Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

by Chad Brand, Eric Mitchell, et al.

The Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary is the best-selling Scripture reference tool. It has now been expanded with 280 updated articles and 500 new photos. Alphabetical tab guides, the use of various Bible translations, extensive cross-referencing, more than 700 full-color graphics, archaeological research, and individual book summaries and outlines will enhance your study of God's Word.

The Life and Times of Jesus The Messiah

by Alfred Edersheim

Alfred Edersheim's The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah is a storehouse of information on the background of the New Testament. This classic work successfully portrays the streets, the marketplaces, the religious conflicts, the people, and the places of Jesus' earthly ministry.

Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary Old Testament

by Kenneth L. Barker, John R. Kohlenberger III

Here, at last, is a commentary for readers who are not satisfied with the brevity of the standard one-volume commentaries but do not need a large, expensive set of commentaries. The Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary is an abridgment of the award-winning Expositor's Bible Commentary. Its retains all the essential information and insights of the original twelve-volume set, without cumbersome technical details. The contributors represent the best in evangelical scholarship from a wide range of denominations. Charts, maps, tables, and pictures have been added to make this two-volume set a reference work that is truly useful for all readers of the Bible. Another useful feature is the insertion of Goodrick / Kohlenberger numbers wherever a Hebrew or Greek word is discussed in some detail; an index to these discussions is found at the end of each volume.

Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary NEW Testament

by Kenneth L. Barker, John R. Kohlenberger III

Here, at last, is a commentary for readers who are not satisfied with the brevity of the standard one-volume commentaries but do not need a large, expensive set of commentaries. The Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary is an abridgment of the award-winning Expositor's Bible Commentary. Its retains all the essential information and insights of the original twelve-volume set, without cumbersome technical details. The contributors represent the best in evangelical scholarship from a wide range of denominations. Charts, maps, tables, and pictures have been added to make this two-volume set a reference work that is truly useful for all readers of the Bible. Another useful feature is the insertion of Goodrick / Kohlenberger numbers wherever a Hebrew or Greek word is discussed in some detail; an index to these discussions is found at the end of each volume.

Baker’s Evangelical Dictionary of Theology

by Walter A. Elwell

Though multivolume dictionaries of biblical theology abound, there is no single-volume resource from a decidedly evangelical perspective. The Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology (EDBT) fills that gap with admirable distinction.
Most multivolume resources, moreover, require a knowledge of the biblical languages. The EDBT is different. Though its contributors base their research on the Greek and Hebrew texts, they present their findings in language that everyone can understand. The result is an accessible, clear compendium of the key theological themes found in the Old and New Testaments.

How to Read the Bible Book by Book: A Guided Tour

by Gordon D. Fee and Douglas Stuart

Reading the Bible need not be a haphazard journey through strange and bewildering territory. Like an experienced tour guide, How to Read the Bible Book by Book takes you by the hand and walks you through the Scriptures. For each book of the Bible, the authors start with a quick snapshot, then expand the view to help you better understand its message and how it fits into the grand narrative of the Bible. Written by two top evangelical scholars, this survey is designed to get you reading the Bible knowledgeably and understanding it accurately.

In an engaging, conversational style, Gordon Fee and Douglas Stuart take you through every book of the Bible using their unique approach:

• Orienting Data--Concise info bytes that form a thumbnail of the book

• Overview--A brief panorama that introduces key concepts and themes and important landmarks in the book

• Specific Advice for Reading--Pointers for accurately understanding the details and message of the book in context with the circumstances surrounding its writing

• A Walk Through--The actual section-by-section tour that helps you see both the larger landscape of the book and how its various parts work together to form the whole. Here you are taken by the hand and told, "Look at this!"

How to Read the Bible Book by Book can be used as a companion to How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth. It also stands on its own as a reliable guide to reading and understanding the Bible for yourself.

Grasping God’s Word: A Hand’s-On Approach to Reading, Interpreting, and Applying the Bible

byJ. Scott Duvall, J. Daniel Hays, Kevin J. Vanhoozer and Mark L. Strauss

Grasping God's Word has proven itself in classrooms across the country as an invaluable help to students who want to learn how to read, interpret, and apply the Bible for themselves. The third edition, revised based on feedback from professors, will continue to serve college-level students and lay learners well in their quest to gain a firm grasp on the rock of God’s word.

Old Testament scholar J. Daniel Hays and New Testament expert J. Scott Duvall provide practical, hands-on exercises to guide students through the interpretive process. To emphasize the Bible’s redemptive arc and encourage correlation across the biblical canon, the authors have included a call to "Consult the biblical map. How does a theological principle fit with the rest of the Bible?" as an additional step in the Interpretive Journey. This edition has also been rearranged for clarity and includes updated illustrations, appendices, bibliography, and assignments.

A robust suite of learning aids is available for purchase to be used alongside the textbook to help students excel in their studies. These include a workbook, video lectures for each chapter featuring the authors, and a laminated quick study sheet with key concepts from the book. Free teaching resources for instructors and learning resources for students are available for Grasping God's Word on ZondervanAcademic.com.

Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament

by G. K. Beake and D. A. Carson, eds.

Readers of the New Testament often encounter quotes or allusions to the Old Testament that may be unfamiliar or obscure. In the Commentary for the New Testament use of the Old Testament, G. K. Beale and D. A. Carson have brought together a distinguished team of scholars to isolate, catalog, and comment on both the obvious Old Testament quotations and the more subtle allusions found in the New Testament. The result is a comprehensive commentary on the Old Testament references that appear from Matthew through Revelation. It is a vital resource for the reference library of every student of the New Testament, and accessible for all who wish to engage in detailed Bible study.

What The Bible Is All About

by Frances Blankenbaker

Unlock the secrets of Scripture and discover Jesus in every book of the Bible! What the Bible Is All About Bible Handbook for Kids, based on Dr. Henrietta Mears’ classic Bible handbook, is your ultimate guide to God’s Word. Inside you’ll find maps, charts, timelines, and illustrations that will help you track down the richest treasure of all: God’s plan to save the world! As you discover and decode each book of the Bible, God’s Story will take shape and you’ll begin to see Jesus on every page.

Inside you’ll find:

• Background on the writer of each book

• Jesus Connection for every book in the Bible

• Word definitions to help you understand the Bible’s meaning

• Lists of important people so you know who to watch for as you read.

• Illustrations, timelines, and maps that show when and where key events took place

• Summaries for each book that reveal how each part fits with the “big picture”

• Info on archeological discoveries and life in Bible times that gives insights on the world of the Bible

Who Is Jesus?

by Kathleen Long Bostrom

The Little Blessings characters by illustrator Elena Kucharik return for the second book in the Questions from Little Hearts series, Who Is Jesus? This book of full-color contemporary illustrations for three- to six-year-olds contains questions that kids might ask about Jesus. Each answer is worded as if Jesus himself were speaking and is based on what Scripture teaches us about God’s Son.

God Made You Nose to Toes

by Leslie Parrott

Help little ones understand that God created each part of their bodies so they can enjoy life and everything in it. In this delightful padded cover board book by well-known author and family therapist Leslie Parrott, children can follow along with Toucan––with a great big nose––as he helps them learn God loves each one of them completely.

Raising Worry-Free Girls: Helping Your Daughter Feel Braver, Stronger, and Smarter in an Anxious World

by Sissy Goff

If you have a daughter, it would be surprising if she doesn't struggle with anxiety and worry--either in short episodes or for longer periods. For a variety of reasons, childhood anxiety rates are soaring, especially among girls. Today's parents need to know what contributes to anxiety and worry and how they can empower their daughters to overcome troubling emotions.

In this immensely practical book, veteran counselor Sissy Goff shares how you can instill bravery and strength in your daughter. Addressing common age-specific issues, Goff gives you the tools to help you and your child understand why her brain is often working against her when she starts to worry, and what she can do to fight back. With your help, she will find the anchoring truth of God's strong, safe love for her and the confidence she needs to thrive.

the 5 Love Languages Of Children: The Secret To Loving Children Effectively

by Gary Chapman, Ross Campbell

You know you love your child. But how can you make sure your child knows it?

The #1 New York Times bestselling The 5 Love Languages® has helped millions of couples learn the secret to building a love that lasts. Now discover how to speak your child’s love language in a way that he or she understands. Dr. Gary Chapman and Dr. Ross Campbell help you: 

• Discover your child’s love language

• Assist your child in successful learning

• Use the love languages to correct and discipline more effectively

• Build a foundation of unconditional love for your child

Plus: Find dozens of tips for practical ways to speak your child’s love language. 

Discover your child's primary language—then speak it—and you will be well on your way to a stronger relationship with your flourishing child.

Wild Things: The Art of Nurturing Boys

by Stephen James and David Thomas

Playing off the themes in the Caldecott Medal-winning children's book Where the Wild Things Are, this informative, practical, and encouraging guide will help parents guide boys down the path to healthy and authentic manhood. Wild Things addresses the physical, emotional, and spiritual parts of a boy, written by two therapists who are currently engaged in clinical work with boys and their parents and who are also fathers raising five sons. Contains chapters such as “Sit Still! Pay Attention!” “Deficits and Disappointments,” and “Rituals, Ceremonies, and Rites of Passage.”

The Simple Truth Bible: The Best Minute of Your Day (365 Daily Devotions for Students)

by Group Youth Ministry Resources

The Simple Truth Bible features 365 daily devotionals for students—each one a tasty, bite-size morsel that powerfully reveals what it means to deeply love and trust God, to lead a Jesus-centered life, and to lean on Scripture for guidance and wisdom for daily student life.

Through each devotion, teenagers will discover how to experience life-shaping, thought-provoking truths that bring wisdom and hope in the midst of daily struggles and tough times. As teens study the Bible, they will learn how God deeply and passionately loves them, how to build an authentic friendship with Jesus, and how they were created to lead a life of impact beyond high school, in this world and for eternity.

The Simple Truth Bible features contributions from some of the leading voices in youth ministry today, including Kurt Johnston, Mark Oestreicher, Tim Levert, and Greg Stier. The writers skillfully connect the dots between the ancient truths of Scripture and the issues young adults face living in the 21st century.

Teen devotions in The Simple Truth Bible include:

• A Bible passage with a short explanation of Scripture and how it relates to students' lives

• “Talking with God”—Insights to help teenagers turn their thoughts into prayers as they spend time with God

• Ideas to follow if students want to spend more than a few minutes each day with God

• Perspective on how that day's passage fits into the big picture of the Bible

• An index of Bible verses by theme

• Additional articles help in the teen faith journey with topics including making the Bible smaller, praying, journaling, sharing your God-story, and more.

Help students join a generation of teenagers committed to experiencing God's constant, daily presence in their lives!

NEXT: GROWING A FAITH THAT LASTS

by Andy Blanks

What if there were a resource to help students take ownership of their faith? Introducing Next: Growing a Faith That Lasts, a four-week devotional journal that helps challenge and equip your students to take ownership of growing deeper in their faith.

NEW: FIRST STEPS FOR NEW CHRIST FOLLOWERS

by Andy Blanks

New: First Steps for New Christ Followers is a powerful 4-week devotional journal that will help students take the first steps on their new journey with Christ.

NOW: IMPACTING YOUR WORLD FOR CHRIST (RIGHT NOW!)

by Andy Blanks

Now: Impacting Your World for Christ (Right Now!) is a four-week devotional experience that will help your students understand the purposeGod has in store for them; catch God's vision for exactly how He wants to use them; and practice real, practical ways to impact their world.

A Parent's Guide to Understanding Teenage Brains: Why They Act The Way They Do

by Mark Oestreicher

It’s often tough to understand why teenagers do what they do. One moment they’re calm and rational, but the next they’re agitated and emotional. One day they’re making incredibly wise choices, but the next they’re making disastrous mistakes. Yesterday they earned your trust, but today it seems they’ve lost it once again.

Why such inconsistency? Credit their brains.

A Parent’s Guide to Understanding Teenage Brains is filled with helpful, practical insights from veteran youth worker Mark Oestreicher.

Without an understanding of teenage brain development, we might miss life’s teachable moments or shut down our child’s curiosity with easy answers that don’t satisfy the search for truth happening below the surface.

That’s why Marko has written this book: to guide you through the world of the teenage brain, to help you understand and appreciate the amazing transformations it undergoes in adolescence to prepare children for adulthood and its many responsibilities.

A Parent's Guide to Understanding Social Media: Helping Your Teenager Navigate Life Online

by Mark Oestreicher and Adam McLane

With each passing day, teenagers’ lives become increasinglyintertwined with social media. How can you as a parent stay informedand involved in healthy ways? How can you help your son or daughtermake wise decisions and remain safe online?

A Parent’s Guide to Understanding Social Media will equip you to havemeaningful conversations with your teenager about the best, wisest waysto get connected while staying safe.

Your guides for this journey are Mark Oestreicher and Adam McLane, whodraw from their own wells of experience as parents and youth workers.They’ll help you chart a course toward discovering and practicing wisefamily online activity.

A Parent's Guide to Understanding Sex and Dating: Beyond the Birds and the Bees

by Mark Oestreicher and Adam McLane

Helping your child make wise choices about sex and dating requires more than just one chat. It’s about building bridges of ongoing dialogue throughout the teenage years.

But youth workers Mark Oestreicher and Joel Mayward realize many parents don’t feel comfortable or prepared to have these kinds of conversations. That’s why they wrote A Parent’s Guide to Understanding Sex and Dating—to equip you to initiate healthy, honest discussions with your teenager. This book will also help you understand some of the relevant trends and issues in today’s youth culture.

Your role as a parent is to do more than provide your teenager with information about sex and dating. You have the opportunity and the calling to help your child live wisely and honor God in this sometimes tricky, occasionally awkward, and always vital area of life.

Checkpoints: A Tactical Guide to Manhood

by Brian Mills and Nathan Wagnon

Society today rejects the idea of absolute truth and is openly hostile toward God. For boys who want to be more like Christ, going through adolescence in this culture is like crossing a minefield without a map. They need parents and youth workers to engage with them early and equip them with the skills needed to thrive. Checkpoints plots a course through this enemy territory that not only steers young men toward godliness but also explains how to avoid potential pitfalls. Checkpoints honestly talks about the core issues boys face, opening a vital dialogue between fathers and sons, pastors and students. Key takeaways:

• Created by student pastors with 20+ years in ministry

• 8 lessons

• Written in a devotional style

• Guys spend just 15 minutes each day to prepare them for their small group time.

Uninvited: Living Loved When You Feel Less Than, Left Out, and Lonely

by Lisa TerKeurst

Do you ever feel left out, lonely, or less than? Today, learn the secret of belonging which will help you keep rejections in perspective and be better equipped to foster healthy connections in your relationships.

In Uninvited, Lysa shares her own deeply personal experiences of rejection from the perceived judgment of the perfectly toned woman one elliptical over to the incredibly painful childhood abandonment by her father. She leans in to honestly examine the roots of rejection, as well as rejection's ability to poison relationships from the inside out, including our relationship with God. With biblical depth, gut honest vulnerability, and refreshing wit, Lysa will help you:

• Stop feeling left out by believing that even when you are overlooked by others you are handpicked by God.

• Change your tendency to either fall apart or control the actions of others by embracing God-honoring ways to process your hurt.

• Know exactly what to pray for the next ten days to steady your soul and restore your confidence in the midst of rejection.

• Overcome the two core fears that feed your insecurities by understanding the secret of belonging.

Uninvited reminds us we are destined for a love that can never be diminished, tarnished, shaken, or taken—a love that does not reject or uninvite.

Heaven: A Comprehensive Guide to Everything the Bible Says About Our Eternal Home

by Randy Alcorn

Have you ever wondered . . . ?

• What is Heaven really going to be like?

• What will we look like?

• What will we do every day?

• Won’t Heaven get boring after a while?

We all have questions about what Heaven will be like, and after twenty-five years of extensive research, Dr. Randy Alcorn has the answers.

In the most comprehensive and definitive book on Heaven to date, Randy invites you to picture Heaven the way Scripture describes it—a bright, vibrant, and physical New Earth, free from sin, suffering, and death, and brimming with Christ’s presence, wondrous natural beauty, and the richness of human culture as God intended it.

This is a book about real people with real bodies enjoying close relationships with God and each other, eating, drinking, working, playing, traveling, worshiping, and discovering on a New Earth. Earth as God created it. Earth as he intended it to be.

The next time you hear someone say, “We can’t begin to image what Heaven will be like,” you’ll be able to tell them, “I can.”

The Case for Christ: A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus

by Lee Strobel

Is there credible evidence that Jesus of Nazareth really is the Son of God? Former atheist and Chicago Tribune journalist Lee Strobel takes an investigative look at the evidence from the fields of science, philosophy, and history. 

In this revised and updated bestseller, The Case for Christ, Lee Strobel cross-examines a dozen experts with doctorates from schools such as Cambridge, Princeton, and Brandeis, asking hard-hitting questions--and building a captivating case for Christ's divinity.

Strobel asks challenging questions like:

• How reliable is the New Testament?

• Does evidence for Jesus exist outside the Bible?

• Is Jesus who he said he was?

• Is there any reason to believe the resurrection was an actual event?

Winner of the Gold Medallion Book Award and twice nominated for the Christian Book of the Year Award, Strobel's tough, point-blank questions read like a captivating, fast-paced novel. But it's not fiction. It's a riveting quest for the truth about history's most compelling figure.

This edition includes scores of revisions and additions, including updated material on archaeological and manuscript discoveries, fresh recommendations for further study, and an interview with the author that tells dramatic stories about the book's impact, provides behind-the-scenes information, and responds to critiques of the book by skeptics.

Goliath Must Fall: Winning the Battle Against Your Giants

by Louie Giglio

Fear. Rejection. Addiction. Anger. Comfort...Must Fall.

It’s likely you have a threatening giant in your life…an adversary or stronghold that’s diminishing your ability to live a full and free life. Frozen in the grip of rejection, fear, anger, comfort, or addiction, we lose sight of the promise God has for our lives. Demoralized and defeated, we settle for far less than his best.

God has a better plan for you, a plan for you to live in victory. That’s why he has silenced your giant once and for all.

In Goliath Must Fall, pastor Louie Giglio uncovers a newfound twist in the classic story of David and Goliath. The key to living free from our giants is not better slingshot accuracy, but keeping our eyes on the one and only giant-slayer—Jesus. Put your hope in him and watch Goliath fall.

Transformational Discipleship: How People Really Grow

by Eric Geiger, Michael Kelley, Philip Nation

A Christian’s desire to grow in faith is beautiful and biblical, best illustrated in Jeremiah 17 where Scripture describes “The man who trusts in the LORD” as being “like a tree planted by water . . . It will not worry in a year of drought or cease producing fruit.”

But how do people really grow? Transformational Discipleship describes the process that brings to life that kind of person described in the Bible. There’s no magic formula or mantra to recite here, but rather a substantive measure of research with churches and individuals who have wholeheartedly answered the call of Jesus to make disciples.

A compilation of their wisdom and stories, it surely guides church leaders and members to practice the intentional efforts needed to foster an entire culture in which people grow in Christian faith.

And they will grow, not because of human research, but by the power of the Word and of the Holy Spirit working through the church—the same way disciples have always been made. When the people of God engage in the mission of God through the Spirit of God, lives are transformed.

Multiply: Disciples Making Disciples

by Francis Chan, David Platt, Mark Beuving

Jesus gave his followers a command: “Follow me.” And a promise: “And I will equip you to find others to follow me.” We were made to make disciples.

Designed for use in discipleship relationships and other focused settings, Multiply will equip you to carry out Jesus’s ministry. Each of the twenty-four sessions in the book corresponds with an online video at www.multiplymovement.com, where New York Times bestselling author David Platt joins Francis in guiding you through each part of Multiply. 

One plus one plus one. Every copy ofMultiplyis designed to do what Jesus did: make disciples who make disciples who make disciples…. Until the world knows the truth of Jesus Christ.

THE DIVINE CONSPIRACY

by Dallas Willard

The Divine Conspiracy has revolutionized how we think about the true meaning of discipleship. In this classic, one of the most brilliant Christian thinkers of our times and author of the acclaimed The Spirit of Disciplines, Dallas Willard, skillfully weaves together biblical teaching, popular culture, science, scholarship, and spiritual practice, revealing what it means to "apprentice" ourselves to Jesus. Using Jesus’s Sermon of the Mount as his foundation, Willard masterfully explores life-changing ways to experience and be guided by God on a daily basis, resulting in a more authentic and dynamic faith.

The Songs of Jesus: A Year of Daily Devotions in the Psalms

by Timothy Keller

Renowned pastor and New York Times bestselling author Timothy Keller writes the book his readers have been asking for: A year-long daily devotional, beautifully designed with gilt edges and a gold ribbon marker.

The Book of Psalms is known as the Bible’s songbook—Jesus knew all 150 psalms intimately, and relied on them to face every situation, including his death.

Two decades ago, Tim Keller began reading the entire Book of Psalms every month. The Songs of Jesusis based on his accumulated years of study, insight, and inspiration recorded in his prayer journals. Kathy Keller came to reading the psalms as a support during an extended illness. Together they have distilled the meaning of each verse, inviting readers into the vast wisdom of the psalms.

If you have no devotional life yet, this book is a wonderful way to start. If you already spend time in study and prayer, understanding every verse of the psalms will bring you a new level of intimacy with God, unlocking your purpose within God’s kingdom.

Holman CSB Gift and Award Bible

by CSB Bibles by Holman

The CSB Gift and Award Bible is available in a wide variety of colors, priced for bulk-buying, and is the perfect achievement award for young people in church or school programs. Available in black, burgundy, white, blue, and purple imitation leather covers.
Features include: Easy-to-read typeface, presentation page, words of Christ in red, 8-point type, topical subheadings, topical micro-concordance, Bible dictionary, "Where to Turn" section, full-color maps, and more.

The CSB Gift & Award Bible features the highly readable, highly reliable text of the Christian Standard Bible (CSB). The CSB stays as literal as possible to the Bible's original meaning without sacrificing clarity, making it easier to engage with Scripture's life-transforming message and to share it with others.

Praying the Bible

by Donald S. Whitney

"All Christians know they should pray, but sometimes it’s hard to know how—especially if the minutes start to drag and our minds start to wander. Offering readers hope, encouragement, and the practical advice they’re looking for, this concise book by professor Donald Whitney outlines a simple, time-tested method that can help transform our prayer lives: praying the words of the Bible. Praying the Bible shows readers how to pray through portions of Scripture one line at a time, helping us stay focused by allowing God’s Word itself to direct our thoughts and words. Simple yet profound, this resource will prove invaluable to all Christians as they seek to commune with their heavenly Father in prayer each and every day."

Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God

by Timothy Keller

Renowned pastor and New York Times bestselling author of The Prodigal Prophet Timothy Keller explores the power of prayer.

Christians are taught in their churches and schools that prayer is the most powerful way to experience God. But few receive instruction or guidance in how to make prayer genuinely meaningful. In Prayer, renowned pastor Timothy Keller delves into the many facets of this everyday act.

With his trademark insights and energy, Keller offers biblical guidance as well as specific prayers for certain situations, such as dealing with grief, loss, love, and forgiveness. He discusses ways to make prayers more personal and powerful, and how to establish a practice of prayer that works for each reader.

Dr. Keller’s previous books have sold more than one million copies. His Redeemer Presbyterian Church is not only a major presence in his home base of New York, it has also helped to launch more than two hundred fifty other churches in forty-eight cities around the world. His teachings have already helped millions, the majority of whom pray regularly. And with Prayer, he’ll show them how to find a deeper connection with God.