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"An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered."--G.K. ChestertonAs even a brief exposure to the New Testament will show, the Christian life is a life of adventure. Every aspect is full of energy and light. Yet too often we stop at one point of interest--evangelism, spiritual disciplines, social justice--and go no further. Interweaving stories from a summer vacation, Jerry Sittser shows ...
Worship is of immense concern in the church and ironically the source of controversy and dispute. Can we get behind the question of what style of worship we should engage in to understand the bedrock foundation for God's people--honoring him as hedesires? Is the dissatisfaction with worship voiced by so many perhaps a result of our having wandered from biblical teaching on the subject?Through careful ...
Why is prayer so hard?Many of us have asked that question. We want to pray. We intend to pray. But, as spiritual director and professor MaryKate Morse notes, "We don't pray as consistently or as meaningfully as we might like."And yet prayer offersus such spiritual riches. Prayer
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"So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them." (Genesis 1:27)
Genesis 1:26-27 has served as the locus of most theological anthropologies in the central Christian tradition. However, Richard Lints observes that too rarely have these verses been understood as conceptually interwoven ...
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What is Good News to Gen Z?
Gen Z, born into a complex and rapidly changing world, carries unique questions about life and God. Church methodologies that worked for previous generations often miss their mark with this one. Understanding ...
"God has used migration for millennia to achieve his purposes for his people," writes Patrick Johnstone. "He is doing so again in our time."
Millions are on the move, driven by war, drought, terrorism, poverty, failed states, environmental catastrophes, disease, revolutions, and the desire for a better life. Christians have a unique perspective on the migrant crisis: after ...
The first chapters of Genesis are the bedrock of the Jewish and Christian traditions. In these inaugural pages of the canon, the creation of the world, the fall of the human creature, the promise of redemption and the beginning of salvation history are found. Interwoven in the text are memorable stories of the ancient biblical patriarchs and matriarchs.Throughout the history of commentary, interpreters ...
IVP Readers' Choice Award
Stop outsourcing justice!
Many local churches don't know what to do about justice. We tend to compartmentalize it as merely a strategy for outreach, and we often outsource itto parachurch justice ministries. While these organizations do good work, individual congregations are left disconnected from God's just purposes in the ...
Over and over again, Scripture reminds us of God's faithfulness and mercy. God's stunning promises to his followers in Isaiah 40–48—I am with you, I will strengthen and help you, I will uphold you—offered reassurance andcomfort during difficult days.
We are also desperate for God's comfort and help today. Life is filled with challenges and heartache, and we long for ...
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