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  • Psalms 1-50, Edited by Craig A. Blaising and Carmen S. Hardin
    hardcover

    Psalms 1-50

    Volume 7

    Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture

    Edited by Craig A. Blaising and Carmen S. Hardin
    General Editor Thomas C. Oden

    The Psalms have long served a vital role in the individual and corporate lives of Christians, expressing the full range of human emotions, including some that we are ashamed to admit. The Psalms reverberate with joy, groan in pain, whimper with sadness, grumble in disappointment, and rage with anger.

    The church fathers employed the Psalms widely. In liturgy they used them ...

  • This Morning with God: One Year Through the Gospels and Psalms, Edited by Carol Adeney and Bill Weimer
    paperback

    This Morning with God

    One Year Through the Gospels and Psalms

    The IVP Signature Collection

    Edited by Carol Adeney and Bill Weimer

    What is God saying to you today?

    The Bible is a book about God and his relationship to people throughout history. But it's also a book about you. How can you discover what the Bible means and what it means for you today?

    This Morning with God is a guide to help you dive deep into the text of Scripture and reflect on its implications for your life. With ...

  • Hear My Prayer: Learning from the Faith of Elijah—A 6-Week Bible Study Experience, By Liz Ditty
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    Hear My Prayer

    Learning from the Faith of Elijah—A 6-Week Bible Study

    IVP Bible Study Experience

    by Liz Ditty

    Does prayer matter?

    What we believe about prayer reflects what we believe about God. Maybe you believe God is all-powerful and wise, but not attentive to your little corner of the world? Fortunately, the Bible tells us a different story. Over and over again, we are reminded that God is both great and good, and that we are cared for and fully known by him. So God welcomes ...

  • The Kingdom and the Cross, By James Bryan Smith
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    The Kingdom and the Cross

    Apprentice Resources

    by James Bryan Smith

    We believe a lot of false narratives about the nature of God, things like "God helps those who help themselves"; "God blesses the righteous"; "God might not be out for your good, and you might be missing something." But pastor and professor James Bryan Smith, author of the Apprentice Series, points us to the truth of who God is, revealed by Jesus: A God who loves to help the helpless. A God who ...

  • Couples of the Old Testament, By Dale Larsen and Sandy Larsen
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    Couples of the Old Testament

    LifeGuide Bible Studies

    by Dale Larsen and Sandy Larsen

    The Old Testament tells the stories of fascinating men and women in relationship: couples who live with chronic disappointment, couples who overcome all obstacles to be together, in-laws who can't stand each other, a wife who risks death if she walks in on her husband unannounced, and a husband who takes back his wife when she becomes a prostitute. There are arranged marriages, fiercely loving marriages, ...

    Number of Studies: 9

  • The Heart of Racial Justice: How Soul Change Leads to Social Change, By Rick Richardson and Brenda Salter McNeil
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    The Heart of Racial Justice

    How Soul Change Leads to Social Change

    The IVP Signature Collection

    by Rick Richardson and Brenda Salter McNeil
    Foreword by John M. Perkins

    Racial and ethnic hostility is one of the most pervasive problems the church faces. It hinders our effectiveness as one body of believers. It damages our witness. Why won't this problem just go away? Because it is a spiritual battle. In response, we must employ spiritual weapons—prayer, repentance, forgiveness. In this book Brenda Salter McNeil and Rick Richardson provide a model ...

  • Cross-Cultural Conflict: Building Relationships for Effective Ministry, By Duane Elmer
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    Cross-Cultural Conflict

    Building Relationships for Effective Ministry

    by Duane Elmer

    Whether at home or abroad, communicating with people of other cultures is difficult. It requires new ways of thinking and interpreting the world. When conflict arises, as it often does, the issues become even more confusing. Without a good understanding of how different cultures handle conflict, our best intentions may only make matters worse.

    With a particular focus on Asian and Hispanic ...

  • Mapping Your Academic Career: Charting the Course of a Professor's Life, By Gary M. Burge
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    Mapping Your Academic Career

    Charting the Course of a Professor's Life

    by Gary M. Burge

    One of Nijay Gupta's Best Academic New Testament Books

    You're finishing your first year of teaching. It's been exciting and gratifying, but there've been some wobbly episodes too. How will you carve out a space to flourish?

    You're feeling secure in mid-career, with some accomplishments to be proud of. But what should success really look like?

    You're nearing the ...

  • The Wonders of Creation: Learning Stewardship from Narnia and Middle-Earth, By Kristen Page
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    The Wonders of Creation

    Learning Stewardship from Narnia and Middle-Earth

    Hansen Lectureship Series

    by Kristen Page
    Contributions by Christina Bieber Lake, Noah J. Toly, and Emily Hunter McGowin

    When an author of fiction employs the imagination and sets characters in a new location, they are in a sense creating a world. Might such fictional worlds give us a deeper appreciation for our own?

    Many readers have found themselves, like the Pevensie children, transported by C. S. Lewis into Narnia, and they have traveled from Lantern Waste to Cair Paravel and the edge of ...

  • Pocket Guide to World Religions, By Winfried Corduan
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    Pocket Guide to World Religions

    The IVP Pocket Reference Series

    by Winfried Corduan

    Have you ever wondered . . .

    • what the red dot on an Indian woman's forehead means?
    • whether all Buddhist monks practice martial arts?
    • if the Emperor of Japan is still considered a god?

    Here is a concise, informative guide for anyone looking for answers to basic questions about the world's varied religions. In short, incisive chapters, Winfried Corduan introduces ...