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PaperbackLight of the Word
How Knowing the History of the Bible Illuminates Our Faith
by Susan Chongmi Lim
While Christians generally acknowledge that the Bible is God's Word, many of us lack robust confidence in the reality of its trustworthiness. We may not be sure if we really believe what we read. But the more we understand how Scripture came to be, the more we discover its power and truth.
Historian Susan Lim unpacks how the history of the Bible bolsters our faith and anchors ...
PaperbackThe Renewal of Trinitarian Theology
Themes, Patterns & Explorations
by Roderick T. Leupp
Everyone seems to be talking about trinitarian theology these days--theologians, pastors and theologically smart laypeople. If you have felt like an outsider to these conversations, or just wondered why trinitarian theology has generated so much talk, this book is for you.Roderick Leupp describes the renewal of trinitarian theology in recent decades and introduces us to the trinitarian thought of ...
PaperbackForetaste of the Future
Reading Revelation in Light of God's Mission
by Dean Flemming
For many Christians, the book of Revelation inspires confusion and fear. It's seen as a coded screenplay for the end times, or it's just too strange to understand. The problem, Dean Flemming contends, is that when we read Revelation as focused on the future, we miss what it says about what God is doing in the world now.
Revelation is one of the richest texts in Scripture ...
Paperback1 Peter
An Introduction and Commentary
Tyndale New Testament Commentaries
by Wayne A. Grudem
Series edited by Eckhard J. Schnabel
Consulting Editor Nicholas PerrinPeter's short letter to the "exiles of the dispersion" addresses many topics: holiness, the sufferings of Christ, God's sovereignty in salvation and life, the grace of God, the work of the Holy Spirit, the church as the new peopleof God, the reality of the unseen spiritual world, and trusting in God in the midst of daily circumstances. What ties all these concepts together, Wayne ...
PaperbackPocket Dictionary of Apologetics & Philosophy of Religion
300 Terms Thinkers Clearly Concisely Defined
The IVP Pocket Reference Series
by C. Stephen Evans
For philosophers, the pursuit of truth travels on precise definitions. For Christian apologists, the defense of the faith is founded on the defining Word. And for beginning students of either discipline, the difference between success and frustration begins with understanding the terms and ideas and identifying the thinkers and movements.
The Pocket Dictionary of Apologetics Philosophy ...
PaperbackThe Art of Mary
A Painting a Day for Lent and Easter
by Sister Wendy Beckett
Foreword by Amy Orr-EwingForty Days of Beauty, Reflection, and Devotion
Experience the story of Mary, the mother of Jesus, through the eyes of beloved art historian Sister Wendy Beckett. In The Art of Mary, Sister Wendy's inimitable wisdomand enthusiasm guide you through forty of the world's best paintings of Mary, exploring the spiritual riches within each frame.
Follow Mary's journey ...
PaperbackKnowing Christianity
The Foundations of the Christian Faith and How They Shape Daily Life
by J. I. Packer
Foreword by Gavin OrtlundExplore Enduring Truths with a New Edition of J. I. Packer's Timeless Work
In a culture that grasps at the latest self-improvement plan or trendy spiritual experiences, J. I. Packer, author of Knowing God, turns our attention to realities far better than anything our self-absorbed society can offer.
In Knowing Christianity, Packer lays out his grand ...
EbookThe Mission of Preaching
Equipping the Community for Faithful Witness
by Patrick W. T. Johnson
Foreword by David J. LoseWe hear plenty of discussion about missional theology, missional leadership and missional church planting. But what about missional preaching? Now that the church in the West lives within a post-Christendom context, how should preaching look different? What homiletical assumptions arose within Christendom but are no longer relevant for a missionary church? In The Mission of Preaching, ...
PaperbackThe Greco-Roman World of the New Testament Era
Exploring the Background of Early Christianity
by James S. Jeffers
What was life like for first-century Christians?
Imagine a modest-sized Roman home of a well-to-do Christian household wedged into a thickly settled quarter of Corinth. In the lingering light of a summer evening, men, women and children, merchants, working poor and slaves, a mix of races and backgrounds have assembled in the dimly lit main room are are spilling into the central courtyard. ...
PaperbackNeither Poverty nor Riches
A Biblical Theology of Possessions
New Studies in Biblical Theology
by Craig L. Blomberg
Series edited by D. A. CarsonGive me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread. (Proverbs 30:8)
One of the most difficult questions facing Christians today is that of the proper attitude toward possessions. In wealthy nations such as Britain and theUSA, individuals accumulate much and yet are daily exposed to the plight of the poor, whether the homeless on their own city streets or starving ...
