Category: Book Recommendations
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Marriage Moments by Thomas Kock
New Release Highlight: Marriage Moments: 130 Devotions to Strengthen Your Life Together by Thomas Kock Many moments make up a marriage. From the moment you and your spouse say, “I do,” you set out on an incredible journey through life together. You’ll experience joy, peace, and contentment with each other, but you’ll also experience hardship,…
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Why Does God Allow Suffering?
Why does God allow suffering? If you’ve ever wrestled with this question, you’re not alone. I’m right there with you. Many Christians struggle to reconcile their faith with the harsh realities of pain and hardship—especially when other Christians and non-Christians don’t seem to be experiencing the same sort of difficulties. And that changes the question…
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You Need to Read This Book
Note: This guest post was written by Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary Professor and Northwestern Publishing House author Stephen Geiger. You are talking with a friend; a coworker comes up to you while you’re eating lunch; you read a post on social media. Whatever the messenger, the message is the same: “You need to read this book!”…
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Have You Ever Wondered Why…
Northwestern Publishing House’s newest children’s book, Why God Made Dads, came out last week. Through engaging storytelling and vivid illustrations, the book draws a clear and comforting connection between God’s love, guidance, and protection and the everyday care children receive from their dads and father figures. As NPH’s marketing and content copywriter, I had the…
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4 Books for Family Devotions
Looking for your next family devotional? Here are four great suggestions! At Home With the Psalms: 100 Family Devotions First used as a hymnbook by Old Testament believers, the Psalms help Christian fathers, mothers, sons, and daughters express their faith today, no matter what blessings or troubles they encounter together. At Home With the Psalms contains…
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Daily Spiritual Exercise
I have an idea for a commercial that (I feel) is the perfect blend of motivational, heartwarming, and inspirational. But seeing as I don’t know anyone in the TV industry—and haven’t the faintest clue of how to pitch a commercial—this blog post will probably be the only way my idea will see the light of…
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I Love to Tell the Story
Today is Book Lovers Day! As people around the world share their favorite stories in celebration, today got me thinking about the unique connection between stories and sharing God’s Word with others. I recently attended a Bible study that focused on using Bible stories to share the gospel message with others. It’s an effective tool…
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How Do I Know God Loves Me?
In Seeing God’s Heart: The Certainty of His Love for Me, Pastor Lynn Wiedmann outlines five ways that God answers the question “How do I know God loves me?” This blog post is a Q&A Interview with Pastor Wiedmann that dives a little deeper into his book, why he wrote it, and the readers he…