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  • 1 and 2 Kings: An Introduction and Commentary, By Donald J. Wiseman
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    1 and 2 Kings

    An Introduction and Commentary

    Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries

    by Donald J. Wiseman

    The book of Kings is a unique source for understanding the history of Israel from the last days of the united kingdom under David to the eventual fall of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah. Presenting Israel's national history from a divine viewpoint, these narratives measure the kings of Israel and Judah not by the mark they leave on secular history, but by their "doing what is right in the Lord's ...

  • Disciplemakers' Handbook: Helping People Grow in Christ, Edited by Alice Fryling
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    Disciplemakers' Handbook

    Helping People Grow in Christ

    Edited by Alice Fryling

    How can you help others grow in their faith?What does a healthy discipling relationship look like? What do you do together? In order to answer these and other questions, Alice Fryling gathered a team of experienced disciplemakers. Together theygive us practical help in such areas as overcoming our fears about discipling others, beginning a discipling relationship, how to be a friend, learning how ...

  • Reading Scripture as the Church: Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Hermeneutic of Discipleship, By Derek W. Taylor
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    Reading Scripture as the Church

    Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Hermeneutic of Discipleship

    New Explorations in Theology

    by Derek W. Taylor

    The Bible is meant to be read in the church, by the church, as the church.

    Although the practice of reading Scripture has often become separated from its ecclesial context, theologian Derek Taylor argues that it rightly belongs to the disciplines of the community of faith. He finds a leading example of this approach in the theology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who regarded the ...

  • The New Christian Zionism: Fresh Perspectives on Israel and the Land, Edited by Gerald R. McDermott
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    The New Christian Zionism

    Fresh Perspectives on Israel and the Land

    Edited by Gerald R. McDermott

    Can a theological case be made from Scripture that Israel still has a claim to the Promised Land? Christian Zionism is often seen as the offspring of premillennial dispensationalism. But the historical roots of Christian Zionism came long before the rise of the Plymouth Brethren and John Nelson Darby. In fact, the authors of The New Christian Zionism contend that the biblical and theological ...

  • The Message of 1 Peter, By Edmund P. Clowney
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    The Message of 1 Peter

    The Bible Speaks Today Series

    by Edmund P. Clowney

    The letter of 1 Peter is a traveler's guide for Christian pilgrims. To believers scattered throughout Asia Minor, Peter wrote with a reminder that they were temporary residents, strangers looking toward their true homeland. As stormy persecutions were beginning in the region, Peter brought a message of hope, encouraging readers to see their lives in the context of God's great work ...

  • Crossing Cultures with Jesus: Sharing Good News with Sensitivity and Grace, By Katie J. Rawson
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    Crossing Cultures with Jesus

    Sharing Good News with Sensitivity and Grace

    by Katie J. Rawson

    You can be a missionary by crossing an ocean or by crossing the street.We now have unprecedented opportunities to meet people from every culture and nation. International study and global migration allow us to build relationships with Buddhists and Muslims, students from Singapore and workers from the Middle East. But how do we share the gospel with people from different cultures and worldviews?Crosscultural ...

  • Triune Relationality: A Trinitarian Response to Islamic Monotheism, By Sherene Nicholas Khouri
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    Triune Relationality

    A Trinitarian Response to Islamic Monotheism

    New Explorations in Theology

    by Sherene Nicholas Khouri
    Foreword by Gary R. Habermas

    For centuries, Christians and Muslims have engaged each other in debate and critique. A key area of disagreement is the nature of God: Is God a Trinity or absolutely one? To promote interfaith dialogue, Christians must understandthe history of the conversation and also articulate the doctrine of the Trinity in reasonable, compelling ways.

    In this New Explorations in Theology ...

  • Your Calling Here and Now: Making Sense of Vocation, By Gordon T. Smith Your Calling Here and Now: Making Sense of Vocation, By Gordon T. Smith
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    Your Calling Here and Now

    Making Sense of Vocation

    by Gordon T. Smith

    Our vocation is the outworking of how God has made us. It is not a goal on the horizon but a present reality that we are called to discern and explore. However, in the midst of our daily lives, finding meaning can prove both difficult and elusive, and we are often left wondering if we are missing out on God's purpose for our lives.

    Gordon Smith invites us to reflect on our ...