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paperbackSpiritual Practices in Community
Drawing Groups into the Heart of God
by Diana Shiflett
Diana Shiflett has been leading groups of all descriptions in spiritual practices for many years, and she understands the difficulties involved: the potential for awkwardness and self-doubt, the nagging question of whether anyone's getting anything out of this at all. But more than that, she understands the value of spiritual practices: their deep roots in the history and worship of God's people, ...
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New Studies in Biblical Theology
Dive deeper into the richness of Scripture with the New Studies in Biblical Theology (NSBT) series, designed to help Christians uncover a fuller understanding of their Bibles. Edited by D. A. Carson and Benjamin L. Gladd, this collection addresses key issues in biblical theology, interacting with current scholarship while seeking to bridge the gap between instruction and edification.
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audiobookSurrender to Love
Discovering the Heart of Christian Spirituality
The Spiritual Journey
by David G. Benner
Foreword by M. Basil Pennington
Read by William SlammonSurrender to the Only Perfectly Trustworthy Love
In our self-reliant era, most of us recoil from the concept of surrendering to a power or authority outside ourselves. But surrender need not be seen as threatening, especially when the One to whom we surrender is the epitome of goodness and love.
God doesn't want his people to ...
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paperbackMission 3:16
God's One-Verse Invitation to Love the World
by Paul Borthwick
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." —John 3:16Paul Borthwick unpacks the Bible's most famous verse to unveil God's intentional, sacrificial mission for the world. He examines every word in John 3:16 to reveal the underlying motivation for mission, the global scope of God's call, and ...
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ebookGod, the Bible and the Shack
by Gary Deddo and Cathy Deddo
Millions of readers of William Paul Young's The Shack want to know, Is God really that good? Is this the same God we find in the Bible or not? Is the Trinity really like what we find in the novel? And what about evil in the world? How much does The Shack help us understand why it exists and how God deals with it? Here are clear, insightful responses to the questions so many people ...
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ebookThe Singer Bible Study
IVP Signature Bible Studies
by Calvin Miller
With Andrew T. Le PeauThe Singer has helped thousands of readers discover the life of Christ in a fresh way. Now with The Singer Bible Study you can explore the biblical texts that inspired Calvin Miller's poetic retelling of the gospel story.
These eight easy-to-use studies will engage your imagination and deepen your understanding as you encounter the true Singer, Father-Spirit, ...
Number of Studies: 8
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ebookBasic Christianity Bible Study
IVP Signature Bible Studies
by John Stott
With Dale Larsen and Sandy LarsenGod himself is seeking you. Through his Son, Jesus Christ, God offers you his love. How can you know God's love? How can you trust Jesus? These six studies, based on John Stott's bestselling book Basic Christianity, explore who Christ is and what he has done for us.
As companions to the IVP Signature Collection, IVP Signature Bible Studies help individuals and groups ...
Number of Studies: 6
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ebookThe Ethical Vision of the Bible
Learning Good from Knowing God
by Peter W. Gosnell
What ways of distinguishing right and wrong are encouraged within biblical writings? How did various bibical authors offer different yet complementary motivations for promoting ethical action and discouraging unethical behavior?The Ethical Vision of the Bible equips readers with an interest in deepening their understanding of biblical ethics to listen carefully to the ...
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ebookScience, Creation and the Bible
Reconciling Rival Theories of Origins
by Richard F. Carlson and Tremper Longman III
Many Christians are torn between their belief in the Bible and the conclusions of science. This is especially the case concerning the creation narratives of Scripture and the rather different stories that science tells.Physicist Richard Carlson and biblical scholar Tremper Longman address the longstanding problem of how to relate scientific description of the beginnings of the universe with ...
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ebookCorporal Punishment in the Bible
A Redemptive-Movement Hermeneutic for Troubling Texts
by William J. Webb
William Webb confronts those often avoided biblical passages that call for the corporal punishment of children, slaves and wrongdoers. How should we understand and apply them today? Are we obligated to replicate those injunctions today? Or does the proper interpretation of them point in a different direction? Webb notes that most of the Christian church is at best inconsistent in its application ...
