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PaperbackReviving the Golden Rule
How the Ancient Ethic of Neighbor Love Can Heal the World
by Andrew DeCort
The Revolutionary Power of Loving Your Neighbor
Discover the transformational power of neighbor-love in theologian and ethicist Andrew DeCort’s Reviving the Golden Rule. This thought-provoking work illuminates the revolutionary ethics of loving your neighbor, weaving together history, theology, and practical guidance. Through this in-depth historical survey of the ...
PaperbackThe Way of the Spirit
Recognizing and Responding to God’s Subtle Movements
by Jeremy Sims
Foreword by A.J. SwobodaCultivate an Awareness of the Often-Missed Nuances of the Holy Spirit's Work in Your Life
Do you find yourself longing for a richer, more meaningful spiritual life? Or maybe you're quietly wondering, "Am I even doing this right?" You've heard metaphors like light or dark, feast or famine, close or far, to express connection with God. But what if the Spirit’s work in your ...
PaperbackSearch the Scriptures
A Three-Year Daily Devotional Guide to the Whole Bible
Edited by Alan M. Stibbs
The study of God's Word is essential to spiritual growth. Still, a daily encounter with the Bible can be difficult to sustain.
Search the Scriptures can support you in your discipline of daily Bible study. Using a question-and-answer approach, it helps you discover God's truth for yourself. Its built-in flexibility and clear presentation allow you to use its contents according to ...
PaperbackPilgrimage of a Soul
Contemplative Spirituality for the Active Life
by Phileena Heuertz Nikole
Foreword by Shauna NiequistYou can only go so far for so long before you find the limits of yourself. For Phileena Heuertz that moment arrived, mercifully, around the same time as a sabbatical to mark her twelfth year of service with Word Made Flesh, a ministry to some of the poorest people in the world. With six months' respite from the daily task of serving those who have nothing, Phileena rediscovered the genius of contemplative ...
PaperbackCrossing Cultures in Scripture
Biblical Principles for Mission Practice
by Marvin J. Newell
Foreword by Patrick Fung14th Annual Outreach Magazine Resource of the Year, Cross-Cultural Category
From Genesis to Revelation, the Bible is a crosscultural book. Scripture is full of narratives of God's people crossing cultures in pursuit of God's mission. Biblical texts shed light on mission dynamics: Sarah and Hagar functioning in an honor-shame culture, Moses as a multicultural leader, ...
PaperbackEconomic Justice in a Flat World
Christian Perspectives on Globalization
Edited by Steven Rundle
Globalization may be the most hotly debated issue surrounding poverty. The benefits and costs of global economic integration are critical and complex.
- Is a globalized, free-market economy part of the solution to economic injustice or part of the problem?
- Are the international monetary systems pursuing policies that will reduce poverty or are they serving the interests of the wealthy?
- What ...
PaperbackBecoming the Answer to Our Prayers
Prayer for Ordinary Radicals
by Shane Claiborne and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove
"Prayer is not so much about convincing God to do what we want God to do as it is about convincing ourselves to do what God wants us to do." —from the IntroductionActivists Shane Claiborne and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove show how prayer and action must go together. Their exposition of key Bible passages provides concrete examples of how a life of prayer fuels social engagement and the work of justice. ...
PaperbackIsrael & the Nations
The History of Israel from the Exodus to the Fall of the Second Temple
by F. F. Bruce and David F. Payne
The story of Israel is one of the outstanding tales of human history. Israel, occupying a narrow strip of land between sea and desert, was positioned on an international highway of commerce and warfare. This was a people whose future would be intertwined with the stories of nations great and small.
F. F. Bruce shapes the daunting complexities of this history, nearly fourteen hundred years ...
PaperbackEzra 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 ...
PaperbackTeaching in a Distant Classroom
Crossing Borders for Global Transformation
by Michael H. Romanowski and Teri McCarthy
Thousands of North American Christians teach overseas every year. International teaching experiences can be tremendously rewarding. But often teachers are not fully prepared for the challenges of crosscultural life, and many are jolted and disillusioned by the realities of the overseas classroom.Veteran educators Mike Romanowski and Teri McCarthy provide an essential guide for Christians teaching ...
