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In this new volume in the popular For Today series, Ron Allen provides an exciting introduction to the life of Jesus and an engaging discussion of what Jesus' life means for modern-day believers. Setting Jesus in his ancient context, Allen examines many stories about Jesus' life and shows how these different stories relate to one another to express the core of Jesus' message--a message that, as Allen helpfully shows, is of central importance for believers today.

The For Today series was designed to provide reliable and accessible resources for the study and real life application of...

Maladjusted children and dysfunctional families seems to be all too common. We are quickly moving into an era of disrespect, dishonesty and extreme selfishness. There is an answer to the confusion. This work may contain information critical to men and women and the individuals family members in order to assist in navigating through storms that come with growth.

To help families

In this third

and concluding volume

of their lectionary commentary

collection (Preaching the Gospels

without Blaming the Jews and

Preaching the Letters without

Dismissing the Law), Ronald Allen

and Clark Williamson encourage the

church and its preachers to rediscover

the Old Testament as a vibrant

wellspring of Christian faith and life.

Preachers often neglect the Old

Testament, misrepresent it, or regard

its theological content as superseded

by

Jesus and the New Testament, Allen

and

Williamson claim. The...

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A faith should be a living thing. What we believe necessarily evolves in response to insights into the Bible, to questions or doubts we face, to changes in life circumstances, or to things that happen in the larger world. Nevertheless, Christians often find it helpful to identify what they can most fully believe at a given moment. Such clarity empowers the present and leads us toward the future. Such moments can also be mile markers by which we measure our faith journey.

In each chapter the first section lists the most common ways a certain topic is understood in the Bible. The...

Ronald Allen and Clark Williamson

provide a commentary on the Revised

Common Lectionary Gospel readings,

demonstrating how the lections are

continuous with the theology, values,

and practices of Judaism and also

identifying and reflecting on points at

which the lections caricature Jewish

people, practices, and institutions.

Preaching: it sounds like such a easy thing to do. All you have to do is step into the pulpit and talk for 20 minutes, right? Anyone who's ever stepped into that pulpit knows that preaching is anything but easy. Speaking a word from God that is grounded in the biblical witness, theologically responsible, and true to contemporary experience is one of the most difficult things one can do. Advice on how to do this is as old as preaching itself, and there are as many opinions on preaching as there are preachers. Where do those who have been called to the ministry of proclamation begin? What...