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Confronting Defensive People
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Jim Van Yperen
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Church services can still be attractive when we stop being attractional.
Mandy Smith with Nathan Smith
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Out of Many Faiths: Religious Diversity and the American Promise (Our Compelling Interests)
Eboo Patel
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Shameless: A Sexual Reformation
Nadia Bolz-Weber
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Defending Your Marriage: The Reality of Spiritual Battle
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After LifeWay pulls James MacDonald’s Bible studies, Christians consider if and when a leader’s teachings remain edifying after a scandal.
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Alister McGrath: Michael Green Taught Me the Importance of Evangelism
A tribute to the theologian who taught a generation how to evangelize through the local church.
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Two new books consider the personal, practical, and theological sides of welcoming the stranger.
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