Rather than ranking these books, 101 Essential Texas Books calls the reader's attention to the wealth of good books about Texas, most of which are written by Texas writers. For readers who are interested in building a modern library of Texas books or who just want to read some books they might not know about, this list suggests a place to begin.Each book on the list is described in a one-page summary testifying to the reason for its inclusion. In addition to the 101 books that head the listing, another 250 or so Texas books worthy of attention are mentioned and indexed.

101 Essential Texas Books: A Representative Selection of Classic and Contemporary Texas Books, All Still in Print

Literature & Fiction

Stowers, Carlton

Dromgoole, Glenn

History & Criticism

ACU Press/Leafwood Publishers

Women have a desperate longing for a stress cure--a revitalized perspective and re-energized faith. STRESSED-LESS LIVING offers life-changing, heart-renewing, long-lasting remedies that will bring peace, even when things feel out of control.
 Life is tense and offers no easy answers or quick fixes. The good news is that in a world of unrest and stress readers can find the peace for which they hunger. Tracie Miles, in this breakthrough book, helps women unload the pressure cooker of life and learn to rely on the peace that Christ promises all those who come to Him. Tracie maintains that the direction many women receive today is attached to temporary helps like meditation, relaxation strategies, breathing exercises, and support groups. STRESSED-LESS LIVING unpacks the truth found in Scripture about how to overcome fear, anxiety, and uncertainty, and shows the stressed-out woman how she can not only survive stress, but thrive in spite of it through faith in the promises of God.

Stressed-Less Living

Miles, Tracie

Religion & Spirituality

Worry, anxiety, and fear saturate our world today more than ever—from acts of terrorism to economic downturns. But many women face real fears in their own homes—death, illness, job loss, betrayal, rejection, and dozens of other threats that challenge their family’s well being. As women recognize and understand the warnings signs of worry and negative self-talk, they can employ strategies to navigate their overwhelming anxiety and hopeless thoughts.Most Christian women know the Bible encourages them not to worry about anything, but few women know how to respond to their worries, especially in a crisis. "Words That Change Everything" offers true personal stories with biblical applications to help everyday women understand the purpose of their God-given emotions and identify biblical prayer strategies to help them confront their worries.

Words That Change Everything: Speaking Truth to Your Soul

Jordan, Karen

Moms and daughters will be empowered to embrace the girls of grace God designed them to be instead of conforming to society's mold of normal. 
As a mom of two daughters, Catherine understands how unique the mother/daughter bond truly is. A few years ago, she looked tirelessly for a Bible study to share with her tween daughter. Catherine found countless options for children and teens but very few for the tween age group--and none of these options were designed for moms and tween daughters to share together. Recognizing an unfulfilled need, Catherine wrote Becoming a Girl of Grace. 
Moms and daughters will take a closer look at some of the amazing ladies of the Bible and the character traits they model for modern tween girls. These women of yesterday have a lot to share with the girls of today! Dealing with mean girls and bullies, feeling left out, and learning to like oneself are not new social dilemmas. The Bible is full of examples of strong females who chose to follow God and pursue faith despite what was happening in their world and cultures.

Becoming a Girl of Grace

Bird, Catherine

Your ability to lead with power in a complex global society will largely depend on your ability to move away from a generic type of leadership, building a distinctive brand. Successfully creating a leadership brand that matters to God and people will be the result of understanding and managing four fundamental principles: perspective, position, power, and promise. In this book, businessman and professor Richard S. Lytle addresses each of these four principles to help readers create a godly blueprint for life, considering the following: Perspective, How worldview frames the foundation for building any brand. Position, How readers can assess their God-given positions in life and make them the focus of their earthly work. Power, How using one's positional power can build the brand on a daily basis. Promise, How readers can create, deliver, and manage a distinctive set of promises with the personal signature of gifts and positions God has given them. Lytle reminds readers that God wants to transform all of us. This process can be intimidating, but Lytle encourages us instead to embrace the possibilities with hope for the future. Are you ready to abandon the ordinary? That's the first step toward becoming God's brand of leader.

Abandon the Ordinary: Building a Distinctive Leadership Brand in Business, Family, and Church

Christian Books & Bibles

Richard S. Lytle

Christian Living

The Shadow of the Cross is a unique one-year devotional that covers the entire Gospel of Mark in consecutive order. A one-year devotional guide to the Gospel of Mark, using one short passage each day and following the Gospel text from beginning to end. Each day's passage is followed by a brief Reflection and a Prayer. The Reflection opens up the day's Scripture and shows how it challenges us to live for Jesus.

Shadow of the Cross: 365 Devotionals from the Gospel of Mark

Ware, Phil

Worship & Devotion

Let Jesus himself teach you about the Spirit. In the Gospel of John, Jesus introduces us to the Paraclete. Personal, intimate, and life-giving, the Paraclete Jesus describes is a Spirit we ache to know. The Spirit Jesus talks about in the Final Discourse is a Companion, a Helper, a Teacher, a Comforter. He is no stranger, with an odd agenda and an unknown nature. He is Jesus present again in forever form. As Jesus reveals himself in the Spirit, he focuses on the work of the Spirit we value most: transformation, wisdom, Christ-like character, courage. How do we grow in a relationship with this Spirit? You'll find more in these pages than theory and principle. You will discover practices for walking in the Spirit and making relationship with the Spirit a daily privilege.

What Jesus Said about the Holy Spirit: And How It Applies to Your Life

Woodroof, Tim

A look at how the courageous prayers of the Bible can give us words with which to approach God, in any circumstance. Human beings are incurably religious, yet we tend to pray to whatever "god" can save us from our immediate danger. The Bible shows us another way of prayer. We pray to a living God who might save us from danger, but who himself is dangerous. After all, we cannot fathom God. We cannot control God. We must learn the spirit of that extremely risky prayer that Jesus learned to pray: "Yet not my will, but yours be done." Praying Dangerously is intended to change your life. It is meant to force you to read what the Bible says about prayer. Not only to read, but to reflect. Not only to reflect, but to pray yourself. And if you pray, your life will be forever altered. This book leads you through the prayers of the Old and New Testaments, exploring the rich heritage of those people who turned to God in joy and sorrow, triumph and defeat, faithfulness and s

Praying Dangerously: Daring Prayers for Meaningful Faith

Holloway, Gary

One of the most important books to be released in 2010
 now has a companion book to help every believer make the
 challenging message of Costly Grace even more personal. 
 Millions of copies of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Cost of Discipleship helped shape more than one generation's dedication to the cross, and now Jon Walker's contemporary view of Bonhoeffer's classic is continuing that work for today's readers. 
 In this 90-day devotional, Walker helps you keep pace with Costly Grace, the book that is challenging this generation to renew their commitments to Jesus and his call. The COSTLY GRACE 90-DAY DEVOTIONAL is dedicated to bringing home to the heart of every Christian the vital call that Bonhoeffer made in his book and that Walker now makes in his.

Costly Grace Devotional: A Contemporary View of Bonhoeffer's the Cost of Discipleship

WALKER, JON

In an age marked by loneliness, estrangement and the vacuous spiritualities increasingly offered to fill the void, this book offers much-needed wisdom for recovering a biblical Spirituality rooted in the triune nature of God. It offers not only a fully biblical view of God's relational nature, but also an equally biblical view of humans as relational beings, created in the image of God. It will provide enormous benefit to anyone seeking to discern the contours of a contemporary biblical Spirituality.

Participating in God's Life

Allen, C. Leonard

Swick, Danny Gray

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