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In this excerpt from Pastoral Ethics: Moral Formation as Life in the Trinity, W. Ross Hastings summarizes the current difficulties confronting pastoral ethics and emphasizes the subject’s theological grounding. There are many reasons why pastoral ethics is an excruciatingly challenging subject in this era of human history. First, the matter of the moral formation of
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Love FatCat and coloring? Put your coloring skills to the test this summer by coloring a page from The Lord’s Prayer for the chance to win three FatCat books: the well-loved first book, The Apostles’ Creed, plus our two new books coming this fall, The Lord’s Prayer and The King of Christmas. The coloring contest
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Discovering the New Testament is a new and comprehensive introduction to the New Testament in three volumes, reflecting current research and scholarship in New Testament studies. Written by Mark Keown, each volume provides a thorough discussion of background issues as well as treating theological themes and practical application. “The Discovering the New Testament series is an
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In this excerpt from Illustrating Well, Jim L. Wilson reflects on the importance clear and relevant preaching illustrations can be to communicating a message, and how prophets throughout the Bible used those same principles. In preaching, the goal is not exclusively to communicate the preacher’s idea; it is to communicate the meaning that the biblical
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In this excerpt from The Gates of Hell, Matthew Heise traces the world shaking events surrounding the end of World War I and their effect on the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Russia. JUNE 1918—An idyllic summer day in the Crimea, with trees blossoming and groaning from the fruit peculiar to that bountiful region near the
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In this excerpt from the foreword to Faith in the Wilderness: Words of Exhortation from the Chinese Church, Timothy Keller considers the lessons Christians can learn from the persecution experienced by the Chinese Church. Many Christians in the West are concerned that our secular societies are becoming more inhospitable to Christian faith and practice. We
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In this excerpt from Amidst Us Our Belovèd Stands, Michael A. G. Haykin presents six theses on the historical and modern practice of baptism and the Lord’s Supper in the Baptist Tradition. In 1866, C. H. Spurgeon (1834–1892), well on his way to becoming something of a Dissenting icon, published a hymnal for his growing
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In this excerpt from Faith in the Wilderness: Exhortations from the Chinese Church, Guo Muyun reflects on the nature of disasters and finding God’s great mercy in midst of them. There is a popular song adapted from a poem by Yu Xinqiao. The refrain, which is also the name of the song, repeats: “In this
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In this excerpt from How the Church Fathers Read the Bible, Gerald Bray introduces the origins of biblical interpretation and why studying what the church fathers wrote is important for us today. Patristic biblical interpretation is the study of how the Bible was understood by those ancient Christian writers who are collectively known as the
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We’re excited to announce the arrival of our Spring/Summer 2022 Catalog. Packed full of essential resources for students, pastors, academics, and general readers, there are a number of books to get excited about. Download our Spring/Summer 2022 Catalog (PDF) and start browsing today! Here are a few highlights you’re not going to want to miss.
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