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PaperbackEzra and Nehemiah
An Introduction and Commentary
Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries
by Geert Lorein
Series edited by David G. Firth
Consulting Editor Tremper Longman IIIThe checkered story of the kings, lasting nearly five centuries, ended disastrously in 587 BC with the sack of Jerusalem, the fall of the monarchy, and the removal to Babylonia of all that made Judah politically viable. It was a death to make way for a rebirth. The closely related books of Ezra and Nehemiah chart the Jews' return from exile to Jerusalem and the beginnings of that ...
PaperbackJohn
N. T. Wright for Everyone Bible Study Guides
by N. T. Wright
With Kristie BerglundDiscovering Who Jesus Is in the Book of John
When you read detective stories, you quickly learn that what may look like an irrelevant little detail may actually be the clue to solving the mystery. A good writer will put inall kinds of detail; nothing is there by accident.
Nothing in John's Gospel is there by accident either. And all the details in John are designed ...
Number of Studies: 26
PaperbackCalling in Context
Social Location and Vocational Formation
by Susan Lynn Maros
"I don't care for vocational books written in the United States; they're too American." When Susan Maros heard this comment from a Malaysian colleague, she was initially taken aback. Isn't the concept of calling universal? Why wouldn't resources with a biblical perspective on vocation apply to everyone?The reality is that each of us encounters our questions of calling from within ...
HardbackThe Wood Between the Worlds
A Poetic Theology of the Cross
by Brian Zahnd
Christian Book Award® Finalist—Christian Living
Experience the Kaleidoscopic Mystery of the Cross
Everything about the gospel message leads to the cross, and proceeds from the cross. In fact, within the narrative of Scripture, the crucifixion of Jesus is literally the crux of the story—the axis upon which the biblical story turns. ...
PaperbackBusyness
Finding God in the Whirlwind
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by Juanita Ryan
"How have you been?" a friend asks. "Busy," we say.
Much of our busyness is necessary to our survival or to the wellbeing of others and ourselves. In the whirlwind of our lives, however, it may seem impossible to focus beyond the noise of daily demands. We long for a greater awareness of God with us. This eight-session LifeGuide® Bible Study explores ways of conversing with God ...
Number of Studies: 8
PaperbackStruck
One Christian's Reflections on Encountering Death
by Russ Ramsey
Foreword by Scott SaulsEPA 2018 Christian Book Award Finalist —Biography and Memoir
"When my doctor told me I was dying, I came alive."
What happens when you come face-to-face with your mortality? When your body fails you, what happens to your faith?
Russ Ramsey was struck by a bacterial infection that destroyed his mitral valve, sending him into heart ...
PaperbackThe God Question
An Invitation to a Life of Meaning
by J. P. Moreland
What does it take to live a meaningful life? Why are so many people in affluent nations so anxious and unhappy? What difference does believing in God really make? Does belief in the God of the Bible truly make sense today?
In this revised edition of The God Question, philosopher J. P. Moreland invites us on a journey to a rich, flourishing life. He digs into the causes ...
PaperbackFasting
Spiritual Freedom Beyond Our Appetites
by Lynne M. Baab
"You're blessed when you've worked up a good appetite for God." Matthew 5:6 The MessageWe live in hungry times. Ours is a consumer culture, predisposed to quickly fill the cravings of body and mind. The idea of fasting--the voluntary denial of something for a specific time, for a spiritual purpose--sets us immediately on edge. But Lynne Baab makes the case that anyone can fast.Fasting ...
PaperbackThe Spiritual Art of Business
Connecting the Daily with the Divine
by Barry Rowan
We want the thousands of hours we will work over our lifetime to matter. But how do we know they're really significant? How do we go from being defined by what we do to having our work become an expression of who we are?
There is not a quick fix but a progressive solution: it begins with surrendering our whole lives and then every moment of our lives to God. In The Spiritual ...
Number of Studies: 40
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In this fascinating interview, IVP authors Barbara Peacock, MelindaJoy Mingo, Terence Lester, Antipas Harris, and A. D. "Lumkile" Thomason share their ideas for new ways we can be celebrating Black History Month as well as their hopes for the future of racial reconciliation in America.
