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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...

In this practical handbook, Ron Allen helps preachers to embody the tenets of the Christian faith in their sermons, thereby enabling their congregations to believe, live, and witness more intentionally and with more integrity. Rather than advocating a particular kind of preaching, Allen recommends that pastors pay more conscientious and critical attention to systematic theology in the preparation of their sermons. He includes sample sermons and provides a wealth of valuable informatin in an appendix and bibliography.

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its theological content as superseded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...

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...

• Offers a well-rounded, mathematical approach to problems in signal interpretation using the latest time, frequency, and mixed-domain methods
• Equally useful as a reference, an up-to-date review, a learning tool, and a resource for signal analysis techniques
• Provides a gradual introduction to the mathematics so that the less mathematically adept reader will not be overwhelmed with instant hard analysis
• Covers Hilbert spaces, complex analysis, distributions, random signals, analog Fourier transforms, and more

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.