The most urgent call upon God?s people is to live as followers of Jesus.The most indicting critique against the church is as simple: its failure to do so. As the leader of an evangelical theological s
The Gospels contain many hard sayings of Jesus, but perhaps none have puzzled and intrigued readers as much as Jesus? discourse on the coming of the Son of Man in Mark 13. Is Jesus speaking entirely o
Popular notions of Christian spirituality today tend to focus on getting us out of the world or getting the world out of us. Many are looking to spirituality as a means of disengaging from this life—t
This companion volume to T. F. Torrance's Incarnation: The Person and Life of Christ presents the material on the work of Christ, centered in the atonement, given originally in his lectures delivered
Foreword Review's 17th Annual INDIEFAB Book of the Year Finalist (Religion)How do we explain human consciousness? Where do we get our sense of beauty? Why do we recoil at suffering? Why do we have mor
12th Annual Outreach Resource of the Year (Counseling)What is the church's role in suicide prevention?While we tend to view the work of suicide prevention as the task of professional therapists and do
All mission is local?the people of God joining the work of God in a particular place. In Starting Missional Churches Mark Lau Branson and Nicholas Warnes introduce us to seven missional churches while
What does loneliness tell us?"Be it chronic or acute, slight or significant, loneliness is proof of our relational design. At the core of our being is this truth—we are designed for and defined by our
Have you ever felt a tension between developing your internal spiritual life and the call to outward service in the world? Those of us who are more naturally activists risk becoming bitter, tired and
"When the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all the truth." - John 16:13"He who saw this has testified so that you also may believe. His testimony is true, and he knows he is telling the t
"I was introduced to the gospel of Jesus Christ as a college student. The Jesus of the New Testament overwhelmed me, and by God?s grace Jesus still does," writes professor Robbie Castleman, author of
Logos Bookstores' 2015 Best Book in Christianity and CultureHonorable Mention, 2014 Best Book of the Year from Byron Borger, Hearts and Minds BookstoreWe live in dark times. Christians wonder: Are the
Examines the nature of desire from a Christian perspective, offering guidance to readers on understanding their desires and getting to know a God who would grant the desires of their hearts.
How could the life, let alone the death, of one man 2,000 years ago be the salvation of the human race? The biblical explanation is the atonement: the crucified one was the Son of God, acting and suff
2014 Readers' Choice Award WinnerThink of the little girls you know: your daughter, a niece, a friend's child.Then think about this: little girls are tossed away every day.All over the world, women an
Does it matter how Christians in other times and places thought?If the Bible alone is God?s revelation, why spend time studying church history?Aren?t history and tradition more of a problem than a sol
Colonialism involves more than just territorial domination. It also creates cultural space that silences and disenfranchises those who do not hold power. This process of subjugation continues today in
What should we do or not do? What attitudes, behavior and qualities are good? Can we be good without God? What is the highest good, the purpose of human existence? These are the questions the study of
2014 Best Texts of Missiology, from Byron Borger, Hearts and Minds BookstoreMission--a driving force in the long Christian story--today is often cast as the embarrassing relative of tall-steeple relig
A dynamic chapter of church history is now being written in Asia. But the theological inflections at its heart are not well understood by outsiders. The published voices of elite academic theologians
Preaching's Preacher's Guide to the Best Bible Reference for 2014 (New Testament Commentaries)The first eighteen verses of the Gospel of John make some of the most profound statements about the charac
Preaching's Preacher's Guide to the Best Bible Reference for 2014 (Old Testament Commentaries)"Yahweh sits enthroned, high and lifted upA shoot grows from the stump of JesseA Servant pours himself out
2014 Readers' Choice Award WinnerWhat can I do about human trafficking?What can my church do about slavery?The realities of modern-day slavery can seem daunting, and sometimes it can feel like we shou
Violence against women and girls is a human rights epidemic that affects millions of lives around the world. While many Christians are addressing this crisis through education, advocacy and philanthro
2015 Christianity Today Award of Merit (The Church/Pastoral Leadership)2014 Readers' Choice Awards Honorable Mention2014 Best Books About the Church from Byron Borger, Hearts and Minds Bookstore"When
Preaching's Preacher's Guide to the Best Bible Reference for 2014 (Old Testament Commentaries)The books of 1 and 2 Kings cover the history of Israel from the last days of the united kingdom under Davi
Unsurprisingly, given Sigmund Freud's understanding of religion, the conversation between Christianity and psychoanalysis has long been marked by mutual suspicion. Psychoanalysis originated within a n
2014 Midwest Publishing Association Award of Excellence (School Publishing)Since its origin in the early 1980s, the field of developmental psychopathology has become a highly influential framework for
Jesus had about three years to mold a dozen fearful, faithless men into the pillars of a worldwide movement. Despite this brief window, time in Jesus' presence had a transforming effect on each of the
Preaching's Preacher's Guide to the Best Bible Reference for 2014 (Old Testament Commentaries)The prophet Jeremiah addressed the people of Judah and Jerusalem over a forty-year period leading up to th
2014 Midwest Publishing Association Award of Excellence (Scholarly/Reference)2014 Readers' Choice Awards Honorable MentionThe Encyclopedia of Ancient Christianity covers eight centuries of the Christi
What does it mean to know something? Can we have confidence in our knowledge?Epistemology, the study of knowledge, can often seem like a daunting subject. And yet few topics are more basic to human li
Voted one of Christianity Today's 1995 Books of the Year!Preaching's Preacher's Guide to the Best Bible Reference for 2014 (New Testament General)This revised edition of the standard reference work in
Preaching's Preacher's Guide to the Best Bible Reference for 2014 (Old Testament Commentaries)The prophet Jeremiah and King Josiah were born at the end of the longest, darkest reign in Judah's history
Foreword Review's 17th Annual INDIEFAB Book of the Year Finalist (Religion)12th Annual Outreach Resource of the Year (Culture)2015 Christianity Today Award of Merit (Christian Living)2014 Leadership J
12th Annual Outreach Resource of the Year Recommendation (Missional Church)2014 Best Book of Missional Theology, from Byron Borger, Hearts and Minds BookstoreThe story of Christianity is a story of in
12th Annual Outreach Resource of the Year Recommendation (Leadership)Pastors and church leaders often fall into the trap of people-pleasing. Charles Stone?s research on thousands of pastors and minist
The study of the so-called General or Catholic Epistles has been hampered, argues Ben Witherington, by the failure to properly discern their genre. Several of these "letters" are much better understoo
2015 Christianity Today Award of Merit (Spirituality)2014 Best Book of Spirituality—Academic, from Byron Borger, Hearts and Minds BookstoreEvangelicals are known for their emphasis on conversion. But
