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paperbackThe Victory of the Cross
Salvation in Eastern Orthodoxy
by James R. Payton Jr.
Word Guild Awards — Academic
How can Christians claim that the death of Jesus Christ on the cross is a victory?
Yet the doctrine of salvation affirms precisely that: in his death and his resurrection, Christ is victorious over the power of sin and death. The articulation of this tenet of faith has taken different shapes throughout the church's life and ...
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paperbackChristianity at the Crossroads
How the Second Century Shaped the Future of the Church
by Michael J. Kruger
The Gospel Coalition Book of the Year
Biblical Foundations Award Winner
Christianity in the twenty-first century is a global phenomenon. But in the second century, its future was not at all certain.
Initially Christianity possessed little social or cultural influence and found itself fighting for its life. While apostolic tradition was emerging ...
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hardcoverWe Believe in One God
Ancient Christian Doctrine Series
Edited by Gerald L. Bray
"We believe in one God, the Father." The opening clause of the Nicene Creed can be summed up in a single word—monotheism. In the early centuries of the church, this striking doctrine stood starkly against a cultural background of multiple deities and spiritual powers. While it clearly builds on its Jewish heritage, calling God "Father" anticipates the Father-Son relationship ...
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paperbackThe Soul Tells a Story
Engaging Creativity with Spirituality in the Writing Life
by Vinita Hampton Wright
There is a reason artists tend to feel a sense of the sacred in their work. It's the same reason those on the path of spiritual formation find that creative exercises lead them into a deeper, more authentic experience with God. Creative work is soul work, and soul work is always creative work. Feeding one while neglecting the other will leave you restless and unsatisfied. Nurturing them both will ...
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paperbackAnxiety
Finding Comfort and Reassurance from God
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by Skip McDonald
Restlessness in our body. Constant negative thoughts. Inability to focus.
Most of us relate in some way to these feelings. Anxiety is that vague feeling that something isn't right, that something bad may happen. Worry becomes an all-consuming part of life.
In this eight-session LifeGuide® Bible Study, nurse and Bible study writer Skip McDonald looks at a variety ...
Number of Studies: 8
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paperbackWomen & Identity
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by Adele Ahlberg Calhoun and Tracey D. Bianchi
We live only a small fraction of the lives God has for us. Our lives get smaller and smaller, circling around the minute-by-minute disappointments and demands of the present moment while God whispers softly or even hollers for us to harness our whole hearts. Written by experienced spiritual leaders Adele Ahlberg Calhoun and Tracey Bianchi, the nine sessions LifeGuide® Bible Study follow ...
Number of Studies: 9
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paperbackThe Shape of Practical Theology
Empowering Ministry with Theological Praxis
by Ray S. Anderson
Too often in the life of the church, theological reflection and the practical matters of leading and serving have been considered independently. The result has been the impoverishment of both Christian faith and Christian practice. In this groundbreaking book Ray Anderson reflects theologically and practically on preaching, worship, ethics, social justice, therapy, family, homosexuality, ...
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paperbackBeing White
Finding Our Place in a Multiethnic World
by Paula Harris and Doug Schaupp
What does it mean to be white? When you encounter people from other races or ethnicities, you may become suddenly aware that being white means something. Those from other backgrounds may respond to you differently or suspiciously. You may feel ambivalence about your identity as a white person. Or you may feel frustrated when a friend of another ethnicity shakes his head and says, "You just don't ...
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paperbackScripture Twisting
20 Ways the Cults Misread the Bible
by James W. Sire
How often have you encountered some bizarre doctrine only to be stunned to hear a Bible verse quoted to support it? With new religious cults springing up almost daily and old ones growing rapidly, this is more and more common. How are they seemingly able to twist Scripture to mean something orthodox Christians have never believed it to mean in two thousand years?
James Sire, author of The ...
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paperbackIn Defense of Miracles
A Comprehensive Case for God's Action in History
Edited by R. Douglas Geivett and Gary R. Habermas
Rumors of deception have surrounded claims of Jesus' resurrection ever since the soldiers appointed to guard his tomb made their report to the Jewish authorities. But no one has led the philosophic charge against miracles quite as influentially as David Hume with his 1748 essay "Of Miracles." Refined, revised, restated, his arguments still affect philosophic discussions of miracles today.
During ...
