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paperbackHospitality
God's Call to Compassion
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by Patty Pell
In this nine session LifeGuide® Bible Study by Patty Pell, you'll discover the Old Testament call to hospitality as the distinguishing feature of those who are in relationship with God, the outward-focused expression of the grace and provision that one has received from God. In the New Testament the extension of life, provision and protection is expanded as Jesus unpacks image after image of the kingdom of God in the language of host and guests.
Number of Studies: 9
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Manuel Ortiz
Manuel Ortiz (1938–2017) was professor of ministry and urban mission and director of the urban program at Westminster Theological Seminary. His books include The Hispanic Challenge, One New People, and Urban Ministry (coauthored with Harvie Conn). For fourteen years Ortiz ministered to Hispanics in Chicago, founding five urban congregations, two elementary schools, and an extension school for theological education. He was also the founder and senior pastor of Spirit and Truth Fellowship (Christian Reformed Church), a multiethnic congregation in Philadelphia, and the codirector of the CRC Philadelphia Initiative for Church Planting.
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paperbackEnhancing Christian Life
How Extended Cognition Augments Religious Community
by Brad D. Strawn and Warren S. Brown
It's time to rethink the Christian life in light of current research on the human mind, particularly with a deeper understanding of "extended cognition." Using insights from neuroscience, psychology, and philosophy, Brad Strawn and Warren Brown argue for a vision of the Christian life as extended into interactions with a local network of believers.
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Janis Bragan Balda
Janis Bragan Balda (PhD, Claremont Graduate University) is professor of management, currently teaching at Fuller Seminary and UCLA Extension. She formerly taught at St.George's University in the Caribbean and George Fox University. Dr. Balda also established the Peter F. Drucker Society of the Caribbean at SGU while working as a principal at the Max De Pree Center for Leadership. As an attorney, she has practiced international law for thirty years and served as World Vision International's first in-house legal counsel, as well as set up the initial Drucker archives project with Peter Drucker.
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hardcoverJeremiah, Lamentations
Volume 12
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
Edited by Dean O. Wenthe
General Editor Thomas C. OdenAmong the apostolic fathers, Jeremiah was rarely cited, but several later authors give prominent attention to him. The fathers associated Lamentations with losses and death and saw the book as a description of the challenges that face Christians in a fallen world. In this ACCS volume, readers will gain insight and encouragement in the life of faith as seen through ancient pastoral eyes.
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paperbackJeremiah, Lamentations
Volume 12
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
Edited by Dean O. Wenthe
General Editor Thomas C. OdenAmong the apostolic fathers, Jeremiah was rarely cited, but several later authors give prominent attention to him. The fathers associated Lamentations with losses and death and saw the book as a description of the challenges that face Christians in a fallen world. In this ACCS volume, readers will gain insight and encouragement in the life of faith as seen through ancient pastoral eyes.
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paperbackThe Spiritual Art of Business
Connecting the Daily with the Divine
by Barry L. Rowan
How do we bring meaning to our work, instead of being defined by what we do? "Corporate mystic" Barry Rowan invites us to see our work as a chance to serve God by contributing to a better society. With forty short chapters, this book beckons us into a connection with God that will infuse our lives, our offices, and our world with meaning.
Number of Studies: 40
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Victoria L. Johnson
Writer and speaker Victoria L. Johnson has been involved in Christian education and women's ministry for more than two decades. She is currently working with several social service agencies in the African American community, including Sojournah Truth House, CareNet of Milwaukee, Bethany Christian Services, and New Horizon Center. Johnson's books include Sister's Guide to In-Depth Bible Study and Restoring Broken Vessels.
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paperbackEmmanuel Kolini
The Unlikely Archbishop of Rwanda
by Mary Weeks Millard
Mary Weeks Millard tells the story of how a child of Tutsi refugees became a leader in the global Anglican communion--Emmanuel Kolini, the unlikely archbishop of Rwanda.
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Christopher R. Smith
The Rev. Dr. Christopher R. Smith is an author and biblical scholar who lives in East Lansing, Michigan. He served local churches for nearly twenty years in Massachusetts, Ontario and Michigan and is now a volunteer campus staff member with Graduate InterVarsity at Michigan State University. He was a consulting editor to the International Bible Society (now Biblica) for The Books of the Bible, an edition of the Scriptures that presents the biblical books according to their natural literary outlines, without chapters and verses. He was one of the translators for The Voice Bible. Smith has a B.A. in literature from Harvard, a master's degree in theological studies from Gordon-Conwell, and a Ph.D. in historical theology and Bible from Boston College. He has taught visiting, adjunct and extension courses at Williams College, Regent College and the Ontario Bible College (now Tyndale University College). His articles have appeared in professional journals such as Novum Testamentum, New Testament Studies and the Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, in periodicals such as Bible Study Magazine, and on websites such as The High Calling of Our Daily Work.
