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A classic revisited--revised and expanded.For over twenty-five years, Howard Snyder's Community of the King has set the standard for a penetrating look at the relationship between the kingdom of God and the earthly church. Biblically andpractically Snyder helps us think through such crucial questions as
Reader's Choice Award Winner
"Why doesn’t the Christian life work like I thought it would?"
While we often start with good intentions, it feels like real transformation is elusive at best, and maybe even impossible. We deeply want to live in the freedom that Christ offers, but we are acutely aware of the gap between a transformed life and our reality. ...
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 ...
We can see the injustice and inequality in our lives and in the world. We are ready to rise up. But how, exactly, do we do this? How does one reconcile? What we need is a clear sense of direction.Based on her extensive consultingexperience with churches, colleges and organizations, Rev. Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil has created a roadmap to show us the way. She guides us through the ...
Psalm 23 pictures life as deeply secure and richly blessed--life lived with awareness of God's intimate love for us. It speaks to our deepest longings and fears, which may be why we return to this psalm so often. Yet frequent exposure to it may result in overfamiliarity. These nine session LifeGuide® Bible Study studies help us discover its wisdom by pulling in other texts that show the same attributes ...
Number of Studies: 9
It’s Their Ordinary Faith that Changed History
They were ordinary people. Most would not make headlines in any other history book but God's. Yet the women of the Old Testament made critical choices that led to extraordinary outcomes. Through their faith and strong character, they rescued their families, led people out of bondage, gave birth to kings, and even saved a nation. ...
Number of Studies: 12
2020 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award Finalist—Body, Mind and Spirit
I choose to breathe in the wonder of God's eternal love, And dance to the rhythm of eternal breath,Listening to the whispers calling me to slow down and take notice. I choose to absorb the beauty of the divine presence, to delight in the Creator of all things and relish the delight God takes in ...
In the busyness and challenges of daily life, it's easy to put showing gratitude low on our priority list. Yet Scripture continually reveals how important gratitude is for God's people—in good times and bad.
In this eight-session LifeGuide® Bible study, Dale and Sandy Larsen help us explore how giving thanks reminds us of what God has done, reorients us around God's grace, ...
Number of Studies: 8
"He is risen indeed!"
Easter Sunday is the holiest day of the year, a day when even those who don't usually observe the Christian calendar or attend liturgical churches greet each other with the proclamation "Christ is risen!"
But Easter is more than a day—it's a season even longer than Lent. In fact, for the Christian who has died with Christ and been brought to life ...
When was the church founded? Jesus spoke of the kingdom of God and not of a religious organization subsequently called church. We don't find in the Gospels expressions which make reference to the foundation of a new religious community, a new and distinct community of followers of Jesus. But after the resurrection of Jesus, his followers, as a result of his express command, gather ...