A decade ago, Walter Brueggemann called the church to journey together for the good of our community through neighborliness, covenanting, and reconstruction. He distilled this challenge to its most basic issues: Where is the church going? What is its role in contemporary society? What lessons does it have to offer a world enmeshed in turbulent times? Published originally in 2010, Journey to the…
Beliau lahir tahun 1936 di Belanda. Ia lulusan Sekolah Tinggi Teologi (Reformed Churches Lieberated), Kampen dan Universitas Negara, Utrecht. Setelah bekerja sebagai pendeta jemaat, ia diangkat menjadi profesor di Universitas Teologi di Kampen, Jurusan Perjanjian Baru, sejak tahun 1967. Pada tahun 1973 ia meraih gelar doktor teologi (Perjanjian Baru) di Utrecht University (cum laude) berdasarka…
This is a biography of a member of the prominent Drexel family of Philadelphia who devoted her immense fortune and her life to the services of others, and in the black habit of a nun was content to walk “simple, silent and unknown.” Granddaughter of the first Francis Drexel, who built up one of the large financial empires of our country, Katharine Drexel grew up in ease, even in luxury.…
"Jesus Our Destiny" - This was the central theme of Wilhelm Busch's long ministry in Germany as pastor and youth leader, itinerant evangelist and author. He was convinced that the Gospel of Jesus Christ is the most extraordinary message of all times. That is why he delighted to proclaim it to great crowds throughout all of Europe. Pastor Busch made it clear to all that Jesus is the ultimate end…
The Word Biblical Commentary delivers the best in biblical scholarship, from the leading scholars of our day who share a commitment to Scripture as divine revelation. This series emphasizes a thorough analysis of textual, linguistic, structural, and theological evidence. The result is judicious and balanced insight into the meanings of the text in the framework of biblical theology. These widel…
The Word Biblical Commentary delivers the best in biblical scholarship, from the leading scholars of our day who share a commitment to Scripture as divine revelation. This series emphasizes a thorough analysis of textual, linguistic, structural, and theological evidence. The result is judicious and balanced insight into the meanings of the text in the framework of biblical theology. These widel…
For centuries, revivals?and the conversions they inspire?have played a significant role in American evangelicalism. Often unnoticed or unconsidered, however, are the particular theologies underlying these revivals and conversions to faith. With that in mind, church historian Robert Caldwell traces the fascinating story of American revival theologies from the First Great Awakening through the Se…
The Book of Micah confronts idolatry, superstition, confusion, alienation, inhumane acts against one's neighbors, and desolation of one's being at the most profound personal and societal level. When preaching through this prophetic book, John Calvin had no more difficulty applying Micah's prophecies to his sixteenth-century countrymen than do preachers today. Calvin's twenty-eight sermons on Mi…
Kesalehan John Calvin adalah sebuah kumpulan prosa dan puisi karya John Calvin yang sangat berharga. Karya-karya ini dikumpulkan dengan sangat cermat untuk mendorong pemahaman yang lebih personal atas pribadi Calvin dan devosinya kepada Allah. Bab-bab di dalamnyamenelusuri perjalanan spiritual dan iman Calvin. Pandangan-pandangan terhadap hidup dan doa Kristen, contoh doa-doanya. Mazmur-mazmur …
Karya devosional klasik ini akan membimbing Anda dalam mengaplikasikan prinsip-prinsip Alkitab. Devosi ini awalnya merupakan bagian dari karya besar Calvin, The Institutes of the Christian Religion, namun kekayaan isinya telah membuatnya diterbitkan secara terpisah dalam berbagai bahasa, termasuk latin, Prancis, Jerman, Belanda, dan Inggris. Banyak orang percaya telah memetik buah dari buku yan…