The Heart of Asha is a collection of short poems written about my feelings and experiences over the course of seven years. I was inspired to write by food, nature, and my relationships. Included are poems written to promote conversation(s) about the significance of identity and poems written to better understand love, a word which I use frequently and an emotion that I feel deeply. I thought that in asking the question, what is love's intent, I would learn what love is. In this instance, l...

Where does Santa go when he's not at the North Pole? Well, he travels all over the world to find out who will make his Nice List for Christmas! Travel with Santa as he visits Tennessee, New York, Minnesota, Florida, and Texas. He has a cell phone so he's always in touch with his elves and elfettes at the North Pole. Come along with Santa for oodles of fun!

Where does Santa go when he's not at the North Pole supervising the elves and toy production?Well, he goes traveling all over the world visiting different countries to find out what girls and boys will make his Nice List. Come along for the ride and visit Tennessee, New York, Texas, Florida, and more as Santa enjoys the special hospitality of these great USA states. But even though he's far away from his home at the North Pole, he stays in constant touch with his elves to see if th...

Arguably the biggest blockbuster love song ever composed, the Song of Songs holds a unique place in Jewish and Christian canons as the “holiest” book, in the minds of some readers, and the sexiest in its language and imagery. This commentary aims to interpret this vibrant Song in a contemporary feminist key, informed by close linguistic-literary and social-cultural analysis. Though finding much in the Song to celebrate for women (and men) in their embodied, passionate lives, this work also...

Where does Santa go when he's not at the North Pole making toys with the elves?Well, he loves the warm weather he finds in America, such as California, Hawaii, and Tennessee.Follow along as Santa travels across the USA, with updates from the elves at the North Pole!

Part of the Jewish Encounter seriesFrom one of our most trusted spiritual advisers, a thoughtful, illuminating guide to that most fascinating of biblical texts, the book of Job, and what it can teach us about living in a troubled world.The story of Job is one of unjust things happening to a good man. Yet after losing everything, Job—though confused, angry, and questioning God—refuses to reject his faith, although he challenges some central aspects of it. Ra...

This is a book written primarily for gay Christians and those who love them. Part memoir, part pastoral-theological reflection, this book wrestles with three main areas of struggle that many gay Christians face: (1) What is God’s will for sexuality? (2) If the historic Christian tradition is right and same-sex behavior is ruled out, how should gay Christians deal with their resulting loneliness? (3) How can gay Christians come to an experience of grace that rescues them from crippling feel...

In this Gospel Coalition booklet, D. A. Carson and Timothy Keller recount the origins of the Gospel Coalition and the purpose for which it was formed: to propagate a robust understanding of the gospel’s content and to encourage gospel-centered ministry.Carson and Keller, founders of the coalition and editors of the booklet series, form a theological foundation for the organization’s mission and detail a vision for ministry in a changing world. Ministry today must entail both Bible-...

This discussion guide will help you learn how to dialogue with those who share common doubts and objections to Christianity.In the video sessions (DVD/digital video sold separately), Timothy Keller and six panelists hold candid and unscripted discussions about the broad scope of people's discomforts with God, the Bible, and Christianity in general:Discussion 1: Is the Bible a myth? Has science disproved Christianity?Discussion 2: Is there on...

Modern Bible translations are at a crossroads as multiple translation philosophies argue that Bible translations ought to be done a certain way. So who's right? And what has been the historic view of English Bible translators?Leland Ryken, an expert on the literature of the Bible, brings clarity to questions of how modern Bible translations should be viewed in their historical context. He begins by tracing the history of English Bible translation from William Tyndale to the King Ja...

In this original digital short, author and co-founder of Redeemer Presbyterian Church Kathy Keller recounts her experience growing up in “gender-neutral” home.“My first encounter with the ideas of [male] headship and [female] submission,” she writes, “was both intellectually and morally traumatic.”Yet Keller came to adopt the view that men and women have different roles in marriage and ministry, and that fulfilling such roles pleases God and leads to greater personal fulfil...

Wesley Hill's personal experiences and biblical reflections offer insight into how a nonpracticing gay Christian can "prove, live out, and celebrate" the grace of Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit.For many who are on this path, it's a lonely one. The reality of loneliness and isolation of the celibate homosexual Christian is something that Hill lives and takes seriously in his pursuit of the gospel-centered life. To those on a similar journey, it's often a li...