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Drawing from his experience training students to study the Bible, Andrew Abernethy provides a holistic six-step method for Bible study in his book "Savoring Scripture." In this interview, he shares how Christians can rediscover the joy in reading Scripture in a way that combines textual analysis and the transformation work of the Holy Spirit.
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paperbackLay Me in God's Good Earth
A Christian Approach to Death and Burial
by Kent Burreson and Beth Hoeltke
ECPA Top Shelf Book Cover Award
A Christian case for natural burial
The promises of the Christian gospel are never more precious or more beautiful than in the context of death and burial. And yet current burial practices in Western society are archaic and impersonal. They fail to confront us with the reality of death, and they make it harder to process ...
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Amy L. Sherman
Amy L. Sherman directs the Sagamore Institute's Center on Faith in Communities, which trains and consults with faith-based social service providers and religious congregations desiring to invest more effectively in their neighborhoods. She is alsothe founder and former executive director of Charlottesville Abundant Life Ministries and a senior fellow with International Justice Mission. She earned her BA in political science at Messiah College and her MA and PhD in international economic development from the University of Virginia. She is the author of Kingdom Calling: Vocational Stewardship for the Common Good.
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paperbackResurrecting Justice
Reading Romans for the Life of the World
by Douglas K. Harink
The theme of justice pervades the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. And all Christians agree that justice is important. We often disagree, however, about what justice means, both in Scripture and for us today. Many turn to Old Testament laws, the prophets, and the life of Jesus to find biblical guidance on justice, but few think of searching the letters of Paul. Readers ...
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paperbackReading Buechner
Exploring the Work of a Master Memoirist, Novelist, Theologian, and Preacher
by Jeffrey Munroe
Foreword by Makoto FujimuraFrederick Buechner is one of the most gifted writers of his generation, and his legacy casts a long shadow over Christian letters today. As a memoirist, he opened up an entirely new way to think about the genre. As a novelist, hewas a finalist for the Pulitzer. And as a theologian and preacher, he pioneered the art of making theology accessible for a popular audience.Yet for all ...
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paperbackMartin Luther and the Rule of Faith
Reading God's Word for God's People
New Explorations in Theology
by Todd R. Hains
Foreword by Robert KolbMartin Luther considered the reading of God's word to be his primary task as a theologian, a pastor, and a Christian. Though he is often portrayed as reading the Bible with a bare approach of sola Scriptura—without any concern forprevious generations’ interpretation—the truth is more complicated.
In this New Explorations in Theology (NET) volume, Reformation scholar Todd ...
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paperbackThe Riches of Your Grace
Living in the Book of Common Prayer
by Julie Lane-Gay
Word Guild Award Winner—Christian Living—Personal Growth
ECPA Top Shelf Book Cover Award
An Invitation into God's Grace
As we race to work in the morning, have coffee with a friend, or fall into bed exhausted, we want to feel God's presence, to sink into his grace. Yet too often he feels aloof, absent. Our prayers feel trivial. ...
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In today's culture, it's easy to forget that the original recipients of God's message would have heard Scripture, instead of reading it. In this interview, D. Brent Sandy (author of "Hear Ye the Word of the Lord") explores how oral communication shaped biblical writers and ancient hearers, providing constructive ways for us to be better hearers and performers of Scripture today.
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paperbackGood Ideas from Questionable Christians and Outright Pagans
An Introduction to Key Thinkers and Philosophies
by Steve Wilkens
"What indeed has Athens to do with Jerusalem? What concord is there between the Academy and the church?" – Tertullian, 3rd century
Such skepticism about the place of philosophy in the life of Christians persists down through the ages. As a student, author Steve Wilkens had deep reservations about studying the works of "pagans" or even "questionable Christians." Now a teacher at a ...
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paperbackWorship by Faith Alone
Thomas Cranmer, the Book of Common Prayer, and the Reformation of Liturgy
Dynamics of Christian Worship
by Zachary M Hicks
Foreword by John Ashley NullIn every age, the church must consider what it means to gather together to worship God.
If the church is primarily the people who follow the risen Christ, then its worship should be "gospel-centered." But where might the church find an example of such worship for today?
In this Dynamics of Christian Worship volume, scholar, worship leader, and songwriter Zac Hicks contends ...
