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PaperbackA Week in the Life of a Slave
A Week in the Life Series
by John Byron
"I appeal to you for my son Onesimus, who became my son while I was in chains. Formerly he was useless to you, but now he has become useful both to you and to me."
These words, written by the apostle Paul to a first-century Christian named Philemon, are tantalizingly brief. Indeed, Paul's epistle to Philemon is one of the shortest books in the entire Bible. While it's direct ...
PaperbackFour Great Loves
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by Judith Allen Shelly
We are called to four great loves:
- to love God
- to love God's Word
- to love God's people
- to love God's purposes in the world
It is both an awesome task and a glorious opportunity. God promises to equipus for it. As Judith Allen Shelly leads you through eight LifeGuide® Bible Study sessions, she points out tangible ways to love and serve the God who loves ...
Number of Studies: 8
PaperbackLooking Up
A Birder's Guide to Hope Through Grief
by Courtney Ellis
Foreword by Kay WarrenECPA Top Shelf Book Cover Award
"Perfect for fans of faith writing by Madeline L'Engle and Anne Lamott, Ellis's exquisite book resounds with hope and birdsong." — Booklist, April 2024
"Look at the birds"
Through the painful days of the pandemic stuck in her home, Courtney Ellis found herself looking down in despair. ...
PaperbackNo Longer Strangers
Finding Belonging in a World of Alienation
by Gregory Coles
Foreword by Jen Pollock MichelECPA Top Shelf Book Cover Award
Belonging has never come easy to me.
Growing up, there was my mutated national identity to deal with—my not-quite-American, not-quite-Indonesian soul, restless in both countries. Later, when I came out as a celibate gay Christian, I found I didn't fit into the church as easily as I used to. I've often wondered what it ...
PaperbackHow to Understand Your Bible
by T Norton Sterrett and Richard L. Schultz
Have you ever felt like you can't make sense out of the Bible but wished you could? Then this book is for you.
Starting from scratch, Norton Sterrett presents the general rules for reading the Bible's ordinary language andmoves on to specific principles that apply to special types of language such as parables, figures of speech, Hebrew poetry and symbols.
Richard Schultz ...
PaperbackFollowing Jesus Without Dishonoring Your Parents
Edited by Jeanette Yep, Peter Cha, Susan Cho Van Riesen, Greg Jao, and Paul Tokunaga
Go to the right school.
Become a doctor or a lawyer.
Marry a nice Asian.These are some of the hopes of our Asian parents. Knowing that our parents have sacrificed for us, we want to honor their wishes. But we also want to serve Jesus, and sometimes that can seem to conflict with family expectations. Discovering our Asian identity in the midst of Western culture means learning to ...
PaperbackReading Scripture with the Church Fathers
by Christopher A. Hall
Many Christians today long to become reacquainted with their ancient ancestors in the faith. They see a deeper worship and devotion in the prayers and hymns of the early church. And they believe that the writings of the early church can shed new light on their understanding of Scripture.
But where and how do we begin? Our first encounter with the writings of the church fathers may seem like ...
PaperbackThe Meaning of the Pentateuch
Revelation, Composition and Interpretation
by John H. Sailhamer
Biblical Foundations Book Award
The Pentateuch is the foundation for understanding the Old Testament and the Bible as a whole. Yet through the centuries it has been probed and dissected, weighed and examined, its text peeledback for its underlying history, its discourse analyzed and its words weighed. Could there be any stone in Sinai yet unturned?Surprisingly, there is. From ...
PaperbackSignposts to God
How Modern Physics and Astronomy Point the Way to Belief
by Peter Bussey
"The heavens declare the glory of God" (Ps 19:1). Can we still sing the words of the Psalmist in an age where scientists talk about an expanding cosmos, the Higgs boson, and the multiverse?In Signposts to God particle physicist Peter Bussey introduces readers to the mysteries of modern physics and astronomy. Written in clear, accessible prose, Bussey provides a primer on ...
PaperbackMissions
God's Heart for the World
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by Paul Borthwick
Beginning with Genesis, the Bible is the story of God pursuing his people. In this study guide, you'll explore how God reaches out--through Jesus and through human ambassodors like us. You'll discover that the call to "missions" is not for a select group but is a part of God's call to every Christian. And you'll begin to understand your own part in God's plan.
This nine session LifeGuide® ...
Number of Studies: 9
