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  • Want more context as you begin to study Hosea? This introduction will give you the background you need as you read the Daily Quiet Time Bible Study. We hope you continue to discover the riches of Scripture and draw closer to God as you join the millions who have used this free devotional resource.

  • Want more context as you begin to study Joel? This introduction will give you the background you need as you read the Daily Quiet Time Bible Study. We hope you continue to discover the riches of Scripture and draw closer to God as you join the millions who have used this free devotional resource.

  • Belonging and Becoming: Creating a Thriving Family Culture, By Mark Scandrette and Lisa Scandrette
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    Belonging and Becoming

    Creating a Thriving Family Culture

    by Mark Scandrette and Lisa Scandrette

    Renew your imagination for what family life can be. Many of us feel overwhelmed about the prospect of raising children in our high-performance, rapid-pace culture. Reflecting on difficulties from our own families of origin can increase our doubt and insecurity about being a good parent. Positive examples of family life can seem few and far between. Mark and Lisa Scandrette understand ...

  • Hard Sayings of Jesus, By F. F. Bruce
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    Hard Sayings of Jesus

    The Hard Sayings Series

    by F. F. Bruce

    Like his original hearers many people today find Jesus' sayings hard. Some sayings are hard because they are difficult to understand, others because the demands they make on us are only too clear.

    F. F. Bruce examines seventy of the hard sayings of Jesus to clear away the cultural and historical difficulties which keep us from grappling with the real challenge of Jesus' message. Evident ...

  • The Ethics of Evangelism: A Philosophical Defense of Proselytizing and Persuasion, By Elmer John Thiessen
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    The Ethics of Evangelism

    A Philosophical Defense of Proselytizing and Persuasion

    by Elmer John Thiessen

    Why do religious people attempt to persuade others of their beliefs? What are the current objections to the religious practice of proselytizing? Is proselytizing an ethically defensible practice? Are there kinds of proselytizing activities that are ethically questionable? Elmer John Thiessen responds to questions like these in an effort to provide a philosophical defense of proselytization, ...

  • What Jesus Started: Joining the Movement, Changing the World, By Steve Addison
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    What Jesus Started

    Joining the Movement, Changing the World

    by Steve Addison
    Foreword by Ed Stetzer

    Outreach Magazine Resource of the Year

    Sometimes we get so caught up in the power of Jesus shouting from the cross, "It is finished!" that we forget that Jesus started something. What Jesus started was a movement that began small, with intimate conversations designed to build disciples into apostles who would go out in the world and seed it with God's kingdom vision. ...

  • The Bible Questions: Shedding Light on the World's Most Important Book, By Hal Seed
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    The Bible Questions

    Shedding Light on the World's Most Important Book

    by Hal Seed

    The Bible isn't meant to be left unquestioned; it's meant to be opened and read and questioned. And everyone has questions about the Bible--from the senior pastor of the big church down the road to the guest at the hotel off the interstate. Where did it come from? Who wrote it? Why are people so inspired by it (or fearful of it)? What does it have to do with my life? Hal Seed takes you on a ...

  • Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi: An Introduction and Commentary, By Andrew E. Hill
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    Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi

    An Introduction and Commentary

    Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries

    by Andrew E. Hill

    Despite the return of the Hebrews from the Babylonian exile, selfishness, apathy and despair crippled their community spirit. In response to this distress, God raised up three prophetic voices in Jerusalem. Haggai rallied the people to rebuild the Second Temple. Zechariah was given visions of the return of the glory of the Lord to Zion. Malachi preached repentance, covenant justice and restoration ...

  • 2 Corinthians, By N. T. Wright and Patty Pell
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    2 Corinthians

    N. T. Wright for Everyone Bible Study Guides

    by N. T. Wright and Patty Pell

    Paul's second letter to the Corinthians explores the meaning of the cross in terms of personal suffering--his own, and that of all the Messiah's people. If in Galatians he is angry, if in Philippians he is joyful, in this letter his deep sorrow and the raw wounds of his own recent suffering are very apparent. Yet he is determined to view all of his suffering and all of the troubles of the world ...

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