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In the quiet places of your heart, do you ever yearn for something more?
Many Christian women, if we are honest, feel discontented about aspects of our lives. Some of us long to be married, while others long to escape from marriage. Some ofus struggle with our roles in the church, wondering why God would give us gifts that are not allowed to flourish. Some of us feel we have no voice. Others ...
Do you feel equally uncomfortable with closed-minded skepticism and closed-minded Christianity?If so, then The Myth of Certainty is the book for you. Daniel Taylor suggests a path to committed faith that is both consistent with the tradition of Christian orthodoxy and sensitive to the pluralism, relativism and complexity of our time.
Taylor makes the case for the reflective, questioning ...
Being a Christian lawyer is possible, but not easy.Law professor Michael Schutt believes that although there are significant obstacles, Christians belong in the legal profession and should regard it as a sacred calling. The Christian God is, afterall, a God concerned with justice, both divine and human. However, the pathway beginning with law school and leading to the daily demands of practice doesn't ...
Compassion, humility, faith, perseverance. We long for the beauty of Christ to be reflected in our lives. Such character comes only as the Spirit of God transforms us through the Word of God. This twelve-session LifeGuide® Bible Study will help you along your journey toward becoming all that God created you to be.
For over three decades LifeGuide Bible Studies have provided solid ...
Number of Studies: 12
Praying Through the Psalms with Eugene Peterson
This twelve-session LifeGuide® Bible Study on Psalms from beloved pastor and author Eugene Peterson teaches you how to relate to God as you pray through different emotions and states of being, showing you how to respond to God in praise. Through studying the Psalms, you'll explore who you are and what God means to ...
Number of Studies: 12
Can we really think about God? Can we prove God?s existence? What about faith? Are there good reasons to believe in the Christian God? What about evil? Can we really know with our finite minds anything for sure about a transcendent God? Can we avoid thinking about God?The real problem, says philosopher Gregory E. Ganssle, is not whether we can think about God, but whether we will think well or poorly ...
Should we imitate Jesus?Some Christians answer with a cheerful "Yes," seeing it as the sum of the Christian life. Others believe we should rely on the work of Christ alone, throwing off any hint of the moralism or "works righteousness" they associate with imitating Jesus.Jason Hood takes us on a tour of what the Bible has to say about imitating Jesus. He draws our attention to what Paul told the ...
Do you long for deeper communion with God? Spiritual director Jennie Isbell and Quaker minister Brent Bill know how easy it is to lapse into repetitious refrains of prayer:"Our hearts told us that we had lapsed into easy God speak. We weren't reaching deep into our spirits and drawing out living words of praise, confession, concern, intercession and longing. We were tired of speaking in clipped ...
After a flurry of heated debates in the mid-twentieth century over the relationship between faith and history, the dust seems to have settled. The parties have long since dispersed into their separate camps. The positions are entrenched and loyalties are staked out.
This New Explorations in Theology volume is a deliberate attempt to kick up the dust again, but this time as ...