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paperbackForsaken
The Trinity and the Cross, and Why It Matters
by Thomas H. McCall
"My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?" How should a Christian interpret this passage? What implications does the cross have for the trinitarian theology? Did the Father kill the Son? Theologian Thomas McCall presents a trinitarian reading of Christ's darkest moment--the moment of his prayer to his heavenly Father from the cross. McCall revisits the biblical texts and surveys the various ...
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paperbackMeeting God in the Flesh
8 Discussions for the Curious and Skeptical
by Don Everts
People have all sorts of contradictory ideas of who God is and what he might be like. The very idea of God might seem abstract or unknowable. After all, no one has ever seen God. So how can you know what he's like, or if he even exists? But imagine if you could actually get to know God. Can you really meet God in the flesh? In this guide, Don Everts offers you eight discussions exploring episodes ...
Number of Studies: 8
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paperbackThe Emergence of the Church
Context, Growth, Leadership Worship
by Arthur G. Patzia
The early church did not descend from heaven on a golden string. Nor did it spring full-grown from the mind of Jesus or the apostles. The church emerged as the result of God's decisive action within a particular people, Israel, their story and their historical context. The focal point of this action was Jesus--his ministry, death and resurrection. But there were challenges, setbacks and conflicts, ...
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paperbackThe World Is Not Ours to Save
Finding the Freedom to Do Good
by Tyler Wigg-Stevenson
Christianity Today Book Award Winner
Outreach Magazine Resource of the Year
We want to save the world—and we have a dizzying array of worthy causes to pursue.
But passionate enthusiasm can quickly give way to disillusionment, compassion fatigue or empty slacktivism. As we move from awareness to mobilization, we ...
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paperbackMatthew
The IVP New Testament Commentary Series
by Craig S. Keener
Matthew was the most popular Gospel in the early church, widely read for its clear emphasis on Jesus' teaching. Drawing on its use as a teaching or discipleship manual, Craig Keener expounds Matthew as a discipleship manual for believers today. In his skilled hands, this first-century text becomes as relevant and contemporary as information downloaded from the Internet, while it challenges us with ...
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paperbackThe African Memory of Mark
Reassessing Early Church Tradition
Early African Christianity
by Thomas C. Oden
We often regard the author of the Gospel of Mark as an obscure figure about whom we know little. Many would be surprised to learn how much fuller a picture of Mark exists within widespread African tradition, tradition that holds that Mark himself was from North Africa, that he founded the church in Alexandria, that he was an eyewitness to the Last Supper and Pentecost, that he was related not only ...
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paperback1 Peter
The IVP New Testament Commentary Series
by I. Howard Marshall
- A Christianity Today Critics' Choice Award winner
As a young church in a hostile environment, Peter's first readers found in his letter encouragement, not just for facing suffering, but for living responsibly in the world as faithful disciples of Jesus Christ. Christians today will also find in Peter's letter a wealth of practical counsel on how to conduct ...
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Terrance L. Tiessen
Terrance Tiessen is Professor Emeritus of Systematic Theology and Ethics at Providence Theological Seminary in Otterburne, Manitoba. He has written Irenaeus on the Salvation of the Unevangelized and Providence and Prayer: How Does God Work in the World?
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God created a beautifully complex planet for us to inhabit. These scientific and educational books explore ecology, care of creation, animal welfare, conservationism, global warming, and how we are called to cultivate the earth.
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How can we build and sustain healthy, God-honoring marriages? Partnership with a spouse is one of the most meaningful relationships we can experience. These books offer wisdom for husbands and wives as well as guidance for marriage challenges and divorce.
