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2024 Australian Christian Book of the Year
Is Christian singleness a burden to be endured or a God-ordained vocation? Might singleness here and now give the church a glimpse of God's heavenly promises?
Dani Treweek offers biblical, historical, cultural, and theological reflections to retrieve a theology of singleness for the church today. Drawing upon ...
When serious injury or wrongdoing takes place, we cry out for justice to be done. At the same time, Christian faith calls for forgiveness and mercy. But forgiveness is often seen as letting people off the hook. Is it truly possible to forgive a betrayal, a rape, a genocide? How can Christians forgive without excusing wrongdoing?Psychologist and leading forgiveness researcher Everett Worthington ...
A Templeton Foundation Book of Distinction
All of us have suffered painful emotional and relational hurts. God calls us to forgive those who have hurt us, but that's often easier said than done. We don't usually know how toforgive others, nor are we always sure if we have truly forgiven them.
Psychologist and counselor Everett L. Worthington Jr., the leading Christian ...
We are a supernatural people. Made in the image of God and called to follow a risen Lord through the world God made—we're anything but normal.Given all that, it should not be surprising to us when miraculous things happen in our midst. Still, manyof us are intimidated at the thought of it, and we stop short of trying so we won't disappoint God with our lack of faith, or—if we're being honest—so ...
Jesus was condemned . . . so we could be set free.He was wounded . . . so we can be healed.He died . . . so we might have life.Michael Card has been using music to plumb the depths of Christian teaching for over 30 years. After 30 albums, 5 Dove awards and 20 #1 hits--"Emmanuel" and "El Shaddai" among them--Card's capacity to breathe new life into ancient things is well known.In this new release--recorded ...
Merit Award, World Guild Christian Living Book
Praying is an action that is of the essence of Christian existence. It involves our beliefs, emotions, values, hopes and fears, certainties and uncertainties, knowledge and ignorance.
As J. I. Packer and Carolyn Nystrom explain, "Our aim is not just to clarify Christian understanding but to foster Christian ...
We're told that freedom and opportunity are our ticket to the good life. Get out there and follow your dreams! Be the hero of your own story! Find your happiness! Live your best life! It seems that limitless possibilities await anyone with vision and willingness to hustle their way through life.
The thing is, instead of resulting in a sense of accomplishment, this ...
Grow as a Family Together in Christ
Faith Foundations enables parents and children to dig into the essential truths of Christianity to deepen their understanding of theology and strengthen their love for Jesus. Through ninety-nine devotions for families to engage in together, this family resource introduces and explores the core areas of Christian doctrine: God the ...
A Sacred Invitation to Hope
How can we live as people of hope in the midst of unmet longings, unanswered prayers, and seemingly unresolvable pain?
Through sharing her personal story of deep loss, Hannah Miller King reflects on how the ancient Christian practice of Communion can reframe our grief by embedding it in a larger picture of gospel hope. Each chapter ...
Outreach magazine honored six IVP titles as part of the thirteenth annual Outreach Resources of the Year. Four books were chosen as "also recommended" titles while The Soul of Shame was honored as the Outreach Resource of the Year in the counseling and relationships category, and Teams That Thrive was the top title in the leadership category.