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Welcome to DPI!
May you have a 2012 filled with faith, grace and love.
DPI has 60 of our books, including newest releases, now available in ebook format with Kindle and Apple. Just go to the Kindle or Apple site and search for your favorites.
 DPI"S NEWEST RELEASE: BACK ON TRACK
A 40-DAY JOURNEY TO SPIRITUAL RENEWAL
Jimmy Allen
This is a book to help individual Christians, small groups and whole congregations get back on track for God.
In a writing style that is vulnerable, humorous, challenging and fresh, Jimmy Allen sets the book up in the following way:
· 1. Six sections of overall focus: My God, My Head, My Heart, My Hands, My Feet, My Lips
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· 2. An introduction and 24 chapters to be spaced out in 40 daily readings
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3. Follow-up questions at the end of each reading
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4. Space to write responses in the book
Forty days—a very biblical time frame to change, motivate and empower us to move forward. We would hate for anyone to miss the train!
This is not a gimmick and not just a program—it is an honest attempt to help us be what we really in our heart of hearts want to be. (Special packet of support material available for free download--includes 5 sermon outlines, 5 small group discussion outlines and 5 family devotionals. click here>>)
To read what leaders are saying about this book and to order, click here>>
NEW RELEASE: THE KINGDOM OF GOD-VOLUME 2
THE SERMON AND THE LIFE
Tom Jones and Steve Brown
Second in the series of three books on the Kingdom of God, this is a thorough treatment of the Sermon on the Mount. As they apply the principles of Jesus, the authors describe this famous sermon as the Sermon on the Kingdom.
For many this sermon is foolish, unreasonable, idealistic and impractical, but that is because it is describing the life of these “aliens and strangers” from the future. These are Kingdom people who are living right now as though they were already in heaven—or at least as though they are taking all their direction from heaven. They understand that their citizenship is really there.
This much is certain: Everyone who wants to be a disciple of Jesus must have a most eager heart when coming to this message. Every person who wants to live the Kingdom life must see The Sermon as “the Jesus Manifesto” and must want his or her attitudes toward everything to be shaped by what is said here in specifics or in principle. Click here to read more and to order.
NEW RELEASE: MY MORNING CUP
FOURTH IN THE WISDOM FOR LIFE SERIES
Jeanie Shaw
In the mornings, Jeanie Shaw pours herself a cup of coffee and settles in to read God’s word. In these special times, God fills her spiritual cup with his truth and guidance. Although she is careful not to pour her coffee to overflowing, God is not as “careful.” She finds that her cup from God overflows on a daily basis. Hence, the title, My Morning Cup.
Jeanie says, “If there is a mismatched shoe at the store, it seems it will be in my box. If there is one rotten potato served each year in a restaurant, I’m quite sure it is mine. I even have gone to a drive-through hamburger place only to receive an empty bun…no meat. And such is the way of life for me.”
As Jeanie shares experiences in her life that are amazing, scary or amusing, you will find yourself saying, “I can’t believe all this has happened to her!” This is a Christian book, so all the stories are true. But more important than the stories themselves is the spiritual “cup of learning” that Jeanie draws from them all…and shares with us in this fourth volume of the popular Wisdom for Life series of women’s devotional books. Some of the chapter titles are "When There Is a Knife in Your Back," "When the Person Next to You Sets Himself on Fire," and "When Your Teacher Goes Nuts." See more>>
To read more and to order, click here>>
NEW RELEASE: BUILDING EMOTIONAL INTIMACY IN YOUR MARRIAGE
Jeff and Florence Schachinger
Have you been married for a few years? More than a few? Have you lost touch with each other’s real needs, desires and heart? You know you love each other, but do you have a nagging feeling that something is just not right, not all it could be? If so, are you ready to do something about it?
Jeff and Florence had all these feelings, and they candidly share how they were able to go deeper in their marriage and what they have learned about
· connecting on a deeper emotional level
· accepting the one you’re married to
· being the man you need to be to be the husband you want to be
· being the wife of noble character
· seeing your marriage as a spiritual relationship
· building an intimacy that will last forever
You will be encouraged, challenged and inspired to take your marriage to a place it’s never been before, a place where you’ll find more than you can imagine!
Includes insightful “Blueprints for Intimacy” questions at the end of each chapter to help you apply your reading to real life.
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 THE KINGDOM OF GOD--VOLUME 1: THE FUTURE BREAKS IN
Tom A. Jones and Steve D. Brown
JUST IN:
"This book approaches a deep and difficult subject with humility, grace and courage. Like modern pioneers Tom Jones and Steve Brown are exploring the colony of heaven on earth and mapping it out for the rest of us. They roll out the map and invite us to come along as we journey together toward our heavenly home. Hop on board! You'll be glad you did!"
--Jeff Chacon, author Dare to Dream Again
Incudes questions for study and discussion.
To read the introduction, click here. To read more and to purchase, click here.
NEW RELEASE--ORDER TODAY
 MY BEGGAR'S PURSE: AND OTHER SPIRITUAL THOUGHTS
Third in the Wisdom for Life series
Linda Brumley
Linda was served “beggar’s purses” in a dim sum restaurant, and she made an apt analogy: Just as tasty morsels were placed in the wonton wrap in this appetizer, so God places in our beggar’s purses whatever we need for life and godliness. We must simply come to him with humility, admitting our spiritual poverty and need for his grace.
A woman who “laughs at the days to come,” Linda is known for her deep and insightful faith. She shares personal confession in every chapter, enabling a connection with the reader that is borne of common aspirations and familiar shortcomings.
Telling about the loss of both breasts to cancer, her husband’s health challenges, her mother’s Alzheimer’s disease, and the day-to-day happenings of life, Linda takes us on her journey for faith.
Click here to read more and to order.
About My Beggar's Purse, Elizabeth Thompson, coauthor of The Tender Years, says: "Intellegent, articulate, witty, forthright, humble, insightful...great personal stories...refreshing and helpful."
The other two books in the "Wisdom for Life" series are God's Pitcher by Gloria Baird and My Bucket of Sand by Sheila Jones.
NEW RELEASE--AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW
 CARTWHEELS IN THE RAIN
Finding Faith in the Wake of the Unthinkable
Joe Dubowski
On February 14, 2008, while Joe and Laurel Dubowski were exchanging Valentine’s gifts, a tragedy was unfolding on the campus of Northern Illinois University. A gunman had targeted students in a classroom, and their daughter, Gayle, was one of six who died that day.
In this brave and hopeful book, Joe takes us along on a journey he would never have chosen to travel. He recounts the details as they moved toward an understanding that was unthinkable and gut-wrenching. With great candor he gives us a glimpse into his thoughts and responses and approaches to healing over a two-year period.
Introducing us to twenty-year-old Gayle, he celebrates her life and her faith. Gayle loved the rain. In fact, she loved it so much she would run outside and do cartwheels in the downpour. Thus we come to see Gayle’s approach to life, and her exuberance calls us higher.
A book for all who have experienced loss and for all who comfort them, Cartwheels in the Rain is more than a recounting of the all-too-familiar happening of a school shooting. It is an affirmation that whatever we are called to face in this life, God is always there to hold us, to carry us, to see us through. Click here to read more and order.
 WRESTLING WITH AN ANGEL
Fighting for Faith in Times of Struggle
Dana Hawkins
Dana Hawkins knows what it means to struggle with difficult circumstances: a challenging childhood, an eating disorder, clinical depression, suicidal thoughts, debilitating physical pain, financial struggles, court battles to adopt a needy child—to name a few.
Describing the heavy state of her mind while in depression, she speaks of the hopelessness, the anger, the very real feeling that she is seeing life through a film, that she is somehow separate and removed from those around her.
But in her honesty, she also reaches out for and holds on to faith:
“I don’t ever give myself a back door. There is no alternate escape route. I made up my mind long ago that being a Christian was a lifelong decision. That clinches the deal no matter what lies ahead. That’s not to say I’ve never felt like quitting. I certainly have been tempted when things have been incredibly difficult. But because that option has already been ruled out, the only choice I’m left with is making it through to the other side.”
She longs for heaven in a way that will make you feel she has already been there, and is eager to return:
“Being at home with the Lord is something I long for with everything in me. I allow it to be very real to me. I try and capture it as much as my five senses will allow.”
Dana’s story speaks to all of us because we all wrestle with pain, loss and hurt. No exceptions. If we are human, we will have challenges. If we are faithful, we will make it through to the dawn of God’s blessings—in this life and the life to come.
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 SECURE IN HEART--SECOND EDITION
Overcoming Insecurity in a Woman's Life
Robin Weidner
In these pages, Robin Weidner walks gently, yet boldly into the heart of a woman. She helps answer the questions that lie hidden beneath every woman’s story, regardless of age, culture or spiritual background:
Am I enough? Who can I count on? Will I be rescued? Will I be successful? Who will protect me? What will others think of me? Will I be alone? Will I find unfailing love?
For each of these questions, Robin shows how to identify Satan’s false securities and then how to overcome them by applying God’s word. Through stories from her life and the lives of others, she brings to light this often hidden struggle and helps women find the security that is God’s gift to his daughters.
This new edition includes not only the original in-depth study guide and guidelines for book groups, but it also offers (1) two new chapters reflecting on much that has happened in Robin's ministry since the release of the first edition, and (2) a scripture index that lists all scriptures used in the book and the page number where each is found.
Since the launch of the Secure in Heart ministry, Robin Weidner has spoken to women's groups across the US and abroad. Owner of a thriving copywriting business, Robin also serves beside her husband, Dave, to help others restore purity after sexual impurity. Read more at www.secureinheart.com.
To read more and order the book: click here>> Available on KINDLE.
LEARNING TO LIVE AS ONE
A Workbook for Engaged Couples
Randall Alexander
Preparation for marriage is vitally important. Two different people come together from two different backgrounds, and they are a man and a woman--there is a lot of difference right there.
This 88-page workbook is set up to facilitate communication and understanding about various areas of life together. It will help couples deal with the challenges that marriage brings to all:
Resolving conflict, forgiving each other, making mutually satisfying decisions, blending finances, understanding each other's needs, being aware of background influences, learning to have a satisfying sexual relationship, approaching all with a humble and giving spirit.
If a couple asks someone to mentor them through a premarital counseling arrangement, they can use this material and have the added bonus of bringing someone else into their relationship. This person can help them work through any issues that come up as they begin to share their lives with each other.
NOTE: Each person should have their own copy of the notebook because they will do separate assignments to then share with each other. To order, click here>>
Randall also has a 35-page Mentor's Guide that is available for download on the DPI Web site for $4.00. Click here>>
 MY BUCKET OF SAND
And Other Spiritual Thoughts
Sheila Jones
Psalm 139 describes the thoughts of God as being more numerous than the grains of sand--vast, uncountable, unfathomable. Sheila Jones celebrates the fact that God graciously shares some of his thoughts with us, and allows us to encourage others with them. In this book, Sheila shares the sand God has put in her bucket.
The second volume of the "Wisdom for Life" women's devotional series, My Bucket of Sand features short chapters in which Sheila passes on truths she has learned and has told to many throughout the years.
With the gifts of clarity, insight and visualization, Sheila shares her heart and her faith in My Bucket of Sand.
“It is inspiring to see again how God teaches us great lessons in small, everyday experiences. Sheila uses her God-given talents to share her life-lessons that in turn can move our hearts and strengthen our lives.” --Gloria Baird, author of God’s Pitcher
To read the introductory chapter or to order, click here>> Check out Sheila's My Bucket of Sand blog.
THE TENDER YEARS
Parenting Preschoolers
Geri Laing and Elizabeth Laing Thompson
Geri and daughter, Elizabeth, have collaborated on a new book for moms of preschoolers that not only instructs and guides; it also encourages, inspires and connects.
It contains thirty short chapters focused on various aspects of the daily life of moms, with its joys, fears, hopes, challenges and everything in between. Interspersed with poignant poems that express and relate to the hearts of moms, this book will bring smiles, sighs, "aha's," and even much-appreciated belly laughs.
Guaranteed not to overwhelm with “to do’s” and “not to do’s,” The Tender Years is a gift of refreshment to sometimes harried, sometimes harassed and oftentimes happy moms. click here to order>>
The book consists of 30 short chapters, and includes numerous poems written by Elizabeth. Here are two poems from the book.
“What an amazing book! I want every mom of preschoolers to read this. It is phenomenal. I cried and laughed...and realize Christian moms need this teaching so much; this has been a neglected area."
--Jeanie Shaw, Boston Read comments by other readers. See sample chapters in the adjoining right column.
 OPEN MY EYES LORD
Seeing the Spiritual World Around Us
Erica Kim
Through the pages of Open My Eyes, Lord, your eyes of your heart will be opened to the true realities in life. To believe in the power of prayer. To “see” the battle waged for your soul. To become aware of the activity of both angels and demons. And to renew your faith in our invisible but ever-present heavenly Father.
Erica Kim writes to help women realize there is a spiritual world that is more real than this physical world we live in. She inspires us to see that world and to respond to our Father in faith and surity. See the contents page>>
"Erica has masterfully interwoven her own and others’ life experiences with examples from God’s men like Jacob and Elisha to help us practically see the spiritual world around us. This book will help us to be more alert to and better prepared for the battle that rages around us—the battle that ends in ultimate victory with God!"
--Gloria Baird, Los Angeles
click here to order and to read more>>
 DISCOVER JOY
Well Being, God's Way
Dr. Joy BodziochChristian psychologist Joy Bodzioch has written a new book on finding mental well-being by applying the Beatitudes to your life. She believes that following Jesus' plan for living our lives will help us find not only meaning, but joy as well.
Sharing from her life, her experience as a professional counselor and as a Bible student, Dr. Joy gives an insightful path to finding biblical help for insecurity, depression, negative thinking and other challenges we face in our Christian walk.
Read "contents" and "Introduction"--click here>>
Read interview with Dr. Joy. See her discuss the book on YouTube.
Hear Dr. Joy's interview with Lesley Hurst on Vocal Point (WAFG).
“Joy brings biblical scholarship and her experience as a psychologist together to encourage robust Kingdom-thinking. This book will enrich both men and women.”
--Tom Jones, Teacher, Greater Nashville Church, author of Mind Change and numerous other books
WHAT IS THE KINGDOM?
DPI is offering six resources that present a fresh study of the meaning of the “kingdom of God.” In these
resources you will be learning from Christians during the first 300 years of Christianity, from Restoration leaders such as David Lipscomb, and from modern day men who are applying “kingdom theology” to everyday life.
Your investment in these books (and CD sets) will be greatly rewarded as you are refreshed and refocused by the biblical concept of the kingdom of God and the leavening power that it brings to the lives of its citizens.
ALL THE WAY TO KINGDOM COME (DPI), AUDIO CD-SET--Tom Jones, Steve Brown,
Frank Williams
MERE DISCIPLESHIP (BRAZOS PRESS)--Lee Camp
KINGDOM COME (LEAFWOOD PRESS)--John Mark Hicks, Bobby Valentine
THE KINGDOM THAT TURNED THE WORLD UPSIDE DOWN--David Bercot
WILL THE REAL HERETICS PLEASE STAND UP--David Bercot
THY KINGCOM COME--Douglas Jacoby
ONE ANOTHER
Transformational Relationships in the Body of Christ
Tom Jones and Steve Brown, the two teachers in the Greater Nashville Church, have collaborated to give us a fresh, biblical look at relationships—a topic of utmost importance in churches focused on making disciples and fostering continual spiritual growth. The authors show that God’s plan is for us to be instruments in each other’s lives to bring about the transformation he desires.
Great for individual, small group and whole ministry use. Includes application questions at the end of each of the chapters.
Contents>> Sample chapter>> Read more>>
Also available in Spanish: Unos a otros
 RAISING AWESOME KIDS--RELOADED
Sam and Geri Laing
Since the first edition of Raising Awesome Kids, much has happened in our world. For example, the Internet has become accessible to everyone. Facebook, MySpace, cell phones, video games have all come gangbusters on the scene. Jesus is to be Lord of all areas, and the Laings help us know how to communicate and model this understanding to our kids.
The original book helped a whole generation of Christian parents raise their kids. It is our prayer that this new and updated version will do the same for the moms and dads of the new millennium. To see the contents page, click here. To order the book, click here.
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