David W. Kendall

A Compact Guide to the Whole Bible

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“In a world where people go to war in the name of God and Scripture and where matters of law, morality, and ethics often lack foundation and context, a biblical people must master—and be mastered by—Scripture’s story. This volume presents that story in a way that helps us grasp its major themes and movements and thus provides light for interpreting, assessing, and applying the Bible today. I commend it highly to those charged with communicating the story, to those whose lives should reflect the story, and to all seekers for whom the story begs to be told.”

Journey into Newness

Christian Living

“Heston insists that our ‘wilderness’ periods are far more common and even more ‘normal’ than we think. In fact, they are part of God’s plan. . . . Within these pages, we have an experienced pastor and thoughtful theologian guiding us to see ‘wilderness’ in this light so that we become and possess all God promises and provides. I commend his guidance enthusiastically!”

Orthodoxy and Orthopraxis

“I have known and worked with Dr. Paul Livermore for nearly forty years. I regard him as both friend and mentor, scholar and learner, accomplished and humble, and a lover of God and people. I am pleased to commend this volume as a fitting tribute to the breadth and depth of Paul’s character and influence for so many of us—his students, colleagues, and friends.”

Politics Strangely Warmed

Theology

“In this book, Greg Coates examines John Wesley's understandings of the image of God and its consequences for political action, and the way in which one American Methodist, B. T. Roberts, followed them to a more consistent and helpful political praxis than Wesley himself did. He argues persuasively that Roberts, assuming Wesleyan commitments to the poor, holistic salvation, and a biblical eschatology, offers a framework for political and social engagement that promises freedom from the current false ideological alternatives we often face. It is a discussion that remains faithful to the scriptural story read and lived, in the light of tradition, experience, and reason. I commend it to all seeking to navigate through the electoral wildernesses around us.”

The Not-Very-Persecuted Church

Church Leadership & Ministry

“In this fascinating study, Laura Hunt reads 1 Corinthians mindful of how people and groups form their sense of individual and group identity, and demonstrates the common default settings for groups whose social and cultural contexts offer little or no resistance. In so doing, she offers a reading of 1 Corinthians that can speak powerfully to our own twenty-first-century, not-very-persecuted churches.”