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  • God Behaving Badly: Is the God of the Old Testament Angry, Sexist and Racist?, By David T. Lamb God Behaving Badly: Is the God of the Old Testament Angry, Sexist and Racist?, By David T. Lamb
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    God Behaving Badly

    Is the God of the Old Testament Angry, Sexist and Racist?

    by David T. Lamb

    God has a bad reputation. Many think of God as wrathful and angry, smiting people right and left for no apparent reason. The Old Testament in particular seems at times to portray God as capricious and malevolent, wiping out armiesand nations, punishing enemies with extreme prejudice.

    But wait. The story is more complicated than that. Alongside troubling passages of God's punishment ...

  • The God-Shaped Brain: How Changing Your View of God Transforms Your Life, By Timothy R. Jennings The God-Shaped Brain: How Changing Your View of God Transforms Your Life, By Timothy R. Jennings
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    The God-Shaped Brain

    How Changing Your View of God Transforms Your Life

    by Timothy R. Jennings

    What you believe about God actually changes your brain.Brain research in neuroscience has found that our thoughts and beliefs affect our physical, mental and spiritual health. Mind and body are interrelated, and we are designed for healthy relationships of love and trust. When we understand God as good and loving, we flourish. Unfortunately, many of us have distorted images of God and mostly think ...

  • The Story of God, the Story of Us: Getting Lost and Found in the Bible, By Sean Gladding The Story of God, the Story of Us: Getting Lost and Found in the Bible, By Sean Gladding
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    The Story of God, the Story of Us

    Getting Lost and Found in the Bible

    Forge Partnership Books

    by Sean Gladding

    "The ever present ache of exile rises above the comforting sounds of the river, as the image of the house of the LORD in ruins breaks the peace. . . . Despite the warmth of the fire, he feels a chill. He wraps his cloak around him and looks into the eager faces of his people, then closes his eyes. 'Picture this scene . . .'"

    Before the Bible was a book, it was flesh and blood.

    In this ...

  • Bearing God's Name: Why Sinai Still Matters, By Carmen Joy Imes Bearing God's Name: Why Sinai Still Matters, By Carmen Joy Imes
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    Bearing God's Name

    Why Sinai Still Matters

    by Carmen Joy Imes
    Foreword by Christopher J. H. Wright

    Have We Misunderstood the Ten Commandments?

    Have you ever wondered what the Old Testament—especially the Old Testament law—has to do with your Christian life? You are not alone. Some Christian leaders believe we should castoff the Old Testament now that we have the New. Carmen Joy Imes disagrees.

    In this warm, accessible volume, Imes takes readers back to Sinai, the ...

  • Being God's Image: Why Creation Still Matters, By Carmen Joy Imes Being God's Image: Why Creation Still Matters, By Carmen Joy Imes
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    Being God's Image

    Why Creation Still Matters

    by Carmen Joy Imes
    Foreword by J. Richard Middleton

    What does it mean to be human?

    This timeless question proves critical as we seek to understand our purpose, identity, and significance. Amidst the many voices clamoring to shape our understanding of humanity, the Bible reveals important truths related to our human identity and vocation that are critical to the flourishing of all of creation.

    Carmen Joy Imes seeks to ...

  • Meeting God in Scripture: A Hands-On Guide to Lectio Divina, By Jan Johnson Meeting God in Scripture: A Hands-On Guide to Lectio Divina, By Jan Johnson
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    Meeting God in Scripture

    A Hands-On Guide to Lectio Divina

    by Jan Johnson

    Dallas Willard Center Book Award Finalist

    Jesus is speaking to us here and now.

    Lectio divina is a practice of Scripture reading that treats the Bible not only as a text to be examined, but also as theliving Word of God spoken anew to us. Experienced Bible teacher Jan Johnson gives us forty Scripture meditations, organized topically, giving ...

  • Hearing God Through the Year: A 365-Day Devotional, By Dallas Willard Hearing God Through the Year: A 365-Day Devotional, By Dallas Willard
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    Hearing God Through the Year

    A 365-Day Devotional

    Through the Year Devotionals

    by Dallas Willard
    Edited by Jan Johnson

    A Guide for Drawing Close to God

    Being close to God means communicating with him. It requires both telling him what is on our hearts in prayer and understanding what he is saying to us. The second half of this conversation is so important—and so difficult. How do we hear God?

    In these daily devotionals, Dallas Willard helps us understand how we can know the voice of ...

  • All God's Children: How Confronting Buried History Can Build Racial Solidarity, By Terence Lester All God's Children: How Confronting Buried History Can Build Racial Solidarity, By Terence Lester
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    All God's Children

    How Confronting Buried History Can Build Racial Solidarity

    by Terence Lester
    Foreword by Daniel Hill

    Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award Finalist

    The more you understand someone's history, the better you can see their humanity. This is true for individuals as well as for society at large. Race relations have suffered because of the erasure of important Black history and cultural context. As we fill in the gaps of our collective knowledge, communities ...

  • Ministry in the Image of God: The Trinitarian Shape of Christian Service, By Stephen Seamands Ministry in the Image of God: The Trinitarian Shape of Christian Service, By Stephen Seamands
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    Ministry in the Image of God

    The Trinitarian Shape of Christian Service

    by Stephen Seamands

    Christianity Today Book Awards Merit winner

    "As the Father has sent me, so I send you."

    Those of us called to Christian ministry are commissioned and sent by Jesus, just as he himself was called and sent by the Father. Thus we naturally pattern our ministries after Christ's example. But distinctively Christian service involves the Spirit as ...

  • We Believe in One God, Edited by Gerald Bray We Believe in One God, Edited by Gerald Bray
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    We Believe in One God

    Ancient Christian Doctrine Series

    Edited by Gerald Bray

    "We believe in one God, the Father." The opening clause of the Nicene Creed can be summed up in a single word—monotheism. In the early centuries of the church, this striking doctrine stood starkly against a cultural background of multiple deities and spiritual powers. While it clearly builds on its Jewish heritage, calling God "Father" anticipates the Father-Son relationship ...