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  • Sentness: Six Postures of Missional Christians, By Kim Hammond and Darren Cronshaw
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    Sentness

    Six Postures of Missional Christians

    by Kim Hammond and Darren Cronshaw
    Foreword by Michael Frost and Alan Hirsch

    Ever wonder why people fall asleep in church?It happens. We?ve all seen it. We shuffle into rows of seats that grow more comfortable with every new fundraising campaign. We slouch down and settle in for an hour or so, as singers and storytellers and preachers and teachers take their turns filling our ears. And almost without fail, at least one of us nods off while listening to the greatest story ...

  • Real Life: A Christianity Worth Living Out, By James Choung
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    Real Life

    A Christianity Worth Living Out

    by James Choung

    What does it mean to follow Jesus? And how should we help others become more like him?Once upon a time, being a Christian seemed clear. Say these words, pray these prayers, do these things. But out in the real world, following Jesus feels more nebulous. What's the point?That's Stephen's struggle in these pages as he wonders if he has missed his calling. In this compelling narrative, James Choung ...

  • Dynamic Diversity: Bridging Class, Age, Race and Gender in the Church, By Bruce Milne
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    Dynamic Diversity

    Bridging Class, Age, Race and Gender in the Church

    by Bruce Milne

    From the footpaths of our cities to the chatrooms of the Internet, people are connecting today as never before. As the planet shrinks through the multiple forces of immigration, travel, electronic communication and more fluid employment patterns,we will find ourselves increasingly forced into contact with those who are significantly different from ourselves. Sadly however, the stranger is often ...

  • Picturing the Gospel: Tapping the Power of the Bible's Imagery, By Neil Livingstone
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    Picturing the Gospel

    Tapping the Power of the Bible's Imagery

    by Neil Livingstone
    Foreword by Brian McLaren

    In our image-based culture, people need to visualize something to understand it. This has never been more true about our communication of the gospel. But sometimes our understanding of the gospel gets stuck in a rut, and all we know is a particular outline or one-size-fits-all formula. While we hold to only one gospel, the New Testament uses a wealth of dynamic, compelling images for explaining ...

  • The Message of Samuel: Personalities, Potential, Politics and Power, By Mary J. Evans
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    The Message of Samuel

    Personalities, Potential, Politics and Power

    The Bible Speaks Today Series

    by Mary J. Evans

    In the books of 1 and 2 Samuel, we witness the transition of Israel from tribal confederacy to established monarchy. And, as Mary Evans shows in this passage-by-passage commentary, during such a transition questions of identity and power are unavoidable.

    In the aftermath of the decline of the judges, priests abuse their priestly privileges; Israelites covet the centralized ...

  • Matthew, Edited by Jason K. Lee and William M. Marsh
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    Matthew

    New Testament Volume 1

    Reformation Commentary on Scripture

    Edited by Jason K. Lee and William M. Marsh

    "As they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, 'Take, eat; this is my body.'"

    How should one interpret these words of Jesus?

    The sixteenth-century Reformers turned to Scripture to find the truth of God's Word, but that doesn't mean they always agreed on how to interpret it. For example, when approaching ...

  • Romans: An Introduction and Commentary, By David E. Garland
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    Romans

    An Introduction and Commentary

    Tyndale New Testament Commentaries

    by David E Garland
    Series edited by Eckhard J. Schnabel
    Consulting Editor Nicholas Perrin

    Romans has been described as the theological epistle par excellence. The apostle Paul emphasizes that salvation is by God's grace alone and that freedom, hope, and the gift of righteousness are secured through Christ's death and resurrection, with the promise of a new and glorious destiny. Through the power of the Holy Spirit, believers can discern and do the will of God.

    God's ...

  • Colossians and Philemon: An Introduction and Commentary, By Alan J. Thompson
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    Colossians and Philemon

    An Introduction and Commentary

    Tyndale New Testament Commentaries

    by Alan J. Thompson
    Series edited by Eckhard J. Schnabel
    Consulting Editor Nicholas Perrin

    In the letter to the Colossians, Paul points us to the sufficiency of Christ, urging readers to continue to trust in him. Because Christ is supreme over all, our hope is secure in him. Colossians also shows how the new life that believers have in Jesus is to reflect his character in everyday relationships.

    Then in the letter to Philemon, we see the difference the gospel makes ...

  • Free at Last?: The Gospel in the African American Experience, By Carl F. Ellis Jr.
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    Free at Last?

    The Gospel in the African American Experience

    The IVP Signature Collection

    by Carl F. Ellis
    Foreword by Amisho Baraka

    The words of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech have become enshrined in US history. But after the end of King's generation of leadership, what happened to the African American struggle for freedom? Like the ancient Israelites, the African American community has survived a four-hundred-year collective trauma. What will it take for them to reach the promised land that ...