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The Myth of the Non-Christian
Engaging Atheists, Nominal Christians and the Spiritual But Not Religious
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2016
There's no such thing as a non-Christian. Somebody might self-identify as spiritual but not religious. Or they might be a practicing Hindu, Buddhist or Muslim. Or they might call themselves an atheist, freethinker or agnostic. But the one thing that people never describe themselves as is a "non-Christian."...
Invest Your Suffering
Unexpected Intimacy With A Loving God
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2013
Let me be honest, during the last twenty years there have been times when my faith has seemed frail and fragile and almost ready to collapse. I have struggled with seeing my wife stripped of her dignity and reduced by her agony. I have doubted all kinds of things. I have exploded and lashed out. I...
Journaling as a Spiritual Practice
Encountering God Through Attentive Writing
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2015
Whether you are a longtime journal keeper or someone who has never kept a journal at all, this book will help you go below the surface of your life with God. It is not about the art of writing, but about how journaling can form us spiritually. Every chapter combines descriptive text, illustrations...
Churches, Cultures and Leadership
A Practical Theology of Congregations and Ethnicities
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2011
As the church continues to hear and heed Christ's call to reflect the multiethnic character of his people, pastors and lay leaders need to gain skills and competencies to serve in those contexts. The multicultural team of Juan Martinez and Mark Branson has written this book to equip such leaders to...
Exploring the Old Testament
A Guide to the Prophets
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2014
Exploring the Old Testament: A Guide to the Prophets
issues in critical interpretation
the place of the prophetic books in the Old Testament canon
the social location of biblical prophets
contemporary applications of the prophetic books
dates and destinations of the prophecies of each of the...
Early Christian Readings of Genesis One
Patristic Exegesis and Literal Interpretation
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2018
Do the writings of the church fathers support a literalist interpretation of Genesis 1? Young earth creationists have maintained that they do. And it is sensible to look to the Fathers as a check against our modern biases. But before enlisting the Fathers as ammunition in our contemporary Christian...
by Paul W. Barnett
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2014
The letter of 2 Corinthians is important, Paul Barnett believes, for its magnificent message that God's power is brought to people in their weakness, not in human strength. This momentous theme emerges in a dramatic real-life situation. The apostle confronts shadowy opponents who had recently come...
Protégé
Developing Your Next Generation of Church Leaders
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2012
Have you as a leader ever wished for more hands-on development and mentoring from a ministry veteran? Wouldn't that kind of investment accelerate, deepen and intensify your leadership skills and impact? God is raising up a generation of young ministry leaders--protégés—who need guidance in their...
Recapturing the Wesleys' Vision
An Introduction to the Faith of John and Charles Wesley
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2009
Scholar and teacher Paul Wesley Chilcote provides a full and clear introduction to the dynamic faith of John and Charles Wesley. The vital theology of John is skillfully gleaned from his voluminous writings. The corresponding faith of Charles is culled from his enduring hymns. For students and general...
Postcards from the Edge
Finding God In Hard Places
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2015
God often seems most distant when we are going through our hardest times. And yet many people have found that it is exactly at the moments of their greatest struggle that they have met God most closely.
Through vivid retellings of the stories of eight biblical characters who met God at points...
by Leon L. Morris
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2015
The Gospel of Luke presents many unique pictures of Jesus. We see him in his Father's house as a child; deliberately associating with the poor and the disreputable; and in communion with the Holy Spirit. We also see the larger picture of Jesus setting out resolutely for Jerusalem in order to fulfill...
The Lost World of the Israelite Conquest
Covenant, Retribution, and the Fate of the Canaanites
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2017
The Lost World of the Israelite ConquestheremThe Lost World of the Israelite Conquest
by Paul R. House
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2012
The discipline of Old Testament theology continues to be in flux as diverse approaches vie for dominance. Into the stream Paul R. House sends this student-friendly offering that should prove useful to a wide audience. Following introductory chapters on the history of the discipline and his own method,...
Priscilla
The Life of an Early Christian
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2019
Who was Priscilla? Readers of the Bible may know her as the wife of Aquila, Paul's coworker, or someone who explained baptism to Apollos. Biblical references to Priscilla spark questions: Why is she mentioned before her husband? Does the mention of her instruction of Apollos mean that women taught...