Biblical Beauty

Biblical meditation is commanded in Scripture, but Bible memory is not. This is not a statement to discourage Bible memory, but rather it is meant to encourage Bible meditation. Biblical meditation is: "To dwell, ponder, muse, think upon or linger upon the truths given us in God's Word until our hearts are affected by them." You will find Biblical Meditation to be one of the most powerful and beneficial disciplines that you will ever learn. It changes the heart more effectively than anything else we do. The key word in the above definition is "until". This is more than a cursory glance at ...

Why does a loving God allow suffering? Why do our most heartfelt prayers sometimes go unanswered? If you’ve ever wrestled with these questions, you’re not alone—and you’re not without hope. You will discover: The Beauty of Tribulation is a faith-filled, deeply compassionate guide for Christians seeking answers, healing, and strength during life’s most difficult seasons. Through biblical wisdom and spiritual insight, this book explores how God uses suffering not to punish—but to shape, strengthen, and draw us closer to His heart. With tenderness and clarity, the author walks ...

An Epic Quest Across the Sands of Arabia... In Part 3 of this sweeping historical adventure, Kamillah finds herself caught between warring powers and her own heart. Traveling to Jerusalem with her band of Persian magi to find a prophesied king, Kamillah must finally confront her nemesis Zahir, a dangerous sorcerer intent on acquiring an artifact of immense power. But Kamillah and her companions soon find themselves imprisoned by Roman soldiers and facing accusations of espionage. As Kamillah works to secure their release, drawing on her royal Egyptian heritage and reputation as a sorceress,...

In order to understand, appreciate, and faithfully preach the word of God, pastors must discern the literary nature of the Bible. Instead of just acknowledging the various genres of Scripture, pastors and teachers should allow these genres to influence how the text is approached and communicated. In The Beauty and Power of Biblical Exposition, they will learn how to both read and preach the Bible as a literary anthology.

Thomas Schreiner, a respected scholar and a trusted voice for many students and pastors, offers a substantial and accessibly written overview of the whole Bible. He traces the storyline of the scriptures from the standpoint of biblical theology, examining the overarching message that is conveyed throughout. Schreiner emphasizes three interrelated and unified themes that stand out in the biblical narrative: God as Lord, human beings as those who are made in God's image, and the land or place in which God's rule is exercised.

Most Christian women live with a deep sense that they can't seem to get things right, that if only they could be a little better, life would straighten out. Through her own personal hardships, Sheila Walsh has learned that the Christian life is not about getting things right or back to "normal." She writes, "Christ comes not to get us out of our difficulties but to live in us through them." She wants to show women that God has a stunningly beautiful moment of redemption for them that leads to a lifetime of peace and joy.

For the modern Christian woman living in today's sexually charged society, embracing God's design for sex and purity can often feel like an impossible pursuit. As the culture seeks to normalize things such as pornography, erotica, and casual sex, both single and married women of all ages feel immense pressure to conform. With alluring temptations constantly inviting them to join in, they might even begin to question whether God's design is truly good.

Surgery to remove a brain tumor resulted in a change to Robin's facial features, causing her to take a deep look into the mirror of God's Word to find the answers to questions many of us have asked about beauty. Robin seeks to answer them in this six-week Bible study. The lessons contained herein do not focus on the subject of "inner beauty", although that is important to God. Instead, they are designed to help us transform our thinking by giving us God's viewpoint on this all-too-often misunderstood subject of physical beauty.

As historian Tony Lane once noted, without the King James Version of the Bible, it can be speculated that, there would be no Paradise Lost... no Pilgrim's Progress... no negro spirituals... no Gettysburg Address. And even though today there are more accurate and contemporary translations of the Bible, the KJV reigns supreme in the English-speaking world. It is printed and circulated more widely than any other version. But how did this remarkable work originate?

In Bowl Ecclesiology, D. Larry Gregg applies his years of studying the nature and significance of the Christian community— ecclesiology—to his experience as a woodworker, seeing the potential in flawed, broken pieces of wood to become beautiful, useful works of art. Though humans are not discarded wood and have a choice regarding their participation in God’s loving and redemptive purpose through Jesus Christ, Gregg mines both the craft of turning bowls and his decades of work in ministry and education to explore how God gathers up the “ugly fragments of sin, suffering, and social ...