Outline : Mental ill-health is far more common than many of us think. Statistics suggest that one in six people will have experienced a mental-health struggle in the past week. That means there are many in our church families battling with thoughts, feelings and even voices that distract them, drag them down and nudge them towards despair. But when it comes to helping, we often find ourselves u…
Outline : Each volume of the Doctrines of Grace series illuminates one of the five points of Calvinism, presenting the context, content, and various implications of the doctrine. Featuring essays from several respected theologians, these works help readers understand key aspects of Reformed orthodoxy in all their historical, biblical, theological, and pastoral richness.
Outline : Most people believe that hell is the final state of the condemned following the final judgment. At the same time, many people cannot comprehend why God created hell for the unsaved. Respected church fathers held a variety of views dating back to the early centuries of the church. This book explains views on why hell exists: unending suffering, the annihilation of the unrepentant, and …
Outline: Along with a loss of faith in reason and science, the twentieth century witnessed a loss of faith in the human self and society as a whole. Two devastating world wars left scant reason for Enlightenment optimism. Commencing with Frege, Husserl and Bergson, Alan Padgett and Steve Wilkens chart the course of twentieth-century philosophy on its journey toward postmodernism. The voyage is …
Outline: A comprehensive guide to practical evangelism : its biblical basis, theological backbone, and current practice. Michael Green draws from a lifetime's experience in this seminal work on the theory and practice of evangelism. Green shows how the good news of Christ is communicated most effectively through the local church. This comprehensive resource includes a primer on Christian apolog…
Outline : Many people today don't understand who Christ is and what He has done for us. It is our job to make those glorious truths known. High King of Heaven is a detailed examination of the most important topic imaginable: Christology. Written by respected theologians, scholars, historians, and pastors, these essays explore the various facets of Christ's identity and encourage pastors and stu…
Outline : Satan is real—on that the Bible is certain—but so is his ultimate defeat. “Satan will be defeated and abolished. Eternity will not be disfigured by the self-seeking, deceit, hatred, and accusations of the Adversary, but God will be all in all and the redeemed will be for ever satisfied with their Lord, who has turned Paradise lost into Paradise regained.” High among the lis…
Outline : Mental ill-health is far more common than many of us think. Statics suggest that one is six people will have experienced a mental-health struggle in the past week. That means there are many in our church families battling with thoughts, feelings, and even voices that distract, drag down, and nudge them towards despair. But when it comes to helping, we often find ourselves unsure of wh…
Outline: Libatkan, berdayakan, dan jadi berlipat ganda! Yesus mengatakan kepada para pengikutNya bahwa Dia akan membangun jemaatNya dan kemuliaan Dia memerintahkan mereka untuk pergi dan memuridkan. Sesederhana itu. Kita memuridkan dan Dia yang membangun jemaatNya. Namun, saat ini kita sering melakukan hal yang sebaliknya. Kita bekerja keras untuk membangun jemaat dengan berbagai program dan pr…
Outline: Arab and Indian traders brought Islam to the coastal trading ports of the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Java between the 11th and 15th centuries, assimilating Hinduism and various animist sects that practices the supernatural. Over the centuries Southeast Asian Muslims became known for their tolerance of religious beliefs, including those of European colonists and laborers brought from…
Outline: More Christians now live in the Majority World than in Europe and North America. If we take seriously the Spirit's movement around the world, we must consider how the rich textures of Christianity in the Majority World can enliven, inform, and challenge all who are invested in the ongoing work of theology. Majority World Theology offers an unprecedented opportunity to enter conversatio…
Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten. Insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw, The Fault in Our Stars is award-winning-aut…
Does God play games with his kids? Of course, He does! I totally believe this and that is why the volume switch is on His end and not yours! Up and down the volume level goes. Real time experience goes something like this: real loud to deafening soft. And seemingly not much between! Zooming in and out with His telescopic lens, the Holy Spirit creates close encounters and yes, far away ones. He …
The task of collecting, arranging, and editing essays into the coherent sequence necessary for an effective book-long presentation brings with it many challenges. In this particular case the arrangement of Professor Masons papers into three parts is his own and will be subsequently explained in the author's introduction. The decision, however, to include a cumulative bibliography along with anc…
This book explores some early works of Christian literature, those devoted to the New Testament in the 200 years or so after the rise of Constantine by Juvencus, Sedulius, and Arator. They have been somewhat neglected in the Anglophone world, at least, though there are notable exceptions among the small number of relevant monographs; it is important, especially in an increasingly interdisciplin…
Science is an ongoing search for truth—a perpetual struggle to discover how the universe works that goes back to the earliest civilizations...
How many times have you felt God is trying to speak to you and yet you feel like you're hearing nothing? Who hasn't asked, "God, can't you talk louder? I just want to know what to do!" The reality is that all of God's sheep, in every denomination, already hear God's voice--every day! Steve Shultz uncovers the many Scriptures "hidden in plain sight," as he likes to say. These clear, yet often fo…
This volume addresses the most important issues related to the study of New Testament writings. Two respected senior scholars have brought together a team of distinguished specialists to introduce the Jewish, Hellenistic, and Roman backgrounds necessary for understanding the New Testament and the early church. Contributors include renowned scholars such as Lynn H. Cohick, David A. deSilva, Jame…
This volume addresses the most important issues related to the study of New Testament writings. Two respected senior scholars have brought together a team of distinguished specialists to introduce the Jewish, Hellenistic, and Roman backgrounds necessary for understanding the New Testament and the early church. Contributors include renowned scholars such as Lynn H. Cohick, David A. deSilva, Jame…
"Church is not a meeting you attend or a place you enter," write pastors Tim Chester and Steve Timmis. "It's an identity that is ours in Christ. An identity that shapes the whole of life so that life and mission become 'total church.'" With that as their premise, they emphasize two overarching principles to govern the practice of church and being gospel-centered and being community-centered. Wh…
The abridged version of Westermann's classic three-volume work on Genesis. This work presents a magisterial commentary in a condensed and more polar form. Included are a fresh translation of Genesis, the philological reasoning behind the translation, an examination of the historical background of the original text, a survey of all that has been written about Genesis (together with full referenc…
Outline: Christ-Centered Biblical Counseling is comprehensive resource that will help you understand how to minister from God's truth to change lives. With the cumulative wisdom of 40 contributors with exceptional credentials, you'll discover a valuable model for counseling that explains ... The Why of Biblical Counseling - Why the Bible is sufficient and relevant for addressing every issue …
Outline : "Tolong!" "la tidak mengerti apa yang kukatakan "la tidak bilang apa maunya!" Setiap pernikahan menghadapi masalah komunikasi mengenai seks, panggilan hidup, karier, anak-anak, atau rebutan remote control. Kenapa kaum laki-laki sering merasa bingung, tak peduli seberapa keras usaha mereka? Kenapa kaum perempuan tidak sabaran untuk mau memberi tahu keinginan mereka, sampai-sampai merek…
Outline: Biblical Hermeneutics is designed for students and ministers who want to grow in their ability to interpret, teach, and preach God's Word. It requires no understanding of biblical languages or of the technical details of hermeneutics, the art and science of interpreting the Bible. You will learn: - A step-by-step approach to interpreting a passage - Hermeneutical principles that app…
Outline : Ilmuwan Kristen memiliki kesempatan memberikan dampak signifikan terhadap kehidupan orang lain di dalam amupun di luar komunitas Kristennya. Mereka yang bersedia terjun di wilayah sains akan mengakui bahwa ini bukan tentang mengatasi Tuhan, tetapi bertumbuh menuju pemahaman yang lebih mendalam tentang Dia (dan ciptaan-Nya). Berpikir dan Bertindak Sainsis membantu setiap Kristen yang m…
Outline: A distinguished group of scholars here introduces and illustrates the array of strategies and methods used in New Testament study today. Standard approaches - text criticism, historical methods, etc. - appear side by side with newer approaches - narrative criticism, Latino-Latina hermeneutics, theological interpretation of the New Testament, and more. First published in 1995, Hearing t…
Outline: Buku ini merupakan salah satu judul dalam seri buku teks yang memaparkan tentang Perjanjian Baru, yang ditulis oleh pengarang-pengarang yang memiliki pengalaman luas dalam mengajar di bidang Teologi di peguruan tinggil internasional. Buku ini menerapkan pendekatan menjelajah yang akan mengundang pembaca ikut serta berkelana ke dalam teks yang alkitabiah, dan tidak sekedar menjadi pemba…
Outline : Seberapa kontekstualkah "teologi kontekstual" yang dikembangkan di Asia selama ini? Berdasarkan premis bahwa teologi dan misi tidaklah terpisah, penulis menerapkan empat kriteria misiologis terhadap tulisan-tulisan teolog Protestan Asia untuk menilai kekontekstualannya. Penulis bahwa teologi-teologi kontekstual selama ini telah dijinakkan oleh dualime Barat dan paham Pencerahan. O…
Outline: In recent years, traditional Sunday school and education programs have decline in influence and effectiveness. Education in the church is often sidelined by other competing priorities, and many Christians have not learned the fundamental doctrinal content of the faith. As a response, a growing number of church ministries have moved toward an emphasis on Christian spiritual formation.…
Outline: The author's latest book meets the need for an accessible introduction to the various ways in which Jesus used Scripture, both in teaching and in his understanding of his ministry. After analysing, the scriptural quotations and allusions in the four canonical Gospels, the author examines the work of a range of key scholars (Borg, Crossan, Dun, France, Kimball, Vermes and Wright), and…
Outline: In this book well-known author Michael Green provides readers with an essential guide that will help us find our way through the increasingly disorienting "religious" maze. In an easy-to-read manner he discusses views held by many and highlights important differences between Christianity and other faiths. The author claims that no other teacher than Christ ever claimed to bring God …
Overview: Buku ini menguraikan kerangka yang alkitabiah terkait dengan penyebab-penyebab utama kemiskinan dan pengentasannya. Sebuah jalan maju telah ditemukan, bukan melalui menyediakan sumber daya kepada kaum miskin, tetapi dengan berjalan bersama mereka dalam hubungan-hubungan yang rendah hati. Apakah Anda terlibat dalam misi jangka pendek atau pemberdayaan jangka panjang bagi kaum misk…