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paperbackBusyness
Finding God in the Whirlwind
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by Juanita Ryan
"How have you been?" a friend asks. "Busy," we say. Much of our busyness is necessary to our survival or to the wellbeing of others and ourselves. In the whirlwind of our lives, however, it may seem impossible to focus beyond the noise of daily demands. We long for a greater awareness of God with us. This eight-session LifeGuide® Bible Study explores ways of conversing with God in ...
Number of Studies: 8
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paperbackLife's Big Questions
Six Major Themes Traced Through the Bible
by Vaughan Roberts
How can the sixty-six books of the Bible have a single message for us today? What unites the vastly different accounts of God's work in the world? How do the various genres of the Bible work together? Vaughan Roberts believes that the Bible tells a single story for all time. He draws out the Bible's message of Jesus Christ and God's redemption through him in six big questions:
- Who rules ...
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paperbackEmpowered Church Leadership
Ministry in the Spirit According to Paul
by Brian J. Dodd
You've seen or heard the promises:
- Proven leadership strategies.
- Grow your church by 30 percent.
- Increase your budget through sound marketing principles.
The lure of success can be seductive, and the adoption of secular standards or methods to achieve it may seem a small but necessary price to pay. Brian J. Dodd, however, holds out a different model for us, ...
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paperbackWalking the Theological Life
Discovering Method for Theology in the Lives of Biblical Characters
by Timothy Gaines
Explore how to do theology virtuously through the lives of biblical characters.
For many who are not initiated into the discipline, theology can feel either overwhelming or just plain boring, especially when theological discourse is disconnected from the lives we live. But for centuries, theology wasn't a disconnected discipline—but an invitation to respond to God from the ...
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paperbackThe Prophet & the Messiah
An Arab Christian's Perspective on Islam & Christianity
by Chawkat Moucarry
In an age of media distortion and widespread stereotypes, Christians and Muslims need a greater understanding of each other's faith. What do Christians believe about the Bible? What do Muslims believe about the Qur'an? And what do both Christianity and Islam have to say about Jesus and Muhammad? In this evenhanded and conciliatory book Chawkat Moucarry calls Christians and Muslims to engage ...
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paperbackShould I Get Married?
by M. Blaine Smith
- A Campus Life 1990 Book of the Year
Here's an indispensable book for any Christian contemplating marriage or seeking guidance in finding a life partner. Drawing from personal experience and his years of counseling singles and couples, Blaine Smith takes a refreshingly candid and openhearted stance as he helps you think through these and other questions:
- Are ...
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paperbackChurchNext
Quantum Changes in How We Do Ministry
by Eddie Gibbs
- A 2001 Christianity Today Book of the Year
What will the church be next? CHANGE IS NOW. Competition from nontraditional and Eastern religions join with the pressures of both modernism and postmodernism to squeeze Christianity. While new church models have sprung up to meet these challenges, they each have strengths and limitations. Eddie Gibbs, a well-known ...
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paperbackWonders from Your Law
Nexus Passages and the Promise of an Exegetical Intertextual Old Testament Theology
by Kevin S. Chen
Foreword by Stephen G. DempsterFinding internal coherence within the Old Testament is a challenging task. Numerous scholars over the centuries have provided various, divergent frameworks to organize the content of the Hebrew Bible. Navigating both the Old Testament itself and the history of its interpretation can feel like a maze of complexity.
Biblical scholar Kevin Chen offers a way of understanding the ...
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paperbackEvangelistic Preaching That Connects
Guidance in Shaping Fresh and Appealing Sermons
by Craig A. Loscalzo
"One problem with evangelistic sermons is that they look and sound like evangelistic sermons." So says Craig Loscalzo, respected preacher and teacher of preachers. He believes in the gospel and its unique power, but knows that today's pastors no longer proclaim the gospel in a more or less "Christian" culture. Our pluralistic setting means that the evangelistic sermons of yesterday--which ...
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hardcoverRestoring the Soul of the University
Unifying Christian Higher Education in a Fragmented Age
by Perry L. Glanzer, Nathan F. Alleman, and Todd C. Ream
- Christianity Today's 2018 Book of the Year Award of Merit - Politics/Public Life
Has the American university gained the whole world but lost its soul? In terms of money, prestige, power, and freedom, American universities appear to have gained the academic world. But at what cost? We live in the age of the fragmented multiversity that ...
