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Want more context as you begin to study Ruth? This introduction will give you the background you need as you read the Daily Quiet Time Bible Study. We hope you continue to discover the riches of Scripture and draw closer to God as you join the millions who have used this free devotional resource.
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Dwight J. Friesen
Dwight Friesen is associate professor of practical theology at The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology. He is the author of Thy Kingdom Connected.
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InterVarsity Press is pleased to introduce the first of its kind Academic Textbook Selector at ivpress.com/browse/textbook-selector. The IVP Academic Textbook Selector is a unique search-engine tool that allows professors, students and other readers to search for books according to academic disciplines.
PaperbackUnleader
The Surprising Qualities of a Valuable Leader
by Jane Overstreet
What kind of leader would you be if you were suddenly handed more power? What if you got that promotion you wanted or a headhunter called tomorrow offering you your dream job? Would your leadership be an example of servanthood and justice, or would you give in to the temptations that power always presents?In the time it took Samuel to pour oil on each of their heads, Saul and David both moved from ...
PaperbackDiscovering Lectio Divina
Bringing Scripture into Ordinary Life
by James C. Wilhoit and Evan B. Howard
Saints of the past can't seem to say enough about their ecstatic experiences with the words of Scripture. The writer of Psalm 19, for example, can hardly contain himself as he exclaims that God's words and ways have revived his soul, made him wise, brought joy to his heart, given him clarity and correct perspective on his life, and warned him of danger. Why should our experiences of the Bible today ...
PaperbackPhilosophy in Seven Sentences
A Small Introduction to a Vast Topic
Introductions in Seven Sentences
by Douglas Groothuis
Philosophy is not a closed club or a secret society. It's for anyone who thinks big questions are worth talking about. To get us started, Douglas Groothuis unpacks seven pivotal sentences from the history of western philosophy—a few famous, all short, none trivial. Included are:
- "The unexamined life is not worth living."—Socrates
- "You have made us for yourself, and our hearts ...
PaperbackThe Magnificent Story
Uncovering a Gospel of Beauty, Goodness, and Truth
Apprentice Resources
by James Bryan Smith
We are story-making people. We love reading stories—and we love hearing the personal stories of others. We need stories, or narratives, to make sense of our world. And those stories shape our lives. What is the story you have been told about the gospel? About God? About the Christian life? About Jesus? About the cross? About yourself? About heaven?Your answers to these questions will form a story ...
PaperbackScripture Twisting
20 Ways the Cults Misread the Bible
by James W. Sire
How often have you encountered some bizarre doctrine only to be stunned to hear a Bible verse quoted to support it? With new religious cults springing up almost daily and old ones growing rapidly, this is more and more common. How are they seemingly able to twist Scripture to mean something orthodox Christians have never believed it to mean in two thousand years?
James Sire, author of The ...
PaperbackDivine Foreknowledge
Four Views
Spectrum Multiview Book Series
Contributions by Gregory A. Boyd, David Hunt, William Lane Craig, and Paul Helm
Edited by James K. Beilby and Paul R. EddyThe question of the nature of God's foreknowledge and how that relates to human freedom has been pondered and debated by Christian theologians at least since the time of Augustine. And the issue will not go away.
More recently, the terms of the debate have shifted, and the issue has taken on new urgency with the theological proposal known as the openness of God. This view ...
PaperbackThe New Testament in Seven Sentences
A Small Introduction to a Vast Topic
Introductions in Seven Sentences
by Gary M. Burge
We often explore individual passages of Scripture without seeing the whole. A verse may be inspiring and easy to grasp, but the sweeping context is often difficult and requires persistence. To understand the breadth of the gospel's message, we need to perceive the full tapestry of Scripture with its theological themes woven together. Otherwise, we miss the scope of what Jesus is ...
