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PaperbackWhy I Am a Christian
by John Stott
Why Jesus?
Perhaps you have had the funny feeling that God wants to get your attention. Or maybe you're intrigued with what you've heard about Jesus. Or maybe you're simply looking for meaning and direction in your life. John Stott has spent a lifetime wrestling with questions about Jesus both personally and in dialogue with skeptics and seekers around the globe.
Now ...
EbookKnowing the Holy Spirit Through the Old Testament
Knowing God Through the Old Testament Set
by Christopher J. H. Wright
We tend to think of the Holy Spirit as the straggler of the Trinity, a latecomer in God's interaction with the world. But our first introduction to the Holy Spirit is not the drama of Pentecost in the second chapter of Acts. We first meet the HolySpirit in the second verse of the Bible, hovering there, speaking the world into existence.
Christopher Wright begins here and traces the Holy Spirit ...
PaperbackThe Seamless Life
A Tapestry of Love and Learning, Worship and Work
by Steven Garber
We all want to make sense of life, of who we are and why we are, and to know that what we do—day in and day out—matters. But daily demands often lead to a life that feels void of meaning and disjointed from our deepest beliefs.
Steven Garber challenges us to move beyond our fragmented sense of reality and begin to see all we are and all we do—our work, play, ...
PaperbackTo Know You More
Cultivating the Heart of the Worship Leader
by Andy Park
- The WorshipMusic.com 2003 Book of the Year
Andy Park writes, "I've learned through the years that becoming a worship leader involves far more than developing a set of skills--it's all about developing a life in God." Here's your opportunity to sit at the feet of one who has for twenty-five years led contemporary worship services in the United States and Canada. In Park's book you'll ...
PaperbackThe Message of Jeremiah
The Bible Speaks Today Series
by Christopher J. H. Wright
The prophet Jeremiah addressed the people of Judah over a forty-year period leading up to the destruction of Jerusalem in 587 BC. The book of Jeremiah addresses the exiles, especially those in Babylon, in the years after the catastrophe.
In this Bible Speaks Today volume, we encounter the prophet who delivered the word of God to the people of Israel at the most terrifying ...
PaperbackAgents of Flourishing
Pursuing Shalom in Every Corner of Society
Made to Flourish Resources
by Amy L. Sherman
Outreach Resource of the Year
God calls Christians to participate in his redemptive mission in every sphere of life. Every corner, every square inch of society can flourish as God intends, and Christians ofany vocation can become agents of that flourishing.Amy Sherman offers a multifaceted, biblically grounded framework for enacting God's call to seek the ...
HardbackThe Way Up Is Down
Becoming Yourself by Forgetting Yourself
by Marlena Graves
Christianity Today Award of Merit in Spiritual Formation
"Now, with God's help, I shall become myself."
These words from Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard resonate deeply with Marlena Graves, a Puerto Rican writer, professor, and activist. In these pages she describes the process of emptying herself that allows her to move upward toward God ...
PaperbackChristian Spirituality
Five Views of Sanctification
Spectrum Multiview Book Series
Contributions by Gerhard O. Forde, Sinclair B. Ferguson, Laurence W. Wood, Russell P. Spittler, and E. Glenn Hinson
Edited by Donald AlexanderHow can we grow closer to God? Is there a secret to spiritual life? Do we need a second blessing? Is sanctification God's work or ours? Is it instantaneous or is it a process?
The nature of Christian spirituality has been widely debated throughout the history of the church. The doctrine of sanctification was one of the main fissures separating Luther from the Catholic Church. ...
PaperbackI Forgrace You
Doing Good to Those Who Have Hurt You
BridgeLeader Books
by David A Anderson
Most of us are familiar with the golden rule: "Do unto others as you want them to do unto you." And if people treat us well, we generally do the same in return. But what about when others hurt us? Jesus gives us an even higher calling: "Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you" (Luke 6:27-28).David Anderson shows us how we can extend ...
PaperbackThe Radical Pursuit of Rest
Escaping the Productivity Trap
by John Koessler
Foreword by Mark GalliEvangelical Christian Publishers Association Top Shelf Book Cover Award
We live in a culture that values activity, achievement and accomplishment. Whether in our careers, churches, schools or families, busyness is the norm in our lives, and anything less makes us feel unproductive and anxious. We have to work all the harder, then, to pursue true rest in a 24-7 world that ...
