Baker Publishing Group: 4943 books
Psalms as Torah (Studies in Theological Interpretation)
Reading Biblical Song Ethically
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2012
The Psalms are the most-read part of the Old Testament, but their importance for ethics has often been overlooked. However, the Psalms offer some of the most potent ethical instruction in the Bible. In this book internationally renowned Old Testament scholar Gordon Wenham examines the source of the...
Interpreting the Old Testament
A Guide for Exegesis
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2001
A guide to essential aspects of Old Testament exegesis.
Restoring All Things
God's Audacious Plan to Change the World through Everyday People
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2015
It's easy to get discouraged by the headlines. It can often feel as if God has left the building, like we are on our own. We want to believe God's promises to us, and we search for signs of his continuing restoration of the world in which we live. Now, with passion and heart, two leading experts on...
Be You. Do Good.
Having the Guts to Pursue What Makes You Come Alive
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2016
Almost anyone you ask would say that they want to do work that matters. Yet many people do not feel like they are actively making a difference in the world. Others may feel a sense of calling but lack either the courage or the supportive community to carry it out. But if God created each of us on...
Raising World Changers in a Changing World
How One Family Discovered the Beauty of Sacrifice and the Joy of Giving
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
Almost any parent you asked would tell you that they want their children to be happy, successful adults. But many of us forget (or never knew to begin with) that lasting personal joy is not necessarily found the way the world says it is--through reaching a certain socioeconomic status, having a certain...
Leading from the Inside Out
The Art of Self-Leadership
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2000
Encourages and equips those in authority to master self-leadership principles and realize their full leadership potential.
The Younger Evangelicals
Facing the Challenges of the New World
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2002
Robert E. Webber has led worship workshops in every major city in the United States and Canada. Through his conversations and contacts with a network of emerging church leaders he calls the "younger evangelicals," Webber sees how this new generation and their style of leadership is bringing...
Here I Am (RenewedMinds)
Now What on Earth Should I Be Doing?
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2005
Struggling to discern God's call is not uncommon. Many people wrestle with understanding what God has planned for them. Here I Am solves part of the mystery by distinguishing between one's shared vocation and particular life stations. Stations include jobs, situations, and relationships, and they...
Churches That Make a Difference
Reaching Your Community with Good News and Good Works
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2002
Churches over the past generations have been weakened by a failure to meet both the physical and spiritual needs of their communities. Many have adopted a narrow vision, focusing on only one aspect of ministry. But in today's environment of faith-based opportunities many Christians are eager to start...
Hipster Christianity
When Church and Cool Collide
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2010
Insider twentysomething Christian journalist Brett McCracken has grown up in the evangelical Christian subculture and observed the recent shift away from the "stained glass and steeples" old guard of traditional Christianity to a more unorthodox, stylized 21st-century church. This change...
Prodigals and Those Who Love Them
Words of Encouragement for Those Who Wait
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2008
Ruth Bell Graham knew about prodigals--two of her five children were spiritual wanderers. This is not a "how to" book that dispenses easy advice on ways to win back a prodigal. Instead, it is a collection of readings one woman turned to for comfort when her children wandered from God. It...
Faith Is for Weak People
Responding to the Top 20 Objections to the Gospel
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2019
Every day that we interact with the world, we are in a battle. At stake is the eternal destiny of the souls of our friends, family members, and coworkers. It is a battle we wage not only in prayer but also in words. When we are faced with objections to the faith we profess, are we ready to respond?
Apologist...
by James R. Edwards
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2011
Martin Luther called Romans the clearest gospel of all. But centuries of interpretive tradition and dogma have muddied the waters. Edwards's careful exposition pays attention to literary detail and historical context to clarify the Epistle's significance for its original readers and for the church...
Handbook of Women Biblical Interpreters
A Historical and Biographical Guide
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
The history of women interpreters of the Bible is a neglected area of study. Marion Taylor presents a one-volume reference tool that introduces readers to a wide array of women interpreters of the Bible from the entire history of Christianity. Her research has implications for understanding biblical...