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PaperbackDying to Live
The Paradox of the Crucified Life
by Clive Calver
Many Christians acknowledge that they love Jesus but are disillusioned about their spiritual condition. They come to Christ to drink from the well of his new life, yet find that their thirst remains. Why has the Christian life not met their expectations for spiritual growth and how can they satisfy this craving for their Christian walk to have a deeper impact?Do you desperately yearn for a deeper ...
PaperbackIn Search of a Confident Faith
Overcoming Barriers to Trusting in God
by J. P. Moreland and Klaus Issler
Many obstacles can get in the way of having a healthy Christian faith.Some of those obstacles are intellectual, but there are emotional, relational and experiential ones as well. Even theological problems can get in the way when the very nature offaith itself is misunderstood. J. P. Moreland and Klaus Issler team up in this book to clear away the barriers to faith by helping you gain a clear grasp ...
PaperbackTheology Remixed
Christianity as Story, Game, Language, Culture
by Adam C. English
Jesus didn't give his followers a fixed set of statements defining everything they needed to know about the kingdom of God in a neat package. Rather he told stories, made comparisons, drew contrasts. He talked of a mustard seed, of yeast and of ahidden treasure to communicate some of the most important truths of the faith.Jesus didn't fall back on parables because he lacked the right words. Parables ...
PaperbackTheology Questions Everyone Asks
Christian Faith in Plain Language
Edited by Gary M. Burge and David Lauber
Everyone has questions about God and what matters most in life. When we ask those questions, we are asking about theology.
- Isn't talk about God really a guessing game?
- What good is the Old Testament?
- How can we have freewill if God controls everything?
- The virgin birth. Really?
- What does an earthquake say about God?
- Is the Holy Spirit still at work ...
PaperbackThe Soul of Hip Hop
Rims, Timbs and a Cultural Theology
by Daniel White Hodge
What is Hip Hop?
Hip hop speaks in a voice that is sometimes gruff, sometimes enraged, sometimes despairing, sometimes hopeful.
Hip hop is the voice of forgotten streets laying claim to the high life of rims and timbs and threads and bling.
Hip hop speaks in the muddled language of would-be prophets--mocking the architects of the status quo and stumbling in the dark toward a blurred ...
PaperbackA Guide to New Religious Movements
Edited by The Estate of Ronald M Enroth
Today's pluralistic society is filled with religious alternatives and options, and the choices for faith commitment have never been more numerous. Many of these new religious movements are growing at a far faster pace than most traditional Christian denominations. Why are they so appealing? Sociologist Ronald Enroth and a team of expert contributors provide an accessible handle on the key religious ...
PaperbackSeasons of the Soul
Stages of Spiritual Development
by Bruce Demarest
Every Christian is on an amazing journey.But the unfortunate truth is that many of us live largely detached from this fact. Days go by, but it can be hard to feel a sense of movement or growth. Sometimes, in periods of doubt and depression, we might feel stuck in the same place for months.Yet the truth remains that from the moment we give Christ control of our life, we set out on the most significant ...
PaperbackSpiritual Mentoring
A Guide for Seeking Giving Direction
by Keith R. Anderson and Randy D. Reese
Iron sharpens iron, and one person sharpens . . . another. (Proverbs 27:17)As we seek God together we come to know him more deeply. That's the idea behind Spiritual Mentoring. Spiritual mentoring is an ages-old practice that Keith Anderson and Randy Reese introduce in a way that fits life as we know it today.Spiritual mentoring is not only for pastors or saints. Mentors are ordinary ...
PaperbackWho Can Be Saved?
Reassessing Salvation in Christ and World Religions
by Terrance L. Tiessen
Throughout history millions have lived and died without hearing the gospel of Jesus Christ. Despite vigorous missionary efforts, large populations of the world today have never been evangelized. And now religious pluralism has set up shop on MainStreet. The question "Who can be saved?" forces itself on the minds of Christians like never before.
- Is there a wideness in God's mercy?
- Does ...
PaperbackSalvation Belongs to Our God
Celebrating the Bible's Central Story
Christian Doctrine in Global Perspective
by Christopher J. H. Wright
A great multitude that no one could count . . . cried out in a loud voice: "Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb."Every phrase in Revelation 7:10 resonates with significant themes in the Old and New Testaments. Christopher Wright views the story of God's salvation through the lens of this verse to show the great breadth of God's saving work: the character ...
