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PaperbackSpiritual Practices of Jesus
Learning Simplicity, Humility, and Prayer with Luke's Earliest Readers
by Catherine J. Wright
Luke's Gospel was written to transform. In its original context, readers would have seen a portrait of Jesus as an ideal teacher and king, able to shape his people through exemplary leadership. They would have come to the Gospel expecting to be changed for God's purposes through the imitation of Jesus' lifestyle and adoption of his teaching. When today's readers approach the text ...
PaperbackThe Message of Judges
The Bible Speaks Today Series
by Michael Wilcock
The book of Judges contains some of the most famous of the Bible's stories, as well as some of the least known. They show us the deepest sins of humanity but reveal them in the light of God's abundant grace. Behind human leaders such as Deborah, Jephthah, and Samson stands the principal actor in this drama: God as Judge, discerning and deciding.Michael Wilcock astutely explores ...
PaperbackDynamic Diversity
Bridging Class, Age, Race and Gender in the Church
by Bruce Milne
From the footpaths of our cities to the chatrooms of the Internet, people are connecting today as never before. As the planet shrinks through the multiple forces of immigration, travel, electronic communication and more fluid employment patterns,we will find ourselves increasingly forced into contact with those who are significantly different from ourselves. Sadly however, the stranger is often ...
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LifeGuide in Depth Series
The LifeGuide® in Depth Series helps you take a deeper look at Scripture, diving further into themes and books of the Bible than you might have gone before. As you see new connections between the Old and New Testament, gain an understanding of the historical and cultural background of passages, engage in creative exercises, and concretely apply what you've learned, you'll be amazed at the breadth of the knowledge and wisdom you gain and the transformation God can work in you as you meet him in his Word. If you're longing to go deeper in your understanding of God and his Word, the LifeGuide in Depth series is for you.
PaperbackJob
Volume 6
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
Edited by Manlio Simonetti and Marco Conti
General Editor Thomas C. OdenThe book of Job presents its readers with a profound drama concerning innocent suffering. Such honest, forthright wrestling with the problem of evil and the silence of God has intrigued a wide gamut of readers both religious and nonreligious.
Surprisingly, the earliest church fathers showed little interest in the book of Job. Not until Origen in the early third century is ...
PaperbackYou Found Me
New Research on How Unchurched Nones, Millennials, and Irreligious Are Surprisingly Open to Christian Faith
by Rick Richardson
Foreword by Ed StetzerOutreach Magazine Resource of the Year
Many bemoan the decline of the church. We hear a steady stream of reports about how droves of people, especially younger generations, are abandoning Christianity. But new research shows that unchurched Americans are surprisingly more receptive and open to the Christian faith than is commonly assumed.
Researcher ...
PaperbackWounds That Heal
Bringing Our Hurts to the Cross
by Stephen Seamands
"By his wounds we are healed" – Isaiah 53:5
We are wounded people. In this fallen world, people are hurt and exploited. Children are abused. Marriages are broken. Tragedies of all kinds afflict us and the ones we love. Woundedness, it seems, is simply a fact of life.
But we are not alone in our suffering. Despite our emotional, psychological and physical injuries, ...
HardbackIsaiah 40-66
Volume 11
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
Edited by Mark W. Elliott
General Editor Thomas C. OdenNo book of the Old Testament is more frequently quoted in the New than Isaiah, and no portion of Isaiah is more frequently quoted in the New than the typologically fertile soil of Isaiah 40–66. Still, as interpreted by the fathers, Isaiah presents a message that is far more soteriological than christological, leading readers to a deeper understanding of God's judgment and salvation. ...
PaperbackHeart. Soul. Mind. Strength.
A Narrative History of InterVarsity Press, 1947-2022
by Andrew T. Le Peau and Linda Doll
Foreword by Jeffrey J Crosby and Robert A. Fryling
Edited by Albert Y. Hsu"Some publishers tell you what to believe. Other publishers tell you what you already believe. But InterVarsity Press helps you believe."
J. I. Packer
The history of evangelicalism cannot be understoodapart from the authors and books that shaped it. Over the past century, leading figures such as pastor-scholar John Stott, apologist James W. Sire, evangelist ...
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InterVarsity Press is pleased to announce a new series in conjunction with their partnership with the BioLogos Foundation: BioLogos Books on Science and Christianity. BioLogos invites the church and the world to see the harmony between science and biblical faith while presenting an evolutionary understanding of God's creation.
