This second edition of essays (a follow-up to Heal Us, Emmanuel) dives into experiences, biblical truths, repentance, reconciliation, and most of all a cry for Christ to hear and heal his people from racial division. Hear Us, Emmanuel laments and asks questions as God’s people kneel before his throne to find a better, more holy way forward.
Christ in the Time of Corona: Stories of Faith, Hope, and Love
What stories will historians tell about COVID-19? They’ll include the death count and rate of contagion. But to get a full picture of life in the time of Corona, we also need the stories of regular people navigating an upended world. Christ in the Time of Corona explores what a life of faith, hope, and love looks like for some of the people living in a global pandemic. Written by Christians under social distancing orders, the essays offer a snapshot of how work, relationships, and worship were altered overnight and what broken, trying-to-be-faithful, often-failing, Jesus-following people did and thought during this time. Author proceeds from this book go to World Central Kitchen to help cook meals for people all over the world.
Firstfruits of a New Creation: Essays in Honor of Jerram Barrs
Jerram Barrs serves as Professor of Christian Studies and Contemporary Culture at Covenant Theological Seminary. A student of the late Francis Schaeffer, Jerram joined the seminary faculty after 18 years with L’Abri Fellowship in England, where he also served as a pastor in the International Presbyterian Church. As Founder and Senior Scholar-in-Residence of the Francis A. Schaeffer Institute, Jerram is widely respected for the breadth of his teaching interests, and he is especially known for the sensitivity he brings toward those outside the Christian faith. Firstfruits of a New Creation is an expression of thanks for his life and ministry and his founding of the Francis A. Schaeffer Institute 30 years ago.
Co-Laborers, Co-Heirs: A Family Conversation
While our church doctrine teaches that men and women are co-laborers and co-heirs in Christ, does our practice reflect that truth? And what do we lose in our failures? To serve effectively together as brothers and sisters, we must be able to speak about good and hard things. The essays in Co-Laborers, Co-Heirs, by our sisters and mothers in the church can help us know, grow and do better. Here are redemptive celebrations, gentle corrections, and winsome invitations from the diversity of women God has given as gifts to the church body. Read and listen well so that may we better serve each other and God's kingdom.
All Are Welcome: Toward a Multi-Everything Church
As conversations abound on social media platforms and in the news media, more people are beginning to wonder why ethnic and cultural diversity is increasing in our cities, yet it is not reflected in our churches. All Are Welcome is an attempt to have (and continue) the conversation that looms in our communities. Each contributor in this edited volume is an ethnic minority. These are the voices that are often overlooked, yet they provide ideas and answers for how to create a much more welcoming environment for all people in our local congregations.
Heal Us, Emmanuel: A Call for Racial Reconciliation, Representation, and Unity in the Church
Most Christians would say they believe all people are made in the image of God and are equal before him. They would say red, brown, yellow, black, and white, they are precious in his sight. But do they have any friends of another race? Is there anyone at their church who does not look like them? Does this matter to God? The majority of American Christians do not have significant relationships with anyone who does not look like them, which makes them susceptible to cultural blind spots and less effective as ambassadors for biblical justice. The 30 church leaders who contributed to Heal Us, Emmanuel desire racial reconciliation, representation, and supernatural unity in all the churches of Christ.