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  • The Message of Obadiah, Nahum & Zephaniah, By Gordon Bridger
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    The Message of Obadiah, Nahum & Zephaniah

    The Bible Speaks Today Series

    by Gordon Bridger

    Among the books of the Bible, Obadiah, Nahum, and Zephaniah are rarely read or preached. Gordon Bridger moves against this trend, encouraging the study and application of these Old Testament prophets.

    Important biblical themes are found at the heart of these books: God's personal, sovereign, righteous, and loving character; facing up to sin and judgment; responding in repentance ...

  • Spiritual Direction and the Care of Souls: A Guide to Christian Approaches and Practices, Edited by Gary W. Moon and David G. Benner
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    Spiritual Direction and the Care of Souls

    A Guide to Christian Approaches and Practices

    Edited by Gary W. Moon and David G. Benner

    In recent years, many Christian clergy, laity and mental health professionals have rediscovered the ancient practices of spiritual direction. Seen as a refreshing alternative to the techniques and limitations of modern psychology, such practices offer new insights for pastoral care. But many remain unclear on what spiritual direction is and whether its methods are applicable to their own clients ...

  • Philippians: An Introduction and Commentary, By Jeannine K. Brown
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    Philippians

    An Introduction and Commentary

    Tyndale New Testament Commentaries

    by Jeannine K. Brown
    Series edited by Eckhard J. Schnabel
    Consulting Editor Nicholas Perrin

    The letter to the Philippians illuminates a warm relationship between the apostle Paul and the Philippian believers. Despite difficult situations being experienced on both sides, Paul finds ample reason to celebrate what God in Christ has done and is doing in the believers' lives.

    Jeannine K. Brown's commentary on Philippians explores the themes of this epistle and how its ...

  • The Holy Spirit in Mission: Prophetic Speech and Action in Christian Witness, By Gary Tyra
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    The Holy Spirit in Mission

    Prophetic Speech and Action in Christian Witness

    by Gary Tyra

    The church has been called to participate in God's mission in the world. But without a robust, biblical sense of the Spirit's action, how can we be sure we're fulfilling that call? Gary Tyra employs a biblical theology of the Holy Spirit to deepen and inform our understanding of life as the church, the people of God. Since the church's mission to and into the world is both evangelistic and prophetic, ...

  • The Resurrection of Ministry: Serving in the Hope of the Risen Lord, By Andrew Purves
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    The Resurrection of Ministry

    Serving in the Hope of the Risen Lord

    by Andrew Purves

    Many who go into ministry with expectancy and optimism find instead discouragement and regret. Is there a hope for renewal, for a new taste of God's grace in serving his people? With Christ, Andrew Purves reminds us, we move beyond ministry in the mood of Holy Saturday to ministry in the mood of Easter Sunday. And there we find the true basis of hope in ministry. Purves, a seasoned teacher of practical ...

  • Beginning Well: Christian Conversion & Authentic Transformation, By Gordon T. Smith
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    Beginning Well

    Christian Conversion & Authentic Transformation

    by Gordon T. Smith

    "Saints are made by good conversions." In this challenging and provocative book, Gordon T. Smith contends that a chief cause of spiritual immaturity in the evangelical church is an inadequate theology of conversion. Conversion, he says, involves more than a release from the consequences of sin--the goal is spiritual transformation. But there is little transformation without a complete and authentic ...

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    Numbers

    An Introduction and Commentary

    by Caio Peres
    Consulting Editor Tremper Longman III
    Series edited by David G. Firth
    by Peter Altmann

    Two Scholars Reengage with Numbers in this Tyndale Commentary

    The book of Numbers has had something of a renaissance in scholarly engagement in recent years. This Tyndale Old Testament Commentary volume by Peter Altmann and Caio Peres distills that conversation with sensitivity and rigor. With input from two authors from different contexts, it helps to illuminate Numbers for ...

  • The Message of Genesis 1–11, By David J. Atkinson
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    The Message of Genesis 1–11

    The Bible Speaks Today Series

    by David J. Atkinson

    Where do we come from? What is our purpose? The key to how and why we are is found in the early chapters of Genesis. In The Message of Genesis 1–11, David Atkinson explores how the first eleven chapters serve as an overture to the rest of the Bible. They evoke wonder as God is portrayed in his creative power and beauty. They reveal God's loving mercy and salvation, even ...