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  • The Voices of the New Testament: Invitation to a Biblical Roundtable, By Derek Tidball
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    The Voices of the New Testament

    Invitation to a Biblical Roundtable

    by Derek Tidball

    Is there a single message of the New Testament? Theologians seek to bring coherence to the diverse teachings and approaches found in the New Testament, but this is no simple task. While the New Testament writers are clearly all concerned with the story and significance of Jesus, the New Testament itself is a collection of twenty-seven books written by at least nine different authors ...

  • Women in God's Mission: Accepting the Invitation to Serve and Lead, By Mary T. Lederleitner
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    Women in God's Mission

    Accepting the Invitation to Serve and Lead

    by Mary T. Lederleitner

    Christianity Today 2020 Book of the Year Award, Missions/Global Church

    Women have advanced God's mission throughout history and around the world. But women often face particular obstacles in ministry. What do we need to know about how women thrive?

    Mission researcher Mary Lederleitner interviewed and surveyed ninety-five respected women in ...

  • Reading Your Life's Story: An Invitation to Spiritual Mentoring, By Keith R. Anderson
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    Reading Your Life's Story

    An Invitation to Spiritual Mentoring

    by Keith R. Anderson

    Spiritual mentoring is a particular kind of friendship in which, according to Keith R. Anderson, "two or more people walk together in heightened awareness of the presence of yet Another"—the Holy Spirit. "Spiritual mentoring is not a complicated process that requires technical training and complex protocol," Anderson continues. "It is essential, authentic, and maybe even natural human speech that ...

  • Live Slowly: A Gentle Invitation to Exhale, By Jodi H. Grubbs
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    Live Slowly

    A Gentle Invitation to Exhale

    by Jodi H. Grubbs

    Give yourself permission to slow down.

    Jodi Grubbs did not give herself permission for too long, falling headlong into the endless rush and exhaustion of hustle culture. After leaving her childhood home on the island of Bonaire in the Caribbean, she had assumed the rapid pace and stress of city living in the States. Soon she realized God was bidding her to a return to the ...

  • Who Needs Theology?: An Invitation to the Study of God, By Stanley J. Grenz and Roger E. Olson
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    Who Needs Theology?

    An Invitation to the Study of God

    by Stanley J. Grenz and Roger E. Olson

    To many Christians theology is something alien, overly intellectual and wholly unappealing. Even seminary students are known to balk at the prospect of a course on theology. Yet theology—most simply, the knowledge of God—is essential to the life and health of the church.

    In this short introduction, Stanley Grenz and Roger Olson, two theologians who care deeply about the witness of ordinary ...

  • Exploring Protestant Traditions: An Invitation to Theological Hospitality, By W. David Buschart
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    Exploring Protestant Traditions

    An Invitation to Theological Hospitality

    by W. David Buschart

    Protestant is shorthand for a spreading family tree of church and theological traditions. Each tradition embodies a historically shaped perspective on the beliefs, practices and priorities that make up a Christian community. Whether you are an insider to one tradition, a hybrid of two or three, or--as many Christians today--an outsider to all, Exploring Protestant Traditions is ...

  • The Devoted Life: An Invitation to the Puritan Classics, Edited by Kelly M. Kapic and Randall C. Gleason
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    The Devoted Life

    An Invitation to the Puritan Classics

    Edited by Kelly M. Kapic and Randall C. Gleason

    The Puritans are frequently maligned but seldom understood. Far from the dour malcontents they are often portrayed to be, most Puritans were wholesomely engaged in life. This book is designed to introduce you to a wide range of influential Puritan writers and a representative work for each that pushes through stereotypes to the heart and soul of these Christian pastors and theologians. With a clear ...

  • Longing for Joy
: An Invitation into the Goodness and Beauty of Life, By Alastair Sterne
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    Longing for Joy

    An Invitation into the Goodness and Beauty of Life

    by Alastair Sterne

    Can we still have joy in a world of pain and anxiety?

    The troubles around us and in our lives lead many of us into a joyless experience where despair and hopelessness are the norm. Yet something within us still longs for a joy that transcends our challenges and gives us meaning and satisfaction.

    Alastair Sterne says that our inner longings for joy actually point us ...

  • Sensible Shoes Leader's Kit
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    Sensible Shoes Leader's Kit

    Sensible Shoes Series

    by Sharon Garlough Brown

    Sensible Shoes is an unusual novel, blending a fictional story with nonfiction teaching elements. Some readers view it only as a story of four characters on a journey. Others say yes to a deeper level of reading, embracing the opportunity to take a "sacred journey" along with the characters, by opening themselves to the Spirit's work and attending to God's invitations.

    The ...