Wipf And Stock imprint: 424 books
by Ronald James Caldwell
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2017
In 2012, the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina declared its independence from the Episcopal Church. It was the fifth of the 111 dioceses of the Church to do so since 2007. A History of the Episcopal Church Schism in South Carolina is the sweeping story of how one diocese moved from the mainstream...
The Dawn of Death
The Bible and Our Mortal Bodies
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2016
Why do we die? Why will your life eventually come to an end, even without fatal injury or illness? As far as any of us stop to ponder this question, two alternative answers are common. Either we, and all living things, die because something has gone wrong since human life first came into being, or...
As The Father Has Sent Me
God’s Progress of Redemption: Part One
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2018
Have you ever read (or tried to read) the Bible and wondered if it makes any sense? Often, when we read about God's plan for the world in the Bible, we are confused and uncertain about what he is actually doing. We read the books (or parts of them) that we find in the Bible, attempt to piece together...
The Divine Intruder
When God Breaks Into Your Life
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2016
James Edwards believes God is in the business of interrupting lives and changing them forever. He shows how the stories of eight biblical characters are paradigms for the ways God intrudes in our lives today, leading us to do His will and become the people He wants us to be. Through creatively told...
A Week from Next Tuesday
Joy Keeps Showing Up (Because Christ Keeps Showing Up)
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2013
Do you know what will happen a week from next Tuesday? You might find a quite ordinary day with work, laundry, and a child's soccer game. Or perhaps the day will bring an unexpected tragedy for someone you love. Maybe something completely out of the blue will surprise you. While no one can know what...
Bereshit, The Book of Beginnings
A New Translation with Commentary
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
In this work, the author brings the book of Bereshit (Genesis) to life by his idiomatic, easily understood translation of the Masoretic text. Dr. Friedman takes many ancient Hebrew idioms and unfolds them and their significance for the reader. Additionally, the reader enters into the flow of the text...
Text Messages
Preaching God’s Word in a Smartphone World
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2017
Facebook. Twitter. Snapchat. We live in a rapidly changing world, a world that seems to be increasingly inhospitable toward preaching. In the face of digital technology, social media, cultural pluralism, and pastoral burnout, how can Christian preachers proclaim the gospel faithfully and effectively?...
The Scariest Word in the Bible
Might You Be Wrong About Being Right with God?
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2018
In Jesus' view, "many" are wrong about being right with God. They anticipate a home in heaven but will receive an eternal eviction. How can we be sure that we are not among the many? This book will help you find that answer. Presented from a pastor's heart, this work combines exegetical...
The Divine Sabotage
An Expositional Journey through Ecclesiastes
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2008
The concept of the divine sabotage is the starting point for this expositional journey through Ecclesiastes. Dan Lioy notes that on the one hand, God has set eternity in the human heart (Eccl 3:11a). Yet on the other hand, no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end (Eccl 3:11b). God...
Redeeming the Screens
Living Stories of Media “Ministers” Bringing the Message of Jesus Christ to the Entertainment Industry
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2016
How does the future look to us? Well, clearly we realize we now live in a world of screens, from the microcosmic universe of to smartphone . . . to the imposing vigil of the multiplex giants, looming over us in Imax and 3-D--more "real" than real--and to all the screens in between, from...
Reaching for the New Jerusalem
A Biblical and Theological Framework for the City
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2013
The task of this book is to examine the biblical and theological meaning of the city and our mission within it. It starts with the premise that the garden is lost, and we are headed toward the New Jerusalem, the city of God. In the meanwhile, we dwell in earthly cities that need to be adjusted to...
Becoming Flame
Uncommon Mother-Daughter Wisdom
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2010
As it is written, 'Our God is a consuming fire' (Heb. 12:29); so we also must kindle the divine fire in ourselves through tears and hard work. --Amma Syncletica, fourth century. What could be more natural and timely than … Spiritual wisdom drawn from a woman's world; word paintings expressed in...
The Messianic Kingship of Jesus
A Study of Christology and Redemptive History in Matthew’s Gospel with Special Reference to the “Royal Enthronment” Psalms
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2011
Identification of the Royal Psalms by Herman Gunkel indicates that the history and genre of the Royal Psalms must be distinguished from the Enthronement Psalms that are written to celebrate Yahweh's Kingship from those written to celebrate Davidic kingship. In reference to this, Joachim Becker argues...
God of No Fixed Address
From Altars to Sanctuaries, Temples to Houses
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2015
Where does God live? This is not an idle question. Does God dwell there near us or away from us? Does he live in one place or is he willing to relocate? Is it possible to visit his house--and in this case what are the entrance requirements? Does he live in a closed place, totally, forbidden for any...