Breaking the Idols of Your Heart
Breaking the Idols of Your Heart

Author: Dan B. Allender

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2009-09-20

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 0830874615

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We all want to know our lives matter. So did the Teacher in Ecclesiastes. He invested time and energy in every activity he could think of that might bring meaning and purpose to his life but found only disappointment, frustration, hopelessness. In our thirst for significance we, like the Teacher, give our lives--our time, talents, strength, heart--to anything we think will give us worth and purpose: Power. Relationships. Money. Pleasure. Work. But worshiping these idols has a high cost--and still doesn't bring the fulfillment we long for. In Breaking the Idols of Your Heart Dan Allender and Tremper Longman illuminate for us the Teacher's warnings and, after all his activities, his final radiant conclusion: Meaning and purpose come only when God is truly the center of our life and the object of our hope. Using a compelling fictional narrative at the start of each chapter to encourage reflection on our own life and the lives of family and friends, the authors lead us through Ecclesiastes to help us recognize and exchange cheap pursuits for the only One worth pursuing. Ecclesiastes is not an easy book to read, because transferring our worship from money, power and fame to God is not an easy road to travel. But as the Teacher discovered and wrote down for us, it leads to one conclusion: life lived abundantly, in freedom, hope, purpose, meaning.

Idols of the Heart
Idols of the Heart

Author: Elyse Fitzpatrick

Publisher: P & R Publishing

Published: 2016-01

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 9781629952109

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Were all idol-worshippers at heartputting loves, desires, and expectations ahead of God. But theres good news! Elyse shows us how we can identify our idols and battle besetting sins.

No Other Gods
No Other Gods

Author: Kelly Minter

Publisher: David C Cook

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 9780781448970

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Minter explores what happens when good desires become false gods, robbing people of an intimate relationship with the heavenly Father. (Christian)

The Peaceful Wife
The Peaceful Wife

Author: April Cassidy

Publisher: Kregel Publications

Published: 2016-01-27

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 0825443946

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“This book walks each of us through the reality checks we need in order to have the marriage we want!” —Shaunti Feldhahn, social researcher and best-selling author of For Women Only In today’s workplace, women are often rewarded for having type A personalities: driven, demanding, ambitious, and strong. Yet when it comes to their marriages, those same traits can backfire. After all, no one goes into marriage hoping for a promotion. What is a wife to do? April Cassidy knows this struggle firsthand. She thought she was a great Christian wife and begged God to make her passive husband into a more loving, involved, godly leader. Instead, God opened her eyes to changes that she needed to make, such as laying down her desire for control and offering genuine, unconditional respect—not just love—to her husband. Cassidy’s conclusions may be as startling to readers as they were to her, but The Peaceful Wife shares how she and many others have learned to reorient their lives to biblical commands—resulting in healthier, happier marriages. In the end, you’ll find The Peaceful Wife a powerful path to God’s design for women to live in full submission to Christ as Lord.

Counterfeit Gods
Counterfeit Gods

Author: Timothy Keller

Publisher: Hachette UK

Published: 2010-09-16

Total Pages: 181

ISBN-13: 1848948530

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The issue of idolatry has been with the human race for thousands of years; the subtle temptation is always to take what is good and turn it into the ultimate good, elevating it above all other things in the search for security and meaning. In this timely and challenging book, New York pastor Timothy Keller looks at the issue of idolatry throughout the Bible -- from the worship of actual idols in the Old Testament, to the idolatry of money by the rich young ruler when he was challenged by Jesus to give up all his wealth. Using classic stories from the Bible Keller cuts through our dependence on the glittering false idols of money, sex and power to uncover the path towards trust in the real ultimate -- God. Today's idols may look different from those of the Old Testament, but Keller argues that they are no less damaging. Culturally transforming as well as biblically based, COUNTERFEIT GODS is a powerful look at the temptation to worship what can only disappoint, and is a vital message in today's current climate of financial and social difficulty.

Benefit of the Doubt
Benefit of the Doubt

Author: Gregory A. Boyd

Publisher: Baker Books

Published: 2013-09-15

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13: 1441244549

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In Benefit of the Doubt, influential theologian, pastor, and bestselling author Gregory Boyd invites readers to embrace a faith that doesn't strive for certainty, but rather for commitment in the midst of uncertainty. Boyd rejects the idea that a person's faith is as strong as it is certain. In fact, he makes the case that doubt can enhance faith and that seeking certainty is harming many in today's church. Readers who wrestle with their faith will welcome Boyd's message that experiencing a life-transforming relationship with Christ is possible, even with unresolved questions about the Bible, theology, and ethics. Boyd shares stories of his own painful journey, and stories of those to whom he has ministered, with a poignant honesty that will resonate with readers of all ages.

Idols of a Mother's Heart
Idols of a Mother's Heart

Author: Christina Fox

Publisher: Christian Focus

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781527102330

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The Challenges and Joys Unique to Motherhood Written from Personal Experience Motherhood as a Means of Sanctification

Gospel Treason
Gospel Treason

Author: Brad Bigney

Publisher: P & R Publishing

Published: 2012-06

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9781596384026

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Why do we find it so hard to change? Is it because modern-day idols trap us to commit treason against the gospel? Brad Bigney shows, using poignant testimonies, how to live joyfully and free.