Abingdon Press: 1502 books
by Joel B. Green
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2014
Salvation is the bedrock of our faith and the touchstone for faithful living. It is the good news of God drawing near to us as individuals but also as communities of faith. This book helps us understand that when we say "Jesus saves," we stand on scripture that proclaims a God who, through...
A Woman Overwhelmed - Women's Bible Study Participant Workbook
A Bible Study on the Life of Mary, the Mother of Jesus
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2017
As women, we often are overwhelmed by the demands and circumstances of life, resulting in stress, fear, worry, impatience, fatigue, frustration, and even depression. The truth is that we were created to be overwhelmed . . . not by life but by God! When we learn to be overwhelmed by God, the fruit...
Jeremiah - Women's Bible Study Participant Book
Daring to Hope in an Unstable World
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2014
When we look around at today’s world, hope usually isn’t the first word that comes to mind. In many ways we live in an unstable world where marriages fail, bank accounts run low, friendships end, and the everyday demands of a fast-paced life get us down. In the Book of Jeremiah, we find God calling...
Date with Destiny
Find the Love You Need
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
Find your purpose for living through loving.
Finding the love you need will only happen when you discover your true purpose for living. Bishop Joseph Walker's Date with Destiny will help you help you fit your plans into the deeper and richer plan God has for you. Only then will you be able...
by Robert Schnase
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
How do I cultivate a life that is purposeful, deep, and fruitful? What are the commitments, critical risks, and personal practices that open me to God's grace? How can I discover the spiritual life and the difference God intends for me to make in the world?
Radical Hospitality. Passionate Worship....
I Choose You Today
31 Choices to Make Love Last
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2015
Married for nearly 38 years, author Deborah DeArmond and her husband have made the spoken declaration, “I choose you today” a regular part of their communication. It’s when we least feel like saying it that we need to remind ourselves that love is a choice, not a feeling. I Choose You Today...
by Peter W. Flint
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
In 1947, a Bedouin shepherd literally stumbled upon a cave near the Dead Sea, a settlement now called Qumran, to the east of Jerusalem. This cave, along with the others located nearby, contained jars holding hundreds of scrolls and fragments of scrolls of texts both biblical and nonbiblical—in Hebrew,...
The Prophetic Literature
Interpreting Biblical Texts Series
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
Biblical Studies
Biblical texts create worlds of meaning, and invite readers to enter them. When readers enter such textual worlds, which are often strange and complex, they are confronted with theological claims. With this in mind, the purpose of the Interpreting Biblical Texts series is to...
by Ralph K. Hawkins
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
How did Israel become a people? Is the biblical story accurate? In what sense, if any, is the biblical story true? Are the origins of these ancient people lost in myth or is there hope to discovering who they were and how they lived? These questions divide students and scholars alike.
While...
Longing to Pray
How the Psalms Teach Us to Talk with God
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
From the Foreword -
This little book invites us to study with some ancient experts in prayer, the persons who wrote the Book of Psalms. We haven't read long in the psalms before we realize that the authors were altogether human, with a massive catalog of troubles, inconsistencies, and questions....
Weak Enough to Lead
What the Bible Tells Us about Powerful Leadership
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2017
The Bible’s version of leadership is pretty different from—and sometimes alien to—that of the business world. It is also dissimilar from our usual assumptions about what makes a great leader in the church, where we tend to focus on preaching ability, strategic hutzpah, and managerial savvy.
But...
For the Sake of the Bride, Second Edition
Restoring the Church to Her Intended Beauty
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2014
The gown of the Bride of Christ is being shredded by sibling rivalry within the Christian community. The Church's life is weakened and its witness compromised. This is nowhere more evident than the issue of homosexuality. Dr. Steve Harper laments this sad state of affairs and offers a way of love...
Marking Time
Preaching Biblical Stories in Present Tense
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
The preacher is too often caught between biblical and contemporary time. Residing first in one, then in the other, the preacher must somehow find a way to bring the two times -- separate as they might seem -- together. The temptation of course is to capitulate to one side or the other of this tension....
Solve
Finding God's Solutions in a World of Problems
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2016
Many people are good at pointing out problems. What if God’s people were among the few who are good at finding solutions? How would our world and our lives be different? This five-week study focuses on the person of Nehemiah in the Bible, who faced the difficult work of rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem...