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paperbackOur Good Crisis
Overcoming Moral Chaos with the Beatitudes
by Jonathan K. Dodson
We live in an age of crisis. Financial crisis, political crisis, environmental crisis—the list goes on. We're confronted with calamity every time we read the headlines. But behind each of these lurks another kind of crisis, one we find harder to define: a moral crisis—a crisis of goodness. Behind financial crisis is unrestrained greed; behind political crisis is the lust for power. ...
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paperback"I Believe"
Exploring the Apostles' Creed
by Alister McGrath
- What are the basics of Christian belief?
- How can you know the most important elements of the faith?
- When you hear people talk about doctrines that seem unfamiliar, how can you know if they are at the core of Christianity or outside the center?
The basics of Christian faith have remained the same for centuries. Affirmed by the church around the world since its earliest ...
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ebookFive Things Biblical Scholars Wish Theologians Knew
by Scot McKnight
Foreword by Hans BoersmaThe disciplines of biblical studies and theology should serve each other, and they should serve both the church and the academy together. But the relationship between them is often marked by misunderstandings, methodological differences, and cross-discipline tension.
New Testament scholar Scot McKnight here highlights five things he wishes theologians knew about biblical studies. ...
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hardcoverCompassion (&) Conviction
The AND Campaign's Guide to Faithful Civic Engagement
by Justin Giboney, Michael Wear, and Chris Butler
Foreword by Barbara Williams-SkinnerChristian Book Award® program
Outreach Resource of the YearHave you ever felt too progressive for conservatives, but too conservative for progressives?
Too often, political questions are framed in impossible ways for the faithful Christian: we're forced to choose between social justice and biblical values, between supporting women and ...
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These biblical studies books span various topics ranging from prayer to exile to the violence of the Old Testament, and much more.
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paperbackDivorce and Remarriage in the Church
Biblical Solutions for Pastoral Realities
by David Instone-Brewer
Will God allow me to divorce my abusive husband? Would it be a sin if I remarried? Divorce and remarriage are major pastoral issues facing every church. Yet when we turn to Scripture for guidance, we often hear conflicting messages about its teachings. David Instone-Brewer shows how, when properly understood, the New Testament provides faithful, realistic and wise guidance of crucial importance ...
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paperbackScripture and Cosmology
Reading the Bible Between the Ancient World and Modern Science
by Kyle Greenwood
Christians often claim to hold a biblical worldview. But what about a biblical cosmos view? From the beginning of Genesis we encounter a vaulted dome above the earth, a "firmament," like the ceiling of a planetarium. Elsewhere we read of the earth sitting on pillars. What does the dome of heaven have to do with deep space? Even when the biblical language is clearly poetic, it seems to be funded ...
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LifeGuide Finder results for Bible studies for leaders. Use this interactive tool to identify the right LifeGuide Bible Study for you. Search by number of sessions, holidays, books of the Bible, themes, characters, group interest and bestsellers.
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paperbackWomen, Authority & the Bible
Edited by Alvera Mickelsen
Evangelicals have reached a critical impasse. Advocates of more traditional roles for women say the heart of the matter is biblical authority. Those supporting more open roles say the crux is not biblical authority but biblical interpretation and application.
- What are the real issues in this controversy?
- How can we make sense out of key passages in 1 Corinthians, Galatians, ...
