taurus, 4,000 BC; Epic Seas Voyages of the Desert People; Genetic Evidence For Pre-Columbian Travel To the American Southwest; Global Orion Shrines-A Celestial Plan; more.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

462

Publisher

SCB Distributors

Published Date

ISBN 10

1935487884

ISBN 13

9781935487883

unChristian

What a New Generation Really Thinks about Christianity...and Why It Matters

By: David Kinnaman,Gabe Lyons

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

unChristian

What a New Generation Really Thinks about Christianity...and Why It Matters

By: David Kinnaman,Gabe Lyons

Based on groundbreaking Barna Group research, unChristian uncovers the negative perceptions young people have of Christianity and explores what can be done to reverse them.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

256

Publisher

Baker Books

Published Date

ISBN 10

1441200010

ISBN 13

9781441200013

The End of Evangelicalism? Discerning a New Faithfulness for Mission

Towards an Evangelical Political Theology

By: David E. Fitch

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The End of Evangelicalism? Discerning a New Faithfulness for Mission

Towards an Evangelical Political Theology

By: David E. Fitch

Why are evangelicals perceived as arrogant, exclusivist, duplicitous, and dispasionate by the wider culture? Diagnosing its political-cultural presence via the ideological theory of Slavoj éZiézek, Fitch argues that evangelicalism appears to have lost the core of its politic : Jesus Christ. In so doing its politic has become "empty." Its witness has been rendered moot. The way back to a vibrant political presence is through the corporate participation in the triune God's ongoing work in the world as founded in the Incarnation.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

253

Publisher

Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published Date

ISBN 10

1606086847

ISBN 13

9781606086841

Christ-Centered Leadership

The Incarnational Difference

By: David L. McKenna

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Christ-Centered Leadership

The Incarnational Difference

By: David L. McKenna

If a leader is a Christian, what difference does it make?" Giant strides have been made in secular leadership theory toward a Christian viewpoint. Priority is now given to character as well as competence, accountability as well as power, transformation as well as transaction, and servanthood as well as success. But these qualities apply to secular as well as to Christian leadership. So, the question remains, "What difference does it make?" David McKenna finds the answer in the Incarnation of Jesus Christ--a divine act for him and a defining attitude for us. Philippians 2:11-15 sets the standard and gives the details. "Your attitude should be the same as Jesus Christ" means following his call to the cross, where we die to self and sacrifice all self-interest in position, power, and prestige in order to serve obediently, faithfully, and humbly for the good of others and the glory of God. Christ-centered leadership is not an extension of the highest and best of human leadership. Radical obedience to the call of Christ and utter dependence upon the Holy Spirit make a substantive difference. In the most practical terms, Incarnation continues in us when we live fully, lead freely, and go where he wants us to go.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

135

Publisher

Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published Date

ISBN 10

162032847X

ISBN 13

9781620328477

You Lost Me Discussion Guide

Why Young Christians Are Leaving Church . . . and Rethinking Faith

By: David Kinnaman,Aly Hawkins

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

You Lost Me Discussion Guide

Why Young Christians Are Leaving Church . . . and Rethinking Faith

By: David Kinnaman,Aly Hawkins

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

Publisher

Baker Books

Published Date

ISBN 10

1441240233

ISBN 13

9781441240231

You Lost Me

Why Young Christians Are Leaving Church...and Rethinking Faith

By: David Kinnaman,Aly Hawkins

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

You Lost Me

Why Young Christians Are Leaving Church...and Rethinking Faith

By: David Kinnaman,Aly Hawkins

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

256

Publisher

Baker Books

Published Date

ISBN 10

1441213082

ISBN 13

9781441213082

Environmental Economics and Natural Resource Management

By: David A. Anderson

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Environmental Economics and Natural Resource Management

By: David A. Anderson

The tools of environmental economics guide policymakers as they weigh development against nature, present against future, and certain benefits against uncertain consequences. The policies and research findings explained in this textbook are relevant to decisions made daily by individuals, firms, and governments. This textbook offers instructors and students a user-friendly, relevant, and up-to-date introduction to these topics while covering recent advancements in the field and significant political and economic changes. The fifth edition has been thoroughly updated while retaining the story-based narratives and visual emphasis of previous editions, capturing students’ attention with full-color photos, graphs, and illustrations. It addresses the impact of changes in world leaders, national priorities, and international agreements along with key developments in the energy sector. These include the way hydraulic fracturing and the surging popularity of natural gas have revolutionized the fossil fuel industries; how new, green-energy technologies are bringing prices down and efficiency levels up; and the arrival of innovative energy sources such as ocean-thermal energy conversion. Environmental Economics and Natural Resource Management promotes environmental and economic literacy with policy-oriented, application-based content, all delivered in concise, accessible discussions. Through its engaging approach, the text brings the economic way of thinking into discussions of personal, community, corporate, and government activities that affect environmental assets and the quality of life.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

530

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1351121456

ISBN 13

9781351121453

David McCullough American History E-book Box Set

John Adams, 1776, Truman, The Course of Human Events

By: David McCullough

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

David McCullough American History E-book Box Set

John Adams, 1776, Truman, The Course of Human Events

By: David McCullough

A special ebook boxed set from Pulitzer Prize–winning author David McCullough, featuring four books on American history. This ebook box set includes the following American History-themed books by David McCullough: John Adams is the magisterial, Pulitzer Prize–winning biography of the independent, irascible Yankee patriot, one of our nation’s founders and most important figures, who became our second president. 1776 is the riveting story of George Washington, the men who marched with him, and their British foes in the momentous year of American independence. Truman is the Pulitzer Prize–winning biography of Harry Truman, the complex and courageous man who rose from modest origins to make momentous decisions as president, from dropping the atomic bomb to going to war in Korea. This set also contains a special bonus: The Course of Human Events. In this Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities, David McCullough draws on his personal experience as a historian to acknowledge the crucial importance of writing in history’s enduring impact and influence, and he affirms the significance of history in teaching us about human nature through the ages.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

3573

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Published Date

ISBN 10

1451658249

ISBN 13

9781451658248

Christian Leadership Essentials

By: David S. Dockery

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Christian Leadership Essentials

By: David S. Dockery

Christian Leadership Essentials finds university president David S. Dockery assembling a great wealth of tried and true insights on the distinctive methods of leading Christian organizations and institutions. No matter how much experience a faith-based leader may already have, there are plenty of fresh thoughts and indispensable guiding principles here on topics including finance and budget planning, mission and vision, employee relations, theological foundations, mentoring, crisis management, and more. A majority of the nineteen contributors are active academic presidents, including Robert B. Sloan (Houston Baptist University; "A Biblical Model of Leadership"), Judson Carlberg (Gordon College; "Managing the Organization"), Jon Wallace (Azusa Pacific University; "Financial Oversight and Budget Planning"), Evans Whitaker (Anderson University [South Carolina]; "Development, Campaigns, and Building Projects"), Carl Zylstra (Dordt College; "Accreditation and Government Relations"), Jim Edwards (Anderson University [Indiana]; "Relationships with Multiple and Various Constituencies"), Phil Eaton (Seattle Pacific University; "Employee Relations in a Grace-filled Community"), Barry Corey (Biola University; "Engaging the Culture"), and Randall O'Brien (Carson-Newman College; "The Leader as Mentor and Pastor").

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

370

Publisher

B&H Publishing Group

Published Date

ISBN 10

1433673398

ISBN 13

9781433673399

Spiritual Formation in Emerging Adulthood

A Practical Theology for College and Young Adult Ministry

By: David P. Setran,Chris A. Kiesling

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Spiritual Formation in Emerging Adulthood

A Practical Theology for College and Young Adult Ministry

By: David P. Setran,Chris A. Kiesling

The shift from adolescence to adulthood, a recently identified stage of life called "emerging adulthood," covers an increasing span of years in today's culture (roughly ages 18-30) due to later marriages and extended education. During this prolonged stage of exploration and self-definition, many young adults drift away from the church. Here two authors--both veteran teachers who are experienced in young adult and campus ministry--address this new and urgent field of study, offering a Christian perspective on what it means to be spiritually formed into adulthood. They provide a "practical theology" for emerging adult ministry and offer insight into the key developmental issues of this stage of life, including identity, intimacy and sexuality, morality, church involvement, spiritual formation, vocation, and mentoring. The book bridges the gap between academic and popular literature on emerging adulthood and offers concrete ways to facilitate spiritual formation among emerging adults.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

413

Publisher

Baker Academic

Published Date

ISBN 10

1441242880

ISBN 13

9781441242884

eShift

The Decline of “Attractional” Church, the Rise of Internet-Influenced Church

By: David A. Posthuma

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

eShift

The Decline of “Attractional” Church, the Rise of Internet-Influenced Church

By: David A. Posthuma

eShift: The Decline of “Attractional” Church, the Rise of Internet-Influenced Church teaches readers how to distinguish between the established culture and the present-emerging culture as it relates to the Church. This dynamic book shows how this vast culture-gap can be bridged for the sake of Christ’s mission in the world.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

138

Publisher

CLC Publications

Published Date

ISBN 10

161958087X

ISBN 13

9781619580879

One Nation without God?

The Battle for Christianity in an Age of Unbelief

By: David Aikman

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

One Nation without God?

The Battle for Christianity in an Age of Unbelief

By: David Aikman

Christianity in America is under siege. From litigation over coaches starting games with prayer to expulsion from college for refusing to endorse beliefs at odds with the Christian faith, hardly a week goes by without news of the declining influence that Christianity has in the public square. Can Christianity in this country survive the advances of secularists and remain influential in our culture? And if a new spiritual awakening is possible, what form will it take? Supported by an astonishing parade of concrete examples and direct quotes from reporters, judges, bloggers, and influencers, David Aikman turns his journalist's eye on the rise of hostility toward Christian expression in America and the alarming decline of orthodox belief among those who call themselves Christians. He explores the inspiring history of Christianity in America, the powerful cultural influences that have weakened the church, and the bright spots of hope he sees across the country, suggesting possible ways Christian influence in America might be refined and revived. Pastors, culture-watchers, and anyone concerned about the state of the church in America will find this a fascinating and eye-opening read.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

183

Publisher

Baker Books

Published Date

ISBN 10

1441235841

ISBN 13

9781441235848

Co-Create

How Your Business Will Profit from Innovative and Strategic Collaboration

By: David Nour

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Co-Create

How Your Business Will Profit from Innovative and Strategic Collaboration

By: David Nour

What if your customers had a vested interest in guiding your company toward greater success? What if your employees had a personal as well as professional commitment to elevating your organization? Imagine how different your results would be if investors, vendors, and even analysts treasured the relationship they have built with you? Most important . . . is your company capable of setting aside a bit of its own self-interest to become part of dramatically more rewarding collaborative effort? That’s the provocative and ultimately earthshaking question David Nour poses. He argues that co-creation is a transformational journey that naturally leads to growth and evolution . . . because it gives birth to shared interests that dwarf anything that existed previously. In Co-Create, David Nour makes the case that co-creation leads to Market GravityTM, a force that attracts stakeholders to your business because they recognize that many others have also united their interests with yours. It’s the sense—backed by tangible metrics—that this is bigger than any of us imagined . . . except that you imagined precisely such an outcome. That’s the power of co-creation.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

305

Publisher

St. Martin's Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1250103037

ISBN 13

9781250103031

Gospel Witness

Evangelism in Word and Deed

By: David M. Gustafson

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Gospel Witness

Evangelism in Word and Deed

By: David M. Gustafson

In light of our increasingly post-Christian Western contexts, David Gustafson offers a mission-oriented ecclesiology that moves from missional theory to practices of missional engagement. Introducing “God’s human drama” as a way to explain the gospel within God’s redemptive story, he outlines specific ways for pastors and church leaders to shape a “gospeling” culture within their congregations. Gustafson expertly lays the foundations of and approaches to evangelism that are seminal and apt for the church today.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

280

Publisher

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1467452599

ISBN 13

9781467452595

Kingdom Ethics, 2nd ed.

Following Jesus in Contemporary Context

By: David P. Gushee,Glen H. Stassen

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Kingdom Ethics, 2nd ed.

Following Jesus in Contemporary Context

By: David P. Gushee,Glen H. Stassen

Kingdom Ethics is arguably the most significant and comprehensive Christian ethics textbook of our time.” — Michelle A. Clifton-Soderstrom, North Park Theological Seminary Christian churches across the spectrum, and Christian ethics as an academic discipline, are often guilty of evading what Jesus actually said about moral life, focusing instead on other biblical texts or traditions. This evasion of Jesus has seriously malformed Christian moral witness—which Jesus said is tested by whether we put his words “into practice.” David Gushee and Glen Stassen’s Kingdom Ethics is the leading Christian introductory ethics textbook for the twenty-first century. Solidly rooted in Scripture—and uniquely focusing on Jesus’s teachings in the Sermon on the Mount—the book has offered students, pastors, and other readers a comprehensive and challenging framework for Christian ethical thought. Writing to recenter Christian ethics in Jesus Christ, Gushee and Stassen focus on the meaning of the Kingdom of God, perennial themes of moral authority and moral norms, and all the issues raised by the Sermon on the Mount—such as life and death, sexual and gender ethics, love and justice, truth telling, and politics. This second edition of Kingdom Ethics is substantially revised by Gushee and features enhanced and updated treatments of all major contemporary ethical issues—including updated data and examples, a more global perspective, gender-inclusive language, a clearer focus on methodology, discussion questions for every chapter, and a detailed new glossary. Kingdom Ethics is for readers anywhere wanting a robust, comprehensive understanding of Christian ethics that is founded on the concrete teachings of Jesus and will equip them for further exploration into the field.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

550

Publisher

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1467445711

ISBN 13

9781467445719

Purpose and Cognition

By: David W. Carroll

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Purpose and Cognition

By: David W. Carroll

The book describes how Edward Tolman developed a theory of purposive behaviour within the behaviourist era of American psychology.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

283

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1107122503

ISBN 13

9781107122505

American Eclipse: A Nation's Epic Race to Catch the Shadow of the Moon and Win the Glory of the World

By: David Baron

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

American Eclipse: A Nation's Epic Race to Catch the Shadow of the Moon and Win the Glory of the World

By: David Baron

Longlisted for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Prize for Literary Science Writing Winner of the AIP Science Communication Award An Amazon Best Book of the Year (Science) A St. Louis Post-Dispatch Best Book of the Year Finalist for the Colorado Book Award (Nonfiction) Booklist Editors’ Choice (Science & Technology) Featuring a new afterword priming readers for the total solar eclipse of 2024, this “essential” (BBC) account brilliantly captures the celestial and human drama of eclipses. With this “suspenseful narrative history” (Maureen Corrigan, NPR’s Fresh Air), award-winning science writer David Baron tells the story of the enterprising scientists—among them, planet hunter James Craig Watson, pioneering astronomer Maria Mitchell, and ambitious young inventor Thomas Edison—who raced to Wyoming and Colorado in the summer of 1878, at the dawn of the Gilded Age, to observe the first great American eclipse. Thrillingly recreating the fierce jockeying of these nineteenth-century astronomers, Baron draws on years of “exhaustive research to reconstruct a remarkable chapter of U.S. history” (Lee Billings, Scientific American), when the fate of American science still hung precariously in the balance. Now updated with an afterword that unites eclipses and eclipse-chasers past and present—revisiting the total solar eclipse of 2017 and looking forward to that of 2024—American Eclipse reveals the enduring power of these ethereal events to bring people together across space and time.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

339

Publisher

Liveright Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1631490176

ISBN 13

9781631490170

Slow to Judge

Sometimes It?s OK to Listen

By: David Capes,Refraction,

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Slow to Judge

Sometimes It?s OK to Listen

By: David Capes,Refraction,

God invites us to judge and to help correct wrongs from a place of understanding. Sometimes we pre-judge a person based on our own biases and superficial experiences. We stifle dialog before the conversation even begins. If all we know is our own faith, and we never put it side-by-side with what others believe, our spiritual growth and commitments can be easily stunted. By truly listening and learning from those with different beliefs, we can broaden and deepen our kingdom commitments. It is possible to stand up for Jesus, to articulate our faith clearly as witnesses, and to defend our faith effectively, while at the same time not being perceived as judgmental. Christians need to be faithful witnesses to God who are willing to listen to people with drastically different stories. In those exchanges, when we suspend judgment and truly listen, we will find truth and beauty and goodness in some of the most unexpected places. We will also find that, if we truly listen, we may be given a chance to speak. Features include: Help for interfaith and intercultural dialog Thought-provoking questions for spiritual conversation or reflection

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

188

Publisher

Thomas Nelson

Published Date

ISBN 10

1401680208

ISBN 13

9781401680206

Detox

By: David Putman

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Detox

By: David Putman

Over time, Christian people can run the risk of becoming “too religious”—too wrapped up in programmatic church activities and less focused on Christ alone. In response, David Putman (Breaking the Missional Code) has written a new book detailing twenty-one ways to reinstate the centrality of Jesus into our daily lives. Divided into three action-ready topical areas (Live like Jesus, Love like Jesus, Leave What Jesus Left Behind), Putman offers what he calls “detox for the overly religious.” Here is a chance for you, your small group, or your entire church to lose religion and rediscover Jesus—simple and yet profound, and all we really need.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

242

Publisher

B&H Publishing Group

Published Date

ISBN 10

1433669641

ISBN 13

9781433669644

The Bible and Digital Millennials

By: David G. Ford,Joshua L. Mann,Peter M. Phillips

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Bible and Digital Millennials

By: David G. Ford,Joshua L. Mann,Peter M. Phillips

The Bible and Digital Millennials explores the place of the Bible in the lives of 18 to 35 year-olds who have been born into the digital age. As the use of digital media becomes increasingly pervasive, it should follow that it will have a significant effect on people’s engagement with religion and the sacred texts associated with it. Drawing on contemporary in-depth surveys, this study unpacks digital millennials’ stance towards, use of and engagement with the Bible in both offline and online settings. The book features results from a nationally representative survey of 2,000 young British people specifically commissioned for this project. The data is also compared with the findings of others, including a poll of 850 British Bible-centric Christians and recent Bible engagement surveys from the USA. This book investigates the relevance of the Bible to the lives of those who have grown up in the digital age. It will, therefore, offer fresh insight to any scholar of biblical studies, religion and digital media, and religious studies.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

103

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

0429788967

ISBN 13

9780429788963

The Jesus Climb

Journeying from Student to Disciple

By: Gary David Stratton

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Jesus Climb

Journeying from Student to Disciple

By: Gary David Stratton

Is your spiritual imagination up to the task of following Jesus’s vision for healing our broken world? “Gradually, very gradually, we saw the great mountain sides and glaciers . . . until far higher in the sky than imagination had dared suggest the white summit of Everest appeared.” —George Mallory, 1924 Everest climbing expedition leader The Jesus Climb crafts George Mallory’s quest to climb the world’s tallest mountain into a parable illustrating how Jesus trained his first students to summit the world’s greatest commandment. Like Mallory peering too low on the horizon to see Everest’s peak towering above him, the lack of Christlikeness in modern Christianity stems from our inability to imagine the impossible heights to which Jesus calls us. The Jesus Climb draws upon the life and teachings of Jesus and the experiences of some of history’s greatest spiritual and physical mountaineers to map out eight “expedition camps” through which Jesus guides every student seeking to follow him. We will never be able to join Jesus in his mission to heal our broken world until he transformed us into the kind of people who can love God and neighbor as he did—the kind of people he called “disciples.”

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

247

Publisher

ACU Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1684268923

ISBN 13

9781684268924

When Animals Dream

The Hidden World of Animal Consciousness

By: David M. Peña-Guzmán

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

When Animals Dream

The Hidden World of Animal Consciousness

By: David M. Peña-Guzmán

A spellbinding look at the philosophical and moral implications of animal dreaming Are humans the only dreamers on Earth? What goes on in the minds of animals when they sleep? When Animals Dream brings together behavioral and neuroscientific research on animal sleep with philosophical theories of dreaming. It shows that dreams provide an invaluable window into the cognitive and emotional lives of nonhuman animals, giving us access to a seemingly inaccessible realm of animal experience. David Peña-Guzmán uncovers evidence of animal dreaming throughout the scientific literature, suggesting that many animals run “reality simulations” while asleep, with a dream-ego moving through a dynamic and coherent dreamscape. He builds a convincing case for animals as conscious beings and examines the thorny scientific, philosophical, and ethical questions it raises. Once we accept that animals dream, we incur a host of moral obligations and have no choice but to rethink our views about who animals are and the interior lives they lead. A mesmerizing journey into the otherworldly domain of nonhuman consciousness, When Animals Dream carries profound implications for contemporary debates about animal cognition, animal ethics, and animal rights, challenging us to regard animals as beings who matter, and for whom things matter.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

280

Publisher

Princeton University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0691227063

ISBN 13

9780691227061

Prosperous and Successful

Pursuing God’s Plan for Your Life

By: David Janaro

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Prosperous and Successful

Pursuing God’s Plan for Your Life

By: David Janaro

Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. —Joshua 1:8 What if God told you exactly how you could have a prosperous and successful life? Is it possible he already has? The Bible claims to be such a guide and records the Joshua 1:8 promise in many places. But can an ancient religious text answer complex questions for living in the twenty-first century? In Prosperous and Successful, author David Janaro explains how to use the Bible to guide you to success in every area of life. Drawing from his counseling experience and modern psychology, he builds the case that the Bible has timeless insight into the human experience. He includes specific chapters on how the Bible leads to success in relationships, sex, work and money, prayer, joy, and suffering. “By using practical applications and illustrations, Pastor David affords readers the means to grow in their faith. I wholeheartedly recommend this book.” —Dr. Tommy Kelly, former president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention “Pastor David is a compassionate counselor and pastor who desires to help the body of Christ know where they can find the answers to their needs, and then gives them the tools to do so.” —Dr. John Lehman, author and biblical counselor.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

154

Publisher

WestBow Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1973671948

ISBN 13

9781973671947

Transformation

The Heart of Paul's Gospel

By: David A. deSilva

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Transformation

The Heart of Paul's Gospel

By: David A. deSilva

The gospel is often presented as little more than a "get out of hell free" pass. But is that all there is to it? What made it so compelling that the Apostle Paul would give up everything, enduring hardships and deprivation to preach good news? David deSilva argues that some Christians have unintentionally reduced the gospel to a message Paul would hardly recognize. The "gift of righteousness" is far richer than many of us have dared to imagine! In Transformation: The Heart of Paul's Gospel, deSilva examines the gospel message as presented in Paul's letters. He demonstrates that Paul had nothing less than in mind than the means to transform and renew all of creation--including ourselves. Prepare to let Paul's message of change and renewal transform your own thinking.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

136

Publisher

Lexham Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1577995600

ISBN 13

9781577995609

American Grace

How Religion Divides and Unites Us

By: Robert D. Putnam,David E. Campbell

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

American Grace

How Religion Divides and Unites Us

By: Robert D. Putnam,David E. Campbell

Based on two new studies, "American Grace" examines the impact of religion on American life and explores how that impact has changed in the last half-century.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

720

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Published Date

ISBN 10

1416566732

ISBN 13

9781416566731

20 and Something (Frames Series)

Have the Time of Your Life (And Figure It All Out Too)

By: Barna Group,,David Kim

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

20 and Something (Frames Series)

Have the Time of Your Life (And Figure It All Out Too)

By: Barna Group,,David Kim

Twentysomethings today are redefining what this decade means and what making a positive contribution to society looks like. One reality is today's economy - you may find yourself a recent college graduate with no job prospects. As such, many twentysomethings are shifting away from career, to calling, looking for ways to impact the world. Or maybe for you, a career or job is what you do in order to support the more meaningful work you love, like photography, music, brewing, or traveling. Likely you have found a tribe of like-minded people who are taking the journey with you, asking yourselves big questions like what to do with life, what does it mean, why should I settle down with a spouse and house so soon? These questions have huge ramifications for all aspects of society. Twentysomethings need new ways of thinking about institutions and finding rootedness in a transient culture, while at the same time institutions need new ways of thinking about and incorporating twentysomethings. Join David H. Kim, the executive director of the Center for Faith and Work at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, as he walks through the uniqueness of this transformative decade.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

Publisher

Zondervan

Published Date

ISBN 10

0310433487

ISBN 13

9780310433484

Varieties of Personal Theology

Charting the Beliefs and Values of American Young Adults

By: David T. Gortner

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Varieties of Personal Theology

Charting the Beliefs and Values of American Young Adults

By: David T. Gortner

Varieties of Personal Theology starts from the premise that all human beings are folk theologians, active not only in constructing selves but also in constructing worlds and guiding philosophies of life.Through fascinating indepth interviews and surveys, David Gortner looks specifically at 'emerging adults' (aged 18-25) as young theologians who, regardless of religious background, wrestle with fundamental questions of place, purpose, ultimate cause, and ultimate aims in life. This book charts the subtle and significant influences of social class, family, school, work, peer relationships, religion, and intrinsic attitudes and dispositions on young adults' personal theologies, and traces the ways their personal theologies connect with choices they make in their daily lives - in education, jobs, leisure, and relationships. Intentionally crossing boundaries between religious and social science fields, Gortner combines perspectives from both to demonstrate how theological diversity persists in America despite some clear culturally dominant trends. This book reveals how American young adults are active theologians forging diverse ways of seeing and being in the world - shaped by their experiences and in turn continuing to shape their choices in life.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

370

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1317002555

ISBN 13

9781317002550

Hungry for Life

A Vision of the Church That Would Transform the World

By: David J. Blundell

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Hungry for Life

A Vision of the Church That Would Transform the World

By: David J. Blundell

Hungry For Life has articulated a bold vision to see the world transformed by a global movement of compassion and justice evidenced by the eradication of needless suffering. However, this vision will only be realized when selfless values and resulting actions are lived out by an ever increasing number of Gods people. The author presents a concise summary of physical poverty in the developing world and spiritual poverty in the developed world. Against the backdrop of these problems, he then paints a biblical picture of a compassionate community of faith, comparing the contemporary Western Church against what it was intended to look like. The final section includes the core value changes necessary for the Church to rediscover its place as a relevant force of love and compassion. This book is a prophetic call for followers of Christ, and specifically their leaders, to move away from religious institutionalism and move toward lives of simplicity and compassion.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

345

Publisher

WestBow Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1449700225

ISBN 13

9781449700225

The Mystery of Life What’S It All About?

Discovering the Truth in a Skeptical World

By: David E. Peeples

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Mystery of Life What’S It All About?

Discovering the Truth in a Skeptical World

By: David E. Peeples

Have you ever seriously considered the most difficult and puzzling questions presented to our minds during this mortal sojourn through an often difficult and challenging existence? Who am I? Where did I come from? Why am I here? Where am I going? And perhaps the most important question of all: What is my purpose for living? In this ultra-modern, digital world of today many people have become so preoccupied with the daily pursuits of life and the addictive overuse of time-consuming technology that many of them rarely pause to seriously consider what life is actually all about. In writing The Mystery of Life it has been my hope and my goal to personally challenge each reader to consider many relevant facts and to follow a line of evidence pointing toward a worldview that is often overlooked and too easily marginalized. We live in an aggressive, technology-driven world where the wild pursuit of power, prestige, possession, and pleasure has become the driving influence ruling over many of our lives. What does your worldview look like? Is there enough evidence to support it beyond reasonable doubt? If not, then I invite you to consider a vast body of mounting evidence that could lead toward a more accurate discernment of an often confusing existence. The view of life that we have each come to know will strongly influence everything we do, say, and become in this world. Based on a remarkable consensus of evidence, perhaps we should consider a worldview understanding that will ultimately avail our hearts and minds of the personal fulfillment and satisfaction we have always longed for and often dreamed of. We owe it to ourselves to seriously consider where the evidence is leading us. Isnt it about time to discover the answers to our most persistent and pressing questions. The Mystery of Life is presented as a literary expose addressing the questions of origin, meaning, morality and destiny.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

502

Publisher

Xlibris Corporation

Published Date

ISBN 10

1984510606

ISBN 13

9781984510600

Charles I and the People of England

By: David Cressy

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Charles I and the People of England

By: David Cressy

The story of the fateful reign of Charles I - told through the lives of his people. A sweeping panorama of early Stuart England, as it slipped from complacency to revolution and regicide."--Back cover.

Average ratings

N/A