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  • Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Edited by Joseph T. Lienhard
    hardcover

    Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy

    Volume 3

    Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture

    Edited by Joseph T. Lienhard
    General Editor Thomas C. Oden

    From its inception the church has always had a Bible—the Jewish Scriptures. But Christians have not read these Scriptures in the same way the Jews did. They have read them in the light of what God did in Jesus the Christ. Thus the Jewish Scriptures became for Christian readers the Old Testament.

    This Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture volume on Exodus through Deuteronomy ...

  • Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Edited by Joseph T. Lienhard
    paperback

    Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy

    Volume 3

    Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture

    Edited by Joseph T. Lienhard
    General Editor Thomas C. Oden

    From its inception the church has always had a Bible—the Jewish Scriptures. But Christians have not read these Scriptures in the same way the Jews did. They have read them in the light of what God did in Jesus the Christ. Thus the Jewish Scriptures became for Christian readers the Old Testament. This Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture volume on Exodus through Deuteronomy ...

  • The Message of Mark, By Donald English
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    The Message of Mark

    The Bible Speaks Today Series

    by Donald English

    The fast-paced vitality of Mark's narrative wins the hearts of today's readers on its own terms. Yet while at first glance Mark appears to be a simple account of Jesus' ministry, a serious study raises all kinds of questions: Why doesn't Jesus make his true identity more obvious to the crowds? Why do his disciples find it so difficult to understand? Why is Jesus' work met with such ...

  • Forgiving and Reconciling: Bridges to Wholeness and Hope, By Everett L. Worthington Jr.
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    Forgiving and Reconciling

    Bridges to Wholeness and Hope

    by Everett L. Worthington Jr.

    A Templeton Foundation Book of Distinction

    All of us have suffered painful emotional and relational hurts. God calls us to forgive those who have hurt us, but that's often easier said than done. We don't usually know how to forgive others, nor are we always sure if we have truly forgiven them.

    Psychologist and counselor Everett L. Worthington Jr., the leading Christian ...

  • The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament, By John H. Walton and Victor H. Matthews and Mark W. Chavalas
    hardcover

    The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament

    IVP Bible Background Commentary Set

    by John H. Walton, Victor H. Matthews, and Mark W. Chavalas

    Preaching's Preacher's Guide to the Best Bible Reference

    An Expansive Old Testament Resource You Can Trust

    How can we account for the "Book of the Law" suddenly being discovered during Josiah's renovation of the temple (2 Chron 34:14)? We know from Egypt and Mesopotamia that it was common to seal important documents--including theological ...

  • Covenant and Commandment: Works, Obedience and Faithfulness in the Christian Life, By Bradley G. Green
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    Covenant and Commandment

    Works, Obedience and Faithfulness in the Christian Life

    New Studies in Biblical Theology

    by Bradley G. Green
    Series edited by D. A. Carson

    From a close study of key Old and New Testament texts and interaction with historical and contemporary theologians, Bradley Green shows how different aspects of the Christian life are each God-elicited, real and necessary. Reaffirming the best Reformed voices, this New Studies in Biblical Theology volume provides a biblical theology of the nature, role and place of works, obedience and faithfulness ...

  • Breaking the Marriage Idol: Reconstructing Our Cultural and Spiritual Norms, By Kutter Callaway
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    Breaking the Marriage Idol

    Reconstructing Our Cultural and Spiritual Norms

    by Kutter Callaway

    Should all Christians be married? Although we might quickly respond "no," our cultural stories and norms—including those in the church—often communicate "yes." Theologian and husband Kutter Callaway considers why marriage, which is a blessing from God, shouldn't be expected or required of all Christians. Through an examination of Scripture, cultural analysis, and personal accounts, ...

  • Learning to Be: Finding Your Center After the Bottom Falls Out, By Juanita Campbell Rasmus
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    Learning to Be

    Finding Your Center After the Bottom Falls Out

    by Juanita Campbell Rasmus
    Foreword by Tina Knowles Lawson

    Juanita called it "The Crash."

    Her counselor labeled it "a major depressive episode." Others called it a nervous breakdown. On the spiritual front, it was a dark night of the soul.

    This experience landed Juanita, a busy pastor, mother, and community leader, in bed. When everything in her life finally came to a stop, she found that she had to learn to be—with herself ...

  • Romans: Becoming New in Christ, By Jack Kuhatschek
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    Romans

    Becoming New in Christ

    LifeGuide Bible Studies

    by Jack Kuhatschek

    Sometimes our worship loses its passion. Our prayer life becomes stagnant. We forget why we are serving God. And slowly, subtly, the world's ways become our ways. In this nineteen-session LifeGuide® Bible Study on the book of Romans addresses these problems, showing us how we can break out of old patterns and become new in Christ. For over three decades LifeGuide Bible Studies have ...

    Number of Studies: 19

  • Still Life: A Memoir of Living Fully with Depression, By Gillian Marchenko
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    Still Life

    A Memoir of Living Fully with Depression

    by Gillian Marchenko

    "I stand on the edge of a cliff in my own bedroom." Gillian Marchenko continues her description of depression: "I must keep still. Otherwise I will plunge to my death. 'Please God, take this away,' I pray when I can." For Gillian, "dealing with depression" means learning to accept and treat it as a physical illness. In these pages she describes her journey through various therapies and medications ...