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Nugget and the Refiner (Kerry Tittle)
$11.95Nugget is a rock. Not a gem but an ugly hunk of ore buried in the ooze, and he’s comfortable there. That is, until one day when a traveler wrenches him from the ground and takes him on the most uncomfortable but surprising journey of his life.
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An Ark for All God’s Noahs (Thomas Brooks) (#58)
$8.95We live in difficult days and in trying times. This book, with its quaint yet vivid title, points us to the One in whom Christian men and women have always found the strength to persevere come what may. Taking Lamentations 3:24 as his starting-point – ‘The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him,’ – Thomas Brooks expounds the attributes of God with the aim of comforting those who have felt not only the stresses and strains of daily life but also the shearing pain of loss in its various forms.
God, says Brooks, ‘is a portion that is exactly suited to the condition of the soul in its desires, needs, wants, longings and prayers. All the soul needs is found in God. There is light to enlighten the soul, wisdom to counsel the soul, power to support the soul, goodness to supply the soul, mercy to pardon the soul, beauty to delight the soul, glory to ravish the soul, and fullness to fill the soul.’
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Spurgeon’s Sorrows: Realistic Hope for those who Suffer from Depression (Zack Eswine)
$8.25Depression affects many people both personally and through the ones we love. Here Zack Eswine draws the experience of from Charles Spurgeon to encourage us. What Spurgeon found in his darkness can serve as a light in our own darkness. Zack Eskwine brings you here, not a self-help guide, but rather ‘a handwritten note of one who wishes you well.’
“Spurgeon, from his early years to his final days, found dark distress ever hovering on the edges of his mind and sometimes launching an all out assault on his very being. How he managed all this, by the grace of God, both for himself and for others, drives both the gripping content and the riveting literary style of Zack Eswine in this book.”
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All Things For Good (Thomas Watson) (#17)
$8.75First published in 1663 by the title A Divine Cordial, Watson simply but profoundly explains how God does in fact make all things – good and bad things – work together for the good of His people. By far the most useful explanation of Romans 8:28 ever written.
Watson said that two of the greatest obstacles he faced as a pastor were:
1) To make unbelievers sad, so they recognize their need of God’s grace, and:
2) To make believers joyful, in their experience of God’s grace!He wrote this book to make an effort to undo the second difficulty: by explaining Paul’s teaching in Romans 8:28. As for his own experience, Watson wrote this the year after he and 2,000 other ministers were expelled from the Church of England, and thus exposed to much hardship and suffering. This is the rich exposition of a faithful man who lived in circumstances when only faith in the Word of God could bring him such a confidence.
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The Moon Is Always Round (Jonathan Gibson)
$13.50In this beautiful, full-color illustrated book, the allows readers to eavesdrop on the conversations he had with his young son in response to his sister’s death. Father and son share a simple liturgy together that reminds them that, just as the moon is always round despite its different phases, so also the goodness of God is always present throughout the different phases of life.
A section in the back of the book offers further biblical help for parents and caregivers in explaining God’s goodness to children. Jonathan Gibson reminds children of all ages that God’s goodness is present in the most difficult of times, even if we can’t always see it.
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A New Normal: Learning to Thrive in Suffering (Joni & friends)
$5.62How do you begin to piece your life together after it has been changed forever? When suffering waylays you, it doesn’t seem as if anything will be “normal” again. How do you take steps to move from surviving to thriving?
Rebecca Olson walks you through the questions you may be asking of yourself and God as you process a long-term trial or a devastating loss, and she invites you to consider how your heartache, your illness, and your sorrow can be a platform for experiencing the grace of God in ways you never thought possible.
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A Painful Past: Healing and Moving Forward (Lauren Whitman)
$8.25Do you live with regret? Have others sinned terribly against you? If it has been hard for you to recover from events in your past, the possibility that you could live well in the present may seem far-fetched. If you feel trapped by your past, God invites you to pour out your heart to him and to find comfort in his Word.
In this 31-day devotional, complete with reflection questions and practical action steps, biblical counselor Lauren Whitman shows how the gospel transforms your understanding of the past, your life in the present, and your hope for the future.
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The Bruised Reed (Richard Sibbes) (#26)
$8.95“I shall never cease to be grateful to Richard Sibbes, who was a balm to my soul at a period in my life when I was overworked and badly overtired, and therefore subject in an unusual manner to the onslaughts of the devil. I found at that time that Richard Sibbes who was known in London in the early 17th century as “the Heavenly Doctor Sibbes” was an unfailing remedy. The Bruised Reed quietened, soothed, comforted, encouraged and healed me.” — Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
Richard Sibbes (1577-1635), one of the most influential figures in the Puritan movement during the earlier years of the seventeenth century, was renowned for the rich quality of his ministry. The Bruised Reed shows why he was known among his contemporaries as ‘the sweet dropper’.
The Bruised Reed is now issued for the first time in a smaller format in the Puritan Paperbacks series. Some of the language and punctuation have been modernized to make the work more accessible.
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Chronic Pain: Living by Faith When Your Body Hurts
$5.62Chronic pain is different from other kinds of physical pain because it doesn’t stop. It is daily, unrelenting, soul-wearying pain for which there is no end in sight. Can you still experience God’s grace and help even in the midst of never ending pain.
Physician and counselor Michael Emlet includes a brief overview of the physiological aspects of pain and then goes on to outline a God-shaped perspective on chronic pain. When you turn to God, your pain may not disappear, but fear, anxiety, and despair can be replaced with a simple trust in God’s understanding, care, and love.
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The Crook in the Lot (Thomas Boston) (#49)
$7.95What to Believe when our lot in life is not health, wealth, and happiness
Thomas Boston (1676-1732) was a remarkable Scottish theologian and pastor. His Works run to 12 volumes and contain some lengthy theological treatises. But Boston also wrote brief, very accessible, and pastoral books, and chief among these is the quaintly titled, The Crook in the Lot: The Sovereignty and Wisdom of God, in the Afflictions of Men Displayed. This little book is a pastoral masterpiece, in which Boston reflects on the words of Ecclesiastes 7:13, ‘Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight which he hath made crooked?’
By ‘lot’, Boston means our ‘lot in life’, the shape of our lives as they are styled by God’s many providences. By ‘crook’, he means those unforeseen troubles that afflict, unsettle, or disturb us in any way. Boston sets out to minister pastoral wisdom and help to God’s people experiencing what Paul calls ‘the sufferings of this present time’ (Rom. 8:18).
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When Christians Suffer: Pocket Puritans Series (Thomas Case)
$5.00Thomas Case, a prisoner of the Lord during dark days for the gospel in England, believed that “Discourses on affliction can never be out of season. Providence has so ordered that whosoever will follow the Lord fully like Caleb (Num. 14:24) will be exposed to the world’s hatred, but the glorious Spirit will rest upon them (1 Pet. 4:14).”
With persuasive arguments drawn from God’s Word and verified by his own experience, Case convinces us that God’s rod and God’s love may stand together, for “the Lord disciplines those he loves”. Here is sweet comfort for all of Christ’s cross-bearing disciples.
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Down But Not Out: How to Get Up When Life Knocks You Down (Wayne Mack)
$11.50Do circumstances control you? Do you worry about your next career move? Are you over-worked or missing deadlines? Are you unsure of the next step? Life is full of problems that can bring us down. As Christians, however, we know that Jesus overcame the world, and by His power at work within us, we can as well.
In Down, but Not Out, Wayne Mack brings biblical counsel to people suffering from worry or spiritual burnout—two major problems that knock us down. Other chapters treat “downers” such as self-pity, discontentment, discouragement, perplexity, and hopelessness.
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When Trouble Shows Up: Seeing God’s Transforming Love
$5.62“Where is God in all this? Does he really love me?” Perhaps you are asking questions like these in the midst of tough situations that come your way. You want to trust God’s plan for your life, but when hardship intrudes, it’s often difficult to believe that God is both good and in control.
Robert D. Jones walks you through seven ways Jesus lovingly meets you in your suffering. By connecting you to the one who has suffered all things on your behalf, he helps you to remember that God is trustworthy and to see the joy and life to which he is calling you.
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Joni Eareckson Tada: Swimming Against the Tide
$8.99Joni Eareckson is now a well-known Christian speaker and author. But once, she was only a teenage girl, who loved the ocean — and who, in the plans of God, was about to suffer a life-changing tragedy. Her whole world was turned upside down one morning when an ordinary dive into the water resulted in a paralyzing injury!
From that day onward, Joni’s story has been hailed as a wonderful testimony to God’s grace and power in a young woman’s life, as she learns contentment with the providence of God, and to happily serve Him in whatever condition she is in. The miracle of healing was prayed for, but that didn’t happen, and now Joni’s ongoing work with thousands of disabled people all over the world has become the greater miracle God intended, in using His frail servant, who learned that “My strength is perfected in weakness.” (2 Cor 12:9)
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The Silent Shades of Sorrow (Charles Spurgeon)
$10.75Pastor Charles Spurgeon was a friend to those who physically and mentally suffered. He and his own dear wife, Susannah, suffered truly through years of physical and mental pains. In this light, Charles preached transparently about sorrows and their many kinds, including depression in all of its forms.
He was no trite preacher, imparting fake cheerfulness, on these matters. He spoke as one who had been there. This collection of works from C. H. Spurgeon offers a healing taste of his powerful ministry on our sorrows. Among the many and silent shades of sorrow, the sorrowing have a Savior. There is hope for the broken-hearted.
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The Call to Joy and Pain: Embracing Suffering in Your Ministry (Ajith Fernando)
$14.50Joy and pain are both aspects of the call of God for the Christian. The Bible even presents pain as a source of our joy. Ajith Fernando’s book explores how this is so, showing the connection between rejoicing and suffering, how suffering draws us nearer to God, and how suffering makes us more effective in service.
The author combines biblical exposition, keen pastoral insight, and cross-cultural wisdom in his writing. He opens reader’s eyes to a truth that we may already suspect is so: we in the West have much to learn about suffering.
By examining Paul’s words on the subject of suffering for Christ from Colossians 1:24-29, Fernando Ajith (a native of Sri Lanka) thoughtfully explains how suffering can be a blessing to the individual Christian and to the church as a whole. His book will help Christians joyfully embrace the life of service and total devotion to Jesus, despite the pain it entails.
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One Man’s Walk with God (Jeremy Strang)
$9.75In One Man’s Walk With God, author Jeremy B. Strang brings to the pages a personal approach regarding our need to authentically walk with God, especially as it pertains to the preparation of trials and fears that are sure to come.
Whether you are in the throes of personal darkness and various types of battles, or you are seemingly on the mountain top of life, you will want to read this intimate account. Each chapter is presented in the form of a letter and close conversation with God, and applicable for the reader desiring to grow in the faith.
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Why Should I Fast? (Daniel Hyde)
$2.25Today, the church seems to have forgotten about the spiritual discipline of fasting. Most of us have never heard a sermon about it, and few of us have ever practiced it. We think of fasting as an antiquated relic of the past. So why should we fast in an age of fast food?
Pastor Daniel R. Hyde argues that “fasting is actually a basic biblical teaching and practice, one that is vital to cultivating godly living in an ungodly generation.” Fasting is a means to the end of abiding, deep, and personal communion with the triune God through prayer. The author explains what fasting is, provides biblical examples of it, reminds us of what Jesus taught regarding it, and tells us how to go about it.
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Making Springs in the Valley of Baca (John Tock)
$5.00Psalm 84 describes the longing of pilgrims for Zion and the house of the Lord. On the way, they pass through the Valley of Baca. By God’s grace, they turn it into a place of springs to refresh others who follow. Throughout three difficult years of dealing with cancer, the author and his wife show how the application of appropriate scriptures turns weeping into strength, peace, comfort and joy.
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Reversal: When God Takes you the Other Way
$8.75God works in mysterious ways. His ways and thoughts are so much higher than our own that we often get confused and are sometimes overwhelmed, thinking He has left us alone in our circumstances. As you read this book and follow the zigzag life of a man who has always loved straight lines, you will discover God’s invisible hand made visible. There will be no denying that God loves the Keusals and has worked for their good, molding them for the work of His kingdom. Their story will touch you deeply and prepare you for the adventure that awaits all those whose lives are in His hands.
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