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  • In her book "Nobody's Mother," New Testament scholar Sandra Glahn digs deep into evidence about the ancient Greek goddess Artemis of the Ephesians from both biblical and classical sources in order to bring into focus Paul's teaching in 1 Timothy. Read this interview to learn more about her thoughts on scholarship, mentoring, and the role of story in academic writing.

  • Looking Up: A Birder's Guide to Hope Through Grief, By Courtney Ellis
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    Looking Up

    A Birder's Guide to Hope Through Grief

    Foreword by Kay Warren
    Read by Courtney Ellis

    ECPA Top Shelf Book Cover Award

    "Perfect for fans of faith writing by Madeline L'Engle and Anne Lamott, Ellis's exquisite book resounds with hope and birdsong."Booklist, April 2024

    "Look at the birds"

    Through the painful days of the pandemic stuck in her home, Courtney Ellis found herself looking down in despair. ...

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    Hope for Caregivers

    A 42-Day Devotional in Company with Henri J. M. Nouwen

    by Henri Nouwen
    Edited by Susan Martins Miller
    Read by Sarah Cullum

    "Caregiving is the holy act of the literal laying of hands on another to help and to heal. It requires strength, courage, and commitment to serve another intimately with dignity, respect, and love. The giving of such care, however, gives the one who cares a glimpse into God's priceless kenotic gift to humanity. This beautiful and important devotional based on Nouwen's magnanimous wisdom offers encouragement ...

  • The Minority Experience: Navigating Emotional and Organizational Realities, By Adrian Pei
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    The Minority Experience

    Navigating Emotional and Organizational Realities

    by Adrian Pei

    It's hard to be in the minority.If you're the only person from your ethnic or cultural background in your organization or team, you probably know what it's like to be misunderstood or marginalized. You might find yourself inadvertently overlooked or actively silenced. Even when a work environment is not blatantly racist or hostile, people of color often struggle to thrive—and may ...

  • Revisiting Relational Youth Ministry: From a Strategy of Influence to a Theology of Incarnation, By Andrew Root
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    Revisiting Relational Youth Ministry

    From a Strategy of Influence to a Theology of Incarnation

    by Andrew Root

    Relational youth ministry, also known as incarnational ministry, can feel like a vicious cycle of guilt: "I should be spending time with kids, but I just don't want to." The burden becomes heavy to bear because it is never over; adolescents alwaysseem to need more relational bonds, and once one group graduates there is a new group of adolescents who need relational contact.It may be that the reason ...

  • Christ in Conflict: Lessons from Jesus and His Controversies, By John Stott
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    Christ in Conflict

    Lessons from Jesus and His Controversies

    by John Stott

    We often imagine Jesus as the ultimate peacemaker, as one who saw all sides and kindly overlooked differences of belief or practice. The Gospels say this was not so.Jesus drew sharp lines. He disagreed with many. He rejected being broadminded on avariety of topics. He engaged in vigorous debate, especially with several different groups of religious leaders. What conflicts did he have?

    • He ...
  • The Cultivated Life: From Ceaseless Striving to Receiving Joy, By Susan S. Phillips
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    The Cultivated Life

    From Ceaseless Striving to Receiving Joy

    by Susan S. Phillips
    Foreword by Eugene H Peterson

    Dallas Willard Center Book and Research Award Finalist

    Hearts Minds Bookstore's Best Books of 2015, Spirituality and the Devotional Life

    "This is a book written specifically for those of us who are assigned the task of developing an imagination for living the Christian faith with insight and skill in and for a society that is disconnected from the biblical ...

  • Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope, By Esau McCaulley
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    Reading While Black

    African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope

    by Esau McCaulley

    Outreach Resources of the Year, Christianity Today Book Award, The Gospel Coalition Book Award

    Biblical Interpretation from the Black Church Tradition

    Growing up inthe American South, Esau McCaulley knew firsthand the ongoing struggle between despair and hope that marks the lives of some in the African American context. ...