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paperbackSlaves, Women & Homosexuals
Exploring the Hermeneutics of Cultural Analysis
by William J. Webb
Foreword by Darrell L. BockIn Slaves, Women & Homosexuals William J. Webb tackles some of the most complex and controversial issues that have challenged the Christian church--and still do.
He leads you through the maze of interpretation that has historically surrounded understanding of slaves, women and homosexuals, and he evaluates various approaches to these and other biblical-ethical teachings. Throughout, ...
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paperbackQuestions Jesus Asks
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by Dale Larsen and Sandy Larsen
"What do you want?" "Do you see this woman?" "Why do you call me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say?" These are just some of the many questions that Jesus asked throughout the Gospels. Jesus invites us to inquire, reflect, and discuss. This nine-session LifeGuide® Bible Study is designed to help us dig into some of the questions that shape our view of Jesus ...
Number of Studies: 9
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paperbackWhy Church History Matters
An Invitation to Love and Learn from Our Past
by Robert F. Rea
Does it matter how Christians in other times and places thought? If the Bible alone is God?s revelation, why spend time studying church history? Aren?t history and tradition more of a problem than a solution? For many Christians who believe the Bible is the ultimate authority for faith and life, questions about the role and value of the church's traditions can be difficult to ...
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caseboundAssessment for Counseling in Christian Perspective
Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books
by Stephen P. Greggo
Assessment in counseling—like its biblical counterpart, discernment—is an ongoing and dynamic routine to encourage movement in a productive direction toward what is truly best. In Assessment for Counseling in Christian Perspective, Stephen P. Greggo equips counselors to put assessment techniques into practical use, particularly with clients who are looking to grow in their identity with ...
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paperbackThe Message of Proverbs
The Bible Speaks Today Series
by David J. Atkinson
The book of Proverbs is the most practical book in the Bible. Its instruction in the art of living has been long tried and long proven. Its proverbial seeds of discernment are ready to be planted and rooted in the receptive soil of wisdom's hearers today.
As much as we glean from the surface of Proverbs, there remains still more in its depths. David Atkinson's commentary wonderfully ...
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paperbackReviving Mission
Awakening to the Everyday Movement of God
by Linson Daniel, Jon Hietbrink, and Eric Rafferty
God's mission is for everyone, every day.
In the midst of societal disruption and disillusionment, we're seeing signs of a new season of God bringing people into renewal and revival. Jesus is the Sent One who invites us to become like him and live as sent people. God is leading us into a new normal where all of us—not just the professionals—can encounter him and experience ...
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paperbackThe Pastoral Epistles
An Introduction and Commentary
Tyndale New Testament Commentaries
by Osvaldo Padilla
Series edited by Eckhard J. Schnabel
Consulting Editor Nicholas PerrinIn his New Testament letters to Timothy and Titus, the apostle Paul is concerned with church order, defending correct doctrine, and passing on the faith.
In this introduction and commentary to both letters, Osvaldo Padilla sets them in their distinct context of Paul's later ministry and draws out their pastoral wisdom. With thoughtful exposition he shows how the lessons Paul ...
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paperbackExcellence
Run with the Horses
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by Eugene Peterson
Every day, we must choose whether to live cautiously or courageously, to follow the crowd or to embrace God's purposes. God invites us to live at our best, to pursue righteousness, to drive toward true excellence.
In this six-session LifeGuide® Bible study, beloved pastor Eugene Peterson draws from the story of the prophet Jeremiah to explore what a life of excellence looks ...
Number of Studies: 6
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paperbackChurch, State and Public Justice
Five Views
Spectrum Multiview Book Series
Edited by P. C. Kemeny
Contributions by Clarke E. Cochran, Derek H. Davis, Corwin E. Smidt, Ronald J. Sider, and J. Philip WogamanAbortion. Physician-assisted suicide. Same-sex marriages. Embryonic stem-cell research. Poverty. Crime. What is a faithful Christian response?
The God of the Bible is unquestionably a God of justice. Yet Christians have had their differences as to how human government and the church should bring about a just social order. Although Christians share many deep and significant ...
