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paperbackThe 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 ...
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paperbackThe Return of the Kingdom
A Biblical Theology of God's Reign
Essential Studies in Biblical Theology
by Stephen G. Dempster
The biblical story begins and ends with God as king. Human beings rebel, however, rather than fulfilling their royal calling to rule creation on behalf of their Sovereign—and the world became enslaved to the rule of a dark, serpentine lord.
In this volume of IVP Academic's Essential Studies in Biblical Theology, Stephen Dempster traces the themes of kingship and kingdom throughout ...
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paperbackThe Unkingdom of God
Embracing the Subversive Power of Repentance
by Mark Van Steenwyk
Foreword by David E. Fitch
Afterword by Jin KimChristianity is carrying a lot of baggage. Two thousand years of well-intended (and sometimes not so well-intended) attempts to carry forward the good news of God with us have resulted in some murky understandings of the teachings of Jesus and the culture of God?s kingdom. To embrace Christianity, sometimes we have to repent of what we?ve made of it. In The Unkingdom of God Mark Van Steenwyk ...
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paperbackWhat Your Body Knows About God
How We Are Designed to Connect, Serve and Thrive
by Rob Moll
Foreword by Michael CardHave you ever had an experience where you felt particularly aware of God? If God is real, and we are created in God's image, then it makes sense that our minds and bodies would be designed with the perceptive ability to sense and experience God. Scientists are now discovering ways that our bodies are designed to connect with God. Brain research shows that our brain systems are wired to enable ...
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product setThe Spiritual Journey
The Spiritual Journey
by David G. Benner
The spiritual journey is one of transformation and awakening. We are aware that the self that begins the spiritual journey is not the same as the one that ends it—with changes in identity, life experience and capacity for love. David G. Benner, author of the three books in The Spiritual Journey set says it this way:
"Christian spirituality is taking on the mind and heart of Christ as we recognize ...
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paperbackLead Like It Matters to God Study Guide
Eight Sessions on Becoming a Values-Driven Leader
by Richard Stearns
Lead Like It Matters to God by Richard Stearns is about how the values Christian leaders embrace are more important than the success they achieve. This eight-session companion study guide explores seventeen values that will transform your leadership.
Following the structure of review, reflect, and practice, this dynamic guide also provides discussion starters ...
Number of Studies: 8
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paperbackThinking About God
First Steps in Philosophy
by Gregory E. Ganssle
Can we really think about God? Can we prove God?s existence? What about faith? Are there good reasons to believe in the Christian God? What about evil? Can we really know with our finite minds anything for sure about a transcendent God? Can we avoid thinking about God? The real problem, says philosopher Gregory E. Ganssle, is not whether we can think about God, but whether we will think well or ...
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paperbackMeeting God in the Flesh
8 Discussions for the Curious and Skeptical
by Don Everts
People have all sorts of contradictory ideas of who God is and what he might be like. The very idea of God might seem abstract or unknowable. After all, no one has ever seen God. So how can you know what he's like, or if he even exists? But imagine if you could actually get to know God. Can you really meet God in the flesh? In this guide, Don Everts offers you eight discussions exploring episodes ...
Number of Studies: 8
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paperbackGod's Big Picture
Tracing the Storyline of the Bible
by Vaughan Roberts
Making Sense of the Bible's Storyline
Sixty-six books written by forty people over nearly 2,000 years, in two languages and several different genres. A worldwide bestseller published in countless sizes and bindings, translations and languages. Sworn by in court, fought over by religious people, quoted in arguments.
The Bible is clearly no ordinary book.
How can ...
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paperbackThe Easy Burden of Pleasing God
by Patty Kirk
"The trait that best typifies the students who break down in my office is their great unhappiness. They are believers. Of this I am sure. Certainly they are more diligent believers than I am, to judge from all the good things they are constantly doing. But they are miserable, every one of them. And, though they usually manage to get back on track . . . I know that, in their spiritual work lives, ...
