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PaperbackGood Ideas from Questionable Christians and Outright Pagans
An Introduction to Key Thinkers and Philosophies
by Steve Wilkens
"What indeed has Athens to do with Jerusalem? What concord is there between the Academy and the church?" – Tertullian, 3rd century
Such skepticism about the place of philosophy in the life of Christians persists down through the ages. As a student, author Steve Wilkens had deep reservations about studying the works of "pagans" or even "questionable Christians." Now a teacher at a ...
PaperbackDivorce and Remarriage
Four Christian Views
Spectrum Multiview Book Series
Contributions by J. Carl Laney, William A. Heth, Thomas R. Edgar, and Larry Richards
Edited by H. Wayne HouseDivorce. No one likes it, but it doesn't go away. Even among Christians, the divorce rate continues to climb. How should Christians approach this issue? May Christians ever legitimately divorce? If they divorce legitimately, may they remarry?
Not everyone who appeals to Scripture agrees on how we should understand what it says about divorce and remarriage. In this Spectrum ...
PaperbackHard Sayings of the Bible
The Hard Sayings Series
by Walter C Kaiser, Peter H. Davids, F. F. Bruce, and Manfred Brauch
- Replaces Hard Sayings of the Old Testament, which received a 1990 Christianity Today Critics' Choice Award
Are you grappling with a difficult verse in the Bible? And are you looking for a short, easy-to-read answer that really makes sense without explaining away the verse?
Hard Sayings of the Bible is the handy reference book you need. Here you will ...
Paperback10 Great Ideas from Church History
A Decision-Maker's Guide to Shaping Your Church
by Mark Shaw
Tired of following the latest church-growth fad? In many churches, building vision means embracing the ideas of the latest guru and jumping from one program to another. Ministry decisions are made according to the crisis of the moment or the pressures of the bottom line. Long-term planning can seem like an impossible dream.This book offers something different. Here are ideas that have stood the ...
PaperbackSpiritual Care: A Guide for Caregivers
by Judith Allen Shelly
What did I do to deserve cancer?I don't understand it, but I can't seem to pray anymore. Why does God seem so far away?The idea of dying scares me. How can I cope?What do you say to a person in crisis? When illness or tragedy strikes, you may find yourself caring for a family member, friend or neighbor who asks you for answers to some of life's ultimate questions. How ...
PaperbackContagious Holiness
Jesus' Meals with Sinners
New Studies in Biblical Theology
by Craig L. Blomberg
Series edited by D. A. CarsonPreaching magazine Year's Best Book for Preachers
One of humanity's most basic and common practices—eating meals—was transformed by Jesus into an occasion of divine encounter. In sharing food and drink with his companions, he invited them to share in the grace of God. He revealed his redemptive mission while eating with sinners, repentant and unrepentant alike.
Jesus' ...
PaperbackThe Church as Movement
Starting and Sustaining Missional-Incarnational Communities
by JR Woodward and Dan White Jr.
Foreword by Alan HirschIVP Readers' Choice Award
Missio Alliance Essential Reading ListPublic gatherings are vital for movement, but too often in our approach to planting churches, we haven't paid enough attention to the difficult grassrootswork of movement: discipleship, community formation, and mission. This book will help you start missional-incarnational communities in a way that reflects ...
PaperbackApologetic Preaching
Proclaiming Christ to a Postmodern World
by Craig A. Loscalzo
How can we preach when traditional approaches no longer work?While dealing with apologetic issues about relativism and faith was once reserved for non-Christians, today even regular churchgoers have questions that need to be addressed. But not only do they have questions, they often seem to have a totally different mindset of skepticism and doubt that resists authoritative presentations ...
PaperbackSpirituality for the Sent
Casting a New Vision for the Missional Church
Edited by Nathan A. Finn and Keith S. Whitfield
Since their rise in the midst of the revivals of the eighteenth century, evangelicals have been dedicated to the importance of both spirituality and mission. In recent years, evangelicals have engaged in the missional theology discussion that advocates a more holistic Christian mission grounded in the eternal mission of the triune God. At the same time, evangelicals have also been key participants ...
