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PaperbackSoul Formation
Spiritual Practices Rooted in the African American Experience
by Aisha Michelle Davis
A Transformative Guide to Spiritual Disciplines Through the Lens of Black Culture, History, and Faith
Soul Formation invites African American Christians into a deeper, culturally grounded spiritual life. Drawing on theology, history, and personal testimony, scholar-practitioner Aisha Davis explores how classic spiritual disciplines have shaped generations of Black believers ...
HardbackJohn 13-21
Reformation Commentary on Scripture
Edited by Christopher B. Brown
After he had washed the disciples' feet, Jesus said, "Just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another."
The second half of the Gospel of John, sometimes called the most "theological" of the Gospels, includes John's account of Jesus' final night with his disciples, his betrayal and arrest, his crucifixion, his resurrection, and his appearances to his disciples.
When ...
PaperbackTending Soul, Mind, and Body
The Art and Science of Spiritual Formation
Center for Pastor Theologians Series
Edited by Gerald L. Hiestand and Todd A Wilson
Throughout his ministry, Jesus consistently demonstrated his concern and love for the whole person: soul, mind, and body.
That task is carried forward today by pastors and church leaders, who are called to care for people inthe midst of individual circumstances as well as seismic cultural shifts. How might that calling be informed by recent developments in psychology? How ...
PaperbackThe Wisdom of Proverbs, Job and Ecclesiastes
by Derek Kidner
"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom."In the Wisdom literature of the Bible we first hear the cool voice of a teacher calling us to think--to think hard and humbly. "How long will fools hate knowledge?" cries Wisdom in the book of Proverbs. Then in Job comes the anguished voice of the questioner, earnest enough to seek answers, honest enough to doubt easy ones. In Ecclesiastes the chastened ...
HardbackRomans 1-8
New Testament Volume 7
Reformation Commentary on Scripture
by Gwenfair Walters Adams
"If we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his." (Rom. 6:5) With its themes of grace, sin, justification, and salvation through Christ alone, Paul's letter to the early church in Rome has been a primary focus of Christian reflection throughout church history. Sixteenth-century reformer Martin Luther reflected ...
PaperbackA Handbook for Engaged Couples
by Alice Fryling and Robert A. Fryling
You're engaged! And now you are knee-deep in planning the details of the wedding. But are you also getting ready for what comes after the wedding?Alice and Robert Fryling bring over twenty-five years of marriage experience to this workbook designed to guide you through open and honest communication about the things that will really matter in your marriage:
- money
- time
- communication ...
PaperbackThe Lost World of the Torah
Law as Covenant and Wisdom in Ancient Context
The Lost World Series
by John H. Walton and J. Harvey Walton
Our handling of what we call biblical law veers between controversy and neglect.
On the one hand, controversy arises when Old Testament laws seem either odd beyond comprehension (not eating lobster) or positively reprehensible (executing children). On the other, neglect results when we consider the law obsolete, no longer carrying any normative power (tassels on clothing, ...
PaperbackEvangelicalism & the Stone-Campbell Movement
Foreword by Mark A. Noll
Edited by William R. BakerThe Stone-Campbell Movement, also known as the Restoration Movement, arose on the frontiers of early nineteenth-century America. Like-minded Methodists, Baptists and Presbyterians abandoned denominational labels in order to be "Christians only." They called followers to join in Christian unity and restore the ideals of the New Testament church, holding authoritative no book but the Bible and believing ...
PaperbackLife in the Presence of God
Practices for Living in Light of Eternity
by Kenneth Boa
2018 IVP Readers' Choice Award
God is everywhere and always with us. So why don't we experience his presence more?
Life is full of distractions, and our 24/7 news cycles and social media drown out the voice of God. It's hard to discern God's presence amid the hubbub. But experiencing God is not just for the super-spiritual or ultra-mature. Every Christian ...
HardbackThe Magna Carta of Humanity
Sinai's Revolutionary Faith and the Future of Freedom
by Os Guinness
In these stormy times, voices from all fronts call for change. But what kind of revolution brings true freedom to both society and the human soul?
Cultural observer Os Guinness explores the nature of revolutionary faith, contrasting between secular revolutions such as the French Revolution and the faith-led revolution of ancient Israel. He argues that the story of ...
