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  • The Magnificent Story: Uncovering a Gospel of Beauty, Goodness, and Truth, By James Bryan Smith
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    The Magnificent Story

    Uncovering a Gospel of Beauty, Goodness, and Truth

    Apprentice Resources

    by James Bryan Smith

    We are story-making people. We love reading stories—and we love hearing the personal stories of others. We need stories, or narratives, to make sense of our world. And those stories shape our lives. What is the story you have been told about the gospel? About God? About the Christian life? About Jesus? About the cross? About yourself? About heaven?Your answers to these questions will form a story ...

  • Honor, Patronage, Kinship, and Purity: Unlocking New Testament Culture, By David A. deSilva
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    Honor, Patronage, Kinship, and Purity

    Unlocking New Testament Culture

    by David A. deSilva

    For contemporary Western readers, it can be easy to miss or misread cultural nuances in the New Testament. To hear the text correctly we must be attuned to its original context. As David deSilva demonstrates, keys to interpretation are found in paying attention to four essential cultural themes: honor and shame, patronage and reciprocity, kinship and family, and purity and pollution.

    Through ...

  • Longing for Joy
: An Invitation into the Goodness and Beauty of Life, By Alastair Sterne
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    Longing for Joy

    An Invitation into the Goodness and Beauty of Life

    by Alastair Sterne

    Word Guild Awards Best Nonfiction Book of the Year

    Can we still have joy in a world of pain and anxiety?

    The troubles around us and in our lives lead many of us into a joyless experience where despair and hopelessness are the norm. Yet something within us still longs for a joy that transcends our challenges and gives us meaning and satisfaction.

    Through ...

  • Praying for Your Pastor: How Your Prayer Support Is Their Life Support, By Eddie Byun
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    Praying for Your Pastor

    How Your Prayer Support Is Their Life Support

    by Eddie Byun
    Foreword by Chip Ingram

    It's tough to be a pastor.

    Pastors face demands and pressures on every side, from the challenges of church ministry to the realities of spiritual warfare. But you can make a difference. Your prayers provide a lifeline for your pastor's spiritual health and ministry effectiveness.

    Eddie Byun offers a handy, practical guide to praying for pastors. He shares stories of how congregational ...

  • Good News About Injustice: A Witness of Courage in a Hurting World, By Gary A. Haugen
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    Good News About Injustice

    A Witness of Courage in a Hurting World

    The IVP Signature Collection

    by Gary A. Haugen
    Foreword by John Stott

    The good news about injustice is that God is against it.

    God is in the business of using the unlikely to bring about justice and mercy. In Good News About Injustice, Gary Haugen offers stories of courageous Christians who have stood up for justice in the face of human trafficking, forced prostitution, racial and religious persecution, and torture. Throughout he provides ...

  • Subverting the Power of Prejudice: Resources for Individual and Social Change, By Sandra L. Barnes
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    Subverting the Power of Prejudice

    Resources for Individual and Social Change

    by Sandra L. Barnes

    Prejudice. It's a serious problem whether you're on the giving or receiving end, no matter what kind it is--race, gender, age, status, wealth, looks or ability. It's serious not only because of the damage it does to all parties, but because we block what God wants to give us and what we need--his power and peace. Sandra L. Barnes helps us sort out why prejudice is unfair, what feeds our prejudices, ...