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PaperbackJesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes
Cultural Studies in the Gospels
by Kenneth E. Bailey
Understand the Life of Jesus in Cultural Context
Discover a deeper, richer understanding of the life and teachings of Jesus with Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes by renowned scholar Kenneth Bailey. This book invites readers to see Jesus through the lens of his historical and cultural context, lifting away the layers of Western interpretation that have shaped modern ...
PaperbackJudaism Before Jesus
The Events & Ideas That Shaped the New Testament World
by Anthony J. Tomasino
Turning the page from Malachi to Matthew, we skip a lot of history.
In fact, it is something like missing several key episodes in an ongoing television saga. The setting and main plot line are familiar, but new characters have appeared andmore recent events and developments are assumed.
Did anyone record the episodes we missed?
Fortunately a few did. Their reception wasn't always ...
PaperbackOld Testament Essentials
Creation, Conquest, Exile and Return
The Essentials Set
by Tremper Longman III
Readers' Choice Award Winner
"Christians love the Bible, but they often do not know what to do with the Old Testament," writes Westmont College professor Tremper Longman. Further, he points out that it includes many types ofwriting—history, prophecy, poetry, wisdom and apocalyptic. In this helpful volume he offers different strategies for understanding each of these important ...
Number of Studies: 17
PaperbackBuilding Your Volunteer Team
A 30-Day Change Project for Youth Ministry
by Mark DeVries and Nate Stratman
Do you find yourself again and again wondering what it would take to get some new volunteers onboard for your ministry? And yet does it seem that you are never able to focus your energy on recruitment? Maybe you find yourself saying things like: It?s just easier for me to do it myself."At one level, of course, this is true. Almost always, it is easier to "do it ourselves." We avoid the ...
PaperbackA Long Obedience in the Same Direction
Discipleship in an Instant Society
by Eugene H Peterson
Preface by Leif PetersonOver 300,000 Copies Sold
Pursue Deeper Faithfulness with Eugene Peterson's Classic Work on Discipleship
Since Eugene Peterson first wrote this spiritual formation classic more than forty years ago, hundreds of thousands of Christians have been inspired by its call to deeper discipleship.
As a society, we are still obsessed with the immediate, ...
PaperbackGod on Campus
Sacred Causes Global Effects
by Trent Sheppard
Afterword by Pete Greig"Let every student be plainly instructed . . . to consider well the main end of . . . life and studies is to know God and Jesus Christ which is eternal life . . . and therefore to lay Christ in the bottom, as the only foundation of all sound knowledge and learning."-Harvard College Laws, 1642There was a time when Harvard was considered a holy place and Princeton trained prophets, when students and ...
Hardback1-2 Samuel, 1-2 Kings, 1-2 Chronicles
Old Testament Volume 5
Reformation Commentary on Scripture
Edited by Derek Cooper and Martin J. Lohrmann
"Then David said to the Philistine, 'You come to me with a sword and with a spear and with a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts.'" (1 Samuel 17:45) Reflecting upon David's victory over Goliath, Reformation translator, theologian and commentator William Tyndale compared it to Christ's victory over sin and death: "When David had killed Goliath the giant, glad tidings came ...
HardbackIsaiah 1–39
Old Testament Volume 10A
Reformation Commentary on Scripture
Edited by Jeffrey Fisher
"And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, 'Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?'
Then I said, 'Here I am! Send me.'"
In his interpretation of Isaiah's vision of God and subsequent sending, the Anabaptist reformer Menno Simons perceived a pattern for all prophets, apostles, ministers, and preachers who are called and then sent out to spread the ...
PaperbackSpiritual Warfare
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by Jack Kuhatschek
What is spiritual warfare? How can I recognize it? In what ways does it affect me?
The Bible has much to say about the temptations and struggles you face day by day. In this LifeGuide® Bible Study, you'll walk through nine passages of Scripture to learn who the real enemy is, what their plan of attack is, and how you can defend yourself and be victorious. ...
Number of Studies: 9
PaperbackProvidence & Prayer
How Does God Work in the World?
by Terrance L. Tiessen
- Recipient of an Honourable Mention in the 2001 God Uses Ink Contest
"Lord, please give me a parking space!"
That prayer sounds right on your third time around the block, frustrated and late for an appointment. But is it consistent with how God works in the world?
Does prayer change God's mind or only our feelings? Does God do things because we ask him to? Or ...
