The Gospel of Our King Bible, Worldview, and the Mission of Every Christian by BruceRileyAshford, Heath A. Thomas Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 2019 by Baker Academic ISBN-13: 978-0-8010-4903-3, ISBN: 0-8010-4903-2
"This accessible overview shows how the Bible--with its 66 books, dozens of authors, and multiple genres--comes together to provide an overarching story about God the King and explains how the Christian gospel and mission address the totality of human life.Written by a biblical scholar and a theologian, The Gospel of Our King shows how any account of gospel and mission can only be understood in light of the whole biblical testimony. The ..."
Every Square Inch An Introduction to Cultural Engagement for Christians by BruceRileyAshford Hardcover, 176 Pages, Published 2015 by Lexham Press ISBN-13: 978-1-57799-620-0, ISBN: 1-57799-620-8
"How does our faith impact our everyday lives? To what extent should we be involved with the culture? Christians have wrestled with these questions throughout history.Drawing on such sources as Abraham Kuyper, Francis Schaeffer, and C.S. Lewis, Bruce Riley Ashford argues that God wants our whole lives to be shaped by Jesus lordship. If Jesus truly is Lord over everything, then our faith is relevant to every dimension of culture.We must r ..."
"What does it mean to be an American Christian? In Letters to an American Christian, Bruce Riley Ashford, author of One Nation Under God, addresses overarching issues of the relationship of Christianity and politics, speaks to the way historic Christian belief informs specific hot-button political issues, and challenges readers to take seriously both our heavenly and earthly citizenships. Written as a series of letters to "Christian"—a y ..."
"Probably no book published in the last decade has been so ambitious as Charles Taylor’s A Secular Age. He seeks nothing less than to account for the spread of secularism and decline of faith in the last 500 years. Now a remarkable roster of writers—including Carl Trueman, Michael Horton, and Jen Pollock Michel—considers Taylor’s insights for the church’s life and mission, covering everything from healthcare to liturgy to pop culture and ..."
""Are You Going?" The lives of many believers rarely escape the tight orbits that circle around their own schedules, their own interests. The familiar gravity of familiar places. But the trajectory of our faith should be one that s continually cycling outward, fueled by a mission and message that God first brought within reach of"us . . ."so that we can now join with Him in taking it within reach of others. AuthorsDaniel L. Akin and Bruc ..."
" Is it possible to be passionate about the gospel and care deeply about politics? Can we engage in politics responsibly, confidently, graciously—even Christianly? When it comes to politics, Christians today seem lost and confused. Many Christians desire to relate their faith to politics but simply don’t know how. This book exists to equip the reader to apply Christianity to politics with both grace and truth, with both boldness and hu ..."
"In Abraham Kuyper: A Centennial Reader, edited by James D. Bratt, 165-201.
Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1998. ———. Common Grace. Edited by Jordan J.
Ballor and Stephen J. Grabill. Translated by Nelson D. Kloosterman and Ed M.
van ..."
"Kenneth S. Piver, Sacred Order / Social Order 1 (Charlottesville: University of
Virginia Press, 2006); The Crisis of the Officer Class: The Decline of the Tragic
Sensibility, ed. Kenneth S. Piver and Alan Woolfolk, Sacred Order / Social Order
2 ..."
Every Square Inch An Introduction to Cultural Engagement for Christians by BruceRileyAshford 176 Pages, Published 2015 by Lexham Press ISBN-13: 978-1-57799-621-7, ISBN: 1-57799-621-6
"God created his imagers to work in multiple spheres. Putting bread on the table is
a noble ... otherwise consider mundane. Our callings are our primary means to
bring God glory, loving him and our neighbor, and the primary ways in which our
lives intersect with various cultural arenas. ... Recommended. Reading. DeKoster
, Lester, and Stephen Grabill. Work: The Meaning of Your Life. 2nd ed. Grand
Rapids: Christian's Library Press, 20 ..."
"far, acknowledge God's rule as he is implementing it in Jesus and live for others
in the light of the coming of his kingdom in all creation.26 Living under God's rule,
redeemed by Christ, and enlivened by the Spirit, the church thus participates with
God as his ambassadors in his mission to reconcile the world to himself (2 Cor. 5:
20). Newbigin writes that Jesus' mission is to be the church's mission, and that his
Spirit is also to ..."
Myth and Meaning in Jordan Peterson A Christian Perspective by Ron Dart Hardcover, 248 Pages, Published 2020 by Lexham Press ISBN-13: 978-1-68359-362-1, ISBN: 1-68359-362-6
"Theology disconnected from mission is not Christian theology at all. The pastors, professors, and missionaries writing Theology and Practice of Mission provide a clear biblical-theological framework for understanding the church's mission to the nations. Toward that goal, the book holds three major sections: God's mission, the church's mission, and the church's mission to the nations. Part one explores the canon of Christian Scripture fr ..."
"Christians might read my criticisms of the living document approach and think, “
But the Bible says it is 'living and breathing. ... realm, the Bible is “living” in the
sense that the living God works through the original meaning of the Bible's text to
do his good will in our lives. ... A Gun Culture That Works,” Time, December 20,
2012, http://world.time.com/2012/12/20/the-swiss-difference-a- gun-culture-that-
work/."
"Authors Daniel L. Akin and Bruce Riley Ashford are calling today’s church members to lives of going—whether going around the world or to people right where they live—going out with the gospel of Jesus Christ."
"The revised edition of "A Theology for the Church" retains its original structure, organized under these traditional theological categories: revelation, God, humanity, Christ, the Holy Spirit, salvation, the church, and last things. Each chapter within these sections contains answers to the following four questions: What does the Bible say? What has the church believed? How does it all fit together? How does this doctrine impact the chu ..."
"This accessible overview shows how the Bible--with its 66 books, dozens of authors, and multiple genres--comes together to provide an overarching story about God the King and explains how the Christian gospel and mission address the totality of human life. Written by a biblical scholar and a theologian, The Gospel of Our King shows how any account of gospel and mission can only be understood in light of the whole biblical testimony. Th ..."
""Are You Going?" The lives of many believers rarely escape the tight orbits that circle around their own schedules, their own interests. The familiar gravity of familiar places. But the trajectory of our faith should be one that s continually cycling outward, fueled by a mission and message that God first brought within reach of"us . . ."so that we can now join with Him in taking it within reach of others. AuthorsDaniel L. AkinandBruc ..."