This volume shows how Calvin's germinal political ideas were furthered and spread by his disciples- both in Europe and to the West.
Fenelon was a spiritual compatriot of Madame Jeanne Guyon- and like her sought the way to the deeper inner life of total abandonment to God in Christ. And like Madame Guyon- he found it- and taught it to hundreds in his lifetime- and to hundreds-of-thousands since then through his writings.
Why do people suffer?What is God's role in suffering?How can we help those who suffer? The fact of suffering in the world challenges us with its questions. The book of Job is all about human suffering. Its portrayal of one man's sufferings- the ineffective responses of his friends- and his struggle for faith and understanding mirrors our own experiences in the world. David Atkinson offers a pas…
A Comprehensive Resource for Today s Communicators This extensive encyclopedia is the most complete and practical work ever published on the art and craft of biblical preaching. The 11 major sections contain almost 200 articles- which cover every possible preaching topic- including changing lives- sermon structure- the big idea- introductions- outlining- transitions- conclusions- passionate del…
A Comprehensive Resource for Today s Communicators This extensive encyclopedia is the most complete and practical work ever published on the art and craft of biblical preaching. The 11 major sections contain almost 200 articles- which cover every possible preaching topic- including changing lives- sermon structure- the big idea- introductions- outlining- transitions- conclusions- passionate del…
Provides detailed and satisfying answers to 19 general and 16 historical objections raised by Jews.
A Jewish person has different objections to Jesus than an atheist- yet most apologetics books are geared toward conversing with non-religious people about the gospel. Michael L. Brown- a Jewish believer in Jesus- has been writing popular books on talking with Jews about the Messiah for years. Now he takes those discussions even further with this newest volume of Answering Jewish Objections to J…
The relationship between God and his people is understood in various ways by the biblical writers- and it is arguably the apostle Paul who uses the richest vocabulary. Unique to Paul's writings is the term huiothesia- the process or act of being "adopted as son(s)." It occurs five times in three of his letters- where it functions as a key theological metaphor. Trevor Burke argues that huiothesi…
Most Bible commentaries take us on a one-way trip from the twentieth century to the first century. But they leave us there- assuming that we can somehow make the return journey on our own. In other words- they focus on the original meaning of the passage but don't discuss its contemporary application. The information they offer is valuable -- but the job is only half done! The NIV Application C…
From the book: 'No! No! cried the little boy- 'Please no! I want to stay with my Mother!' 'Be quiet!' shouted the man who roughly pulled his mother from him. She was taken to a raised platform and offered for sale- immediately. The heart-broken mother was to be separated from her little boy for the rest of her life.This was the fate of thousands of women and children in the days before slavery …