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EbookService
Ministry with Heart and Hands
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by R. Paul Stevens
In this LifeGuide® Bible Study includes ten sessions exploring service in a variety of contexts: family, the physical creation, society, the city, neighbors, relationships, the church and the workplace. Looking inside ministry specifically, R. Paul Stevens examines examples of service that were motivated by imagination, passion, faith, hope and love—from Genesis to Revelation. Out of ...
Number of Studies: 10
EbookBlessed Are the Unsatisfied
Finding Spiritual Freedom in an Imperfect World
by Amy Simpson
Christians often hear the idea that following Jesus means that we should be living a life of full satisfaction. How many of us actually experience that kind of life?
Amy Simpson wants to debunk this satisfaction myth in the church. After forty years of walking with Jesus, she writes, "I am deeply unsatisfied not only with my ability to reflect Jesus, but also with the very quality of my ...
EbookThe Gap Decade
When You're Technically an Adult but Really Don't Feel Like It Yet
by Katie Schnack
"A gap decade isn't a cute whim of a decision to take a pause and travel to Italy for a few months. Nah. A gap decade is a cluster of challenging, transitional years that the universe just dumps in your lap. And my lap. And prettymuch everyone's lap. It's that twilight zone between 'young person' and 'full-blown adult' that sort of washes in, bringing with it a bit of chaos, growth, ...
PaperbackA Week in the Life of Corinth
A Week in the Life Series
by Ben Witherington III
Ben Witherington III attempts to reenchant our reading of Paul in this creative reconstruction of ancient Corinth. Following a fictitious Corinthian man named Nicanor through an eventful week of business dealings and conflict, you will encounter life at various levels of Roman society--eventually meeting Paul himself and gaining entrance into the Christian community there. The result is an unforgettable ...
HardbackCommentary on Isaiah
Ancient Christian Texts
by Theodoret of Cyrrhus
Series edited by Michael Glerup and Thomas C. Oden
Edited and Translated by Gerald BrayAn Ancient Commentary Available for the First Time in English
For the first time in English, discover the full text of Theodoret of Cyrrhus's Commentary on Isaiah. As part of the Ancient Christian Texts series, this volume provides a unique look into the biblical interpretation of the early church. Long thought to be lost, this commentary was rediscovered in 1899 ...
EbookLive the Questions
How Searching Shapes Our Convictions and Commitments
by Jeffrey F. Keuss
"Live the questions now. Perhaps you will then gradually, without noticing it, live along some distant day into the answer." —Rainer Maria Rilke
Life is full of questions: questions about our identity, our relationships, our faith.Sometimes it seems like there are no easy answers. But our questioning can lead us on a journey into greater understanding and purpose.
Jeffrey ...
EbookFinding Holy in the Suburbs
Living Faithfully in the Land of Too Much
by Ashley Anderson Hales
Foreword by Emily P. FreemanSuburban life—including tract homes, strip malls, commuter culture—shapes our desires.More than half of Americans live in the suburbs. Ashley Hales writes that for many Christians, however: "The suburbs are ignored ('Your place doesn't matter, we're all going to heaven anyway'), denigrated and demeaned ('You're selfish if you live in a suburb; you only care about your own safety ...
EbookThe Soul of Wine
Savoring the Goodness of God
by Gisela H Kreglinger
★ Publishers Weekly starred review
Wine is a wonderful, lavish, and mysterious gift from God.
Gisela Kreglinger, the daughter of a vintner and trained as a theologian, invites us to discover wine as part of a more full-bodied Christian spirituality. She shows us how the soulful savoring of wine is God's way of wooing us back into a great love affair. ...
EbookThis Sacred Moment
Becoming Holy Right Where You Are
by Albert Haase OFM
What does it mean to be a holy person? The answer might surprise you.This delightful yet challenging book from spiritual director Albert Haase provides practical wisdom for becoming holy--right in the midst of "ordinary" life."Any and every situation holds the grace for the transformation called holiness. . . . [By] imitating Christ and emptying myself for the benefit of another," Haase writes, ...
EbookSustainable Young Adult Ministry
Making It Work, Making It Last
by Mark DeVries and Scott Pontier
Young adult ministry scares us.Young adults seem like the elusive Holy Grail demographic in Christian ministry. We often treat them like another species, with an inscrutable culture all their own. To have a thriving ministry to young adults, we're told, we'll need to be up-to-date on all the latest trends. We'll need to change up our worship style. We'll need to make programs. ...
