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PaperbackChrist, Baptism and the Lord's Supper
Recovering the Sacraments for Evangelical Worship
by Leonard J. Vander Zee
Winner of a Christianity Today Book Award
Baptism. The Lord's Supper. We recognize these church practices. But do we really grasp their meaning and place in Christian worship? Is our neglect of them hindering our communion with Christ? Are we missing the real drama of our salvation?
Often the object of debate, the sacraments are likewise neglected and superficially ...
PaperbackI Forgrace You
Doing Good to Those Who Have Hurt You
BridgeLeader Books
by David A Anderson
Most of us are familiar with the golden rule: "Do unto others as you want them to do unto you." And if people treat us well, we generally do the same in return. But what about when others hurt us? Jesus gives us an even higher calling: "Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you" (Luke 6:27-28).David Anderson shows us how we can extend ...
PaperbackImprovising Church
Scripture as the Source of Harmony, Rhythm, and Soul
by Mark R Glanville
Word Guild Award Winner—Academic
Englewood Review of Books Best Theology Book of the Year
Plenty of books diagnose our post-Christian malaise. Here's a dynamic solution.
The post-Christian cultural turn is creating the conditions for a crisis of confidence in the church and in pastoral ministry. While such changes can be disruptive ...
PaperbackThe Way of Befriending
Transforming Relationships and Organizations for Belonging
by Parfait Bassalé
Build Bridges Through Courage, Curiosity, and Compassion
In a world fractured by division and isolation, The Way of Befriending offers a transformative vision of connection. Parfait Bassalé, a belonging strategist,singer-songwriter, and storyteller shows how we can dismantle barriers of race, religion, and identity, healing relationships and communities by befriending ...
PaperbackDeep-Rooted in Christ
by Joshua Choonmin Kang
Foreword by Richard J. Foster
Read by Feodor ChinCome. Accept pastor Joshua Choonmin Kang's invitation to walk slowly, paying attention to God's work in you and around you, to walk intentionally, using spiritual disciplines to develop Christlike character, and to walk purposefully, experiencing deeper grace and vision. In this book you'll encounter fifty-two brief readings, ideal for weekly sabbath reflection or daily ...
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 Person in Psychology and Christianity
A Faith-Based Critique of Five Theories of Social Development
Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books
by Marjorie Lindner Gunnoe
Integral to a Christian worldview and to psychology are foundational questions about personhood: What characteristics are essential? What is our purpose? Do we naturally incline toward good or bad? Are we accountable for self and responsible for others?In The Person in Psychology and Christianity, developmental psychologist Marjorie Gunnoe demonstrates how the integration ...
PaperbackOld-Earth or Evolutionary Creation?
Discussing Origins with Reasons to Believe and BioLogos
BioLogos Books on Science and Christianity
Edited by Kenneth Keathley, J. B. Stump, and Joe Aguirre
Jesus Creed Book of the Year 2017, Science and Faith
Christians confess that God created the heavens and the earth. But they are divided over how God created and whether the Bible gives us a scientifically accurate accountof the process of creation.
Representatives of two prominent positions—old-earth creation (Reasons to Believe) and evolutionary creation (BioLogos)—have ...
PaperbackOld Testament Essentials
Creation, Conquest, Exile and Return
The Essentials Set
by Tremper Longman III
Readers' Choice Award Winner
"Christians love the Bible, but they often do not know what to do with the Old Testament," writes Westmont College professor Tremper Longman. Further, he points out that it includes many types ofwriting—history, prophecy, poetry, wisdom and apocalyptic. In this helpful volume he offers different strategies for understanding each of these important ...
Number of Studies: 17
PaperbackLife in the Son
Exploring Participation and Union with Christ in John's Gospel and Letters
New Studies in Biblical Theology
by Clive Bowsher
Series edited by D. A. CarsonThe New Testament writers use spatial language and imagery to portray our relationship with God, speaking both about God or Christ in us and us in them. Believers are also described as possessing and participating in divine qualities such as life and glory. Both aspects are prominent in John's Gospel and letters. However, outside the Pauline writings, union with Christ has hardly ...
