Search Results
Showing 2431 - 2440 of 2852 results
-
paperbackNew Testament Theology
by Donald Guthrie
The culmination of a lifetime of study, this comprehensive New Testament theology brings out the rich variety of New Testament thought while demonstrating its inner unity. New Testament theology, maintains Donald Guthrie, centers on Jesus Christ--his person, work and mission--and is unified by repeated emphasis on the fulfillment of Old Testament promise, community, the Spirit and the future hope. ...
-
paperbackChristian Political Witness
Wheaton Theology Conference Series
Edited by George Kalantzis and Gregory W. Lee
"My kingdom is not of this world." Followers of Jesus have been struggling to understand these words ever since he first uttered them—often in sharply contradictory ways. Today the inescapably political nature of Christian witness is widely recognized. But what is the shape of this witness? What should Christian political engagement look like today? The twelve essays in this volume, originally ...
-
paperbackTeresa of Ávila
Inner Joy
Christian Classics Bible Studies
by Dale Larsen and Sandy Larsen
During the 1500s, a woman named Teresa lived and worked at the Carmelite Convent of the Incarnation at Ávila. She continually sought the Lord and deepened her life of prayer through the liturgy of the church and her own spontaneous communication with God. Teresa's writings make it clear that she was not seeking any mystical experience for its own sake. She was simply seeking closeness with her ...
Number of Studies: 6
-
paperbackSpirit of God
Christian Renewal in the Community of Faith
Wheaton Theology Conference Series
Edited by Jeffrey W. Barbeau and Beth Felker Jones
While the age of the Holy Spirit began with Pentecost, the twentieth century has seen an explosion in the Spirit's work through the remarkable growth of Pentecostalism and the changing face of global Christianity. Despite these surprising developments, and the undeniable significance of the Holy Spirit throughout the life of the church, pneumatology too often remains a subject of misunderstanding ...
-
paperbackCorporal Punishment in the Bible
A Redemptive-Movement Hermeneutic for Troubling Texts
by William J. Webb
William Webb confronts those often avoided biblical passages that call for the corporal punishment of children, slaves and wrongdoers. How should we understand and apply them today? Are we obligated to replicate those injunctions today? Or does the proper interpretation of them point in a different direction? Webb notes that most of the Christian church is at best inconsistent in its application ...
-
paperbackDark Matter
Shedding Light on Philip Pullman's Trilogy
by Tony Watkins
"My books are about killing God." So declares Philip Pullman, the award-winning author of the bestselling His Dark Materials trilogy of fantasy novels: The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass. Appealing to millions of children and adults alike, Pullman's books create a universe in which the church is the enemy and God is the master villain. Cultural ...
-
paperbackSpiritual Formation
Ever Forming, Never Formed
by Peter K. Nelson
In our ongoing battle against sin in our life as believers, we need all the help we can get. Spiritual Formation: Ever Forming, Never Formed is a breath of fresh air in this fight, setting out biblical foundations and offering practical advice. Spiritual Formation both humbles triumphalistic Christians and gives much needed hope to defeated Christians. We can deceive ourselves ...
-
paperbackThe Next Mile - Goer Guide Youth Edition
A Practical Short-Term Mission Resource with Emphasis on Post-Ministry Follow-Through
The Next Mile Set
by Brian J. Heerwagen
Edited by Dianne GruddaThe Next Mile resources are designed to assist local churches and agencies plan and conduct effective ministry. Participants in the short-term mission experience include the goer, sender, local church, goer's family, mentor, host and those to whom the STMer ministers. The mission experience that is well-planned and carried out will affect the life of each participant in their continuing ...
-
paperbackLight from the Christian East
An Introduction to the Orthodox Tradition
by James R. Payton Jr.
The Word Guild Canadian Christian Writing Awards winner
"Do they really pray to icons?" "Why do they use incense?" "What do they believe?"
To many people, the Orthodox Christian tradition (or Eastern Orthodoxy) seems unfamiliar and mysterious. Yet this tradition is arguably the most faithful representative of early Christianity in existence today and ...
-
paperbackThe Next Mile - Goer Guide All-Age Edition
A Practical Short-Term Mission Resource with Emphasis on Post-Ministry Follow-Through
by Brian J. Heerwagen
The Next Mile resources are designed to assist local churches and agencies plan and conduct effective ministry. Participants in the short-term mission experience include the goer, sender, local church, goer's family, mentor, host and those to whom the STMer ministers. The mission experience that is well-planned and carried out will affect the life of each participant in their continuing ...
