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PaperbackCreating Cultures of Belonging
Cultivating Organizations Where Women and Men Thrive
by Beth Birmingham and Eeva Sallinen Simard
Foreword by Emily SarmientoWith increasing interest from donors and board members to see faith-based, missional organizations reflect the diversity of God's kingdom, these organizations desire to have women in positions of leadership. However, this proves difficult when the organizational culture is one that silences and even penalizes the unique giftings that women bring to the table.
Many organizations ...
PaperbackWho Moved My Neighborhood?
Leading Congregations Through Gentrification and Economic Change
by Mark E. Strong
Foreword by Harold Calvin RayNeighborhoods are moving. While neighborhood changes can mean exciting and fresh opportunities for some, the experience can be vastly different for long-time residents. The rapid movement of people means changes in employment, economics, landscape, demographics, and the feel of a community. Churches often experience the painful impact of these shifts. Depending on how a church navigates ...
PaperbackEconomic Parables
The Monetary Teachings of Jesus Christ
by David Cowan
Ever wondered how to pay the next bill? Felt the world is unfair in economic rewards? Been indecisive about investing wisely? These types of fiscal questions are addressed from a Christian viewpoint in Economic Parables.
Using his vast experience in the financial world as well as church ministry, the author invites you to listen directly to the words of Jesus and reflect on a number ...
PaperbackOverturning Tables
Freeing Missions from the Christian-Industrial Complex
by Scott A. Bessenecker
Outreach Resource of the Year Recommendation
Best World Missions Book, from Byron Borger, Hearts and Minds Bookstore
We are more than the businesses we have become.
Muchof Christian ministry has been shaped to operate not according to the witness of the Scriptures, but according to the values of the free market. We adopt ...
PaperbackHow Neighborhoods Make Us Sick
Restoring Health and Wellness to Our Communities
by Veronica Squires and Breanna Lathrop
Our neighborhoods are literally making us sick.
Buildings with mold trigger asthma and other respiratory conditions. Geographic lack of access to food and health care increases childhood mortality. Community violence traumatizes residents. Poverty, unemployment, inadequate housing, food insecurity, racial injustice, and oppression cause physical changes in the body, resulting ...
PaperbackPower Women
Stories of Motherhood, Faith, and the Academy
Edited by Nancy Wang Yuen and Deshonna Harsch
IVP Readers' Choice Award
"The dominant narrative we hear as professor mothers is that motherhood and academia are incompatible."
Two challenging vocations, each filled with complexities and daily ups and downs. Yet more and more women are answering the call to both the academy and motherhood. A growing body of literature addresses parent-professors, ...
PaperbackThe Samaritan Woman's Story
Reconsidering John 4 After #ChurchToo
by Caryn Ann Reeder
Reader's Choice Award Winner
Most Christians have heard a familiar description of the Samaritan woman in John 4: she was a sinner, an adulteress, even a prostitute. Throughout church history, the woman at the well has been seen narrowly in terms of her gender and marital history. What are we missing in the story? And what difference does our interpretation ...
PaperbackThe Wonders of Creation
Learning Stewardship from Narnia and Middle-Earth
Hansen Series
by Kristen Page
Contributions by Christina Bieber Lake, Noah J. Toly, and Emily Hunter McGowin"Highly recommended for fans of Tolkien and Lewis, for those who love literature and ecology, and really for all of us whose capacity for wonder will be expanded by this delightful little book." – Jonathan A. Moo, professor of New Testament and environmental studies at Whitworth University
When an author of fiction employs the imagination and sets characters in a ...
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PaperbackHope for Human Kindness
Bible Stories Retold to Inspire Compassion Today
by Kent Annan
In Hope for Human Kindness, humanitarian leader and theologian Kent Annan reimagines the Bible's ancient stories to help you better love your neighbors today.
In times of crisis and uncertainty, we hunger for stories that reignite our compassion and guide us toward meaningful action. Hope for Human Kindness offers a transformative journey through familiar ...
Hope for Human KindnessPaperback- Length: 128 pages
- Dimensions: 5.5 × 8.5 in
- Published: April 13, 2027
- Imprint: IVP
- ISBN: 9781514019122
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In Hope for Human Kindness, humanitarian leader and theologian Kent Annan reimagines the Bible's ancient stories to help you better love your neighbors today.
In times of crisis and uncertainty, we hunger for stories that reignite our compassion and guide us toward meaningful action. Hope for Human Kindness offers a transformative journey through familiar Bible stories retold in contemporary contexts, uncovering timeless wisdom for loving our neighbors.
Through a five-step storytelling framework, readers learn to observe similarities between then and now, see situations from multiple perspectives, look for miracles amid misery, identify the bigger connecting story, and imagine hopeful possibilities without denying reality. Each retelling invites you to imaginatively reflect on redemptive ways to grow in love and compassion, offering a path forward for acts of kindness.
What you'll find in Hope for Human Kindness:
- Vivid retellings of familiar Bible stories in contemporary contexts that build a creative bridge between then and now
- Thought-provoking and inspirational calls to reflect and act that transform how you see and respond to suffering with hope and kindness, both locally and globally
- A fresh yet faithful approach to reading Scripture, perfect for those longing for more authentic ways to live out their Christian witness in the world
When we read the Bible, we find stories of floods, fires, and wars. We find people who are hungry or need medical and mental health care. We find churches struggling to serve one another amid pain and division. We find refugees and dangerous journeys across borders. And we find miracles happening in the middle of everyday life.
Annan's creative approach helps you discover that the sacred stories of the Bible are indeed our stories too, connecting us across history to those who faced similar challenges and emerged with renewed purpose. Whether you are a ministry leader, humanitarian worker, or Christian seeking to love your neighbor well, this book provides both inspiration and practical guidance for becoming the neighbor our world desperately needs.
PaperbackThe History of Christian Thought
by Jonathan Hill
Why read about the history of Christian thought? Because, if you are Christian yourself, it helps you to understand the faith--addressing everything from where Christians got their ideas of the Trinity and how Christ can be both human and divine to what they think about issues like feminism, globalization and social justice. And because, even if you are not, all Western society has been shaped by ...
