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hardcoverThe Cross of Christ
by John Stott
Foreword by Alister McGrath"I could never myself believe in God, if it were not for the cross. . . . In the real world of pain, how could one worship a God who was immune to it?" With compelling honesty John Stott confronts readers with the centrality of the cross in God's redemption of our pain-filled world.
Can we see triumph in tragedy, victory in shame? Why should an object of Roman distaste and ...
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paperbackHow to Be a Patriotic Christian
Love of Country as Love of Neighbor
by Richard J. Mouw
What does it mean to love our country?
Some Christians see loyalty to America as central to our faith and identity. Other Christians are skeptical that our nation warrants such devotion or attachment. But Richard Mouw encourages Christians to have a healthy sense of national peoplehood that promotes civic kinship and responsible citizenship. He navigates between Christian ...
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hardcoverCompassion (&) Conviction
The AND Campaign's Guide to Faithful Civic Engagement
by Justin Giboney, Michael R Wear, and Chris Butler
Foreword by Barbara Williams-SkinnerChristian Book Award® program
Outreach Resource of the YearHave you ever felt too progressive for conservatives, but too conservative for progressives?
Too often, political questions areframed in impossible ways for the faithful Christian: we're forced to choose between social justice and biblical values, between supporting women and opposing ...
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paperbackGlobal Awakening
How 20th-Century Revivals Triggered a Christian Revolution
by Mark Shaw
The last century has seen the revolutionary remaking of Christianity into a truly world religion. How did it happen? What triggered the emergence of this new global faith no longer dominated by the West, full of new and vital forms of devotion?Mark Shaw's provocative thesis is that far-flung revivals are at the heart of the global resurgence of Christianity. These were not the quirky folk rituals ...
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paperbackJohn Calvin: A Pilgrim's Life
by Herman J. Selderhuis
There are many biographies of John Calvin, the theologian--some villifying him and others extolling his virtues--but few that reveal John Calvin, the man.Professor and renowned Reformation historian Herman Selderhuis has written this book to bringCalvin near to the reader, showing him as a man who had an impressive impact on the development of the Western world, but who was first of all a believer ...
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paperbackThe Renewal of Trinitarian Theology
Themes, Patterns & Explorations
by Roderick T. Leupp
Everyone seems to be talking about trinitarian theology these days--theologians, pastors and theologically smart laypeople. If you have felt like an outsider to these conversations, or just wondered why trinitarian theology has generated so much talk, this book is for you.Roderick Leupp describes the renewal of trinitarian theology in recent decades and introduces us to the trinitarian thought of ...
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paperbackForetaste of the Future
Reading Revelation in Light of God's Mission
by Dean Flemming
For many Christians, the book of Revelation inspires confusion and fear. It's seen as a coded screenplay for the end times, or it's just too strange to understand. The problem, Dean Flemming contends, is that when we read Revelation as focused on the future, we miss what it says about what God is doing in the world now.
Revelation is one of the richest texts in Scripture ...
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paperbackPicturing the Gospel
Tapping the Power of the Bible's Imagery
by Neil Livingstone
Foreword by Brian McLarenIn our image-based culture, people need to visualize something to understand it. This has never been more true about our communication of the gospel. But sometimes our understanding of the gospel gets stuck in a rut, and all we know is a particular outline or one-size-fits-all formula. While we hold to only one gospel, the New Testament uses a wealth of dynamic, compelling images for explaining ...
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paperbackReconnecting God's Story to Ministry
Cross-cultural Storytelling at Home and Abroad
by Tom A. Steffen
We often think stories are for children. But using the Bible as evidence, we see that God communicated His truth to men and women of all cultures, time, and places by way of many small stories forming one large story. While possessing a rich heritage of storytelling, too many evangelicals have forfeited this vital skill. Tom Steffen's aim is to help readers recapture the most natural, universal, ...
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paperbackNever Beyond Hope
How God Touches and Uses Imperfect People
by J. I. Packer and Carolyn Nystrom
Do you ever get discouraged by your spiritual weaknesses?From the life and death of Samson to Peter's denial of Jesus, the Bible is filled with stories of people like you who wanted to serve God--but frequently failed. And yet God still used these men and women! At times, through God's power, their points of weakness became even their greatest strength.In Never Beyond Hope J. I. ...
