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HardbackGrace to Overcome
31 Devotions on God's Work Through Black History
by Bryan Loritts
Foreword by Charlie E. DatesEmpowering Your Journey, One Story at A Time.
Grace to Overcome invites you on a spiritual and historical journey, interweaving the rich tapestry of Black history with the profound narratives of the Bible. Crafted by Pastor Bryan C. Loritts, an influential voice in multiethnic church movements, Grace to Overcome is a powerful collection of 31 devotions that ...
PaperbackThe Old Testament in Seven Sentences
A Small Introduction to a Vast Topic
Introductions in Seven Sentences
by Christopher J. H. Wright
Some people find the Old Testament to be confusing, out of date, and essentially replaced by the New Testament. They are missing out. The Old Testament offers us a grand narrative that reveals God's work, God's purposes, and God's wisdom.Christopher J. H. Wright fits the pieces together and shows us the coherent whole. Using seven key sentences drawn straight from the Old Testament, ...
PaperbackThe Return of the Kingdom
A Biblical Theology of God's Reign
Essential Studies in Biblical Theology
by Stephen G. Dempster
Series edited by Benjamin L. GladdWord Guild Award Winner—Biblical Studies
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, ...
PaperbackKnowing Christianity
The Foundations of the Christian Faith and How They Shape Daily Life
by J. I. Packer
Foreword by Gavin OrtlundExplore Enduring Truths with a New Edition of J. I. Packer's Timeless Work
In a culture that grasps at the latest self-improvement plan or trendy spiritual experiences, J. I. Packer, author of Knowing God, turns our attention to realities far better than anything our self-absorbed society can offer.
In Knowing Christianity, Packer lays out his grand ...
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Mary Stewart Van Leeuwen
Mary Stewart Van Leeuwen is professor of psychology and philosophy at Eastern University in St. Davids, Pennsylvania. She taught at Calvin College (Grand Rapids, Michigan) for many years, and she has been a senior editor of Christianity Today. Currently she is a contributing editor for Books Culture. Van Leeuwen has written, cowritten, and contributed to several books, including The Psychology of Intergroup Relations (with L. Kidder, McGraw-Hill, 1975), The Person in Psychology (Eerdmans, 1985), After Eden (one of several contributors, Eerdmans, 1993), Religion, Feminism the Family (co-editor, Westminster John Knox, 1996), The Family Handbook (co-editor, Westminster JohnKnox, 1998) and Women and the Future of the Family (with Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, Mardi Keyes and Stanley Grenz, Baker, 2000).
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Jessica Leep Fick
Jessica Leep Fick is evangelism resources director for Stonecroft, a women's ministry based in Kansas City. Previously she served as a writer and evangelist for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, preaching, teaching and doing evangelism training at conferences, churches and campus groups across the country. She loves to help believers have fun with Jesus in his mission and talk with people who don't follow Jesus about their spiritual questions. Jessica believes that the good news of Jesus should influence every area of life—not just the soul—and is passionate about following Jesus as a wife, mom, preacher, neighbor, student and friend. She has a master's degree in evangelism and leadership from Wheaton College Graduate School and lives in Cleveland, Ohio, with her husband and two sons.
PaperbackGetting Sent
A Relational Approach to Support Raising
by Peter T Sommer
Most of us would rather have a root canal than ask for money.Raising support is one of the most difficult challenges facing Christians in ministry. Fears of rejection, concerns about biblical validity, feelings of not being deserving, anxiety about limited resources can all block us from obtaining the means to fulfill our calling.This book both affirms that God uses the Christian community to send ...
PaperbackNeither Poverty nor Riches
A Biblical Theology of Possessions
New Studies in Biblical Theology
by Craig L. Blomberg
Series edited by D. A. CarsonGive me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread. (Proverbs 30:8)
One of the most difficult questions facing Christians today is that of the proper attitude toward possessions. In wealthy nations such as Britain and theUSA, individuals accumulate much and yet are daily exposed to the plight of the poor, whether the homeless on their own city streets or starving ...
