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 ...

Edited by Mike Barnett
Associate Editor Robin Martin

Biblical Foundations Book Award

"God cannot lead you on the basis of information you do not have." --Ralph WinterWhat is God's mission in the world? For anyone passionate about discovering God's heart for the nations, Discovering the Mission of God will reveal his plans for you. Written by 21st-century field workers, scholars and church leaders, this book weaves together ...

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 ...

Contributions by Gerhard O. Forde, Sinclair B. Ferguson, Laurence W. Wood, Russell P. Spittler, and E. Glenn Hinson
Edited by Donald Alexander

How 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. ...

by Dallas Willard
With Jan Johnson

How can we hear and understand God's voice? For over thirty years, Dallas Willard's Hearing God has helped thousands of readers learn to develop a conversational relationship with God. Now Hearing God Bible Studyguides you deeper into biblical texts and themes that are woven throughout Willard's beloved book.With these six easy-to-use studies, written by longtime ...

Number of Studies: 6

by Richard Plass and James Cofield

What does loneliness tell us?"Be it chronic or acute, slight or significant, loneliness is proof of our relational design. At the core of our being is this truth—we are designed for and defined by our relationships," former pastors Plass and Cofield write. "We were born with a relentless longing to participate in the lives of others. Fundamentally, we are relational souls."Our ...

by Charles Sherlock

At the end of the twentieth century the forces of race, gender, ethnicity, culture, social status, life-style and sexual preference threaten to disassemble any notion of universal "human nature" or "human condition." In light of this historical moment, the Christian doctrine of human nature is ripe for rethinking and reformulation.Charles Sherlock sees this theological task as demanding a "double ...

Pursuing God's Will Together: A Discernment Practice for Leadership Groups, By Ruth Haley Barton

Pursuing God’s Will Together Chosen for 2012 Leadership Book Award

Pursuing God’s Will Together: A Discernment Practice for Leadership Groups (InterVarsity Press/Formatio) by Ruth Haley Barton was chosen for a 2012 Leadership Book Award in the category of "The Leader’s Outer Life." Leadership Journal editors and contributing editors narrowed the awarded titles down to the ten "books that are too good to miss."

by Alister McGrath

What are the basics of Christian belief?
How can you know the most important elements of the faith?
When you hear people talk about doctrines that seem unfamiliar, how can you know if they are at the core of Christianity or outside the center?

The basics of Christian faith have remained the same for centuries. Affirmed by the church around the world since its earliest ...

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God, the Bible and the Shack

by Gary Deddo and Cathy Deddo

Discovering the Mission of God

Best Missional Practices for the 21st Century

Edited by Mike Barnett
Associate Editor Robin Martin

Fasting

Spiritual Freedom Beyond Our Appetites

by Lynne M. Baab

Christian 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 Alexander

Hearing God Bible Study

IVP Signature Bible Studies

by Dallas Willard
With Jan Johnson

The Relational Soul

Moving from False Self to Deep Connection

by Richard Plass and James Cofield

The Doctrine of Humanity

Contours of Christian Theology

by Charles Sherlock