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Staying Fit After 40
$14.99According to former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, inactivity among Americans is reaching crisis proportions. Sixty percent are not active on a regular basis, and one in four are not active at all. Yet medical science has proven that keeping fit is the key to staying young, and as you get older, regular exercise and good eating habits-or their absence-will be crucial to determining the quality and enjoyment of your life.
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Puritan Papers 2
$24.99J.I. Packer’s chapters on Jonathan Edward’s theology of revival, the Puritan idea of communion with God, and the Puritan conscience serve as highlights of the second volume of Puritan Papers. Equally important are D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones’s chapters on true and false knowledge and “Puritan Perplexities: Lessons from 1640-1662.” Biographical chapters feature, in addition to Edwards, Philip Doddridge, John Knox, William Perkins, Thomas Boston, and John Owen. Themes developed in these sixteen papers include Revival Apostasy Communion With God Christian Joy Missions Preaching Divine Intercession Casuistry Conscience Christology
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Companions In Christ Journal (Reprinted)
$12.48Journal writing is a sharing between our true selves and God.”
It’s a powerful yet simple spiritual practice. Journaling goes beyond the near-constant inner conversations we have with ourselves every day. The mere act of putting our unedited thoughts on paper, in our own handwriting, leads to eye-opening insights, clarity of thought and deeper reflection.
That’s why a journal is an integral part of Companions in Christ.
Respond to exercises contained in your participant’s book. Highlight the answers or questions you want to share with others in your group meeting. Reviewing and writing in your journal will be an important part of preparing for each group session. The Companions in Christ Journal complements the entire Companions in Christ series.
The 160-page journal features clean, open pages with faint lines to guide your writing. The book’s binding (layflat, in print terms) is flexible and conducive to easy handwriting and yet strong enough to withstand a well-thumbed lifetime. Thoughtful single quotations designed to guide your reflection are included in the margins on every other page. An introduction by journaling expert and Upper Room author, Anne Broyles, will inspire both the new and experienced diarist.
This beautiful journal was designed exclusively for participants of Companions in Christ, but it can be used by anyone.
As one of the quotations contained within the pages of this journal says, “Silence becomes like a creative space in which we regain perspective on the whole.” Let this journal be a bridge between you and God so that you may be whole!
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Race Set Before Us
$40.99In this explanation of the biblical theology of perserverance and assurance, Thomas Schreiner and Ardel Caneday weigh and consider all of the relevant New Testament texts. Applying sound principles of biblical interpretation and conversing with recent evangelical thought, they give us a foundational study with profound spiritual implications for Christian living and pastoral ministry.
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Care For The Soul
$41.99Nineteen psychologists and theologians look at the boundaries between science and religion, trying to find common ground in an area fraught with controversy. How does modern psychology’s approach differ from the age-old techniques used by clergy? What can each side learn from the other?
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Creative Life : A Workbook For Unearthing The Christian Imagination (Workbook)
$26.99IVP Print On Demand Title
Have you ever said, “I’m not talented at anything”? Alice Bass says that you are! Because you’re made in the image of the creator God, you’re made to enjoy The Creative Life. Learn to nurture your Christian imagination with this 8-week study designed to help put aside inhibitions and experience more of Christ’s inspiration. Includes journaling suggestions and biblically based activities for individuals and groups.
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Fruto Del Espiritu – (Spanish)
$13.99Would you like true fulfillment in your life? Health in your relationships? Victory over anxiety and conflict? You can have them if you let God’s Spirit grow his fruit in your heart. In this book, Tom Trask and Wayde Goodall take you for a close look at love, joy, peace, patience, kindness and the rest of the fruit of the spirit. Here is a passionate and illuminating look at what happens to your thoughts, emotions, and actions when you live each day in intimate relationship with Jesus Christ. Drawing from the storehouse of God’s Word, Trask and Goodall sow seeds of insight into your heart that both convict and encourage. They show how you can cooperate with God’s work in your life. And they offer true-life examples of how you, too, can change when you let the Holy Spirit reproduce the character of Jesus within you. Your witness for Christ is as good as the fruit your relationship with him produces. The Fruit of the Spirit points you toward a lifestyle that makes the Gospel you proclaim attractive to others because they can see its results.
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Peace
$27.99First appearing during the peace-loving 1970s, this book now receives a welcome reintroduction as part of Chalice Press’s Understanding Biblical Themes series. Brueggemann, professor of Old Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary, looks at the protean concept of “shalom” and its relation to concerns today for peace and justice. The task is daunting, but Brueggemann tackles it with his characteristic penchant for conceptual clarity. He outlines a broad biblical vision for shalom (“one community embracing all creation… including all those resources and factors which make communal harmony joyous and effective”) and identifies some of its comprising factors (freedom, unity, order, justice, etc.). The second half of the book begins to work out what it means for the church and its people to be a community of shalom. One of the best sections is the new introduction, which is Brueggemann’s own insightful critique of the book (and the era in which it was written). Brueggemann seems just as at home with the New Testament as the Old, and like many seminary educators, his style slides between the pedagogical and the sermonic. Once in a while there’s a clunky cluster of theological terms, but just as often a memorable and poetic turn of phrase. This is another fine example of what Brueggemann does best: squeezing the Bible to produce hard-working theology for the church.
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Councils Of The Church
$21.11The editor of the magisterial Decrees of the Ecumenical Councils provides the best overview of the councils available in English. Tanner covers the history of conciliar teaching, from the early and medieval councils to the Second Vatican Council, showing their abiding importance in the life of the church.
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Christians And Roman Rule In The New Testament
$31.70The Companions to the New Testament series aims to unite New Testament study with theological concerns in a clear and concise manner. Each volume: engages the new Testament text directly. focuses on the religious (theological/ethical) content of the New Testament is written out of respect for the integrity of the religious tradition being studied. This means that the New Testament is studied in terms of its own time and place. It is allowed to speak in its own terms, out of its own assumptions, espousing its own values. involves cutting-edge research, bringing the results of scholarly discussions to the general reader provides resources for the reader who wishes to enter more deeply into the cholarly discussion. The contributors to the series are established scholars who have studied and taught the New Testament for many years and who can now reap a wide-ranging harvest from the fruits of their labors. Multiple theological perspectives and denominational identities are represented. Each author is free to address the issues from his or her own social and religious location, within the parameters set for the series. It is our hope that these small volumes will make some contribution to the recovery of the vision of the New Testament world for our time.
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Is Jesus God
$19.931. Adult Faith Development
2. New Story For Theology And Spirituality
3. Re-forming Our Imagination
4. Revelation
5. Teaching Of Jesus
6. God Raised Jesus
7. Is Jesus God?
8. Implications For Liturgy
9. Implications For Ministry
10. New Story And “catholic” Theology
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In the new millennium, the most central question is how to understand God and Jesus. This book is an invitation to Christians-and non-Christians-to challenge their inherited notions of how and why Jesus is to be thought of as divine.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Soul Friend : Spiritual Direction In The Modern World (Revised)
$32.95In 1977, Kenneth Leech wrote the book Soul Friend, which quickly became one of the classic contemporary explorations of the Christian practice of spiritual direction. Out of print for many years, a revised edition of this book, mildly updated to include changes in the spiritual climate since 1977, is now available.
Leech’s scholarly, yet accessible, exploration examines the climate in which spiritual direction takes place today-the influence of the drug culture of the 1960’s, Eastern influences on prayer and spiritual practice, the Pentecostal movement, and others. He then provides background on the history of spiritual direction, both Protestant and Catholic, from the earliest Church through the twentieth century. Leech also explores other questions of interest to directors and those seeking out direction: the relationship between counseling and direction; the practice of prayer in Christian spiritual tradition; and the prophetic role of the spiritual director, not just for the individual but for the larger society. An excellent course book, and a fascinating book for those contemplating direction, Soul Friend will continue to be a classic for years to come.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Mathematics In A Postmodern Age A Print On Demand Title
$38.99The discipline of mathematics has not been spared the sweeping critique of postmodernism. Is mathematical theory true for all time, or are mathematical constructs in fact fallible? This fascinating book examines the tensions that have arisen between modern and postmodern views of mathematics, explores alternative theories of mathematical truth, explains why the issues are important, and shows how a Christian perspective makes a difference.
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Reading The Bible In Faith A Print On Demand Title
$23.99Reading the Bible in Faith gathers the deepest reflections of leading pastor-theologians dealing with the heart of Holy Scripture – the restoration of the proper relationship between God and his people. Speaking ecumenically, pastor to pastor, the contributors to this very special book provide sound encouragement, rooted in both the Bible and experience, to other church leaders who are also called to stand as the theologians of their local congregations. Seeing the present “crisis of the church” more truly as a crisis of faith that compels too many pastors to major in the minors, this volume confidently reaffirms the Christian gospel as the trustworthy and dynamic basis for the church’s mission and ministry. Short, insightful writings by respected leaders of local congregations urge church renewal through scripturally grounded preaching, teaching, pastoral care, and church administration.
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Pharisees Scribes And Sadducees In Palestinian Society
$35.99Widely praised in its original edition and now part of the Biblical Resource Series, this volume offers a superb discussion of the role of the Pharisees, scribes, and Sadducees in Palestinian Jewish society. Applying a sociological approach to the biblical and literary sources, Anthony Saldarini accurately portrays these three most prominent groups of educated leaders in Jewish society and describes their relationship to other Jewish social movements from 200 B.C.E. to 100 C.E. Featuring a new foreword by James C. VanderKam, Pharisees, Scribes, and Sadducees in Palestinian Society will remain a standard point of reference for the continuing study of Judaism and Christian backgrounds.
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What Did The Biblical Writers Know And When Did They Know It
$31.9984 Black And White Illustrations
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)”In contrast with the revisionists who discredit even the most reliable archaeological evidence, Dever provides a judicious analysis of data and shows how it squares with what much of the biblical text tells us. A sound critical examination of Israel’s origins,”Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Jehovahs Witnesses Answered Verse By Verse (Reprinted)
$20.007 Chapters
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JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES ANSWERED VERSE BY VERSE is the only quick reference guide that:* Immediately answers the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ misinterpretation of Scripture.
* Shows how to use the same Scripture in leading Jehovah’s Witnesses to Christ.
* Includes a verse-by-verse section which provides helpful and handy refutational material
* Discusses Jehovah’s Witnesses’ beliefs, history, and alterations in their Bible.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Advent And Christmas With Fulton J Sheen
$13.99Beginning with the first day of Advent and continuing through the Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord, these selections from the immortal pen of Fulton J. Sheen encourage readers to explore the essence and promise of the season. Those looking to grow in their prayer life and become more attuned to the joy of Advent and Christmas will find a wonderful guide in this spiritual companion.
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Stones For Bread
$36.00With a proactive and engaging style, Daniel Frankforter explores the consequences of the tendency by many Protestant congregations to adopt new, ” contemporary” styles of worship. With membership and attendance declining, many churches are revamping their worship services to attract or keep participants, but too often the adaptation becomes nothing more than a Spirit-less reflection of popular culture. Stones for Bread presents some of the different programs for “marketing” worship, clarifies the implications for the integrity of a church’s mission and spiritual life, and proposes some alternative means for rejuvenating worship.
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Taking Leave Of God
$35.99This was the book which first garnered international celebrity and notoriety for its author and which fire-started a debate about the supernatural claims of Christianity. Rejecting Christian doctrines and metaphysics in favour of the religious consciousness which characterises human identity, Cupitt ‘takes leave’ of God by abandoning objective theism. Because he remained an ordained priest of the Church of England, the author attracted considerable attention and criticism for his position. Indeed, Keith Ward, now Oxford’s Regius Professor of Divinity, wrote an entire book – Holding Fast to God – which attempted to counter Cupitt’s views. Whatever one thinks of the author’s beliefs, Taking Leave of God contributed to one of the most important theological discussions of its time.
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How To Have Real Joy
$16.00All Things New This Year Also Growing in the Lord The Joy of the Lord The Same Yesterday, Today, and Forever Suffering and Reigning with Jesus Our Own Dear Shepherd
Life got you down? Are you laughing on the outside, but crying on the inside? Do you secretly envy people who are cheerful no matter what? Are you waiting to enjoy life until your circumstances become perfect?Charles Spurgeon reveals how you can experience the profound joy of the Lord in the midst of life’s difficulties. Even when your life is in turmoil, this kind of happiness remains steady and strong because it is the abiding manifestation of the Spirit’s presence in you.
Through Spurgeon’s insightful words, you will discover that God delights in blessing you, His child, and His life-transforming power can satisfy every longing of your heart. Allow your heavenly Father to hold you in His arms, wipe away your tears, and fill you with His joy today. Then genuine happiness will bubble up from the depths of your being and spill over to touch everyone around youAdd to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Ministry Of Intercession
$17.00According to Andrew Murray, prayer is the most dynamic opportunity available to God’s children. It not only strengthens our own faith, but it enables us to intercede for others with tremendous results.< This book will inspire and energize your times alone with God. It is a renowned classic with a timeless message of encouragement and inspiration.
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Fast Your Way To Health
$16.9916 Chapters
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Having received a death sentence from her doctors, Lee Bueno-Aguer found that God had given her a better prescription – fasting to regain her health.
From her own and others’ experiences, as well as sound scriptural and medical guidelines, she discusses many aspects of fasting, including
* Who should and should not fast
* Various kinds of fasts
* How to begin and end a fast
* The difference between fasting and starvation
* Drugs versus fasting
* The curing of life-threatening diseases
* Fasting for longevityBueno-Aguer reports on many who have fasted and prayed for others and seen miraculous results, including marriages restored, the insane brought back to normal, the disappearance of tumors, and even the raising of the dead. As you read this book, you will discover the amazing ways God has designed your body to restore itself and your spirit to be uplifted during a fast.
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Revelation Record : A Scientific And Devotional Commentary On The Prophetic
$26.9922 Chapters
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Years of Bible study and research by a specialist in hydrology and geology have resulted in an excellent commentary with a scientific approach to the book of Revelation.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Because I Love You
$7.9928 Pages
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There once lived a wise and loving man named Shaddai, who built a village for his children to live in-because he loved them. He provided for their every need-because he loved them. And he built a wall around the village to shelter them from the deadly wilderness outside-because he loved them. All was well until the day Paladin, the most curious child of all, found a hole in the wall and set off to explore the world beyond Shaddai’s safe village-a world of danger and fear. With the original, classic illustrations, this captivating tale from best-selling author, Max Lucado is now available in board-book format. Even the youngest of children can now enjoy the story of Paladin’s choice and Shaddai’s response-a tale that illustrates how much God loves His children and to what lengths He will go to protect them.Add to cart3 in stock
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George MacDonald : An Anthology 365 Readings
$15.99George MacDonald (1824-1905) was born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Briefly a clergyman, then a professor of English literature at Bedford and King’s College in London, he was a popular lecturer and published poetry, stories, novels, and fairy tales. In this collection selected by C. S. Lewis, we are offered 365 selections from MacDonald’s inspiring and useful writings.
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Dialogue With God
$18.99Struggling To Learn To Hear God’s Voice
Communion: The Desire Of God’s Heart
Key #I -The Spoken Word: Tuning To Spontaneity
Key #2-Becoming Still: Quieting Our Thoughts And Emotions
Key #3-Seeing In The Spirit The Dreams And Visions Of God
Key #4-Journaling: Writing Out Our Dialogue With God
Habakkuk: Putting It All Together
Tuning Our Hearts Through The Tabernacle Experience
The Fine -Tuning Dial: Overcoming Obstacles And Roadblocks In Your Heart
Testing And Submission
More Thoughts On Prayer
More On Overcoming Blocks And Problems To Hearing’s God’s Voice
The Lord Spoke Back
More Journaling
“Yada”-Sharing LoveAdditional Info
Do you have it on your heart to dialogue with God?Find out how prayer – our link to God – is the most powerful and vital activity of our life. This book will lead you into a life-changing dimension of two-way communication with our loving God.
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Matrix Of Faith
$22.43Weaving together culture, history and theology, The Matrix of Faith aims to bring lively Christian teachings from past generations into conversations with the present. Using figures from Augustine to Barth as conversation partners, Pugh explores contemporary theology and argues that the way ahead for faith does not rest in unthinking belief of doctrine or dogma, but in traditoins of creativity, cultural engagement, and a living spirit of faith in Christ.
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7 Checkpoints Student Journal (Student/Study Guide)
$16.991. What’s It All About? The Seven Checkpoints
2. Checkpoint #1: Authentic Faith
3. Checkpoint #2: Spiritual Disciplines
4. Checkpoint #3: Moral Boundaries
5. Checkpoint #4: Healthy Friendships
6. Checkpoint #5: Wise Choices
7. Checkpoint #6: Ultimate Authority
8. Checkpoint #7: Others First
9. Conclusion: Set In StoneAdditional Info
What if you were told that the secrets of the most awesome life ever could be yours if you just knew seven principles? What if you were told that these seven checkpoints were simple to understand and that you could start living them within a few short days-though they would take a lifetime to master?
You would at least wonder about them. You might even ask to know them. Well, they are yours. These seven checkpoints are in the book you are holding right now; in fact, they are written down just for you.
So what are you waiting for? You have a life to build. Open this book and get the seven.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Using Illustrations To Preach With Power
$22.50Paul’s vivid metaphor of the “armor of God” still speaks to us today. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “dream” transformed an entire nation. Using illustrations in your sermon furthers your congregation’s understanding. Arguing that lively illustrations are vital to effective preaching, Chapell shows you how to choose, shape, and incorporate them into your sermons.
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Uncovering Your Churchs Hidden Spirit
$32.85Parishioners today look to their congregations to feed their spiritual hunger. But many members and clergy are not sure how the words “congregation” and “spirituality” fit together. Author Celia Hahn interviewed 30 lay people and clergy from five Episcopal congregations to discover their stories of congregational spirituality and to help them identify the congregation’s gifts for spiritual development. Hahn becomes a spiritual companion and resource for the searching congregation, guiding the church as it begins to discover its gifts. How is God at work in our congregation? How do members empowered by the transforming Spirit minister in their workplaces, neighborhoods, and families? How do members move into a deeper relationship with one another and with God? Foreword by Tilden Edwards, executive director of the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Direction.
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Beyond Colonial Anglicanism
$53.26Provocative writings by a cadre of international authors examine the nature and shape of the Communion today; the colonial legacy, economic tensions and international debt; sexuality and justice; the ecological crisis, violence and healing in South Africa; persecution and religious fundamentalism; and more.
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Genesis Trilogy : And It Was Good A Stone For A Pillow And Sold Into Egypt
$26.00Collect three classics from internationally acclaimed author Madeleine L’Engle! Exploring Genesis with fresh insights, And It Was Good reflects on the marvel of new beginnings, A Stone for a Pillow travels with Jacob through his physical and spiritual journeys, and Sold into Egypt traces Joseph’s passage from youth to maturity, slavery to power, loss to restoration. L’Engle weaves her own story throughout each. 700 pages, softcover from Harold Shaw.
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Ecclesiastes : Ancient Wisdom When All Else Fails
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Recipient of a 2002 Christianity Today Award of Merit! “Meaningless!” says Ecclesiastes. “All is meaningless!” We live. We work. We die. Even with our best efforts to find lasting enjoyment and significance, we are faced with the conclusion that there is nothing new under the sun. Despite this gloomy assessment (or perhaps because of it), people have been drawn to the Middle Eastern wisdom of this enigmatic book for thousands of years. Its brutal honesty doesn’t flinch from life’s difficulties or its thorniest problems. The new translation and interpretive paraphrase provided here by T. M. Moore artfully unveils the ancient mysteries of this often puzzling book. By its very cynicism, Ecclesiastes seems to suggest that to find what is of enduring value we must embrace the hard things, not avoid them. With notes and a useful study guide, Moore skillfully shows us that the dark side will have its say. The question is, will it have the last word?
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Images Of The Human
$24.95Now available in paperback, “Images of the Human” addresses the questions human beings have been asking for centuries. Each chapter focuses on the writings of a different philosopher–from Plato to Nietzsche, St. Augustine to Simone de Beauvior. As a distinctive feature, commentaries explore the unique relationship between what philosophers say and what religion teaches.
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Unmasking Satan : Understanding Satans Battle Plan And Biblical Strategies
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“Diffusing the hype and hyperbole that many Christians hear about Satan and how he works, the author presents a popular and authoritative look at the real person of Satan_the one he doesn’t want us to discover.”
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1 Bible Only
$19.991. The Background And Origin Of The Version Debate
2. The Old Testament Text And The Version Debate
3. The New Testament Text And The Version Debate
4. The Preservation Of Scripture And The Version Debate
5. Translation Theory And Twentieth-Century VersionsAdditional Info
Manufactured On Demand TitleIs there only one inspired Bible? The debate over the veracity of modern translations of the Bible continues to create confusion in the minds of believers who know that Scripture lies at the heart of the Christian faith. Yet many don’t understand why some believers insist that the King James Version is the only accurate translation of the Bible. “King James Only” proponents claim it is the only choice for those who want the “inspired” Scripture as their guide for faith and practice.
Pastors and church members alike need solid, sensitive answers to the ongoing questions they confront in ministry regarding the KJV. This honest examination of the “King James Only” position offers a balancred and scholarly presentation of the issues based on biblical and historical evidence. The authors, each associated with Central Baptist Theological Seminary in Minneapolis, Minnesota, address the issues of origin, textual variant, and fallibility by drawing on the best current scholarship.
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Christian Marriage : A Historical Study
$31.18A thoughtful and highly enjoyable collection of essays exploring the historical development of Christian marriage from a Catholic perspective. This new volume includes Francis Martin: “Marriage in the Biblical Period: The Old Testament and Intertestamental Period” and “Marriage in the Biblical Period: The New Testament;” Glenn Olsen: “The Good of Marriage in the Age of Augustine” and “Marriage in the Barbarian Kingdom and the Christian Court (Fifth through Eleventh Centuries);” Teresa Pierre: “Marriage Body and Sacrament in the Age of Hugh of St. Victor (Twelfth through Fifteenth Centuries);” Robert V. Young: “Marriage and The Reformation;” James Hitchcock: “The Emergence of the Modern Family;” and John Haas: “Marriage in the Twentieth Century.”
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God As Communion
$34.95God as Communion explores ancient and new meanings of the symbol of God as Trinity and brings the Christian traditions of West and East into dialogue. Through an exploration of the works of two contemporary theologians, John Zizioulas and Elizabeth Johnson, Patricia Fox retrieves this central Christian symbol and uncovers its transforming power for the Church and world today.
God as Communion shows how both Zizioulas and Johnson, from their very different theological traditions and starting points, provide a rich understanding of the symbol of the Triune God. Fox proposes we reclaim that doctrine of the Trinity as an eminently practical doctrine that challenges Christians and the Christian Churches to transforming changes in this new century.
Part one examines the trinitarian theology of John Zizioulas, which focuses on the formative and seminal period of the first centuries of Christianity. Part two examines Elizabeth Johnson’s exploration of the mystery of the triune God in feminist theological discourse. Part three brings the trinitarian theologies of John Zizioulas and Elizabeth Johnson into a mutually critical correlation. Fox concludes that the respective theologies of Zizioulas and Johnson together provide a rich resource for the retrieval of this ancient Christian symbol.
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Genetic Turning Points A Print On Demand Title
$38.99360 Pages
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Human genetic intervention could be considered a microcosm of the larger field of bioethics. According to James Peterson, “it raises almost all the basic issues addressed in a standard bioethics course, from informed consent to the goals of medicine.” Peterson argues that it is imperative to view human genetic intervention from an ethical framework, particularly as the technology in that intervention advances at an exponential rate.Peterson’s goal in Genetic Turning Points was to tie together some of the various questions related to human genetic intervention (better known, perhaps, as genetic manipulation or genetic engineering). He begins with a look at medical technology and moves on to major issues including genetic research, genetic testing, genetic drugs, and genetic surgery (physical manipulation of human genes in the body). The issues are raised in a progressive approach. Genetic research is the foundation for genetic testing and genetic drugs, thus issues related to genetic research are looked at first, and then issues related to genetic testing and drugs. Since genetic surgery techniques are still being perfected, and are not as available as the other technologies, Peterson looks at this vital issue last.
Christians, according to LeRoy Waters, have tended to view human genetics from one of two positions (not usually both): cosmic theology and casuistic analysis. Cosmic theology simply means looking at the grand scheme of God’s plan for humanity; casuistic analysis is that which addresses the questions of practice. Peterson hopes to bring the two positions together in a cogent and effective manner. He feels that one’s understanding of God’s plan for humanity (our purpose) shapes the concrete decisions of life (the practice). Ideally, Christians should be aware of both how purpose shapes practice and how practice questions purpose. Thus, Peterson sees the medical and ethical issues as eminently practical, but defined and shaped by one’s metaphysical beliefs.
Genetic Turning Points is laid out in a progressive manner, but topics can stand on their own. Chapters are generally short and the indexes and cross-references allow one to find a particular topic quickly and easily. Since there are fifteen chapters, the book easily lends itself to undergraduate or postgraduate study (one chapter a week), but is not solely for students. It is also for professionals (doctors, clergy, etc.) and for educated lay people. Its information is timely and it
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Work Of Love
$25.50The development of kenotic ideas was one of the most important advances in theological thinking in the late twentieth century. Now a diverse group of acknowledged experts brought together by the Templeton Foundation presents a stimulating interdisciplinary evaluation of these controversial ideas.
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Beyond Retribution : A New Testament Vision For Justice Crime And Punishmen
$33.99Recently a growing number of Christians have actively promoted the concept of “restorative justice” and attempted to develop programs for dealing with crime based on restorative principles. But is this approach truly consistent with the teaching of Scripture? To date, very little has been done to test this claim. Beyond Retribution fills a gap by plumbing the New Testament on the topics of crime, justice, and punishment.
Christopher Marshall first explores the problems involved in applying ethical teachings from the New Testament to mainstream society. He then surveys the extent to which the New Testament addresses criminal justice issues, looking in particular at the concept of the justice of God in the teachings of Paul and Jesus. He also examines the topic of punishment, reviewing the debate in social thinking over the ethics and purpose of punishment_including capital punishment_and he advocates a new concept of “restorative punishment.” The result of this engaging work is a biblically based challenge to imitate the way of Christ in dealing with both victims and offenders.
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Regnum Caelorum A Print On Demand Title (Reprinted)
$35.99Regnum Caelorum is a groundbreaking book that explores the largely overlooked connection in early Christian thought between understandings of the millennium and beliefs about the intermediate state of the soul after death. Charles Hill traces Christian views of the soul’s fate in Jewish texts, the New Testament, and early Christian writersthrough the mid-third century A.D. His findings lead to a provocative new assessment of the development of Christian eschatology that corrects many misconceptions of earlier scholarly research. This second edition updates and substantially expands Hill’s highly respected work originally published be Oxford.
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5 Women Of The English Reformation
$19.99Books on the history of the Reformation are filled with the heroic struggles and sacrifices of men. This compelling book by Paul Zahl puts the spotlight on five women – Anne Boleyn, Katharine Parr, Jane Grey, Anne Askew, and Catherine Willoughby – who were themselves powerful theologians and who paid the cost of their reforming convictions with martyrdom, imprisonment, and exile.
As enjoyable to read as its subject matter is fascinating, this book not only portrays important women in church history but also has much to say about the relation of gender to theology, human motivation, and God. An epilogue by Mary Zahl contributes a woman’s view of these remarkable Christian women.
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Preaching For Special Services
$21.17Sooner or later, every pastor will be called on to conduct special services. Baptisms, weddings, funerals, infant presentations, and evangelistic services, each in their own way, challenge pastors to find the right words to mark the occasion.
Preaching for Special Services will help pastors prepare sermons for these special services. Each chapter explores a different occasion and offers the perspective, encouragement, and practical advice that pastors need as they plan their messages.
Through this useful book, pastors will discover how Christ-centered special occasion preaching can make a difference in the lives of their listeners.
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Restoring The Christian Soul (Reprinted)
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In this award-winning book, Leanne Payne reveals how to overcome the three great barriers that keep us from becoming whole persons: inability to receive God’s forgiveness, inability to forgive others, and inability to accept ourselves.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
