Getting Real With God

A prayer for every day of the year to help lead us into the presence of God, so we can experience the truth of Psalm 16:11, "You show me the path of life. In your presence there is fullness of joy; in your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

"This is a book about getting, and staying, involved with God--what it takes, what it costs, what it looks and feels like, why anyone would want to do it anyway. It is at the same time a book about reading the Old Testament as a source of Good News and guidance for our life with God. The key piece of Good News that the Old Testament communicates over and over again is that God is involved with us, deeply and irrevocably so." --from the Introduction With sound scholarship and her own vivid translations from the Hebrew, Old Testament professor Ellen Davis teaches us a spiritually engaged method of reading scripture. Beginning with the psalms, whose frank prayers can be a model for our own, Davis reflects on the stories of the patriarchs and the pastoral wisdom of the book of Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Songs in helping us cultivate those habits of the heart that lead to a rich relationship with God.

See God for Who He Is, Not What You Think He Ought To Be Anyone who has tried to describe God to someone else, especially an unbeliever, knows that it is easy to find yourself at a loss for words. It seems that this part of our lives, which we claim is central, is often difficult to put into words. But if you know God, shouldn't you be able to describe him? What is he like? How can we put his eternal attributes into words? Join Chip Ingram in this fascinating study of seven attributes of God: his goodness, sovereignty, holiness, wisdom, justice, love, and faithfulness. Readers will see God in a whole new light and discover that our view of God impacts every decision in our lives. It will change the way we pray, the way we live, and the way we think about the world around us. God longs for us to know him as he really is. Get ready to meet God again for the first time.

These refreshing confessions of a pastor will help readers live for an audience of One.

Are you wanting a more fulfilling relationship with God? This book will inspire you to bring God into your everyday life, even in the smallest details. You can relate to my struggles in life and see how God brought me through to victory. You are shown how to get real with God and understand that life is a journey. Enjoy the ride.

"This 365-day devotional 'yearbook' for teens offers biblical advice and guidance on topics such as faith, family, school, dating, and friendship"--Provided by publisher.

A New York Times Notable Book A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2012 A bold approach to understanding the American evangelical experience from an anthropological and psychological perspective by one of the country's most prominent anthropologists. Through a series of intimate, illuminating interviews with various members of the Vineyard, an evangelical church with hundreds of congregations across the country, Tanya Luhrmann leaps into the heart of evangelical faith. Combined with scientific research that studies the effect that intensely practiced prayer can have on the mind, When God Talks Back examines how normal, sensible people—from college students to accountants to housewives, all functioning perfectly well within our society—can attest to having the signs and wonders of the supernatural become as quotidian and as ordinary as laundry. Astute, sensitive, and extraordinarily measured in its approach to the interface between science and religion, Luhrmann's book is sure to generate as much conversation as it will praise.

TIRED OF FAKING IT?Stop pretending that everything is fine when it's not! God didn't send Jesus to this earth to just check in and perform some miracles to entertain people who had it all together. He came to save those who were lost, destitute and desperate. Doesn't that describe each one of us at one time or another? I'm sure we've all felt, "If only there were someone who could love me where I am right now." Well there is. His name is Jesus. And not only does He love you, but He has a plan for your life and a way to stop being "stuck in the muck" and live in complete and total freedom! Not freedom from problems per se, but from the things that hold you back from being everything God created you to be. Things such as fear, anxiety, feelings of worthlessness, #rejection or inadequacy, bitterness, anger, self-pity. Jesus wants you to know who you are in Him and how to live a life free from sin and bondage. This Bible study is for anyone who wants God to set them free to live for Him. Come on-Let's Get Real, So God Can Heal!