by Jack Kuhatschek

Like children performing for our parents in a backyard play, we long to receive the applause, the approval, the divine "well done" of our heavenly Father. This nine-session LifeGuide^® Bible Study is about how we can please God--not by following legalistic rules but by putting our trust in Christ. As we grow in our relationship with him, we see how godly character flows from a clear conscience ...

Number of Studies: 9

Diana Gruver on Inviting God into Our Mental Health Journey

Hope to Carry On: Inviting God into Our Mental Health Journey

Christians who struggle with their mental health often hear conflicting messages about how their spiritual life and conditions like depression and anxiety relate. But according to author Diana Gruver, we can find a middle road where Christian faith and mental health are integrated in healthy ways. Listen in as she begins a life-giving conversation about the role faith can play in our mental health journey.

by R. Paul Stevens

Do you despise your weaknesses?

Do you hate hardships?

Do you beg God to remove obstacles from your life?

The apostle Paul delighted in his weaknesses, welcomed hardship as a friend and thanked God for obstacles that offered opportunities to experience God's power. Was he crazy?

In this eleven-session LifeGuide^® Bible Study, Paul Stevens shows you how this foundational ...

Number of Studies: 11

Edited by Preston Jones

Greg Graffin is frontman, singer and songwriter for the punk band Bad Religion. He also happens to have a Ph.D. in zoology and wrote his dissertation on evolution, atheism and naturalism. Preston Jones is a history professor at a Christian college and a fan of Bad Religion's music. One day, on a whim, Preston sent Greg an appreciative e-mail. That was the start of an extraordinary correspondence.For ...

by Andrew S. Malone
Series edited by D. A. Carson

There are many investigations of the Old Testament priests and the New Testament’s appropriation of such imagery for Jesus Christ. There are also studies of Israel’s corporate priesthood and what this means for the priesthood of God’s new covenantpeople. However, such studies are less frequently connected with each other: key interrelations are missed, and key questions are not addressed.In this ...

by J. I. Packer
Edited by Carolyn Nystrom

For fifty years, J. I. Packer's Knowing God has revealed the wonder, glory, and joy of knowing God to over a million Christians around the world. Now, you can discover the riches of the character of God in a devotional format for the fiftieth anniversary of Knowing God's publication. The daily reading includes Scripture, a suggestion for action or reflection, and ...

by Robert A. Fryling
Foreword by Eugene H Peterson

Everyone in a position of responsibility knows the tension of leadership. It may be between tasks or people, money or mission, the present or the future. One often neglected tension is between our inner spiritual longings and the outward needs ofthe group we lead.But we need not feel forced to choose between the two. Leadership has more in common with an ellipse with two focal points than a bull's-eye ...

by Tara M. Owens

Foreword Reviews' 18th Annual INDIEFAB Book of the Year for Body, Mind and Spirit
2015 Readers' Choice Awards Honorable Mention

Our bodies teach us about God, and God communicates to us through our bodies. Our bodies are more good than we can possibly imagine them to be. And yet at times we may struggle with feelings of shame and guilt or even pride in ...

by Christopher J. H. Wright

Discover the Heart of God Through the Old Testament

Knowing God Through the Old Testament brings together three of Christopher J. H. Wright's best loved books: Knowing God the Father Through the Old Testament, Knowing Jesus Through the Old Testament, and Knowing the Holy Spirit Through the Old Testament. Each volume focuses on one of the ...

by Kenneth Boa

2018 IVP Readers' Choice Award

God is everywhere and always with us. So why don't we experience his presence more?

Life is full of distractions, and our 24/7 news cycles and social media drown out the voice of God. It's hard to discern God's presence amid the hubbub. But experiencing God is not just for the super-spiritual or ultra-mature. Every Christian ...

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