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PaperbackOne Faith
The Evangelical Consensus
by J. I. Packer and Thomas C. Oden
Jesus Christ promised a unity for his church. Are there now clear evidences of that within evangelicalism? Or are evangelicals fragmenting into ever smaller divisions?Renowned theologians J. I. Packer and Thomas C. Oden make the case that there isa significant theological consensus holding the evangelical church together. With copious citations from statements produced since 1950 that are widely ...
PaperbackThe Blessing of Africa
The Bible and African Christianity
by Keith A Burton
According to some estimates, Africa will soon have the highest concentration of Christians in the world. But African Christianity has had a long and conflicted history. Even today, modern misinterpretations of Scripture argue for God's curse uponthe dark-skinned peoples of Africa.In this comprehensive study, Keith Burton traces the story of biblical Africa and the place of the Bible in the land ...
PaperbackThe Trinity & Subordinationism
The Doctrine of God & the Contemporary Gender Debate
by Kevin Giles
Subordination has been and still is a controversial subject within the church.The concept has been vigorously debated in relation to the doctrine of the Trinity since the fourth century. Certain New Testament texts have made it part of discussionsof right relations between men and women. In recent years these two matters have been dramatically brought together. Indeed, today the doctrine of the ...
PaperbackHow to Lead a LifeGuide® Bible Study
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by Jack Kuhatschek and Cindy Bunch
You can be the match that ignites a great Bible discussion!
You only need a few basic skills. This ten-session guidebook by Jack Kuhatschek and Cindy Bunch (both veteran discussion leaders and experienced LifeGuide® Bible Study creators)
- how to start a group
- how to decide what to study
- how to prepare to lead
- how to study the Bible
- how to use a study ...
Number of Studies: 10
PaperbackThe Suburban Christian
Finding Spiritual Vitality in the Land of Plenty
by Albert Y. Hsu
Suburbia: Paradise or Wasteland?Suburbia is a place of spiritual yearnings. People come to suburbia looking for a fresh start, the second chance, a new life. It embodies the hopes and longings of its residents, dreams for the future, safety and security for their children, and the search for meaningful community and relationships. Yet much in our suburban world militates against such aspirations, ...
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 Soul Tells a Story
Engaging Creativity with Spirituality in the Writing Life
by Vinita Hampton Wright
"Encouraging and inspiring. . . . Think Julia Cameron meets Madeleine L'Engle. This book is a marvelous resource." —Publishers Weekly Starred Review
There is a reason artists tend to feel a sense of the sacred in their work. It's the same reason those on the path of spiritual formation find that creative exercises lead them into a deeper, more authentic experience ...
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 ...
PaperbackEzra and Nehemiah
An Introduction and Commentary
Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries
by Geert Lorein
Series edited by David G. Firth
Consulting Editor Tremper Longman IIIThe checkered story of the kings, lasting nearly five centuries, ended disastrously in 587 BC 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. The closely related books of Ezra and Nehemiah chart the Jews' return from exile to Jerusalem and the beginnings of that ...
PaperbackJudges and Ruth
An Introduction and Commentary
Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries
by Mary J. Evans
The book of Judges presents Israel’s frailty, the nation’s need for deliverance, and God’s use of flawed leaders to guide his chosen people through a dark period of their history. The book of Ruth tells a smaller story within this narrative, showing God quietly at work in the lives of a few individuals. Mary Evans’s replacement Tyndale commentary places each book in its historical and canonical ...
