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  • Faith and Reason: Three Views, Edited by Steve Wilkens
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    Faith and Reason

    Three Views

    Spectrum Multiview Book Series

    Edited by Steve Wilkens

    Life confronts us with an endless stream of questions. Some are trivial. But some draw us into the deepest dimensions of human inquiry, a place where our decisions have profound implications for life and faith. Is there a God, andif so, how can I know anything about who or what God is? Is the quest for truth an elusive dream? How should I live and what should I value? What happens ...

  • Invitations from God: Accepting God's Offer to Rest, Weep, Forgive, Wait, Remember and More, By Adele Ahlberg Calhoun
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    Invitations from God

    Accepting God's Offer to Rest, Weep, Forgive, Wait, Remember and More

    Transforming Resources

    by Adele Ahlberg Calhoun

    Some invitations we desperately want: "Will you marry me?" "Would you consider a promotion?" Other invitations we never want to receive but must respond to all the same: "What treatment do you want for your tumor?" Invitations pound away at the coastlines of the soul with a transforming force.God is also sending invitations. Sometimes they seem less compelling than anything on my to-do list. Why ...

  • The Intimate Mystery: Creating Strength and Beauty in Your Marriage, By Dan B. Allender and Tremper Longman III
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    The Intimate Mystery

    Creating Strength and Beauty in Your Marriage

    by Dan B. Allender and Tremper Longman III

    Dan B. Allender and Tremper Longman III have together written this brief, simple and charming introduction to help couples build healthy and happy marriages. Their model follows the "leave, weave and cleave" imagery of the Bible: leave your parents, weave a life together and cleave to each other.This book is part of a kit that includes everything needed to mentor individual married couples or to ...

  • Paul and the Law: Keeping the Commandments of God, By Brian S. Rosner
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    Paul and the Law

    Keeping the Commandments of God

    New Studies in Biblical Theology

    by Brian Rosner
    Series edited by D. A. Carson

    Preaching's Preacher's Guide to the Best Bible Reference

    "For neither circumcision counts for anything nor uncircumcision, but keeping the commandments of God" (1 Cor 7:19).

    The apostle Paul's relationship to the Law of Moses is notoriously complex and much studied. Difficulties begin with questions of definition (of the extent of Paul's corpus and the meanings ...

  • 1 Corinthians, Edited by Scott M. Manetsch
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    1 Corinthians

    New Testament Volume 9A

    Reformation Commentary on Scripture

    Edited by Scott M. Manetsch

    In his first letter to the church in Corinth, Paul writes, "I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures" (1 Cor 15:3-4 ESV). Reflecting on Paul's summary of the gospel, sixteenth-century biblical commentator, theologian, and ...

  • Discovering the Mission of God: Best Missional Practices for the 21st Century, Edited by Mike Barnett
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    Discovering the Mission of God

    Best Missional Practices for the 21st Century

    Edited by Mike Barnett
    Associate Editor Robin Martin

    Biblical Foundations Book Award

    "God cannot lead you on the basis of information you do not have." --Ralph WinterWhat is God's mission in the world? For anyone passionate about discovering God's heart for the nations, Discovering the Mission of God will reveal his plans for you. Written by 21st-century field workers, scholars and church leaders, this book weaves together ...

  • Centered-Set Church: Discipleship and Community Without Judgmentalism, By Mark D. Baker
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    Centered-Set Church

    Discipleship and Community Without Judgmentalism

    by Mark D. Baker

    Christians can be adept at drawing lines, determining what it means to be "a good Christian" and judging those who stray out of bounds. Other times they erase all the lines in favor of a vague and inoffensive faith. Both impulses can come from positive intentions, but either can lead to stunted spiritual life and harmful relationships. Is there another option?

    The late missionary ...

  • 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

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

    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 ifour 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 ...