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EbookJust Spirituality
How Faith Practices Fuel Social Action
by Mae Cannon
Throughout history, Christians have been called by God to active engagement in society on behalf of the poor and oppressed. Christian leaders have been instrumental in caring for people who are poor, fighting injustice and advocating for social change. But they have never done so on their own power. Their energy and zeal were fueled by inner spiritual practices that propelled them forward into the ...
EbookOriginal Sin and the Fall
Five Views
Spectrum Multiview Book Series
Edited by J. B. Stump and Chad Meister
"What is this that you have done?"
Throughout the church's history, Christians have largely agreed that God's good creation of humanity was marred by humanity's sinful rebellion, resulting in our separation from God and requiring divine intervention in the saving work of Christ.
But Christians have disagreed over many particular questions surrounding humanity's fall, ...
EbookCoffee with Jesus
by David Wilkie
One of Library Journal's Best Books
Foreword Magazine Book of the Year Award Finalist
Midwest Publishing Association Honorable Mention
Thousands of people starteach day with a shot of Coffee with Jesus, the enormously popular online comic strip. Irreverent at times, yet always insightful, this volume ...
PaperbackConcerning Hell
The Doctrine in Theological, Philosophical, Historical, and Biblical Dialogue
Foreword by Wesley Huff
Edited by Paul Copan and Christopher M. DateUnited in their commitment to faithful orthodoxy, scholars on both sides of this controversial doctrine invite you to consider a question central to understanding God's justice: What is the true nature of hell?
Throughout history, most Christians have believed that the lost will endure eternal suffering in hell. In recent decades, however, a growing number ...
EbookWhy Church?
A Basic Introduction
by Scott W. Sunquist
Foreword by Richard J. Mouw- 2020 Outreach Magazine Resource of the Year ("Also Recommended," Church)
Is a church just something we create to serve our purposes or to maintain old traditions? Or is it something more vital, more meaningful, and more powerful? This can be hard to believe when we look at what happens in any one congregation or denomination. Certainly not all churches act like ...
EbookSeeking Church
Emerging Witnesses to the Kingdom
Missiological Engagements
by Darren T. Duerksen and William A. Dyrness
New expressions of church that are proliferating among Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, and other non-Christian religious communities, including so-called insider movements, have raised intense discussion in missiological circles. In Seeking Church, Darren Duerksen and William Dyrness address these issues by exploring how all Christian movements have been and are engaged ...
EbookInvitation to a Journey
A Road Map for Spiritual Formation
Transforming Resources
by M. Robert Mulholland Jr.
Introduction & Study Guide by Ruth Haley BartonEmbark on a Journey of Becoming More Like Christ
M. Robert Mulholland Jr. defines spiritual formation as "the process of being formed in the image of Christ for the sake of others." Compact and solid, this definition encompasses the dynamics of a vital Christian life and counters our culture's tendency to make spirituality a trivial matter or reduce it to a private affair ...
EbookFail
Finding Hope and Grace in the Midst of Ministry Failure
by J.R. Briggs
Foreword by Eugene H PetersonBest Books About the Church from Byron Borger, Hearts and Minds Bookstore
"I thought God had called me to plant this church. Why did we have to shut our doors after only three years?"
"I was at my breaking point. Then I got the news that our nine-year-old daughter had leukemia. I would have quit ministry forever, but I had no other employable skills."
"False ...
EbookFaith and Reason
Three Views
Spectrum Multiview Book Series
Edited by Steve Wilkens
Life confronts us with an endless stream of questions. Some are trivial. But some draw us into the deepest dimensions of human inquiry, a place where our decisions have profound implications for life and faith. Is there a God, andif so, how can I know anything about who or what God is? Is the quest for truth an elusive dream? How should I live and what should I value? What happens ...
EbookInterpreting Old Testament Wisdom Literature
Edited by David G. Firth and Lindsay Wilson
In popular perception, Wisdom literature is a "self-help" or "philosophy" section of the Old Testament library—the odd and interesting bits of canonical mortar between History and Prophets. Themes that are prominent elsewhere in the Old Testament receive only scant attention in the wisdom books. Proverbs, Job, and Ecclesiastes focus on everyday life rather than on God's special dealings with the ...
