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paperbackSpirituality According to Paul
Imitating the Apostle of Christ
by Rodney Reeves
Spirituality often evokes images of quiet centeredness, meditative serenity and freedom from life's pressures. It?s become a chic commodity, with its benefits evoked by images of sunrises and secluded retreats. Contrast the apostle Paul, who promotes a cross-shaped spirituality for fools making their way though life's trials. Paul realized that images of crucifixion, burial and resurrection would ...
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paperbackWhat Does the Bible Say About Suffering?
by Brian Han Gregg
The quest for an answer to the problem of suffering is universal. People often treat Scripture like a manual, looking for a single clear response that explains the presence of evil and suffering. Brian Han Gregg thinks we should take a different approach. The Bible does not have one but many responses to suffering. To pick out one theme is to hear the sopranos but miss the choir. We need to listen ...
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paperbackPaul the Missionary
Realities, Strategies and Methods
by Eckhard J. Schnabel
Biblical Foundations Book Award
Eckhard Schnabel's two-volume Early Christian Mission is widely recognized as the most complete and authoritative contemporary study of the first-century Christian missionary movement. Now in Paul the Missionary Schnabel condenses volume two of the set, drawing on his research to provide a manageable study for students of Paul ...
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caseboundA Radiant Birth
Advent Readings for a Bright Season
Edited by Leslie Leyland Fields and Paul J. Willis
"In Advent we prepare for the coming of all Love." —Madeleine L'Engle
"At the birth of Jesus, an event of cosmic significance by which we humans still mark our calendars, the invisible and visible worlds come together." —Philip Yancey
"Help us to realize, as those who love and believe in you that we, too, are pregnant with Christ by the power ...
Number of Studies: 42
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paperbackFaithful Presence
Seven Disciplines That Shape the Church for Mission
by David E. Fitch
- Missio Alliance Essential Reading List of 2016
In our quest to renew the church, Christians have walked through seeker-friendly, emergent, missional, and other movements to develop new expressions of the body of Christ. Now in the post-Christian world in North America we're asking the question again: Is there a way to be the church that engages the world, not by ...
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paperbackResilient Ministry
What Pastors Told Us About Surviving and Thriving
by Bob Burns, Tasha D. Chapman, and Donald C. Guthrie
What does it take to have fruitful ministry over the long haul? The stresses of pastoring are well known and can be a match for even the best-prepared, most experienced in ministry--multiple tasks, long hours, taxing responsibilities and, yes, some challenging personalities. Too often the results can be burnout, being run out or just feeling worn out. To find out how pastors can thrive as well ...
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paperbackBut What About God's Wrath?
The Compelling Love Story of Divine Anger
by Kevin Kinghorn
With Stephen TravisHow can a loving God also be a God of wrath?
God's wrath stands out in the minds of many as the single most puzzling aspect of God's character. Often Christians who would like to reconcile divine love with divine wrath—while remaining faithful to the Bible—can't figure out how to do so. Kevin Kinghorn and Stephen Travis offer a way forward.
Using a philosophically informed ...
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hardcoverThe State of the Evangelical Mind
Reflections on the Past, Prospects for the Future
Edited by Todd C. Ream, Jerry A. Pattengale, and Christopher J. Devers
Contributions by Mark Galli, Timothy Larsen, Jo Anne Lyon, David C. Mahan, Richard J. Mouw, Mark A. Noll, James K. A. Smith, Lauren F. Winner, and C. Donald SmedleyTwo decades on from Mark Noll's Scandal of the Evangelical Mind, could we now be on the threshold of another crisis of intellectual maturity in Christianity? Or are the opportunities for faithful intellectual engagement and witness even greater now than before? These essays invite readers to a virtual "summit meeting" on the current state of the evangelical mind. The insights of national ...
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paperbackEzra and Nehemiah
An Introduction and Commentary
Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries
by Geert Lorein
Series edited by David G. Firth
Consulting Editor Tremper Longman IIIThe checkered story of the kings, lasting nearly five centuries, ended disastrously in 587 BC with the sack of Jerusalem, the fall of the monarchy, and the removal to Babylonia of all that made Judah politically viable. It was a death to make way for a rebirth. The closely related books of Ezra and Nehemiah chart the Jews' return from exile to Jerusalem and the beginnings of that ...
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paperbackThe Message of Joshua
The Bible Speaks Today Series
by David G. Firth
The book of Joshua tells the action-packed story of Israel's entry into and conquest of Canaan, the promised land. Yet it is often troubling for contemporary Christian readers, perhaps more than any other part of the Old Testament: isn't there too much violence, and isn't this violence inconsistent with the gospel of Jesus? In The Message of Joshua, David G. Firth explores ...
