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American Book Fest has named two titles from InterVarsity Press (IVP) as finalists of the 2024 American Fiction Awards. The honored titles include The Surface of Water by Cynthia Beach and the coauthored IVP Kids book, Zion Learns to See, by Terence and Zion Lester and illustrated by Subi Bosa.
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paperbackFaith and Reason
Three Views
Spectrum Multiview Book Series
Edited by Steve Wilkens
Life confronts us with an endless stream of questions. Some are trivial. But some draw us into the deepest dimensions of human inquiry, a place where our decisions have profound implications for life and faith. Is there a God, and if so, how can I know anything about who or what God is? Is the quest for truth an elusive dream? How should I live and what should I value? What happens ...
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paperbackWalking Gently on the Earth
Making Faithful Choices About Food, Energy, Shelter and More
by Lisa Graham McMinn and Megan Anna Neff
- 2010 Foreword Book of the Year
God created the world in a delicate balance for the good of all plants, animals and people. Tragically, though, from the Fall to today, we as humans have lived in ways that keep living things--including fellow human beings--from surviving at all, much less flourishing. But we can change that. Sociologist and author Lisa ...
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paperbackSeeking Church
Emerging Witnesses to the Kingdom
Missiological Engagements
by Darren T. Duerksen and William A. Dyrness
New expressions of church that are proliferating among Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, and other non-Christian religious communities, including so-called insider movements, have raised intense discussion in missiological circles. In Seeking Church, Darren Duerksen and William Dyrness address these issues by exploring how all Christian movements have been and are engaged ...
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paperbackSensible Shoes Leader's Guide
by Sharon Garlough Brown
Sensible Shoes is an unusual novel, blending a fictional story with nonfiction teaching elements. Some readers view it only as a story of four characters on a journey. Others say yes to a deeper level of reading, embracing the opportunity to take a "sacred journey" along with the characters, by opening themselves to the Spirit's work and attending to God's invitations.
The ...
Number of Studies: 12
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paperbackFail
Finding Hope and Grace in the Midst of Ministry Failure
by J.R. Briggs
Foreword by Eugene H. PetersonBest Books About the Church from Byron Borger, Hearts and Minds Bookstore
"I thought God had called me to plant this church. Why did we have to shut our doors after only three years?"
"I was at my breaking point. Then I got the news that our nine-year-old daughter had leukemia. I would have quit ministry forever, but I had no other employable skills."
"False accusations ...
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paperbackSmall Things with Great Love
Adventures in Loving Your Neighbor
by Margot Starbuck
Foreword by Tony CampoloMidwest Publishing Association Crystal Book Award honorable mention
Margot Starbuck is back with as much passion and energy as ever. In thirty brief chapters, she invites you to choose the adventure that fits who you are in authentically loving those around you.
Yes, she knows: just the thought of adding something more to your life sounds exhausting. But here's ...
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paperbackVirtuous Minds
Intellectual Character Development
by Philip E. Dow
Templeton Foundation Character Project's Character Essay and Book Prize Competition award winner
What does it mean to love God with all of our minds?
Our culture today is in a state of crisis where intellectual virtue is concerned. Dishonesty, cheating, arrogance, laziness, cowardice--such vices are rampant in society, even among the world's most prominent leaders. ...
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paperbackThe Girl in the Orange Dress
Searching for a Father Who Does Not Fail
by Margot Starbuck
"Chosen." "Special." Those are the words Margot Starbuck used to describe herself as a child adopted into a loving family. And when her adoptive parents divorced, her dad moved east, and her mom and dad each got remarried, she told herself that she was extra loved, since she had more than two parents and people in different times zones who cared about her. But the word she really believed about ...
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paperbackChurch, State and Public Justice
Five Views
Spectrum Multiview Book Series
Edited by P. C. Kemeny
Contributions by Clarke E. Cochran, Derek H. Davis, Corwin E. Smidt, Ronald J. Sider, and J. Philip WogamanAbortion. Physician-assisted suicide. Same-sex marriages. Embryonic stem-cell research. Poverty. Crime. What is a faithful Christian response?
The God of the Bible is unquestionably a God of justice. Yet Christians have had their differences as to how human government and the church should bring about a just social order. Although Christians share many deep and significant ...
