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  • Daniel: Spiritual Living in a Secular World, By Douglas Connelly
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    Daniel

    Spiritual Living in a Secular World

    LifeGuide Bible Studies

    by Douglas Connelly

    A permissive society, a power-hungry people, a nation without God. Daniel's situation in Babylon sounds quite a bit like our own. In the midst of such forces, how can we remain loyal to biblical values? How can we have a positive impact on those around us?

    In this twelve-session LifeGuide® Bible Study, Daniel gives us practical and personal help with these questions.

    For over three ...

    Number of Studies: 12

  • Lectures on the Psalms, By Didymus the Blind
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    Lectures on the Psalms

    Ancient Christian Texts

    by Didymus the Blind
    Edited and Translated by Jonathan Douglas Hicks

    "The Lord shepherds me, and nothing will be lacking for me. In a place of tender grass, there he causes me to encamp."

    In his reading of Psalm 23, early Christian theologian Didymus the Blind perceived the comfort that is provided only by Christ, the good shepherd: "The disciples of Christ who have become perfect in his instruction . . . do not simply hear a voice, ...

  • The Message of Joshua, By David G. Firth
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    The Message of Joshua

    The Bible Speaks Today Series

    by David G. Firth

    The book of Joshua tells the action-packed story of Israel's entry into and conquest of Canaan, the promised land. Yet it is often troubling for contemporary Christian readers, perhaps more than any other part of the Old Testament: isn't there too much violence, and isn't this violence inconsistent with the gospel of Jesus?In The Message of Joshua, David G. Firth explores ...

  • God's Unfaithful Wife: A Biblical Theology of Spiritual Adultery, By Raymond C. Ortlund Jr.
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    God's Unfaithful Wife

    A Biblical Theology of Spiritual Adultery

    New Studies in Biblical Theology

    by Raymond C Ortlund, Jr.
    Series edited by D. A. Carson

    The biblical theme of spiritual adultery stands in all its bluntness for a deeply offensive sin—the unfaithfulness of God's covenant people in departing from Yahweh, their husband, and going after false gods.

    Raymond C. Ortlund Jr. begins by showing how the Genesis vision of human marriage provides the logic and coherent network of meanings for the story of Israel's relationship with Yahweh. ...

  • The IVP Atlas of Bible History, By Paul Lawrence
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    The IVP Atlas of Bible History

    by Paul Lawrence
    Consulting Editor A. R. Millard, John H. Walton, and Heinrich Von Siebenthal

    Open Your Understanding of the World of Scripture

    The story of the Bible is inextricably linked to the land. To understand biblical history, we need to understand how the people, events, and geography interacted to form thatancient world.

    Spanning three thousand years of biblical history, The IVP Atlas of Bible History reveals the many fascinating ways that ...

  • The Story of Scripture: The Unfolding Drama of the Bible, By Robbie F. Castleman
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    The Story of Scripture

    The Unfolding Drama of the Bible

    LifeGuide Bible Studies

    by Robbie F. Castleman

    When it comes to knowledge of the Bible, many people know bits and pieces, favorite stories and characters, but they don't know the story that is really one story in Scripture. Robbie Castleman will help you put the story of God and his people together so that you'll know how all the parts and people fit, and the stories within the story will make more sense. To study the story of Scripture from ...

    Number of Studies: 12

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    "Here Are Your Gods"

    Faithful Discipleship in Idolatrous Times

    by Christopher J. H. Wright

    ECPA Top Shelf Book Cover Award

    When the Israelites exclaimed, "Here are your gods!" at the sight of the golden calf, they were attempting to hold on to the God of their history while fashioning idols for their own purposes. In today's Western world, plenty of shiny false gods still hold power—idols of prosperity, nationalism, and self-interest. Christians ...

  • The Message of Amos, By J. Alec Motyer
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    The Message of Amos

    The Bible Speaks Today Series

    by J. A. Motyer

    They neglected the needy, gained material riches through exploitation, and indulged in inauthentic religious practices. And rather than following God in the pursuit of justice, they drew on the divine name to justify their pretense. This is the social landscape in which the prophet Amos delivers a message from God. With searing clarity and daring hope, Amos calls God's people to ...

  • The Message of Proverbs, By David J. Atkinson
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    The Message of Proverbs

    The Bible Speaks Today Series

    by David J. Atkinson

    The book of Proverbs is the most practical book in the Bible. Its instruction in the art of living has been long tried and long proven. Its proverbial seeds of discernment are ready to be planted and rooted in the receptive soil of wisdom's hearers today.

    As much as we glean from the surface of Proverbs, there remains still more in its depths. David Atkinson's commentary wonderfully ...