David Murray
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This new collection of essays from rhetoric authority and celebrated writing blogger David Murray applies his signature blend of humor and heart to a free-wheeling conversation about how we communicate in America
"An insightful book packed with wonderful writing, practical advice, and hope for a better, kinder future." -Jonathan Eig, author of King: A Life
You're ready to give up. Throw up your hands and walk out the door. You don't know what...
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A unique combination of biblical teaching, scientific research, and personal biography shows those who follow Jesus how to live joyful, purposeful lives. Hopelessness has invaded much of our culture, even reaching deep into the church. But while the world is awash in negativity, Christians have resources to live differently. In The Happy Christian, professor and pastor David Murray blends the best of modern science and psychology with the timeless...
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Discover Jesus Throughout the Old Testament! The son trudges uphill, bearing wood for his own sacrifice; his father has decided to give him up to death. What biblical event does this bring to mind? Is it Abraham and Isaac in Genesis 22, or Christ's passion in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John? The kinship between these two stories is deeper than mere coincidence. Christ is present in the story of Abraham and Isaac. In fact, he is present...
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David, a third grader with wild imagination is caught up in a mystery when his parents decide to stop at a roadside motel during a summer trip to his grandparents'. His excitement to visit them takes a backseat when he begins to unravel the odd characteristics of the place.
While his parents decide to get some rest before continuing the trip, young David decides to explore the place. The more he discovers the ancient-looking motel, the more its...
5) Devil's Yoke
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Three years before the doomsday, a series of pitch-black wormholes appear suddenly like shackles blocking the Earth.
The devil's game opens, and 10,000 people are sent into the [Devil's Shackle], shuttling into the end of the Earth three years later.
Kill, Survive, Evolution Points ......
This is a terrifying space called [Devil's Yoke].
It is a path of evolution from ordinary people to demons.
Here, the best and the worst are eliminated, and...
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Largely due to overwork and the stresses of modern life, men in work and ministry are increasingly run-down, anxious, and depressed. But is this level of physical and spiritual weariness inevitable? Just as a car needs to be regularly refueled, retuned, and repaired in order to keep running, a balanced life can be sustained only when a man takes proper steps to stay on track. In this hopeful book, experienced pastor and counselor David Murray shares...
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Many Christians mistakenly believe that true Christians don't get depressed, and this misconception heaps additional pain and guilt onto Christians who are suffering from mental and emotional distress. Author David P. Murray comes to the defense of depressed Christians, asserting that Christians do get depressed! He explains why and how Christians should study depression, what depression is, and the approaches caregivers, pastors, and churches can...
8) Luke
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When you know God's story, your own story changes too. This devotional, part of the StoryChanger Devotional Series, is a friendly, practical guide to understanding the Gospel of Luke and how it shapes your story.
Luke: Stories of Mission and Mercy includes 50 devotionals written by David Murray, author of The StoryChanger. This series features daily readings designed to help you learn, love, and live the whole Bible. Murray walks through the Gospel...
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A Daily Devotional through the Books of Philippians and Colossians from the StoryChanger Devotional Series
If you want to change your story, you need to know God's story. This devotional, part of the StoryChanger Devotional series, is a friendly, practical guide to understanding the books of Philippians and Colossians and how they shape your story.
Philippians and Colossians: Stories of Joy and Identity includes 50 devotionals written by David Murray....
10) Exodus
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A Daily Devotional through the Book of Exodus from the StoryChanger Devotional Series
If you want to change your story, you need to know God's story. This devotional, part of the StoryChanger Devotional series, is a friendly, practical guide to understanding the book of Exodus and how it shapes your story.
Exodus: Stories of Redemption and Relationship includes 50 devotionals written by David Murray, author of The StoryChanger. This series features...
11) Psalms 1–50
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A Daily Devotional through Psalms 1–50 from the StoryChanger Devotional Series
If you want to change your story, you need to know God’s story. This devotional, part of the StoryChanger Devotional series, is a friendly, practical guide to understanding the book of Psalms and how it shapes your story.
“Psalms 1–50: Stories of Praising and Proclaiming” includes 50 devotionals written by David Murray, author of The StoryChanger. This volume...
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Life can be overwhelming. Sometimes it feels as if everything and everyone demands all of our time, our resources, our energy, and our very lives. Writing to women in the midst of this busy, do-it-all culture, husband-and-wife team Shona and David Murray offer practical tips for living at a more sustainable pace and avoiding exhaustion, depression, and anxiety. Sharing personal stories of their own struggles with overwhelming demands, they give counsel...
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A Mental Health Q&A from a Christian Perspective
After the fall, the world was disordered from structure to chaos-negatively altering the nature of human emotions. Today, we witness its impact as mental health concerns surge and people continue to suffer. How should Christians approach the topic of mental health? What is the most Christlike way to care for those who suffer?
A Christian's Guide to Mental Illness answers 30 commonly asked questions...
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In his fifth volume of lyrical expressions, award-winning poet David Murray combines both traditional and free verse while exploring the powerful emotions behind the timeless theme of romantic love. Over some fifty years, Murray has been writing and compiling poetry relating to remorse, regret, and rejection. As he returns emotionally to the times of his youth and his memories of discontent during two unhappy romances that took place during the 1960s,...
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In A Bell Curve and Other Poems, poet David J. Murray divides 118 short poems into seven separate sections; each section holds a common theme but includes a different number of poems from the other sections. The poems of this collection offer photographs of moments in his mental life, while the collection as a whole uses the bell-curve concept to allow him to stress the unified nature of this poetry collection. The first section, only three poems...
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This is a story about four Vietnam Veterans who though they have long since left the arm remain close friends. During their army training they made a pact to support each other for life, promising to come to the aid of each should their lives or those of their families ever be in danger. Many years later one of their number asks the other three to honour that pact when his life is threatened and his family kidnapped by a crooked lawyer and his underworld...
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The 145 short poems in this volume deal with certain problems concerning human relationships that seem particularly frequent in the western industrialized world at the present time. The volume starts with a collection of 117 poems entitled SURFACE TENSION. Monologues in which the author relates his inner states of emotion to events in Nature are alternated with shorter and more lyrical poems. In the first 'movement', the sea is used to symbolize...
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A Daily Devotional through the Books of 1 & 2 Timothy and Titus from the StoryChanger Devotional Series
If you want to change your story, you need to know God's story. This devotional, part of the StoryChanger Devotional series, is a friendly, practical guide to understanding the books of 1 & 2 Timothy and Titus and how they shape your story.
Timothy and Titus: Stories of Fear and Courage includes 50 devotionals written by David Murray, author of...
19) Proverbs
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A Daily Devotional through the Book of Proverbs from the StoryChanger Devotional Series
If you want to change your story, you need to know God's story. This devotional, part of the StoryChanger Devotional series, is a friendly, practical guide to understanding the book of Proverbs and how it shapes your story.
Proverbs: Stories of Wisdom and Folly includes 50 devotionals written by David Murray, author of The StoryChanger. This series features daily...
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How Jesus Changes Our Story with His Story
Each person's life tells a story. These stories have happy chapters, sad chapters, boring chapters, and exciting chapters. Some people seem to author their own stories, while others have the pens snatched from their hands. Some stories feel hopeless. Can our stories ever be rewritten? Will they have a happy ending?
David Murray introduces readers to the StoryChanger, Jesus Christ-the only one who can rewrite...
