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A vivid portrait Mary Magdalene, one of the Bible’s most compelling women, from the New York Times–bestselling author of Pontiff. Both sinner and saint, passionate and devoted, the figure of Mary Magdalene has fired imaginations throughout the ages. As arguably the closest of Jesus’s...

Discover the keys to having a satisfied life   King Solomon had it all. Wealth. Power. Prestige. Yet despite having everything he could ever want, Solomon was still unsatisfied. He soon came to a startling conclusion: Even if we have it all, it is never enough. This revelation inspired...

Paul’s letters to the Philippians, the Colossians, and Philemon stand as key texts within the New Testament. From encouraging believers to persevere through unjust suffering to highlighting the foundational importance of Christian unity, Paul writes on a wide variety of issues related to the Christian...

This NIVAC Bundle includes the fivebooks of the NIV Application Commentary series that cover the Gospels as well as the book of Acts.

What if Charles Spurgeon helped you prepare next Sunday’s sermon? Or what if you could talk over your preaching with Joseph Parker, Richard Baxter, Henry Ward Beecher and H. P. Liddon. Do you think it would make a difference to get the input of some of the greatest preachers who ever lived? That’s...

**This ebook version of The Biblical Illustrator - Pastoral Commentary on Amos contains over 250 pages of commentary! What if Charles Spurgeon helped you prepare next Sunday’s sermon? Or what if you could talk over your preaching with Joseph Parker, Richard Baxter, Henry Ward Beecher...

Whenever John’s account of the sequence of events differs from the account given by the Synoptics, my own inclination is always to accept John’s account as the more accurate. For John wrote his Gospel last, when the three other Gospels were already widely known throughout the Church; and I cannot...

According to Wikipedia: "Saint John Chrysostom (c. 347407, Greek: Ιωάννης ο Χρυσόστομος), archbishop of Constantinople, was an important Early Church Father. He is known for his eloquence in preaching and public speaking, his denunciation of abuse of authority by both ecclesiastical...

At various times we have heard Christian teachers whom we respect greatly teaching that God’s sovereignty in election and man’s free will to accept or reject Jesus Christ for the salvation of their souls can only be reconciled in the mind of God. We were never satisfied with such a teaching. Fortunately...

Some verses in the Bible tell us that God will become "all in all" and that He will have a perfected universe. Other verses tell us that those who commit an "unpardonable sin" have no further path to redemption. How do we reconcile these verses in the Bible? The answer will surprise!The author wrote...

Commentary on the first of two inspired letters from the Apostle Paul to his younger protégé, Timothy; the Apostle affectionately calls him "my own son in the faith."Written from Macedonia in 62-63 A.D. after his first imprisonment in Rome, Paul writes this first epistle to Timothy addressing certain...

Commentary on the letter from the Apostle Paul to the church in Colosse. The apostle penned the letter to counteract the appearance of false teachings that threatened the spiritual future of the church. The church at Colosse appears to have been founded as a result of Paul’s outstanding ministry at...

For readers of Bruce Feiler’s Walking the Bible and Kathleen Norris’s The Cloister Walk comes a powerful exploration of the Bible in translation. Aviya Kushner grew up in a Hebrew-speaking family, reading the Bible in the original Hebrew and debating its meaning over the dinner table. She...

The previously untold story of Matthew’s Gospel—brought to life for today’s readers. Matthew’s Gospel stands as the first book of the Christian Testament, visible to all the world for almost two thousand years. But there is something hidden in Matthew’s Gospel. The document was not...