$404.85 USD $809.70 USD
In this five-session DVD-based small group bible study, Who Is This Man? John Ortberg reveals how Jesus made an inescapable influence on our world and how you can too.
Jesus is history’s most familiar figure. His impact on the world is immense and non-accidental. From the Dark Ages to Post-Modernity he is the man who won't go away
And yet …
He did not brashly defend his movement in the spirit of a rising political or military leader. He did not lay out a case that history would judge superior in all future books. He did not start by telling his disciples, 'Here are proofs of my divinity; affirm them and I'll accept you.
Who Is This Man? illustrates how Jesus’ influence has swept over history, bringing his inspiration to the evolution of art, science, government, medicine, and education. And how his vision for us to lead lives of dignity, compassion, forgiveness, and hope continues to inspire and challenge humanity today
This DVD is designed for use with the Who Is This Man? Study Guide(sold separately). When used together, they provide a practical tool that can grow your faith.
Sessions include:
Contributor(s) | John Ortberg |
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About the Contributor(s) |
John Ortberg John Ortberg is the senior pastor of Menlo Park Presbyterian Church (MPPC) in the San Francisco Bay Area. His bestselling books include Soul Keeping, Who Is This Man?, and If You Want to Walk on Water, You’ve Got to Get out of the Boat. John teaches around the world at conferences and churches, writes articles for Christianity Today and Leadership Journal, and is on the board of the Dallas Willard Center and Fuller Seminary. He has preached sermons on Abraham Lincoln, The LEGO Movie, and The Gospel According to Les Miserables. John and his wife Nancy enjoy spending time with their three adult children, dog Baxter, and surfing the Pacific. You can follow John on twitter @johnortberg or check out the latest news/blogs on his website at www.johnortberg.com. |
UPC | 025986824952 |
ISBN-10 | 0310824958 |
ISBN-13 | 9780310824954 |
Publish Date | Dec 9, 2014 |
Weight (lbs) | 0.1950 |
Height | 7.50 |
Width | 5.38 |
Length | 01:50:00 |
Length Unit | Running Time |
Publisher | Zondervan |
Format | DVD Video |
Language | English |
$307.72 USD $615.44 USD
'I owe Morison a great debt of gratitude. Who Moved the Stone? was an important early link in a long chain of evidence that God used to bring me into his kingdom. Morison’s stirring intellectual exploration of the historical record proved to be an excellent starting point for my spiritual investigation.' --From the foreword by Lee Strobel English journalist Frank Morison had a tremendous drive to learn of Christ. The strangeness of the Resurrection story had captured his attention, and, influenced by skeptic thinkers at the turn of the century, he set out to prove that the story of Christ’s Resurrection was only a myth. His probings, however, led him to discover the validity of the biblical record in a moving, personal way. Who Moved the Stone? is considered by many to be a classic apologetic on the subject of the Resurrection. Morison includes a vivid and poignant account of Christ’s betrayal, trial, and death as a backdrop to his retelling of the climactic Resurrection itself. Among the chapter titles are: * The Book That Refused to Be Written * The Real Case Against the Prisoner * What Happened Before Midnight on Thursday * Between Sunset and Dawn * The Witness of the Great Stone * Some Realities of That Far-off Morning Who Moved the Stone? is a well-researched book that is as fascinating in its appeal to reason as it is accurate to the truthfulness of the Resurrection.
Contributor(s) | Frank Morison |
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About the Contributor(s) |
Frank Morison Frank Morison was the literary pseudonym for Albert Henry Ross (1881-1950), a journalist and novelist who grew up in Stratford-on-Avon, England. |
UPC | 025986295615 |
ISBN-10 | 0310295610 |
ISBN-13 | 9780310295617 |
Publish Date | Aug 15, 1987 |
Weight (lbs) | 0.3450 |
Height | 8 |
Width | 5.25 |
Length | 192 |
Length Unit | Pages |
Publisher | Zondervan |
Format | Paperback |
Language | English |
$19.94 USD $22.99 USD
Contributor(s) | Stanley N. Gundry , Steven B. Cowan , Peter Toon , L. Roy Taylor , Paige Patterson , Sam E. Waldron |
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About the Contributor(s) |
Stanley N. Gundry Stanley N. Gundry is executive vice president and editor-in-chief for the Zondervan Corporation. He has been an influential figure in the Evangelical Theological Society, serving as president of ETS and on its executive committee, and is adjunct professor of Historical Theology at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary. He is the author of seven books and has written many articles appearing in popular and academic periodicals. Steven B. Cowan Steven B. Cowan (M.Div.; Ph.D.) is associate professor of Philosophy and Apologetics at Southeastern Bible College in Birmingham, AL. Peter Toon Peter Toon (Ph.D., Oxford University) is rector of Christ Church, Biddulph Moor, Diocese of Lichfield, in the Church of England. L. Roy Taylor Dr. L. Roy Taylor is a native of Birmingham, Alabama. He has served as a Presbyterian Churches in America (PCA) pastor for sixteen years, as a professor at Reformed Theological Seminary for ten years, and as stated clerk of the General Assembly of the PCA since 1998. He has written various article and is the author of several books, including Four Views on Church Government (Countperpoints series, Zondervan). He and his wife, Donna, have two children and five grandchildren. Paige Patterson Paige Patterson (Th.D., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary) is president of the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, TX. Sam E. Waldron Samuel E. Waldron is currently a PhD candidate in systematic theology at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. |
UPC | 025986246075 |
ISBN-10 | 0310246075 |
ISBN-13 | 9780310246077 |
Publish Date | Aug 31, 2004 |
Weight (lbs) | 0.5800 |
Height | 8 |
Width | 5.31 |
Length | 320 |
Length Unit | Pages |
Publisher | Zondervan |
Series | Counterpoints: Church Life |
Format | Paperback |
Language | English |
$459.80 USD $919.60 USD
Contributor(s) | Stanley N. Gundry , Steven B. Cowan , Peter Toon , L. Roy Taylor , Paige Patterson , Sam E. Waldron |
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About the Contributor(s) |
Stanley N. Gundry Stanley N. Gundry is executive vice president and editor-in-chief for the Zondervan Corporation. He has been an influential figure in the Evangelical Theological Society, serving as president of ETS and on its executive committee, and is adjunct professor of Historical Theology at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary. He is the author of seven books and has written many articles appearing in popular and academic periodicals. Steven B. Cowan Steven B. Cowan (M.Div.; Ph.D.) is associate professor of Philosophy and Apologetics at Southeastern Bible College in Birmingham, AL. Peter Toon Peter Toon (Ph.D., Oxford University) is rector of Christ Church, Biddulph Moor, Diocese of Lichfield, in the Church of England. L. Roy Taylor Dr. L. Roy Taylor is a native of Birmingham, Alabama. He has served as a Presbyterian Churches in America (PCA) pastor for sixteen years, as a professor at Reformed Theological Seminary for ten years, and as stated clerk of the General Assembly of the PCA since 1998. He has written various article and is the author of several books, including Four Views on Church Government (Countperpoints series, Zondervan). He and his wife, Donna, have two children and five grandchildren. Paige Patterson Paige Patterson (Th.D., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary) is president of the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, TX. Sam E. Waldron Samuel E. Waldron is currently a PhD candidate in systematic theology at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. |
UPC | 025986246075 |
ISBN-10 | 0310246075 |
ISBN-13 | 9780310246077 |
Publish Date | Aug 31, 2004 |
Weight (lbs) | 0.5800 |
Height | 8 |
Width | 5.31 |
Length | 320 |
Length Unit | Pages |
Publisher | Zondervan |
Series | Counterpoints: Church Life |
Format | Paperback |
Language | English |
$15.69 USD $15.99 USD
Contributor(s) | Gordon MacDonald |
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About the Contributor(s) |
Gordon MacDonald Gordon MacDonald has been a pastor and author for more than fifty years. He serves as Chancellor at Denver Seminary, as editor-at-large for Leadership Journal, and as a speaker at leadership conferences around the world. His books includeBuilding Below the Waterline, Who Stole My Church, A Resilient Life, and Ordering Your Private World. Gordon and his wife, Gail, live in New Hampshire. |
ISBN-10 | 0785230491 |
ISBN-13 | 9780785230496 |
Release Date | Jan 12, 2010 |
Weight (lbs) | 0.5600 |
Height | 8.38 |
Width | 5.50 |
Length | 272 |
Length Unit | Pages |
Publisher | Thomas Nelson |
Format | Paperback |
Language | English |
$287.82 USD $575.64 USD
Contributor(s) | Gordon MacDonald |
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About the Contributor(s) |
Gordon MacDonald Gordon MacDonald has been a pastor and author for more than fifty years. He serves as Chancellor at Denver Seminary, as editor-at-large for Leadership Journal, and as a speaker at leadership conferences around the world. His books includeBuilding Below the Waterline, Who Stole My Church, A Resilient Life, and Ordering Your Private World. Gordon and his wife, Gail, live in New Hampshire. |
ISBN-10 | 0785230491 |
ISBN-13 | 9780785230496 |
Release Date | Jan 12, 2010 |
Weight (lbs) | 0.5600 |
Height | 8.38 |
Width | 5.50 |
Length | 272 |
Length Unit | Pages |
Publisher | Thomas Nelson |
Format | Paperback |
Language | English |
$233.82 USD $467.64 USD
Do you ever get the feeling that somebody has gone through our world and switched the price tags on everything? Things that ought to be treated as precious-like family, friends and faith-are inconsequential, and things like a new BMW, membership in the country club and the climb up the corporate ladder are all too often considered of great importance.
Author Tony Campolo believes we are forcing ourselves to do things we think are important in order to 'keep up' with the rest of the world. 'God wants us to have fun-yet we don't know how', Campolo says. Who Switched The Price Tags? challenges us to take a serious look at the important areas of our lives and put the right price tags back on the right items in order to experience the true fulfillment God has planned for us.
Contributor(s) | Tony Campolo |
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About the Contributor(s) |
Tony Campolo Tony Campolo (Ph.D., Temple University) is professor emeritus of sociology at Eastern University in suburban Philadelphia, a media commentator on religious, social, and political matters, and the author of a dozen books, including Revolution and Renewal, Let me Tell You a Story, and 20 Hot Potatoes Christians Are Afraid to touch. |
ISBN-10 | 0849920876 |
ISBN-13 | 9780849920875 |
Release Date | Apr 15, 2008 |
Weight (lbs) | 0.5000 |
Height | 8.3 |
Width | 5.4 |
Length | 208 |
Length Unit | Pages |
Publisher | Thomas Nelson |
Format | Paperback |
Language | English |
$14.37 USD $14.99 USD
$18.69 USD $19.99 USD
'[A] provocative little book. . . . A clear and accessible introduction to postmodern thought that no doubt de-mythologizes many of the common criticisms leveled against [it], causing us to engage the issues from a new perspective.'--Cynthia R. Nielsen, American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly
The philosophies of French thinkers Derrida, Lyotard, and Foucault form the basis for postmodern thought and are seemingly at odds with the Christian faith. However, James K. A. Smith contends that their ideas have been misinterpreted. In an introduction and four fulsome chapters, Smith unpacks the primary philosophical impulses behind postmodernism, demythologizes its myths, and demonstrates its affinity with core Christian claims. Each of his accessible chapters includes an opening discussion of a recent representative film and a closing 'tour' of a postmodern church in case study form--with particular application to the growing 'emerging church' conversation.
The award-winning Who's Afraid of Postmodernism? is the first book in the Church and Postmodern Culture series. The Church and Postmodern Culture series features high-profile theorists in continental philosophy and contemporary theology writing for a broad, nonspecialist audience interested in the impact of postmodern theory on the faith and practice of the church. Contracted authors include John D. Caputo, Bruce Ellis Benson, Graham Ward, Carl Raschke, and Merold Westphal.
$208.81 USD $417.62 USD
Contributor(s) | Robert G. Barnes |
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About the Contributor(s) |
Robert G. Barnes Dr. Robert and Rosemary Barnes are conference speakers and coauthors of Rock-Solid Marriage and We Need to Talk. Dr. Robert Barnes is executive director of Sheridan House Family Ministries, the author of several books, host of the weekly 'Family Time Radio' program, and writer of a newspaper column on family issues. Rosemary Barnes is a frequent national conference speaker with Robert on marriage and family issues. |
UPC | 025986217433 |
ISBN-10 | 0310217431 |
ISBN-13 | 9780310217435 |
Publish Date | Jul 31, 1997 |
Weight (lbs) | 0.5200 |
Height | 8 |
Width | 5.25 |
Length | 208 |
Length Unit | Pages |
Publisher | Zondervan |
Format | Paperback |
Language | English |
$15.69 USD $15.99 USD
What lifts a single girl’s spirit most—aside from finding a man, of course—is meeting other girls in her same boat. Who’s Picking Me Up From the Airport? opens with Cindy Johnson’s story and she will quickly become your newfound single companion. Her refreshing and comical commentary on adult Christian dating provides readers the much needed opportunity to laugh and celebrate single life for what it is: joyful and complicated.
Beneath the candor and self-deprecation, Who’s Picking Me Up From the Airport? is built on the question, “Does Jesus actually care about dating and singleness? And if so, how does he enter into it?” Have you ever found yourself wary of voicing your concerns for fear of appearing desperate or lacking in faith. Cindy’s choice to put it all out there creates a powerful and much needed safe place for vulnerability and honesty around singleness.
This book addresses head on the difficult reality experienced by singles in the Church. Cindy will push you to seek Jesus first, even when you don’t get the things you want. Each chapter begins with a short letter written by single Christian women to other women from all walks of life. You will be reminded that you are not alone. In authentic pages filled with humor and truth, you will find in Who’s Picking Me Up from the Airport? what you need most—a friend.
Contributor(s) | Cindy Johnson |
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About the Contributor(s) |
Cindy Johnson Cindy Johnson is a vibrant and active single living in Orange County, California. Growing up as a pastor’s daughter, working at Christian camps, and attending Biola University have all given her great insight into the ins and outs of her audience’s culture. She works for Young Life so she is relationally connected to young single women all over Southern California and beyond. An experienced writer and speaker, Cindy engages biblical truths with her generation’s questions using wit, authenticity, and in-depth reflection. |
UPC | 025986340964 |
ISBN-10 | 0310340969 |
ISBN-13 | 9780310340966 |
Publish Date | Jan 27, 2015 |
Weight (lbs) | 0.6500 |
Height | 8.38 |
Width | 5.50 |
Length | 160 |
Length Unit | Pages |
Publisher | Zondervan |
Format | Paperback |
Language | English |
$383.76 USD $767.52 USD
What lifts a single girl’s spirit most—aside from finding a man, of course—is meeting other girls in her same boat. Who’s Picking Me Up From the Airport? opens with Cindy Johnson’s story and she will quickly become your newfound single companion. Her refreshing and comical commentary on adult Christian dating provides readers the much needed opportunity to laugh and celebrate single life for what it is: joyful and complicated.
Beneath the candor and self-deprecation, Who’s Picking Me Up From the Airport? is built on the question, “Does Jesus actually care about dating and singleness? And if so, how does he enter into it?” Have you ever found yourself wary of voicing your concerns for fear of appearing desperate or lacking in faith. Cindy’s choice to put it all out there creates a powerful and much needed safe place for vulnerability and honesty around singleness.
This book addresses head on the difficult reality experienced by singles in the Church. Cindy will push you to seek Jesus first, even when you don’t get the things you want. Each chapter begins with a short letter written by single Christian women to other women from all walks of life. You will be reminded that you are not alone. In authentic pages filled with humor and truth, you will find in Who’s Picking Me Up from the Airport? what you need most—a friend.
Contributor(s) | Cindy Johnson |
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About the Contributor(s) |
Cindy Johnson Cindy Johnson is a vibrant and active single living in Orange County, California. Growing up as a pastor’s daughter, working at Christian camps, and attending Biola University have all given her great insight into the ins and outs of her audience’s culture. She works for Young Life so she is relationally connected to young single women all over Southern California and beyond. An experienced writer and speaker, Cindy engages biblical truths with her generation’s questions using wit, authenticity, and in-depth reflection. |
UPC | 025986340964 |
ISBN-10 | 0310340969 |
ISBN-13 | 9780310340966 |
Publish Date | Jan 27, 2015 |
Weight (lbs) | 0.6500 |
Height | 8.38 |
Width | 5.50 |
Length | 160 |
Length Unit | Pages |
Publisher | Zondervan |
Format | Paperback |
Language | English |
$15.69 USD $15.99 USD
Button-pushers come in all shapes and sizes, but they have one thing in common: Their behavior drives us crazy and makes us dream of ways to escape the mess we're in.
The person who pushes your buttons is likely someone who matters to you – a spouse, a parent, a boss, a fellow church member. Almost always this difficult person is connected to you by blood, love, faith, or money, so you can't just end the relationship without causing pain and upheaval in your life.
Our friends and today's culture will often advise us to abandon such relationships quickly – to end this unpleasant chapter and get on with our lives. Psychologist and author Dr. John Townsend disagrees, 'Your button-pusher is not someone you would easily and casually leave. You are intertwined at many levels. It is worth the trouble to take a look at the ways the relationship you had, and want, can be revived and reborn.'
In this easy-to-read book he offers
Contributor(s) | John Townsend |
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About the Contributor(s) |
John Townsend Dr. John Townsend is a leadership consultant, psychologist, and New York Times bestselling author. He has written twenty-seven books, selling 10 million copies, including the 3 million-selling Boundaries series. John is founder of the Townsend Institute for Leadership and Counseling and conducts the Townsend Leadership program. He travels extensively for corporate consulting, speaking, and working with leadership families. He and his wife Barbi have two sons, and live in Newport Beach, California. One of John's favorite hobbies is playing in a band that performs in Southern California lounges and venues. |
UPC | 020049076569 |
ISBN-10 | 0785289216 |
ISBN-13 | 9780785289210 |
Release Date | Sep 18, 2007 |
Weight (lbs) | 0.5400 |
Height | 8.38 |
Width | 5.50 |
Length | 224 |
Length Unit | Pages |
Publisher | Thomas Nelson |
Format | Paperback |
Language | English |
$363.72 USD $727.44 USD
Contributor(s) | Walter Wangerin Jr. |
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About the Contributor(s) |
Walter Wangerin Jr. Walter Wangerin Jr. is widely recognized as one of the most gifted writers writing today on the issues of faith and spirituality. Starting with the renowned Book of the Dun Cow, Wangerin’s writing career has encompassed most every genre: fiction, essay, short story, children’s story, meditation, and biblical exposition. His writing voice is immediately recognizable, and his fans number in the millions. The author of over forty books, Wangerin has won the National Book Award, New York Times Best Children’s Book of the Year Award, and several Gold Medallions, including best-fiction awards for both The Book of God and Paul: A Novel. He lives in Valparaiso, Indiana, where he is Senior Research Professor at Valparaiso University. |
UPC | 025986242589 |
ISBN-10 | 0310242584 |
ISBN-13 | 9780310242581 |
Publish Date | Oct 11, 2001 |
Weight (lbs) | 0.5050 |
Height | 8.5 |
Width | 5.5 |
Length | 208 |
Length Unit | Pages |
Publisher | Zondervan |
Format | Paperback |
Language | English |
$799.20 USD $1,598.40 USD
Contributor(s) | Garry D. Poole |
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About the Contributor(s) |
Garry D. Poole As Willow Creek Community Church's key evangelism leader for over sixteen years, Garry Poole is the innovator of seeker small groups and a strategist of creative outreach initiatives. Passionate about reaching people for Christ, Garry and his team have trained thousands of leaders to launch seeker small groups in their own settings. His award-winning book, Seeker Small Groups, provides a detailed blueprint for facilitating small group discussions that assist spiritual seekers with investigating Christianity. He also wrote The Complete Book of Questions, a collection of 1001 conversation starters and numerous group study guides including The Three Habits of Highly Contagious Christians; The Tough Questions Series, and Experiencing the Passion of Jesus (with Lee Strobel) to accompany Mel Gibson’s film, The Passion of the Christ. In 2005, it became the first discussion guide ever to receive the prestigious Charles “Kip” Jordon Christian Book of the Year award. Garry lives in suburban Chicago. |
UPC | 025986245085 |
ISBN-10 | 0310245087 |
ISBN-13 | 9780310245087 |
Publish Date | Sep 23, 2003 |
Weight (lbs) | 0.2700 |
Height | 9 |
Width | 6 |
Length | 80 |
Length Unit | Pages |
Publisher | Zondervan |
Series | Tough Questions |
Format | Paperback |
Language | English |
$14.94 USD $14.99 USD
Author of Grace-Based Parenting and the best-selling Little House on the Freeway, Dr. Tim Kimmel helps Christian parents avoid the potential problems their well-meaning parenting styles could create. This book offers a new way to look at the 'ideal' Christian home and shows why 'cocoon-style' Christian homes don't always work.
Many parents have 'done it all' when it comes to the checklist of good Christian parenting, only to see their son or daughter step away from their belief system and embrace other lifestyle choices.
Dr. Kimmel helps to increase the chances that your children will develop a vibrant faith early in life and stick with it on into adulthood. It will also provide help and hope for those already dealing with a rebellious teen and teach them how to lead the child back into a walk of faith.
Contributor(s) | Tim Kimmel |
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About the Contributor(s) |
Tim Kimmel Dr. Tim Kimmel is one of America’s top advocates speaking for the family. He is the Executive Director of the non-profit ministry Family Matters, whose goal is to build great family relationships by educating, equipping and encouraging parents for every age and stage of life. Tim conducts conferences across the country on the unique pressures that confront today’s families. He has authored many books including: Little House on the Freeway (selling over 700,000 copies; Multnomah) and the Gold Medallion winning bestseller Grace Based Parenting (100,000 copies; Thomas Nelson). He lives with his family in Scottsdale, Arizona. |
UPC | 023755023858 |
ISBN-10 | 0849918308 |
ISBN-13 | 9780849918308 |
Release Date | Oct 20, 2004 |
Weight (lbs) | 0.6200 |
Height | 9 |
Width | 6.00 |
Length | 272 |
Length Unit | Pages |
Publisher | Thomas Nelson |
Format | Paperback |
Language | English |
$269.82 USD $539.64 USD
Author of Grace-Based Parenting and the best-selling Little House on the Freeway, Dr. Tim Kimmel helps Christian parents avoid the potential problems their well-meaning parenting styles could create. This book offers a new way to look at the 'ideal' Christian home and shows why 'cocoon-style' Christian homes don't always work.
Many parents have 'done it all' when it comes to the checklist of good Christian parenting, only to see their son or daughter step away from their belief system and embrace other lifestyle choices.
Dr. Kimmel helps to increase the chances that your children will develop a vibrant faith early in life and stick with it on into adulthood. It will also provide help and hope for those already dealing with a rebellious teen and teach them how to lead the child back into a walk of faith.
Contributor(s) | Tim Kimmel |
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About the Contributor(s) |
Tim Kimmel Dr. Tim Kimmel is one of America’s top advocates speaking for the family. He is the Executive Director of the non-profit ministry Family Matters, whose goal is to build great family relationships by educating, equipping and encouraging parents for every age and stage of life. Tim conducts conferences across the country on the unique pressures that confront today’s families. He has authored many books including: Little House on the Freeway (selling over 700,000 copies; Multnomah) and the Gold Medallion winning bestseller Grace Based Parenting (100,000 copies; Thomas Nelson). He lives with his family in Scottsdale, Arizona. |
UPC | 023755023858 |
ISBN-10 | 0849918308 |
ISBN-13 | 9780849918308 |
Release Date | Oct 20, 2004 |
Weight (lbs) | 0.6200 |
Height | 9 |
Width | 6.00 |
Length | 272 |
Length Unit | Pages |
Publisher | Thomas Nelson |
Format | Paperback |
Language | English |
$15.09 USD $15.99 USD
We live in a unique moment in history.
Right now, more people live in urban centers than ever before. This means that we have an unprecedented opportunity to influence the majority of the world through the church in the city.
Helping us to make the most of this moment, urban pastors Justin Buzzard and Stephen Um lay out a compelling vision for cultural engagement and church planting in our world’s cities.
If you’re looking for motivation to maintain a commitment to the city or for guidance as you consider going all in, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of urban life that informs, instructs, inspires, and answers questions including:
Instead of retreating from or taking from our cities, here is a call to make the cities our home, to take good care of them, and to participate in God’s kingdom-building work in the urban centers of our world.
“God is moving the human community into cities. How will the church respond to this need and opportunity? With fresh insight, a compelling vision, and biblical reflection, Stephen Um and Justin Buzzard provide resources and answers to how the church can respond to this need. I’m thankful for their thoughtful contribution to this important subject!”
Mark Reynolds, Associate Director, Redeemer City to City
“The Bible is the story of a journey from a garden to a city. In the middle of it, it’s the story of the journey of the gospel from the city of Jerusalem to the city of Rome, transforming them both. Stephen Um and Justin Buzzard helpfully trace the journey, and prophetically show how it’s possible to be part of the story.”
John Ortberg, author; speaker; Senior Pastor, Menlo Park Presbyterian Church, Menlo Park, California
“One can’t effectively plant or pastor a church in an urban context without first developing a theology of cities. This book will be an essential guide to discerning leaders who know that cities matter and want to engage those cities well.”
Ed Stetzer, Billy Graham Distinguished Chair for Church, Mission, and Evangelism, Wheaton College
“Recent years have witnessed a torrent of books on urbanization and on urban ministry. Many of these are specialist sociological studies; others are ‘how to’ manuals so comprehensive that the Spirit of God could walk out and we’d never miss him. What has been lacking is a short, reasonably comprehensive, impassioned, and simply written survey of the trends and issues, combined with unwavering commitment to the eternal gospel and a transparent love for the city. Whether or not you agree with all its details, this book supplies what has been lacking. Written by two younger pastors on opposite sides of the country who share their devotion to Christ and their years of fruitful ministry, this book is neither sociology nor manual (though it has some features of both), but a clarion call to Christians to look at cities with fresh eyes and cry, ‘Give me this mountain!’”
D. A. Carson, Research Professor of New Testament, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School; Cofounder, The Gospel Coalition
“Stephen Um and Justin Buzzard have done the church a great service in providing a clear and compelling argument not only for the importance of cities in our times, but more especially why cities matter to the church. They do a terrific job in teasing out a rich biblical theology of cities that roots their cultural analysis in a thoughtful and faithful framework. After reading the book, I wanted to call a real estate agent and tell them to find me a place in the city. It is not only where the ‘cultural action’ is today, but also where there is such a desperate need for thoughtful, faithful, and vibrant ministry. Um and Buzzard show us that cities are not to be shunned but loved with the full breath of the Gospel. You will not be able to think about cities in the same old ways after reading this book.”
Richard Lints, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
“If you care about your city, the gospel, and the future of Christianity, I highly recommend you read this insightful book by Justin Buzzard and Stephen Um. This book should be required text for anyone doing ministry in today’s world.”
Michael 'Stew' Stewart , Founding Director, Verge Network and Conferences
“It’s only a matter of time. If you’re a true follower of Jesus, very soon you will be a happy urbanite in a city called New Jerusalem. This book is a call to get a jumpstart on that civic future now, as we labor to secure an eternal city for others. We need Christians wherever there are people—rural, urban, and suburban—but urbanization is happening so quickly worldwide that the church is in need of a special summons to the cities. These two pastors from Boston and the Bay helped renew my sense of call to the Twin Cities, and likely will do the same for you in your locale—or be the catalyst for some new civic venture God is moving you toward in our increasingly urban world.”
David Mathis, executive editor, desiringGod.org; pastor, Cities Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota
“You don’t need to live in a city to read this book. You don’t even need to love the city to read this book. But you do need to know God loves the city, so the church should, too. Stephen Um and Justin Buzzard don’t shy away from the problems of the city as they offer a hopeful and compelling agenda for the church in our urban future.”
Collin Hansen, Editorial Director, The Gospel Coalition; author, Blind Spots
“Why Cities Matter drips with passion, not for cities primarily, but for the gospel and its spread in this world. Teeming with people, cities are strategic contexts for gospel-living and gospel-spreading. While urban church planting is a growing trend in many quarters of American evangelicalism today, the influx of people to major cities is growing even faster. Through this book, urban pastors will be steeled and reinvigorated in their calling, many future church planters will make a run for a city, and some suburban churches (like mine, I hope) will take their next church plant downtown. But this book is not just for current city-lovers and future urban church planters—neither is it just for pastors. Whatever your present or future context, this book will challenge you to think more strategically about your dwelling, vocation, and church for the cause of Christ in this world.”
Ryan Kelly, Pastor for Preaching, Desert Springs Church, Albuquerque, New Mexico; Council Member, The Gospel Coalition
1. The Importance of Cities
2. The Characteristics of Cities
3. The Bible and the City
4. Contextualization in the City
5. The Storyline of the City
6. Ministry Vision for the City
Category: | Culture & Social Issues Evangelism & Missions |
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Format: | Paperback |
Page Count: | 176 |
ISBN-10: | 1-4335-3289-1 |
ISBN-13: | 978-1-4335-3289-4 |
Size: | 5.5 in x 8.5 in |
Weight: | 7.7 ounces |
Published: | March 31, 2013 |
$12.95 USD $12.99 USD
"Perhaps that’s the greatest reason why He calls us to dangerous places: so that we will know His astonishing, sacrificial, life-restoring love.”
Why God Calls Us to Dangerous Places is about what is lost and what is gained when we follow God at any cost.
Soon after 9/11, Kate McCord left the corporate world and followed God to Afghanistan—sometimes into the reach of death. Alive but not unscathed, she has suffered the loss of many things: comfort, safety, even dear friends and fellow sojourners.
But Kate realizes that those who go are not the only ones who suffer. Those who love those who go also suffer. This book is for them, too.
Weaving together Scripture, her story, and stories of both those who go and those who send, Kate considers why God calls us to dangerous places and what it means for all involved.
It means dependence. It means loss. It means a firmer hold on hope. It can mean death, trauma, and heavy sorrow. But it can also mean joy unimaginable. Through suffering, we come closer to the heart of God.
Written with the weight of glory in the shadow of loss, Why God Calls Us to Dangerous Places will inspire Christians to count the cost—and pay it.
$287.82 USD $575.64 USD
'A robust defense of the God of the Bible...This is a book for serious thinkers who wish to make God real in a world that has forgotten its Creator and Maker.' -- Joni Eareckson Tada
In a decade embroiled in fanaticism and fear, a renewed interest in the age-old debate over the question of God has reignited, giving rise to a new group of media-savvy contenders dubbed the 'New Atheists.' As expressed in the works of best-selling authors like Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens, the New Atheists have found a foothold in today's cynical society, and have ramped up their efforts to debunk the existence of God.
Renowned historian, theologian, and scholar Alister McGrath is on the frontlines of this conversation, publicly debating many of these prominent skeptics. In this thoughtful and accessible volume, McGrath gives a spirited rebuttal to the claims of the New Atheists, critiquing the New Atheism on its own merits and exploring the fundamental questions:
Contributor(s) | Alister E. McGrath |
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About the Contributor(s) |
Alister E. McGrath Alister E. McGrath is a historian, biochemist, and Christian theologian born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. McGrath, a longtime professor at Oxford University, now holds the Chair in theology, ministry, and education at the University of London. He is the author of several books on theology and history, including Christianity’s Dangerous Idea; In the Beginning, and The Twilight of Atheism. He lives in Oxford, England and lectures regularly in the United States. |
ISBN-10 | 084994645X |
ISBN-13 | 9780849946455 |
Release Date | May 17, 2011 |
Weight (lbs) | 0.4400 |
Height | 8.38 |
Width | 5.5 |
Length | 208 |
Length Unit | Pages |
Publisher | Thomas Nelson |
Format | Paperback |
Language | English |
$15.69 USD $15.99 USD
In this powerful declaration of what Christians believe and why, Kennedy explores the foundations of the Christian faith. For new believers and seasoned Christians alike, this book will strengthen their faith by answering that all consuming question, 'Why?'
Contributor(s) | D. James Kennedy |
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About the Contributor(s) |
D. James Kennedy
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ISBN-10 | 0849937396 |
ISBN-13 | 9780849937392 |
Release Date | Apr 23, 1999 |
Weight (lbs) | 0.4400 |
Height | 8.50 |
Width | 5.60 |
Length | 208 |
Length Unit | Pages |
Publisher | Thomas Nelson |
Format | Paperback |
Language | English |
$287.82 USD $575.64 USD
In this powerful declaration of what Christians believe and why, Kennedy explores the foundations of the Christian faith. For new believers and seasoned Christians alike, this book will strengthen their faith by answering that all consuming question, 'Why?'
Contributor(s) | D. James Kennedy |
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About the Contributor(s) |
D. James Kennedy
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ISBN-10 | 0849937396 |
ISBN-13 | 9780849937392 |
Release Date | Apr 23, 1999 |
Weight (lbs) | 0.4400 |
Height | 8.50 |
Width | 5.60 |
Length | 208 |
Length Unit | Pages |
Publisher | Thomas Nelson |
Format | Paperback |
Language | English |
$24.44 USD $26.99 USD
In this four-session video Bible study, bestselling author and pastor Andy Stanley takes a closer look at one of the unique things Christians believe: God became one of us. Why in the world would God do that?
The four sessions are:
Contributor(s) | Andy Stanley |
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About the Contributor(s) |
Andy Stanley Communicator, author, and pastor Andy Stanley founded Atlanta-based North Point Ministries in 1995. Today, NPM consists of six churches in the Atlanta area and a network of 30 churches around the globe that collectively serve nearly 70,000 people weekly. As host of Your Move with Andy Stanley, which delivers over five million messages each month through television and podcasts, and author of more than 20 books, including The New Rules for Love, Sex & Dating; Ask It; How to Be Rich; Deep & Wide; Visioneering; and Next Generation Leader, he is considered one of the most influential pastors in America. Andy and his wife, Sandra, have three grown children and live near Atlanta.
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UPC | 025986682316 |
ISBN-10 | 0310682312 |
ISBN-13 | 9780310682318 |
Publish Date | Sep 29, 2015 |
Weight (lbs) | 0.1950 |
Height | 7.50 |
Width | 5.25 |
Length | 01:20:00 |
Length Unit | Running Time |
Publisher | Zondervan |
Format | DVD Video |
Language | English |
$404.85 USD $809.70 USD
In this four-session video Bible study, bestselling author and pastor Andy Stanley takes a closer look at one of the unique things Christians believe: God became one of us. Why in the world would God do that?
The four sessions are:
Contributor(s) | Andy Stanley |
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About the Contributor(s) |
Andy Stanley Communicator, author, and pastor Andy Stanley founded Atlanta-based North Point Ministries in 1995. Today, NPM consists of six churches in the Atlanta area and a network of 30 churches around the globe that collectively serve nearly 70,000 people weekly. As host of Your Move with Andy Stanley, which delivers over five million messages each month through television and podcasts, and author of more than 20 books, including The New Rules for Love, Sex & Dating; Ask It; How to Be Rich; Deep & Wide; Visioneering; and Next Generation Leader, he is considered one of the most influential pastors in America. Andy and his wife, Sandra, have three grown children and live near Atlanta.
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UPC | 025986682316 |
ISBN-10 | 0310682312 |
ISBN-13 | 9780310682318 |
Publish Date | Sep 29, 2015 |
Weight (lbs) | 0.1950 |
Height | 7.50 |
Width | 5.25 |
Length | 01:20:00 |
Length Unit | Running Time |
Publisher | Zondervan |
Format | DVD Video |
Language | English |
$15.69 USD $15.99 USD
Contributor(s) | David Murrow |
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About the Contributor(s) |
David Murrow David Murrow is an award-winning television producer and writer based in Alaska, most recently working for Sarah Palin. A best-selling author, he is also director of Church for Men, an organization that helps churches connect with men and boys. David and his wife, Gina, have three children. |
ISBN-10 | 078523215X |
ISBN-13 | 9780785232155 |
Release Date | Nov 1, 2011 |
Weight (lbs) | 0.5200 |
Height | 8.30 |
Width | 5.63 |
Length | 256 |
Length Unit | Pages |
Publisher | Thomas Nelson |
Format | Paperback |
Language | English |
$287.82 USD $575.64 USD
Contributor(s) | David Murrow |
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About the Contributor(s) |
David Murrow David Murrow is an award-winning television producer and writer based in Alaska, most recently working for Sarah Palin. A best-selling author, he is also director of Church for Men, an organization that helps churches connect with men and boys. David and his wife, Gina, have three children. |
ISBN-10 | 078523215X |
ISBN-13 | 9780785232155 |
Release Date | Nov 1, 2011 |
Weight (lbs) | 0.5200 |
Height | 8.30 |
Width | 5.63 |
Length | 256 |
Length Unit | Pages |
Publisher | Thomas Nelson |
Format | Paperback |
Language | English |
$719.76 USD $1,439.52 USD
Like most of the rest of us, Christian students tend to set the bar too low for themselves, especially when it comes to actively following Jesus. This 6-week Bible study curriculum and correlated-but-stand-alone daily devotional will challenge students to accept the mission to live like Jesus now, not later, by telling the stories of adolescents from the Bible and in modern life who did -- and are doing -- significant and amazing things in the world and for the God who saves. In a society where cultural adolescence is lingering into the 30s, its no wonder Christian students often fail to confront the call to act meaningfully on their faith in Christ. It’s easy to package that commitment with big ideas like picking a college, a spouse, and a career -- and then to never quite get around to it. God, however, posts no minimum age on discipleship, and his book contains several examples of younger people both willing and able -- in his power -- to do extraordinarily difficult and necessary things with their lives for him. Why Not Now? will mine stories from the young lives of Miriam, Joseph, David, Solomon, Daniel, and Mary to find why and how they said yes to God before they would have been old enough to rent a car in our modern society. All six of these people believed God could use their lives to do something that mattered. What is holding us back? To bolster the argument and generate interest in the books, Why Not Now? will also seek contributions from living examples of people who are doing or have done things we just don’t expect students to do these days. Abby Sunderland, for instance, generated worldwide controversy for attempting to sail around the world solo simply because she was 16 at the time. How dare she? How cold her parents allow that? Another 16-year-old, cheerleader Kealey Oliver, recently made news for courageously tackling a shoplifter at the local mall rather that letting him escape. She saw it as her responsibility to stand for justice. And 17-year-old Steven Ortiz made headlines by demonstrating the practical wisdom of bartering his way from an old cell phone to a convertible Porsche. Why Not Now? will use stories like theirs -- and those from Scripture -- to equip youth leaders to challenge students to use their unique gifts, skills, and opportunities right now to do bigger things with their lives for God’s glory. The curriculum will include teaching outlines, commentary, group activities, discussion questions, and engaging assignments that will help students to catch the vision for imagining how much they might be capable of. Right now. The daily devotional will offer a similar challenge directly from the pages of the Bible using brief and provocative commentary, directed prayers, questions for reflection, and brief exercises designed to help students quickly put into practice what they’re learning from Scripture.
Contributor(s) | Mark Matlock |
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About the Contributor(s) |
Mark Matlock Mark Matlock has been working with youth pastors, students, and parents for more than two decades. He’s the Executive director of Youth Specialties and founder of WisdomWorks Ministries and PlanetWisdom. He’s the author of several books including The Wisdom On series, Living a Life That Matters, Don’t Buy the Lie, and Raising Wise Children. Mark lives in Texas with his wife, Jade, and their two teenage children. |
UPC | 025986895921 |
ISBN-10 | 0310895928 |
ISBN-13 | 9780310895923 |
Publish Date | Jun 5, 2012 |
Weight (lbs) | 0.3950 |
Height | 8.25 |
Width | 5.5 |
Length | 144 |
Length Unit | Pages |
Publisher | Zondervan |
Format | Paperback w/DVD |
Language | English |
$22.82 USD $26.99 USD
In the face of current arguments over issues related to human life and dignity, Christians need to be clear about how their faith speaks to such concerns and what other outlooks have to say. John Kilner, who has taught in the fields of ethics and bioethics for over forty years, brings together noted ethicists to make a Christian case for human dignity. This timely engagement with a topic of great cultural and societal importance offers a robust critique of five highly influential alternative positions, showing how a Christian view supports the crucial idea that people matter in a way that other outlooks cannot.
Contents
Introduction
1. Why This Book Matters
The Need for Common Ground in Debates Today
John F. Kilner
Part 1: Grounding Significance in Humanity
2. Persons Are Not Interchangeable
Utilitarianism and Human Significance
Gilbert C. Meilaender
3. His Eye Is on the Sparrow
Collectivism and Human Significance
Amy Laura Hall
4. My Life Is Not My Own
Individualism and Human Significance
Russell DiSilvestro
Part 2: Grounding Significance in Science
5. More Than Meets the Eye
Naturalism and Human Significance
Scott B. Rae
6. The Privilege of Being Human
Transhumanism and Human Significance
Patrick T. Smith
Part 3: Grounding Significance in God
7. Special Connection and Intended Reflection
Creation in God's Image and Human Significance
John F. Kilner
8. Nothing Human Is Merely Human
Various Biblical Bases for Human Significance
David P. Gushee
Conclusion
9. Why a Christian Outlook Matters
Comparing Grounds for Human Significance
John F. Kilner
Indexes
$13.66 USD $13.99 USD
An Urgent Call to Revival
One of the twentieth century's greatest authorities on revival, Leonard Ravenhill gives a no-compromise call to the principles of biblical revival. The heart of his message to the church is in this volume. Appalled by the disparity between the New Testament church and the church today, his message is drastic, fearless, and often radical. As timely a call to revival today as when published nearly fifty years ago, more than 350,000 copies are in print worldwide.
Includes questions for group and individual study.
Praise for America's Great Revivals
'This book comes as a voice from above. [Ravenhill is a] man sent from God [who] appeared at [a] critical moment in history.' --A.W. Tozer
$15.09 USD $15.99 USD
Could you be asking all the wrong questions about Israel?
Conversation about the Arab-Israeli conflict usually starts by asking if God is for or against the Jewish state--or Palestinians, Arabs or Muslims. In this updated and urgent book, Sandra Teplinsky, an American-Israeli Jewish believer, shows why many Christians are asking the wrong questions about Israel. With gracious honesty and solid biblical insight, she unravels the mystery and controversy of Israel--and shows how it impacts you--by taking you into the Lord's passion for all humankind.
$18.69 USD $19.99 USD
The interpretation of the past is at the core of many of today's divisive political and cultural debates. In this introductory textbook, accomplished historian John Fea shows how studying the past can help us understand the present world in which we live. Deep historical thinking has the potential to transform the lives of individuals and society, because it enables us to understand those with whom we differ on important issues. Studying history can relieve us of our narcissism; cultivate humility, hospitality, and love; and transform our lives more fully into the image of Jesus Christ.
Why Study History? explains why Christians should study history, how faith is brought to bear on our understanding of the past, and how studying the past can help us more effectively love God and others. Professors and students of history will value this unique, accessible introduction to the study of history and the historian's vocation.
Contents
Prologue
1. What Do Historians Do?
2. In Search of a Usable Past
3. The Past Is a Foreign Country
4. Providence and History
5. Christian Resources for the Study of the Past
6. History for a Civil Society
7. The Power to Transform
8. So What Can You Do with a History Major?
Epilogue: History and the Church
Appendix: A Proposal for the Center for American History and a Civil Society
Index
$18.69 USD $19.99 USD
This brief primer explains why Christian students should study religion, how they should go about it, and why it is important in our contemporary, pluralistic context. Terry Muck, who has been a scholar of religion for over thirty-five years, introduces the discipline and explains how the study of religion can be approached by Christian students. He explores the contemporary significance of studying religion in a complex, multicultural world, which requires engaged Christians to develop an understanding of other religions and religious movements along with their adherents. Muck concludes by addressing the skills and perspectives students must bring to the study of religion in the twenty-first century.
Why Study Religion? explores how committed Christians can be excellent "objective" students of religion, active and accepted in the academic guilds of religious studies scholarship without shortchanging their own deeply held religious beliefs. Written in accessible prose suitable for undergraduates, it can be used to supplement any standard religion textbook in an introductory religion course.
Contents
Study Aids
Introduction
Part 1: Why?
1. The Study of Religion
2. The Student of Religion
Part 2: Why Now?
3. Changing Societies: Radical Differentiation
4. Complex Individuals: Hybrid Personalities
5. Clashing Religions: Contestation, Consilience, Confession
Part 3: How?
6. The Scholarly Skills: Studying Texts, Collecting Ethnographic Data, Comparing and Contrasting
7. Perspectival Objectivity: From Premodern to Modern to Postmodern
8. New Trajectories for the Study of Religion
Conclusion
Appendix 1: Classic Books in the Study of Religion
Appendix 2: Classic Essays in the Study of Religion
Appendix 3: Categorizing Religious Traditions: An Assignment
Appendix 4: Twelve Guidelines for the Study of Religion
Index
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Increasingly astronomers recognize that if the cosmos had not unfolded exactly as it did, humanity would not, could not, exist. Yet these researchers--along with countless ordinary folks--resist belief in the biblical Creator. Why? They say a loving God would have made a better home for us, one without trouble and tragedy. In Why the Universe Is the Way It Is, Hugh Ross draws from his depth of study in both science and Scripture to explain how the universe's design fulfills several distinct purposes. He also reveals God's surpassing love and ultimate purposes for each individual.
Why the Universe Is the Way It Is will interest anyone who wonders where and how the universe came to be, what or who is responsible for it, why we are here, or how and when the universe ends. Far from leaving the reader at this philosophical jumping-off point, Ross builds toward answering the big question of human destiny and the specific question of each reader's personal destiny.
$15.80 USD $16.99 USD
$15.69 USD $15.99 USD
In this transformational book, the authors have used ground-breaking research to develop four primary patterns of relating to one another that shed light on our actions--and how we can learn to love and be loved even better.
Contributor(s) | Tim Clinton , Gary Sibcy |
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About the Contributor(s) |
Tim Clinton Tim Clinton, Ed.D, LPC, LMFT, is president of the American Association of Christian Counselors. He is professor of Counseling and Pastoral Care at Liberty University and is executive director of the Liberty University Center for Counseling and Family Studies. Gary Sibcy Dr. Gary Sibcy is a licensed professional counselor and marriage and family therapist at Piedmont Psychiatric Center in Lynchburg, Virginia. He is also an adjunct professor in Liberty University's doctoral program in professional counseling, as well as a consultant for group homes with troubled children. |
ISBN-10 | 1591454204 |
ISBN-13 | 9781591454205 |
Release Date | Feb 1, 2006 |
Weight (lbs) | 0.6500 |
Height | 9.00 |
Width | 6.00 |
Length | 272 |
Length Unit | Pages |
Publisher | Thomas Nelson |
Format | Paperback |
Language | English |
$287.82 USD $575.64 USD
In this transformational book, the authors have used ground-breaking research to develop four primary patterns of relating to one another that shed light on our actions--and how we can learn to love and be loved even better.
Contributor(s) | Tim Clinton , Gary Sibcy |
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About the Contributor(s) |
Tim Clinton Tim Clinton, Ed.D, LPC, LMFT, is president of the American Association of Christian Counselors. He is professor of Counseling and Pastoral Care at Liberty University and is executive director of the Liberty University Center for Counseling and Family Studies. Gary Sibcy Dr. Gary Sibcy is a licensed professional counselor and marriage and family therapist at Piedmont Psychiatric Center in Lynchburg, Virginia. He is also an adjunct professor in Liberty University's doctoral program in professional counseling, as well as a consultant for group homes with troubled children. |
ISBN-10 | 1591454204 |
ISBN-13 | 9781591454205 |
Release Date | Feb 1, 2006 |
Weight (lbs) | 0.6500 |
Height | 9.00 |
Width | 6.00 |
Length | 272 |
Length Unit | Pages |
Publisher | Thomas Nelson |
Format | Paperback |
Language | English |
$14.94 USD $14.99 USD
Are you more likely .. .
to take the bull by the horns or beat around the bush? Don’t let anyone call you on the carpet for failing to put your best foot forward. That would be a bitter pill to swallow. In the long run, it’s easier to just bite the bullet and get your ducks in a row. After all, nobody likes the taste of humble pie.
You’ve likely uttered at least one of these adages within the last week, but have you ever stopped to consider where such conversational staples originated? Why You Say It reveals the backstory of more than six hundred words and phrases that pepper our everyday dialogue. This catalog of our language’s most colorful expressions delivers an illuminating read for anyone curious about the evolution of words.
Contributor(s) | Webb Garrison |
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About the Contributor(s) |
Webb Garrison Webb Garrison, formerly associate dean of Emory University and president of McKendree College, wrote more than 55 books, including Civil War Curiosities and Civil War Trivia and Fact Book. Before his death in 2000, Garrison lived in Lake Junaluska, North Carolina. |
ISBN-10 | 1595552995 |
ISBN-13 | 9781595552990 |
Release Date | Mar 16, 2010 |
Weight (lbs) | 0.7400 |
Height | 8.38 |
Width | 5.5 |
Length | 368 |
Length Unit | Pages |
Publisher | Thomas Nelson |
Format | Paperback |
Language | English |
$269.82 USD $539.64 USD
Are you more likely .. .
to take the bull by the horns or beat around the bush? Don’t let anyone call you on the carpet for failing to put your best foot forward. That would be a bitter pill to swallow. In the long run, it’s easier to just bite the bullet and get your ducks in a row. After all, nobody likes the taste of humble pie.
You’ve likely uttered at least one of these adages within the last week, but have you ever stopped to consider where such conversational staples originated? Why You Say It reveals the backstory of more than six hundred words and phrases that pepper our everyday dialogue. This catalog of our language’s most colorful expressions delivers an illuminating read for anyone curious about the evolution of words.
Contributor(s) | Webb Garrison |
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About the Contributor(s) |
Webb Garrison Webb Garrison, formerly associate dean of Emory University and president of McKendree College, wrote more than 55 books, including Civil War Curiosities and Civil War Trivia and Fact Book. Before his death in 2000, Garrison lived in Lake Junaluska, North Carolina. |
ISBN-10 | 1595552995 |
ISBN-13 | 9781595552990 |
Release Date | Mar 16, 2010 |
Weight (lbs) | 0.7400 |
Height | 8.38 |
Width | 5.5 |
Length | 368 |
Length Unit | Pages |
Publisher | Thomas Nelson |
Format | Paperback |
Language | English |
$18.69 USD $19.99 USD
People often talk about worldview when describing the philosophy that guides their lives. But how have we come by our worldviews, and what impact did Christianity have on those that are common to Western civilization? This authoritative, accessible survey traces the development of the worldviews that underpin the Western world. It demonstrates the decisive impact that the growth of Christianity had in transforming the outlook of pagan Roman culture into one that, based on biblical concepts of humanity and its relationship with God, established virtually all the positive aspects of Western civilization. The two-pronged assault in our time on the biblically based worldview by postmodern philosophy and the writings of neo-atheists has made it even more crucial that we acknowledge and defend its historical roots. Unique among books on the topic, this work discusses Western worldviews as a continuous narrative rather than as simply a catalogue of ideas, and traces the effects changes in worldview had on society. It helps readers understand their own worldviews and those of other people and helps them recognize the consequences that worldviews hold. Professors, students, and armchair historians alike will profit from this book.
Contributor(s) | Glenn S. Sunshine |
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About the Contributor(s) |
Glenn S. Sunshine Glenn S. Sunshine (PhD University of Wisconsin, Madison) is professor of history at the Central Connecticut State University and a faculty member of the Centurions Program at Breakpoint, the worldview training ministry of Prison Fellowship Ministries. Previously, he taught at Calvin College and was a visiting professor at the Universität der Bundeswehr-Hamburg (now Helmut Schmidt University) in Germany. He is author of The Reformation for Armchair Theologians, and Reforming French Protestantism, and contributor to the Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation, and the Encyclopedia of Protestantism. |
UPC | 025986292300 |
ISBN-10 | 0310292301 |
ISBN-13 | 9780310292302 |
Publish Date | Jul 15, 2009 |
Weight (lbs) | 0.6200 |
Height | 8.50 |
Width | 5.50 |
Length | 240 |
Length Unit | Pages |
Publisher | Zondervan |
Format | Paperback |
Language | English |
$359.82 USD $719.64 USD
People often talk about worldview when describing the philosophy that guides their lives. But how have we come by our worldviews, and what impact did Christianity have on those that are common to Western civilization? This authoritative, accessible survey traces the development of the worldviews that underpin the Western world. It demonstrates the decisive impact that the growth of Christianity had in transforming the outlook of pagan Roman culture into one that, based on biblical concepts of humanity and its relationship with God, established virtually all the positive aspects of Western civilization. The two-pronged assault in our time on the biblically based worldview by postmodern philosophy and the writings of neo-atheists has made it even more crucial that we acknowledge and defend its historical roots. Unique among books on the topic, this work discusses Western worldviews as a continuous narrative rather than as simply a catalogue of ideas, and traces the effects changes in worldview had on society. It helps readers understand their own worldviews and those of other people and helps them recognize the consequences that worldviews hold. Professors, students, and armchair historians alike will profit from this book.
Contributor(s) | Glenn S. Sunshine |
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About the Contributor(s) |
Glenn S. Sunshine Glenn S. Sunshine (PhD University of Wisconsin, Madison) is professor of history at the Central Connecticut State University and a faculty member of the Centurions Program at Breakpoint, the worldview training ministry of Prison Fellowship Ministries. Previously, he taught at Calvin College and was a visiting professor at the Universität der Bundeswehr-Hamburg (now Helmut Schmidt University) in Germany. He is author of The Reformation for Armchair Theologians, and Reforming French Protestantism, and contributor to the Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation, and the Encyclopedia of Protestantism. |
UPC | 025986292300 |
ISBN-10 | 0310292301 |
ISBN-13 | 9780310292302 |
Publish Date | Jul 15, 2009 |
Weight (lbs) | 0.6200 |
Height | 8.50 |
Width | 5.50 |
Length | 240 |
Length Unit | Pages |
Publisher | Zondervan |
Format | Paperback |
Language | English |
$197.82 USD $395.64 USD
Called 'the best preacher in the family,' by her father, Billy Graham, Anne Graham Lotz speaks around the globe with the wisdom and the authority of years spent studying God's Word. In her latest book, Anne shares her heart and God's teachings on the universal problem of suffering.
Drawing her characteristically keen insights from the familiar story of Lazarus in the ninth and eleventh chapters of the Gospel of John, Anne offers Jesus' reassuring answers to our heartfelt cries for understanding:
Why? helps us understand and deal with suffering while guiding us to the ultimate answer-the Savior who shares our grief and our tears.
Contributor(s) | Anne Graham Lotz |
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About the Contributor(s) |
Anne Graham Lotz Anne Graham Lotz, daughter of Billy and Ruth Graham, is the president and CEO of AnGeL Ministries, a nonprofit organization that undergirds her efforts to draw people into a life-changing relationship with God through his Word. Anne launched her revival ministry in 2000 and has spoken on seven continents, in more than twenty foreign countries, proclaiming the Word of God in arenas, churches, seminaries, and prisons. She is also the award-winning author of ten books, including her most recent, The Magnificent Obsession. |
UPC | 023755025784 |
ISBN-10 | 0849908450 |
ISBN-13 | 9780849908453 |
Release Date | May 6, 2005 |
Weight (lbs) | 0.2700 |
Height | 7 |
Width | 5 |
Length | 160 |
Length Unit | Pages |
Publisher | Thomas Nelson |
Format | Paperback |
Language | English |
$251.82 USD $503.64 USD
Jim Palmer's critically acclaimed Divine Nobodies was only half the story - the deconstruction and shedding of a religious mentality that hindered his knowing God. In his next book, Jim takes the reader along into the wide open spaces of exploring and experiencing God beyond religion. Jim writes, 'It is no secret that God can be lost beneath the waving banner of religion. Divine Nobodies is my story of how this happened to me. Sometimes you have to disentangle God from religion, even Christ from Christianity, to find the truth. With the help of some unsuspecting nobodies, I uncovered a new starting line with God. As I've put one foot in front of another, I've experienced God in ways that are deeply transforming.'
Each chapter revolves around a central question related to knowing God on fresh terms: Is God a belief system? Is the Bible a landing strip or launching pad? Can what we're feeling inside be God? Are we too religiously minded to be any earthly good?
Brian McLaren wrote, 'I am tempted to say that Jim Palmer could well be the next Don Miller, but what they have in common, along with an honest spirituality and extraordinary skill as storytellers, is a unique voice.'
The Library Reviews said of him, 'Jim Palmer's casual, yet compelling writing style cuts through the religious rhetoric and gets to the real issues…readers will love this author! His sense of humor is alternately mixed with shocking sentences and poignant moments. Laced throughout is a refreshing honesty that ties his ideas together with a ribbon of reality…each turn of the page strips away a little more of the contrived mystery of Christianity until the simplicity and sincerity of it stands in realistic splendor.'
More and more people seek a deeper spirituality beyond status-quo religion. Others are left empty and weary from a shallow and narrow pop-Christianity. Palmer says that God's kingdom of love, peace, and freedom can be a present reality in any person's life. He proclaims that God is indeed in the process of birthing something deep and wide among unlikely people in unconventional ways, which is changing the world...one 'nobody' at a time.
Contributor(s) | Jim Palmer |
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About the Contributor(s) |
Jim Palmer Jim Palmer is author of widely acclaimed Divine Nobodies and Wide Open Spaces. He encourages the freedom to imagine, dialogue, live, and express new possibilities for being an authentic Christian. With an MDiv from Trinity Divinity School in Chicago, Jim has also worked in pastoral ministry, inner-city, service, and international human rights work. Through writing, speaking, blogging, conversation, and friendship Jim is a unique voice for knowing God beyond organized religion. He and his wife, Pam, and daughter, Jessica, live in Nashville. Jim is a triathlete, enjoys eating pizza, and has a dog named Jack. You can find Jim at divinenobodies.com and on Facebook and Twitter. |
UPC | 023755027009 |
ISBN-10 | 0849913993 |
ISBN-13 | 9780849913990 |
Release Date | Dec 4, 2007 |
Weight (lbs) | 0.5200 |
Height | 8.3 |
Width | 5.50 |
Length | 224 |
Length Unit | Pages |
Publisher | Thomas Nelson |
Format | Paperback |
Language | English |
$16.44 USD $16.99 USD
For all the fullness of God available to His daughters, we often feel limited by two defining insecurities: “I am too much,” and “I am not enough.”
Co-authors and best friends Jess Connolly and Hayley Morgan have felt the same, until one essential question turned the tables on it all: If God is wild and free and he created women, what does this mean for us today?
Wild and Free is an anthem and an invitation in equal parts to find freedom from the cultural captivity that holds us back, and freedom to step into the wild and holy call of God in our lives. With fresh biblical insight tracing all the way back to Eve and a treasury of practical application, Jess and Hayley reveal how women today can walk in the true liberty we already have in Jesus.
Because you don’t have to be everything to everyone. You don’t have to try so hard to button it up and hold it together. And you certainly don’t have to quiet the voice that God gave you when he created you to sing. Wild and Free will help you shake off the lies of insecurity in your life, and step forward to maximize your God-given influence for his glory and the world’s good.
Contributor(s) | Jess Connolly , Hayley Morgan |
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About the Contributor(s) |
Jess Connolly Jess Connolly is a gal who is in the thick of it herself. She is the founder of the Naptime Diaries print shop, co-founder of the Influence Conference + Network, and she is passionate about using her words to point women to Jesus through writing and speaking. She and her husband planted a church in Charleston, South Carolina, where they live with their four children. Blog: www.jessconnolly.com Hayley Morgan Hayley Morgan is a writer, speaker, and entrepreneur who inspires women to create lives of more passion and less fuss. She and her husband started Wildly Co., an ethical children’s clothing line, and she is also the cofounder of the Influence Conference and Network. Hayley lives in Indianapolis, Indiana, with her husband and their four sons. She blogs at www.HayleyEMorgan.com. |
UPC | 025986345532 |
ISBN-10 | 0310345537 |
ISBN-13 | 9780310345534 |
Publish Date | May 3, 2016 |
Weight (lbs) | 0.6500 |
Height | 8.40 |
Width | 5.50 |
Length | 240 |
Length Unit | Pages |
Publisher | Zondervan |
Format | Paperback |
Language | English |
$339.80 USD $679.60 USD
For all the fullness of God available to His daughters, we often feel limited by two defining insecurities: “I am too much,” and “I am not enough.”
Co-authors and best friends Jess Connolly and Hayley Morgan have felt the same, until one essential question turned the tables on it all: If God is wild and free and he created women, what does this mean for us today?
Wild and Free is an anthem and an invitation in equal parts to find freedom from the cultural captivity that holds us back, and freedom to step into the wild and holy call of God in our lives. With fresh biblical insight tracing all the way back to Eve and a treasury of practical application, Jess and Hayley reveal how women today can walk in the true liberty we already have in Jesus.
Because you don’t have to be everything to everyone. You don’t have to try so hard to button it up and hold it together. And you certainly don’t have to quiet the voice that God gave you when he created you to sing. Wild and Free will help you shake off the lies of insecurity in your life, and step forward to maximize your God-given influence for his glory and the world’s good.
Contributor(s) | Jess Connolly , Hayley Morgan |
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About the Contributor(s) |
Jess Connolly Jess Connolly is a gal who is in the thick of it herself. She is the founder of the Naptime Diaries print shop, co-founder of the Influence Conference + Network, and she is passionate about using her words to point women to Jesus through writing and speaking. She and her husband planted a church in Charleston, South Carolina, where they live with their four children. Blog: www.jessconnolly.com Hayley Morgan Hayley Morgan is a writer, speaker, and entrepreneur who inspires women to create lives of more passion and less fuss. She and her husband started Wildly Co., an ethical children’s clothing line, and she is also the cofounder of the Influence Conference and Network. Hayley lives in Indianapolis, Indiana, with her husband and their four sons. She blogs at www.HayleyEMorgan.com. |
UPC | 025986345532 |
ISBN-10 | 0310345537 |
ISBN-13 | 9780310345534 |
Publish Date | May 3, 2016 |
Weight (lbs) | 0.6500 |
Height | 8.40 |
Width | 5.50 |
Length | 240 |
Length Unit | Pages |
Publisher | Zondervan |
Format | Paperback |
Language | English |
$719.82 USD $1,439.64 USD
Fierce. Dangerous. Wild.
Available for the first time in a package of DVDs, the Wild at Heart: A Band of BrothersSmall Group Video Serieswill become the catalyst study groups use to help them discover how God defines authentic masculinity. John Eldredge and his band of brothers invite you to join them as they embark on a journey to learn how God can heal wounded hearts and put a spirit of adventure back in the life of any man.
Contributor(s) | John Eldredge |
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About the Contributor(s) |
John Eldredge John Eldredge is an author, a counselor, and a teacher. He is also president of Ransomed Heart, a ministry devoted to helping people discover the heart of God, recovering their own hearts in God’s love, and learning to live in God’s Kingdom. He lives near Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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UPC | 023755060808 |
ISBN-10 | 1418541842 |
ISBN-13 | 9781418541842 |
Release Date | Nov 3, 2009 |
Weight (lbs) | 0.5100 |
Height | 7.5 |
Width | 5.3 |
Length | 04:00:00 |
Length Unit | Running Time |
Publisher | Thomas Nelson |
Who It's For | Men, Pastor, Teen Boy 13-17 |
Format | DVD Video |
Language | English |
$14.94 USD $14.99 USD
Bestselling author Max Lucado explains that if teens let God’s grace change them, shape them, and strengthen them, their lives will never be the same.
Today’s teens are being shaped by the pressures and disappointments of the world. But Max Lucado encourages them to take a close look at what can shape their hearts and their futures from the inside out—God’s grace.
As Max explains, 'God’s grace has a drenching about it. A wildness about it. A whitewater, riptide, turn-you-upside-downness about it. Grace comes after you.' Wild Grace gives teens an understanding of how grace can change their lives in powerful ways, even when those lives are messed up, off track, or in trouble. Each chapter describes another miracle that happens when we allow God’s grace to work on us and through us:
“Grace is God’s decision to change everything. Good-bye, earthly labels. Stupid. Unpopular. Ugly. Failure. No longer. You aren’t who they say you are. You are who He says you are. Spiritually alive. Connected to God. Amazing.”
Teens will be convinced that God knew what He was doing when He made them and His grace is always there, ready to work wonders that are bigger than anything this world has to offer.
Contributor(s) | Max Lucado |
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About the Contributor(s) |
Max Lucado More than 120 million readers have found inspiration and encouragement in the writings of Max Lucado. He lives with his wife, Denalyn, and their mischievous mutt, Andy, in San Antonio, Texas, where he serves the people of Oak Hills Church. |
ISBN-10 | 1400320844 |
ISBN-13 | 9781400320844 |
Release Date | Sep 11, 2012 |
Weight (lbs) | 0.4600 |
Height | 8.38 |
Width | 5.63 |
Length | 176 |
Length Unit | Pages |
Publisher | Thomas Nelson |
Who It's For | Tween Boy 10-12, Tween Girl 10-12, Teen Boy 13-17, Teen Girl 13-17 |
Format | Paperback |
Language | English |
$269.82 USD $539.64 USD
Bestselling author Max Lucado explains that if teens let God’s grace change them, shape them, and strengthen them, their lives will never be the same.
Today’s teens are being shaped by the pressures and disappointments of the world. But Max Lucado encourages them to take a close look at what can shape their hearts and their futures from the inside out—God’s grace.
As Max explains, 'God’s grace has a drenching about it. A wildness about it. A whitewater, riptide, turn-you-upside-downness about it. Grace comes after you.' Wild Grace gives teens an understanding of how grace can change their lives in powerful ways, even when those lives are messed up, off track, or in trouble. Each chapter describes another miracle that happens when we allow God’s grace to work on us and through us:
“Grace is God’s decision to change everything. Good-bye, earthly labels. Stupid. Unpopular. Ugly. Failure. No longer. You aren’t who they say you are. You are who He says you are. Spiritually alive. Connected to God. Amazing.”
Teens will be convinced that God knew what He was doing when He made them and His grace is always there, ready to work wonders that are bigger than anything this world has to offer.
Contributor(s) | Max Lucado |
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About the Contributor(s) |
Max Lucado More than 120 million readers have found inspiration and encouragement in the writings of Max Lucado. He lives with his wife, Denalyn, and their mischievous mutt, Andy, in San Antonio, Texas, where he serves the people of Oak Hills Church. |
ISBN-10 | 1400320844 |
ISBN-13 | 9781400320844 |
Release Date | Sep 11, 2012 |
Weight (lbs) | 0.4600 |
Height | 8.38 |
Width | 5.63 |
Length | 176 |
Length Unit | Pages |
Publisher | Thomas Nelson |
Who It's For | Tween Boy 10-12, Tween Girl 10-12, Teen Boy 13-17, Teen Girl 13-17 |
Format | Paperback |
Language | English |
$16.44 USD $16.99 USD
Amber Haines is a woman haunted by God. Like Eve in the Garden, she craved the fruit that she thought would lead her to freedom. But the whispers of temptation led her instead down a path of isolation, dissatisfaction, and life-altering choices. In her most broken moment, Amber met God waiting for her in the fallout, freely offering her grace and life.
This is a story of the God who makes himself known in broken places.
"Wild in the Hollow captivated me from the first page. Amber's brave story invites us to explore our own broken places as she beckons us to wholeness and healing."--Rebekah Lyons, author of Freefall to Fly and co-founder of Q Ideas
"This book made me feel homesick and at home all at the same time. Only Amber could so beautifully and rightly write into the parts of our human experience that usually defy words."--Sarah Bessey, author of Jesus Feminist and Out of Sorts
"Amber Haines is a once-in-a-generation voice. She moves us back to the place we all long to be--deeply intimate with and known by God. This book is a true gift, and I have more hope because of it."--Nish Weiseth, author of Speak: How Your Story Can Change the World
"How can a woman with a story so different from my own be telling my story too? Amber Haines has found a way, and I am deeply grateful for her artistry, her honesty, and her courage. This captivating book has stunned me speechless."--Emily P. Freeman, author of Simply Tuesday and A Million Little Ways
I always knew there was more than what my eyes could see. Maybe that's why it's easy for me to imagine Eden. I have my own version, the place where I clearly remember my early childhood experience as beautiful, wild, and protected.
In prose that is at once lyrical and utterly honest, a brave new voice takes you on a windswept journey down the path of brokenness to healing, satisfaction, and true intimacy with God. Amber Haines calls us to dispense with the pretty bows we use to dress up our stories and instead trust God to take our untidy, unfinished lives and make them free, authentic, and whole.
If you struggle with doubt or hold secrets, if you have ever felt marginalized or like you are missing something, you will find in Amber a sister and a voice inviting you back home, to a place of acceptance, fulfillment, and identity--and into the heart of God.
Amber C. Haines is a soulful writer and a blogger at TheRunaMuck.com. She is curator, with her husband, Seth, of Mother Letters and is a contributor with many acclaimed writers and bloggers at DaySpring's (in)courage. She lives in Arkansas, has four wild sons, and finds community among the broken.