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PaperbackCreation and Doxology
The Beginning and End of God's Good World
Center for Pastor Theologians Series
Edited by Gerald L. Hiestand and Todd A Wilson
The doctrine of creation is crucial to the Christian faith, but it has often been maligned, misinterpreted, or ignored.
Some, such as pagan philosophers and Gnostics, have tended to denigrate the goodness of the material world. More recently, new questions have emerged regarding human origins in light of the Darwinian account of evolution. What does it mean today to both affirm ...
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JR. Forasteros
JR. Forasteros is the teaching pastor at Catalyst Community Church in Rowlett, Texas, and is an active blogger and podcaster on the church and pop culture. He blogs at NorvilleRogers.com, where he reviews films and books, and is the cocreator and cohost of The StoryMen podcast. JR. has a master's degree in religious studies, New Testament, and early Christianity from the University of Missouri–Columbia. He lives in Dallas, Texas, with his wife, Amanda.
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Amy Simpson, author of Troubled Minds: Mental Illness and the Church's Mission, will be a featured speaker at The Gathering on Mental Health and the Church at Saddleback Church on March 28. This daylong event will address a range of mental health issues, from bipolar disorder to suicide to more easily hidden issues such as anxiety, eating disorders and addiction.
HardbackCanoeing the Mountains
Christian Leadership in Uncharted Territory
by Tod Bolsinger
Over 150,000 Copies Sold Worldwide!
Outreach Resource of the Year – Leadership
Learn to Scale the Mountains of Modern Ministry Leadership
Explorers Lewis and Clark hadto adapt to the unexpected. They set out prepared to chart a waterway to the Pacific Ocean, only to find themselves face-to-face with the Rocky Mountains. ...
PaperbackGetting the Reformation Wrong
Correcting Some Misunderstandings
by James R. Payton Jr.
Getting the Reformation wrong is a common problem.Most students of history know that Martin Luther nailed his ninety-five theses to the Wittenberg Church door and that John Calvin penned the Institutes of the Christian Religion. However,the Reformation did not unfold in the straightforward, monolithic fashion some may think. It was, in fact, quite a messy affair. Using the most current ...
PaperbackRediscovering Scripture's Vision for Women
Fresh Perspectives on Disputed Texts
by Lucy Peppiatt
Foreword by Scot McKnightIVP Readers' Choice Award
Does God call women to serve as equal partners in marriage and as leaders in the church?
The answer to this straightforward question is deeply contested. Into the fray, Lucy Peppiatt offers her work on interpretation of the Bible and Christian practice. With careful exegetical work, Peppiatt considers relevant passages in Ephesians, ...
HardbackPsalms 1-50
Volume 7
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
Edited by Craig A. Blaising and Carmen S. Hardin
General Editor Thomas C. OdenThe Psalms have long served a vital role in the individual and corporate lives of Christians, expressing the full range of human emotions, including some that we are ashamed to admit. The Psalms reverberate with joy, groan in pain, whimper with sadness, grumble in disappointment, and rage with anger.
The church fathers employed the Psalms widely. In liturgy they used them ...
HardbackRevelation
Volume 12
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
Edited by William C. Weinrich
General Editor Thomas C. OdenThe Revelation to John—with its vivid images and portraits of conflict leading up to the formation of a new heaven and a new earth—was widely read, even as it was variously interpreted in the early church. Approaches to its interpretation ranged from the millenarian approach of Victorinus of Petovium to the more symbolic interpretation of Tyconius, who read Revelation in the sense ...
PaperbackGod's Judgments
Interpreting History and the Christian Faith
by Steven J. Keillor
What do God's judgments have to do with history?Steven J. Keillor presents the bold thesis that divine judgment can be a fruitful category for historical investigation. In fact, he makes the case that Christianity is rightly grasped as an interpretation of history more than a worldview or philosophy. Grounding his thesis first on a study of God's judgments in the teaching of both the Old and New ...
HardbackHebrews
Volume 10
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
Edited by Erik M. Heen and Philip D. W. Krey
General Editor Thomas C. OdenDistinctive in form, content, and style, the epistle to the Hebrews offers a profound high Christology and makes an awe-inspiring contribution to our understanding of Jesus as our High Priest. The earliest extant commentary on theletter comes to us in thirty-four homilies from John Chrysostom. These homilies serve to anchor the excerpts chosen by the editors of this volume because ...
