Obstacles in the Established Church: How Leaders Overcome Them
By: Sam Rainer
4.11
Format: 148 pages, Kindle Edition
Many established churches in North America are struggling. But the obituaries are premature. Strugg…
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1. The Prodigal Comes Home: My Story of Failure and God's Story of Redemption
By: Michael English
4.35
Format: 220 pages, Hardcover
Eleven years ago, amidst scandal, sin, and shattered lives, Michael English fell from the pinnacle … read more
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2. The Secret Adversary (Tommy and Tuppence Mysteries, #1)
By: Agatha Christie
3.85
Format: 266 pages, Paperback
Tommy Beresford and Prudence 'Tuppence' Cowley are young, in love… and flat broke. Just after Great… read more
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"It's dangerous to know too much."-Agatha Christie, The Secret Adversary (Tommy and Tuppence Mysteries, #1)
"Youth is a failing only too easily outgrown."-Agatha Christie, The Secret Adversary (Tommy and Tuppence Mysteries, #1)
"Shades of Pelmanism!’ said Tommy, and relapsed into silence."-Agatha Christie, The Secret Adversary (Tommy and Tuppence Mysteries, #1)
"Never tell all you know-not even to the person you know best."-Agatha Christie, The Secret Adversary (Tommy and Tuppence Mysteries, #1)
3. Simple Church: Returning to God's Process for Making Disciples
By: Thom S. Rainer , Eric Geiger
3.98
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
The simple revolution is here. From the iPod design to Google’s uncluttered homepage, simple ideas … read more
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4. Canoeing the Mountains: Christian Leadership in Uncharted Territory
By: Tod Bolsinger
4.25
Format: 351 pages, Paperback
Explorers Lewis and Clark had to adapt. While they had prepared to find a waterway to the Pacific O… read more
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5. American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
By: Kai Bird , Martin J. Sherwin
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
"American Prometheus is the first full-scale biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer, "father of the ato… read more
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6. D.L. Moody - A Life: Innovator, Evangelist, World Changer
By: Kevin Belmonte
3.90
Format: 309 pages, Hardcover
He burst on the fusty corridors of Victorian spirituality like a breath of fresh air, regaling one … read more
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7. I Am a Church Member: Discovering the Attitude that Makes the Difference
By: Thom S. Rainer
4.57
Format: 201 pages, Hardcover
Best-selling author and ministry leader Thom S. Rainer drew an exceptional response when he posted … read more
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8. The Pastor: A Memoir
By: Eugene H. Peterson
4.23
Format: 121 pages, Hardcover
In The Pastor, author Eugene Peterson, translator of the multimillion-selling The Message, tells th… read more
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9. Winter Prey (Lucas Davenport, #5)
By: John Sandford
3.22
Format: 402 pages, Paperback
It is winter in the remote, dark Wisconsin woods. But the chill in the local sheriff's bones has no… read more
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10. Silent Prey (Lucas Davenport, #4)
By: John Sandford
3.22
Format: 402 pages,
He was right. His guards slain, the brilliant, insane pathologist of Eyes of Preyflees to New York,… read more
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11. Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible
By: E. Randolph Richards , Brandon J. O'Brien
3.87
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
What was clear to the original readers of Scripture is not always clear to us. Because of the cultu… read more
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12. The Ragamuffin Gospel: Good News for the Bedraggled, Beat-Up, and Burnt Out
By: Brennan Manning , Michael W. Smith , None
3.62
Format: None pages, Paperback
A Furious Love Is Hot on Your Trail! Many believers feel stunted in their Christian growth. We beat… read more
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13. Autopsy of a Deceased Church: 12 Ways to Keep Yours Alive
By: Thom S. Rainer
4.75
Format: 14 pages, Hardcover
No one wants to see a church die. And yet, far too many churches are dying. For more than twenty-fi… read more
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14. A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
By: Timothy Egan
4.38
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A historical thriller by the Pulitzer and National Book Award-winning author that tells the rivetin… read more
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"When hate was on the ballot, especially in the guise of virtue, a majority of voters knew exactly what to do."-Timothy Egan, A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
"Stephenson had succeeded with an unusual formula for a mass movement: men were the muscle, women spread the poison, and ministers sanctified it all."-Timothy Egan, A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
"The governor of Georgia, Clifford Walker, told a Klan rally in 1924 that the United States should 'build a wall of steel, a wall as high as heaven' against immigrants."-Timothy Egan, A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
"There are millions who have never joined, but who think and feel and, when called on, will fight with us," Evans wrote. "This is our real strength, and no one who ignores it can hope to understand Am…"-Timothy Egan, A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
15. Fault Lines: The Social Justice Movement and Evangelicalism's Looming Catastrophe
By: Voddie T. Baucham Jr.
4.45
Format: 270 pages, ebook
The Ground Is Moving The death of George Floyd at the hands of police in the summer of 2020 shocked… read more
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16. Judgment Prey (Lucas Davenport, #33; Virgil Flowers, #15)
By: John Sandford
4.36
Format: 395 pages, Kindle Edition
Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers team up to crack an unsolvable case in this thrilling new novel … read more
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17. Toxic Prey (Lucas Davenport, #34, Letty Davenport, #3)
By: John Sandford
4.45
Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition
Lucas Davenport and his daughter, Letty, team up to track down a dangerous scientist whose latest p… read more
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18. Dark Angel (Letty Davenport, #2)
By: John Sandford
4.22
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
First, "Investigator,' now 'Dark Angel.' A stunning new series from John Sandford. This time we … read more
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19. Eyes of Prey (Lucas Davenport, #3)
By: John Sandford
4.19
Format: 480 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Lucas Davenport is back with a strange one. The Lieutenant's sanity was nearly shattered by two … read more
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"Carol Druze Was A Stone Killer."-John Sandford, Eyes of Prey (Lucas Davenport, #3)
"You know why they've got such great voices, the TV people?" Andersen asked, going off in a new direction. "Because they reverberate in the space where most people have brains. . ."-John Sandford, Eyes of Prey (Lucas Davenport, #3)
"What the f-f-f... What's that supposed to mean?" the reporter sputtered. The TV cameraman behind him was laughing. TV people ranked radio people, so laughing was all right. "What's 'f-f-f' supposed t…"-John Sandford, Eyes of Prey (Lucas Davenport, #3)
"Lucas looked down the street toward the Metrodome. "I don't want to do anything today. I just want to sit somewhere and see if I can feel good. There's a Twins game...." "Sarah's never been." "You wa…"-John Sandford, Eyes of Prey (Lucas Davenport, #3)
20. The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism
By: Tim Alberta
4.45
Format: 506 pages, Kindle Edition
Evangelical Christians are perhaps the most polarizing—and least understood—people living in Americ… read more
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21. Righteous Prey (Lucas Davenport #32, Virgil Flowers #14)
By: John Sandford
4.42
Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition
Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers are up against a powerful vigilante group with an eye on vengea… read more
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22. The Investigator (Letty Davenport, #1)
By: John Sandford
4.28
Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition
Letty Davenport, the brilliant and tenacious adopted daughter of Lucas Davenport, takes the investi… read more
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23. Reclaiming Glory: Revitalizing Dying Churches
By: Mark Clifton
4.40
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
What is there about a dying church that brings glory to God? Mark Clifton's convicting answer is "N… read more
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24. Shameless: A Case for Not Feeling Bad About Feeling Good (About Sex)
By: Nadia Bolz-Weber
4.21
Format: 195 pages, Kindle Edition
Annotation: "Nothing gives church folk anxiety quite like the subject of sex. And that's why in Sh… read more
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"If the teachings of the church are harming the bodies and spirits of people, we should rethink those teachings."-Nadia Bolz-Weber, Shameless: A Case for Not Feeling Bad About Feeling Good (About Sex)
"In my pastoral work I've started to suspect that the more someone was exposed to religious messages about controlling their desires, avoiding sexual thoughts, and not lusting in their hearts, the les…"-Nadia Bolz-Weber, Shameless: A Case for Not Feeling Bad About Feeling Good (About Sex)
"To God, everyone is different but no one is special. You're not special for being straight. Or gay. Or male. Or cis. Or trans. Or asexual. Or married. Or sexually prodigious. Or a virgin. We all have…"-Nadia Bolz-Weber, Shameless: A Case for Not Feeling Bad About Feeling Good (About Sex)
"Holiness is the union we experience with one another and with God. Holiness is when more than one become one, when what is fractured is made whole. Singing in harmony. Breastfeeding a baby. Collectiv…"-Nadia Bolz-Weber, Shameless: A Case for Not Feeling Bad About Feeling Good (About Sex)
25. How to Lead When You Don't Know Where You're Going: Leading in a Liminal Season
By: Susan Beaumont
4.20
Format: 184 pages, ebook
How do you lead an organization stuck between an ending and a new beginning--when the old way of do… read more
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26. Is Atheism Dead?
By: Eric Metaxas
4.39
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
Eric Metaxas, the author of the #1 bestseller Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy, now releases his hardc… read more
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"The idea that people of faith cling to God to avoid science has been replaced with the idea that atheists cling to their invented God-of-the-gaps idea to avoid the real God who created the universe t…"-Eric Metaxas, Is Atheism Dead?
"Because God who has made us in his image has created all of creation to point us to himself in every conceivable way. We are not incidental to what he has done. We are central to it. Which makes us s…"-Eric Metaxas, Is Atheism Dead?
27. Obstacles in the Established Church: How Leaders Overcome Them
By: Sam Rainer
4.11
Format: 148 pages, Kindle Edition
Many established churches in North America are struggling. But the obituaries are premature. Strugg… read more
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28. Anatomy of a Revived Church: Seven Findings of How Congregations Avoided Death
By: Thom S. Rainer
4.40
Format: 142 pages, Kindle Edition
There is hope. God can save your church. Thom Rainer reveals seven findings of revived churches. Th… read more
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29. Gospel-Driven Ministry: An Introduction to the Calling and Work of a Pastor
By: Jared C. Wilson
4.56
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
From the beginning of his ministry, Jesus called and equipped individuals who would serve his commu… read more
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30. A Year of Playing Catch: What a Simple Daily Experiment Taught Me about Life
By: Ethan D. Bryan
3.89
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Journey with prolific author and avid baseball fan Ethan Bryan on an exciting quest to play catch e… read more
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31. Pray & Go: Your Invitation to Become a Great Commission Christian (Church Answers Resources)
By: Thom S. Rainer
4.41
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Spend the next 30 days reaching your community in prayer and learn what it means to be a Great Comm… read more
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