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paperbackMeeting God in Scripture
A Hands-On Guide to Lectio Divina
by Jan Johnson
Dallas Willard Center Book Award Finalist
Jesus is speaking to us here and now.
Lectio divina is a practice of Scripture reading that treats the Bible not only as a text to be examined, but also as the living Word of God spoken anew to us. Experienced Bible teacher Jan Johnson gives us forty Scripture meditations, organized topically, giving ...
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Read this conversation with John H. Walton, author of "The Lost World of the Prophets," to hear more about how the Lost World series came to be and how Walton has developed his signature proposition structure.
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caseboundChristianity and Developmental Psychopathology
Foundations and Approaches
Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books
Edited by Kelly S. Flanagan and Sarah E. Hall
Midwest Publishing Association Award of Excellence
Since its origin in the early 1980s, the field of developmental psychopathology has become a highly influential framework for approaching the clinical treatment of children. Until now there has been no effort to integrate this framework with a Christian understanding of psychopathology.
The essays in this volume break ...
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ebookFoundations of the Christian Faith
A Comprehensive & Readable Theology
by James Montgomery Boice
Foreword by Philip RykenIn one systematic volume, James Montgomery Boice provides a readable overview of Christian theology. Both students and pastors will benefit from this rich source that covers all the major doctrines of Christianity. With scholarly rigor and a pastor's heart, Boice carefully opens the topics of the nature of God, the character of his natural and special revelation, the fall, and the person and work ...
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paperbackImages of God
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by Dale Larsen and Sandy Larsen
Rock. Warrior. Peacemaker. Builder. Husband. Potter. The pictures of God in Scripture are multifaceted. In each of these ten session LifeGuide® Bible Study guide, Dale and Sandy Larsen show you another aspect of your powerful and peaceful Lord. But the purpose of this guide goes far beyond surveying the images of God. The Larsens also lead you to focus on your relationship to the reality ...
Number of Studies: 10
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paperbackChristian Spiritual Formation
An Integrated Approach for Personal and Relational Wholeness
by Diane J. Chandler
This comprehensive theory and practice of Christian spiritual formation weaves together biblical and theological foundations with interdisciplinary scholarship, real-world examples, personal vignettes, and practical tools to assist readers in becoming whole persons in relationship with God and others.
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paperbackChurches, Cultures, and Leadership
A Practical Theology of Congregations and Ethnicities
by Mark Lau Branson and Juan F. Martinez
We live in a culturally diverse society. As the church continues to heed Christ's call to reflect the multiethnic character of his people, pastors and lay leaders need to gain skills and competencies to serve in multicultural contexts, both inside and beyond their congregations. With this book, Mark Lau Branson and Juan F. Martínez equip leaders to create environments that make ...
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paperbackWhy Church?
A Basic Introduction
by Scott W. Sunquist
Foreword by Richard J. Mouw- 2020 Outreach Magazine Resource of the Year ("Also Recommended," Church)
Is a church just something we create to serve our purposes or to maintain old traditions? Or is it something more vital, more meaningful, and more powerful? This can be hard to believe when we look at what happens in any one congregation or denomination. Certainly not all ...
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paperbackDeath Before the Fall
Biblical Literalism and the Problem of Animal Suffering
by Ronald E. Osborn
Foreword by John H. WaltonECPA Top Shelf Book Cover Award
Did animals have predatory natures before the fall? Did God punish innocent animals with a curse because of human sin? Is it possible for theistic evolution to be compatible with the Bible, even though animal death before the fall would contradict the teaching that death began after the first sin?
In this eloquent and provocative "open ...
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paperbackMyths and Mistakes in New Testament Textual Criticism
Edited by Elijah Hixson and Peter J. Gurry
Foreword by Daniel B. WallaceBiblical Foundations Award Finalist and Runner Up
Since the unexpected popularity of Bart Ehrman's bestselling Misquoting Jesus, textual criticism has become a staple of Christian apologetics.
Ehrman's skepticism about recovering the original text of the New Testament does deserve a response. However, this renewed apologetic interest ...
