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PaperbackToward a Prophetic Youth Ministry
Theory and Praxis in Urban Context
by Fernando Arzola Jr.
Youth ministries in an urban context are too often left to their own devices.The resources available to them are overwhelmingly conceived, tested andproduced exclusively in the suburbs, and bring little to bear on the realities ofurban youth culture. As a consequence, youth ministries in large cities havetended to settle onto one of three paths--a traditional paradigm thatjealously guards the spiritual ...
PaperbackThe New Conspirators
Creating the Future One Mustard Seed at a Time
by Tom Sine
Foreword by Shane Claiborne"If you have faith as small as a mustard seed," Jesus says in the Gospel ofMatthew, "nothing will be impossible for you."That sounds good, but does it work in a world where seeds are geneticallyaltered by an impatient few and hard to come by for countless others? In aworld where the gulf between the very rich and the profoundly poor isconstantly growing, can a mustard-seed faith make any difference? ...
PaperbackOriginal Sin and the Fall
Five Views
Spectrum Multiview Book Series
Edited by J. B. Stump and Chad Meister
"What is this that you have done?"
Throughout the church's history, Christians have largely agreed that God's good creation of humanity was marred by humanity's sinful rebellion, resulting in our separation from God and requiring divine intervention in the saving work of Christ.
But Christians have disagreed over many particular questions surrounding humanity's fall, ...
PaperbackThe Danger of Raising Nice Kids
Preparing Our Children to Change Their World
by Timothy Smith
Foreword by Tim KimmelNice is not enough.We are raising a generation of "nice" kids. Nice kids are well behaved and look good on the outside, but they often lack courageous character inside. Offering practical wisdom gleaned from his experience as a parent and family coach, Tim Smith helps you move your kids from simply polite to truly compassionate. He targets nine key qualities children need but often ...
PaperbackIn Defense of Natural Theology
A Post-Humean Assessment
Edited by James F. Sennett and Douglas Groothuis
The shadow of David Hume, the eighteenth-century Scottish philosopher, has loomed large against all efforts to prove the existence of God from evidence in the natural world. Indeed from Hume's day to ours, the vast majority of philosophical attacks against the rationality of theism have borne an unmistakable Humean aroma. The last forty years, however, have been marked by a resurgence in Christian ...
PaperbackThe Devoted Life
An Invitation to the Puritan Classics
Edited by Kelly M. Kapic and Randall C. Gleason
The Puritans are frequently maligned but seldom understood. Far from the dour malcontents they are often portrayed to be, most Puritans were wholesomely engaged in life. This book is designed to introduce you to a wide range of influential Puritanwriters and a representative work for each that pushes through stereotypes to the heart and soul of these Christian pastors and theologians. With a clear ...
PaperbackThe IVP Introduction to the Bible
Edited by Philip S. Johnston
The Bible is a truly wonderful book.Millions of Christians through the ages and across the world have treasured it as their most valued possession, often insisting that anyone can pick up the Bible and read and understand it for themselves. But many of the details remain fuzzy until we find out more about their historical or literary setting.The IVP Introduction to the Bible is intended ...
PaperbackNehemiah
The Courage to Face Opposition
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by Don A. Fields
Nehemiah was a leader of Israel. He faced opposition and difficulty from every side—even from his own people. Yet he stood against all his enemies, trusting only in God.
As Don Fields leads you through twelve sessions LifeGuide®Bible Study to dig into the Old Testament story of Nehemiah, you will discover how this leader's courage and faith can inspire you as you struggle to live a life pleasing ...
Number of Studies: 12
PaperbackThe Wisdom of Proverbs, Job and Ecclesiastes
by Derek Kidner
"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom."In the Wisdom literature of the Bible we first hear the cool voice of a teacher calling us to think--to think hard and humbly. "How long will fools hate knowledge?" cries Wisdom in the book of Proverbs. Then in Job comes the anguished voice of the questioner, earnest enough to seek answers, honest enough to doubt easy ones. In Ecclesiastes the chastened ...
PaperbackA Mouth Full of Fire
The Word of God in the Words of Jeremiah
New Studies in Biblical Theology
by Andrew G Shead
Series edited by D. A. Carson"I am putting my words as a fire in your mouth; these people are tinder and it will consume them." (Jeremiah 5:14)
In the book of Jeremiah, not only is the vocabulary of "word" and "words" uniquely prevalent, but formulae marking divine speech also play an unprecedented role in giving the book's final form its narrative and theological shape. Indeed, "the word of the Lord" is arguably the ...
