The Great Story and the Great Commission: Participating in the Biblical Drama of Mission (Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology)
By: Christopher J.H. Wright
4.36
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
Highly regarded biblical scholar and speaker Christopher Wright shows us that how we read the Bible…
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1. How God Became King: The Forgotten Story of the Gospels
By: N.T. Wright
4.26
Format: 282 pages, Hardcover
New Testament scholar N.T. Wright reveals how we have been misreading the Gospels for centuries, po… read more
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"...It Isn't actually much of an encouragement to me to read the stories about Jesus. I might as well take encouragement from watching a great athlete run a four-minute mile. Sure, it's a fine sight, …"-N.T. Wright, How God Became King: The Forgotten Story of the Gospels
2. Scripture and the Authority of God: How to Read the Bible Today
By: N.T. Wright
4.05
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
In Scripture and the Authority of God: How to Read the Bible Today, Widely respected Bible and Jesu… read more
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"Traditions tell us where we have come from. Scripture itself is a better guide as to where we should now be going."-N.T. Wright, Scripture and the Authority of God: How to Read the Bible Today
"The "word" did not "offer itself" in a take-it-or-leave-it fashion, any more than Caesar's heralds would have said, "If you'd like a new kind of imperial experience, you might like to try giving alle…"-N.T. Wright, Scripture and the Authority of God: How to Read the Bible Today
"Many in the church have turned their back on serious study, and have embraced an anti-intellectualism which refuses to learn anything from scholarship at all lest it corrupt their pure faith. It is t…"-N.T. Wright, Scripture and the Authority of God: How to Read the Bible Today
"The gospel by which individuals come to personal faith, and so to that radical transformation of life spoken of so often in the new Testament, is the personalizing of the larger challenge just mentio…"-N.T. Wright, Scripture and the Authority of God: How to Read the Bible Today
3. Nathan Coulter
By: Wendell Berry
3.93
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Nathan Coulter begins Wendell Berry's sequence of novels about the citizens of Port William, Kentuc… read more
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"Oh Lord, make us able To eat all that's on this table, And if there's some we haven't got Bring it to us while it's hot"-Wendell Berry, Nathan Coulter
"Tobacco,' Jig said. 'I used to raise tobacco once. But I quit. I was plowing one morning, and the Lord said, "Jig, how'd you like for your daughter to smoke?" And I said, "I wouldn't like it, Lord. I…"-Wendell Berry, Nathan Coulter
4. Elements of Biblical Exegesis: A Basic Guide for Students and Ministers
By: Michael J. Gorman
4.25
Format: 351 pages, Paperback
"Elements of Biblical Exegesis: A Basic Guide for Students and Ministers" presents the essential el… read more
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5. Tell It Slant: A Conversation on the Language of Jesus in His Stories and Prayers (Spiritual Theology #4)
By: Eugene H. Peterson
3.76
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In this work, Peterson explores how Jesus used language--he was earthy, not abstract; metaphorical,… read more
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6. Till We Have Faces
By: C.S. Lewis
4.08
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
In this timeless tale of two mortal princesses- one beautiful and one unattractive- C.S. Lewis rewo… read more
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7. Confessions
By: Augustine of Hippo , Henry Chadwick , Albert Cook Outler
3.41
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
Augustine's Confessions is one of the most influential and most innovative works of Latin literatur… read more
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8. The Children of Húrin
By: J.R.R. Tolkien , Christopher Tolkien , Alan Lee
3.33
Format: 170 pages, Hardcover
The Children of Hurin is the first complete book by J.R.R.Tolkien since the 1977 publication of The… read more
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9. The King Jesus Gospel: The Original Good News Revisited
By: Scot McKnight
3.75
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Contemporary evangelicals have built a "salvation culture" but not a "gospel culture." Evangelicals… read more
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10. Simply Jesus: A New Vision of Who He Was, What He Did, and Why He Matters
By: N.T. Wright
4.12
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
In Simply Jesus , bestselling author and leading Bible scholar N.T. Wright summarizes 200 years of … read more
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"Layer upon layer it comes, dense and rich within the texts, echo upon echo, allusion and resonance tumbling over one another, so that for those with ears to hear it becomes un-missable, a crescendo o…"-N.T. Wright, Simply Jesus: A New Vision of Who He Was, What He Did, and Why He Matters
11. The Emotionally Healthy Leader: How Transforming Your Inner Life Will Deeply Transform Your Church, Team, and the World
By: Peter Scazzero
3.72
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Do you feel too overwhelmed to enjoy life, unable to sort out the demands on your time? Are you doi… read more
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12. The Chosen
By: Chaim Potok
3.89
Format: 384 pages,
Few stories offer more warmth, wisdom or generosity than this tale of two boys, their fathers, thei… read more
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13. Big Fish
By: Daniel Wallace
4.12
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
He could outrun anybody, and he never missed a day of school. He saved lives, tamed giants. Animals… read more
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14. Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible
By: E. Randolph Richards , Brandon J. O'Brien
3.87
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
What was clear to the original readers of Scripture is not always clear to us. Because of the cultu… read more
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15. Silence
By: Shūsaku Endō , William Johnston
3.84
Format: 223 pages, Paperback
Beneath the light of the candle I am sitting with my hands on my knees, staring in front of me. And… read more
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16. Scripture as Communication: Introducing Biblical Hermeneutics
By: Jeannine K. Brown
4.33
Format: 300 pages, Paperback
Is the Bible just a book of ancient Israelite and Christian history and practices to be read? Or ar… read more
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17. The Pastor Theologian: Resurrecting an Ancient Vision
By: None , None
4.00
Format: 302 pages, Paperback
Pastoral ministry today is often ruled by an emphasis on short-sighted goals, pragmatic results, an… read more
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18. Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation
By: Collin Hansen
4.56
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Timothy Keller takes readers behind the scenes to meet the people and understand the events that fo… read more
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19. Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus, Become Like Him, Do As He Did
By: John Mark Comer
4.63
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The author of the international bestseller The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry calls us to rediscover… read more
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20. The Gospel Comes with a House Key
By: Rosaria Champagne Butterfield
4.31
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
What did God use to draw a radical, committed unbeliever to himself? Did God take her to an evangel… read more
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21. The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1)
By: Jennifer Lynn Barnes
4.06
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Get caught up in the puzzles, games, danger, romance, and riches of this lush new chapter in the #1… read more
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"Congratulations, by the way," he called after Nash. "On the babies."-Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1)
"Trying to write trick questions backfires if the person taking the test knows who to look for tricks."-Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1)
"Trying to write trick questions backfires if the person taking the test knows how to look for tricks."-Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1)
"Beside Avery, Jameson was looking at her like she was the sun and the moon and the stars and eternity, all rolled into one."-Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1)
22. The Intentional Father: A Practical Guide to Raise Sons of Courage and Character (Includes Activities, Rites of Passage, and Steps for Parenting Boys. ... for Dads, Grandpas, and Expectant Fathers)
By: Jon Tyson
4.37
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Self-initiation is killing our young men. Without strong mentors, boys are walking alone into a wil… read more
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"Let's not be a generation of fathers who push this crisis off to the next generation. Let's be fathers who release blessing and not brokenness -- favor and not curses. Resolve in your spirit to do th…"-Jon Tyson, The Intentional Father: A Practical Guide to Raise Sons of Courage and Character (Includes Activities, Rites of Passage, and Steps for Parenting Boys. ... for Dads, Grandpas, and Expectant Fathers)
23. Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America
By: Russell D. Moore
4.31
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Former Southern Baptist pastor and Christianity Today editor-in-chief Russell Moore calls for repen… read more
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24. Biblical Critical Theory: How the Bible's Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern Life and Culture
By: Christopher Watkin
4.55
Format: 672 pages, Hardcover
*With a foreword from Tim Keller* A bold vision for Christians who want to engage the world in a wa… read more
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25. Jesus and the Powers: Christian Political Witness in an Age of Totalitarian Terror and Dysfunctional Democracies
By: N.T. Wright
4.14
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
Should Christians be politically withdrawn, avoiding participation in politics to maintain their pr… read more
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26. How Far to the Promised Land: One Black Family's Story of Hope and Survival in the American South
By: Esau McCaulley
4.62
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times contributing opinion writer and award-winning author of Reading While Black… read more
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"There is no Black faith that doesn't wrestle with the problem of evil. My reply to these questions is: We who have suffered must have some say in how that suffering is interpreted. We won the right, …"-Esau McCaulley, How Far to the Promised Land: One Black Family's Story of Hope and Survival in the American South
27. The Life We're Looking For: Reclaiming Relationship in a Technological World
By: Andy Crouch
4.06
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A deeply reflective primer on creating meaningful connections, rebuilding abundant communities, and… read more
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"In our deepest hearts we know that being charmed is unreal. All our lives, what we really have been looking for is blessing. We once lay on a mother’s breast, looking for a face. We were not looking …"-Andy Crouch, The Life We're Looking For: Reclaiming Relationship in a Technological World
28. The After Party: Toward Better Christian Politics
By: Curtis Chang
4.35
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
For all who want to culturally engage but are exhausted by the tension in our families and churches… read more
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29. Faith Formation in a Secular Age: Responding to the Church's Obsession with Youthfulness
By: Andrew Root
4.18
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
A Top Ten Book for Parish Ministry in 2017, Academy of Parish Clergy The loss or disaffiliation … read more
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30. The Great Story and the Great Commission: Participating in the Biblical Drama of Mission (Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology)
By: Christopher J.H. Wright
4.36
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
Highly regarded biblical scholar and speaker Christopher Wright shows us that how we read the Bible… read more
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31. The Cape Town Commitment: A Confession of Faith and a Call to Action (Didasko Files)
By: Julia Cameron
3.83
Format: 80 pages, Paperback
The Third Lausanne CongressForeword by Doug Birdsall and Lindsay Brown In October of 2010, over … read more
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