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Paperback2 Peter and Jude
A Commentary on the New Testament
The IVP New Testament Commentary Series
by Robert Harvey and Philip H. Towner
The miracle of being forgiven is perhaps equaled only by the wonder of also being trusted again. That wondrous experience in the life of Simon Peter ultimately produced remarkable letters, full of warning and hope, solemn instruction and gloriouspromise. Because of that grace in Peter's past, his words in the book of 2 Peter are able to strengthen we who are his brothers and sisters in faith.Jude ...
PaperbackParenting
Loving Our Children with God's Love
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by Richard Patterson Jr.
Parenting is hard work, full of tough choices and new situations. And many voices compete with ours for our children's attention. In a rapidly changing world, how can we parent in a way that will cause our children to love Christ deeply and live for him? These nine-session LifeGuide® Bible Study by Richard Patterson Jr. address nine parenting challenges, pointing us directly to time-tested ...
Number of Studies: 9
PaperbackWasting Time with God
A Christian Spirituality of Friendship with God
by Klaus Issler
When it comes to developing a deep, trusting relationship with God, efficiency and productivity are not the answer. It's far better to "waste" time with him, to just enjoy being with him. After all, that's how any friendship grows.But making room for God in the midst of our fast-paced lives is not an easy task. Just as time with our best friends can get squeezed out by the rush of activities, so ...
PaperbackPraying the Psalms
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by Juanita Ryan
Joy. Anger. Distress. Hope. Trust.
These and many more emotions are expressed in the Psalms. Juanita Ryan offers these nine-session LifeGuide® Bible Study to help you learn how to openly express the full range of your emotions to God.
This revised LifeGuide Bible Study, originally titled Psalms II, features additional questions for starting group discussions and ...
Number of Studies: 9
PaperbackRevelation
N. T. Wright for Everyone Bible Study Guides
by N. T. Wright
With Kristie BerglundMany people today regard Revelation as the hardest book in the New Testament. It is full of strange, lurid and sometimes bizarre and violent imagery. As a result, many people who are quite at home in the Gospels, Acts and Paul find themselves tiptoeing around Revelation with a sense that they don't really belong there. But they do!
In fact, Revelation offers one of the clearest and sharpest ...
Number of Studies: 22
PaperbackCarpe Diem Redeemed
Seizing the Day, Discerning the Times
by Os Guinness
You only live once—if then. Life is short, and it can be as easily wasted as lived to the full. In our harried modern world, how do we make the most of the time we have?
In these fast and superficial times, Os Guinness calls us to consequential living. As a contrast to both Eastern and secularist views of time, he restructures our very notion of history as linear ...
HardbackLearning from Henri Nouwen and Vincent van Gogh
A Portrait of the Compassionate Life
by Carol A. Berry
Foreword by Sue Mosteller CSJCarol Berry and her husband met and befriended Henri Nouwen when she sat in his course on compassion at Yale Divinity School in the 1970s. At the request of Henri Nouwen's literary estate, she has written this book, which includes unpublished material recorded from Nouwen's lectures.
As an art educator, Berry is uniquely situated to develop Nouwen's work on Vincent van Gogh and to add her ...
HardbackCommentary on the Gospel of John
Ancient Christian Texts
by Theodore of Mopsuestia
Edited by Joel C. Elowsky
Translated by Marco Conti
Series edited by Thomas C. Oden and Gerald BrayTheodore of Mopsuestia, born in Antioch (c. 350) and a disciple of Diodore of Tarsus, serves as one of the most important exemplars of Antiochene exegesis of his generation. Committed to literal, linguistic, grammatical and historical interpretation, he eschewed allegorical explanations that could not be supported from the text, though he was not averse to typological interpretations of Old Testament ...
HardbackCommentaries on Romans, 1-2 Corinthians, and Hebrews
Ancient Christian Texts
by Cyril of Alexandria
Edited by Joel C. Elowsky
Translated by David R. Maxwell"But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead . . ."
Cyril of Alexandria (c. 378–444) was one of the most significant figures in the early church: bishop of the church, defender of orthodoxy, proponent of Alexandrian theology. Indeed, he is probably best known as the supporter of the term Theotokos (God-bearer) with regard to Mary in opposition to Nestorius during ...
PaperbackCrossing Cultures in Scripture
Biblical Principles for Mission Practice
by Marvin J. Newell
Foreword by Patrick Fung14th Annual Outreach Magazine Resource of the Year, Cross-Cultural Category
From Genesis to Revelation, the Bible is a crosscultural book. Scripture is full of narratives of God's people crossing cultures in pursuit of God's mission. Biblical texts shed light on mission dynamics: Sarah and Hagar functioning in an honor-shame culture, Moses as a multicultural ...
