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  • Flood and Fury: Old Testament Violence and the Shalom of God, By Matthew J. Lynch
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    Flood and Fury

    Old Testament Violence and the Shalom of God

    by Matthew J. Lynch
    Foreword by Helen Paynter

    What do we do with a God who sanctions violence?

    Old Testament violence proves one of the most troubling topics in the Bible. Too often, the explanations for the brutality in Scripture fail to adequately illustrate why God would sanction such horrors on humanity. These unanswered questions leave readers frustrated and confused, leading some to even walk away from their faith.

    In ...

  • Telling the Gospel Through Story: Evangelism That Keeps Hearers Wanting More, By Christine Dillon
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    Telling the Gospel Through Story

    Evangelism That Keeps Hearers Wanting More

    by Christine Dillon

    Outreach Magazine Resource of the Year

    Everybody loves a good story.

    In an age when prepackaged gospel formulations leave people cold, well-told Bible stories can be used powerfully by God to touch people's hearts and draw them to himself.

    After ministry in both Western and non-Western contexts, church planter Christine Dillon has discovered ...

  • Your Mind's Mission, By Greg Jao
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    Your Mind's Mission

    Urbana Onward

    by Greg Jao

    Your mind has a mission. Sometimes it might seem like Christians just want your body—to serve or go. Or it might seem like they just want your heart—to emote in worship or commit to a cause. But that's not all. God invites us to love him with our minds as well. Being holistic, global Christians means that we need to think well about the world around us. Greg Jao roots our pursuit of the discipleship ...

  • Signature Sins: Taming Our Wayward Hearts, By Michael Mangis
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    Signature Sins

    Taming Our Wayward Hearts

    by Michael Mangis

    Finally--a safe place to talk about sin. The topic of sin in general has been safe for a while. But here, guided by psychologist Michael Mangis, we get specific by learning to know ourselves and our signature sins--the individual and specific patterns of sin in our life that affect our thoughts, actions and relationships. In these pages, the author empathetically and honestly reflects ...

  • Spiritual Disciplines Companion: Bible Studies and Practices to Transform Your Soul, By Jan Johnson
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    Spiritual Disciplines Companion

    Bible Studies and Practices to Transform Your Soul

    by Jan Johnson

    Spiritual disciplines connect us to the God who wants to transform our souls. We discover these time-tested practices in the Bible as we look at the everyday ways Jesus related to God. These companion studies and exercises will help you to explore sixteen core practices. Three segments on each practice (a total of forty-eight sessions) allow space to go beyond superficial understanding and to begin ...

  • The Vulnerable Pastor: How Human Limitations Empower Our Ministry, By Mandy Smith
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    The Vulnerable Pastor

    How Human Limitations Empower Our Ministry

    by Mandy Smith
    Foreword by David Hansen

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    Often as pastors we feel like we need to project strength and competency in order ...

  • Dynamics of Spiritual Life: An Evangelical Theology of Renewal, By Richard F. Lovelace
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    Dynamics of Spiritual Life

    An Evangelical Theology of Renewal

    by Richard F. Lovelace
    Foreword by Timothy Keller

    In this classic work of spiritual theology, historian Richard Lovelace presents a history of spiritual renewals in light of biblical models. Drawing from the best of different Protestant traditions, Dynamics of Spiritual Life lays out a comprehensive approach to the renewal of the church.

    In the first half of the book, Lovelace surveys awakening movements since the ...

  • A Spirituality of Listening: Living What We Hear, By Keith R. Anderson
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    A Spirituality of Listening

    Living What We Hear

    by Keith R. Anderson
    Foreword by Dan B. Allender

    • 2016 IVP Readers' Choice Award

    "Biblical spirituality . . . asserts that God is not done with the business of revelation and creation but instead continues to have something to say and something yet to be accomplished in the very culture that isn't sure if God is done speaking." So begins Keith Anderson as he invites us on a journey to relearn how to listen. "My ...

  • Creating a Missional Culture: Equipping the Church for the Sake of the World, By JR Woodward
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    Creating a Missional Culture

    Equipping the Church for the Sake of the World

    Forge Partnership Books

    by JR Woodward
    Foreword by Alan Hirsch

    Once upon a time, Moses had had enough. Exhausted by the challenge of leading the Israelites from slavery to the Promised Land, Moses cried out to God, "What have I done to displease you that you put the burden of all these people on me? . . . If this is how you are going to treat me, please go ahead and kill me" (Exodus 11:11, 15). If that sounds hauntingly familiar to you, you may be the senior ...

  • Business as Mission: A Comprehensive Guide to Theory and Practice, By C. Neal Johnson
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    Business as Mission

    A Comprehensive Guide to Theory and Practice

    by C. Neal Johnson
    Foreword by Steven Rundle

    Business as mission (BAM) is a mission strategy whose time has come. As global economics become increasingly interconnected, Christian business people and entrepreneurs have unanticipated opportunities to build kingdom-strategic business ventures. But Christian companies and business leaders do not automatically accomplish missional purposes. BAM requires mastery of both the world of business and ...