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PaperbackFruit of the Spirit
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by Hazel Offner
Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. To be spiritually mature is to show the fruit of the Spirit of Christ in our lives. These nine-session LifeGuide® Bible studies from Old and New Testament passages highlight each quality and inspire us to nurture the Spirit's fruit in our lives.
For over three decades LifeGuide Bible Studies ...
Number of Studies: 9
PaperbackThe Providence of God
Contours of Christian Theology
by Paul Helm
In this concise and accessible introduction, Paul Helm outlines for students and interested readers the doctrine of divine providence. Unlike many doctrinal treatments, his approach is not historically oriented. Instead Helm focuses on the underlying metaphysical and moral aspects of God's providence, paying particular attention to the ideas of divine control, providence and evil, and the role of ...
PaperbackPredestination and Free Will
Four Views of Divine Sovereignty and Human Freedom
Spectrum Multiview Book Series
Contributions by John Feinberg, Norman L. Geisler, Bruce Reichenbach, and Clark H. Pinnock
Edited by David Basinger and Randall BasingerIf God is in control, are people really free?
This question has bothered Christians for centuries. And answers have covered a wide spectrum. Today Christians still disagree. Those who emphasize human freedom view it as a reflection of God's self-limited power. Others look at human freedom in the order of God's overall control.
In this Spectrum Multiview volume, David ...
PaperbackEvangelism and the Sovereignty of God
by J. I. Packer
Foreword by Mark DeverJ. I. Packer's Classic Resource on Evangelism
If God is in control of everything, can Christians sit back and not bother to evangelize? Or does active evangelism imply that God is not really sovereign at all?
J. I. Packer shows in this new edition to the popular IVP Classics how both of these attitudes are false. In Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God, readers ...
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You or someone you love struggles with anxiety. The good news is that there is hope. Learn from pastor Jason Cusick's experience with anxiety and discover these four practical tips for taking control of anxious thoughts and patterns with Jesus' help.
PaperbackRethinking the Police
An Officer's Confession and the Pathway to Reform
by Daniel Eugene Reinhardt
Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award Finalist
A former officer grapples with the reality of our broken police culture
Our society has long been stuck in cultural and ideological battles about police brutality and the police force's broken relationship with our communities. Rethinking the Police promises to start a more hopeful conversation.
Daniel ...
PaperbackJames
A Commentary on the New Testament
The IVP New Testament Commentary Series
by George M. Stulac
- Recipient of a Christianity Today 1994 Critics Choice Award
What is the proper relationship between faith and deeds? How do Christians mature in the faith? What hope can we offer to those who face trials of various sorts? How do we learn to control our tongues and not get bogged down with riches?
The apostle James faced these questions in profound ways and offered ...
PaperbackThe Gift of Hard Things
Finding Grace in Unexpected Places
by Mark Yaconelli
Foreword Reviews' 2016 INDIES Book of the Year Award, Silver Winner in Self-Help
In many ways society teaches us to try to have everything under our control. If we are honest, we tend to think that this can be true even of our spiritual lives.
But Mark Yaconelli eloquently expresses the reality of our situation: "We are small, sensitive creatures with ...
HardbackThe Freedom of Surrender
Forty Devotions for a Joyful Life in Christ
by Mary DeMuth
Find joy and freedom in surrender
Letting go is hard.
To surrender is to let go of what we tightly grip, the good and the bad. It’s a relinquishing of control, a recognition that God alone can meet our deepest needs. It’s a holy pause that entrusts each hope, each worry, and each pressing concern to the One whose love for us is beyond measure. And in this surrender, ...
HardbackPositive Psychology in Christian Perspective
Foundations, Concepts, and Applications
Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books
by Charles H. Hackney
"Some theories of [psychology] are based largely on the behavior of sick and anxious people or upon the antics of captive and desperate rats. Fewer theories have been derived from the study of healthy human beings, those who strive not so much to preserve life as to make it worth living. Thus we find . . . many studies of criminals, few of law-abiders; many of fear, few of courage; ...
