Baker Publishing Group: 4943 books
Think and Eat Yourself Smart
A Neuroscientific Approach to a Sharper Mind and Healthier Life
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2016
Science is beginning to understand that our thinking has a deep and complicated relationship with our eating. Our thoughts before, during, and after eating profoundly impact our food choices, our digestive health, our brain health, and more. Yet most of us give very little thought to our food beyond...
The Children of Divorce (Youth, Family, and Culture)
The Loss of Family as the Loss of Being
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2010
Why does divorce cause so much strain and long-term distress for children of all ages? Andrew Root, a recognized authority on youth ministry and a child of divorce himself, explains that divorce causes children to question their core identity. Since a child is the product of the union of a mother...
by John G. Kruis
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2013
Now in its fourth edition, this classic reference book helps counselors, pastors, and individual Christians with specific personal needs find sound scriptural guidance for resolving problems and growing in faith. The updated cover and packaging will attract new buyers to this already popular reference tool.
God among Sages
Why Jesus Is Not Just Another Religious Leader
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2017
Was Jesus just a spiritual leader, like Buddha, Krishna, Confucius, and Muhammad? Or is he something more--something else entirely?
In God among Sages, apologist Ken Samples offers readers a biblical and historical portrait of Jesus, grounded in the claims Jesus makes about himself. Then Samples...
Invitation to the Psalms
A Reader's Guide for Discovery and Engagement
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
The Book of Psalms is perhaps the most cherished book in the Old Testament. In this lively volume, two experienced teachers invite students to read and explore the Psalter and roam widely among its poems. The book introduces the dynamics of the biblical text, helping students become careful and attentive...
by Jason M. Baxter
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2018
Dante's Divine Comedy is widely considered to be one of the most significant works of literature ever written. It is renowned not only for its ability to make truths known but also for its power to make them loved. It captures centuries of thought on sin, love, community, moral living, God's work...
Digital Invasion, The
How Technology is Shaping You and Your Relationships
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2013
In the world of technology, there are just two kinds of people: digital natives and digital immigrants. Digital natives are those born after the advent of the internet. They are comfortable with swift technological change and take the presence of technology in their lives almost completely for granted....
The First Time We Saw Him
Awakening to the Wonder of Jesus
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2014
Scripture tells us that the words of Jesus made people uncomfortable, confused, angry, repentant, worshipful, and riotous. Today, we read the words of Christ in a steady, even tone and find ourselves wondering if maybe we're missing something. Could it be that we've lost the emotional power of Jesus's...
Katharina and Martin Luther
The Radical Marriage of a Runaway Nun and a Renegade Monk
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2017
Their revolutionary marriage was arguably one of the most scandalous and intriguing in history. Yet five centuries later, we still know little about Martin and Katharina Luther's life as husband and wife. Until now.
Against all odds, the unlikely union worked, over time blossoming into the...
Global Gospel
An Introduction to Christianity on Five Continents
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2015
In this pathbreaking book, award-winning author Douglas Jacobsen describes global Christianity and provides a framework for understanding the varied experiences of Christians around the world. Focusing on the five big continents of Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and North America, Jacobsen recounts...
Beginnings
Ancient Christian Readings of the Biblical Creation Narratives
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
What are we missing when we look at the creation narratives of Genesis only or primarily through the lens of modern discourse about science and religion? Theologian Peter Bouteneff explores how first-millennium Christian understandings of creation can inform current thought in the church and in the...
Benefit of the Doubt
Breaking the Idol of Certainty
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2013
In Benefit of the Doubt, influential theologian, pastor, and bestselling author Gregory Boyd invites readers to embrace a faith that doesn't strive for certainty, but rather for commitment in the midst of uncertainty. Boyd rejects the idea that a person's faith is as strong as it is certain. In fact,...
Fully Alive
A Biblical Vision of Gender That Frees Men and Women to Live Beyond Stereotypes
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2013
What makes a man masculine? A woman feminine? Did God design the two genders so differently? If so, why? The answers to these questions will free women and men to gladly embrace all that it means to be fully alive as gendered bearers of God's image who can profoundly impact others for good by the...
Growing Strong Daughters
Encouraging Girls to Become All They're Meant to Be
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2007
Today's culture offers broadening opportunities for women; yet it still pressures them to fit long-standing stereotypes. McMinn challenges parents, teachers, churches, and civic communities to create a social environment that nurtures strong, confident girls. Combining careful research with personal...