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paperbackAfter Shock
Searching for Honest Faith When Your World Is Shaken
by Kent Annan
In the wake of a historic earthquake in the fragile country of Haiti, Kent Annan considers suffering--from the epic to the everyday--as a problem for faith. Less than two weeks after the release of Kent's book about his work with Haiti Partners, he heard the news. Friends trapped under the rubble of buildings. Friends sprinting across the city looking for family. Churches--including one Kent ...
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paperbackThe Community of the Word
Toward an Evangelical Ecclesiology
Wheaton Theology Conference Series
Edited by Mark Husbands and Daniel J. Treier
Do North American evangelicals have a clear and strong doctrine of the church? Can we generate one? In this volume, editors Mark Husbands and Daniel J. Treier bring together thirteen scholars and teachers to explore the history of evangelical ecclesiology and the continuing discussion regarding the nature of the church, the question of sacraments, the relation of church to society, and the church's ...
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paperbackEnseñen bien a sus hijos
Una guía práctica para el discipulado familiar
by Sarah Cowan Johnson
La mitad de los estudiantes cristianos abandonan su fe al terminar la educación secundaria. ¿Cómo podemos educar a nuestros hijos para que su fe se mantenga firme a través de los años?
Sarah Cowan Johnson explica cómo los padres pueden desempeñar un papel de discipulado activo en el desarrollo de la fe de sus hijos, con ideas y estrategias apropiadas para las distintas edades ...
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paperbackBonhoeffer, Christ and Culture
Wheaton Theology Conference Series
Edited by Keith L. Johnson and Timothy Larsen
Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945) was one of the most compelling theologians of the twentieth century. A complex mix of scholarship and passion, his life and writings continue to fascinate and challenge Christians worldwide. He was a pastor and profound teacher and writer on Christian theology and ethics, yet was also involved in the resistance against Hitler which plotted his assassination. Bonhoeffer ...
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paperbackLetters to a Future Church
Words of Encouragement and Prophetic Appeals
Edited by Chris Lewis
Exiled on the island of Patmos, the apostle John found himself one day in the presence of the Son of God. As he fell down to worship, the apostle was commanded to write what he saw and heard, and to record and send messages to seven churches, encouraging them and challenging them in the way of the Lord. That was then; this is now. What might the Spirit say to our churches today? What might the ...
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paperbackForgiving As We've Been Forgiven
Community Practices for Making Peace
Resources for Reconciliation
by L. Gregory Jones and Célestin Musekura
Christians are supposed to forgive others as we've been forgiven. But hearing the call to forgive is different from knowing how to practice forgiveness at home and in the world. Forgiveness is about more than the isolated acts and words of individuals. To forgive and be forgiven, we need communal practices and disciplines for a way of life that makes for peace. Greg Jones and Célestin Musekura ...
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Remissioning Church
A Field Guide to Bringing a Congregation Back to Life
by Josh Hayden
Rediscover Your Church's Mission!
Many churches are struggling to connect with their communities and are facing a decline. But there's hope! God is inviting His church to be reborn from the inside out, transforming into a new missional presence that brings life and flourishing to their neighborhoods.
Using inspiring vision, practical tools, and field-tested methods, ...
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paperbackThe Blessing of Africa
The Bible and African Christianity
by Keith Augustus Burton
According to some estimates, Africa will soon have the highest concentration of Christians in the world. But African Christianity has had a long and conflicted history. Even today, modern misinterpretations of Scripture argue for God's curse upon the dark-skinned peoples of Africa. In this comprehensive study, Keith Burton traces the story of biblical Africa and the place of the Bible in the land ...
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paperbackHow We Make Our Kids Angry
Suggestions for Parents Who Want to Change
by Roger Cross
I remember one of the first times our younger daughter Amber vented her anger at me for something I did. In reality, it was something I didn't do that made her mad. She had asked me to help her with a paper she was writing for a middle school class. The paper required a lot of research, and Amber didn't know how to go about doing the research. "There's nothing to it," I assured her flippantly. ...
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hardcoverJeremiah, Lamentations
Old Testament Volume 11
Reformation Commentary on Scripture
Edited by J. Jeffery Tyler
The prophetic ministry of Jeremiah, described in the Old Testament books of Jeremiah and Lamentations, took place during a time of chaos and tragedy for the people of Israel: the fall of Jerusalem, the destruction of the temple, and the exile to Babylon. Yet, in the midst of this loss and in hope of the restoration of God's people, Jeremiah is able to declare: "The steadfast love of the Lord never ...
