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PaperbackDwell
Life with God for the World
by Barry D. Jones
Foreword by Michael FrostPopular notions of Christian spirituality today tend to focus on getting us out of the world or getting the world out of us. Many are looking to spirituality as a means of disengaging from this life—to experience the transcendent or discover personal wholeness. On the other hand, much of popular Christian thought seems to be about avoiding the corruption of the world by being pious and following ...
PaperbackThe Church
Sacraments, Worship, Ministry, Mission
Christian Foundations
by Donald G. Bloesch
In The Church, Donald G. Bloesch explores with clarity and balance the contours of ecclesiology. He forthrightly takes up the most controversial of issues ranging from matters of church authority, the sacraments and worship to the church's place in the plan of salvation, the church and the kingdom of heaven, and church reunion.Evangelical in spirit, ecumenical in breadth and biblical in ...
PaperbackThe Work of Christ
Contours of Christian Theology
by Robert Letham
In The Work of Christ Robert Letham shapes his discussion around the threefold office of Christ as prophet, priest and king. Within this framework he explores the issues of Christ and the Word of God, the nature and theories of the atonement, and the cosmic and corporate dimensions of the mediatorial kingship of Christ. At crucial points the viewpoints of significant Christian thinkers, ...
PaperbackThe God Who Is Triune
Revisioning the Christian Doctrine of God
by Allan Coppedge
"We worship one God in Trinity, and Trinity in Unity." (Athanasian Creed, 6th century A.D.The triunity of the Christian God is not just one isolated doctrine among others. Allan Coppedge unfolds the implications of the trinitarian being of God forour entire understanding of the nature, character and acts of God. Building on the theology of the church from the early church fathers, tracing it through ...
PaperbackMy Soul Waits
Solace for the Lonely in the Psalms
by Marva J. Dawn
"An overwhelming number of us are lonely," writes Marva Dawn. "Sometimes we are lonely for a specific reason: our spouse has recently died or left us; our children have just gone from home or have been tragically killed; we are fighting a particular battle against illness or suffering the ravages of chemotherapy; we are new in the neighborhood; our values are different from those of our work colleagues; ...
PaperbackThe Right Questions
Truth, Meaning Public Debate
by Phillip E. Johnson
Foreword by Nancy PearceyPhillip E. Johnson pries the lid off public debate about questions of ultimate concern--questions often suppressed by our society's intellectual elite. Moving far beyond matters of creation and evolution, Johnson outlines the questions we all ought to be asking about the meaning of human history, the limits of scientific inquiry, religion and education in a pluralistic society, truth, liberty and ...
PaperbackHaggai, Zechariah, Malachi
An Introduction and Commentary
Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries
by Andrew E. Hill
Despite the return of the Hebrews from the Babylonian exile, selfishness, apathy and despair crippled their community spirit. In response to this distress, God raised up three prophetic voices in Jerusalem. Haggai rallied the people to rebuild theSecond Temple. Zechariah was given visions of the return of the glory of the Lord to Zion. Malachi preached repentance, covenant justice and restoration ...
HardbackLuke
New Testament Volume 3
Reformation Commentary on Scripture
Edited by Beth Kreitzer
"For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord." Reflecting on this verse from the Gospel of Luke (2:11), Martin Luther declared it to be a summary of the gospel: "See here what the gospel is, namely, a joyful sermon about Christ our Savior. Whoever preaches him rightly preaches the gospel and pure joy."Reformation commentators meditated upon the significance ...
PaperbackThe Care of Creation
Focusing Concern and Action
Edited by R. J. Berry
- A 2003 Templeton Foundation Book of Distinction
"God intends . . . our care of the creation to reflect our love for the Creator," writes John Stott in the foreword to this book.
For the theologians and scientists who have contributed to this book, the care of creation is both crucial to human survival and a supreme test of the reality of Christian faith. Their concern reflects ...
PaperbackThe Adventure
Putting Energy into Your Walk with God
by Gerald L. Sittser
"An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered."--G.K. ChestertonAs even a brief exposure to the New Testament will show, the Christian life is a life of adventure. Every aspect is full of energy and light. Yet too often we stop at one point of interest--evangelism, spiritual disciplines, social justice--and go no further. Interweaving stories from a summer vacation, Jerry Sittser shows ...
