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  • Contagious Holiness: Jesus' Meals with Sinners, By Craig L. Blomberg
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    Contagious Holiness

    Jesus' Meals with Sinners

    New Studies in Biblical Theology

    by Craig L. Blomberg
    Series edited by D. A. Carson

    Preaching magazine Year's Best Book for Preachers

    One of humanity's most basic and common practices—eating meals—was transformed by Jesus into an occasion of divine encounter. In sharing food and drink with his companions, he invited them to share in the grace of God. He revealed his redemptive mission while eating with sinners, repentant and unrepentant alike.

    Jesus' ...

  • Ashamed No More: A Pastor's Journey Through Sex Addiction, By T. C. Ryan
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    Ashamed No More

    A Pastor's Journey Through Sex Addiction

    by T. C. Ryan
    Foreword by Walter Wangerin, Jr.

    There are some things we just don't talk about.Things like sex, particularly when our sexuality is a matter of personal struggle.Things like the vulnerabilities of our pastors, who must maintain a façade not merely of respectability but of moral and psychological superiority.We don't talk about things that make us feel insecure, that make us feel unsettled. But the nature of spiritual growth, even ...

  • All Things New: Revelation as Canonical Capstone, By Brian J. Tabb
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    All Things New

    Revelation as Canonical Capstone

    New Studies in Biblical Theology

    by Brian Jordan Tabb
    Series edited by D. A. Carson

    Biblical Foundations Award Finalist and Runner Up

    For many readers of the Bible, the book of Revelation is a riddle that fascinates and frustrates. Scholars and teachers have proposed different keys to its interpretation, including the "futurist" and historical-critical approaches. However, none of these adequately demonstrates the continuing, vital relevance of the Apocalypse ...

  • The Message of Ephesians, By John Stott
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    The Message of Ephesians

    The Bible Speaks Today Series

    by John Stott

    A common blind spot for evangelical Christians is to overlook the central importance of the church, emphasizing individual salvation more than the saved community. Yet no one can come away from a careful reading of Ephesians witha privatized gospel. Paul's letter to the Ephesians clearly sets forth God's eternal purpose to create the church—God's new society.

    In this revised ...

  • Perfecting Ourselves to Death: The Pursuit of Excellence and the Perils of Perfectionism, By Richard Winter
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    Perfecting Ourselves to Death

    The Pursuit of Excellence and the Perils of Perfectionism

    by Richard Winter

    Honored as a "Year's Best Book for Preachers" by Preaching magazine.

    Perfect body. Perfect clothes. Perfect family. Perfect house. Perfect job.

    We strive for excellence in all areas of our lives. And there's nothing wrong with a healthy, mature pursuit of excellence. But what begins as healthy and normal can sometimes become neurotic and abnormal, leading to ...