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paperbackDoing Philosophy as a Christian
Christian Worldview Integration Series
by Garrett J. DeWeese
What does it mean to be called to the profession of philosophy? What does it mean for the Christian in particular? And how should those called to the profession engage their tasks? Noting that philosophy literally is "the love of wisdom," Garrett J. DeWeese begins with a discussion of wisdom from the Old and New Testaments before addressing the often misunderstood relation between ...
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paperbackJesus, Paul and the End of the World
by Ben Witherington III
More than eighty years ago Albert Schweitzer posed a question of enduring debate for New Testament scholarship. Did Jesus--and later Paul--believe that the apocalyptic kingdom of God was about to appear, bringing an end to this world? Indeed, what were the eschatological teachings of Jesus and Paul? Is there any appreciable continuity between the two? Ben Witherington takes a hard look at the ...
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paperbackPracticing the Way of Jesus
Life Together in the Kingdom of Love
by Mark Scandrette
Take a casual survey of how people practice their faith, and you might reasonably conclude that Jesus spent his life going door to door offering private lessons, complete with chalkboard and pop quizzes. We think about God in the comfort of our own minds, in isolation from one another; meanwhile the world waits for a people to practice the way of Jesus together. Mark Scandrette contends that Jesus ...
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With an eye toward the March 26 release of the IVP Academic title Awakening to Justice: Faithful Voices from the Abolitionist Past, the accompanying film by the same name will premiere at Justice Film Festival in New York City February 21–24, 2024.
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paperbackMulticultural Ministry Handbook
Connecting Creatively to a Diverse World
BridgeLeader Books
Edited by David A. Anderson and Margarita R. Cabellon
Outreach Magazine Book Award winner
The world is becoming increasingly diverse. More and more of our neighbors are from a variety of cultures, ethnicities and cultural backgrounds. But most churches are still culturally homogenous and do not represent every tribe and tongue. What can we do to minister more effectively to our multicultural society?
David Anderson ...
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paperbackPilgrimage of a Soul
Contemplative Spirituality for the Active Life
by Phileena Heuertz
Foreword by Shauna NiequistYou can only go so far for so long before you find the limits of yourself. For Phileena Heuertz that moment arrived, mercifully, around the same time as a sabbatical to mark her twelfth year of service with an international organization working with some of the most vulnerable people in the world. Activists often see contemplation as a luxury, the sort of thing necessarily set aside in the quest ...
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Board BookJesus Loves the Little Children, All the Children of the World
Fresh Lyrics for a Beloved Song
by Tara Hackney
New and updated lyrics for a new generation!
The classic song "Jesus Loves the Little Children of the World" has been heard in homes and churches for over a century. This fresh adaptation written by Tara Hackney includes three new stanzas for today's children and families. With the beautiful reminder that all children of the world are "made and loved so perfectly," ...
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caseboundThe Common Rule
Habits of Purpose for an Age of Distraction
by Justin Whitmel Earley
Create a Gospel-Centered Rule of Life
Habits form us more than we form them. The modern world is a machine of invisible habits, forming us into anxious, busy people. We yearn for the freedom of the gospel but remain shackled by our screens and exhausted by our routines.
The answer is a rule of life that aligns our habits to our beliefs. The Common Rule's four ...
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paperbackInside Job
Doing the Work Within the Work
by Stephen W. Smith
Effective leaders work very hard to succeed, but often at the cost of their own souls. They are challenged to keep themselves emotionally and spiritually healthy in order to survive success—to keep their humanity intact. This is the work within the work. Stephen W. Smith helps leaders in the marketplace and in ministry set aside the life-draining values of power, fame, fortune and position and ...
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With more than thirty-four thousand books representing more than seven hundred titles, InterVarsity Press (IVP) will soon be hosting the largest missions bookstore in the world at the twenty-sixth Urbana Student Missions Conference.
