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Jimmy Long
Jimmy Long (M.Div., D.Min., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary) is a regional director for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA. His resources include Small Group Leaders' Handbook: The Next Generation, Emerging Hope: A Strategy for Reaching Postmodern Generations, and the Emerging Culture Curriculum Kit.
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ebookA Long Obedience in the Same Direction Bible Study
IVP Signature Bible Studies
by Eugene H. Peterson
With Dale Larsen and Sandy LarsenWe are surrounded by a society that idealizes quick results and stimulating experiences. The Christian life, however, calls us to be not tourists but pilgrims—disciples committed to a long journey of faith.
These six studies, based on Eugene Peterson's bestselling A Long Obedience in the Same Direction, provide an accessible guide for growing in perseverance. Find ...
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paperbackSpiritual Mentoring
A Guide for Seeking Giving Direction
by Keith R. Anderson and Randy D. Reese
Iron sharpens iron, and one person sharpens . . . another. (Proverbs 27:17) As we seek God together we come to know him more deeply. That's the idea behind Spiritual Mentoring. Spiritual mentoring is an ages-old practice that Keith Anderson and Randy Reese introduce in a way that fits life as we know it today. Spiritual mentoring is not only for pastors or saints. Mentors are ...
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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—to fuse 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, ...
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Cynthia Long Westfall
Cynthia Long Westfall (PhD, University of Surrey) is associate professor of New Testament at McMaster Divinity College. She is the author of Paul and Gender: Reclaiming the Apostle's Vision for Men and Women in Christ and Discourse Analysis of the Letter to the Hebrews: The Relationship between Form and Meaning.
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paperbackCovenant and Commandment
Works, Obedience and Faithfulness in the Christian Life
New Studies in Biblical Theology
by Bradley G. Green
Series edited by D. A. CarsonFrom 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 ...
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Beloved pastor and poet Eugene Peterson, 85, passed away Monday morning, October 22, a week after entering hospice care for complications related to heart failure and dementia.
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paperbackTransformed into the Same Image
Constructive Investigations into the Doctrine of Deification
Edited by Paul Copan and Michael M. C. Reardon
Foreword by Michael J. GormanThe doctrine of deification or theosis has been gaining interest among scholars for some time. Yet most publications on the topic have focused on Orthodox and Roman Catholic traditions and have subsumed the discussion under the category of soteriology. If "being transformed into the same image" (2 Corinthians 3:18) is truly essential to the Christian life, a fuller understanding ...
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paperbackSpiritual Conversations with Children
Listening to God Together
by Lacy Finn Borgo
We are born into this world with a natural longing to connect to God and other human beings. When children have a listening companion who hears, acknowledges, and encourages their early experiences with God, it creates a spiritual footprint that shapes their lives. How can we increase our capacity to engage children in spiritual conversations?
In this book Lacy Finn Borgo ...
