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In the first edition of Making the Church Work, Hammett wrote that the church is not only in need of change, but also in need of a conversion. Now his conviction is stronger than ever. In this second...

In Making the Good News Good Again, Judson Edwards asks questions shared by many longtime Christians: wouldn't it be great if the Bible fascinated us once again? Wouldn't we do almost anything to...

"There is a simple formula for sermon preparation that creates messages that apply and engage whether your parish is rural or urban, young or old, rich or poor, five thousand members or fifty,"...

Markers along the Way: The Signs of Jesus in the Gospel of JohnAuthor: William Powell TuckPublisher: Smyth & Helwys Publishing, IncorporatedPublication Date: Jul 29, 2020Number of Pages: 124...

Healthy marriages do not simply happen, though our culture's marriage landscape suggests otherwise. Married couples need a strong foundation that the majority of people cannot build on their own. How...

Used as a compliment to walking or simply as a guide for faithful living, Meditations for Walking offers fresh insights into the words of Scripture and the discovery of one's own spiritual path...

". . . Ron offers us a model for grief that is analytical, practical, and deeply personal . . . Part primer, part reference manual, part memoir-I am thankful to finally have a book on grief that I...

What impact did Jesus mother have on his earthly life? Mothers Around the Manger examines the lives of Tamara, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba, Elizabeth, Mary and Anna, Jesus "great grandmothers," his female...

A reverend and a rabbi start a blog... (stop us if you've heard this one before). As it happens, not long ago Baptist minister Michael Smith and Jewish rabbi Rami M. Shapiro actually did initiate the...

For all of history, humankind has both loved and feared nighttime. Night Owl Prayers offers a vocabulary for your nighttime prayer life that embraces the night's mystery and promise while immersing...

A look in any city's phone book not only will show a wide range of church denominations and fellowships, but also a variety of worship styles. What is the same for each, however, is the centrality of...

No one listens better for the voice of God in the noise and clatter of life than Bert Montgomery.-Michael A. SmithSenior pastor, Central Baptist Church of Fountain City and Co-author of Mount and...

Grace is the theme as the author wades through the stories of the old men of the Bible, becoming acquainted with such great patriarchs from Adam to the Apostle Paul. They failed in many ways. Yet...

Baptists have a rich and wonderful heritage. But I have discovered through listening and reading that many persons in our Baptist churches are unfamiliar with this legacy. There are many fine books...

Does a place have value? Can a place change us?Is it possible for God to use the place you are in to form you? In Place Value, Katie Sciba explores special locations in her own past against the...

Despite our era of communication and information overload, biblical illiteracy is widespread. In Portraits of Jesus, Gerald L. Borchert assists both ministers and laypeople with a return to what the...

The words that describe our deepest longings for God, our highest praise for God, and our most distant wanderings from God are often the starting points of our prayers. Prayers & Litanies for the...

Author: Michael Lee RuffinPublisher: Smyth & Helwys Publishing, IncorporatedPublication Date: Dec 10, 2020Number of Pages: 264 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 1641732504ISBN-13:...

The ancient prophets and teachers of Israel were poets . . . or at least the ones we remember best and quote most often and hold most dear were. Jeremiah . . . Isaiah . . . Miriam . . . Judith . . ...

Intimacy has multiple meanings for preaching. It affirms the crucial role a messenger has in the message. It is the quality that helps to establish a relationship between the hearer and the speaker...

How does the minister stay focused on the holy when the daily demands of the church seem relentless? How do we come to a preaching event with a sense that God is working in us and through us? In...

Is the role of clergy best defined by power or by servanthood? Does the laity have a substantive or a decorative place in the mission of the church? Will the clergy let go of the church and trust it...

Charles Whaley spent forty-three years working with schools and churches across Japan. During that time, he came to see life and faith through the lens of the Japanese culture and has applied that...

One of the factors that sometimes provides art with a richer sense of texture is its ability to draw an allusion to the classic expressions of human culture, thought, and experience. The Bible is no...

This volume is dedicated to the study of three late, little-known biblical works that historically have been relegated to the lesser works of the New Testament. Reading 1 Peter, Jude, and 2 Peter...

Answers to the usual introductory questions do not yield sufficient harvest to enable an intelligent reading of Acts. The approach of Reading Acts is to ask how ancient Mediterranean auditors would...

Like other volumes in this unique series, Reading Colossians, Ephesians, & 2 Thessalonians focuses on comprehending the major themes of the epistles and their relationship to the understanding of the...

Paul's letters to the Christians in Corinth portray a young church struggling to live out the demands of the gospel amid the life of a thoroughly urban setting. In Reading Corinthians, biblical...

A lost treasure for large segments of the modern world, the book of Deuteronomy powerfully repays contemporary readers' attention. Part of the Reading the Old Testament series. The book of...

Cousar interprets three letters of Paul, each of which shows him in a different light. In Galatians, the apostle contends for the gospel against a group of Jewish Christian missionaries who have come...