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PaperbackMending the Divides
Creative Love in a Conflicted World
by Jon Huckins and Jer Swigart
Foreword by Lynne HybelsChristianity Today's 2018 Book of the Year Award of Merit - Mission/The Global Church
Conflict, hatred, and injustice seem to be the norm rather than the exception in our world, our nation, our communities, our homes. The fractures and fissures run so deep that we're paralyzed by our hopelessness, writing off peace as a far-fetched option for the afterlife. Even if ...
PaperbackNew Testament Theology and Ethics
New Testament Theology and Ethics
by Ben Witherington III
All too often, argues Ben Witherington, the theology of the New Testament has been divorced from its ethics, leaving as isolated abstractions what are fully integrated, dynamic elements within the New Testament itself. As Witherington stresses, "behavior affects and reinforces or undoes belief."Previously published as The Indelible Image, Volume 2, Witherington offers the second of a two-volume ...
PaperbackThe New Friars
The Emerging Movement Serving the World's Poor
by Scott A. Bessenecker
Finalist, Fourth Annual Outreach Resource of the Year
Vows—exclusive promises or commitments—are almost unheard of these days. They're considered a quaint relic of times past when open options were not such highly regarded virtues. But many people in this commitment-averse culture are begging for someone to set the bar higher, to call them to higher levels ...
PaperbackOld Testament Ethics: A Guided Tour
by John Goldingay
What is ethics?Ethics is not merely about tricky situations or hot topics. Instead, ethics asks questions about what sort of people we are, how we think, what sort of things we do and don't do, and how we ought to live our everyday lives.How might we learn ethics from the Old Testament? Instead of searching for support for our positions or pointing out problems with certain passages, ...
PaperbackThe Lost World of the Flood
Mythology, Theology, and the Deluge Debate
The Lost World Series
by John H. Walton and Tremper Longman III
Contributions by Stephen O. Moshier"The flood continued forty days on the earth; and the waters increased, and bore up the ark, and it rose high above the earth . . . and the ark floated on the face of the waters" (Gen 6:17-18 NRSV).
In modern times the Genesis flood account has been probed and analyzed for answers to scientific, apologetic, and historical questions. It is a text that has called forth "flood geology," fueled ...
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Motherhood is so full of both joy and challenges, and it can be hard to find the time to slow down, breathe, and reconnect with God. In this webinar, authors of Moms at the Well and Moms on the Way, Kathy Tuan-MacLean and Tara Edelschick, are offering just that: a time set aside to connect with God. In this hour, Tara and Kathy will guide you through a series of restful, embodied prayers and practices that open up space for you to come and encounter the God Who Sees You. Whether motherhood has felt joyful and life-giving, or exhausting and isolating, this space is for you. God waits for you at with open arms. Come and receive.
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PaperbackRecapturing an Enchanted World
Ritual and Sacrament in the Free Church Tradition
Dynamics of Christian Worship
by John D. Rempel
Foreword by Gordon T. SmithHow might our worship recapture and reflect the enchanted world of God's nearness in Jesus Christ?
In this first volume in IVP Academic's Dynamics of Christian Worship series, John D. Rempel offers a vision for this kind oftransformative worship. A theologian and minister in the Mennonite Church, Rempel considers the role of the sacraments and ritual within the Free Church ...
PaperbackThe Message of Joshua
The Bible Speaks Today Series
by David G. Firth
The book of Joshua tells the action-packed story of Israel's entry into and conquest of Canaan, the promised land. Yet it is often troubling for contemporary Christian readers, perhaps more than any other part of the Old Testament: isn't there too much violence, and isn't this violence inconsistent with the gospel of Jesus?In The Message of Joshua, David G. Firth explores ...
PaperbackFinding Freedom in Constraint
Reimagining Spiritual Disciplines as a Communal Way of Life
by Jared Patrick Boyd
Foreword by Todd D. HunterThe constraints of the spiritual life, practiced in community, are what set us free. Practicing spiritual disciplines can seem difficult, especially when we undertake them as isolated individuals. But we were never meant to practice them alone.
Jared Patrick Boyd reveals how the constraints practiced in Christian community shape us into the way of Christ. He re-anchors the ...
