Baker Books imprint: 897 books
A Glorious Dark
Finding Hope in the Tension between Belief and Experience
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2015
On Thursday as they ate the Passover meal with Jesus, the disciples believed that the kingdom was coming and they were on the front end of a revolution. Then came the tragedy of Friday and, somehow even worse, the silence of Saturday. They ran. They doubted. They despaired. Yet, within the grave,...
Praying with Eyes Wide Open
A Life-Changing Way to Talk with God
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2017
Often we view prayer as an activity reserved for a certain time, in a certain place, offered in a specific way. But Scripture encourages us to pray continually. This exhortation is an opportunity for prayer to permeate every aspect of our lives--when we're alone or in a crowd, when it's quiet and...
by Amy Bolding
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
For anyone asked to "give a few words of welcome" to a speaker or honored guest, this little book comes to the rescue. Also included are words of appreciation and thanks, replies to introductions, and other useful "words."
by Neil R. Lightfoot
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2002
The Book of Hebrews holds a unique place in the New Testament. It uses a highly literary vocabulary of ritual and ceremony. Its author is unknown. And it is steeped in references to the Old Testament. Sometimes these differences from the other New Testament epistles make Hebrews difficult for contemporary...
Conversations of Jesus, The
Learning from His Encounters
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2004
Through Scripture and spoken word, Jesus continues to attract millions of followers today. In many ways, those who seek Christ now differ little from those whose stories we learn in the Gospels: Peter, Nicodemus, Mary, the Samaritan leper, even Judas.
Professor Simon J. Kistemaker has spent...
Do All Lives Matter?
The Issues We Can No Longer Ignore and the Solutions We All Long For
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2017
Something is wrong in our society. Deeply wrong.
The belief that all lives matter is at the heart of our founding documents--but we must admit that this conviction has never truly reflected reality in America. Movements such as Black Lives Matter have arisen in response to recent displays of violence...
Faith for This Moment
Navigating a Polarized World as the People of God
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2018
For three generations, God's chosen people were exiles in the land of Babylon. Today, many Christians in America feel like exiles within their own country, and there is growing disagreement regarding how to live faithfully in this complex cultural moment. Some desire to conquer our Babylon and return...
Upside-Down Spirituality
The 9 Essential Failures of a Faithful Life
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2019
In our age when the church can too often seem like a poor copy of the world, Chad Bird challenges us to reclaim the astounding originality of our ancient, backward faith. Where the world stresses the importance of success, Bird invites readers to embrace nine specific failures in the areas of our...
Almighty over All
Understanding the Sovereignty of God
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 1999
Christians desiring a better understanding of God's sovereignty will learn about the implications of God's strength and how it relates to this life and the life to come.
Taking It to the Streets
Using the Arts to Transform Your Community
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2003
A quiet yet powerful revolution is going on. All over this country and across the world creativity-in the form of visual arts, music, dance, drama, and technology-is providing an emotionally expressive vehicle for communicating truth, developing character, and crossing cultural boundaries to build...
Hurt Healer
Reaching Out to a Broken World
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
Ours is a generation of brokenness. Personal and global strife has led many to question the existence of a loving God--or of a God at all. Drawing from his own story of brokenness and redemption, evangelist Tony Nolan wants to change all that. In this stirring call to walk the talk, Nolan calls on...
Writing on the Wall
Prayers, Psalms and Laments of the Rising Culture
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2007
These are the meditations of a messy spirituality, the life-affirming ramblings of ordinary people who never intended their thoughts to be published and widely read. These anonymous prayers come from the meek, the poor in spirit, those who hunger and thirst for righteousness. Some of the authors might...
Firestorm
Preventing and Overcoming Church Conflicts
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 1999
Practical suggestions on how to avoid and overcome the destructive interpersonal conflicts many churches have experienced with leaders, members, and pastors.
Willow Creek Seeker Services
Evaluating a New Way of Doing Church
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 1995
This comprehensive study of the worship service style that is influencing thousands of churches and their leaders worldwide addresses controversies and draws lessons for the church today.