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PaperbackSeeing by the Light
Illumination in Augustine's and Barth's Readings of John
Studies in Christian Doctrine and Scripture
by Ike Miller
Series edited by Kevin J. Vanhoozer and Daniel J. TreierHow can we understand God's revelation to us?
Throughout the church's history, theologians have often answered this question by appealing to a doctrine of illumination whereby the Holy Spirit shapes our knowledge and understanding of Scripture. Without denying the role of the Holy Spirit or the cognitive role of illumination, Ike Miller casts a broader vision of divine illumination ...
PaperbackShaped by Suffering
How Temporary Hardships Prepare Us for Our Eternal Home
by Kenneth Boa
With Jenny M Abel"The God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast." 1 Peter 5:10Suffering comes to us all. It may be disease or debilitation, pain or persecution. Our difficulties may be invisible to others or impossible to hide. Sometimes we suffer because of our Christian ...
PaperbackRadiant Church
Restoring the Credibility of Our Witness
by Tara Beth Leach
Outreach Resource of the Year
Something is not right. The witness of the church in North America is eroding. Many Christians are alarmed by the decline in church attendance and seek a culprit. Too often, we point the finger away from the church, make culture the enemy, and build walls between us and others. But our antagonism and enemy-making are ...
PaperbackIgnite Your Generosity
A 21-Day Experience in Stewardship
by Chris McDaniel
Foreword by Dan BusbyWe know it's important to be generous. But it can be hard to know what healthy stewardship looks like in our families and churches. What if God has deeper and richer lessons to teach us about what it means to live generously?
Ignite Your Generosity will help you see your resources of time, talents and treasures in a fresh, God-honoring way. A twenty-one-day devotional, this ...
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James Bryan Smith, author of the bestselling The Good and Beautiful God, has signed a three-book contract with InterVarsity Press on the topics of beauty, goodness and truth. The first book, on beauty, will release in fall 2015.
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Michael John Cusick
Michael John Cusick is the CEO and founder of Restoring the Soul, an intensive counseling ministry in Denver. He is a licensed professional counselor, spiritual director, and former assistant professor of counseling at Colorado Christian University. Michael is the author of Surfing for God, and his articles have appeared in such places as Relevant, Huffington Post, and Red Letter Christians. He and his wife, Julianne, have two grown children and live in Littleton, Colorado.
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Carmen Joy Imes
Carmen Joy Imes (PhD, Wheaton) is associate professor of Old Testament at Biola University. She is the author of Bearing God's Name: Why Sinai Still Matters, Being God's Image: Why Creation Still Matters, and Becoming God's Family: Why the Church Still Matters.
PaperbackThe Message of Obadiah, Nahum & Zephaniah
The Bible Speaks Today Series
by Gordon Bridger
Among the books of the Bible, Obadiah, Nahum, and Zephaniah are rarely read or preached. Gordon Bridger moves against this trend, encouraging the study and application of these Old Testament prophets.
Important biblical themes are found at the heart of these books: God's personal, sovereign, righteous, and loving character; facing up to sin and judgment; responding in repentance ...
PaperbackKeeping Place
Reflections on the Meaning of Home
by Jen Pollock Michel
Foreword by Scott SaulsTo be human is to long for home.Home is our most fundamental human longing. And for many of us homesickness is a nagging place of grief. This book connects that desire and disappointment with the story of the Bible, helping us tosee that there is a homemaking God with wide arms of welcome—and a church commissioned with this same work. "Many of us seem to be recovering the sacred, ...
PaperbackHopeful Lament
Tending Our Grief Through Spiritual Practices
by Terra McDaniel
ECPA Top Shelf Book Cover Award
We need to rediscover lament to heal and hope again.
We've lost the practice of lament. Most people don't know how to process personal or communal mourning and insteadstruggle to honor their tears, vulnerability, and the full weight of these disillusioning times. But tending our grief might be exactly what we need to ...
