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PaperbackShaped by the Cross
Meditations on the Sufferings of Jesus
by Ken Gire
"Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps." 1 Peter 2:21What must it have been like to draw near to Christ as he drew near to the cross? Reflecting on Michelangelo's majestic Pieta, in which Mary gathers the suffering Jesus into her arms, Ken Gire offers seven meditations on a costly discipleship that invites us to take up our cross and follow ...
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Ryan Tafilowski
Ryan Tafilowski (PhD, Edinburgh) is assistant professor of theology at Denver Seminary and lead pastor of Foothills Fellowship Church in Littleton, Colorado. He is the coauthor, with Ross Chapman, of Faithful Work: In the Daily Grind with Godand for Others. He previously served as theologian-in-residence for the Denver Institute for Faith and Work.
PaperbackSmall Group Leaders' Handbook
Developing Transformational Communities
by J. Alex Kirk, Jay Anderson, Myron Crockett, Tina Teng-Henson, Una Lucey-Lee, Janice McWilliams, and Sandra Maria Van Opstal
What do we mean when we talk about small groups?
And more importantly: what do we expect to happen when people gather in this way? The small group that wrote this book—made up of current and former campus ministry professionals with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship—sees a small group as: a community that studies the Bible, prays and participates in God's mission together ...
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Amos Yong
Amos Yong (PhD, Boston University) is professor of theology and mission and director of the Center for Missiological Research at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. He is the author or editor of over two dozen books, including Spirit of Love: A Trinitarian Theology of Grace, Afro-Pentecostalism: Black Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity in History and Culture (coedited with Estrelda Alexander), Science and the Spirit: A Pentecostal Engagement with the Sciences (coedited with James K. A. Smith), and The Spirit Poured Out on All Flesh: Pentecostalism and the Possibility of Global Theology.
PaperbackA Radiant Resurrection
Lent and Easter Readings from Ash Wednesday to Pentecost
With Jill Peláez Baumgaertner, Matthew Dickerson, John Leax, Ben Myers, Tania Runyan, Daniel Taylor, Jeanne Murray Walker, Walter Wangerin, Jr., Madeleine L'Engle, Scott Cairns, John Chrysostom, Winn Collier, Deborah Dickerson, Diane Glancy, Robert Hudson, Paula Huston, Liz McFadzean, Amanda DeVos Newell, Gina Ochsner, Robert Siegel, Richard J. Foster, Marilyn McEntyre, Eugene H Peterson, Luci Shaw, Lauren F. Winner, and Sarah Arthur
Foreword by Jessica Hooten Wilson
Edited by Paul J. Willis and Leslie Leyland FieldsA Companion for Your Journey from Ash Wednesday to Pentecost
"Let no one fear death, for the death of our Savior has set us free."—St. John Chrysostom
Lent is a pilgrimage of the soul when Christians have always commemorated the death and resurrection of Jesus with a season of reflection. Through poems, essays, and devotional readings, A Radiant Resurrection ...
PaperbackServing God in Today's Cities
Facing the Challenges of Urbanization
Operation World Resources
by Patrick Johnstone
With Dean Merrill
Foreword by Ed StetzerWelcome to the world's first urban century. How will you respond?For the first time ever, more people now live in cities than outside them. Cities offer both big headaches and vast opportunities, and agencies that once focused onrural work are increasingly turning their attention to urban centers. Join veteran researcher and missiologist Patrick Johnstone as he explores the fastest ...
PaperbackUnsettling Truths
The Ongoing, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery
by Mark Charles and Soong-Chan Rah
ECPA Top Shelf Book Cover Award
American Society of Missiology Book Award
Publishers Weekly starred reviewYou cannot discover lands already inhabited.
Injustice has plagued American societyfor centuries. And we cannot move toward being a more just nation without understanding the root causes that have shaped our culture and institutions. In ...
PaperbackIsrael & the Nations
The History of Israel from the Exodus to the Fall of the Second Temple
by F. F. Bruce and David F. Payne
The story of Israel is one of the outstanding tales of human history. Israel, occupying a narrow strip of land between sea and desert, was positioned on an international highway of commerce and warfare. This was a people whose future would be intertwined with the stories of nations great and small.
F. F. Bruce shapes the daunting complexities of this history, nearly fourteen hundred years ...
PaperbackPostmortem Opportunity
A Biblical and Theological Assessment of Salvation After Death
by James K. Beilby
One of Jesus' most basic commands to his disciples was to tell the world about the good news of his life, death, and resurrection. From the earliest days of the church, Christians have embraced this calling.
But for those Christians who emphasize the need for an active response to the gospel in order to be saved, this raises some difficult questions: What about those who did ...
HardbackSensible Shoes Journal
Sensible Shoes Series
by Sharon Garlough Brown
In her bestselling book Sensible Shoes, Sharon Garlough Brown tells the moving story of four women as they embark together on a journey of spiritual formation.
Readers from around the world have joined in this journey and stepped into a deeper understanding of spiritual practices and life with God. Now you can take notes as you read with this companion journal, perfect ...
