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  • The Possibility of Prayer: Finding Stillness with God in a Restless World, By John Starke The Possibility of Prayer: Finding Stillness with God in a Restless World, By John Starke
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    The Possibility of Prayer

    Finding Stillness with God in a Restless World

    by John Starke

    The world clamors for efficiency and productivity.

    But the life of prayer is neither efficient nor productive. Instead, as we learn in the psalms, prayer calls us to wait, to watch, to listen, to taste, and to see. These things are not productive by any modern measure—but they are transformative.

    As a pastor in Manhattan, John Starke knows the bustle and busyness of ...

  • Matthew, Edited by Jason K. Lee and William M. Marsh Matthew, Edited by Jason K. Lee and William M. Marsh
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    Matthew

    New Testament Volume 1

    Reformation Commentary on Scripture

    Edited by Jason K. Lee and William M. Marsh

    "As they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, 'Take, eat; this is my body.'"

    How should one interpret these words of Jesus?

    The sixteenth-century Reformers turned to Scripture to find the truth of God's Word, but that doesn't mean they always agreed on how to interpret it. For example, when approaching ...

  • Companions in Suffering: Comfort for Times of Loss and Loneliness, By Wendy Alsup Companions in Suffering: Comfort for Times of Loss and Loneliness, By Wendy Alsup
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    Companions in Suffering

    Comfort for Times of Loss and Loneliness

    by Wendy Alsup
    Foreword by Trillia Newbell

    2020 The Gospel Coalition Book Award - Christian Living

    Have you experienced an ongoing trial that left you wrung out emotionally? Do you feel alone in your pain?

    Though suffering often leavesus feeling isolated, God invites us into the community of the Trinity and offers us many companions in Scripture. We experience loneliness alongside the ...

  • Companions in Suffering: Comfort for Times of Loss and Loneliness, By Wendy Alsup
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    Companions in Suffering

    Comfort for Times of Loss and Loneliness

    by Wendy Alsup
    Foreword by Trillia Newbell

    2020 The Gospel Coalition Book Award - Christian Living

    Have you experienced an ongoing trial that left you wrung out emotionally? Do you feel alone in your pain?

    Though suffering often leavesus feeling isolated, God invites us into the community of the Trinity and offers us many companions in Scripture. We experience loneliness alongside the ...

  • God Behaving Badly: Is the God of the Old Testament Angry, Sexist and Racist?, By David T. Lamb God Behaving Badly: Is the God of the Old Testament Angry, Sexist and Racist?, By David T. Lamb
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    God Behaving Badly

    Is the God of the Old Testament Angry, Sexist and Racist?

    by David T. Lamb

    God has a bad reputation. Many think of God as wrathful and angry, smiting people right and left for no apparent reason. The Old Testament in particular seems at times to portray God as capricious and malevolent, wiping out armiesand nations, punishing enemies with extreme prejudice.

    But wait. The story is more complicated than that. Alongside troubling passages of God's punishment ...

  • Creating a Missional Culture: Equipping the Church for the Sake of the World, By JR Woodward Creating a Missional Culture: Equipping the Church for the Sake of the World, By JR Woodward
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    Creating a Missional Culture

    Equipping the Church for the Sake of the World

    Forge Partnership Books

    by JR Woodward
    Foreword by Alan Hirsch

    Once upon a time, Moses had had enough.Exhausted by the challenge of leading the Israelites from slavery to the Promised Land, Moses cried out to God, "What have I done to displease you that you put the burden of all these people on me? . . . If this is how you are going to treat me, please go ahead and kill me" (Exodus 11:11, 15).If that sounds hauntingly familiar to you, you may be the senior ...

  • An Unhurried Leader: The Lasting Fruit of Daily Influence, By Alan Fadling An Unhurried Leader: The Lasting Fruit of Daily Influence, By Alan Fadling
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    An Unhurried Leader

    The Lasting Fruit of Daily Influence

    by Alan Fadling

    What does grace-paced leadership look like?

    Spiritual mentor. Pastor. Executive director. Parent. Professor. Spouse. We have many roles and relationships. And in the midst of all we do, we're tempted to frantically take control of situations in hopes of making good things happen. Alan Fadling, author of An Unhurried Life, writes: "That kind of unholy hurry may make me look busy, but ...