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Gary S. Selby
Gary Selby (PhD, University of Maryland) is professor of ministerial formation at Emmanuel Christian Seminary, where he teaches courses in spiritual formation and ministry. Selby is the author of Martin Luther King and the Rhetoric of Freedom, Not With Wisdom of Words: Nonrational Persuasion in the New Testament, and Pursuing an Earthy Spirituality: C. S. Lewis and Incarnational Faith. He previously served as the Carl P. Miller Chair of Communication at Pepperdine University and director of Pepperdine’s Center for Faith and Learning. He and his wife, Tammy, have two sons and five grandchildren, and live in Johnson City, Tennessee.
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Michael J. Rhodes
Michael J. Rhodes (PhD, Trinity College/University of Aberdeen) is lecturer in Old Testament at Carey Baptist College in Aotearoa, New Zealand. He is the author of several books, including Reimagining Biblical Politics, Just Discipleship, Formative Feasting, and Practicing the King's Economy (with Robby Holt and Brian Fikkert). Rhodes is an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Presbyterian Church. After spending 12 years living, working, and worshiping in South Memphis, he and his family are now part of an intentional community committed to Christian community development in South Auckland.
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Peter J. Leithart
Peter J. Leithart (PhD, University of Cambridge) is president of Theopolis Institute in Birmingham, Alabama and teacher at Trinity Presbyterian Church. He is the author of many books, including Defending Constantine, Delivered from the Elements of the World, Baptism, and On Earth as in Heaven. He and his wife Noel have ten children and fifteen grandchildren.
PaperbackSacred Chaos
Spiritual Disciplines for the Life You Have
by Tricia McCary Rhodes
Foreword by Gary ThomasLife is often chaotic. And no matter how hard you try to find space, to slow down, the chaos always seems to win.Tricia Rhodes's life is chaotic too. But in the midst of a time of household turmoil, Tricia learned to see God and communicate with him in whole new ways--not on a spiritual retreat, but right in the midst of the chaos of life. She offers us here a fresh view of connecting to God, one ...
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Gary W. Moon
Gary W. Moon (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is the founding director of the Martin Institute and Dallas Willard Center for Spiritual Formation at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. He continues to serve as the director of Conversatio Divina for the Martin Institute. He also serves as distinguished professor of psychology and Christian spirituality at Richmont Graduate University. He is the author of numerous books and curriculum resources including Apprenticeship with Jesus and Falling for God.
PaperbackCourage for Caregivers
Sustenance for the Journey in Company with Henri J. M. Nouwen
by Marjorie Thompson
Drawing on the writings and wisdom of Henri J. M. Nouwen's themes of caregiving, Marjorie J. Thompson offers a vulnerable exploration of caregiving intertwined with both her own many years of intimate caregiving of family members and collected stories of caregivers in varied settings and stages of life. While not shying away from the demanding physical, emotional, and spiritual ...
PaperbackWhat's So Funny About God?
A Theological Look at Humor
by Steve Wilkens
If you don't believe God has a sense of humor, just look in the mirror. Humor is a truly human phenomenon—crossing history, culture, and every stage of life. Jokes often touch on the biggest topics of our existence. And although it may seem simple on the surface, humor depends on the use of our highest faculties: language, intelligence, sympathy, sociability.
To the philosopher ...
PaperbackThe Acts of the Risen Lord Jesus
Luke's Account of God's Unfolding Plan
New Studies in Biblical Theology
by Alan J. Thompson
Series edited by D. A. CarsonWhen the book of Acts is mentioned, a cluster of issues spring to mind, including speaking in tongues and baptism with the Holy Spirit, church government and practice, and missionary methods and strategies. At the popular level, Acts is more oftenmined for answers to contemporary debates than heard for its natural inflections.Instead of using Acts as a prooftext, this New Studies in Biblical Theology ...
PaperbackA Little Book for New Theologians
Why and How to Study Theology
Little Books
by Kelly M. Kapic
Over 50,000 Copies Sold!
Whenever we read, think, hear or say anything about God, we are doing theology. Yet theology isn't just a matter of what we think. It affects who we are.
In the tradition of Helmut Thielicke'sA Little Exercise for Young Theologians, Kelly Kapic offers a concise introduction to the study of theology for newcomers to the field. He highlights ...
PaperbackNeither Poverty nor Riches
A Biblical Theology of Possessions
New Studies in Biblical Theology
by Craig L. Blomberg
Series edited by D. A. CarsonGive me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread. (Proverbs 30:8)
One of the most difficult questions facing Christians today is that of the proper attitude toward possessions. In wealthy nations such as Britain and theUSA, individuals accumulate much and yet are daily exposed to the plight of the poor, whether the homeless on their own city streets or starving ...
