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PaperbackLet Peace Reign
Love, Justice, and Dignity in God’s Kingdom--A 6-Week Interactive Bible Study with Video Access
Made for PAX Bible Study Series
by Drew Edward Jackson
What if the way things are isn't the way they have to be?
What if the world could be different? In a world torn apart by injustice, trauma, and pain, God offers a better way. Let Peace Reign invites you to imagine aworld where love, justice, and dignity prevail. Through this six-week interactive Bible study with accompanying videos, Drew Jackson challenges the status ...
Number of Studies: 6
PaperbackDisaster Ministry Handbook
by Jamie D. Aten and David M. Boan
FEMA Community Preparedness Award
When disasters happen, people turn to local churches as centers for response and assistance. When floods or tornadoes devastate an area, or when shootings and violence shock a community, knowing what to do can be the difference between calm and chaos, courage and fear, life and death. But few churches plan in advance for what they should do—until ...
PaperbackThe IVP Introduction to the Bible
Edited by Philip S. Johnston
The Bible is a truly wonderful book.Millions of Christians through the ages and across the world have treasured it as their most valued possession, often insisting that anyone can pick up the Bible and read and understand it for themselves. But many of the details remain fuzzy until we find out more about their historical or literary setting.The IVP Introduction to the Bible is intended ...
PaperbackShades of Sheol
Death and Afterlife in the Old Testament
by Philip S. Johnston
"For in death there is no remembrance of you; in Sheol who can give you praise?" (Psalm 6:5)
- Death is a profound and complex subject. How did the Israelites respond to it?
- The dead apparently went to Sheol. Where and what was it?
- The inhabitants of Sheol are sometimes called "shades." What does this indicate?
- Many ancient peoples venerated their ancestors. Did ...
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 ...
PaperbackFinding Holy in the Suburbs
Living Faithfully in the Land of Too Much
by Ashley Anderson Hales
Foreword by Emily P. FreemanSuburban life—including tract homes, strip malls, commuter culture—shapes our desires.More than half of Americans live in the suburbs. Ashley Hales writes that for many Christians, however: "The suburbs are ignored ('Your place doesn't matter, we're all going to heaven anyway'), denigrated and demeaned ('You're selfish if you live in a suburb; you only care about your own safety ...
PaperbackPerfecting Ourselves to Death
The Pursuit of Excellence and the Perils of Perfectionism
by Richard Winter
Honored as a "Year's Best Book for Preachers" by Preaching magazine.
Perfect body. Perfect clothes. Perfect family. Perfect house. Perfect job.
We strive for excellence in all areas of our lives. And there's nothing wrong with a healthy, mature pursuit of excellence. But what begins as healthy and normal can sometimes become neurotic and abnormal, leading to ...
HardbackHabits of Hope
Educational Practices for a Weary World
Foreword by Amos Yong
Edited by Todd C. Ream, Jerry Pattengale, and Christopher J. DeversIn the world of education, disorientation and uncertainty has been increasing for several decades, with the Covid-19 pandemic only exacerbating preexisting challenges. Christians called to academic vocations need authentic hope tosustain them in their work—and they need to be able to share that hope with a weary world.
Habits of Hope explores a Christian understanding ...
PaperbackHabits of Hope
Educational Practices for a Weary World
Foreword by Amos Yong
Edited by Todd C. Ream, Jerry Pattengale, and Christopher J. DeversIn the world of education, disorientation and uncertainty has been increasing for several decades, with the Covid-19 pandemic only exacerbating preexisting challenges. Christians called to academic vocations need authentic hope tosustain them in their work—and they need to be able to share that hope with a weary world.
Habits of Hope explores a Christian understanding ...
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