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PaperbackReframing Paul
Conversations in Grace Community
by Mark Strom
The Greco-Roman world was shaped by ideals and abstract ideas. The Apostle Paul left them behind. But they continue to shape evangelical teaching and practice.This picture contradicts the common impression of Paul as an abstract theologian, someone who wrestled with deep theological doctrine while hovering six feet above everyday reality. But in fact, it was the philosopher's of Paul's day--and ...
PaperbackLetters of John
Embracing Certainty in Times of Insecurity
John Stott Bible Studies
by John Stott
With Dale Larsen and Sandy LarsenWe live in times of insecurity.
New nations are coming to birth. Social and political patterns are evolving. Violence, terrorism, and war threaten the very foundations of civilization. These external insecurities are reflected in the internal world of the mind and of the spirit. There is widespread distrust of Christian faith and a preference for agnosticism or free thought. ...
Number of Studies: 10
PaperbackThe Battle of Beginnings
Why Neither Side Is Winning the Creation-Evolution Debate
by Del Ratzsch
- Voted one of Christianity Today's 1997 Books of the Year
Creation versus evolution. The debate is growing louder and hotter--whether in lecture halls or in between the pages of bestselling books. But neither side seems to be winning. Why?
In The Battle of Beginnings Del Ratzsch examines the history of the debate and critiques the entrenched positions that ...
PaperbackYou Welcomed Me
Loving Refugees and Immigrants Because God First Loved Us
by Kent Annan
"Wait, Dad. Are we for them or against them?"
Kent Annan was talking with his eight-year-old son about the immigrant and refugee crises around the world. His son's question, innocent enough in the moment, is writ large across our society today. How we answer it, Annan says, will reveal a lot about what kind of family, community, or country we want to be.
In ...
PaperbackKeeping Place
Reflections on the Meaning of Home
by Jen Pollock Michel
Foreword by Scott SaulsTo be human is to long for home.Home is our most fundamental human longing. And for many of us homesickness is a nagging place of grief. This book connects that desire and disappointment with the story of the Bible, helping us tosee that there is a homemaking God with wide arms of welcome—and a church commissioned with this same work. "Many of us seem to be recovering the sacred, ...
HardbackInvitation to Solitude and Silence
Experiencing God's Transforming Presence
Transforming Resources
by Ruth Haley Barton
Foreword by Dallas WillardChristianity Today Book Award
"If you would really like to know the 'rest appropriate for the people of God' (Heb 4:9), then make the decision to leave all outcomes to God and enter the practice of solitude and silence with Ruth Barton as your guide. As you do so, call upon Jesus to be with you, and trust him for that." – Dallas Willard, from the foreword ...
HardbackGreek Commentaries on Revelation
Ancient Christian Texts
by Oecumenius and Andrew of Caesarea
Edited by Thomas C. Oden
Translated by William C. WeinrichThe Eastern church gives little evidence of particular interest in the book of Revelation. Oecumenius of Isauria's commentary on the book is the earliest full treatment in Greek and dates only from the early sixth century. Along with Oecumenius'scommentary, only that of Andrew of Caesarea (dating from the same era and often summarizing Oecumenius before offering a contrary opinion) and that of Arethas ...
PaperbackHidden Worldviews
Eight Cultural Stories That Shape Our Lives
by Steve Wilkens and Mark L. Sanford
Why do we buy what we buy, vote the way we vote, eat what we eat and say what we say? Why do we have the friends we have, and work and play as we do? It's our choice? Yes, but there are forces, often unseen, that shape every decision we make and every action we take.These hidden, life-shaping values and ideas are not promoted through organized religions or rival philosophies but fostered by cultural ...
PaperbackBuddhism
A Christian Exploration and Appraisal
by Keith Yandell and Harold Netland
The disproportionate influence of Buddhist thought and philosophy found in cultural circles such as education, entertainment and the media coupled with the dramatic recent surge of asian immigrants, many of whom are Buddhist, has brought Buddhismto the forefront of Western culture. And more and more of those who have become disenfranchised from Christian spirituality are embracing Buddhism as a ...
PaperbackFilms for All Seasons
Experiencing the Church Year at the Movies
by Abigail Olcese
Foreword by Josh LarsenThe Spiritual Practice of Watching Movies
What’s your favorite Christmas movie? Easter movie? Pentecost movie? Casual viewers and movie buffs alike have favorite movies to watch at certain times of the year. But for film critic Abby Olcese, movies with spiritual themes aren't just limited to the holiday season. They’re part of a deep human need to connect our favorite stories ...
