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  • Practicing the Way of Jesus: Life Together in the Kingdom of Love, By Mark Scandrette
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    Practicing the Way of Jesus

    Life Together in the Kingdom of Love

    by Mark Scandrette

    Take a casual survey of how people practice their faith, and you might reasonably conclude that Jesus spent his life going door to door offering private lessons, complete with chalkboard and pop quizzes. We think about God in the comfort of our own minds, in isolation from one another; meanwhile the world waits for a people to practice the way of Jesus together. Mark Scandrette contends that Jesus ...

  • Praying for Your Pastor: How Your Prayer Support Is Their Life Support, By Eddie Byun
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    Praying for Your Pastor

    How Your Prayer Support Is Their Life Support

    by Eddie Byun
    Foreword by Chip Ingram

    It's tough to be a pastor. Pastors face demands and pressures on every side, from the challenges of church ministry to the realities of spiritual warfare. But you can make a difference. Your prayers provide a lifeline for your pastor's spiritual health and ministry effectiveness. Eddie Byun offers a handy, practical guide to praying for pastors. He shares stories of how congregational intercession ...

  • This poem by Leslie Leyland Fields was originally written for "A Radiant Birth"  but didn't appear in the final edition. Read the bonus poem "No Country for Two Kings" and consider how Advent gives us the opportunity to choose which kingdom we pledge our allegiance to.

  • Light of the Word: How Knowing the History of the Bible Illuminates Our Faith, By Susan C. Lim
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    Light of the Word

    How Knowing the History of the Bible Illuminates Our Faith

    by Susan C. Lim

    While Christians generally acknowledge that the Bible is God's Word, many of us lack robust confidence in the reality of its trustworthiness. We may not be sure if we really believe what we read. But the more we understand how Scripture came to be, the more we discover its power and truth.

    Historian Susan Lim unpacks how the history of the Bible bolsters our faith and anchors ...

  • The Art of Advent: A Painting a Day from Advent to Epiphany, By Jane Williams
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    The Art of Advent

    A Painting a Day from Advent to Epiphany

    by Jane Williams

    Join Jane Williams on a reflective journey from Advent to Epiphany, and discover the timeless wisdom to be found in some of the world's greatest paintings.

    Illustrated in full color with nearly forty famous and lesser-known masterpieces of Western art, this beautiful devotional will lead you into a deeply prayerful response to all that these paintings convey to a discerning ...

    Number of Studies: 37

  • Wisdom for Faithful Reading: Principles and Practices for Old Testament Interpretation, By John H. Walton
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    Wisdom for Faithful Reading

    Principles and Practices for Old Testament Interpretation

    by John H. Walton

    The church has too often lost its way in reading the Old Testament for lack of sound principles of interpretation. When careless habits get us off track, we can lose sight of what the Bible is really saying, derailing our own spiritual growth and even risking discredit to God’s word.

    We need a consistent approach to give us confidence as faithful interpreters. In Wisdom ...

  • The Fellowship of the Suffering: How Hardship Shapes Us for Ministry and Mission, By Paul Borthwick and Dave Ripper
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    The Fellowship of the Suffering

    How Hardship Shapes Us for Ministry and Mission

    by Paul Borthwick and Dave Ripper

    "That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings." Philippians 3:10 (ASV) If we follow Jesus, we will experience pain. It comes with the territory. We might face hardship because of our Christian commitment, or we may have challenges just from living in a fallen world. Either way, Christians follow in the footsteps of our suffering Savior and participate ...