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  • Counseling Couples in Conflict: A Relational Restoration Model, By James N. Sells and Mark A. Yarhouse Counseling Couples in Conflict: A Relational Restoration Model, By James N. Sells and Mark A. Yarhouse
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    Counseling Couples in Conflict

    A Relational Restoration Model

    Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books

    by James N. Sells and Mark A. Yarhouse

    Most therapeutic approaches, especially those of a cognitive orientation, are not very effective in dealing with high conflict relationships--couples often heading toward divorce by the time they seek help. Counseling Couples in Conflictis a resource for pastors and counselors who want to be ready for these uniquely difficult cases. Utilizing a relational conflict and restoration model ...

  • Teach Us to Pray, By Gordon T. Smith Teach Us to Pray, By Gordon T. Smith
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    Teach Us to Pray

    by Gordon T. Smith

    Logos Bookstore Association Award for Christian Living

    One of the most basic and vital dimensions of the Christian life is the practice of prayer. Frequently our prayers begin with a petition or request, so the content of our prayers is informed by our circumstances. But what if the opposite were true? What if we allowed our prayers to inform our lives? What would our lives ...

  • Centering Discipleship: A Pathway for Multiplying Spectators into Mature Disciples, By E. K. Strawser Centering Discipleship: A Pathway for Multiplying Spectators into Mature Disciples, By E. K. Strawser
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    Centering Discipleship

    A Pathway for Multiplying Spectators into Mature Disciples

    by Eun Kyong Strawser
    Foreword by JR Woodward

    Discipleship without mission is discipleship without Christ.

    The church often lacks maturity and missional impact because discipleship is at its periphery. In order to get discipleship to the center, leaders need a locally rooted, culturally contextual discipleship pathway to tether disciples who are disciplemakers to the neighborhood or network around them.

    Pastor and ...

  • Mark, By Ronald J. Kernaghan
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    Mark

    The IVP New Testament Commentary Series

    by Ronald Kernaghan

    The Gospel of Mark is widely regarded today as the first Gospel to be written. Until recent decades, its fast-paced, seemingly straightforward presentation led most readers to overlook its subtle theological sophistication.Probing its depths, Ronald J. Kernaghan invites readers into a fascinating exploration of Mark's Gospel as a parable, an open-ended story that invites us on a lifelong journey ...

  • 1-2 Timothy & Titus, By Philip H. Towner
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    1-2 Timothy & Titus

    A Commentary on the New Testament

    The IVP New Testament Commentary Series

    by Philip H. Towner

    Questions about the nature of Christian leadership and authority, attitudes toward wealth and materialism, proper responses to cults, the role of women in the church, and even the validity of the institution of marriage are not new. Paul addressedthese issues in personal letters to Timothy and Titus as leaders of first-century congregations in Ephesus and Crete. What he had to say to them is as ...

  • Be Kind to Yourself: Releasing Frustrations and Embracing Joy, By Cindy Bunch Be Kind to Yourself: Releasing Frustrations and Embracing Joy, By Cindy Bunch
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    Be Kind to Yourself

    Releasing Frustrations and Embracing Joy

    by Cindy Bunch
    Foreword by Ruth Haley Barton

    When we experience frustrations in daily life, many of us hold ourselves to blame.

    Self-criticism is often our default setting. But we can have a more gracious posture toward ourselves. We can practice disciplines of self-kindness.

    Editor and spiritual director Cindy Bunch calls us to self-care through greater compassion for ourselves. She helps us pay attention ...

  • Father, Son and Spirit: The Trinity and John's Gospel, By Andreas J. Köstenberger and Scott R. Swain Father, Son and Spirit: The Trinity and John's Gospel, By Andreas J. Köstenberger and Scott R. Swain
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    Father, Son and Spirit

    The Trinity and John's Gospel

    New Studies in Biblical Theology

    by Andreas J. Köstenberger and Scott R. Swain
    Series edited by D. A. Carson

    From the patristic period until today, John's Gospel has served as a major source for the church's knowledge, doctrine and worship of the triune God. Among all New Testament documents the Fourth Gospel provides not only the most raw material for the doctrine of the Trinity, but also the most highly developed patterns of reflection on this material—particularly patterns that seek to account in some ...

  • The Lost World of the Torah: Law as Covenant and Wisdom in Ancient Context, By John H. Walton and J. Harvey Walton The Lost World of the Torah: Law as Covenant and Wisdom in Ancient Context, By John H. Walton and J. Harvey Walton
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    The Lost World of the Torah

    Law as Covenant and Wisdom in Ancient Context

    The Lost World Series

    by John H. Walton and J. Harvey Walton

    Our handling of what we call biblical law veers between controversy and neglect.

    On the one hand, controversy arises when Old Testament laws seem either odd beyond comprehension (not eating lobster) or positively reprehensible (executing children). On the other, neglect results when we consider the law obsolete, no longer carrying any normative power (tassels on clothing, ...

  • Understanding Gender Dysphoria: Navigating Transgender Issues in a Changing Culture, By Mark A Yarhouse Understanding Gender Dysphoria: Navigating Transgender Issues in a Changing Culture, By Mark A Yarhouse
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    Understanding Gender Dysphoria

    Navigating Transgender Issues in a Changing Culture

    Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books

    by Mark A. Yarhouse

    Foreword Reviews' INDIEFAB Honorable Mention

    Genuine Compassion, Expert Understanding—Explore the New Edition of Understanding Gender Dysphoria

    Few topics spark more debate today thangender identity, fueling intense discussions across social, political, and cultural spheres. Complex issues like gender dysphoria are often oversimplified ...

  • Preaching magazine named recent InterVarsity Press title The Question of Canon: Challenging the Status Quo in the New Testament Debateas one of the ten best books of the year on its list of the 2013 Preaching Survey of the Year's Best Books for Preachers. Al Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, compiled the exclusive list of volumes fit for any preacher's bookshelf.