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PaperbackGod Dwells Among Us
A Biblical Theology of the Temple
Essential Studies in Biblical Theology
by G. K. Beale and Mitchell Kim
Foreword by Mary Dorinda Beale
Series edited by Benjamin L. GladdThe temple has always been a source of rich scholarship and theological reflection, but what does it mean for the church's ongoing mission in the world? G. K. Beale and Mitchell Kim examine temple theology throughout Scripture, exploring how this theme relates to Christian life and witness today. From Eden to the new Jerusalem, they argue, we are God's temple on the earth, the firstfruits ...
PaperbackBored with God
How Parents, Youth Leaders and Teachers Can Overcome Student Apathy
by Sean Dunn
You know that part of the Old Testament where the priest finds a suspicious sore on your arm and shaves a ring around it? A week later the priest takes another look to see if the skin has gotten better or if the sore has spread. If it's spreading,the priest knows you've got a big problem on your hands. Like most diseases, apathy surfaces in observable symptoms that are frustrating to its victims ...
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Rev. Alexia Salvatierra
Alexia Salvatierra is an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. For over eleven years she was the executive director of Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice (CLUE). She teaches and trains people throughout the United States in the principles and methods of faith-rooted organizing.
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Beau Crosetto
Beau Crosetto loves helping people connect to and share Jesus right where they are. He serves as the director for starting new Greek InterVarsity chapters on college campuses in Greater Los Angeles. He is the founder of the missional blog Release the APE and has a MA in evangelism and leadership from Wheaton College. Beau has partnered in planting the church Vineyard Underground in Los Angeles.
PaperbackHow to Keep the Pastor You Love
by Jane A. Rubietta
- Who cares for your pastor in times of special need?
- What can you do to help your pastor's family on a regular basis?
- Are there steps you can take to ensure your pastor is personally and spiritually nurtured?
While Paul urges the church to "overwhelm them with appreciation and love" (1 Thessalonians 5:13), research and anecdotal evidence shows that most pastors experience ...
EbookSentness
Six Postures of Missional Christians
by Kim Hammond and Darren Cronshaw
Foreword by Michael Frost and Alan HirschEver wonder why people fall asleep in church?It happens. We?ve all seen it. We shuffle into rows of seats that grow more comfortable with every new fundraising campaign. We slouch down and settle in for an hour or so, as singers and storytellers and preachers and teachers take their turns filling our ears. And almost without fail, at least one of us nods off while listening to the greatest story ...
PaperbackThe Cross and Gendercide
A Theological Response to Global Violence Against Women and Girls
by Elizabeth Gerhardt
Violence against women and girls is a human rights epidemic that affects millions of lives around the world. While many Christians are addressing this crisis through education, advocacy and philanthropic support, there has been a reluctance to name gendercide as a theological and confessional issue, a matter that strikes at the very essence of the Christian faith. In The Cross and Gendercide, ...
PaperbackAn Explorer's Guide to Julian of Norwich
Explorer's Guides
by Veronica Mary Rolf
IVP Readers' Choice Award
Publishers Weekly Starred Review"All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well."
Julian of Norwich's Revelations of Divine Love is truly an astounding work: an inspired example of Christian mysticism, a unique contribution to Christian theology, the first book in English known ...
PaperbackHow to Be a Patriotic Christian
Love of Country as Love of Neighbor
by Richard J. Mouw
What does it mean to love our country?
Some Christians see loyalty to America as central to our faith and identity. Other Christians are skeptical that our nation warrants such devotion or attachment. But Richard Mouw encourages Christians to have a healthy sense of national peoplehood that promotes civic kinship and responsible citizenship. He navigates between Christian ...
PaperbackThe Reformation and the Irrepressible Word of God
Interpretation, Theology, and Practice
Edited by Scott M. Manetsch
According to Scripture, the Word of God is "living and active" (Heb 4:12).That affirmation was embraced by the Protestant Reformers, whose understanding of the Christian faith and the church was transformed by their encounter with Scripture.It is also true of the essays found in this volume, which brings together the reflections of church historians and theologians originally delivered at Trinity ...
