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  • Sermons That Sing: Music and the Practice of Preaching, By Noel A. Snyder
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    Sermons That Sing

    Music and the Practice of Preaching

    Dynamics of Christian Worship

    by Noel A. Snyder
    Foreword by Jeremy Begbie

    Preaching and music are both regular elements of Christian worship across the theological spectrum. But they often don't interact or inform each other in meaningful ways.

    In this Dynamics of Christian Worship volume, theologian, pastor, and musician Noel A. Snyder considers how the church's preaching might be helpfully informed by musical theory. Just as a good musical composition ...

  • Pocket Dictionary of Ethics: Over 300 Terms  Ideas Clearly  Concisely Defined, By Stanley J. Grenz and Jay T. Smith
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    Pocket Dictionary of Ethics

    Over 300 Terms Ideas Clearly Concisely Defined

    The IVP Pocket Reference Series

    by Stanley J. Grenz and Jay T. Smith

    Ethics is as old as the city-state and as new as cyberspace. Guided by the wagon tracks of moral tradition, it nevertheless rides the cutting edge of science and technology. Increasingly it is moving into the corner offices of law, business, medicine, science and technology.

    But few of us arrive in our first ethics class--or take our seat on an ethics committee--with a grip on the range of ...

  • Lessons from the Road, By Nigel James
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    Lessons from the Road

    by Nigel James
    With Third Day

    Lessons from the Road is a behind-the-scenes look at life as a touring Christian rock band. Written by Pastor Nigel James with major contributions from Tai Anderson, Brad Avery, David Carr, Mark Lee and Mac Powell. It features:

    • Conversations and life-changing lessons that took place on tour
    • On the road memories and flashbacks from the band
    • The passion behind selected ...
  • God and Time: Four Views, Edited by Gregory E. Ganssle
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    God and Time

    Four Views

    Spectrum Multiview Book Series

    Edited by Gregory E. Ganssle
    Contributions by Paul Helm, Alan G. Padgett, William Lane Craig, and Nicholas Wolterstorff

    The eternal God has created the universe. And that universe is time-bound. How can we best understand God's relationship with our time-bound universe? For example, does God experience each moment of time in succession or are all times present to God?

    How we think of God and time has implications for our understanding of the nature of time, the creation of the universe, God's ...

  • The Question of Canon: Challenging the Status Quo in the New Testament Debate, By Michael J. Kruger
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    The Question of Canon

    Challenging the Status Quo in the New Testament Debate

    by Michael J. Kruger

    Preaching Survey of the Year's Best Books for Preachers
    Preaching's Preacher's Guide to the Best Bible Reference

    Did the New Testament canon arise naturally from within the early Christian faith?

    Were the books written as Scripture, or did they become Scripture by a decision of the second-century church?

    Why ...

  • Sword of Allah: Islamic Fundamentalism from an Evangelical Perspective, By David Zeidan
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    Sword of Allah

    Islamic Fundamentalism from an Evangelical Perspective

    by David Zeidan

    For many in the West, the worldwide presence of Islam has gone largely unnoticed over the years. Islam has simply been perceived as just another world religion. Meanwhile, Muslims have been quietly establishing themselves in most Western cultures and nations, and their places of worship have risen alongside the existing churches and gathering places in these communities. Suddenly, however, Islam ...

  • Living Without Enemies: Being Present in the Midst of Violence, By Samuel Wells and Marcia A. Owen
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    Living Without Enemies

    Being Present in the Midst of Violence

    Resources for Reconciliation

    by Samuel Wells and Marcia A. Owen

    With senseless violence occurring throughout society, people are suffering and communities are groaning. Fear and not knowing where to begin hold many back from doing anything at all. But is "doing something" really what is most needed? Marcia Owen and Samuel Wells come together to tell the story of a community's journey through four different dimensions of social engagement. After attempts to ...

  • Coming to Peace with Psychology: What Christians Can Learn from Psychological Science, By Everett L. Worthington Jr.
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    Coming to Peace with Psychology

    What Christians Can Learn from Psychological Science

    by Everett L. Worthington Jr.

    Religion and science have often been at odds. In particular, Christianity and psychology have not always gotten along. Some Christians are still suspicious of psychological findings. But researcher Everett Worthington argues that Christians can know people better--and even know God better--through psychological science. Worthington suggests that the relationship between psychological science and ...

  • Small Things with Great Love: Adventures in Loving Your Neighbor, By Margot Starbuck
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    Small Things with Great Love

    Adventures in Loving Your Neighbor

    by Margot Starbuck
    Foreword by Tony Campolo

    Midwest Publishing Association Crystal Book Award honorable mention

    Margot Starbuck is back with as much passion and energy as ever. In thirty brief chapters, she invites you to choose the adventure that fits who you are in authentically loving those around you.

    Yes, she knows: just the thought of adding something more to your life sounds exhausting. But here's ...