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paperbackIsaiah 1-39
Volume 10
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
Edited by Steven A. McKinion
General Editor Thomas C. OdenFor to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government will be upon his shoulder and his name shall be called "Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." For the early church fathers the prophecy of Isaiah was not a compendium of Jewish history or theology but an announcement of the coming Messiah fulfilled in the life and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth. ...
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Dr. Manuel "Manny" Ortiz, respected urban missionary, educator, and church planter, passed away on February 8, 2017. Ortiz served as the professor of ministry and urban mission and as director of the urban program at Westminster Theological Seminary. He was the founder and senior pastor of Spirit and Truth Fellowship (Christian Reformed Church) and the codirector of the CRC Philadelphia Initiative for Church Planting.
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paperbackPentecostal Orthodoxy
Toward an Ecumenism of the Spirit
by Emilio Alvarez
Foreword by John Behr“Can anything orthodox come from Pentecostalism?”
This recasting of Nathaniel's familiar question from the Gospel is a fair summary of many modern Christians' assessment of the Pentecostal tradition. Yet in recent years, a growing number of Pentecostals have been turning afresh to the ancient, creedal Christian faith.
Bishop Emilio Alvarez has himself been at the forefront ...
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paperbackThe Accountable Man
Pursuing Integrity Through Trust and Friendship
by Tom Eisenman
Good men--husbands, fathers, church leaders, pastors--sometimes make bad choices. And for far too many men, bad choices have led to the crumbling of marriages and ministries. Tom Eisenman knows it doesn't have to be this way. He also knows that in order for men to develop authenticity, vulnerability, honesty, trust--the character traits of spiritual maturity--they must cultivate healthy relationships ...
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paperbackThe People's Book
The Reformation and the Bible
Wheaton Theology Conference Series
Edited by Jennifer Powell McNutt and David Lauber
Five hundred years ago, Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses caught Europe by storm and initiated the Reformation, which fundamentally transformed both the church and society. Yet by Luther's own estimation, his translation of the Bible into German was his crowning achievement. The Bible played an absolutely vital role in the lives, theology, and practice of the Protestant Reformers. In ...
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paperbackYou Welcomed Me
Loving Refugees and Immigrants Because God First Loved Us
by Kent Annan
"Wait, Dad. Are we for them or against them?" Kent Annan was talking with his eight-year-old son about the immigrant and refugee crises around the world. His son's question, innocent enough in the moment, is writ large across our society today. How we answer it, Annan says, will reveal a lot about what kind of family, community, or country we want to be. In You ...
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paperbackA Beginner's Guide to Crossing Cultures
Making Friends in a Multicultural World
by Patty Lane
The global village has arrived. Recent census figures show that communities in the United States are more culturally and ethnically diverse than ever before. And you may be just one of many who find it challenging to build relationships with people from backgrounds unlike your own.
- How do you befriend an international student or a new coworker from a different country?
- What can ...
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hardcoverThe New Testament in Color
A Multiethnic Bible Commentary
General Editor Esau McCaulley
Associate Editor Janette H. Ok, Osvaldo Padilla, and Amy L. B. PeelerIn a first of its kind volume The New Testament in Color offers a Biblical commentary that is:
- Multiethnic
- Diverse
- Contextual
- Informative
- Reflective
- Prophetic
- Inspiring
“I wish someone ...
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paperbackEvangelical Theologies of Liberation and Justice
Edited by Mae Elise Cannon and Andrea Smith
For many evangelicals, liberation theology seems a distant notion. Some might think it is antithetical to evangelicalism, while others simply may be unfamiliar with the role evangelicals have played in the development of liberation theologies and their profound effect on Latin American, African American, and other global subaltern Christian communities.
Despite the current ...
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Todd Wilson
Todd Wilson is the president and cofounder of the Center for Pastor Theologians and the former senior pastor of Calvary Memorial Church. He holds a PhD from University of Cambridge and is the author of Mere Sexuality and Real Christian, as well as coauthor of The Pastor Theologian. He and his family live in Oak Park, Illinois.
