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40 Questions about the Great Commission

Jesus' Great Commission is one of the key pillars of the church's evangelistic work and has been the guiding principle for missionaries throughout church history. In 40 Questions about the Great Commission, scholars Daniel Akin, Benjamin Merkle, and George Robinson unpack the meaning, history, theology, and practical applications of Jesus' command to go and make disciples. Ideal for personal or group study, this volume will reignite your passion for evangelism while answering key questions like:

Where do we stand in relation to fulfilling the Great Commission? How do baptism...
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Recommended by Bruce Ashford, and 1 others.

Bruce AshfordHey friends, are you interested in the best one-stop resource for understanding the Great Commission? Check out this book tri-authored by 3 of my friends and colleagues. https://t.co/egeAcuMCmD (Source)

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Discover God in the messiness of your marriage, as popular marriage and family columnist Joshua Rogers offers spouses hope with real-life stories from his own marriage and helps you see how God is at work in the ordinary and extraordinary of your relationship.


Confessions of a Happily Married Man is a husband's painfully honest account of his first ten years of marriage. It offers a window into the perspective of a man who went from "hello" to "I do" in nine months and then figured out how hard marriage could be.


When Joshua Rogers thought back...
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Recommended by Bruce Ashford, and 1 others.

Bruce AshfordThis is a great book. I mean, really, really good. I endorsed it. Easy to read. Great content. Highly recommended for anybody who loves Christ and wants a good marriage. 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 https://t.co/EbXScYpDSC (Source)

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Born Again This Way

As a Christian who experiences same-sex attraction, is it possible to live a life that's faithful and fulfiling? Rachel Gilson wants to show you that it is. Living as a Christian with same-sex attraction is not just a case of limping to the finish line—it's possible to run the race with joy.

In this powerful and personal book, she describes her own unexpected journey of coming out and coming to faith... and what came next. As she does so, she addresses many of the questions that Christians living with same-sex attraction are wrestling with: Am I consigned to a life of loneliness?...
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Recommended by Bruce Ashford, and 1 others.

Bruce Ashford"Born Again This Way" is a heartfelt, wise, and hope-filled book. In it, the warmly compassionate and theologically perceptive @RachelGilson offers SSA Christians and those who love them a Christ-centered and story-driven reflection on how to thrive in Christ. 👇👇👇 https://t.co/73L7nIlv8P (Source)

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Americans today are frustrated and anxious. Our economy is sluggish, and leaves workers insecure. Income inequality, cultural divisions, and political polarization increasingly pull us apart. Our governing institutions often seem paralyzed. And our politics has failed to rise to these challenges.

No wonder, then, that Americans--and the politicians who represent them--are overwhelmingly nostalgic for a better time. The Left looks back to the middle of the twentieth century, when unions were strong, large public programs promised to solve pressing social problems, and the movements...
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Bruce Ashford@JGDuesing @between2worlds @andrewtwalk @nathanafinn @roddreher @RyanTAnd @TrevinWax @challies @ThomasSKidd @joshchatraw @timkellernyc Great book. (Source)

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What you believe about politics matters. The decades since the Cold War, with new alignments of post–9/11 global politics and the chaos of the late 2010s, are swirling with alternative visions of political life, ranging from ethnic nationalism to individualistic liberalism.

Political ideologies are not merely a matter of governmental efficacy, but are intrinsically and inescapably religious: each carries certain assumptions about the nature of reality, individuals and society, as well as a particular vision for the common good. These fundamental beliefs transcend the...
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Bruce AshfordMy best recommendation, folks, is to read the interview *and* the book. Koyzis is a prince of a guy and his PVI is a modern classic, exploring the idolatrous tendencies of modern political ideologies. 👇🏼💯 https://t.co/oBAJAO6Rk7 (Source)

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