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As part of its Best Books of 2020, Publishers Weekly has selected The #MeToo Reckoning: Facing the Church's Complicity in Sexual Abuse and Misconduct by Ruth Everhart as one of the best religion books of the year.
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paperbackHow to Understand Your Bible
by T. Norton Sterrett and Richard L. Schultz
Have you ever felt like you can't make sense out of the Bible but wished you could? Then this book is for you. Starting from scratch, Norton Sterrett presents the general rules for reading the Bible's ordinary language and moves on to specific principles that apply to special types of language such as parables, figures of speech, Hebrew poetry and symbols. Richard Schultz has updated T. Norton ...
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product setIntroductions in Seven Sentences
What if large topics such as philosophy, theology, and biblical studies could be boiled down to seven key sentences each? What if just a few phrases could distill an overwhelming area of study into the seven most pointed teachings in that field? Introductions in Seven Sentences do just that. The accessible primers in this collection act as brief introductions to an academic field, ...
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paperbackThe Mission of Preaching
Equipping the Community for Faithful Witness
by Patrick W. T. Johnson
Foreword by David J. LoseWe hear plenty of discussion about missional theology, missional leadership and missional church planting. But what about missional preaching? Now that the church in the West lives within a post-Christendom context, how should preaching look different? What homiletical assumptions arose within Christendom but are no longer relevant for a missionary church? In The Mission of Preaching, ...
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paperbackStewards of Eden
What Scripture Says About the Environment and Why It Matters
by Sandra L. Richter
ECPA Top Shelf Book Cover Award
Biblical Foundations Book Award Winner
Sandra L. Richter cares about the Bible. She also cares about creation.
An expert in ancient Israelite society and economy as well as biblical theology, she walks readers through passages familiar and not-so-familiar, showing how significant environmental theology ...
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paperbackLuke
An Introduction and Commentary
Tyndale New Testament Commentaries
by Nicholas Perrin
Series edited by Eckhard J. SchnabelIn this insightful and accessible commentary, Nicholas Perrin explores the many unique pictures of Jesus found in the Gospel of Luke—from being a child in his Father's house to associating with the poor and disreputable, in communion with the Holy Spirit, and, above all, setting out resolutely for Jerusalem to fulfill God's plan for the world.
With particular attention to ...
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paperbackPredestination and Free Will
Four Views of Divine Sovereignty and Human Freedom
Spectrum Multiview Book Series
Edited by David Basinger and Randall Basinger
Contributions by John Feinberg, Norman L. Geisler, Bruce Reichenbach, and Clark H. PinnockIf God is in control, are people really free?
This question has bothered Christians for centuries. And answers have covered a wide spectrum. Today Christians still disagree. Those who emphasize human freedom view it as a reflection of God's self-limited power. Others look at human freedom in the order of God's overall control.
In this Spectrum Multiview volume, David ...
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ebookCross-Cultural Partnerships
Navigating the Complexities of Money and Mission
by Mary T. Lederleitner
Foreword by Duane ElmerOne of the biggest challenges in global mission work is money?not merely the need for it, but working through cross-cultural differences surrounding how funds are used and accounted for. Cross-cultural missteps regarding financial issues can derail partnerships between supporting churches and agencies and national leaders on the ground. North Americans don?t understand how cultural expectations ...
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paperbackThe Great Omission
A Biblical Basis for World Evangelism
by Robertson McQuilkin
In The Great Omission, respected missions thinker Robertson McQuilkin answers the question, "How is it—with so many unreached peoples, there are so few Christians going?" He investigates the reasons so few attempt to carry the message of Christ to the multitudes who have never heard of him. Not only is McQuilkin well-versed on trends and strategies in world missions, he also knows how to ...
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paperbackAuthentic Communication
Christian Speech Engaging Culture
Christian Worldview Integration Series
by Tim Muehlhoff and Todd Lewis
Part of the Christian Worldview Integration Series
Whether setting about to love our neighbor, to settle a dispute, to share in the suffering of others or to speak up on behalf of the marginalized, we inevitably must engage in communication. And what could be more natural, more human, than communication?
But we all learn quickly enough that good communication is not always natural. ...
