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  • The God Who Became Human: A Biblical Theology of Incarnation, By Graham Cole
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    The God Who Became Human

    A Biblical Theology of Incarnation

    New Studies in Biblical Theology

    by Graham A Cole
    Series edited by D. A. Carson

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

    Seeking an answer to Anselm's timeless question, "Why did God become man?" Graham Cole follows Old Testament themes of preparation, theophany and messianic hope through to the New Testament witness to the divinely foretold event. This New Studies in Biblical Theology volume concludes with a consideration of ...

  • Light from the Christian East: An Introduction to the Orthodox Tradition, By James R. Payton Jr.
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    Light from the Christian East

    An Introduction to the Orthodox Tradition

    by James R. Payton Jr.

    The Word Guild Canadian Christian Writing Awards winner

    "Do they really pray to icons?" "Why do they use incense?" "What do they believe?"

    To many people, the Orthodox Christian tradition (or Eastern Orthodoxy) seems unfamiliar and mysterious. Yet this tradition is arguably the most faithful representative of early Christianity in existence today and ...

  • Sanctuary of the Soul: Journey into Meditative Prayer, By Richard J. Foster
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    Sanctuary of the Soul

    Journey into Meditative Prayer

    by Richard J. Foster

    "At the very heart of God is the passionate disposition to be in loving fellowship with you. . . . From the human side of this equation it is meditative prayer that ushers us into this divine-human fellowship."Richard Foster, bestselling author and founder of Renovaré, writes these words as one who has experienced what they describe. And in this new book he will beautifully guide you in this transformational ...

  • Messy Christmas: Three Complete Sessions and a Treasure Trove of Ideas for Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany, By Lucy Moore and Jane Leadbetter
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    Messy Christmas

    Messy Church Series

    by Lucy Moore and Jane Leadbetter

    Christmas can be complicated.Parties, gifts, and family tensions dominate the season. So maybe it's time we explore what Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany are really about. The Messy Church series provides resources to help your church bring together people of all ages and stages of faith, allowing them to experience a creative and fun-filled Christian community. Messy Christmas offers your ...

    Number of Studies: 3

  • Messy Easter: Three Complete Sessions and a Treasure Trove of Ideas for Lent, Holy Week, and Easter, By Jane Leadbetter
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    Messy Easter

    Three Complete Sessions and a Treasure Trove of Ideas for Lent, Holy Week, and Easter

    Messy Church Series

    by Jane Leadbetter

    Chocolate bunnies, marshmallow chicks, colored eggs, and baskets are a lot of fun, but is that really what this season is all about?The new resource Messy Easter offers your church a tool to bring together people of all ages and stages of faith for a unique come-as-you-are experience of

    • creativity—allowing space for all to play and create
    • celebration—worshiping ...

    Number of Studies: 3

  • Preaching the New Testament, Edited by Ian Paul and David Wenham
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    Preaching the New Testament

    Edited by Ian Paul and David Wenham

    The New Testament writers proclaimed their message passionately and persuasively. This volume explores how we can preach faithfully from those texts. The chapters cover the main texts and genres of the New Testament, and offer particular insightsinto the infancy narratives, parables, miracles, the Sermon on the Mount, ethics, future hope and judgment, archaeology and history, hermeneutics and the ...

  • The New Parish: How Neighborhood Churches Are Transforming Mission, Discipleship and Community, By Paul Sparks and Tim Soerens and Dwight J. Friesen
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    The New Parish

    How Neighborhood Churches Are Transforming Mission, Discipleship and Community

    by Paul Sparks, Tim Soerens, and Dwight J. Friesen

    Christianity Today Award of Merit

    Readers' Choice Awards Honorable Mention

    Best Books About the Church from Byron Borger, Hearts and Minds Bookstore

    "When . . . faith communities begin connecting together, in and for the neighborhood, they learn to depend on God for strength to love, forgive and show grace like never before. ...

  • Bible Matters: Making Sense of Scripture, By Tim Chester
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    Bible Matters

    Making Sense of Scripture

    by Tim Chester

    The Bible is God's Word.The Bible teaches us how we should live.The Bible is something we should read every day.The Bible is something we should enjoy reading.

    Most of us agree with these statements. At least in theory. But what's our reality?Sometimes reading the Bible is a delight. But if we’re honest, many times reading the Bible feels like hard work and we read out of a sense ...

  • Overturning Tables: Freeing Missions from the Christian-Industrial Complex, By Scott A. Bessenecker
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    Overturning Tables

    Freeing Missions from the Christian-Industrial Complex

    by Scott A. Bessenecker

    Outreach Resource of the Year Recommendation

    Best World Missions Book, from Byron Borger, Hearts and Minds Bookstore

    We are more than the businesses we have become.

    Muchof Christian ministry has been shaped to operate not according to the witness of the Scriptures, but according to the values of the free market. We adopt ...

  • Run with the Horses: The Quest for Life at Its Best, By Eugene H. Peterson
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    Run with the Horses

    The Quest for Life at Its Best

    by Eugene H Peterson
    Preface by Eric E Peterson

    Learning to Live the Life You Long For

    In Jeremiah 12:5 God says to the prophet, "If you're worn out in this footrace with men, what makes you think you can race against horses?"

    We all long to live life at its best—tofuse freedom and spontaneity with purpose and meaning. Why then do we often find our lives so humdrum, so unadventuresome, so routine? Or else so frantic, ...