In this and other Alabaster Guided Meditations, the full text of the Gospel of Matthew is presented alongside beautiful full-cover photographs and fourteeen guided meditations by Bible teacher and spiritual director Jan Johnson. You'll be drawn into deeper interaction with Scripture through lectio divina and viseo divina--both fruitful traditions of the worldwide church.
The world is not as God intends it to be. But complex problems warrant more attention than quick posts on social media. How can we make a difference? Through a range of strategic avenues, activist Mae Elise Cannon shows us how to channel our passions to care effectively for our neighbors and our world. "There has never been a more critical time for this book," says Brenda Salter-McNeil, director of the Reconcilation Studies program at Seattle Pacific University.
Affluence, autonomy, safety, and power--these are the central values of the American dream. But are they compatible with Jesus' commands to love our neighbor as ourselves? In this eye-opening book, D. L. Mayfield asks us to pay attention to the ways these four values shape our choices, and the ways those choices affect our neighbors. "Important" and "urgent," says Randy Woodley, distinguised professor of faith and culture at Portland Seminary.
Before white churches can pursue diversity, they must first address the faulty discipleship that has led to their segregation in the first place. "David Swanson offers a new discipleship pathway, telling the truth about the reality of whiteness in the church and society and exposing how it operates so we can all see it and be healed of its power and influence over us," says fellow pastor Brenda Salter McNeil.
People of color have endured traumatic histories and still experience frequent assaults on their dignity and well-being. In this vital book, Sheila Wise Rowe identifies the symptoms of racial trauma and offers a roadmap to a place of freedom from the past and new life for the future. She writes as a professional counselor and as a woman of color who has walked this road herself.
"To be human is to be lonely," writes InterVarsity staff leader Jason Gaboury, repeating the words from his spiritual director that set him on a surprising journey with God. This book is a gift to all of us in this time of extreme disruption, prolonged uncertainty, and, yes, intensified loneliness.
Don Everts combines original research from the Barna Group and Lutheran Hour Ministries with stories and experiences of everyday households of faith to identify the characteristics of spiritually, hospitality, and community that make some homes--nuclear families and beyond--delightful places for living and thriving.
Justin Earley offers four daily and four weekly habits designed to help you create new routines and transform frazzled days into a life of love for God and neighbor. Embark on these life-giving practices and find freedom and rest for your soul. (A 2020 Outreach Magazine Resource of the Year and a 2020 Christianity Today Book of the Year Award Winner.)
This integrative introduction by G. K. Beale and Benjamin Gladd (both New Testament scholars and professors) emphasizes the biblical-theological themes of each New Testament book and encourages you to read the New Testament in light of the Old--not as an entirely new story but as a story retold.
As Passover approaches, Jerusalem is a political tinderbox. When rumors start spreading about the popular prophet Jesus, unexpected alliances emerge between Roman and Jewish leaders. In this historical novel, New Testament scholar Adam Winn sheds new light on your reading of of Scripture and on your understanding of Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection.