Sparkhouse

Brave Talk: Building Resilient Relationships in the Face of Conflict

When we disagree about fundamental issues, it can be difficult to maintain close relationships. In Brave Talk, communications expert Melody Stanford Martin teaches us to treat every conflict as if it's an impasse. By learning to temporarily suspend our desire to resolve differences, we make space for deeper understanding and stronger ties. Brave Talk blends humor, creativity, and interactive learning to help everyday people develop better skills for navigating conflict.

9781506462448

The Gospel for Cat Lovers

This whimsical little book brings the joy and wisdom of cats to life in a whole new way, reminding us that knowing and loving cats is a wonderful blessing.

9781506459233

The Gospel for Dog Lovers

This whimsical little book brings the joy and wisdom of dogs to life in a whole new way, reminding us that knowing and loving dogs is a wonderful blessing.

9781506459240

Awesomely Emma: A Charley and Emma Story

A Charley and Emma story about how Emma calls upon her sense of inner awesome to stand up for herself and teach everyone a lesson about the transformative power of feeling awesome in your own skin.

9781506464954

Just Faith: Reclaiming Progressive Christianity

In Just Faith, activist and writer Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons explains how a strong religious left has accompanied every major progressive advance in our society, and he resurrects the long but forgotten history of progressive Christianity in the United States. This book is a rallying cry for a bold progressive Christianity that unapologetically fights for its values to impact the biggest political battles of our time--from immigration and economic fairness to LGBTQ+ and abortion rights.

9781506462523

The World of the First Christians: A Curious Kid's Guide to the Early Church

The life and teachings of Jesus changed the world forever—but what happened after the events of the Gospels?

9781506460499

Catching Thoughts

A child learns to acknowledge an unwanted thought, show it compassion, and then actively let it go so she can focus on positive thoughts instead.

9781506464169

The Price of Admission: Embracing a Life of Grief and Joy

On the surface Liz Petrone looks as if she has it all. But, like many women, she is desperately lonely and dealing with ghosts of her own. Through a combination of personal narrative and common truths, Liz provides a timeless reminder to world-weary readers that, just as birth follows death, light does indeed follow darkness; and that, often, it is because of our pain--and not despite it--that we grow, survive, and--yes--thrive.

9781506458786

Waging Peace: One Soldier's Story of Putting Love First

Diana Oestreich served 407 days as a combat medic in Iraq. But when she was commanded to run over an Iraqi child to keep her battle buddies safe, she became a peacemaker instead. This beautiful and gut-wrenching memoir exposes the false divide between loving our country and living out our faith's call to love our enemies. By showing that us-versus-them is a false choice, this book will inspire us all to choose love over fear.

9781506463704

Welcoming and Affirming: A Guide to Supporting and Working with LGBTQ+ Christian Youth

A handbook for pastors, youth workers, church leaders, educators, and other adults in Christian settings, this guide provides answers to the most pressing questions about sexuality, gender, mental health, safe sex, and more. You'll walk away with a lot of insight, prepared to love, affirm, and accept the LGBTQ+ teens in your community the way God does--exactly as they are.

A companion book to Queerfully and Wonderfully Made: A Guide for LGBTQ+ Christian Teens.

9781506464985

Seculosity: How Career, Parenting, Technology, Food, Politics, and Romance Became Our New Religion and What to Do about It (New and Revised)

New updated and expanded paperback reveals the universal yearning writer David Zahl identifies, not to be happy or respected so much as enough--what religions call "righteous." Today, we look to various passions--from eating to parenting to voting--for the meaning once provided on Sunday morning. Seculosity takes a thoughtful yet entertaining tour of American "performancism." Ultimately, Zahl brings us to a fresh appreciation for the grace of God in all its countercultural wonder.

9781506467641

Van Gogh's Second Gift: A Spiritual Path to Deeper Creativity

Cliff Edwards, a well-known Vincent van Gogh author and scholar, explores Van Gogh's second gift--the surprising written works of Van Gogh in letters written to his brother, fellow artists, and friends. A perfect book for creatives and those who want to understand more about one of the world's most beloved artists, the genius creator of works like Starry Night.

9781506462356

Expecting Wonder: The Transformative Experience of Becoming a Mother

Pregnancy isn't just a physical transformation. An emotional and spiritual journey is also taking place: you're becoming a mother.

In Expecting Wonder, Brittany L. Bergman explores this identity transformation with wit and grace, offering a heart-level guidebook for women in the season of pregnancy. By sharing her own journey of fear, change, and hope, Bergman offers readers a picture of the miracle that God is working not just in her body, but in her soul.

9781506458908

The Story of Easter

Based on the award-winning Spark Story Bible, The Story of Easter uses spirited animation to help children marvel at God's love for the world through the resurrection of Jesus.

9781506421933

All About Anxiety

All About Anxietytackles tough questions kids have about what's going on in their brains when they feel anxious and equips readers with new strategies to manage anxiety so they can thrive in their daily lives.

9781506463209

The Poet and the Fly: Art, Nature, God, Mortality, and Other Elusive Mysteries

In this revelatory book, Robert Hudson considers seven poets, each of whom wrote a provocative poem about a fly. Considering Emily Dickinson, William Blake, and several other poets, The Poet and the Fly brings together the poetry, the flies, and the poets' own lives to explore the imaginative, and often prophetic, insights that come from the startling combination of poetry and flies, the extraordinary and the ordinary.

9781506457284

Read a Book with Me

A little boy discovers the perfect reading partner, and a chance to make a new friend.

9781506465258

Worth It: Overcome Your Fears and Embrace the Life You Were Made For

Brit Barron grew up in an Evangelical megachurch in the '90s, boxed in by her fears, unable to realize her full potential. All that changed when she fell in love with a girl named Sami.

Worth It shares her story to inspire us to overcome our own fears--the fears that keep us from evolving beyond the narratives that have been defined by others. When we do, we'll find out it was so worth it!

9781506463278

The World Jesus Knew: A Curious Kid's Guide to Life in the First Century

Learn about the world as Jesus experienced it - from what they ate to what they knew.

9781506425009

Spark Story Bible Psalm Book: Prayers and Poems for Kids

In The Spark Story Bible Psalm Book, fifty beloved psalms are rewritten in child-friendly language, accompanied by the classic artwork of Peter Grosshauser, illustrator of The Spark Story Bible.

9781506417684