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PaperbackHonest Worship
From False Self to True Praise
by Manuel Luz
Foreword by Rory Jon NolandWhen asked by his son why some churches have smoke machines, worship pastor Manuel Luz found himself responding, "Well, technically, you need smoke machines to see the lasers." But when you take down the smokescreen, what do you have left? Where do we encounter the Holy in the midst of all this? Where can we worship with our full selves—heart, soul, mind, and body—in Spirit and truth?Drawing from ...
PaperbackA Theology as Big as the City
by Raymond J Bakke
"As we look at the world-class cities around our planet, we face five new urban realities: a crack cocaine epidemic, assault weapons, massive numbers of homeless children, HIV/AIDS and (in the U.S.) what Time magazine has called `the browning of America.' The needs of the urban population are greater than ever. . . . As our cities swell with immigrants, I'm reminded that Jesus was born ...
PaperbackA Credible Witness
Reflections on Power, Evangelism and Race
by Brenda Salter McNeil
Foreword by Tony CampoloMeet Jesus and Sam.Evangelist and teacher Brenda Salter McNeil thinks evangelism that only introduces people to Jesus is incomplete. The picture is much larger than that, she claims: Christ's death and resurrection reconcile us to God andto each other across gender, race and social lines.Jesus' encounter with the Samaritan woman, introduced here as Brenda's friend Sam, gives you the full ...
HardbackIntroduction to Political Science
A Christian Perspective
by Fred Van Geest
Evangelical Christian Publishers Association Top Shelf Book Cover Award 2017
We are political beings and our lives are shaped by political institutions. Being a good citizen involves understanding these institutions and how they can be used to promote the common good. Christians further believe these institutions are integral to God's created order, intended by God to ...
PaperbackWhy Business Matters to God
(And What Still Needs to Be Fixed)
by Jeff Van Duzer
Jeff Van Duzer grew up thinking business was the source of much damage and evil in the world, the work of greedy capitalists polluting the environment. Thirty years later he was dean of a business school.In the course of that remarkable transformation, Van Duzer found cause for both hope and concern. He discovered many business people achieving a great deal of good for society as well as a lot of ...
PaperbackRun with the Horses
The Quest for Life at Its Best
by Eugene H Peterson
Preface by Eric E PetersonLearning to Live the Life You Long For
In Jeremiah 12:5 God says to the prophet, "If you're worn out in this footrace with men, what makes you think you can race against horses?"
We all long to live life at its best—tofuse freedom and spontaneity with purpose and meaning. Why then do we often find our lives so humdrum, so unadventuresome, so routine? Or else so frantic, ...
PaperbackThe Disciple
God's Word for Today
by John Stott
With Tim ChesterHow can Christians effectively engage today's world while staying true to Scripture? Calling us to listen well to both the Word and the world, John Stott shows how Christianity can preserve its authentic identity and remain relevant to current realities. With the God's Word for Today series, pastor Tim Chester has updated Stott's classic book The Contemporary Christian ...
HardbackInvitation to Retreat
The Gift and Necessity of Time Away with God
Transforming Resources
by Ruth Haley Barton
Academy of Parish Clergy Top Ten List
"Come away and rest awhile."
Jesus invites us to be with him, offering our full and undivided attention to him. When we choose retreat, we make a generous investment in our friendship with Christ. We are not always generous with ourselves where God is concerned. Many of us have tried to incorporate regular times ...
PaperbackStewards in the Kingdom
A Theology of Life in All Its Fullness
by R. Scott Rodin
Too often we think stewardship concerns only the money we give to the church. But in the image of the steward, the Bible offers a perspective on our entire relationship with God. Here we have a full and fresh picture of being Jesus' disciples andliving life in all its fullness.R. Scott Rodin unpacks what it means for us to be stewards in the kingdom of the triune God of grace. This theology of the ...
PaperbackProphetic Lament
A Call for Justice in Troubled Times
by Soong-Chan Rah
Foreword by Brenda Salter McNeilMissio Alliance Essential Reading List
Hearts Minds Bookstore's Best Books
RELEVANT's Top 10 Books
Englewood Review of Books Best BooksWhen Soong-Chan Rah planted an urban church in Cambridge, Massachusetts, his first full sermon series was a six-week exposition of the book of Lamentations. Preaching on an obscure, depressing Old Testament book was ...
