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PaperbackRecalibrate Your Life
Navigating Transitions with Purpose and Hope
by Kenneth Boa and Jenny M Abel
As we make our way through life, we find ourselves in times of transition where we need to reassess who we are and what we do.
Living well doesn't happen automatically for followers of Christ—it happens when we have plannedahead by reviewing and recalibrating our lives on a regular basis, and when we transition from one stage of life to the next. Times of transition, especially ...
PaperbackThe Bible Study Handbook
A Comprehensive Guide to an Essential Practice
by Lindsay Olesberg
Foreword by Ajith FernandoThere are Bibles literally all over the place. You can find them in the drawer of the end table in your hotel room, under the pews at your local church, on the shelves of your local library or bookstore, posted in full and in multiple versions onany number of websites. You can find them in every corner of the earth, even (if you look carefully enough) in places where they're forbidden.
So ...
Number of Studies: 21
PaperbackGeorge MacDonald in the Age of Miracles
Incarnation, Doubt, and Reenchantment
Hansen Series
by Timothy Larsen
The Bible is full of miracles. Yet how do we make sense of them today? And where might we see miracles in our own lives?
In this installment of the Hansen Series, historian and theologian Timothy Larsen considers the legacyof George MacDonald, the Victorian Scottish author and minister who is best known for his pioneering fantasy literature, which influenced authors such as ...
HardbackCommentary on Isaiah
Ancient Christian Texts
by Eusebius of Caesarea
Edited by Joel C. Elowsky
Translated by Jonathan J. ArmstrongPreaching's Preacher's Guide to the Best Bible Reference
Eusebius of Caesarea (ca. 260--ca. 340), one of the early church's great polymaths, produced significant works as a historian (Ecclesiastical History), geographer (Onomasticon), philologist, exegete (commentaries on the Psalms and Isaiah), apologist (Preparation for and Demonstration ...
PaperbackUnceasing Worship
Biblical Perspectives on Worship and the Arts
by Harold M. Best
One of Discerning Reader's Best Books
We are not created to worship. Nor are we created for worship. We are created worshiping.
Too often Christians have only thought of worship in terms of particular musical styles or liturgical formats. But a proper view of worship is far larger than what takes place in churches on Sunday mornings. ...
PaperbackLife in the Presence of God
Practices for Living in Light of Eternity
by Kenneth Boa
2018 IVP Readers' Choice Award
God is everywhere and always with us. So why don't we experience his presence more?
Life is full of distractions, and our 24/7 news cycles and social media drown out the voice of God. It's hard to discern God's presence amid the hubbub. But experiencing God is not just for the super-spiritual or ultra-mature. Every Christian ...
PaperbackWhat's So Funny About God?
A Theological Look at Humor
by Steve Wilkens
If you don't believe God has a sense of humor, just look in the mirror. Humor is a truly human phenomenon—crossing history, culture, and every stage of life. Jokes often touch on the biggest topics of our existence. And although it may seem simple on the surface, humor depends on the use of our highest faculties: language, intelligence, sympathy, sociability.
To the philosopher ...
PaperbackParadoxology
Why Christianity Was Never Meant to Be Simple
by Krish Kandiah
It seems that the God of the Christian faith is full of paradoxes:
- a compassionate God who sanctions genocide
- an all-powerful God who allows horrific suffering
- a God who owns everything yet demands so much from his followers
- a God who is distant and yet present at the same time
Many of us have big questions about God that the Christian faith seems to ...
PaperbackIn Search of Christ in Latin America
From Colonial Image to Liberating Savior
by Samuel Escobar
Foreword by C. René PadillaTen Outstanding Books in Mission Studies, World Christianity and Intercultural Theology for 2019—International Bulletin of Mission Research
Noted theologian Samuel Escobar offers a magisterial survey andstudy of Christology in Latin America. Starting with the first Spanish influence and moving through popular religiosity and liberationist themes in Catholic and ...
PaperbackHow to Read Daniel
How To Read Series
by Tremper Longman III
Beyond the familiar lions' den and fiery furnace, much of the book of Daniel seems baffling to modern readers. The first half recounts stories full of ancient Near Eastern protocol and imperial court drama; the second half features apocalyptic visions of monstrous beasts and cosmic conflict. Many Christians misunderstand or simply avoid the book. But failing to read Daniel well ...
