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Paperback40/40 Vision
Clarifying Your Mission in Midlife
by Peter Greer and Greg Lafferty
Foreword by Bob BufordAt midlife, our perspective can become blurry.
Midlife is a disruptive season where we collide with limitations on all sides. We recognize there is more of life in the rearview mirror than on the road ahead of us. We wonderif our lives so far have been worthwhile. We are uncertain about what lies ahead.
But midlife is also an opportunity to recalibrate our vision. It's ...
PaperbackAnd She Lived Happily Ever After
Finding Fulfillment as a Single Woman
by Skip McDonald
No more kissing frogs!This is not a book about how to find a husband.This is not a book about whether or not to kiss dating goodbye.This is a book about living in grace and fulfillment as a single woman--written by a single woman. In these pages,Skip McDonald offers encouraging stories and practical help on
- building a satisfying career
- establishing a secure home
- finding ...
PaperbackApostolic Church Planting
Birthing New Churches from New Believers
by J. D. Payne
Church planting is not just about gathering new communities of people who are already Christians. In the book of Acts, church plants begin with sharing the gospel. Planting churches flows naturally out of making disciples. Pastor J. D. Payne explains the process and stages of church planting, with biblical foundations and practical steps for planting teams. He provides a pathway for the multiplication ...
PaperbackPreaching in an Age of Distraction
by J. Ellsworth Kalas
Preaching's Top Books on Preaching
Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you.Give careful thought to the paths for your feet and be steadfast in all your ways.— Proverbs 4:25-26
Preaching is difficult enough under the best of circumstances. But what are we to do when it seems that all of us—hearers and preachers alike—are constantly ...
PaperbackLonging for Joy
An Invitation into the Goodness and Beauty of Life
by Alastair Sterne
Word Guild Awards Best Nonfiction Book of the Year
Can we still have joy in a world of pain and anxiety?
The troubles around us and in our lives lead many of us into a joyless experience where despair and hopelessness are the norm. Yet something within us still longs for a joy that transcends our challenges and gives us meaning and satisfaction.
Through ...
PaperbackSpirituality Old & New
Recovering Authentic Spiritual Life
by Donald G. Bloesch
Donald Bloesch surveys this history of Christian thinking on the nature of the spiritual life. In his own charitable, ecumenical yet evangelical way he provides incisive guidance toward a genuine Christian spirituality that is firmly rooted in biblical faith and fully aware of the positive contributions of various streams of Christian tradition, while critically engaging the current plethora of ...
PaperbackSuffering and the Search for Meaning
Contemporary Responses to the Problem of Pain
by Richard Rice
Suffering is a philosophical problem, but it is much more. It is deeply personal. Why is this happening to me? How can I respond to friends and family in pain and loss, and to people in my care? Richard Rice guides readers through the seven most significant theodicies—approaches that have been used to make sense of suffering in light of God's justice or control. He considers the strengths ...
PaperbackWelcome, Holy Spirit
A Theological and Experiential Introduction
by Gordon T. Smith
World Guild Award Winner
As the renowned scholar Thomas Oden noted, "No subject of Christian teaching is more prone to fanaticism and novelty and subjectivism than that of the Holy Spirit." The Bible's own metaphors for the Spirit are as elusive as they are evocative—wind, oil, flame, water, dove—making pneumatology a mysterious study. But shying away from ...
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Between the endless tasks of family life and the frantic pace of modern life, parents can find it hard to focus on what matters most. The Wholehearted Households Podcast is a new show from InterVarsity Press designed to give you a moment to breathe and connect with the breath-giver himself. Every week, you'll learn more about God's Word, receive practical tips for accessible family discipleship, and be guided through an in-the-moment spiritual practice designed to nurture your connection with God directly. Each 10-15 minute episode will fit easily into the life of a busy parent or caregiver and is available on all podcast players as well as on YouTube.
Paperback1 Corinthians
The Challenges of Life Together
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by R. Paul Stevens and Dan Williams
Life among Christians can be great. But it can also be exasperating!
The joys of fellowship in Christ too often give way to division and debate. You may find yourself drawn into arguments over such things as the correct form of worship or the proper role of charismatic gifts. Perhaps you wonder, Why don't we get along together as we should? Or How can we recapture the unity of ...
Number of Studies: 13
