List 27 of books from editorial Baker Publishing Group

Relaxing with God

The Neglected Spiritual Discipline

by Andrew Farley
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2014

Jesus called his followers to exchange the heavy yoke around their necks for his light one. So why are so many Christians feeling weighed down and burned out? The simple answer is that they are being told from many pulpits across the country what they "should be" doing for God. Bestselling...

ReJesus

A Wild Messiah for a Missional Church

by Michael Frost, Alan Hirsch
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2008

ReJesus asks the following questions: • What ongoing role does Jesus the Messiah play in shaping the ethos and self understanding of the movement that originated in him? • How is the Christian religion informed and shaped by the Jesus that we meet in the Gospels? • How do we assess the continuity...

New Testament Commentary Survey

by D. A. Carson
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2013

Highly respected New Testament scholar D. A. Carson provides students and pastors with expert guidance on choosing a commentary for any book of the New Testament. The seventh edition has been updated to assess the most recently published commentaries. Carson examines sets, one-volume commentaries,...

For the Beauty of the Church

Casting a Vision for the Arts

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Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2010

Think of your local church. Without art--music, song, dance, etc.--it would be a much poorer place. But if protestants have any vision for the arts, it tends to be a thin one. This unique book is an attempt to contribute to a robust, expansive vision for the church and the arts. Its specific aim is...

Reel Spirituality (Engaging Culture)

Theology and Film in Dialogue

by Robert K. Johnston
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2006

Increasingly, thinking Christians are examining the influential role that movies play in our cultural dialogue. Reel Spirituality successfully heightens readers' sensitivity to the theological truths and statements about the human condition expressed through modern cinema. This second edition cites...

Visual Faith (Engaging Culture)

Art, Theology, and Worship in Dialogue

by William A. Dyrness
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2001

How can art enhance and enrich the Christian faith? What is the basis for a relationship between the church and visual imagery? Can the art world and the Protestant church be reconciled? Is art idolatry and vanity, or can it be used to strengthen the church? Grounded in historical and biblical research,...

Reminiscences of an Octogenarian

by Bruce M. Metzger
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 1995

Bruce Manning Metzger's memoirs trace his life from his childhood in the Pennsylvania Dutch country and his student years at Princeton through his distinguished career of teaching, writing, lecturing, and editing. Professor Metzger's work has won him the gratitude of both biblical scholars and the...

Stories That Feed Your Soul

by Tony Campolo
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2010

Bestselling author and modern-day prophet Tony Campolo believes that one of the best ways to tell the grand story of the gospel is to tell stories of everyday life where God is at work...just as Jesus did during his earthly ministry. This collection of stories from Tony's lifelong friendships and...

Choosing the Extraordinary Life

God's 7 Secrets for Success and Significance

by Dr. Robert Jeffress
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2018

Too many of us settle for a listless life of mundane routine. We long to discover a greater purpose for our lives, but we don't know how. Dr. Robert Jeffress has an encouraging message for people looking for something more. God not only wants us to enjoy an extraordinary life, he has provided a roadmap...

Evangelism Today

Effectively Sharing the Gospel in a Rapidly Changing World

by Scott Dawson, Scott Lenning
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2009

Although the message of the Gospel never changes, our methods for communicating it need to adjust to an ever-changing audience. Evangelism Today helps believers, whether individually or in groups, share their faith in a culturally relevant way. This book draws on insights from dozens of evangelists,...

The Reason

How I Discovered a Life Worth Living

by Lacey Sturm, Franklin Graham
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2014

The day Lacey Sturm planned to kill herself was the day her grandmother forced her to go to church, a place Lacey thought was filled with hypocrites, fakers, and simpletons. The screaming match she had with her grandmother was the reason she went to church. What she found there was the Reason she...

The Early Church on Killing

A Comprehensive Sourcebook on War, Abortion, and Capital Punishment

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Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2012

What did the early church believe about killing? What was its view on abortion? How did it approach capital punishment and war? Noted theologian and bestselling author Ron Sider lets the testimony of the early church speak in the first of a three-volume series on biblical peacemaking. This...