Wipf And Stock Publishers: 1811 books
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...
Becoming Native to Win the Natives
Cross-Culturally Becoming All Things to All Men
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2016
In the author's ten years living in China, Chinese friends and foreign friends alike have told him that in many ways he is more like a Chinese person than an American. He sees himself as an "egg," which is white on the outside and yellow (Chinese) inside. For cross-cultural ministry, we...
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...
Global Voices on Biblical Equality
Women and Men Ministering Together in the Church
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2008
Global Voices on Biblical Equality is a fresh look at the contextualizing of gender equality throughout the world. Biblical equality is a burgeoning, global reform movement led by scholars and leaders not only in North America but also on every continental landmass in the world. What inroads is biblical...
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...
By Grace Alone
Forgiveness for Everyone, for Everything, for Evermore
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2013
These sermons make a strong exegetical and homiletical case, each based upon specific biblical texts, for the central biblical claim for God's radical, unconditional, and universal grace to humankind. They address a variety of themes and texts for Ordinary Time, with the intent of surprising the reader,...
by Thomas R. McFaul, Al Brunsting
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2017
Most of us have experienced the impact of randomness in our lives not only as individuals but in our interactions with others as well. In God and Randomness, which is a sequel to our 2014 publication God Is Here to Stay: Science, Evolution, and Belief in God, we describe the connection between randomness...
God Is Here to Stay
Science, Evolution, and Belief in God
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2014
God Is Here to Stay offers new insights into one of humankind's most profound questions: Does God exist? During the past ten years, theists and new atheists have argued to prove or disprove God's existence. Examining the pros and cons of each side leads to one overarching conclusion: The existence...