Many factors contributed to the Protestant Reformation, but one of the most significant was the debate over the doctrine of justification by faith alone. In fact, Martin Luther argued that justification is the doctrine on which the church stands or falls. This comprehensive volume of 26 essays from a host of scholars explores the doctrine of justification from the lenses of history, the Bible, theology, and pastoral practice—revealing the enduring significance of this pillar of Protestant ...

Find academic sophistication, pastoral sensitivity, and accessibility in the award-winning BECNT seriesDan McCartney, a highly regarded New Testament scholar and an expert on biblical interpretation, offers a substantive yet accessible commentary on James in this latest addition to the award-winning BECNT series.McCartney leads readers through all aspects of the book of James--sociological, historical, and theological--to help them better understand its mea...

Lorsque Florence se fait larguer par Julien après presque quarante ans de vie conjugale, son univers s’écroule. À 64 ans, elle est censée faire quoi avec ça, au juste? Après une période de déni, de divagation, de confusion totale puis de dépression, elle accepte, sur les recommandations de sa fille, de s’offrir les services d’un psy. Suivant les conseils de celui-ci, elle commence par assassiner Julien sur une cinquantaine de pages manuscrites, recto verso, avec un crayon à la mine bien ef...

Edited by founder and chairman of the National Fatherhood Initiative Don Eberly, The Faith Factor in Fatherhood addresses the key role that religious institutions can play in reviving what Eberly calls the "sacred vocation of fatherhood." In response to the wider debate regarding the increased expectations that are being placed by policy makers on faith-based institutions to serve important public purposes, contributors to this volume guide denominations, places of worship, and re...

« Qui regarde qui, au juste ? L’objectif semble changer de point de vue en permanence : il y a moi qui les photographie, la presse qui nous photographie, et puis ces dizaines de milliers de gens amassés qui cherchent à saisir le tourbillon. » — PAUL McCARTNEY Ces photographies prises par Paul McCartney racontent la saison 1963-1964 des Beatles, avec les concerts à Liverpool et à Londres puis leur passage par Paris et l’Olympia avant leur première tournée aux États-Unis, de New York à Miami...

We all experience suffering, some of us more than others. In fact, if you’re a Christian, you’ve been called to suffer with Christ. But why do Christians suffer? Isn’t God all-powerful, able to prevent suffering? Isn’t he loving and good, particularly toward his children? What purpose does suffering serve in my life, or the lives of my loved ones? Why does it have to hurt?Dan McCartney delves into Scripture to help Christians understand the meaning of suffering and why they suffer....

Every entrepreneur wants to know more and to able to do more, learning from those that have succeeded is one of the best ways to accomplish that. The entrepreneurs in this book discuss the skills needed to be successful in starting, growing and managing technology-based business in the 21st century. Lessons include being an entrepreneur, marketing, strategy & planning, people, sales, growth, technology, investors, financing, operations, corporate culture and a test of your entrepreneurial ...

The couples who have loved the hardest, longest and most publicly over the last 50 years are revealed in probing, wide-ranging and provocative interviews that first appeared in Playboy magazine. From the tempestuous Roseanne Barr and Tom Arnold to the eternally devoted John Lennon and Yoko Ono to the comically intertwined Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong, these duos are the best evidence yet that two is always better than one. Coupling is part of the 50 Years of the Playboy Interview e-book serie...