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  • Light Unapproachable: Divine Incomprehensibility and the Task of Theology, By Ronni Kurtz
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    Light Unapproachable

    Divine Incomprehensibility and the Task of Theology

    by Ronni Dean Kurtz

    How can finite creatures know an infinite God? How does limited knowledge impact what we can say of God?

    Retrieving and constructing important insight from Scripture and key patristic, medieval, early modern, and modern theologians, Ronni Kurtz presents a rich analysis of the doctrine of divine incomprehensibility. Our theological language, says Kurtz, cannot capture the full ...

  • An Unhurried Life: Following Jesus' Rhythms of Work and Rest, By Alan Fadling
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    An Unhurried Life

    Following Jesus' Rhythms of Work and Rest

    by Alan Fadling

    "I am a recovering speed addict."

    Beginning with this confession, pastor and spiritual director Alan Fadling describes his journey out of the fast lane and into the rhythms of Jesus. Following the framework of Jesus' earthly life, Fadling shows how the work of "unhurrying" is central to our spiritual development.

    Productivity is not a sin—but the attitudes behind our ...

  • Looking Up: A Birder's Guide to Hope Through Grief, By Courtney Ellis
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    Looking Up

    A Birder's Guide to Hope Through Grief

    by Courtney Ellis
    Foreword by Kay Warren

    ECPA Top Shelf Book Cover Award

    "Perfect for fans of faith writing by Madeline L'Engle and Anne Lamott, Ellis's exquisite book resounds with hope and birdsong."Booklist, April 2024

    "Look at the birds"

    Through the painful days of the pandemic stuck in her home, Courtney Ellis found herself looking down in despair. ...

  • Identity and Idolatry: The Image of God and Its Inversion, By Richard Lints
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    Identity and Idolatry

    The Image of God and Its Inversion

    New Studies in Biblical Theology

    by Richard Lints
    Series edited by D. A. Carson

    One of Desiring God's Top 15 Books

    "So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them." (Genesis 1:27)

    Genesis 1:26-27 has served as the locus of most theological anthropologies in the central Christian tradition. However, Richard Lints observes that too rarely have these verses been understood as conceptually interwoven ...

  • A Change of Heart: A Personal and Theological Memoir, By Thomas C. Oden
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    A Change of Heart

    A Personal and Theological Memoir

    by Thomas C. Oden

    Preaching's Best Books for Preachers

    Best Theological Memoir from Byron Borger, Hearts and Minds Bookstore

    How did one of the twentieth century's most celebrated liberals have such a dramaticchange of heart?

    After growing up in the heart of rural Methodism in Oklahoma, Thomas Oden found Marx, Nietzsche and Freud storming into his imagination. ...

  • The Softer Side of Leadership: Essential Soft Skills That Transform Leaders and the People They Lead, By Eugene B. Habecker
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    The Softer Side of Leadership

    Essential Soft Skills That Transform Leaders and the People They Lead

    by Gene Habecker
    With Marylou Habecker

    Many who lead or who aspire to lead rightly champion the importance of hard skills. These are skills that are informed by quantitative measurement and analytical thinking, among others. Knowing the numbers, embracing leadership tasks, and implementing the right strategies are important but no longer enough to be an effective leader. Indeed, the best of the leadership literature consistently emphasizes ...

  • God, Freedom and Human Dignity: Embracing a God-Centered Identity in a Me-Centered Culture, By Ron Highfield
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    God, Freedom and Human Dignity

    Embracing a God-Centered Identity in a Me-Centered Culture

    by Ron Highfield

    Does God's all-encompassing will restrict our freedom? Does God's ownership and mastery over us diminish our dignity? The fear that God is a threat to our freedom and dignity goes far back in Western thought. Such suspicion remains with us todayin our so-called secular society. In such a context any talk of God tends to provoke responses that range from defiance to subservience to indifference. ...