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paperbackChosen Vessels
Women of Color, Keys to Change
by Rebecca Florence Osaigbovo
Foreword by John M. Perkins"African American woman." The phrase conjures up a variety of images: Sassy career women. Wise church women. Strong grandmothers. Welfare mothers. But how about "chosen vessels"? Or "keys to change"? Perhaps we need some new images. Women of color have historically been on the bottom of the economic and social ladder. But the paradox of the kingdom of God is that being on the bottom is a plus. ...
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What does it look like to live fully into your identity as both an Asian or Asian American person and a child of God? These books offer companionship, personal stories, and theological perspectives on topics like ethnic identity and racial justice. You can also meet all of IVP's AAPI authors or read articles on the Asian and Asian American experience.
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What does it look like to live fully into your identity as both a Black or African American person and a child of God? These books offer companionship, personal stories, and theological perspectives on topics like ethnic identity and racial justice. You can also meet all of IVP's Black authors or read articles on the Black experience.
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What does it look like to live fully into your identity as both an Indigenous person and a child of God? These books offer companionship, personal stories, and theological perspectives on topics like ethnic identity and racial justice. You can also meet all of IVP's Indigenous authors or read articles on the Indigenous experience.
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What does it look like to live fully into your identity as both a Latino or Latina person and a child of God? These books offer companionship, personal stories, and theological perspectives on topics like ethnic identity and racial justice. You can also meet all of IVP's Latino authors or read articles on the Latino and Latina experience.
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What does it look like to live fully into your identity as both a mixed or multiethnic person and a child of God? These books offer companionship, personal stories, and theological perspectives on topics like ethnic identity and racial justice. You can also meet all of IVP's authors or color or read articles from authors on issues of race and ethnicity.
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paperbackA Shared Mercy
Karl Barth on Forgiveness and the Church
New Explorations in Theology
by Jon Coutts
Foreword by John WebsterChristians regularly ask God to "forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors," but tend to focus on the first half and ignore the second.
Something is missing if Christians think of mission only in terms of proclamation or social justice and discipleship only in terms of personal growth and renewal—leaving the relational implications of the gospel almost to chance. It ...
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paperbackDisunity in Christ
Uncovering the Hidden Forces that Keep Us Apart
by Christena Cleveland
Leadership Journal Book Award
Readers' Choice Awards Honorable MentionDespite Jesus' prayer that all Christians "be one," divisions have been epidemic in the body of Christ from the beginning to the present. We cluster in theological groups, gender groups, age groups, ethnic groups, educational and economic groups. We criticize freely those who disagree with ...
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paperbackCaring for Sexually Abused Children
A Handbook for Families Churches
by Dr. R. Timothy Kearney
Dealing with the sexual abuse of a child is painful and difficult. When it happens to children within our church families, we all are affected and wonder how to respond.
- What help should we seek?
- What support can we offer?
- What healing is possible?
- What can we do to prevent abuse in the future?
In this warm and hopeful book, R. Timothy Kearney shows ...
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hardcoverKaylee Prays for the Children of the World
God Hears Every Prayer
by Helen Lee
Illustrated by Shin MaengGod hears every prayer!
Kaylee and her grandfather Halbi love reading the newspaper, faithfully fetched each morning by their dog, Keedo. As they read, they look for ways to pray for the children of the world. But when Kaylee encounters the photo of a sad boy halfway around the world she wonders, Does God really care?
This story tenderly guides readers ...
