Glenn Packiam

Prayers Inspired by the Psalms Boxed Set

Christian Living

“Psalm-praying is one of the oldest and most powerful ways of learning to talk to God. Yet the words of the Psalms are distant from us, and Christians are not always sure how to make those ancient words our words. Smith and Wilt provide in this book the kindling for our own Psalm-praying, provoking our response and forming the word of God in our mouths. Pray the words of Scripture and then let their words spark your imagination and slow you down enough to learn the grammar of intimacy with God.”

Preaching to a Divided Nation

Church Leadership & Ministry

“Preaching has become something of a dreaded task. With self-appointed authorities declaring on social media what pastors should and should not address—and telling people to leave their churches if pastors don’t say the supposed right thing—the pastor bears the impossible task of speaking God’s Word to a disinterested and divided world. In a day where cultural land mines abound, the preacher can either dismiss the concerns of her congregation as invalid or irrelevant or become a prisoner to the narratives and perspectives of the moment. Kim and Hoffman give us a better way. They excavate a treasury of theological resources to address the chief causes of division and map the terrain of our cultural dynamics and historical context. They teach us to become aware of our own lens as preachers and to rely on the Spirit to breathe the Word of God to the people of God. The result is a stunning, scholarly, current, and critical guide for preachers to take seriously the complexity of preaching in a rapidly changing world.”

Raised to Stay

Church Leadership & Ministry

“Stay with Jesus—that’s what I hear Natalie saying over and over again in this book. She understands the weariness, the wounds, and the inclination to wander that we carry, and she is careful to distinguish between them. There are no blanket prescriptions or easy answers. This book is an invitation to wrestle with God, as the people of God have always done. I was hooked by her storytelling; I laughed at her brilliant, witty phrases; and I was moved by her message.”

Sheltering Mercy

Bible Studies & Devotionals

“Psalm-praying is one of the oldest and most powerful ways of learning to talk to God. Yet the words of the Psalms are distant from us, and Christians are not always sure how to make those ancient words our words. Smith and Wilt provide in this book the kindling for our own Psalm-praying, provoking our response and forming the word of God in our mouths. Pray the words of Scripture and then let their words spark your imagination and slow you down enough to learn the grammar of intimacy with God.”

Slow Theology

Christian Living

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Speaking by the Numbers

“Seeing the world differently will help you speak more effectively. The Enneagram helps us recognize how we and our hearers see the world, and that recognition can sharpen our speech. Well-aware of the pitfalls and promise of the Enneagram, Palmer artfully distills and demonstrates insights into speaking to three different kinds of listeners who see the world in three distinct ways. Whether you're speaking at a board meeting or preaching to thousands, this book will make you better at understanding how others think, feel, and function, which will, in the end, not only make you a better communicator but also a better human.”

Spiritual Formation for the Global Church

Prayer & Spiritual Formation

“The Spirit does not form us in isolation. It takes the family of God to help us grow up as children of God. This volume brings together scholars from a variety of perspectives and theological disciplines to illuminate a subject that is urgently needed today. Harnessing the strength of the global church, Brandt and Frederick widen the conversation and deepen our understanding of Christian spiritual formation for the life of the world.”

The Expectation Gap

Christian Living

“Steve Cuss is a reliable guide and a trustworthy friend who has helped me navigate the relational dynamics of life and leadership. Now he takes the conversation to the deepest level by focusing on our relationship with God and its connection to our relationship with ourselves and with others. By means of astute diagnostics and precise tools, Cuss helps us name and close the gaps in our experience of God. The result is a beautiful journey to the heart’s true home—the presence of a loving God.”

The Gospel in a Handshake

Preaching & Worship

“Worship is a public act--it is a corporate response to the public truth that Jesus is Lord. But many elements of Christian worship will seem strange to the new believer or those curious about Jesus. With clear wisdom and conversational warmth, Adams helps Christians understand and explain how worship is itself a way that we bear witness to the kingdom of God in the world around us.”

The HTML of Cruciform Love

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Drawn from various perspectives— at times in a ‘point’ and 'counter-point’ sequence— this volume combines robust theological reflection with proactive practices to guide followers of Jesus in this emerging world.”

The Pace of Peace

Prayer & Spiritual Formation

“Jay Y. Kim mines the wisdom of the Ignatian Examen and masterfully integrates it with the truth of Scripture, insights from neuroscience and psychology, and the vulnerability of his own story. Writing with remarkable tenderness, he invites us out of the frantic churn of a self-ordered life and into the presence and peace of God. With a spiritual director’s attentiveness to the soul and a storyteller’s eye for the details of ordinary life, he exposes the destructive habits of our age—absence, striving, reactivity, pride, shame, and the myth of control—and gently leads us into practices of presence, gratitude, reflection, confession, and surrender that re-form us as beloved sons and daughters. If you have ever wondered whether there is a different way to live, this ancient wisdom applied with striking relevance to our world is the medicine we need—the medicine I need—to help us move at the speed of God's love.”

The Power of Place

Christian Living

“The vow of stability and the life it creates are an appealing antidote to the restless longing of our age. But even more compelling is the man who invites us into it. I’ve known Daniel Grothe for over two decades, and I am proud to call him both a friend and a colleague. This book is not a collection of concepts harvested from other fields. It is filled with lessons that have come with scars and a calling that has been cultivated with intentionality and sacrifice. Grounded in theology and buttressed by the wisdom of Christian history, the principles and practices in these pages have the power to form deep roots for your soul and for the life of the world.”

The Power of Proximity

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“In an age of hashtag awareness and digital outrage, Michelle Warren invites us to embrace the power of the incarnation, to let our love for others and our passion for justice take on flesh and 'move into the neighborhood.' This is not a book, a collection of stories, or a set of principles; this is a life lived in self-giving love. So be warned: by entering these pages, you will become proximate to Michelle's story, and in doing so you will be powerfully challenged and personally transformed.”

The Resilience Factor

Work, Money & Leadership

“Leading as a team used to be a novelty; now it is a necessity. If our churches and ministries are going to thrive in a rapidly changing world, we need to cultivate a collaborative team that can weather the storms together. Hartwig, Crump, and Bird provide a step-by-step guide to take an inventory of our souls, assess our situations, and build a team that matches the challenges of this cultural moment. Filled with actionable best practices, this is a road map to team resilience.”

The Way of the Dragon or the Way of the Lamb

Christian Living

“What happens when Christians embody a worldly approach to power and try to use that to advance Christ’s kingdom? This is the question that drove Goggin and Strobel on their quest to gain wisdom about a Christ- shaped understanding of power. Along the way we are allowed to eavesdrop on their conversations with remarkable men and women who not only understand where power comes from, what it is for, and how it should be expressed, but whose lives have faithfully embodied the way of the Lamb. As skilled curators, Goggin and Strobel provide profound reflections that draw out the beauty and wisdom of these sages. The result is a trail of gems, glistening in the night, leading Christians today to recover an ancient and forgotten path.”

Traveling Light

Christian Living

“Galatians, Paul's magisterial letter on Christian freedom, can be pulled up from the soil of lived reality and reduced to a set of abstract doctrines. But Eugene Peterson will have none of it. He once wrote that an essential part of his sermon preparation was 'walking the neighborhoods,' steeping himself in the stories and complexities of the people he served as pastor. His pastoral and theological reflections on Galatians emerge from that kind of earthiness. The result is a book that will help you discover the richness of freedom in Christ as it plays out in daily life and inspire you to bring other travelers along the way.”

What If Jesus Was Serious about Heaven?

Christian Living

“Many good Christians assume they know what Jesus said about heaven. But Skye Jethani calls us to think again, reexamining which parts of our vision of heaven have come from cultural assumptions instead of the Bible. With his characteristic clarity and signature illustrations, Skye helps us rediscover what heaven meant to Jesus. More than that, he invites us to recognize that heaven is not our future destination but rather God’s present location—the place where he dwells and rules—and thus represents the shape of our mission on earth. This book offers a life-altering paradigm shift, because how we think about heaven affects how we live on earth.”

Your Longing Has a Name

Christian Living

“Deep in our hearts is an ache—for meaning, for purpose, for love itself. With the tenderness of a pastor and the precision of a theologian, Dominic Done helps us recognize how God speaks to us in our longings and forms us in his love. This is a book that has the power not only to inform your mind but to awaken your heart.”

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