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Growing Forward When You Can’t Go Back

Finding your way through life’s griefs to new, redeemed life drives the purpose of Growing Forward When You Can’t Go Back. This book provides practical, holistic counseling to women who’ve gone through loss, trauma, or who have deep wounds that just won’t seem to heal. Pawlik, who holds her MSW, outlines her wisdom in the form of “blossom tips.” These she draws from stories of ten biblical women, her own experiences, and women to whom she ministers on her blog, “She Blossoms.”

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The Law, Then and Now: What About Grace?

Theologians often talk about the laws given to Israel (from the Ten Commandments to the ceremonial temple laws) in the Old Testament as the Law of Moses. But do Christians have to follow all these laws? Are Messianic Jews who want to maintain their heritage will still believing in Christ required to follow them? John B. Metzger dives deep into the Bible’s descriptions of the Law of Moses and the “Law of Messiah” Paul mentions in Galatians to answer these questions.

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The Gospel-Driven Church

If you’re a church leader in any way (pastor, deacon, ministry leader), this book is a must read, especially if you are attempting to give your church a shot of energy. The Gospel-Driven Church focuses on how a church might say it’s gospel-driven but in reality it’s not, and what to do to fix that. For many churches in the United States, attempting to attract nonbelievers, to be missional, has been what has driven the church and its leadership.

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Notorious

A lot of classic and important Christian theology is filtered through a new lens; showing how villainy reflects what a Christian life should look like in new ways. Every story serves both as a warning and as a mirror that asks, “Are we any different?” We see not just the failings of these people, but also how we are like them and the traps that we need to avoid in our own spiritual walks.

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