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Baker Publishing Group Mission Drift The Unspoken Crisis Facing Leaders
Book SynopsisTwo nonprofit leaders show organizations how to stay true to their Christian mission, and offer tools for getting back on track if "drifting."
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Baker Publishing Group Telling Yourself the Truth
Book SynopsisMost of What Happens in Your Life Happens Because of the Way You Think.Wrong thinking produces wrong emotions, wrong reactions, wrong behavior--and unhappiness! Learning to deal with your thoughts is the first step on the road to healthy thinking.How to handle one''s thoughts properly is what this book is all about! It explains the life-changing method the authors call Misbelief Therapy, and it can work for you--In your homeIn your own circumstancesIn your own problemsIn your own adverse environmentIn your own thinkingBased on the Bible, this book has helped thousands of people for many years, and it can help you!Telling Yourself the Truth can show you how to identify your own misbeliefs and replace them with the truth.Also available: the corresponding Telling Yourself the Truth study guide.Winner of the Gold
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Baker Publishing Group The Smart Stepfamily
Book SynopsisDiscover the Keys to a Healthy StepfamilyLeading stepfamily expert Ron L. Deal reveals the seven fundamental steps to blended family success and provides practical, realistic solutions to the issues you face as a stepfamily. Whether married or soon-to-be-married, you''ll discover how to· Solve the everyday puzzles of stepparenting and stepchildren relationships· Communicate effectively with an ex-spouse· Handle stepfamily finances confidently· 'Cook' your stepfamily slowly rather than expect an instant blendThis revised and expanded edition has updated research and two new chapters with even more real-world advice on topics such as stepsibling relationships and later-life stepfamilies.
£12.34
Baker Publishing Group The Steps to Freedom in Christ
Book SynopsisReclaim the promise of freedom that Christ offers. Here is help and hope to identify and break free from condemning thoughts, compulsive behaviors, personal conflicts, spiritual struggle, and despair.
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Baker Publishing Group No Better Mom for the Job Parenting with
Book SynopsisWith encouraging stories and practical, biblical wisdom, author and mother Becky Keife offers confidence and support to help you through the ups and downs of motherhood. Learn how to exchange negative internal dialogue for joyful gratitude, celebrate your one-of-a-kind mom strengths, and see yourself as the confident mom your child needs.
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Baker Publishing Group Worthy
Book SynopsisFrom beginning to end the Bible affirms women, who have intrinsic value because they--just as men--are created in God's image. In these pages, Fitzpatrick and Schumacher dive into Scripture and explore how women fit into the church's redemption story and into the new world, offering women a transformative view of their Maker, themselves, and the c
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Baker Publishing Group The Essential Andrew Murray Collection Humility
Book SynopsisThis inspiring collection by beloved writer Andrew Murray includes his classic works Humility, Abiding in Christ, and Living a Prayerful Life. The wisdom in these pages will encourage and equip you to live a life of humility, surrender, and prayer, bringing you closer to the One who created you and longs to be with you.
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Baker Publishing Group Kingdom Men Rising Devotional
Book SynopsisWhen it comes to becoming all God created you to be, the daily reminders in this 90-day devotional from Dr. Tony Evans will help you walk in victory and faith to make an impact on others for God. They will also challenge you to foster personal discipleship and apply a leadership mindset so that you can live the abundant life you've been called to.
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Baker Publishing Group - Baker Books A Students Guide to Sexual Integrity
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Christianity For Dummies
Book SynopsisA guide to what Christians hold in common and how major denominations differ. It demystifies two millennia of Christian history and theology and helps people grasp the uses of the faith and put their own beliefs in context.Table of ContentsForeword: xxiii Introduction 1 About This Book 1 Conventions Used in This Book 2 What You’re Not to Read 4 Foolish Assumptions 4 How This Book Is Organized 4 Part I: Uncovering What Christianity’s All About 5 Part II: Exploring the Basic Principles of the Christian Faith 5 Part III: Here’s the Church, Here’s the Steeple: Peeking into the Christian Church 5 Part IV: Christian Living in a Postmodern World 5 Part V: The Part of Tens 6 Icons Used in This Book 6 Where to Go from Here 7 Part I: Uncovering What Christianity’s All About 9 Chapter 1: Good News in a Bad News World 11 Packing Christianity into a Nutshell 12 Going back to the beginning: People choosing, God responding 12 Understanding how Christians define their faith 13 Being forewarned of stereotypes: What Christianity is not 16 Making Sense of Christian Paradoxes 20 Understanding How the Branches of the Church Came About 21 Putting It into Perspective: Christianity in the World Today 22 Focusing on facts about the faith 22 Relating Christianity to other world faiths 23 Chapter 2: Christianity: But Is It True? 27 Defending the Faith Through Apologetics 28 Exploring Whether God Exists 28 The world appears to be intelligently designed 28 People (most, anyway) can think and reason 29 People instinctively sense right and wrong 30 Demonstrating Christianity as a Livable Faith 31 Retracing Christianity as a Historical Faith 33 Examining artifacts 33 Documenting history in the Bible 34 Chapter 3: That Amazing Stuff Called Grace 41 Defining Grace 42 Grace is a costly gift 42 Grace is undeserved 43 Grace is an unexpected surprise 45 Grace in a nutshell 46 Receiving God’s Gift of Grace: Salvation 47 Principle #1: God loves 48 Principle #2: People sin 48 Principle #3: God responds 50 Principle #4: People must choose 51 Understanding Salvation by Faith 52 Being “Born Again” 54 Dealing with Hopeless Cases 55 Last gasps for a thief 56 Within a stone’s throw of judgment 56 The original “wretch like me” 56 Part II: Exploring the Basic Principles of the Christian Faith 59 Chapter 4: Sin: Why “Do’s and Don’ts” Miss the Bigger Picture 61 Desiring to Be Different: The Original Ego Trip 61 Revisiting the Fall 62 Considering how the Fall changed everything 63 Grappling with the Definition of Sin 65 Categorizing two types of sin 65 Weighing different sins 67 Misunderstanding sin 67 Empathizing with God’s View of Sin 69 Tying in Humans’ Relation to the Fall 70 Warring with Satan (And Knowing Who You’re Fighting Against) 71 Experiencing Temptation 74 Recognizing temptation 74 Responding to tempting situations 76 Sinning After You’re “Saved” 77 Chapter 5: Jesus Christ: His Life, Ministry, and Radical Claims 79 In Brief: Introducing Jesus 79 Accounting for the early years 80 Stepping into the spotlight 82 Fulfilling his purpose 82 Looking at How Jesus Lived 83 Jesus pointed people toward himself 84 Jesus healed and cared for the down and out 85 Jesus taught his followers how to live 85 Jesus provided the ultimate example of how to live 87 Jesus changed the perspective of one’s relationship to God 88 Jesus prepared his disciples to be leaders of his Church 89 Jesus voluntarily died on the cross 90 Considering Who Jesus Claimed to Be 90 Saving People: God’s Game Plan from the Get-Go 92 Seeing sacrifices as prototypes of the real deal 93 Uncovering others’ prophecies about the Messiah 93 Considering Jesus’ prophecies for his own life and death 95 Questioning Why Jesus Was Crucified 96 Expecting the Messiah to be different 96 Feeling threatened by Jesus 97 Manipulating authority to get rid of the troublemaker 98 Peering into an Empty Tomb: Revisiting the Resurrection 99 Reviewing biblical facts 100 Explaining it away 101 Coming to a Conclusion: Was Jesus a Good Teacher or the Son of God? 103 Chapter 6: Peeking Inside God’s Diary: The Bible 105 Retracing the Bible’s Formation 106 Stage 1: Hebrews first recognized writings as sacred 108 Stage 2: Jesus and the early Church treated Old Testament writings as scripture 109 Stage 3: Jesus indicated that more scripture would come 110 Stage 4: New Testament writers recognized their writings as inspired by God 111 Stage 5: Early Church recognized New Testament writings as scripture 111 Stage 6: The Church closed the book 113 To Be or Not to Be: The Apocrypha 114 Reasons for including the Apocrypha 115 Reasons against including the Apocrypha 116 Reading the Bible Appropriately 116 Believing the Bible is inspired 117 Dealing with inconsistencies 118 Confronting contextual issues 119 Finding No Expiration Date for the Bible 121 Chapter 7: The Trinity: How 1+1+1 Equals 1 123 Introducing the Trinity 124 Considering God as a Whole 125 Qualities of God that’ll make your head spin 125 Qualities of God that humans resemble 126 Qualities of God that express his personal nature 128 Examining the Three Parts of God Individually 129 God the Father 129 God the Son 130 God the Holy Spirit 131 Understanding the Significance of the Trinity 131 The Trinity made Jesus’ sacrifice worthwhile 132 The Trinity justifies worshiping Jesus 133 Digging Up the Biblical Foundation of the Trinity 133 Picking up on hints in the Old Testament 134 Putting the pieces together in the New Testament 136 Chapter 8: The Rite Stuff: Sacraments, Ordinances, and the Christian Faith 139 Understanding the Role of Sacraments and Ordinances 140 Grasping four keys to understanding the sacraments 141 Viewing sacraments through different lenses 142 Baptizing Christians into the Faith 146 Considering the nature of baptism 147 Exploring the relationship between baptism and salvation 148 Deciding who should be baptized 149 Add one part water (But how?): Choosing a method of baptism 151 Exploring the Lord’s Supper 153 Deciphering Jesus’ explanation of the elements 154 Timing the observance of Communion 155 Being earnest regarding the Eucharist 156 Maintaining a Christlike Balance 156 Chapter 9: Heading for Home: The End Game 159 Enjoying Heaven for Eternity 159 Exploring seven ideas about a place called heaven 160 Speculating on heavenly bods 162 Being Purged of Sin in Purgatory 166 Catholics: Purgatory is part of God’s plan 166 Protestants and Orthodox Christians: Purgatory is a Colorado destination 167 Going to Hell: Considering the Underworld 168 Eternal suffering 169 Extinction of the unsaved 170 Awaiting the Second Coming of Jesus Christ 171 Enduring Tribulation 172 Being taken up in the Rapture 172 Celebrating Jesus’ triumphant return 173 Resurrecting the dead 173 Enjoying the Millennium: Peace on earth 174 Facing final judgment 175 Frolicking around the new heaven and new earth 175 Part III: Here’s the Church, Here’s the Steeple: Peeking into the Christian Church 177 Chapter 10: Tradition, Tradition: The Catholic and Orthodox Churches 179 Transferring from a Nation to a Church 179 Following the deaths of the apostles: The apostolic Church 180 Expanding and governing as a single Christian Church 182 The Great Separation: Western and Eastern Churches go their own ways 184 Viewing the split today 187 The Catholic Church: From Rome to a Parish Near You 188 Understanding what it means to be Catholic 188 Examining the Catholic Church structure 196 The Orthodox Church: Restoring the Image of God in People 197 Understanding what it means to be Orthodox 197 Examining the Orthodox Church structure 202 Chapter 11: Back to the Basics: The Protestant Church 203 Exploring the Protestant Reformation 204 Urging the Church to reform 204 From reformation to separation 206 Examining Core Protestant Beliefs 210 Yielding to the Bible as the one and only authority 210 Seeing Christ as the one and only mediator 211 Being saved by grace alone and faith alone 211 Giving kudos to God alone 212 Considering all Christians as equal in God’s eyes 212 Answering the core questions 213 Breaking It Down into Denominations 213 Looking at More Protestant Labels 217 Confronting the Challenge of Modernism 219 Looking to the Future: Trends in Contemporary Protestantism 220 Chapter 12: Making Sense of Worship 223 I Worship, You Worship, We All Worship: Defining the Christian Tradition 224 Examining the Worship Service as a Whole 226 Worshiping together: Why Christians believe it’s essential 227 Deciding when to worship 228 Exploring Ways to Worship: Liturgical Versus Free Worship 229 Taking the high road with liturgy 230 Worshiping freely along the low road 231 Incorporating Music: A Call to Musical Arms 232 Leaving out the band 233 Tooting a few horns 233 Revolutionizing praise and worship music 234 Crossing Cultures with Worship 235 Part IV: Christian Living in a Postmodern World 237 Chapter 13: I’m a Christian — Now What? 239 Experiencing Spiritual Transformation 240 Fellowshipping with a Church 241 Considering why biblical Christianity says church is necessary 241 Finding a church that you can call home 242 Going One-on-One with the Lord 245 Being a Disciple 247 Living Out Your Faith 249 Seeing why faith is fundamental for a Christian 250 Clutching four keys to living out your faith 251 Boosting your faith in three (kind of) easy steps 255 Taking on a Christian Worldview 256 Viewing the ripple effect of worldviews 256 Looking at the Christian worldview 259 Bringing the Christian binoculars everywhere you go 262 Chapter 14: Being in the World but Not of It 265 Being Salt and Light for the World 266 Adding zest with salt 266 Shining truth with light 267 Living Out Christ’s Calling in Different Ways 267 Running from the world 268 Hugging the world 269 Working for the greater good 269 Walking a tightrope 270 Transforming the world 270 Delving into the Messy World of Politics and Governing 271 Looking at what the Bible says about government 271 Interpreting the Bible in regard to government: Five key understandings 273 Tossing political hot potatoes 276 Chapter 15: Tackling Thorny Issues in the Church 281 Observing Hypocrisy 281 Considering two types of hypocrites 282 Weighing hypocrisy against Christianity’s truth claims 284 Dissing Nice-Guy Thinking 286 Pointing out fundamental flaws of the Nice Guy approach 287 Finding out how to be good enough for God 289 Playing Salvation Monopoly 290 Questioning whether all roads lead to heaven 290 Understanding why Christians say Jesus is the only way 291 Accounting for people who’ve never heard of Jesus 292 Chapter 16: Taking On Tough Issues Raised in the Real World 295 Wondering Why Bad Things Happen 295 Specifying two types of evil 297 Understanding why evil exists 297 Debating Moral Relativism 299 Seeing why moral relativism is popular 299 Sizing up moral relativism from a Christian view 301 Considering Darwinism 304 Noting the difference between Darwinism and science 304 Distinguishing between two theories of evolution 306 Exploring Christian alternatives to Darwinian evolution 308 Part V: The Part of Tens 311 Chapter 17: Ten Christian Holy Days, Holidays, and Seasons 313 Lent 313 Palm Sunday 314 Maundy Thursday 315 Good Friday 316 Easter 316 Pentecost 317 National Day of Prayer 318 All Saints’ Day 319 Advent 319 Christmas 320 Chapter 18: Ten Christian Leaders You Should Know About 321 St Augustine of Hippo 321 St Francis of Assisi 322 St Thomas Aquinas 322 Martin Luther 323 William Tyndale 324 John Calvin 324 John Wesley 325 William Wilberforce 326 Dietrich Bonhoeffer 326 Alexander Solzhenitsyn 327 Chapter 19: Ten New Testament Teachings You Should Know About 329 Walking Along the “Roman Road” to Salvation 329 Listening to the Sermon on the Mount 330 Praying the Lord’s Prayer 331 Identifying with the Prodigal Son 332 Detailing the Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ 332 Going Out with the Great Commission 333 Appreciating Ancestors in the Hall of Faith 333 Mixing Faith with Deeds 333 Promising the Coming of the Holy Spirit 334 Suiting Up with the Armor of God 334 Appendix A: Glossary of Christian Lingo 335 Appendix B: Timeline of Christian History 347 6–0 B.C (approximate) 347 A.D 27 (approximate) 347 30 (approximate) 347 30–70 348 64–312 348 70–73 348 85–95 348 271–272 349 313 349 324 349 325 349 374–430 349 380 349 393–397 350 403–461 350 429 350 451 350 1054 350 1095–1270 351 1208 351 1382 351 1382–1415 351 1427 351 1457 352 1517 352 1525 352 1532–1534 352 1536 352 1530–1540s 353 1540 353 1609 353 1670 353 1703–1791 353 1734 354 1789 354 1793 354 1820–30s 354 1901 355 1962–1965 355 1978 355 1950–present 355 Index 357
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Baker Publishing Group You Are a Prize to be Won Dont Settle for Less
Book SynopsisIn her warm, storytelling style, a CBN news anchor shares the heartbreaking experiences that have helped her define real love. You will learn--as she did--to guard your heart, avoid counterfeits, and enjoy being sensationally single until the right one comes along.
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Baker Publishing Group Intimate Deception
Book SynopsisWriting from both personal experience and nearly 20 years as a professional counselor, Dr. Sheri Keffer helps women to reclaim their lives and recover from the trauma of sexual betrayal.
£13.29
Baker Publishing Group Managing Worry and Anxiety Practical Tools to
Book SynopsisA licensed therapist shows you how to manage worry and anxiety with practical, research-based, scripturally sound steps you can integrate into every aspect of your life.
£10.44
Baker Publishing Group 100 Words of Affirmation Your Husband Needs to
Book SynopsisEvery one of us has tremendous power to either build others up or tear them down through the words we speak every day, and nowhere is this more evident than in our marriages. Are you being purposeful in how you use the power of your words to speak encouragement, strength, and love--breathing life into the heart of your spouse? Or are careless words having a negative impact on your marriage and on the heart of the one you love most? Matt and Lisa Jacobson want you and your spouse to discover the powerful ways you can build one another up in love with the words that you choose to say every day--words that every husband and wife need to hear. These books offer you 100 Things to say to your husband or wife that deeply encourage, affirm, and inspire. Start speaking these words into each other''s lives and watch your spouse--and your relationship--transform before your eyes.
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Baker Publishing Group Turn Toward the Sun Releasing What If and
Book SynopsisIf recent world events have taught us anything, it''s that life doesn''t always look the way we want it to look. And while we can''t control the curveballs life throws at us, we can control our response to them. We can choose to loosen our grip on what we think life is 'supposed' to be and embrace life for exactly what it is--messiness and mayhem and all. We can choose to stubbornly turn toward the sun, even as the storm rages around us. That surrender is where true happiness and peace lie.With insights born from her own hard-won battles, Mandy Hale turns her attention (and her sizable wit) to showing you what she''s learned about letting go of the desire to control everything in life. With the honesty and authenticity she''s known for, Mandy inspires you to stop striving, live in the moment, sit with your experiences, and trust God with the unknown.Like sunflowers that turn toward the sun that helps them grow tall and strong, we can turn to friends, family,
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Baker Publishing Group 365 Ways to Love Your Child Turning Little
Book SynopsisYour kids need to feel loved, valued, and appreciated every day. In this practical book, educator and mom Julie Lavender provides 365 simple but meaningful gestures and activities to help you create intentional memory-making moments that will warm your child's heart for a lifetime.
£9.99
Baker Publishing Group The Master Plan of Discipleship
Book SynopsisDive deep into the heart of Acts with bestselling author, disciplemaker, and evangelist, as you discover what it means to be a disciple and learn about the core of Christianity.
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Baker Publishing Group The Expanded Panorama Bible Study Course
Book SynopsisDesigned to help the reader better visualize the continuity and significance of Bible events. Illustrated.
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Baker Publishing Group The Only Answer Is Prayer
Book SynopsisPrayer is more than important--it''s vital. We have to do more than just want God to move in our lives, our families, our nation, and the world. We must actively seek him in prayer! When we call out to God, he hears us, is with us, and helps us. Prayer is never an interruption but always an invitation. God invites us to go deeper in the place of prayer.Using practical teaching and moving testimonies, these Deeper Fellowship Church pastors will help you· hunger to partner with God and discover greater intimacy with Christ · boost your strength to pray till you see results· position yourself to be part of the greatest outpouring of the Spirit the world has ever seen· agree with heaven to see the plans and purposes of God become reality on the earthGod doesn''t want you to drown in unanswered prayer, but to walk in authority and to experience his best. You can connect with God right now and experience the l
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Baker Publishing Group God Heals Eight Keys to Defeat Sickness and
Book SynopsisWith a contagious expectancy, pastor Steve Austin delivers eight proven keys to win the battle for your health and receive divine healing--both physically and spiritually. This potent injection of hope will help you and your loved ones strengthen and expand your faith, pray effectively, and heal your battle-weary souls. It's never too late for Him--or you.
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Baker Publishing Group Be Healed
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Baker Publishing Group Dying to Meet Jesus
Book SynopsisUsing the testimony of his near-death experience, as well as other powerful stories of adversity, Randy Kay shows readers how God will often use suffering and brokenness to help build an intimate and indestructible relationship with Him.
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Baker Publishing Group Winning the War Within The Journey to Healing
Book SynopsisAmid grueling personal circumstances, Jason Vallotton found himself stunned with grief and a sense of betrayal. Using his story as a poignant illustration of God's grace and healing, Jason invites you to reframe your own understanding of pain in terms of redemption, and discover a restored, fulfilled, and powerful life!
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Baker Publishing Group - Baker Books Adapt or Die Battletested Principles for Leaders
Book SynopsisOne of the Army generals who successfully led The Surge in Iraq shares stories and lessons from the front lines, demonstrating the necessity for leaders to learn the art of adaptation in an ever-changing world.
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Baker Publishing Group Sex Jesus and the Conversations the Church Forgot
Book SynopsisInspired by a blog series that received nearly two million views, New York Times bestselling author and speaker takes on topics such as pornography, promiscuity, virginity, purity, "sex-pectations," and sex in marriage, boldly sharing her own testimony and urging readers to look at God's original design for sex.
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Baker Publishing Group Exegetical Fallacies
Book SynopsisUpdated explanations of the "sins" of interpretation teach sound grammatical, lexical, cultural, theological, and historical Bible study practices.
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Baker Publishing Group Transforming Worldviews An Anthropological
Book SynopsisIn the past, changes in behavior and in belief have been leading indicators for missionaries that Christian conversion had occurred. But these alone--or even together--are insufficient for a gospel understanding of conversion. For effective biblical mission, Paul G. Hiebert argues, we must add a third element: a change in worldview. Here he offers a comprehensive study of worldview--its philosophy, its history, its characteristics, and the means for understanding it. He then provides a detailed analysis of several worldviews that missionaries must engage today, addressing the impact of each on Christianity and mission. A biblical worldview is outlined for comparison. Finally, Hiebert argues for gospel ministry that seeks to transform people''s worldviews and offers suggestions for how to do so.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Concept of Worldview 2. Characteristics of Worldviews 3. Worldviews in Human Contexts 4. Methods for Analyzing Worldviews 5. Worldviews of Small-Scale Oral Societies 6. Peasant Worldviews 7. The Modern Worldview 8. The Challenge of Late Modernity or Postmodernity 9. The Post-Postmodern or Glocal Worldview 10. Toward a Biblical Worldview 11. Transforming Worldviews Appendixes Index
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Baker Publishing Group Psalms as Torah Reading Biblical Song Ethically
Book SynopsisAn internationally-renowned Old Testament scholar explores the riches of the Psalms, expounding the ways they shape those who read them.Table of ContentsIntroduction1. Jewish and Christian Approaches to the Psalms2. Critical Approaches to the Psalms3. The Psalter as an Anthology to Be Memorized4. The Unique Claims of Prayed Ethics5. The Concept of the Law in the Psalms6. Laws in the Psalter7. Narrative Law in the Psalter8. Virtues and Vices in the Psalter9. Appeals for Divine Intervention10. The Ethic of the Psalms and the New TestamentConclusionIndexes
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Baker Publishing Group Archaeology and the New Testament
Book SynopsisA veteran archaeologist sheds light on the biblical text by examining archaeological discoveries.
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Baker Publishing Group Christian Ethics Contemporary Issues and Options
Book SynopsisIn this thorough update of a classic textbook, noted Christian thinker Norman Geisler evaluates contemporary ethical options (such as antinomianism, situation ethics, and legalism) and pressing issues of the day (such as euthanasia, homosexuality, and divorce) from a biblical perspective. The second edition is significantly expanded and updated, with new material and charts throughout the book. There are new chapters on animal rights, sexual ethics, and the biblical basis for ethical decisions, as well as four new appendixes addressing drugs, gambling, pornography, and birth control. The author has significantly updated his discussion of abortion, biomedical ethics, war, and ecology and has expanded the selected readings, bibliography, and glossary.Table of ContentsPart 1: Ethical Options1. All the Options2. Antinomianism3. Situationism4. Generalism5. Unqualified Absolutism6. Conflicting Absolutism7. Graded Absolutism8. The Basis for Ethical DecisionsPart 2: Ethical Issues9. Abortion10. Infanticide and Euthanasia11. Biomedical Issues12. Capital Punishment13. War14. Civil Disobedience15. Sexual Issues16. Homosexuality17. Marriage and Divorce18. Ecology19. Animal RightsAppendix 1: DrugsAppendix 2: Is Gambling Unethical?Appendix 3: PornographyAppendix 4: Birth ControlGlossaryIndexes
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Baker Publishing Group Seven Events That Shaped the New Testament World
Book SynopsisThis useful, concise introduction to the worlds around the New Testament focuses on seven key moments in the centuries before and after Jesus. It enlightens readers about the beginnings of the Christian movement, showing how religious, political, and economic factors were interwoven in the fabric of the New Testament world.Leading New Testament scholar Warren Carter has a record of providing student-friendly texts. This introduction offers a 'big picture' focus and is logically and memorably organized around seven events, which Carter uses as launching pads to discuss larger cultural dynamics and sociohistorical realities that were in some way significant for followers of Jesus and the New Testament. Photos and maps are included.Table of ContentsContentsIntroduction1. The Death of Alexander the Great (323 BCE)2. The Process of Translating Hebrew Scriptures into Greek (ca. 250 BCE)3. The Rededication of the Jerusalem Temple (164 BCE)4. The Roman Occupation of Judea (63 BCE)5. The Crucifixion of Jesus (ca. 30 CE)6. The Writing of the New Testament Texts (ca. 50-ca. 130 CE)7. The Process of "Closing" the New Testament Canon (397 CE)ConclusionIndex
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Baker Publishing Group War and the American Difference
Book SynopsisAn esteemed theologian examines how American identity and America's presence in the world are shaped by war.Table of ContentsIntroductionPart 1: America and War1. War and the American Difference2. America's God3. Why War Is a Moral Necessity for AmericaPart 2: The Liturgy of War4. Reflections on the "Appeal to Abolish War"5. Sacrificing the Sacrifices of War6. C. S. Lewis and Violence7. Martin Luther King Jr. and Christian NonviolencePart 3: The Ecclesial Difference 8. Jesus, the Justice of God9. Pentecost: Learning the Languages of Peace10. A Worldly Church: Politics, Theology, and the Common Good11. A Particular Place: The Future of Parish Ministry12. Beyond the Boundaries: The Church Is MissionIndex
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Baker Publishing Group Evangelical Dictionary of Theology
Book SynopsisThis thoroughly updated and substantially revised edition of a standard reference tool offers today's students cutting-edge overviews of key theological topics.
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Baker Publishing Group The Fall of Interpretation
Book SynopsisOne of the most engaging and innovative Christian scholars of our day provides an updated interaction with contemporary hermeneutical discussions.Table of ContentsPreface to the Second EditionPreface to the First EditionReconsiderations: An Introduction to the Second EditionIntroduction: Interpretation and the FallPart 1: The Fallenness of Hermeneutics1. Paradise Regained2. Through a Mirror DarklyPart 2: A Hermeneutics of Fallenness3. Falling into the Garden4. Edenic ViolencePart 3: Toward a Creational Hermeneutic5. Interpreting the Fall6. Interpretation in Eden7. Limited Inc/arnation: From Creation to EcclesiaIndex
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Baker Publishing Group Old Testament Law for Christians Original
Book SynopsisA leading evangelical expert in biblical law helps readers understand the Old Testament law, how it functioned in the Old Testament, and how it is (and is not) instructive for contemporary Christians.Table of ContentsContentsIntroductionPart 1: Getting into Old Testament Law1. Is Old Testament Law Relevant for New Covenant Christians?2. What Is Old Testament Law?3. The Purpose of Old Testament LawPart 2: Literature and Background of Old Testament Law4. Navigating Old Testament Laws and Related Literature5. How Does the Old Testament Law Genre Inculcate Values?6. Historical Contexts Illuminating Old Testament LawsPart 3: Applying Old Testament Laws7. Introduction to Applying Old Testament Laws to Christian Life8. Approaches to Applying Old Testament Law9. Progressive Moral Wisdom10. Case Study of Progressive Moral Wisdom: Lost and Profound in Exodus 23:4Part 4: Values in Old Testament Law11. Ten Commandments and Related Laws, Part One12. Ten Commandments and Related Laws, Part Two13. Social Justice in Old Testament Law14. Old Testament Law and Theodicy15. Questions about Keeping Old Testament Laws Today16. Values Reflected in Ritual LawsConclusion: The Value of Obedience to GodIndexes
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Baker Publishing Group Encountering John
Book SynopsisThis updated edition by a leading evangelical scholar offers a guide to John's Gospel that is informed by current scholarship but written at an accessible level.Table of ContentsContentsTo the StudentBefore You Begin . . .Part 1: Encountering the Gospel of John: Come On In!1. History: How John's Gospel Came to Be2. Literature: Mapping John's Story3. Theology: John's Major Themes Part 2: Encountering the Word (John 1:1-18)4. The Incarnation of the Word (1:1-18)Part 3: Encountering the Earthly Jesus: The Mission to the Jews (Including Seven Signs) (John 1:19-12:50)5. Jesus's Early Ministry (Part 1): Signs 1-2 (1:19-2:25)6. Jesus's Early Ministry (Part 2): Sign 3 (3:1-4:54)7. Escalating Conflict (Part 1): Signs 4-5 (5:1-6:71)8. Escalating Conflict (Part 2) (7:1-8:59)9. Escalating Conflict (Part 3): Sign 6 (9:1-10:42)10. Escalating Conflict (Part 4): Sign 7 (11:1-12:50)Part 4: Encountering the Exalted Jesus: The Mission to the World (John 13-20)11. Jesus's Farewell (Part 1) (Chap. 13)12. Jesus's Farewell (Part 2) (Chaps. 14-16)13. Jesus's Farewell (Part 3): Jesus's Parting Prayer (Chap. 17)14. Jesus's Passion, Resurrection, and Commissioning of His Followers (Chaps. 18-20)Part 5: Encountering the One Who Calls Us to Follow (John 21)15. What It Means to Follow Jesus (Chap. 21)16. Epilogue: John in the Context of ScriptureAppendix 1: The History of the Interpretation of John's GospelAppendix 2: John's Gospel and the Study of the Historical JesusTools for StudyExcursusesGlossaryIndexes
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Baker Publishing Group Repenting of Religion Turning from Judgment to
Book SynopsisA passionate action plan for making the love of God a personal experience, generating a life-changing shift in how we relate to others and ourselves.
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Baker Publishing Group Psalms Psalms 141
Book SynopsisNow in paper, this insightful commentary from James Montgomery Boice offers a thorough exploration of Psalms 1-41.
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Baker Publishing Group Daniel
Book SynopsisAccessible commentary on Daniel offers insights into history and its message of how to live for God in ungodly times.
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Baker Publishing Group Overcoming the Dark Side of Leadership How to
Book SynopsisMcIntosh and Rima offer a series of steps for leaders to consider so they can take control of their dark side and learn to harness its creative powers.
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Baker Publishing Group 50 People Every Christian Should Know Learning
Book SynopsisCombining the stories of fifty faithful men and women, beloved author Warren W. Wiersbe offers today's readers inspiration and encouragement in life's uncertain journey.
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Baker Publishing Group A Guide to Christian Spiritual Formation
Book SynopsisThis holistic and accessible introduction to Christian spiritual formation written from a broadly evangelical perspective joins Scripture with themes of community, formation, and mission in a single integrative guide.Table of ContentsContentsPart One: The Basics1. Christian Spiritual Formation2. The Story of Christian Spiritual FormationPart Two: The Elements3. The Fullness and Aims of Christian Spiritual Formation4. The Contexts and Agents of Christian Spiritual Formation5. The Process of Transformation and the Task of Formation6. The Means of Christian Spiritual FormationPart Three: The Practice7. Formed into Prayer8. Formed Together9. Formed in Thinking, Feeling, and Acting10. Formed into Mission11. Discerning FormationPart Four: The Ministry12. The Ministry of Christian Spiritual FormationIndexesEpilogue: My Personal History of Spiritual FormationIndexes
£18.89
Baker Publishing Group Engaging Globalization
Book SynopsisThis up-to-date resource not only orients readers to the history of globalization and to a Christian theological perspective on it but also explores concrete realities by focusing on global poverty.Table of ContentsContentsSection 1: Setting the Stage1. Introduction and the Path Forward2. Twin FoundationsSection 2: Introducing Globalization3. Understanding Globalization4. The Ambiguities of GlobalizationSection 3: The Two Eras of Globalization5. The First Era of Globalization: Going Global by Migration, Conquest, and Mission6. The Second Era of Globalization: Globally Connected and Closer TogetherSection 4: The Impact of Globalization7. The Impact of Two Hundred Years of Globalization8. Assessing the Second Era of GlobalizationSection 5: Globalization and the Poor9. Globalization's Response to Poverty10. Contemporary Thinking on DevelopmentSection 6: Globalization and the Church11. Globalization and World Christianity12. The Theological Limitations of Globalization13. The Christian Engagement with Globalization14. The Missiological Challenge of GlobalizationIndex
£19.79
Baker Publishing Group Encountering the Book of Psalms
Book SynopsisThough the Psalms are perhaps the most familiar portion of the Hebrew Bible, they are also among the most difficult to interpret. In this new, thoroughly updated edition of a successful textbook, a respected evangelical Old Testament scholar offers a guide to the book of Psalms that is informed by current scholarship and written at an accessible level. Designed for the undergraduate classroom, it includes photos, sidebars, and other pedagogical aids and features a new interior design.Table of ContentsContentsTo the StudentPreface to the Second EditionPreface to the First EditionPart 1: Encountering the Literary and Hermeneutical Dimensions of the Psalms1. "Begin the Music": Introducing the Psalms2. Listening to the Symphony of Praise: Interpreting the Psalms3. The Seams of the Garment of Praise: The Structure of the BookPart 2: Encountering the Psalms as Worship and Historical Reflection4. The Psalms in Worship and Faith5. Encountering Theology and History in the PsalmsPart 3: Encountering the Psalms as Literary and Theological Types6. "Praise the Lord, O My Soul; All My Inmost Being, Praise His Holy Name": Psalms of Praise7. "My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?": Psalms of Lament8. "I Love the Lord, for He Heard My Voice; He Heard My Cry for Mercy": Psalms of Thanksgiving9. "The Lord Is My Shepherd, I Shall Not Want": Psalms of Trust10. "You Are My Son; Today I Have Become Your Father": The Royal Psalms11. "The Lord Reigns": The Kingship of Yahweh Psalms12. "My Mouth Will Speak Words of Wisdom": Wisdom Psalms13. "The Law of the Lord Is Perfect, Reviving the Soul": Psalms of Torah14. "May They Be Blotted Out of the Book of Life": Imprecatory PsalmsGlossaryIndexes
£20.69
William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company Silence Can Kill
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£17.99
Beacon Press Religion Is Not Done with You
Book SynopsisA smart, irreverent, and accessible guide to thinking more deeply about how religion permeates and shapes the world around us?and why you need to understand the work it''s doingReligion lurks in the floorboards of our daily lives, whether we want it to or not. A departure from more traditional approaches to Religion 101, Religion Is Not Done with You gives thought-provoking context to the basics of religious studies by challenging readers to consider the origins of their assumptions about religion and broaden their perspectives on what religion is and does.Religion scholars and Keeping It 101 podcast duo Ilyse Morgenstein Fuerst and Megan Goodwin offer their straightforward, plainspoken overviews of religious studies theory: that religion is what people do (not just beliefs or individual practices); that people are complicated and messy and constantly changing, which means religion is also complicated and messy and constantly changing; that religion shapes what choices you get to make. Choices like what you can learn in school; how your government works; what kind of options you have (or increasingly don?t have) in caring for your own body.Sure, you have the choice to participate in religion or not. But how you make that choice builds on your entire personal history, your connection to communities and regions, and the systems that surround you. All of which have been shaped by religion.Religion is systems and structures and assumptions we didn?t create or choose ? and, to be honest, we might not even like or agree with. You can feel however you want to feel about religion, but religion is shaping your world whether you like it or not. And if you don?t like how religion is shaping our world? This book might just be your first step in diagnosing the problems and agitating for positive change. Even if you are done with religion, religion is not done with you.
£19.55
Beacon Press Two Billion Caliphs
Book SynopsisExplains the attraction of Muslims to their faith, and discusses the challenges contemporary Islam confronts, and how we might imagine an Islamic theology and identity ready to face tomorrowIslam is often associated with and limited to the worst of the world—extremism, obscurantism, misogyny, bigotry. So why would so many people associate with such a fundamentalist faith? Two Billion Caliphs advocates for a way of being Muslim in the world, ready for today and prepared for tomorrow. Unlike stale summaries, which restrict themselves to facts and figures, Haroon Moghul presents a deeply Muslim perspective on the world, providing Islamic answers to universal questions: Who are we? What are we doing here? What happens to us when we die? And from description, Moghul moves to prescription, aspiring to something outrageous and audacious. Two Billion Caliphs describes what Islam has been and what it is, who its heroes are, what its big ideas are, but not only
£17.25
Beacon Press Strength to Love
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£19.80
