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EbookProverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon
Volume 9
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
Edited by J. Robert Wright
General Editor Thomas C. OdenAmong the Wisdom literature of the Old Testament, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Solomon were all thought by the early church fathers to have derived from the hand of Solomon. To their minds the finest wisdom about the deeper issues of life prior to the time of God's taking human form in Jesus Christ was to be found in these books. As in all the Old Testament, they were ...
EbookThe Paradox of Sonship
Christology in the Epistle to the Hebrews
Studies in Christian Doctrine and Scripture
by Robert B Jamieson
Foreword by Simon J. Gathercole
Series edited by Kevin J. Vanhoozer and Daniel J. TreierBiblical Foundations Book Awards Runner Up and Finalist
What does the epistle to the Hebrews mean when it calls Jesus "Son"? Is "Son" a title that denotes his eternal existence as one person of the Trinity? Or is it a title Jesus receives upon his installation on heaven's throne after his resurrection and ascension?
In this Studies in Christian Doctrine ...
EbookChurches, Cultures, and Leadership
A Practical Theology of Congregations and Ethnicities
by Mark 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 ...
EbookAmerican Exceptionalism and Civil Religion
Reassessing the History of an Idea
by John D. Wilsey
Foreword by John FeaEver since John Winthrop told his fellow colonists in 1630 that they were about to establish a City upon a Hill, the idea of having a special place in history has captured the American imagination. Through centuries of crises and opportunities, many have taken up this theme to inspire the nation. But others have criticized the notion because it implies a sense of superiority which can fuel racism, ...
Ebook1 Corinthians
The Challenges of Life Together
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by R. Paul Stevens and Dan Williams
Navigating the Messy Reality of Christian Community Together
Life among believers offers immense joy, yet it often brings unexpected friction and sometimes exasperating debate. If your heart aches for unity amidst disagreements over worship or spiritual gifts, you are not alone; the early church faced these very same conflicts. In this 13-session LifeGuide® Bible Study, authors ...
Number of Studies: 13
EbookCouples of the Old Testament
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by Dale Larsen and Sandy Larsen
The Old Testament tells the stories of fascinating men and women in relationship: couples who live with chronic disappointment, couples who overcome all obstacles to be together, in-laws who can't stand each other, a wife who risks death if she walks in on her husband unannounced, and a husband who takes back his wife when she becomes a prostitute. There are arranged marriages, fiercely loving marriages, ...
Number of Studies: 9
EbookCold Civil War
Overcoming Polarization, Discovering Unity, and Healing the Nation
by Jim Belcher
Foreword by John D. WilseyAmerica's political landscape is experiencing dangerous polarization and fragmentation, with the extremes pulling the country apart. Voices on the left and right clash over different worldviews, definitions of America, and what it means to be an American citizen. The levels of incivility and hostility lead some to invoke the language of a cold civil war or even a looming civil ...
EbookMobilizing Hope
Faith-Inspired Activism for a Post-Civil Rights Generation
by Adam R Taylor
Foreword by Jim WallisMartin Luther King Jr. read the words of the apostle Paul to the church in Rome--"Be transformed by the renewing of your mind"--as a call not to retreat from the world but to lead the world into the kingdom of God, where peace and justice reign. In King's day the presenting problem was entrenched racism; the movement of God was a revolution in civil rights and human dignity. Now Adam Taylor draws ...
EbookForgiving As We've Been Forgiven
Community Practices for Making Peace
Resources for Reconciliation
by L. Gregory Jones and Célestin Musekura
Christians are supposed to forgive others as we've been forgiven. But hearing the call to forgive is different from knowing how to practice forgiveness at home and in the world. Forgiveness is about more than the isolated acts and words of individuals. To forgive and be forgiven, we need communal practices and disciplines for a way of life that makes for peace.Greg Jones and Célestin Musekura describe ...
EbookSouls in Full Sail
A Christian Spirituality for the Later Years
by Emilie Griffin
2011 Christianity Today Book Award Winner
"We do not set out to become old. Far from it. We hardly intend even to become middle-aged. Instead we plan to live in some eternal now which will lead on to something better, something more complete than what we had before. . . .
Sometime in our spiritual travels, as a complete surprise, we notice it has become ...
