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PaperbackHoliness
A Biblical, Historical, and Systematic Theology
by Matthew Ian Ayars, Christopher Todd Bounds, and Caleb Travis Friedeman
Be holy because I am holy. Be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect.
The Christian life includes many demands, but perhaps none are as challenging or as misunderstood as the biblical command to "be holy" (Leviticus 11:44 and 1 Peter 1:16) or to "be perfect" (Matthew 5:48). How should we understand these charges?
In this volume, three scholars from the Wesleyan ...
PaperbackWhere the Cross Meets the Street
What Happens to the Neighborhood When God Is at the Center
by Noel Castellanos
Foreword by John M. Perkins and Wayne GordonMissio Alliance Essential Reading List
The cross means more than we've let it mean.
Proclaiming the gospel and forming the faithful: these are the most practiced disciplines of the evangelical church.As central as these disciplines are, however, they are only part of the story. And as Christian Community Development Association CEO Noel Castellanos has ...
PaperbackThe Glory of Preaching
Participating in God's Transformation of the World
by Darrell W. Johnson
In these pages you will find a vision of preaching that is both illuminating and inspiring. Drawing from biblical and theological resources as well as years in the pulpit, Darrell Johnson takes us far beyond the mere mechanics of delivering sermons. He dynamically unpacks the link between the human task of speaking to a congregation and the real, gracious action and presence of the living Christ ...
PaperbackFormed for the Glory of God
Learning from the Spiritual Practices of Jonathan Edwards
by Kyle C. Strobel
Jesus said we should focus our minds and hearts on God above all else. No small task! Is there someone we can turn to for help? "Wisdom tells us to sit at the feet of our elders rather than the latest ministry fad," notes author Kyle Strobel. And is there a better elder to guide us than Jonathan Edwards?In Edwards, the eighteenth-century Puritan pastor and theologian, we find deep thought balanced ...
HardbackTraveling Light
Galatians and the Free Life in Christ
by Eugene H Peterson
Foreword by Karen Swallow PriorWe aspire to freedom but often resign ourselves to an existence trapped in uneasiness and dread. Is there any way to shed such heaviness and reignite hope for deliverance?
In Traveling Light, Eugene H. Peterson urges us to listen to an expert on freedom, Paul, whose letter to the Galatians reminds us of the realities of life in Christ, freely given to all. Peterson ...
PaperbackMariner
A Theological Voyage with Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Studies in Theology and the Arts Series
by Malcolm Guite
Instead of the cross, the Albatross
About my neck was hung.Samuel Taylor Coleridge's famous poem "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" is often regarded as having heralded the beginning of the Romantic era in British literature. The poem narrates the story of a sailor who has returned home from a long voyage having suffered great loss, yet survived.
In this ...
PaperbackKnowing God
by J. I. Packer
Foreword by Kevin J. VanhoozerOver 1 Million Copies Sold!
Experience J. I. Packer's Classic Resource for Deepening Your Christian Walk
For over fifty years, Knowing God by J.I. Packer has helped Christians around the world discover the wonder, the glory, and the joy of knowing God. This timeless work invites readers to explore the profound joy of both knowing about ...
HardbackKnowing God
by J. I. Packer
Foreword by Kevin J. VanhoozerOver 1 Million Copies Sold!
Experience J. I. Packer's Classic Resource for Deepening Your Christian Walk
For over fifty years, Knowing God by J.I. Packer has helped Christians around the world discover the wonder, the glory, and the joy of knowing God. This timeless work invites readers to explore the profound joy of both knowing about ...
PaperbackJesus, Paul and the People of God
A Theological Dialogue with N. T. Wright
Wheaton Theology Conference Series
Edited by Nicholas Perrin and Richard B Hays
At the 2010 Wheaton Theology Conference, leading New Testament scholar N. T. Wright and nine other prominent biblical scholars and theologians gathered to consider Wright's prolific body of work. Compiled from their presentations, this volume includes Tom Wright's two main addresses, one on the state of scholarship regarding Jesus and the other on the state of scholarship regarding the apostle Paul. ...
PaperbackApostles' Creed
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by Alister McGrath
"I believe in God the Father, Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth."
This six-session LifeGuide® Bible Study, based on Alister McGrath's book I Believe, introduces us to the Apostles' Creed and the essential truths about God the Father, the person and work of Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. Christians indeed trust in God, and the basics of our faith have remained the ...
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