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  • Science, Creation and the Bible: Reconciling Rival Theories of Origins, By Richard F. Carlson and Tremper Longman III
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    Science, Creation and the Bible

    Reconciling Rival Theories of Origins

    by Richard F. Carlson and Tremper Longman III

    Many Christians are torn between their belief in the Bible and the conclusions of science. This is especially the case concerning the creation narratives of Scripture and the rather different stories that science tells. Physicist Richard Carlson and biblical scholar Tremper Longman address the longstanding problem of how to relate scientific description of the beginnings of the universe with the ...

  • God and the Cosmos: Divine Activity in Space, Time and History, By Harry Lee Poe and Jimmy H. Davis
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    God and the Cosmos

    Divine Activity in Space, Time and History

    by Harry Lee Poe and Jimmy H. Davis

    Theologian Harry Lee Poe and chemist Jimmy H. Davis argue that God?s interaction with our world is a possibility affirmed equally by the Bible and the contemporary scientific record. In Part One, the authors conduct a comparative study of the Christian model with other religious and philosophical depictions to show that the biblical God interacts with the physical universe in a truly novel way. ...

  • Mission 3:16: God's One-Verse Invitation to Love the World, By Paul Borthwick
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    Mission 3:16

    God's One-Verse Invitation to Love the World

    by Paul Borthwick

    "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." —John 3:16 Paul Borthwick unpacks the Bible's most famous verse to unveil God's intentional, sacrificial mission for the world. He examines every word in John 3:16 to reveal the underlying motivation for mission, the global scope of God's call, and ...

  • Dictionary of Major Biblical Interpreters, Edited byDonald K. McKim
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    Dictionary of Major Biblical Interpreters

    Edited by Donald K. McKim

    • ECPA 2009 Christian Book Award finalist

    Biblical Foundations Book Award

    From Abelard to Zwingli, the history of Christian biblical interpretation has been shaped by great thinkers who delved deeply into the structure and meaning of Christianity's sacred texts. With over two hundred in-depth articles, the Dictionary of Major Biblical ...
  • Serving God in a Migrant Crisis: Ministry to People on the Move, By Patrick Johnstone
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    Serving God in a Migrant Crisis

    Ministry to People on the Move

    Operation World Resources

    by Patrick Johnstone
    With Dean Merrill
    Foreword by Stephan Bauman

    "God has used migration for millennia to achieve his purposes for his people," writes Patrick Johnstone. "He is doing so again in our time." Millions are on the move, driven by war, drought, terrorism, poverty, failed states, environmental catastrophes, disease, revolutions, and the desire for a better life. Christians have a unique perspective on the migrant crisis: after all, ...

  • Participating in Abundant Life: Holistic Salvation for a Secular Age, By Mark R. Teasdale
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    Participating in Abundant Life

    Holistic Salvation for a Secular Age

    by Mark R. Teasdale
    Foreword by Alan Hirsch and Mark Nelson

    Our world is hungry for salvation, but we don't always know how to talk about it. Christians agree that God cares about people's lives both in this world and into eternity. But the ways we describe salvation often separate the spiritual from the material. Many groups emphasize one at the expense of the other, limiting the picture of what God has to offer. Mark Teasdale works to ...

  • A Christian Field Guide to Technology for Engineers and Designers, By Ethan J. Brue and Derek C. Schuurman and Steven H. VanderLeest
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    A Christian Field Guide to Technology for Engineers and Designers

    by Ethan J. Brue, Derek C. Schuurman, and Steven H. VanderLeest

    Our technology shapes the way we live, interact, work, play, and even worship. Technology and its power are both old and new—as is the wisdom we need to envision, design, build, and use it well. For Christians passionate about developing technology, it's not always clear how their faith and work intersect. How can designing and using technology actually be a way of loving God and ...

  • A Sojourner's Truth: Choosing Freedom and Courage in a Divided World, By Natasha Sistrunk Robinson
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    A Sojourner's Truth

    Choosing Freedom and Courage in a Divided World

    by Natasha Sistrunk Robinson
    Foreword by Patricia Raybon

    A Sojourner's Truth is an African American girl’s journey from South Carolina to the United States Naval Academy, and then to her calling as an international speaker, mentor, and thought-leader. Intertwined with Natasha's story is the story of Moses, a leader who was born into a marginalized people group, resisted the injustices of Pharaoh, denied the power of Egypt, and trusted God even ...

  • The Gospel of Peace in a Violent World: Christian Nonviolence for Communal Flourishing, Edited by Shawn Graves and Marlena Graves
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    The Gospel of Peace in a Violent World

    Christian Nonviolence for Communal Flourishing

    Edited by Shawn Graves and Marlena Graves

    "Blessed are the peacemakers."

    The gospel of Jesus Christ is the good news of peace: peace between God and humanity, peace among humans. And yet it can be difficult to see that peace in our broken, violent world.

    In this volume, Shawn Graves and Marlena Graves have gathered contributions from theologians, pastors, and practitioners on the importance and implementation ...