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Nobody's Mother: Artemis of the Ephesians in Antiquity and the New Testament

Nobody's Mother: Artemis of the Ephesians in Antiquity and the New Testament

by Sandra L Glahn

How Has Misinterpreting Paul Led to the Silencing of Women?Some Christians think Paul's reference to "saved through childbearing" in 1 Timothy 2:15 means that women are slated primarily for delivering and raising children. Alternate readings, however, sometimes fail to build on the best historical and textual evidence.Sandra Glahn thinks that we have mis… Read more…

Old Testament Narrative Books: The Israel Story

Old Testament Narrative Books: The Israel Story

by Mark L. Strauss and Gary Edward Schnittjer

Old Testament Narrative Books: The Israel Story focuses on two larger narratives of the Old Testament: the Narratives of the Rise and Fall of the Hebrew Kingdoms (Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings) and the Narratives of Exile and Restoration (Ruth, Daniel, Esther, Ezra-Nehemiah, Chronicles). As part of the Scripture Connections series, Old Testament Na… Read more…

American Idolatry: How Christian Nationalism Betrays the Gospel and Threatens the Church

American Idolatry: How Christian Nationalism Betrays the Gospel and Threatens the Church

by Andrew L Whitehead

Power. Fear. Violence. These three idols of Christian nationalism are corrupting American Christianity.Andrew Whitehead is a leading scholar on Christian nationalism in America and speaks widely on its effects within Christian communities. In this book, he shares his journey and reveals how Christian nationalism threatens the spiritual lives of American Chri… Read more…

Pedro el galileo: La vida y los tiempos del apóstol Pedro

Pedro el galileo: La vida y los tiempos del apóstol Pedro

by César Vidal

El apóstol Pedro es quizás uno de los personajes más complejos del Nuevo Testamento. El viaje de Pedro el pescador es el tercer episodio de la tetralogía que el autor ha dedicado a relatar la historia del cristianismo primitivo. Este libro trata sobre un personaje que ha atraído muy poca atención de los historiadores: Simó… Read more…

The Lord Bless You and Keep You: The Promise of the Gospel in the Aaronic Blessing

The Lord Bless You and Keep You: The Promise of the Gospel in the Aaronic Blessing

by Michael Glodo

Exploring the Gospel through the Aaronic Blessing  "The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face to shine upon you," (Numbers 6:24–25). For centuries, Christians have read these words and received them as a blessing. But have they deeply consi… Read more…

World's Greatest Book: The Story of How the Bible Came to Be

World's Greatest Book: The Story of How the Bible Came to Be

by Jerry Pattengale and Lawrence Schiffman

Welcome to the fascinating story of how we got the world’s greatest book—the Bible.It is a captivating story that includes a little bit of everything: adventure and violence, mystery and bravery, history and romance, and dumb luck or divine intervention—depending on your point of view.How in the world did we get this book that some people swear by—an… Read more…

Breath for the Bones: Art, Imagination and Spirit:  A Reflection on Creativity and Faith
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Breath for the Bones: Art, Imagination and Spirit: A Reflection on Creativity and Faith

by Luci Shaw

Narrated by Caroline Bailey

“The double question we must always ask is, ‘How does faith inform art?’ and ‘How can art animate faith?’”Imagination, appreciation of beauty, creativity: all of these qualities have been given to us by God. For the Christian artist, the drive to create something wonderful is also a means to glorify and… Read more…

Old Testament Survey

Old Testament Survey

by Paul R. House and Eric Mitchell

This updated third edition of Old Testament Survey revises the original edition and greatly expands its attention to historical, methodological, and geographical topics. These are combined with the second edition’s focus on literature and narrative, and an increased number of improved maps are also included. In all, the book charts every major element … Read more…

Two Views on Homosexuality, the Bible, and the Church
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Two Views on Homosexuality, the Bible, and the Church

by Preston Sprinkle, Zondervan , Wesley Hill, Megan K. DeFranza, Stephen R. Holmes and William Loader

Narrated by Sprinkle, Preston

Unique among most debates on homosexuality, this book presents a constructive dialogue between people who disagree on significant ethical and theological matters, and yet maintain a respectful and humanizing posture toward one another.Few topics are more divisive today than homosexuality. Two Views on Homosexuality, the Bible, and the Church brings… Read more…

Testimony: Inside the Evangelical Movement That Failed a Generation

Testimony: Inside the Evangelical Movement That Failed a Generation

by Jon Ward

"Ward is consistently clear-sighted and perceptive as he charts a genuinely fascinating personal and spiritual evolution."--Publishers WeeklyJon Ward's life is divided in half: two decades inside the evangelical Christian bubble and two decades outside of it.In Testimony, Ward tells the engaging story of his upbringing in, and eventual break from, an inf… Read more…

Counterpunch: An Unlikely Alliance of Americans Fighting Back for Faith and Freedom

Counterpunch: An Unlikely Alliance of Americans Fighting Back for Faith and Freedom

by Floyd G Brown

Is it possible for renewal to come through peace rather than power? This book will illuminate how we can implement peaceful resistance against the immorality and policies of the Radical Left to bring a renewal of liberty, freedom, and biblically based principles back to America. In his groundbreaking new book, Counterpunch, Floyd G. Brown issues bo… Read more…

New Book of Christian Martyrs: The Heroes of Our Faith from the 1st Century to the 21st Century

New Book of Christian Martyrs: The Heroes of Our Faith from the 1st Century to the 21st Century

by Johnnie Moore and Jerry Pattengale

An inspiring keepsake that honors the heroic sacrifice of today’s martyrs for the Christian faith—and shows how their actions mirror the courage of a long line of brave Christians.In the twenty-first century, we are witnessing an escalation in Christian persecution like we have rarely seen since the first century. Many people don’t realize that today t… Read more…


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