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The global crisis of forced displacement is growing every year. At
the same time, Western Christians' sympathy toward refugees is
increasingly overshadowed by concerns about personal and national
security, economics, and culture. We urgently need a perspective
that understands both Scripture and current political realities and
that can be applied at the levels of the church, the nation, and
the globe. In Refuge Reimagined, Mark R. Glanville and Luke
Glanville offer a new approach to compassion for displaced people:
a biblical ethic of kinship. God's people, they argue, are
consistently called to extend kinship-a mutual responsibility and
solidarity-to those who are marginalized and without a home.
Drawing on their respective expertise in Old Testament studies and
international relations, the two brothers engage a range of
disciplines to demonstrate how this ethic is consistently conveyed
throughout the Bible and can be practically embodied today.
Glanville and Glanville apply the kinship ethic to issues such as
the current mission of the church, national identity and
sovereignty, and possibilities for a cooperative global response to
the refugee crisis. Challenging the fear-based ethic that often
motivates Christian approaches, they envision a more generous,
creative, and hopeful way forward. Refuge Reimagined will equip
students, activists, and anyone interested in refugee issues to
understand the biblical model for communities and how it can
transform our world.
A seasoned Bible scholar and an expert in organizational leadership
and change offer principles for modern managers and leaders drawn
from Paul's dynamic leadership style. In a unique blend of
management theory and biblical scholarship, Ascough and Cotton
demonstrate that Paul essentially wrote the book on how
transformational leaders should operate. Thoroughly grounded in
biblical studies and the academic study of leadership--yet written
in a clear and readable style--their conclusions will challenge
thinking in a variety of organizations.
A pastor who is also a politics professor examines current issues
pertaining to sexuality and society and asks, What kind of world
are we creating? And is it the world we want to live in? With no
finger-pointing, and a cordial openness to responses from all
points of view, Dale Kuehne contrasts the "tWorld," in which
traditional morality reigned and recent innovations would have been
inconceivable, with the post-Enlightenment "iWorld," in which these
innovations are promoted because the perceived immediate needs of
the individual are paramount. Both, he finds, fall short of the
"rWorld," the larger web of healthy and nourishing social
relationships that provides the context for a biblical
understanding of individual sexuality. This book will transform the
conversation on sexuality among college students, campus ministers,
church and ministry leaders, and all readers with an eye on culture
and public policy.
EXCERPT
Even as the broader culture has deviated from the traditional
understanding of sexual ethics and marriage, so have Christians. .
. . Given the rapid shift in the sexual behavior of Christians, it
should come as no surprise that when the church attempts to respond
to the questions posed by the Sexual Revolution, it does so with
mixed messages, a muted voice, and little impact. . . . The answer
for the church is not to withdraw permanently from the public
debate about sexual morality. Instead we need to step back, think
deeply about what we believe, and rearticulate it in a better way.
Most of all, we need to practice what we profess and in doing so,
reengage the culture in a dialogue about the meaning of sexuality.
For four years, John Bell has been a contributor to Radio 4's
"Thought for the Day", attempting - as the project demands - to
offer a religious perspective on matters of current social and
international importance. Sometimes affirming, sometimes
controversial but always contemporary, these short reflections
represent the prickly interface between faith and politics from the
perspective of a Christian believer.
How can the church be a healing force in the world? In this
longtime bestseller, now revised and updated, authors Jerry Cook
and Stanley C. Baldwin suggest that it is only when believers admit
their own brokenness that they can love, accept, and forgive those
who are hurting around them and put out the welcome mat to their
community. They offer clear teaching about the church in a hurting
world. As veteran leaders who practice these principles, they speak
from experience, not theory. Through touching true stories and
practical guidelines for connecting with fallen, sinful people,
Cook and Baldwin announce the good news. The church is not broken,
and it is the broken people who can change the world.
Today's culture marginalizes old age, often portraying it as
burdensome and hopeless. Here is a book that presents examples of
women who have found joy in the passing of time as they age with
grace-finding fulfillment in their enjoyment of God.
John Piper offers 6 biblical answers to the question, What is God
doing through the coronavirus? He points readers to the solid Rock,
who is Jesus Christ, and the sovereign God who ordains, governs,
and reigns over all things.
Tom Wright was recently acclaimed by Newsweek as 'the world's
leading New Testament scholar'
Hate isn't a thing from history.
The Jewish people and Israel have been described as "a dominant and moving force behind the present and coming evils of our day"; "a monstrous system of evil...[that] will destroy us and our children" if not resisted; and a group that seeks "the annihilation of almost every Gentile man, woman, and child and the establishment of a satanic Jewish-led global dictatorship." What's worse is that these comments were all made by professing Christians.
In Christian Antisemitism, respected Messianic Bible scholar Michael L. Brown, PhD, documents shocking examples of modern "Christian" antisemitism and exposes the lies that support them. Carefully researched, this book shows that church-based antisemitism is no longer a thing of the past. Rather, a dangerous, shocking tide of "Christian" antisemitism has begun to rise. In Christian Antisemitism, Dr. Brown shows you how to stem this tide now and overcome the evil of "Christian" antisemitism with the powerful love of the cross!
This book will show you how to confront everyday antisemitism in all areas of your life and become a champion for the people of Israel.
Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award Finalist ECPA Top Shelf
Award Winner Taylor Schumann never thought she'd be a victim of gun
violence. But one spring day a man with a shotgun walked into her
workplace and opened fire on her. While she survived, she was left
with permanent wounds, both visible and invisible. In When Thoughts
and Prayers Aren't Enough, Taylor invites us to see what it means
to be a survivor after the news vehicles drive away and the media
moves on. Healing is slow and complicated. As she suffered through
surgeries, grueling rehabilitation, and counseling to repair the
physical injuries and emotional trauma, she came face to face with
the deep and lasting impact of gun violence. As she began grappling
with the realities, Taylor experienced another painful truth:
Christians have largely been absent from this issue. Gun violence
undercuts God's vision of abundant life and community-and the
silence of the church rings loudly in the ears of survivors and
families of victims. Taylor weaves her own incredible story of
survival and recovery into a larger conversation about gun violence
in our country. With compassion and honesty, she encourages readers
to reconsider their own engagement with the issue and to join her
in envisioning a more hopeful, safer future for our nation. Move
beyond thoughts and prayers and enter into grace-filled dialogue
and action.
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