Grace Communion International: 125 books

Devotional thoughts from events in the life of Jesus Christ, reported in the first six chapters of Mark. Not necessarily what you learned in Sunday School. Plus an academic paper on Mark 11.

The Bible does not prohibit believers from using force to stop evil aggressors. Ralph Orr examines the biblical evidence that is sometimes used by pacifists. He has a detailed study of the Old Testament, the Sermon on the Mount, and other relevant texts.

In these interviews, Dr. Robin Parry talks with us about the importance of a Trinitarian approach to worship, the role of lament in the Psalms and in Christian life, and the role of Israel in salvation history.

In this series, Lorenzo Arroyo looks at how Jesus shared the good news with other people, and then at how the disciples shared the gospel. The biblical story is that there are many ways to reach people - from attending to their physical needs, to addressing their intellectual concerns, from one person at a time to thousands.

Dr. John McKenna shows us what the book of Hosea tells us about God. He also has essays about the Word of God, God's names and titles, the freedom of Christ, and a personal story about his last visit with Thomas F. Torrance. Since this book begins with an essay about Hosea, it also concludes with an essay about Hosea, this time by Michael Morrison on the message of Hosea chapter 11.

Andrew Purves is Professor Emeritus of Historical Theology at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. He received his PhD in 1978 from the University of Edinburgh, in Scotland. He has written several books on ancient and modern pastoral theology. In these interviews, he discusses the work of the ministry....

Jesus preached about the kingdom of God, but what is it? Building on the work of George Ladd and Thomas Torrance, Gary Deddo describes the kingdom as existing now, as well as being a future reality; we now live with a partial realization of the future. What does this mean for the church and the way we interact with those who are not in the church?

Paul Kroll continues his commentary with an examination of four more chapters, including the expansion of the church in Judea, Galilee and Samaria, the conversion of Paul, the Gospel goes to Gentiles, and the church expands to Syria. Most of the work for this commentary was done in 1994; biblical references were updated in 2012 and the text was edited by Michael Morrison, PhD.

Paul Kroll continues his commentary on the book of Acts. This volume covers Paul's third missionary journey, centering on Ephesus, and his trip to Jerusalem and the circumstances that led to his being imprisoned by the Roman authorities.

If you need guidance on how to set up and organize a children's ministry, here's a good place to start. Victoria Feazell wrote the long introductory article; Ted Johnston later wrote a series of articles describing the attitudes we need in guiding children's ministries. Last, we have a few articles by Jeb Egbert about parenting.

This article is a revised version of a chapter by Gary Deddo in the book An Introduction to Torrance Theology: Discovering the Incarnate Savior, edited by Gerritt Scott Dawson. In this article, Dr. Deddo explains that ministry is not an add-on to our faith - it is something that flows out of our union...

Jesus represented all humanity in his death - and in his life. His righteousness is accounted for our - his obedience is credited to our account. His faith is counted for our faith, and that's a good thing, because we don't always have as much faith as we want to. He believes for us, repents for us, shares in our loneliness. He shared in our weak and broken condition, to redeem it.

God has given us the Bible so that we might know who he is and what he is doing. It is helpful to study this book with a good theological starting point, one that has been refined by centuries of people who have studied the book while living in relationship with the Author.

Elmer Colyer, theologian at the U of Dubuque Theological Seminary, explains the relevance of Trinitarian theology for the church, the importance of faith, what predestination means, knowing God's presence in daily life, the relationship of God's wrath to his love, hell, repentance, church renewal,...