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paperbackPrayer
An Adventure with God
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by David Healey
You pray for your own needs and for the needs of others. You pray in the face of conflict, and you pray for forgiveness. You pray to pour out your heart to God and to gain a glimpse of God's heart for you. As David Healey leads you through twelve-session LifeGuide® Bible Study the prayers of men and women in the Bible (Mary, Abraham, Moses, Daniel and more!), you will gain new insights ...
Number of Studies: 12
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How do we grow closer to God? As Christians, we desire to become more like Christ. What does it look like to devote ourselves to spiritual formation? IVP's divisional vice president and associate publisher Cindy Bunch dives into what Christian spiritual formation really is and how books play an important role in our spiritual growth.
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paperbackYearning for More
What Our Longings Tell Us About God and Ourselves
by Barry Morrow
Foreword by Kenneth BoaIn this mannered tour through literature, sports, film and daily life, Barry Morrow leads us to contemplate the nature and purpose of human longing. Using Ecclesiastes as a map for the journey, Morrow gives us a vision of our disenchantment "under the sun" and suggests that human culture--our work, art and play--gives evidence of another reality for which God created us.
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paperbackMartin Luther and the Rule of Faith
Reading God's Word for God's People
New Explorations in Theology
by Todd R. Hains
Foreword by Robert KolbMartin Luther considered the reading of God's word to be his primary task as a theologian, a pastor, and a Christian. Though he is often portrayed as reading the Bible with a bare approach of sola Scriptura—without any concern for previous generations’ interpretation—the truth is more complicated.
In this New Explorations in Theology (NET) volume, Reformation scholar Todd ...
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paperbackUpheld
Meeting Our Trustworthy God Through Isaiah—A 6-Week Bible Study
IVP Bible Study Experience
by Kori de Leon
Over and over again, Scripture reminds us of God's faithfulness and mercy. God's stunning promises to his followers in Isaiah 40–48—I am with you, I will strengthen and help you, I will uphold you—offered reassurance and comfort during difficult days.
We are also desperate for God's comfort and help today. Life is filled with challenges and heartache, and we long ...
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Playing God: Redeeming the Gift of Power by Andy Crouch received the honorable mention award in the non-fiction religion category for Foreword Reviews' 2013 IndieFab Book of the Year Awards. Out of hundreds of titles submitted for the category, fourteen were named finalists, and Playing God was one of the four top winners.
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paperbackTriune Relationality
A Trinitarian Response to Islamic Monotheism
New Explorations in Theology
by Sherene Nicholas Khouri
Foreword by Gary R. HabermasFor centuries, Christians and Muslims have engaged each other in debate and critique. A key area of disagreement is the nature of God: Is God a Trinity or absolutely one? To promote interfaith dialogue, Christians must understand the history of the conversation and also articulate the doctrine of the Trinity in reasonable, compelling ways.
In this New Explorations in Theology ...
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paperbackRevelation
The Triumph of God
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by R. Paul Stevens
In every age people have felt certain that the book of Revelation described events in their time. As nations arm themselves for war, we think of Armageddon. As evil rulers grow in power, we look for the antichrist. As the powers of darkness threaten to overwhelm us, we cry, "Come, Lord Jesus!" In this fourteen-session LifeGuide® Bible Study, R. Paul Stevens discusses amid the uncertainties ...
Number of Studies: 14
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paperbackThe Dangerous Act of Worship
Living God's Call to Justice
by Mark Labberton
Foreword by John OrtbergWhat's at stake in our worship? Everything. Worship is the dangerous act of waking up to God and God's purposes in the world. But something has gone wrong with our worship. Too often worship has become a place of safety and complacency, a narrowly private experience in which solitary individuals only express their personal adoration. Even when we gather corporately, we often close our eyes to those ...
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paperbackWho Needs Theology?
An Invitation to the Study of God
by Stanley J. Grenz and Roger E. Olson
To many Christians theology is something alien, overly intellectual and wholly unappealing. Even seminary students are known to balk at the prospect of a course on theology. Yet theology—most simply, the knowledge of God—is essential to the life and health of the church.
In this short introduction, Stanley Grenz and Roger Olson, two theologians who care deeply about the witness of ordinary ...
