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Becoming a Justice Seeking Congregation: Responding to God's Justice Initiative

by William K. McElvaney
Designed as an ecumenical study guide for local congregations and groups, Becoming a Justice Seeking Congregation is based on sound biblical, theological and liturgical grounding, and offers practical know-how strategies from McElvaney's ministry and from the experiences of others addressing justice issues in a variety of settings.
e-reader version available

$15.95

Cry of the Giraffe

FOR YOUTH
by Judie Oron
Labeled outcasts by their Ethiopian neighbors because they are Jews, 13-year-old Wuditu and her family make the difficult trek on foot to Sudan in the hope of being transported to Yerusalem and its promise of a better life. Instead they are herded into a refugee camp and Wuditu is separated from her family and forced back to the border. Her only hope is to be reunited with her family in Yerusalem.
e-reader version available

$12.95

¿El Mismo Dios?

por Timothy George
Explicación de las diferencias entre el cristianismo y el islam. Este libro está escrito en un estilo claro, conciliatorio, equilibrado y bíblico. Existen ciertas creencias que coinciden con las de los cristianos como la de un solo Dios verdadero; como también existen diferencias fundamentales. Contrasta los elementos característicos del cristianismo y el islam. Algunos de los temas son: los cinco pilares del islam, conceptos cristianos y musulmanes sobre Jesucristo y la salvación, la doctrina de la Trinidad y del carácter de dios, qué podemos aprender de los musulmanes, cómo el cristiano puede testificar de Cristo a su prójimo musulmán, y mucho más.

$9.00

Everyday Justice: The Global Impact of Our Daily Choices

by Julie Clawson
Everyday Justice takes readers on a tour of everyday life and reveals how small lifestyle choices have big implications for justice around the world. The book unpacks food and clothing choices and shows the surprising costs of consumer waste, concluding that the more sustainable a lifestyle, the more just the world will be.
e-reader version available

$16.00

How Coffee Saved My Life: And Other Stories of Stumbling to Grace

by Ellie Roscher
At 25, Ellie Roscher, a self- described rich, white North American overachiever, decided to spend a year in Lascano, Uruguay. She reveals her physical and emotional struggles for survival, and though spiritually tried and tested, she eventually flourished beautifully. This is the story of Ms. Roscher's year-long mission and how, through a multitude of grace- filled moments, she discovers that God has accompanied her all along the journey.
e-reader version available

$16.99

I Am Hutterite: The Fascinating True Story of a Young Woman's Journey to Reclaim Her Heritage

by Mary-Ann Kirkby
I Am Hutterite takes readers into the hidden heart of the little-known Hutterite colony in Manitoba where Mary-Ann Kirkby spent her childhood. When she was 10, her family left the colony and Ms. Kirkby describes how she adapted to popular culture, but felt a deep sense of loss. I Am Hutterite is a powerful tale of understanding how beginnings can define a person.
This is a large print book; e-reader version available

$17.99

Mali Under the Night Sky: A Lao Story of Home

FOR CHILDREN
by Youme
Mali Under the Night Sky is the true story of Lao-American artist Malichansouk Koumanchao, who walked with her family from Laos to Thailand when she was 5 years old. Due to wars not contained by borders, she and her family had to leave their home to be safe. She remembers the journey and the beauty and strength of Lao culture.

$17.95

One World Kids Cookbook: Easy, Healthy and Affordable Family Meals

FOR CHILDREN
by Sean Mendez
This colorful, amply illustrated cookbook of international recipes emphasizes the educational, nutritional and social benefits of cooking with children, offering 19 recipes from as many nations. The book devotes four pages to each recipe and country, along with enriching notes on food and cultural facts. The emphasis here is on fun, collaboration, invention and food as an engaging art rather than exact science.

$20.00

Rubble Nation: Haiti's Pain, Haiti's Promise

by Chris Herlinger & Paul Jeffrey
Rubble Nation takes readers back to this complicated and fragile world of promise and pain. The photos and descriptions tell the story of what life is like on the ground twenty months after the earthquake.

$25.00

2012: Beaded Hope

by Cathy Liggett
When four women embark on a mission trip to South Africa, they all have selfish reasons for going. What none of them expects is how profoundly their lives will be transformed by the people they meet. This is a moving story about the power of faith and hope to overcome even the most tragic circumstances.

$12.99