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paperbackCrossing Cultures in Scripture
Biblical Principles for Mission Practice
by Marvin J. Newell
Foreword by Patrick Fung- 14th Annual Outreach Magazine Resource of the Year, Cross-Cultural Category
From Genesis to Revelation, the Bible is a crosscultural book. Scripture is full of narratives of God's people crossing cultures in pursuit of God's mission. Biblical texts shed light on mission dynamics: Sarah and Hagar functioning in an honor-shame culture, Moses as a multicultural leader, ...
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paperbackMind Your Faith
A Student's Guide to Thinking and Living Well
by David A. Horner
The university world can be a confusing place, filled with many competing worldviews and perspectives. Beliefs and values are challenged at every turn. But Christians need not slip into the morass of easy relativism. David Horner restores sanity to the collegiate experience with this guide to thinking and flourishing as a Christian. Carefully exploring how ideas work, he gives you essential tools ...
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paperbackOld Testament Essentials
Creation, Conquest, Exile and Return
The Essentials Set
by Tremper Longman III
Readers' Choice Award Winner
"Christians love the Bible, but they often do not know what to do with the Old Testament," writes Westmont College professor Tremper Longman. Further, he points out that it includes many types of writing—history, prophecy, poetry, wisdom and apocalyptic. In this helpful volume he offers different strategies for understanding each of these important ...
Number of Studies: 17
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paperbackAfter the Trip
Unpacking Your Crosscultural Experience
by Cory Trenda
Foreword by Tim DearbornECPA Top Shelf Book Cover Award
Can a one-time crosscultural experience truly be life-changing?
Veteran trip leader and intercultural guide Cory Trenda says yes—if we let the trip launch a journey of integrating the experience into our ongoing life.
In After the Trip Trenda provides a unique guide for individuals and teams to make the ...
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paperbackDiscipleship Essentials
A Guide to Building Your Life in Christ
The Essentials Set
by Greg Ogden
The Essential Workbook for Spiritual Growth
We grow in Christ as we seek him together. Jesus' own pattern of disciple-making was to be intimately involved with others and allow life to rub against life. By gathering in twos or threes to study the Bible and encourage one another, we most closely follow Jesus' example with the twelve disciples.
This workbook by Greg Ogden ...
Number of Studies: 25
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paperbackMore Than Enchanting
Breaking Through Barriers to Influence Your World
Forge Partnership Books
by Jo Saxton
Foreword by Jenni CatronWomen have always been central to the life of the church. From the early hours of the first Easter, when women were charged to announce the resurrection of Jesus, to the state of the contemporary church, where women outnumber men in pews and positions of service.
But as central as women have been, they've also found themselves regularly marginalized--and not only in the church but in the neighborhoods, ...
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paperbackMore 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 DeanAsian 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 ...
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paperbackGrace for the Afflicted
A Clinical and Biblical Perspective on Mental Illness
by Matthew S. Stanford
Why has the church struggled in ministering to those with mental illnesses? Each day men and women diagnosed with mental disorders are told they need to pray more and turn from their sin. Mental illness is equated with demonic possession, weak faith, and generational sin. As both a church leader and a professor of psychology and behavioral sciences, Matthew S. Stanford has seen far too many mentally ...
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product setThe Good and Beautiful Series
by James Bryan Smith
Set includes: 4 books.
James Bryan Smith believes the gospel is about change in our lives today, not just our eternal destiny. In The Good and Beautiful Series he aims to help Christians develop a robust discipleship by helping them understand who God is, what it means to be a Christian, how to live in community, and how to address toxic self-narratives that hinder ...
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paperbackGracism
The Art of Inclusion
BridgeLeader Books
by David A. Anderson
With David Heiliger
Foreword by Erwin Raphael McManusWe can't ignore color, class, or culture. Instead, we must engage matters of race with a different posture and embrace radical inclusion of the marginalized.
Now with David Heiliger, David A. Anderson revives the biblical model for showing special grace to others on the basis of ethnicity, class, or social distinction—one of gracism. Responding to ongoing problems of prejudice ...
