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paperbackRefuge Reimagined
Biblical Kinship in Global Politics
by Mark R. Glanville and Luke Glanville
Foreword by Matthew SoerensThe global crisis of forced displacement is growing every year. At the same time, Western Christians' sympathy toward refugees is increasingly overshadowed by concerns about personal and national security, economics, and culture. We urgently need a perspective that understands both Scripture and current political realities and that can be applied at the levels of the church, the ...
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paperbackThe Message of Ezekiel
The Bible Speaks Today Series
by Christopher J. H. Wright
Ezekiel comes to us as a stranger from a distant time and land. Who is this man? He is a priest who, on his thirtieth birthday, has a dazzling vision of God on a wheeled throne; an odd prophet who engages in outlandish street theater and speaks for God on international affairs; and a seer who paints murals of apocalyptic doom and then of a restored temple bursting with emblems of ...
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paperbackDiscipleship as Holy Collaboration
Helping Others Follow Jesus in Real Life
by Yolanda Solomon
Foreword by Ekemini UwanMany Christians don’t disciple others because they think it’s the church leaders' responsibility. But Jesus commanded all his disciples to go and make disciples. If we're honest, many of us hesitate to disciple others because we don't feel qualified, fear we'll do more harm than good, and think we don't have time for it. Yolanda Solomon provides a practical guide to help ...
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paperbackA Long Obedience in the Same Direction
Discipleship in an Instant Society
The IVP Signature Collection
by Eugene H. Peterson
- Over 200,000 Copies Sold
Since Eugene Peterson wrote this spiritual formation classic more than forty years ago, hundreds of thousands of Christians have been inspired by its call to deeper discipleship. Our society is still obsessed with quick fixes. But Peterson's time-tested prescription for discipleship remains the same—a long obedience in ...
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paperbackHealthy Calling
From Toxic Burnout to Sustainable Work
by Arianna Molloy
When You Don't Know Who You Are Anymore
Research shows that people who have a sense of calling are more productive, motivated, and resilient than their peers. But they are also more likely to experience the physical, mental, and spiritual exhaustion of burnout. When they do, the impact is more severe and disorienting. Burnout often starts from something very ...
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paperbackSeeing Is Believing
The Revelation of God Through Film
Studies in Theology and the Arts Series
by Richard Vance Goodwin
How might film reveal God?
In its most basic form, film is a series of images displayed over time. Of course, film has developed greatly since the Lumière brothers by adding components such as sound, special effects, digital recording, and more to create an increasingly complex artistic medium. Historically, film studies has often focused on the narrative aspect of film as ...
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paperbackThe Reality of God and Historical Method
Apocalyptic Theology in Conversation with N. T. Wright
New Explorations in Theology
by Samuel V. Adams
After a flurry of heated debates in the mid-twentieth century over the relationship between faith and history, the dust seems to have settled. The parties have long since dispersed into their separate camps. The positions are entrenched and loyalties are staked out.
This New Explorations in Theology volume is a deliberate attempt to kick up the dust again, but this time as ...
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paperbackExploring 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 ...
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paperbackKnowing God Bible Study
by J. I. Packer
With Dale Larsen and Sandy LarsenFaithful. Triune. Beyond comparison. Triumphant over all. These words barely begin to describe the God we serve, yet he invites us to have a relationship with him. What could be more important than knowing this all-surpassing God?
These five easy-to-use Bible studies, based on J. I. Packer's bestselling classic Knowing God, explore the character and actions of God ...
Number of Studies: 5
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hardcoverThe State of the Evangelical Mind
Reflections on the Past, Prospects for the Future
Edited by Todd C. Ream, Jerry A. Pattengale, and Christopher J. Devers
Contributions by Mark Galli, Timothy Larsen, Jo Anne Lyon, David C. Mahan, Richard J. Mouw, Mark A. Noll, James K. A. Smith, Lauren F. Winner, and C. Donald SmedleyTwo decades on from Mark Noll's Scandal of the Evangelical Mind, could we now be on the threshold of another crisis of intellectual maturity in Christianity? Or are the opportunities for faithful intellectual engagement and witness even greater now than before? These essays invite readers to a virtual "summit meeting" on the current state of the evangelical mind. The insights of national ...
