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In Visions Of Restoration, historian John Young provides a highly readable, easily accessible overview of the history of Churches of Christ stretching from the early nineteenth century to the early twenty-first century. The target audience is primarily members of Churches of Christ who are new to the study of their fellowship's history and, at a length of thirteen short chapters, it is designed to be used in Sunday School-type settings. Discussion questions are included with each chapter to generate conversation and reflection on each topic. Young also furnishes a bibliographic essay that offers suggestions for further reading and research.

Ephesians 4:11-16 offers instruction and encouragement for all who want to help the church grow. More than that, it challenges every Christian to grow into more abundant service. Equipping the Saints engages this rich text on a real-world level. It invites you to ask, "How can God use me to bless His church?"

Always Near shares one self-confessed odd Christian's ongoing efforts to hear and honor God in the events of daily life. Bagents offers devotional reflections that process events and observations through the wisdom of Scripture. This collection invites the reader to join the adventure of listening for subtle spiritual messages that both bless and challenge. It promotes contemplation and spiritual formation. Occasionally, the book even finds a bit of humor.Bagents writes from a decidedly Christian perspective and treats the Bible with respect. These devotionals flow from the conviction that God is all-wise and all-loving, and the better we hear Him, the better we'll live.God is presented as the most persistent teacher, who has more ways of gaining our attention than we have of ignoring Him. God is more skilled at reaching out than we are at resisting. He is better at teaching than we are at being dense. Even when we're seeking Him, God can surprise us with precious lessons that we never saw coming. Always Near is an appeal to improve how we hear God and to draw ever closer to His heart.

Ecclesiastes: A Document Designed to Disturb offers a fresh, realistic, and engaging interaction with one of Scripture's most enigmatic books. Coy Roper's conversational style invites readers to approach Ecclesiastes from Solomon's often dark perspective. Been there, done that, tried it all, and there's so much about this life that makes little sense. From a temporal perspective, life is amazingly unfair, unpredictable, and uncontrollable. On top of that, everyone dies. Little wonder the words "vanity" and "meaningless" are so often repeated.Roper's book never dodges life's complexities. Rather, it encourages thorough examination of those challenges. Life's difficulties and discouragements are unavoidable and substantial-given that, how should we live? How do we cope? Are there time-honored keys to making the best of our time "under the sun"? In 13 chapters, each including probing questions, Roper invites optimistic exploration of Ecclesiastes. Titles include What About Work? What About Pleasure? What About Riches? What About Fame and Power? What About Evil and Injustice? and What About Death? The book also offers 17 suggestions for living well despite life's vagaries. Roper employs reasoned contextual analysis, presents exemplary exegesis, and consistently includes specific application. His insights on the unique and often paradoxical nature of wisdom literature are priceless. Ecclesiastes: A Document Designed to Disturb exhibits the heart, humor, and high order thinking of a seasoned biblical scholar who loves the Lord and His people. It avoids platitude and pretense in favor of honest spiritual struggle.

The Holy Spirit: A Bible Study Guide stays true to its title, offering detailed discussion of the person, nature, purpose, and work of the Spirit. As those who knew Jack Wilhelm would expect, it is replete with biblical citations and references. Readers can''t miss the underlying call to read the Bible, trust the Bible, and give honest best effort to understanding the Bible.This highly readable book does even more than its title implies. Wilhelm includes chapters on angels, demons, providence, and spiritual growth, and he champions a question-asking, common sense approach to effective Bible study. Readers won''t agree with every word, phrase, or insight within this study guide. But Bible students will be challenged to investigate and explore this important topic, using the Bible as an authoritative guide. As a reader, you won''t agree with every word, phrase, or insight within this guide; but you will be challenged to investigate and explore what you think, using the Bible as your authoritative guide.

"This book is a journey with Jesus through the Gospel of John, written that it can be read straight through or slowly digested, one week at a time, for a year long study. The reader is challenged to reflect, imagine, meditate, and be transformed by the life of Jesus. These fifty two reflections take you through the entire narrative and conclude with a series of questions for personal consideration"--

EASING LIFE''S HURTS compassionately encourages readers to choose a biblical perspective toward facing life''s bumps, bruises, and disappointments. While optimistic, it makes no claim that all life''s hurts can be blocked. Unavoidable hits and losses help us grasp our common humanity. Neither can all pains be erased; some of them stay with us as crucial and challenging aspects of our new reality. They shape our souls toward wisdom, kindness, and understanding. Wilhelm and Bagents remind us that we''re not alone in facing setbacks. They also remind us that we''re never powerless victims. When we hurt, we can choose to seek God''s help and welcome His grace. As we heal-often even as part of healing-we find allies whom we come to identify as gifts from God. We discover strengths, many available for immediate access, some awaiting development, and others new to the moment. And we come to welcome the soothing power of humor. As we hurt, we find God lovingly ready to comfort and assist. As He eases our hurts, He also gently pulls us to use what we experience-what we have learned, are learning, and will learn -to help ease the hurts of others.