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  • Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1-2 Samuel, Edited by John R. Franke
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    Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1-2 Samuel

    Volume 4

    Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture

    Edited by John R. Franke
    General Editor Thomas C. Oden

    The history of the entry into the Promised Land followed by the period of the Judges and early monarchy may not appear to readers today as a source for expounding the Christian faith. But the church fathers readily found parallels, or types, in the narrative that illumined the New Testament. An obvious link was the similarity in name between Joshua, Moses' successor, and Jesus—indeed, ...

  • More Than Serving Tea: Asian American Women on Expectations, Relationships, Leadership and Faith, By Kathy Khang and Christie Heller De Leon and Asifa Dean
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    More Than Serving Tea

    Asian American Women on Expectations, Relationships, Leadership and Faith

    Edited by Nikki A. Toyama-Szeto and Tracey Gee
    Consulting Editor Jeanette Yep
    by Kathy Khang, Christie Heller De Leon, and Asifa Dean

    Asian American women are caught between different worlds. Many grew up sensing that daughters were not as valuable as sons. Family expectations and cultural stereotypes assume that Asian American women can only have certain prescribed roles, as if our worth comes only through what we do for others. But God has good news for Asian American women. In his eyes, they are his beloved daughters, created ...

  • Renewing Communication: Spirit-Shaped Approaches for Children, Youth, and Families, By Colleen R. Derr
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    Renewing Communication

    Spirit-Shaped Approaches for Children, Youth, and Families

    by Colleen R. Derr

    We are constantly communicating. Whether written or verbal, formal or informal, in actions or expressions, what we say and do carries meaning that affects those around us. Christian leaders are called to make disciples by teaching, so how can we make the most of all our communication to help others become more like Christ? In Renewing Communication, Colleen Derr shows that ...

  • Theology of Mission: A Believers Church Perspective, By John Howard Yoder
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    Theology of Mission

    A Believers Church Perspective

    by John Howard Yoder
    Edited by Gayle Gerber Koontz and Andy Alexis-Baker

    • 2014 Best Texts of Missiology, from Byron Borger, Hearts and Minds Bookstore

    John Howard Yoder, author of The Politics of Jesus (1972), was best known for his writing and teaching on Christian pacifism. The material in Theology of Mission shows he was a profound missiologist as well. Working from a believers or free church perspective, Yoder ...

  • Ed Stetzer, executive director of the Billy Graham Center and the Billy Graham Chair of Church, Mission, and Evangelism at Wheaton College, will publish two books with InterVarsity Press on the past, present, future, and trends of evangelicalism. The first book is set to release in the spring of 2019.

  • The Future of Biblical Interpretation: Responsible Plurality in Biblical Hermeneutics, Edited byStanley E. Porter, Jr. and Matthew R. Malcolm
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    The Future of Biblical Interpretation

    Responsible Plurality in Biblical Hermeneutics

    Edited by Stanley E. Porter, Jr. and Matthew R. Malcolm

    • Preaching's Preacher's Guide to the Best Bible Reference for 2014 (Scripture/Hermeneutics)

    The Bible encompasses a plurality of voices, not only in genre but in perspective. And not surprisingly, interpreters of the Bible have generated a plurality of interpretations. How might biblical scholars work responsibly with and within this plurality? And what ...