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  • A Reader's Guide to the Bible, By John Goldingay
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    A Reader's Guide to the Bible

    by John Goldingay

    Approaching the Bible for the first time can be intimidating. At sixty-six books, nearly 800,000 words, and numerous kings, prophets, and deliverers, as well as priests and apostles, where should you begin? In what order should you read it? Why are there narratives here and over there, but other things mixed between? And is there an alternative to reading the Bible from Genesis to Revelation?   ...

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  • Romans: Encountering the Gospel's Power, By John Stott
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    Romans

    Encountering the Gospel's Power

    John Stott Bible Studies

    by John Stott
    With Carolyn Nystrom

    Study Scripture with John Stott

    The gospel has power: the power to save us, the power to change the world. In Paul's letter to the Romans he explains the power we've been given to be effective witnesses, overcome sin, be wholly committed to God, handle differences in Christ's body, and be responsible Christian citizens. The truth in Romans will transform your thinking and ...

    Number of Studies: 20

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  • 1 & 2 Peter and Jude, By Carolyn Nystrom
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    1 & 2 Peter and Jude

    LifeGuide Bible Studies

    by Carolyn Nystrom

    "I'll never grow up." Sometimes we all feel a little like Peter Pan. We'd rather be children, free of obligations and responsibilities. Sometimes we even feel that way about our Christian lives. The writers of 1 and 2 Peter and Jude understand how difficult it is to grow into maturity. As Carolyn Nystrom leads us through these letters in this twelve-session LifeGuide® Bible Study , ...

    Number of Studies: 12

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  • Sandy: A Heart for God, By Leighton Ford
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    Sandy

    A Heart for God

    by Leighton Ford

    Leighton Ford tells a story of uncertainty, hope, sorrow and joy as his oldest son, Sandy, faced a rare and life-threatening heart disease. Leighton Ford shares the joy of his son’s exceptional life and the pain of his untimely death. His story captures the vitality of a young man with a heart for God. The winner of Campus Life's Editor's Choice Award, the winner of Campus Life's Book of the Year ...

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  • Advent: The Season of Hope, By Tish Harrison Warren
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    Advent

    The Season of Hope

    The Fullness of Time

    by Tish Harrison Warren

    "Christians believe not just in one coming of Christ, but in three."

    We tend to think of Advent as the season of anticipation before Christmas—and while it is that, it’s also much more. Throughout its history, the church has observed Advent as a preparation not only for the first coming of Christ in his incarnation but also for his second coming at the last day. It's also ...

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  • Jean Pond

    Pond is formerly visiting associate professor of biology at Whitworth College, Spokane, Washington. She received her bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota and the M.S. from Oregon State University. An area of emphasis in her master's work was the history and philosophy of science. She received her doctorate in microbiology from the School of Medicine at the University of South Dakota. Her doctoral research, which focused on the membrane lipids of a hyperthermophilic bacterium, was followed by postdoctoral work in molecular biology at the University of Florida. Pond is currently retired from teaching, though she recently led a course in the history and philosophy of science at Whitworth College. In 1993 she was awarded the Howard Vollum Writing Award on "Horizons of Science and the Christian Faith" for her article Catholic Frogs. She and her family spent the year 1996-1997 in a rural and disadvantaged area of South Africa, where she and her husband volunteered as teachers in St. Mark's School (a junior and senior high school affiliated with the Anglican Church).

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  • Nancy Pearcey

    Nancy Pearcey is the Francis A. Schaeffer scholar at the World Journalism Institute, where she teaches a worldview course based on her book Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from Its Cultural Captivity. After studying under Schaeffer at L'Abri in the early 1970s, she earned an M.A. from Covenant Theological Seminary, followed by further graduate work in philosophy at the Institute for Christian Studies in Toronto. She has served as the executive editor of Breakpoint, visiting scholar at the Torrey Honors Institute at Biola University, and senior fellow at the Discovery Institute. A frequent lecturer, Pearcey has spoken to actors and screenwriters in Hollywood; at universities such as Dartmouth, Stanford, USC and Princeton; at national labs like Sandia and Los Alamos; in Congress and the White House; and for political organizations like the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. Her articles have appeared in numerous publications, including The Washington Times, First Things, Human Events and The Regent University Law Review. Pearcey has written or contributed to several works, including The Soul of Science and the ECPA Gold Medallion winner How Now Shall We Live? Her latest book, Total Truth, was featured on C-SPAN, received an Award of Merit in the Christianity Today 2005 Book Awards, and won the ECPA Gold Medallion Award for best book of the year in the Christianity and Society category.

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  • J. Derek McNeil

    J. Derek McNeil is a leader in the field of psychology, focusing his research on the identity development of African-American males, marital and family therapy, and group dynamics. He has worked as a clinician in private practice, a diversity advisor and coordinator, an organizational consultant, and as an administrator. He is currently senior vice president of academics at the Seattle School of Theology and Psychology.

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  • Howard J. Van Till

    Howard J. Van Till

    Howard J. Van Till

    Van Till is professor emeritus of physics and astronomy at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan. After graduating from Calvin College in 1960, he earned his Ph.D. in physics from Michigan State University in 1965. Van Till's research experience includes both solid-state physics and millimeter-wave astronomy. During the past two decades he has devoted a considerable portion of his writing and speaking efforts to topics regarding the relationship of science and religion. Having concluded that the usual creation-evolution debate is the product of serious misunderstandings, Van Till's goal is to encourage a nonadversarial and mutually informative engagement of Christian theology and the natural sciences. He is the author of numerous books, book chapters and essays on this theme and has spoken at many universities, colleges and churches. He is a member of the American Astronomical Society and the American Scientific Affililation. Since 1992 he has served the John Templeton Foundation as a member of its advisory board and has assisted the foundation in the administration of several programs in science and religion.

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