The Day After His Crucifixion

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Author(s): Merikay McLeod
Price: $3.99      

At last the women speak. While the crucifixion/resurrection event is traditionally told through men’s eyes, The Day After His Crucifixion brings Yeshua the Nazarene’s story alive through the testimony of women who knew him and followed his teachings.

Shocked by his brutal execution, these New Testament eye witnesses gather to comfort one another and remind themselves of how Yeshua set them free, bringing them life abundant.

Peter’s mother-in-law, the woman with the flow of blood, the crippled woman bent double, the bride whose wedding feast was saved by Yeshua playfully changing water into wine, and several others gather to share food and tender memories of their beloved Promised One.

Through their words familiar gospel stories spring to life.

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Trusting God with Today

Author(s): Charles F. Stanley
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Price: $1.99       (Ends Mar 31)

Transform your heart and your life with these daily devotions that will help you learn to more fully trust in God.

Trusting God in difficult times can be a challenge, but working to grow that trust day by day brings greater joy and peace than we could ever find leaning on our own understanding. In Trusting God with Today, Dr. Charles Stanley encourages us to believe in God’s love and rest in His purpose for us.

This 365-day devotional from beloved author and pastor Dr. Charles Stanley will inspire you to see how God transforms our hearts and lives when we trust Him with an unknown future. Each entry in this daily devotional includes a Bible verse, a prayer, and inspirational teaching. (more…)

40-Day Body Image Workbook

Author(s): Heather Creekmore
Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
Price: $3.99       (Ends Aug 1)

A 40-day journey to rethink everything you thought you knew about food, your appearance, and your body

More than ever, you are bombarded with intense pressure to meet culture’s elusive standards of beauty. And while you know theoretically that God loves and accepts you for what’s on the inside, is that really enough to free a gal from the nonstop stress of body improvement?

With humor, grace, and biblical truth, nationally known body image coach Heather Creekmore leads you on a 40-day journey to stop stressing about your body. Full of hands-on exercises, self-inventories, quizzes, guided questions, biblical truth, and healthy tips, this one-of-a-kind workbook will help you:

● go deep to work through destructive beliefs and thought patterns
● feed your mind with (more…)

Isaiah by the Day: A New Devotional Translation

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Author(s): J. A. Motyer
Publisher: Christian Focus Publications
Price: $2.99       (Sept 18-19)

These daily devotionals are birthed from a lifetime of study on the prophecy of Isaiah. Day by day you will be provided with passages from Isaiah and an opportunity to explore the passage further. Take time to acquaint yourself with these passages from God’s Word and treasure them in your heart.

The Freedom of a Christian: A New Translation

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Author(s): Martin Luther
Publisher: Crossway Books
Price: $2.99       (July 1-2)

Martin Luther’s Classic Work, Newly Translated by Robert Kolb

Originally published in 1520, The Freedom of a Christian is one of Martin Luther’s most well-known and enduring treatises. In it, Luther examines Christian ethics and how justification by faith alone impacts the liberty of believers. He famously writes, “A Christian is a free lord of everything and subject to no one. A Christian is a willing servant of everything and subject to everyone.” Luther also further develops ideas and doctrines that were key to the Reformation, such as the priesthood of all believers and union with Christ.

This addition to the Crossway Short Classics series features a new translation from the original German to English by renowned Reformation scholar Robert Kolb. The Freedom of a Christian reminds modern-day readers that it is ultimately grace that transforms God’s people and frees us to love and obey.

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Contending with Paul (Book 1 & 2)

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Contending with Paul: The Hidden Story Behind the Writing of Matthew, Mark, and Luke
Author(s): William Joseph Cobble
Price: $4.99       (Ends Dec 30)

Top 10 International Best Seller Rankings:

#1 in “Biographies of Judaism” (United Kingdom, June 2024)
#2 in “Christian History” (United States, August 2024)
#5 in “Christian History” (Australia, September 2024)
#9 in “Theology” (Canada, August 2024)

Using a blend of history, theology, biography, and literary criticism, Contending with Paul focuses primarily on the first two generations of the Christian movement. It is the first generation who would initially debate how the message of Jesus should be presented to the Gentile world (non-Jews) and what would be expected of those Gentiles who desired to follow Jesus. It is the second generation of believers who began to write in a new literary genre that Christians call “gospels.” The Gospel of Matthew, the Gospel of Mark, and the Gospel of Luke, are the earliest three to have survived, and it is through these writings that the debates of the first generation get carried forward by the second. Though all three gospels were written after the death of Paul, it is asserted by the author that each gospel writer contended with his continuing influence in some way, though each from their own distinctive vantage point.

Paul’s influence may be underestimated if one only counts his 13 extant works in the New Testament. For the benefit of using a round number, it can be estimated that Paul ministered for 30 years. Also, for the sake of a round number, the churches and individuals to whom he corresponded may be estimated to be 20. Supposing he wrote to each of these entities twice a year, Paul’s total ministerial correspondence would rise from his 13 extant works to an output of 1,200. Paul would likely have been a dynamic figure in person as well. He is portrayed as a vigorous traveler and a gifted debater. Herein lies the influence. Not only is it credible that this influence would have been felt by the gospel writers, it may have been impossible for them to completely isolate themselves from it.

Paul’s base of power had been outside of Judea, in many of the larger Greek speaking cities of the Graeco-Roman world, and this is where his influence resided. It is here where Paul founded his churches, and it is here where his letters would have been received, preserved, and compiled. It is from this matrix that a Gentile believer would compose the first gospel, Mark, around 70 CE, some six years after Paul’s death. Matthew writes his gospel sometime after 80 CE, partially in rebuttal of Mark’s pro-Paul and anti-Mosaic Law themes. Several years after Matthew, Luke pens his two-volume work, the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles (Luke/Acts). As the author details, Luke takes issue with his predecessors on several theological fronts.

The author’s goal is for you to understand the figures of this era better: Peter, the chief Apostle; James, the brother of Jesus; Paul, the new believer; and the writers that have come to be known to history as Matthew, Mark, and Luke. This book expounds on the fascinating interactions between these figures, and how these interactions shaped much of the anthology we now call the New Testament.

Even today, Christian groups can find themselves breaking apart into ideological camps. As with the Early Church, conflicts may be argued in person, resolved by committee, or debated through literary composition. Therefore, nothing within this book should be astonishing, for they are not so different from us.

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Contending with Paul 2: What Paul’s Letters Tell Us About Their Author(s) – And Why We Should Listen
Author(s): William Joseph Cobble
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An Amazon #1 New Release in: “Christian Education,” “Christian Bible History and Culture,”
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The Christian New Testament contains twenty-seven works, thirteen of which are letters claiming to be written by Paul. Yet, since the 1800s, critical scholars have adamantly disputed his authorship of six of these. Why? What do the scholars see within the six Disputed Letters that raises such doubt?

In 2 Thessalonians 2:2-3, Paul warns his young congregation not to “become easily unsettled or alarmed” by a “teaching allegedly from us.” Paul says this teaching could take the form of “a prophecy or by word of mouth or by letter,” and instructs his congregation: “Let no one deceive you in any way.”

If First Century forgers were circulating letters claiming to be written by Paul, could any of these have found their way into the New Testament? How would we know?

“Contending with Paul 2” examines the journeys of all thirteen of Paul’s letters and the Book of Hebrews. Approaching these letters as historical documents, the author looks through the eyes of the scholars in order to understand what has raised their skepticism about the the six Disputed Letters. Thus begins a detective story which starts by tracking all references to Paul and his letters in the first two centuries of Christianity, as the documents are slowly accepted as scripture, and ends by examining their place in the world today.

The author will delve into Paul’s theology in order to compare and contrast his deepest held doctrines with what is found in each of the New Testament letters that bears his name. The seven Undisputed Letters will also be assessed for any signs of editing or alteration that may have occurred in those centuries when the letters were copied by hand.

In the end, what is uncovered will enrich the reader’s knowledge of all of Paul’s letters, but will provide much to consider regarding the six Disputed Letters and the power they continue to wield.

Simply Jesus

Author(s): Joseph M. Stowell
Publisher: Multmonah
Price: $1.99       (Apr 18 – 24)

Simply Jesus. What would it mean to fix our attention fully on the Person of Christ? To approach Him apart from systems, formulas, religion, and well-meaning Christian culture? To see Jesus Himself? And how would that change us? Moody Bible College President Joseph Stowell ponders these probing questions — showing through dramatic stories and surprising insights how believers can experience significant life-change as they encounter Christ — our model of understanding, love, and courage, today. Simply Jesus identifies experiences that can awaken the realization of our basic need to focus on Him … like temptation, trouble, and surrender. A book intended for both spiritual seekers and Christians who are ready for a fresh, personal encounter with the Savior their heart searches for. Clear, stylish typeset, with user-friendly links to referenced Scripture.