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  • Disabling Mission, Enabling Witness: Exploring Missiology Through the Lens of Disability Studies, By Benjamin T. Conner Disabling Mission, Enabling Witness: Exploring Missiology Through the Lens of Disability Studies, By Benjamin T. Conner
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    Disabling Mission, Enabling Witness

    Exploring Missiology Through the Lens of Disability Studies

    Missiological Engagements

    by Benjamin T. Conner

    In recent decades churches have accommodated people with disabilities in various ways. Through access ramps and elevators and sign language, disabled persons are invited in to worship. But are they actually enfolded into the church's mission? Havethe able-bodied come to recognize and appreciate the potential contributions of people with disabilities in the ministry and witness of the church?Benjamin ...

  • Christian Meditation in Clinical Practice: A Four-Step Model and Workbook for Therapists and Clients, By Joshua J. Knabb Christian Meditation in Clinical Practice: A Four-Step Model and Workbook for Therapists and Clients, By Joshua J. Knabb
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    Christian Meditation in Clinical Practice

    A Four-Step Model and Workbook for Therapists and Clients

    Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books

    by Joshua J Knabb

    Christians are hungry for a return to their own tradition to cultivate meditation practices that are both psychologically and spiritually fruitful. In recent decades, mindfulness meditation, which originates from the Buddhist tradition, has been embraced in many settings as a method for addressing a plethora of symptoms. What would it look like to turn instead to the Christian faith ...

  • The Gap Decade: When You're Technically an Adult but Really Don't Feel Like It Yet, By Katie Schnack The Gap Decade: When You're Technically an Adult but Really Don't Feel Like It Yet, By Katie Schnack
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    The Gap Decade

    When You're Technically an Adult but Really Don't Feel Like It Yet

    by Katie Schnack

    "A gap decade isn't a cute whim of a decision to take a pause and travel to Italy for a few months. Nah. A gap decade is a cluster of challenging, transitional years that the universe just dumps in your lap. And my lap. And prettymuch everyone's lap. It's that twilight zone between 'young person' and 'full-blown adult' that sort of washes in, bringing with it a bit of chaos, growth, ...

  • Fool's Talk: Recovering the Art of Christian Persuasion, By Os Guinness Fool's Talk: Recovering the Art of Christian Persuasion, By Os Guinness
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    Fool's Talk

    Recovering the Art of Christian Persuasion

    by Os Guinness

    • 2016 Christianity Today Book of the Year in Apologetics/Evangelism
    • One of Desiring God's Top 15 Books of 2015
    • Hearts Minds Bookstore's Best Books of 2015, Social Criticism and Cultural Engagement

    In our post-Christian context, public life has become markedly more secular and private life infinitely more diverse. Yet many Christians still rely on cookie-cutter ...

  • Philippians, Colossians, Edited by Graham Tomlin Philippians, Colossians, Edited by Graham Tomlin
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    Philippians, Colossians

    New Testament Volume 11

    Reformation Commentary on Scripture

    Edited by Rt Rev Dr Graham Tomlin

    Preaching's Preacher's Guide to the Best Bible Reference

    Paul's letters to the Philippians and Colossians celebrate the glory and supremacy of Jesus Christ and his saving work, a refrain that the reformers never grew tired of singing. While their tones are diverse, the clarity of their compositions and the power of their voices still reverberate today.

    Reformation ...

  • Luke: An Introduction and Commentary, By Nicholas Perrin Luke: An Introduction and Commentary, By Nicholas Perrin
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    Luke

    An Introduction and Commentary

    Tyndale New Testament Commentaries

    by Nicholas Perrin
    Series edited by Eckhard J. Schnabel

    In this insightful and accessible commentary, Nicholas Perrin explores the many unique pictures of Jesus found in the Gospel of Luke—from being a child in his Father's house to associating with the poor and disreputable, in communion with the Holy Spirit, and, above all, setting out resolutely for Jerusalem to fulfill God's plan for the world.

    With particular attention to ...

  • Psalms 73-150, Edited by Herman J. Selderhuis Psalms 73-150, Edited by Herman J. Selderhuis
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    Psalms 73-150

    Old Testament Volume 8

    Reformation Commentary on Scripture

    Edited by Herman J. Selderhuis

    "I lift up my eyes to the hills.From where does my help come?"My help comes from the Lord,who made heaven and earth." (Ps. 121:1-2)Throughout the history of the church, Christians have often turned to the Book of Psalms in both rejoicing and suffering as a significant resource for Christian belief and practice, and as the church's prayer book and hymnal. The Protestant reformers also turned ...

  • Citizenship Without Illusions: A Christian Guide to Political Engagement, By David T. Koyzis Citizenship Without Illusions: A Christian Guide to Political Engagement, By David T. Koyzis
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    Citizenship Without Illusions

    A Christian Guide to Political Engagement

    by David T. Koyzis

    Christianity Today Book Awards Finalist—Politics and Public Life

    How can Christians live as citizens of God's kingdom while also fulfilling their responsibilities as citizens of political communities? David Koyzis, author of Political Visions and Illusions, offers a brief, practical guide on political engagement and citizenship.

    During ...

  • Thinning the Veil: Encountering Jesus Christ in the Book of Revelation, By Shane J. Wood Thinning the Veil: Encountering Jesus Christ in the Book of Revelation, By Shane J. Wood
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    Thinning the Veil

    Encountering Jesus Christ in the Book of Revelation

    by Shane Joseph Wood

    Christianity Today Book Awards Finalist—Biblical Studies

    Encounter the Hope of Jesus in the Book of Revelation

    The Biblical book of Revelation—a text that, for many, remains shrouded in mystery and confusion. The cryptic symbols and visions of the end times often evoke anxiety among believers. Is it even possible to find hope and spiritual ...

  • Intergenerational Christian Formation: Bringing the Whole Church Together in Ministry, Community, and Worship, By Holly Catterton Allen and Christine Lawton and Cory L. Seibel Intergenerational Christian Formation: Bringing the Whole Church Together in Ministry, Community, and Worship, By Holly Catterton Allen and Christine Lawton and Cory L. Seibel
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    Intergenerational Christian Formation

    Bringing the Whole Church Together in Ministry, Community, and Worship

    by Holly Catterton Allen, Christine Lawton, and Cory Lane Seibel
    Foreword by Jason Brian Santos

    "One generation commends your works to another; they tell of your mighty acts." —Psalm 145:4

    Most churches and faith communities segment their ministries by age and generation. In some congregations, people may never interact with those of other ages. But it was not always so. Throughout biblical tradition and the majority of history, communities of faith included people ...