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PaperbackGreat to Good
How Following Jesus Reshapes Our Ambitions
by Jae Hoon Lee
SOLA Network's Asian American Book Awards Honorable Mention
Greatness is overrated.
People tend to measure success by worldly standards. We assume that greatness comes from charisma, influence, and followers. But God cares more about our character than about what people around us think of our reputations.
Pastor Jae Hoon Lee challenges us not ...
PaperbackBreaking Free
Understanding Sexual Addiction and the Healing Power of Jesus
by Russell Willingham
Our world is awash in sex. We are bombarded with it everywhere we turn--TV, newspapers and magazines, music, movies and the Internet. When this ever-present temptation mixes with human weaknesses and unmet needs, many get pulled into addiction tosexually sinful behavior. They may detest their own habits, but they can't seem to break free. Is there any hope?Russell Willingham speaks from his own ...
PaperbackNew Testament Christological Hymns
Exploring Texts, Contexts, and Significance
by Matthew E. Gordley
We know that the earliest Christians sang hymns. Paul encourages believers to sing "psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs." And at the dawn of the second century the Roman official Pliny names a feature of Christian worship as "singing alternately a hymn to Christ as to God." But are some of these early Christian hymns preserved for us in the New Testament? Are they right before our eyes?New Testament ...
HardbackThe Wood Between the Worlds
A Poetic Theology of the Cross
by Brian Zahnd
Christian Book Award® Finalist—Christian Living
Experience the Kaleidoscopic Mystery of the Cross
Everything about the gospel message leads to the cross, and proceeds from the cross. In fact, within the narrative of Scripture, the crucifixion of Jesus is literally the crux of the story—the axis upon which the biblical story turns. ...
PaperbackSalvation to the Ends of the Earth
A Biblical Theology of Mission
New Studies in Biblical Theology
by Andreas J. Köstenberger
With T. Desmond Alexander
Series edited by D. A. CarsonFew biblical topics are as important as mission. Mission is linked inextricably to humanity's sinfulness and need for redemption and to God's provision of salvation in the person and work of Jesus Christ. This good news of salvation must be made known. The saving mission of Jesus constitutes the foundation for Christian mission, and the Christian gospel is its message.
This ...
PaperbackAdvent of the Savior
LifeGuide Bible Studies
Edited by Cindy Bunch
On a seemingly ordinary day, in a manger in the middle of bustling, overcrowded Bethlehem, the promised Messiah slipped into the world as a tiny baby. Thousands had longed for his coming, few witnessed his entrance, but millions have been changedby his life.
This six-session LifeGuide® Bible Study will introduce you to the circumstances surrounding the birth of Jesus, remind you ...
Number of Studies: 6
PaperbackPioneering Movements
Leadership That Multiplies Disciples and Churches
by Steve Addison
Foreword by Dave FergusonGod's mission needs movement leaders.
Jesus pioneered something completely new in human history—a dynamic missionary movement intent on reaching the world. His mission is as clear and as relevant today as in the days of the early church: to make disciples everywhere, baptizing them and teaching them to obey everything Jesus has commanded. But the potential of the church remains untapped. ...
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Nicholas Perrin
Nicholas Perrin is president of Trinity International University, Deerfield, Illinois. His previous books include Thomas: The Other Gospel, The Exodus Revealed, Jesus the Temple, Jesus the Priest, Lost in Transmission? and The Kingdom of God.
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Theologian Emily McGowin casts a holistic vision for what family can be in light of God's kingdom. She says, “No matter what your family looks like—big or small, biological or chosen, with children or without, homeschooling or public-schooling, multiple incomes or one or none—ask the following together every morning: How will Jesus by his Spirit teach us to love today?”
PaperbackThe Cost of Commitment
IVP Classics
by John White
"The way of the cross is a magnificent obsession with a heavenly pearl, beside which everything else in life has no value." Following Christ, says John White, is not cheap. The cost is substantial. There will be suffering and loss. But the benefits, rewards and joys that come with our commitment to him are well worth the sacrifices that must be made to answer the call to Christ. Consider the cost. ...
