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paperbackFrom Every People and Nation
A Biblical Theology of Race
New Studies in Biblical Theology
by J. Daniel Hays
Series edited by D. A. Carson"After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language . . ." (Revelation 7:9). The visions in the book of Revelation give a glimpse of the people of God at the consummation of history—a multiethnic congregation gathered together in worship around God's throne. Its racial diversity is expressed in a fourfold formula ...
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paperbackNaked Surrender
Coming Home to Our True Sexuality
by Andrew Comiskey
Would you like to
- embrace the God-given gift of sexuality?
- become free and stay free from sexual idols?
- be comfortable in your own body?
- love and value others, both in singleness and marriage?
Help is here. Jesus sees our bodies as temples, houses where he wants to live. And no matter what we've done sexually or what's been done to us, he can reclaim ...
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hardcoverMindful Silence
The Heart of Christian Contemplation
by Phileena Heuertz
Foreword by Richard Rohr
Afterword by Kirsten PowersOur fast-paced lives are filled with distractions, frequently leaving us disillusioned and dissatisfied—with ourselves, with others, and even with God. Spiritual practices that used to sustain us fall short when life circumstances bring us to the limits of our self. After many years leading an international humanitarian organization, Phileena Heuertz experienced the deconstruction ...
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paperbackCalled by Triune Grace
Divine Rhetoric and the Effectual Call
Studies in Christian Doctrine and Scripture
by Jonathan Hoglund
Christians confess that God calls people to salvation. Reformed Christians, in particular, believe this is an effectual calling, meaning that God sovereignly brings about salvation apart from human works. But in what sense does God actually 'call' us? Does a doctrine of effectual calling turn people into machines that lack any personal agency?
In this lucidly ...
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paperbackSoul Searching
by Mindy Caliguire
Soul searching? We don't really like the sound of that. In fact, if we're honest, we come up with a lot of excuses and activities to help us avoid it. But ignoring it can be dangerous, even deadly, to your soul. This small book helps us do the hard--but good and necessary--work of self-examination, taking an honest look inside, allowing the Holy Spirit to lead and guide and work. Soul Care® Resources ...
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paperbackLearning Our Names
Asian American Christians on Identity, Relationships, and Vocation
by Sabrina S. Chan, Linson Daniel, E. David de Leon, and La Thao
What's your name?
Asian Americans know the pain of being called names that deny our humanity. We may toggle back and forth between different names as a survival strategy. But it's a challenge to discern what names reflect our true identities as Asian Americans and as Christians. In an era when Asians face ongoing discrimination and marginalization, it can be hard to live into ...
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paperbackImages of Salvation in the New Testament
by Brenda B. Colijn
What does salvation in the New Testament look like? "The New Testament does not develop a systematic doctrine of salvation," writes Brenda Colijn. "Instead, it presents us with a variety of pictures taken from different perspectives. From one angle, the human predicament is rebellion against God. Salvation looks like living under God's universal reign. From another angle, the human predicament ...
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paperback1 Chronicles
An Introduction and Commentary
Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries
by Martin J. Selman
The Chronicler wrote as a pastoral theologian. The congregation he addressed was an Israel separated from its former days of blessing by a season of judgment. The books of 1 and 2 Chronicles bring a divine word of healing and reaffirm the hope of restoration to a nation that needed to regain its footing in God's promises and to reshape its life before God.
The Chronicler expounds the Bible ...
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paperbackThe Message of Genesis 1–11
The Bible Speaks Today Series
by David J. Atkinson
Where do we come from? What is our purpose? The key to how and why we are is found in the early chapters of Genesis. In The Message of Genesis 1–11, David Atkinson explores how the first eleven chapters serve as an overture to the rest of the Bible. They evoke wonder as God is portrayed in his creative power and beauty. They reveal God's loving mercy and salvation, even ...
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paperbackThe Message of Isaiah
The Bible Speaks Today Series
by Barry G. Webb
The book of Isaiah is outstanding in its brilliance of style, poetic power, and foretaste of the hope of the gospel. It tells how God himself has provided the highway to holiness for those who have been redeemed. These are images that evoke the exodus from Egypt and foreshadow Christ's achievement at the cross. There is joy even in Isaiah's portrayal of judgment—rebuilding within ...
