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PaperbackSocial Justice Handbook
Small Steps for a Better World
BridgeLeader Books
by Mae Cannon
Foreword by John M. PerkinsOutreach Magazine Resource of the Year
Every day we are confronted by challenging societal problems, from poverty and institutional racism to AIDS and homelessness. It can all seem so overwhelming. But while none of us can do everything, all of us can do something. This handbook will help you discover what you can do.
Mae Elise Cannon provides a comprehensive ...
PaperbackDisability and the Way of Jesus
Holistic Healing in the Gospels and the Church
by Bethany McKinney Fox
Foreword by John Swinton2019 IVP Readers' Choice Award
What does healing mean for people with disabilities?
The Gospels are filled with accounts of Jesus offering physical healing. But even as churches today seek to follow the way of Jesus, people with disabilities all too often experience the very opposite of healing and life-giving community: exclusion, ...
PaperbackRestoring the Shattered Self
A Christian Counselor's Guide to Complex Trauma
Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books
by Heather Davediuk Gingrich
Nearly every professional counselor will encounter clients with a history of complex trauma. Yet many counselors are not adequately prepared to help those suffering from complex posttraumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD), including survivors of child abuse, religious cult abuse, and domestic violence. A lack of consistent terminology in the field makes finding resources difficult, but ...
PaperbackThe Making of the New Testament
Origin, Collection, Text & Canon
by Arthur G. Patzia
The story of the making of the New Testament is one in which scrolls bumped across cobbled Roman roads and pitched through rolling Mediterranean seas, finally finding their destinations in stuffy, dimly lit Christian house churches in Corinth or Colossae. There they were read aloud and reread, handled and copied, forwarded and collected, studied and treasured. And eventually they were brought together ...
PaperbackColossians, 1-2 Thessalonians, 1-2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon
Volume 9
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
Edited by Peter J. Gorday
General Editor Thomas C. OdenChristianity Today Book of the Year
For the early church fathers, certain passages in the shorter letters of St. Paul proved particularly important in doctrinal disputes and practical church matters. Pivotal in controversies with the Arians and the Gnostics, the most commented-on christological text in these letters was Colossians 1:15-20, where Jesus ...
Hardback1-2 Thessalonians, 1-2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon
New Testament Volume 12
Reformation Commentary on Scripture
Edited by Lee Gatiss and Bradley G. Green
"Since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep." (1 Thess 4:14).
The epistles of the New Testament provide unparalleled insight into the realities of the life of the early church, guidance for those called to lead the church, and comfort in the face of pressing theological questions. Among those ...
HardbackColossians, 1-2 Thessalonians, 1-2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon
Volume 9
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
Edited by Peter J. Gorday
General Editor Thomas C. OdenChristianity Today Book of the Year
For the early church fathers, certain passages in the shorter letters of St. Paul proved particularly important in doctrinal disputes and practical church matters. Pivotal in controversies with the Arians and the Gnostics, the most commented-on christological text in these letters was Colossians 1:15-20, where Jesus ...
HardbackWe Believe in the Holy Spirit
Ancient Christian Doctrine Series
Edited by Joel C. Elowsky
General Editor Thomas C. Oden"The Spirit blows where it pleases," Jesus said to Nicodemus. "You hear its sound but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit."
The Spirit, like the wind, is hard to pin down. Any discussion of the Spirit is fraught with the difficulty of speaking about something or someone who defies definition and who purposely ...
PaperbackWalking Through Deconstruction
How to Be a Companion in a Crisis of Faith
by Ian Harber
Foreword by Gavin OrtlundChristianity Today Book Awards—Apologetics and Evangelism, Award of Merit
The Gospel Coaltion Award of Merit—Christian Living
However you define it, deconstruction is impossible todeny.
"I'm deconstructing my faith." As any pastor can tell you, hearing these words is simply a regular feature of ministry these days. ...
HardbackWhen I Go to Church, I Belong
Finding My Place in God's Family as a Child with Special Needs
by Elrena Evans
Illustrated by Rebecca EvansIllumination Award Gold Medal
Help Children Learn that Everyone Has a Place in God's Family
Church is a place where everyone should feel welcome—but not every child experiences it the same way. When I Go to Church, I Belong is a beautifully illustrated story crafted for children with disabilities and for everyone who desires their churches to ...
