A Mildred L. Batchelder Honor Book A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year "The well-crafted narrative, nuanced art, and appended historical context combine for a salient, important work." -- Kirkus Reviews (STARRED REVIEW) "Admirably invites readers into an ordinary household to show the how small and large events take a toll on the lives of ......
There would be no Moses, no crossing of the Red Sea, no story of breaking the chains of slavery if it weren&;t for the women in the Exodus narrative. Women on both sides of the Nile exhibited a subversive strength resisting Pharaoh and leading an entire people to freedom. Defiant explores how the Exodus women summoned their courage, harnessed ......
In this brief and straightforward examination of Christians' basic beliefs, Albert M. Wolters spells out the structure of a reformational worldview and its significance for those who seek to follow the Scriptures. Wolters begins by defining the nature and scope of a worldview, distinguishing it from philosophy or theology, and noting that the
At its heart, the Protestant Reformation was about a deep, doctrinally shaped faith centered on God and his Word. But that historic, substantive faith is not faring so well in our contemporary Western context. In his 2008 book The Courage to Be Protestant, David Wells issued a summons to return to the historic Protestant faith, defined by the R
Any pastor who needs and wants to get back to basics will do well to absorb this book. Eugene Peterson, who has been gaining a growing reputation as "a pastor's pastor", here speaks words of wisdom and refreshment for pastors caught in the busyness of preaching, teaching, and "running the church." The Contemplative Pastor highlights the ......
A Provocative Guide to Three Matriarchs of the Bible
A timely and compelling new look at three key women in the biblical narrative Among the mostly male-dominated narratives in Scripture, the stories of women can be game-changing. In this book Debbie Blue looks closely at Hagar (mother of Islam), Esther (Jewish heroine), and Mary (Christian matriarch)-and finds in them unexpected and inviting new ......
This classic defense of orthodox Christianity, written to counter the liberalism that arose in the early 1900s, establishes the importance of scriptural doctrine and contrasts the teachings of liberalism and orthodoxy on God and man, the Bible, Christ, salvation, and the church. J. Gresham Machen's Christianity and Liberalism has remained relevant ......
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, when asked at a press conference about the roots of his political philosophy, responded simply, "I am a Christian and a Democrat." This is the story of how the first informed the second-how his upbringing in the Episcopal Church and matriculation at the Groton School under legendary educator and minister Endicott Peabody ......
"I have used The Child's Story Bible for years . . . and can recommend it enthusiastically", says Ruth Bell Graham, wife of evangelist Billy Graham. Norman Vincent Peale says of the Story Bible, "The best summary of the Bible in story form available". First published more than 50 years ago, this much-loved Bible storybook continues to instruct and ......
