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  • Death Before the Fall: Biblical Literalism and the Problem of Animal Suffering, By Ronald E. Osborn
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    Death Before the Fall

    Biblical Literalism and the Problem of Animal Suffering

    by Ronald E. Osborn
    Foreword by John H. Walton

    ECPA Top Shelf Book Cover Award

    Did animals have predatory natures before the fall? Did God punish innocent animals with a curse because of human sin? Is it possible for theistic evolution to be compatible with the Bible, even though animal death before the fall would contradict the teaching that death began after the first sin?

    In this eloquent and provocative "open ...

  • Being Latino in Christ: Finding Wholeness in Your Ethnic Identity, By Orlando Crespo
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    Being Latino in Christ

    Finding Wholeness in Your Ethnic Identity

    by Orlando Crespo

    Life as a Latino in America is complicated. Living between the two worlds of being Latino and American can generate great uncertainty. And the strange mixture of ethnic pride and racial prejudice creates another sort of confusion.

    • Who are you as a Latino?
    • Who are you as an American?
    • What has Christ to say about your dilemma?
    • How can you accept who you are in Christ ...
  • Discovering the Mission of God: Best Missional Practices for the 21st Century, Edited by Mike Barnett
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    Discovering the Mission of God

    Best Missional Practices for the 21st Century

    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 ...

  • Can a Scientist Believe in Miracles?: An MIT Professor Answers Questions on God and Science, By Ian Hutchinson
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    Can a Scientist Believe in Miracles?

    An MIT Professor Answers Questions on God and Science

    Veritas Books

    by Ian Hutchinson

    Plasma physicist Ian Hutchinson has been asked hundreds of questions about faith and science:

    • What is faith and what is science? Are they compatible?
    • Are there realities science cannot explain?
    • Is God's existence a scientific question?
    • Is the Bible consistent with the modern scientific understanding of the universe?
    • Are there scientific reasons to believe ...
  • The Fire of the Word: Meeting God on Holy Ground, By Chris Webb
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    The Fire of the Word

    Meeting God on Holy Ground

    by Chris Webb
    Foreword by Richard J. Foster

    The Bible has the astounding power to transform lives. The stories of people like Francis of Assisi, Antony of Egypt, Augustine of Hippo, Martin Luther and Martin Luther King Jr. vividly demonstrate this. Why aren't more of us transformed by Scripture today?Too often we study biblical texts without believing that God truly inhabits this book. Scripture seeks to capture our minds, not merely educate ...

  • In the Beginning, By Henri Blocher
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    In the Beginning

    by Henri Blocher

    "Curiosity about our beginning continues to haunt the human race. It will not call off the Quest for its origins." The opening chapters of Genesis -- important at any time -- have been the focal point of controversy for more than a century. Few topics have been so hotly debated by theologians, philosophers and scientists alike.Henri Blocher argues that our primary task is to discover what these ...

  • The Theology of the Book of Isaiah, By John Goldingay
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    The Theology of the Book of Isaiah

    by John Goldingay

    Preaching's Preacher's Guide to the Best Bible Reference

    "Yahweh sits enthroned, high and lifted up
    A shoot grows from the stump of Jesse
    A Servant pours himself out to death
    Kings and nations stream to Zion"

    The book of Isaiah's imagery sparkles as it inspires. It draws us in to meditate and extends our vision toward the future. But ...

  • Biblical Foundations for Small Group Ministry: An Integrational Approach, By Gareth Weldon Icenogle
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    Biblical Foundations for Small Group Ministry

    An Integrational Approach

    by Gareth Weldon Icenogle

    Small groups have had a major influence on the growth of the church in recent years. They are an important place for ministry, community and discipleship. Yet all too often small group programming has taken place apart from consideration of its biblical underpinnings.Gareth Icenogle thoroughly examines both Old and New Testaments for the basis of small group ministry. He considers the texts in new ...