At the heart of it, what true artists do—whether in music or painting or film or simply the art of living—is a matter of creative incitement: by looking at the world in particular ways, they see it more clearly, and they invite the rest of us to see it more clearly,...
Featured: Finding God in a Storm [#Kindle Edition]
Finding God in a Storm is a devotional illustrated book written for Readers who are experiencing loss, worry and anxiety, bereavement, job loss, illness, depression, emotional pain and heartache or approaching a crossroads in their lives. The book is a collection of...
Unfriend Yourself by Kyle Tennant @kh_tennant
Three days. No Facebook. No Twitter. No social media. Just time to detox, discern, and decide. Take a three-day social media fast with Unfriend Yourself and learn to examine your use of social media from a Christian perspective. This book will guide you in evaluating...
Confession by Kings Kaleidoscope
I was obstinate. My neck, an iron tendon. My head was like a stone. I did what I wanted. Wretched, wretched, bound. Gagged and shackled. You give, You give life. I ignore it. Who would set me free from bondage, and put sin to death, put sin to death? I have turned...
Monday Minute: Old Testament Essentials by Tremper Longman III @IVPBooks
Old Testament Essentials: Creation, Conquest, Exile and Return "Christians love the Bible, but they often do not know what to do with the Old Testament," writes Westmont College professor Tremper Longman. Further, he points out that it includes many types of...
Blog: Unhappy where I am. Is this church for me?
I do a lot of work with those "dreadful," "dead end," "discontent," and "divisive" millennials. You know who I'm talking about - not because you've taken the time to sit and listen to them but because you've read the blogs. You've seen the latest books on ministering...
Review: Against the Gods by John Currid @CrosswayBooks
Official Description: Did the Old Testament writers borrow ideas from their pagan neighbors? And if they did, was it done uncritically? A respected Old Testament scholar and archaeologist engages with this controversial question by carefully comparing the biblical...
Review by @EspinosaJoey: The In-Between by @JeffGoins @MoodyPublishers
Book Review by Joey Espinosa of The In-Between: Embracing the Tension Between Now and the Next Big Thing by Jeff Goins (Author), Niequist Shauna (Foreword) Last year, I had a goal to spend 10 minutes each day (for the month of June) just being still and mindful. I...
Blog: Translating Jude Clause by Clause with Herbert Bateman
Designed as a translational guide, this Cyber-Center EBook for Translating the New Testament book of Jude isolates Jude’s usage of independent and dependent clauses, tips for translating Jude, and exegetical...
IVP Press – Spring 2014 Titles @IVPress
Monday Minute: Food Triggers by @RhonaEpstein, Psy.D @WorthyPub
Food Triggers: End Your Cravings, Eat Well, and Live Better by Rhona Epstein "A licensed psychologist and certified addictions counselor, Epstein brings insights learned through her own battle with addictive eating to deliver tangible action steps to overcome eating...
Review: Evangelical Theology by Michael Bird @Zondervan @JenniferGuo
Review snippet provided by Jennifer Guo. "Michael Bird has written a masterful, significant, and unique contribution to the world of introductory systematics texts. This is a gospel-soaked volume from beginning to end, with the evangel ever at the helm – this is the...
Monday Minute: Is Reality Secular? Testing the Assumptions of Four Global Worldviews
Today's text is Is Reality Secular? by Mary Poplin (IVP) What is the nature of reality? At the root of our society's deepest political and cultural divisions are the conflicting principles of four global worldviews. While each of us holds to some version of one of...
Review: Baker Academic Jesus Studies Logos Baker Academic
Overview The Baker Academic Jesus Studies collection contains eight key volumes on the life, thought, and works of Jesus Christ. The collection provides outstanding, recent scholarship from respected contemporary scholars and theologians, among them Michael F....
Review: What is Biblical Theology? by James Hamilton Jr. @CrosswayBooks @JenniferGuo
James M. Hamilton Jr. What Is Biblical Theology?: A Guide to the Bible’s Story, Symbolism, and Patterns. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2013. 128 pp. $12.99. Introduction What do you think of when you hear the word “theology?” Maybe you’re a nerd and love getting into the...