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    <title><![CDATA[Know Thyself: 100 Guided Meditations on Humility of Heart]]></title>
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    <title><![CDATA[Boundaries Workbook: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life]]></title>
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    <title><![CDATA[Sanctuary: Cultivating a Quiet Heart in a Noisy and Demanding World]]></title>
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    <title><![CDATA[Reframe Your Shame: Experience Freedom from What Holds You Back]]></title>
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    <title><![CDATA[Threadbare Prayer: Prayers for Hearts That Feel Hidden, Hurt, or Hopeless]]></title>
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    <book_description><![CDATA["Friend, if you are worn-out and know you 'should' pray but have no words, there is help in these pages. Stacey Thacker knows the depths of deep dependence on God. She's been through the nothing-left-to-give moments. The ones in which you can only whisper, 'Lord, help.' With her authentic devotions and the Holy Spirit groaning on your behalf, I'm confident you will find hope and encouragement in these pages."<br /><br />–Heather MacFadyen, Host of the Don't Mom Alone Podcast about Threadbare Prayer<br /><br />Life sometimes brings difficult situations or circumstances that can leave us feeling run-down, drained, worn-out, and threadbare. These are the times we most desperately need prayer, but they can also be the times we simply don’t have the words to form a prayer.<br /><br />In Threadbare Prayer , Stacey Thacker presents 100 simple yet heartfelt devotions to guide readers on the days they don’t know what to pray. Each entry in this attractive, gift-worthy devotional contains a Bible verse, a brief thought, and a simple, concise prayer to encourage the reader’s heart.<br /><br />From the Introduction<br /><br /><br />Threadbare [thred-bair]<br />adjective<br />1. having the nap worn off so as to lay bare the threads of the warp and woof, as a fabric, garment, etc.<br /><br /><br />I propped my feet on the ottoman and noticed my jeans had finally worn thin enough at the knee to be considered stylish.<br /><br />Threadbare they are.<br /><br />I picked the string still holding on for dear life and thought, How appropriate. I’m feeling every bit threadbare myself.<br /><br />My nap has worn off.<br />Worn to the naked thread.<br />I’m hanging on for dear life.<br /><br />Features 100 devotions including a Bible verse, a brief thought, and threadbare prayer.<br />Helps guide readers on days they don’t know what to pray.<br />Make a great women’s gift.<br />Attractive hardcover devotional book with 2-color interior.<br /><br /><br />More Praise for Threadbare Prayer<br /><br />" Threadbare Prayer is for the weary and heavy laden one who needs help turning to the only One who can shoulder our everyday burdens as well as our especially broken spaces. Not only will this book help you know how to pray in your time of need, it will point you again and again to the goodness and glory of our capable, faithful God. "<br /><br />–Katie Orr, author of Secrets of the Happy Experience the Deep Delight You Were Made For<br /><br />"If you've ever felt like there is just the thinnest thread holding you together, this book is for you. It's raw and real and beautiful. When you don't know what to pray, how to pray, or even why you should pray, pick up Threadbare Prayer ." Whisper these words from one who knows the weariness, the worry, and the weight and hear the whisper of peace from the One who hears, who sees, who knows, and who cares.<br /><br />–Teri Lynne Underwood, author of Praying for Asking God for the Things They Need Most<br /><br />“I’m convinced that one of the reasons God allows us to walk through hard things is so He can use our lives to tell a story of His faithfulness to the people around us watching, waiting to see if the God we say we love is worth following. He did it with Hosea. He did it with Paul. He is doing it with Stacey Thacker. Over the last few years I have watched her absolutely refuse to stop clinging to Christ in the midst of a deluge of hard things. The words in this book are hard-won. They are hard-lived. These prayers have been prayed so many times...but the beauty of threadbare prayers is that they never, ever wear out...even when we do. I’m so grateful to Stacey, and the entire Thacker family, for allowing us to see Jesus in them.”<br /><br />–Brooke McGlothlin, co-founder of millionprayingmoms.com, and author of Praying for Asking God for the Things They Need Most<br /><br />"I was deeply moved reading Threadbare Prayer . Moved in my core from page one, with burning tears, and then into comfort and truth of Jesus. Page after page, prayer after prayer, reminded me to lift my eyes from my struggle to The One who saves. "<br />–Francie Winslow, Host of the Heaven in Your Home Podcast]]></book_description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Drop the Rock--The Ripple Effect: Using Step 10 to Work Steps 6 and 7 Every Day]]></title>
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    <title><![CDATA[The Spiritual Leader's Guide to Self-Care]]></title>
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    <author_name>Rochelle Melander</author_name>
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    <title><![CDATA[Sunday Matters: 52 Devotionals to Prepare Your Heart for Church]]></title>
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    <title><![CDATA[Experiencing God: Knowing & Doing the Will of God]]></title>
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    <title><![CDATA[Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus, Become Like Him, Do As He Did]]></title>
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    <title><![CDATA[The Soul Care Leader: Healthy Living and Leading]]></title>
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    <title><![CDATA[Freedom from Emotional Eating: A Weight Loss Bible Study (Third Edition) (Christian Weight Loss)]]></title>
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    <author_name>Barb Raveling</author_name>
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    <title><![CDATA[Book of a Thousand Prayers, The]]></title>
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    <book_description><![CDATA["Prayer is God's gift to us, a banquet of good things to feed our inner life, as we respond to the invitation to his feast of peace, forgiveness, challenge and love." If our lives are an open book to God, prayer is the dialogue we share with him over its pages. The Book of a Thousand Prayers is a collection of wise and honest prayers to God about his concerns and who he is to us and who we are to him, and how we experience life, death, relationships, the church, and the world. Ideal for private prayer and public worship, and containing practical advice on how to pray, this book offers a spiritual feast that will nourish you for the rest of your life. "A moving and inspiring medley of prayers--an invaluable aid for individuals, home groups, and those people who lead worship." Joyce Huggett X]]></book_description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Reimagining the Ignatian Examen: Fresh Ways to Pray from Your Day]]></title>
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    <title><![CDATA[Gifts and Gratitudes: A Year of One Thousand Gifts (A Guided Devotional Journal)]]></title>
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    <book_description><![CDATA[<strong>Discover the joy and well-being that comes with the daily expression of gratitude. Join <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author Ann Voskamp to create a rhythm of gratitude that permeates every area of your life, every day of the year.</strong><br /><br /><em>Gifts and Gratitudes</em> is a daily companion that urges you to savor every moment by recognizing and listing only three things you are grateful for each day. This life-altering practice will allow you to record and reflect upon more than one thousand gifts of blessing throughout the year. Multiple studies show that expression of gratitude <br /><br />Lower stress levelsBenefit relationshipsImprove physical and mental healthHelp deal with adversitySupport and improve mental health and overall wellbeing <br /><br />Through the daily and healing practice of gratitude, you can discover a way of seeing that opens your eyes to ordinary amazing grace, a way of living that is fully alive, and a way of becoming present to God that brings deep and lasting joy. A perfect book to use on its own or as a thoughtful companion to <em>One Thousand Gifts</em>, Ann's bestselling book that takes readers on the transformative journey of chronicling God's gifts in their lives. This unique format allows you to express your own gratitude with three lines per day for you to reflect on the day's unique blessings. You'll then move to the next day, and at the end of the month, return to the beginning, the first day of the month.<br /><br />In this beautiful journal, Ann <br /><br />Devotional content for every day of the month to guide your gratitude journeyPrayers for every day of the monthWritten out Bible versesHer personal, stunning photographySpace to record your gifts every day of the year <br /><br />It's only in the expression of gratitude for the life we already have, we discover the life we've always wanted...a life we can take, give thanks for, and offer others. Come to feel and know the impossible right down in your you are wildly loved by God and showered with His gifts.]]></book_description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Living Fearless: Exchanging the Lies of the World for the Liberating Truth of God]]></title>
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    <title><![CDATA[The Listening Heart: Hearing God in Prayer]]></title>
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    <author_name>Judy Gordon Morrow</author_name>
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    <title><![CDATA[Everyday Gospel: A Daily Devotional Connecting Scripture to All of Life]]></title>
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                                      author: David G. Benner<br/>
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</strong><strong>A devastating explosion.</strong><br /><br />Three best friends are at the venue to hear their favorite band. Only one makes it out alive.<br /><br /><strong>A trunk full of evidence.</strong><br /><br />When police stop Dustin Webb with a warrant to search his trunk, he knows there's been a mistake. He's former military and owns a security firm. But he's horrified when the officers find explosives, and he can't fathom how they got there.<br /><br /><strong>An attorney who will risk it all for an old friend.</strong><br /><br />Criminal attorney Jamie Powell was Dustin's best friend growing up. They haven't spoken since he left for basic training, but she's the first person he thinks of when he's arrested. Jamie knows she's putting her career on the line by defending an accused terrorist, but she'd never abandon him. Someone is framing Dustin to take the fall for shocking acts of violence . . . but why?<br /><br />Praise for <em>Aftermath</em>:<br /><br />"In <em>Aftermath</em>, Terri Blackstock plumbs the depth of human emotion in the face of devastating tragedy, grief, and loss. Yet, she still manages to give readers her trademark suspenseful story, sweet romance, and hope for the future. From gut-wrenching scenes in a cancer patient's hospital room to seeing the world through the eyes of a young woman with a debilitating mental health disorder, Blackstock pulls no punches about human frailties. Does the end justify the means? Romantic suspense lovers won't want to miss <em>Aftermath</em>." --<strong>Kelly Irvin, </strong>bestselling author<br /><br />"Justice may be blind but that doesn't keep it from facing mortal danger. In <em>Aftermath, </em>expert storyteller Terri Blackstock ratchets up the suspense in a novel that delivers on every level. Conflicts rage and loyalties are tested to the ultimate limit. Set aside plenty of time when you pick up this book--you'll not want to take a break." --<strong>Robert Whitlow, </strong>bestselling author<br /><br /><br />Stand-alone suspense<br />Book 72,000 words<br />Includes discussion questions for book clubs<br />Also by Terri <em>If I Run, If I'm Found, If I Live, Smoke Screen, Cape Refuge, </em>and <em>Truth-Stained Lies</em>]]></book_description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Progressing Through Grief: Guided Exercises to Understand Your Emotions and Recover from Loss]]></title>
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    <title><![CDATA[Undistracted: Capture Your Purpose. Rediscover Your Joy.]]></title>
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    <book_id>58429319</book_id>
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    <title><![CDATA[Brain School: Stories of Children with Learning Disabilities and Attention Disorders Who Changed Their Lives by Improving Their Cogn]]></title>
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    <book_description><![CDATA[In Brain School, Howard Eaton explores how, applying the principles of neuroplasticity, Barbara Arrowsmith Young developed cognitive remediation exercises, founded the Arrowsmith Program and opened the first Arrowsmith School in Toronto, Ontario over 30 years ago. Mr. Eaton then discusses how difficult it was for him to move from traditional remediation methods for learning disabilities to seeing the new possibilities that are due to the ability of the brain to change itself. The lives of nine children are discussed as they start the Arrowsmith Program and then move on to either private or public schools.]]></book_description>
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    <author_name>Howard Eaton</author_name>
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                                      author: Howard Eaton<br/>
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    <title><![CDATA[The No Complaining Rule: Positive Ways to Deal with Negativity at Work (Jon Gordon)]]></title>
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    <book_id>3591795</book_id>
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    <book id="3591795">
      <num_pages>176</num_pages>
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    <author_name>Jon Gordon</author_name>
    <isbn>0470279494</isbn>
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    <title><![CDATA[Undo It!: How Simple Lifestyle Changes Can Reverse Most Chronic Diseases]]></title>
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    <book_id>40000225</book_id>
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    <title><![CDATA[Revealing Revelation: How God's Plans for the Future Can Change Your Life Now]]></title>
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    <title><![CDATA[Critical Spirit: Confronting the Heart of a Critic (Hope for the Heart)]]></title>
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    <book_description><![CDATA[Harsh criticism―whether through hurtful words or disapproving gestures―can cause emotional pain, strain relationships, and stunt personal growth. June Hunt shows how to respond, heal, and stop the cycle of criticism with the healing balm of the Word of God.<br /><br />Is there someone in your life who has been critical of you? We have all been wounded by hurtful words of others―whether it's the constant nagging of a spouse, an overly critical friend, or a fault-finding parent. At the root of a critical spirit often lie insecurities and unmet needs. For many, critical attitudes are "caught" from a home life where parents modeled this destructive behavior. Whether you feel constantly beat up by the biting words of others or whether you are personally struggling with an overly critical attitude, find out how to respond to harsh criticism and how to cultivate a caring spirit with this book.<br /><br />Discover how to―<br /><br />Use this encouraging book as quick-reference or as a Bible study. Perfect for those who have been scared by the verbal criticism of others and for those who struggle with being overly critical.<br /><br />What Causes Someone to Be Overly Critical? Why Are They So Mean?<br /><br />This mini-book will shed light on what often causes people to develop a critical spirit . A critical spirit doesn't just appear out of nowhere―it is created and nurtured by past negative experiences. A critical spirit is often developed under the pressure of continual criticism―from unanticipated anger to unwarranted attacks. June Hunt shares not only what these causes are but shares how to heal from these childhood wounds.<br /><br />The last section titled "Steps to Solution" gives you practical advice on how to confront and cope with overly critical people . It also explains how to break the cycle of criticism by developing a caring spirit.]]></book_description>
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    <author_name>June Hunt</author_name>
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    <title><![CDATA[Good Leaders Ask Great Questions: Your Foundation for Successful Leadership]]></title>
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    <author_name>John C. Maxwell</author_name>
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    <title><![CDATA[New Morning Mercies: A Daily Gospel Devotional]]></title>
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    <book_description><![CDATA[Over 1 Million Copies Sold 365 Gospel-Centered Devotions for the Whole Year "If you’re prone to wander, this book is for you.” ―Matt and Lauren Chandler, Lead Pastor, The Village Church, Dallas, Texas; President, Acts 29 Church Planting Network; and his wife Lauren, writer; speaker; singer "Paul's writing encourages those who have grown weary of the struggle, living under the weight of the world." ―TobyMac, hip hop recording artist; music producer; songwriter Mornings can be tough. Sometimes, a hearty breakfast and strong cup of coffee just aren’t enough. Offering more than a rush of caffeine, best-selling author Paul David Tripp wants to energize you with the most potent encouragement the gospel. Forget “behavior modification” or feel-good aphorisms. Tripp knows that what we really need is an encounter with the living God. Then we’ll be prepared to trust in God’s goodness, rely on his grace, and live for his glory each and every day.]]></book_description>
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      <num_pages>384</num_pages>
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    <author_name>Paul David Tripp</author_name>
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    <title><![CDATA[I Thought It Was Just Me (But It Isn't): Making the Journey from "What Will People Think?" to "I Am Enough"]]></title>
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    <book_description><![CDATA[The quest for perfection is exhausting and unrelenting. We spend too much precious time and energy managing perception and creating carefully edited versions of ourselves to show to the world. As hard as we try, we can't seem to turn off the tapes that fill our heads with messages like, 'Never good enough!' and 'What will people think?'<br /><br /> Why? What fuels this unattainable need to look like we always have it all together? At first glance we might think it's because we admire perfection, but that's not the case. We are actually the most attracted to people we consider to be authentic and down-to-earth. We love people who are 'real' - we're drawn to those who both embrace their imperfections and radiate self-acceptance.<br /><br /> There is a constant barrage of social expectations that teach us that <i>being imperfect</i> is synonymous with <i>being inadequate</i>. Everywhere we turn, there are messages that tell us who, what and how we're supposed to be. So, we learn to hide our struggles and protect ourselves from shame, judgment, criticism and blame by seeking safety in <i>pretending</i> and <i>perfection</i>.<br /><br /> Based on seven years of ground-breaking research and hundreds of interviews, <i>I Thought It Was Just Me</i> shines a long-overdue light on an important truth: Our imperfections are what connect us to each other and to our humanity. Our vulnerabilities are not weaknesses; they are powerful reminders to keep our hearts and minds open to the reality that we're all in this together.<br /><br /> Dr. Brown writes, 'We need our lives back. It's time to reclaim the gifts of imperfection - the <b>courage</b> to be real, the <b>compassion</b> we need to love ourselves and others, and the <b>connection</b> that gives true purpose and meaning to life. These are the gifts that bring love, laughter, gratitude, empathy and joy into our lives.'<br /><br />]]></book_description>
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    <author_name>Brené Brown</author_name>
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    <title><![CDATA[The Grace and Truth Paradox: Responding with Christlike Balance]]></title>
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    <book_description><![CDATA[This 40-Day devotional from Brian “Head” Welch, former lead guitarist of Korn and the New York Times bestselling author of Save Me From Myself , is an intimate tour through the Bible passages that have meant the most to him on his trying journey from substance abuse to salvation. Save Me From Myself , Welch’s self-effacing story his against addiction and his reawakening to divine love, has made the metal band icon into a hero of Christian rock. Uncompromisingly honest about his demons, and equally fervent about his faith, Head and his impassioned devotional offer a uniquely voiced guiding light perfect for young Christians and rock music fans everywhere.]]></book_description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Wanted: A Spiritual Pursuit Through Jail, Among Outlaws, and Across Borders – A Moving Memoir of Ministry, Redemption, and Life with Outcasts]]></title>
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    <title><![CDATA[The SPEED of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything]]></title>
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    <author_name>Eckhart Tolle</author_name>
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