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EbookIn Search of Ancient Roots
The Christian Past and the Evangelical Identity Crisis
by Kenneth J. Stewart
- 15th Annual Outreach Magazine Resource of the Year - Also Recommended in Theology
- 2017 The Gospel Coalition Book Award
- Jesus Creed Book of the Year 2017, Church History
Protestant evangelicalism is in crisis.Today it is increasingly difficult for Protestants to identify what counts as distinctively Protestant, much less what counts as evangelical. ...
EbookBeyond the Clinical Hour
How Counselors Can Partner with the Church to Address the Mental Health Crisis
Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books
by James N. Sells, Amy Trout, and Heather C Sells
Foreword by Ed StetzerThe global mental health crisis is growing faster than our existing mental health care system can address. To meet the scope of human need, we need new models of care. The good news is that there is an institution uniquely positioned with the resources and the heart to help: the church.
Psychologists James Sells and Amy Trout and journalist Heather Sells know firsthand the ...
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Seminary shaped Makayla Payne in countless ways, but one of the greatest gifts it gave her was how it deepened her appreciation for different church traditions and global perspectives. Read these five ways that theological education can expand your outlook and introduce you to impactful resources for Scripture study.
EbookEsther
Character Under Pressure
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by Patty Pell
Who are you when no one's looking? When her people were threatened, Esther had to ask herself that question. Would she step out and risk her own life? Godly character develops when we face pressure. This guide will help you discover whether you are ready to face the challenges of a culture that has rejected God.
Number of Studies: 9
EbookA Week in the Life of Corinth
A Week in the Life Series
by Ben Witherington III
Ben Witherington III attempts to reenchant our reading of Paul in this creative reconstruction of ancient Corinth. Following a fictitious Corinthian man named Nicanor through an eventful week of business dealings and conflict, you will encounter life at various levels of Roman society--eventually meeting Paul himself and gaining entrance into the Christian community there. The result is an unforgettable ...
EbookBe Afraid
What Horror Reveals About Facing the Darkness
Discovering God in Pop Culture
Series edited by Kutter Callaway and Matthew William Brake
How Engaging Horror Helps Us Fear Rightly
Is it possible to be scared—in a good way?
In Be Afraid, theologian and psychological scientist Kutter Callaway explores the surprising relationship betweenfear, horror, and Christian faith. Drawing from film, psychology, and theology, this book engages popular horror narratives to ask what our deepest fears ...
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InterVarsity Press received seven Christianity Today 2018 Book Awards, including the top honor for book of the year that went to Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life by Tish Harrison Warren.
EbookCommunity Is Messy
The Perils and Promise of Small Group Ministry
by Heather Zempel
Heather Zempel oversees the community life at a multisite church in Washington, D.C., a challenging population with one of the highest relocation rates in the United States. And yet under her leadership, National Community Church has become a model for creative, dynamic, deep small group ministry.Drawing from her background as an environmental engineer (including such bizarre experiences as monitoring ...
EbookEzra and Nehemiah
Kidner Classic Commentaries
by Derek Kidner
"The chequered story of the Kings, a matter of nearly five centuries, had ended disastrously in 587 B.C. with the sack of Jerusalem, the fall of the monarchy and the removal to Babylonia of all that made Judah politically viable. It was a death to make way for a rebirth. So begins Derek Kidner in this introduction and commentary to the books of Ezra and Nehemiah, which chart the ...
EbookIn the Shadow of the Temple
Jewish Influences on Early Christianity
by Oskar Skarsaune
Oskar Skarsaune makes a fresh contribution to our understanding of the development of the early church in its practice (e.g., worship, baptism and Eucharist) and doctrine (e.g., Scripture, Christology, pneumatology). This book offers the new perspective that Christians were in ongoing and deep conversation with Jews during the early centuries leading up to Constantine. .
The common perception ...
