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The word “holiness” has become somewhat unpopular, as people associate it with a holier-than-thou attitude, a judgmental approach to others, or a legalistic approach to Christian life. But holiness is a word that is used a great deal in scripture and has a long history in Christian theology. Is it possible to talk about holiness…
What is a “narrative devotional commentary”? It’s a new way to gain insight into a Bible book with commentary that flows much like the source text. For those who may have found the gospel of Mark less helpful than the other gospels or who have looked at it more as a collection of stories strung…
Jody Neufeld shares from her heart “ordinary moments with an extraordinary God.” Upon her retirement from nursing and then beginning into ministry with her husband Henry, a Biblical teacher, Jody felt the Lord urging her to share a daily devotion with people she knew still in an outside workplace. “I know that when I was…
Along Bible Paths: Summer Devotions grew out of the daily devotional e-mail list that Jody Neufeld began in 1999 to encourage others to begin their day with the Lord. This book is a collection organized for the summer.
Christology and ethics. Is it possible for letters written in the first century to still impact people living in the 21st century? Dr. Allan Bevere, pastor and professor, husband and grandfather, believes Paul’s words are not only relevant to our century but timely to the world we are currently struggling to live and influence while…
What began as 5 minute devotions that she shared with her friends 5-7 days/week, grew into sharing with hundreds of people who, in turn, passed it on to their friends. Jody shared her heart and her conversations with God. And not always with a sweet, “Yes, LORD!” Through her busy life as a mother of…
What is the good news? If the gospel that Jesus taught is so good, why are Christians so bad? How can Christians relate to people of other faiths or of no faith at all? Bible teacher Henry Neufeld wrestles with these issues in this book. This is not a book of theology. It is his…
Much of the text in the Bible is in the form of stories. From Old Testament tales of the patriarchs to the parables of Jesus, the reader is confronted with a variety of narratives. Even in those places where Bible writers are making and explaining statements of fact, there is a story in the background….
Simple Risk: Marita is a teenager, or at least she thinks she is. Nobody knows, not even her noble adoptive parents. But she has been arrested near a bank with gold bars bearing the bank s stamp. Now she’ll go on trial for armed robbery, and the penalty is death. The Call: Hedder doesn’t have…
The Character of Our Discontent grew out of the author’s conviction that pastors do not preach enough about the Old Testament. The result is 19 chapters, each of which represents a sermon on an Old Testament character. These sermons are lively, fast paced, and practical yet are rooted in sound scholarship and are examples of…
Can a church that is compromised through dependence on temporal, political power speak with a powerful prophetic voice in the world? As the body of Christ, the church has a prophetic role in the world. Prophets have always spoken clearly to people in power. They have been willing to challenge the decisions made by people…
A reader’s view of Bible translation, emphasizing the purpose for which a translation is used.
