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  • Genesis 1-11, Edited by John L. Thompson
    hardcover

    Genesis 1-11

    Old Testament Volume 1

    Reformation Commentary on Scripture

    Edited by John L. Thompson

    The first chapters of Genesis are the bedrock of the Jewish and Christian traditions. In these inaugural pages of the canon, the creation of the world, the fall of the human creature, the promise of redemption and the beginning of salvation history are found. Interwoven in the text are memorable stories of the ancient biblical patriarchs and matriarchs. Throughout the history of commentary, interpreters ...

  • Luke, Edited by Arthur Just Jr.
    hardcover

    Luke

    Volume 3

    Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture

    Edited by Arthur Just Jr.
    General Editor Thomas C. Oden

    For the church fathers the Gospels did not serve as resources for individual analysis and academic study. They were read and heard and interpreted within the worshiping community. They served as sources for pastoral counsel and admonition for those who were committed to the Way. Although Matthew and John were generally the preferred Gospels, Luke, because of his particular interests and unique contributions, ...

  • Luke, Edited by Arthur Just Jr
    paperback

    Luke

    Volume 3

    Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture

    Edited by Arthur Just Jr
    General Editor Thomas C. Oden

    For the church fathers the Gospels did not serve as resources for individual analysis and academic study. They were read and heard and interpreted within the worshiping community. They served as sources for pastoral counsel and admonition for those who were committed to the Way. Although Matthew and John were generally the preferred Gospels, Luke, because of his particular interests ...

  • John 11-21: Volume 4B, Edited by Joel C. Elowsky
    hardcover

    John 11-21

    Volume 4B

    Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture

    Edited by Joel C. Elowsky
    General Editor Thomas C. Oden

    The Gospel of John was beloved by the early church, much as it is today, for its spiritual insight and clear declaration of Jesus' divinity. Clement of Alexandria indeed declared it the "spiritual Gospel." Early disputers with heretics such as Cerinthus and the Ebionites drew upon the Gospel of John to refute their heretical notions and uphold the full deity of Christ. This Gospel more than any ...

  • Shaping the Spiritual Life of Students: A Guide for Youth Workers, Pastors, Teachers  Campus Ministers, By Richard R. Dunn
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    Shaping the Spiritual Life of Students

    A Guide for Youth Workers, Pastors, Teachers Campus Ministers

    by Richard R. Dunn

    Alberto is an energetic, people-pleasing eighth grader. He seems to have it all--from the junior high varsity team to his family's beautiful new home to leadership in his youth group. But he feels pressured by team members who mock his Christianity and rejected by his dad whose work requires more and more travel. His young spiritual life is in a precarious place.Last year, as a high ...

  • The Reciprocating Self: Human Development in Theological Perspective, By Jack O. Balswick and Pamela Ebstyne King and Kevin S. Reimer
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    The Reciprocating Self

    Human Development in Theological Perspective

    Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books

    by Jack O. Balswick, Pamela Ebstyne King, and Kevin S. Reimer

    On the basis of a theologically grounded understanding of the nature of persons and the self, Jack O. Balswick, Pamela Ebstyne King and Kevin S. Reimer present a model of human development that ranges across all of life's stages: infancy, childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, middle adulthood and elder adulthood. They do this by drawing on a biblical model of relationality, where the created ...

  • Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence, and Place in the Digital Age, By Felicia Wu Song
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    Restless Devices

    Recovering Personhood, Presence, and Place in the Digital Age

    by Felicia Wu Song

    We're being formed by our devices. Today's digital technologies are designed to captivate our attention and encroach on our boundaries, shaping how we relate to time and space, to ourselves and others, even to God. Our natural longing for relationship makes us vulnerable to the "industrializing" effects of social media. While we enjoy the benefits of digital tech, many of us feel ...