Here pastors and church leaders will find more ideal devotions for use as personal meditations or throughout one's ministry, especially in preaching and teaching. Well known as a highly sought-after preacher and practical Bible commentator, John Phillips has helped numerous pastors and church leaders through his many publications. 100 Devotions for Pastors and Church Leaders, Volume 2, covers important events, teachings, and characters from both the Old and New Testaments.
Well known as a highly sought after preacher and eloquent Bible commentator, John Phillips has helped numerous pastors and church leaders through his many publications. Covering events, teachings, and characters from both the Old and New Testaments, 100 Devotions for Pastors and Church Leaders is no exception. Here pastors and church leaders will find ideal devotions for use as personal meditations or throughout one's ministry, especially in preaching and teaching.
"Walking on Hidden Wings is a historical romance set in the 1920s and highlights the daring adventures of a New York City socialite who exchanges her glittering gowns for a pair of coveralls and pilot goggles. Disguised as a flamboyant barnstormer, she travels throughout rural New York in hopes of unearthing clues behind her husband's murder. A gentleman linked to her past unexpectedly appears with information that shines a haunting light on everything she once accepted as truth. Danger pursues as she hunts for answers that stretch from grave to sky"--
"When a group of quirky "golden girls" retire on a never-ending round of cruises, they dub themselves the Shippers because they're all about relationships. Boss matchmaker, Emily Windsor, crafts an intricate battle plan as her unwilling targets, hostess Lacey Anderson and handsome director Jonathan King, dig in their heels. The Shippers may sneak around with walkie talkies and orchestrate "coincidental" meetings, but the couple rebuffs every outlandish plot. They've already tried and failed at romance. No need to repeat a voyage that's doomed from the start. It's rough waters ahead as the matchmakers chart the young people's course to true love, all while inadvertently tracking down a group of drug smugglers who threaten to ruin their floating home-sweet-home. Fans of toe-curling kisses and belly-shaking hilarity willl enjoy this vacation for their soul"--
Too many people allow their negative attitudes to swindle them out of experiences and opportunities that life has to offer. Staying Positive in a Negative World is for people who are tired of melancholy and despair. Combining biblically based principles with personal stories and historical examples, Roger Campbell has created an encouraging guide for spiritual growth and a helpful resource for counseling. With compassion and insight, Campbell helps readers see that God is at work even in the darkest times.
"If you know or love a teen, you know comparison is the world they live in. Invite your teen to hear what Jesus has to say about living me-free in a measure-up world. Teen Comparison Girl is a book that helps teen girls identify the ways they are prone to compare and allowing the enemy to distract them from the purposeful me-free life Jesus desires for them. It's a Bible Study with quizzes and evaluations to help you spot your own comparing tendencies with practical tools for developing a me-free mindset"--
"Beliefs about the Holy Spirit have clear implications for all of Christian life. Pneumaformity surveys Paul's letters for clarity on these teachings. By incorporating Paul's Trinitarian framework behind teachings about God and Christ with specific mentions of the Spirit, New Testament scholar and longtime pastor Mark Keown gives readers eyes to see the expansive nature of Paul's pneumatology. Prominent recent studies elevate the themes of "Christoformity" and "Cruciformity" in Paul's writings, but few sufficiently account for the Holy Spirit, the instrument through whom radical living is possible. This study dives into Paul's teachings on the following aspects of the Spirit's agency: the Spirit's participation in conversion, role in forming Christian character, integrating work within the Christian community, missional engagement, place in the believer's final eschatological transformation. Keown shows how Paul infused his Christological language with pneumatological realities, offering readers a fuller understanding of the Spirit's work in individuals, the church, and the world"--
"When a new customer brings in a badly damaged violin, it is exactly the sort of challenge Siobhan Walsh craves. The man who brought it in is not. He's too close to the painful past that left her heart and her faith in shambles. Matt Buchanan has had a rough start as worship pastor at Pursuers Church. A car accident on his way into town left him with a nearly totaled truck, a sprained ankle, and an heirloom violin in pieces. When he takes it to a local repair shop, he's fascinated with the restoration process-and with the edgy, closedoff woman doing the work. As their friendship deepens and turns into more, the history of the violin itself reveals more about their current problems than they could have ever expected. It may be more than they can overcome. ~~~ On the nineteenth-century frontier, a gruesome tomahawk attack wiped out most of Deborah Caldwell's family. Her greatest solace after the tragedy is the music from her father's prized violin. Given her horrendous scars, she'd resigned herself to a spinster's life until a soft-spoken local farmer proposes marriage. Levi Martinson's gentle love starts to chip away at her hardened heart, until unexpected, devasting details about the attack are revealed, putting their love-and Deborah's shaky faith-to the ultimate test. ~~~ Full of forgiveness and the message that no one is too damaged for God's healing touch, the final book in the split-time Sedgwick County Chronicles will thrill fans of Rachel Hauck, Lisa Wingate, and Kristy Cambron"--
Sue Edwards's Bible studies have enlightened, encouraged, and equipped women with meaningful devotion, biblical principles, and timeless life lessons. Here she offersa timely and provocative study of the book of Daniel. Join Sue as she looks at the life and lessons of Daniel and his companions, who, like so many believers today, faced increasingly challenging choices between their love and commitment to God and the often aggressive hostility of the godless culture in which they had been placed. Sue's intelligent and insightful exposition of the book of Daniel and its historical and cultural setting, combined with her practical and timely instruction in the daily application of the message and lessons of Daniel, make this an indispensable guide to women of faith in our rapidly changing cultural environment.
Walking with those who walk with God brings a sense of presence that warms our hearts, slows our pace, eases our tensions, clears our minds, and inspires our actions. An intimate account of W. Phillip Keller's inner thoughts, God Is My Delight is a spiritual autobiography that explores the work of the triune God in the author's life--and how that same God is at work in our lives as well. Writing in the warm, inviting tone loved by his millions of readers, Keller reveals what he has learned about God as his Father, Jesus as his Friend, and the Holy Spirit as his Counselor and Guide. He takes the reader on a spiritual journey as he recounts his own experiences as a young boy in boarding school, his adult years wandering far from God, and finally the circumstances that brought him into the loving embrace of his Father. Opening up his heart to nurture the souls of others, Keller encourages the reader toward a greater intimacy with God and provides practical steps that Christians can take toward a closer walk with their Savior.
""Another Christian renounces the church and Christ." "Former Christian music star turns her back on faith." "I kissed Christianity goodbye." Headlines like these are becoming common. It seems like the most popular trend in faith circles lately is to deconstruct, then deconvert. Joshua Porter knows that story from the inside out. He was raised in the tangles of American evangelical Christianity, and the church he knew was conservative, fundamentalist, and politicized. It feared culture, music, art, Dungeons & Dragons, Harry Potter, and anything else that was slightly suspect. This foundation of dread and fear was full of holes he nearly fell through . . . and out of faith altogether. His story put him on the road to deconversion--but that isn't where he ended up. Despite his years of being surrounded by disaffected former Christians and living large in the punk rock lifestyle, Porter now finds his faith closer to the historic Christian tradition than ever. This book is more than Porter's own story. It also invites those who may be in the deconstruction process themselves to consider the perspective of someone who was tempted to leave his faith--yet stayed. And it provides theological insight and pastoral support to those who worry that everyone is bailing out on the church"--
A thoughtful, helpful workbook to delve even deeper into understanding the dangers of comparison
To keep her mind off an uncertain future, Joanna helps her older sister, Phylicia, throw an amazing outdoor wedding on the charming Missouri property the three Chandler sisters own together. That's when she realizes wedding planning could be a thriving business of its own. And Lukas Blaine, the handsome wedding DJ, opens her mind to the possibility of love on the horizon.
Singleness is not a sin that needs to be redeemed. Yet for many single Christians, the way the church regards them often feels condemning. Living between these truths can be a painful, frustrating experience. By examining eight individuals from Scripture who were single at some point in their adult lives--Paul, Anna, Martha, Jeremiah, Ruth, Joseph, Nehemiah, and John the Baptist--Hoffeditz guides readers through common struggles singles face, such as loneliness and disappointment. Hoffeditz isn't offering a self-help guide, a twelve-step program to recovery, or philosophical musings. They Were Single Too spells out concrete steps for a healthy, God-approved attitude toward unmarried life and how one can truly serve God without a spouse. Brief chapters with questions for reflection allow for either individual or group study. Long used as a resource for singles ministries, this revised edition updates the language of this timeless biblical study and makes it more attractive for today's reader.
Our contemporary culture has seduced the church into packaging Jesus Christ, the Son of God, as appetizingly marketable forgeries. We've had the Hippie Jesus, and the Postcard Jesus. We now offer the Grammy Award Jesus, the Therapist Jesus, the Get-out-of-Hell-Free Jesus, the Key-to-Wealth Jesus, the Role Model Jesus, the Buddy Jesus . . . and a host of others. Skillfully and honestly, Jared Wilson wants to introduce readers to the real Jesus. Cutting through the glossy, modern misconceptions of Jesus, they will discover the original, raw, honest Jesus who confronted the very religious heresies that have spawned today's pseudo-Jesuses. Sometimes controversial, sometimes humorous, but always frank and forthright, Your Jesus Is Too Safe challenges you to embrace the true and living Christ whose mission is to revolutionize--not fit into--the world that we inhabit.
Theological education can cool your love for the Lord. It's sad but true. Learning that is not fully integrated into your daily life and patterns of living can lead to spiritual detachment. On the other hand, theological studies that are properly processed over time (with sufficient time for reflection and service) can aid your loving service toward God and others. As you enter into a theological program (seminary, divinity school, or other graduate studies), make a plan to help you balance the head knowledge with heart patterns. Blessed Are the Balanced will guide you as you learn to pursue both scholarship and the Kingdom. --
Five years ago, Keelyn's armed, mentally ill stepfather took her family hostage in their house in rural Colorado. Authorities blamed the father's frequent hallucinations about a being named Lucent. But peace is hard to maintain when the memory returns . . . in the flesh. Lucent is back, and he's no hallucination.
Do our images of "one God in three persons" reflect God well? Throughout history, Christians have pictured the relationships between Father, Son, and Holy Spirit through analogies. Such illustrations--some from the West but also from Latin America, Asia, Africa, and other places--come laden with theological ramifications that the church has rejected (heresies) or embraced (doctrines). In Three in One, William David Spencer shares a lifetime of insights from teaching within the global church, bringing fresh images and analogies of the Trinity to deepen our theological vocabulary. Drawing from his extensive teaching in geographically and culturally diverse contexts and his artist's passion for evocative words and visuals, Spencer offers readers a rich, multifaceted, and practical exploration of the Trinity. Alongside historical and contemporary theology and biblical studies, he considers the strengths and shortcomings of various analogies used to explain the Trinity, such as: LightWaterThe Celtic knotThe totem poleMusical harmoniesThe human bodyThe familyReaders of Three in One will gain a personal understanding of the Trinity as well as tools for teaching about the Trinity in adult and children's ministry contexts.
The relationship between Israel and the church is a long-standing debate in Christian theology, and Romans 9-11 are the most important chapters for understanding it. How one interprets these chapters determines how one understands biblical theology, how the New Testament uses the Old Testament, and how the old and new covenants are related. To help readers draw their own conclusion, four leading scholars on this issue present a case for their viewpoint, followed by a response and critique from the others. Michael Vlach argues for a future mass conversion and a role for ethnic Israel in the church. Fred Zaspel and Jim Hamilton present a case for a future mass conversion that does not include a role for ethnic Israel. And Benjamin Merkle contends that Romans 9-11 promises neither a future mass conversion nor a role for ethnic Israel. General editor Andrew David Naselli helpfully sets the debate in its larger biblical-theological context in the introduction, while Jared Compton provides a useful summary of the views and interactions at the end of the volume. --
"Combining a strong adherence to Scripture, vast academic and ministry experiences, and a commitment to Christ-honoring dialogue, 40 Questions About Women in Ministry is a valuable guide for pastors, ministry leaders, church groups, and seminarians."--Provided by publisher.
"Chaotic. Angry. Helpless. How often do we encounter these emotions when we look at the state of the world around us? It's tempting to despair. What kind of future can we look forward to when the world is so full of turmoil and division? Can the next world be any better? Instead of turning to the world's answers to these questions, Sue Edwards invites us to look to Scripture. Though brief, Paul's letters to the Thessalonians are packed with nuggets of information to help us grasp what life after death will look like for followers of Christ. And it isn't sitting on clouds playing harps. Rather, it's dazzling, action-packed, relational, and free from pain and darkness. By focusing on the truths these short letters reveal, we are able to fill our spirits with real anticipation and courage"--
"Vivid style and keen insights make this book a delight and a genuine educational experience."--Moody Magazine In this richly illustrated volume--formerly titled In the Fullness of Time--Paul Maier visits the origins of Christianity, taking the reader back to the first Christmas, the first Easter, and the first Christians. His impressive research and brilliant insights correlate history, archaeology, and the New Testament to bring alive the true drama of earliest Christianity. This skillful narrative sheds a brilliant new light on the life of Jesus and the adventures of the courageous men and women who carried His message throughout a hostile empire. A host of magnificent color and black-and-white photographs recreate the world, the mood, the people, and the events with an immediacy that sweeps readers into the exciting first years of Christianity. "The author is at home in the vast literature of his subject."--The New York Times Book Review "For the supremely pivotal event of the Resurrections, Paul Maier's book lends fresh and scholarly support.">"Fascinating. . . . Brings a new perspective to a story we have known all our lives."--Redbook "Fact-filled, interesting, and successful . . . splendid research. This is a beautiful book."--Christian Century
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