Messages from key leaders at the first NCM Conference. This book will help sensitize you to human need and will help you find ways to meet those needs.  Paper.

Evangelism And Social Redemption: Addresses from a Conference on Compassionate Ministry

Religion & Spirituality

Al Truesdale

Steve Weber

Christian Books & Bibles

Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City

On Wednesday, April 19, 1995, Americans gazed into the grotesque face of terror. In a blow to the American heart, at 9:02 a.m. terrorists ignited explosives that dissolved the front of the nine-story Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. The 5,000-pound bomb exploded directly under the American’s Kids daycare center, located on the second floor. The entire north side of the building collapsed. Cables and concrete dangled from the stripped carcass. In this, the most deadly terrorist act in United States history at that time, 169 women, men, and children died. An additional 400 were injured. For weeks, the nation’s attention and sympathies were riveted on Oklahoma City. Americans struggled to measure the tragedy and to come to terms with the heightened sense of vulnerability the bombing unleashed. Understandably, people found it nearly impossible to believe that an act of such incomprehensible violence could occur in the United States. From all levels of society, Americans struggled to survive its impact. In a ceremony shortly after the bombing the words of one mourner expressed the thoughts of many. ’This shouldn’t have happened,’ the unnamed woman whispered in protest, her hands covering her face. Weeping uncontrollably, she repeated, ’This just shouldn’t have happened.’ Whether it is the tragic attack on the World Trade Center or the death of a friend or family member, Christians struggle with an overarching question, ’Where is God? How could He allow this to happen?’ If God Is God...Then Why? uses the situation of the Oklahoma City bombing to explore head-on the impossible and potentially faith-shattering attempts to gain meaning from senseless and evil acts.

If God Is God...Then Why?: Letters From Oklahoma City

Genetic Engineering. Cloning. Medicare. Assisted Suicide. At some point in our lives, most of us will have to face increasingly difficult moral decisions that will arise due to advances in the world of science and technology. Many of us will feel inadequate when faced with the complexity of making decisions, which seem better suited to doctors and scientists. Resolving these problems in ways faithful to Christ-centered values and virtues require a special commitment from us. We must become informed enough to make biblically based choices.Whether you are a health-care professional, a layperson, or in ministry, God in the Laboratory gives much-needed information and vital biblical perspectives on the complex issues of bioethics. Once informed, believers can make firm moral decisions and face the questions surrounding life science developments with a special peace. Living and choosing faithfully will witness that Christ is the Lord of life. Paper.

God in the Laboratory: Equipping Christians to Deal with Issues in Bioethics

Among us are Christians who are the ’disenfranchised’ faithful. They hear the sermon, they bow their heads in prayer, they know the hymns and praise choruses by heart, but they just don’t feel they are connecting with God. They believe. They desire intimacy with the Father. It just isn’t happening. When You Can’t Pray is written for persons for whom the inherited formulas for prayer have broken down and for those whose prayer life has become either difficult or meaningless, or both. Al Truesdale tackles difficulties and frustrations of the Christian walk such as tragedy in a Christian’s life, when a Christian experiences profound doubt, and troubling scripture such as ’You have not because you ask not...’, ’Ask anything in my name...’, and ’If two of you agree upon anything...’ Truesdale relies upon the words of well-known saints who have struggled with prayer as well as stories of the not-so-well-known - schoolteachers, truck drivers, college professors. When You Can’t Pray brings the reader full circle from doubt and disappointment to exploring the character of the Triune God who loves us unconditionally, even in our wavering and uncertainty.

When You Can't Pray: Finding Hope When You're Not Experiencing God

Do you remember what you were doing the morning of September 11? Probably so. But, what was God doing? Was He watching but not caring? Did He choose to just sit on His hands?In this fictional work of letters to an Episcopal priest, Truesdale addresses the unavoidable question - What Kind of loving Father would allow such suffering? If God Is God, Then Why? will help you come to terms with the fact that God has not revealed exactly why, but that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus is the solution.

If God Is God...Then Why?: Letters from New York City

Parenting & Relationships

Help new Christians understand the meaning of the faith. A Dictionary of the Bible and Christian Doctrine in Everyday English provides easy-to-understand definitions of commonly used biblical, theological, and doctrinal terms. It covers every phase of Christian doctrine, presenting the major theological viewpoints in simple language. Perfect for use as a companion to the Bible and doctrinal study, it is extremely valuable for Sunday school teachers, pastors, and other Christian leaders instructing new converts in the Christian faith.A Dictionary of the Bible and Christian Doctrine in Everyday English features:Simple language that everyone can understandMore than 1,300 entries, including pronunciation guides and parts of speechBible references, cross references, map references, time line references, and much more!

A Dictionary of the Bible and Christian Doctrine in Everyday English

Reference

J. Wesley Eby

George Lyons

Dictionaries & Thesauruses

Religion today comes in many forms. The arrival of the twenty-first century brought with it a wave of religious tolerance and indifference unlike any before. As Christians struggle to unfold the truth tangled by modernity and postmodernity, many choose to radically and disrespectfully oppose other religions or passively accept their possible validity for the sake of tolerance. The effects of religious pluralism in our world today make it increasingly difficult for the life-giving message of Christ to reach the hearts of those who need to hear it. How should Christians attempt to tell the Gospel story in a world that believes no one religion is right? How should Christians live and speak in the crowded marketplace of world religions?With Cords of Love presents Christians with an introduction to religious pluralism and offers a sound, loving response drawn from the essential doctrinal features of the Wesleyan theological tradition. This thorough examination discusses the historical, philosophical, and cultural factors that have contributed to religious pluralism and explores the major responses currently embraced in some Christian circles. In addition to this historical overview, it also outlines ways the Church can bear a hopeful, effective, and intelligible witness for the message of Christ. Using Paul’s response to the Athenians in the Book of Acts, With Cords of Love compels us to approach people from other religions with both respect and compassion, urging us to allow God to direct and guide our words and actions as we help to complete the work He’s already begun in their hearts.

With Cords of Love: A Wesleyan Response to Religious Pluralism

Keri Mitchell

Compromised worship has serious rootsand serious consequences. The Israelites can vouch for that. Through an effort to have the best of both worlds, they spent centuries attempting to worship both Yahweh and the fertility god, Baal. With this misguided concept of the true God and true worship, the Israelites’ lives became immersed in a conspiracy to maintain a love of God and a love of everyday gods.In The Baal Conspiracy, author Al Truesdale exposes the truth behind what this Baal conspiracy meant for the Israelites: that God, in fact, cannot be denied or shared in any form of worship. With solid biblical scholarship, Truesdale employs historical fiction to explain and explore how Christians can confront and defeat the Baal conspiracy in the Church and in daily living.

The Baal Conspiracy: An Expose' of Everyday Idolatry

Process theology means different things to different people. For some, process theology enriches the way Christians understand God and His relationship to the world. It brings clarity to Christian doctrine for both believers and nonbelievers alike.But for others, process theology offers a dangerous alternative to traditional Christianity. It borrows heavily from process philosophy and severely detracts from the idea of an all-powerful God.God Reconsidered examines both of these views. The contributors to this text are ’translators’ of process theology, insightfully exploring the claims for and against this approach to Christian faith. Each writer is a trained theologian who adds a unique touch to the discussion. Together, they seek to shed light on the question, Is process theology a good fit for Christianity?Written in clear and concise language, this engaging conversation invites readers and scholars to reexamine their view on process theology and encourages them to continue the conversation on this powerful and important topic in theology.

God Reconsidered: The Promise and Peril of Process Theology

You’ve heard the old saying, ’You can’t fit a square peg in a round hole.’ You can try to force the peg by shaving some of the sides off. But once you do that, you change the nature of the peg.In order to help the Wesleyan Church remain true to its theology and identity, it’s important to understand how our tradition will never be able to fit into a Fundamentalist framework. In Square Peg, well-respected educators, pastors, and ministry leaders demonstrate the distinct differences between Wesleyan theology and Fundamentalism through historical, biblical, scientific, and theological exposition.Read Thomas Jay Oord’s review Wesleyan Theology and Fundamentalism

Square Peg: Why Wesleyans Aren't Fundamentalists

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