Bernardo Estrada presents a global reading of the Sermon on the Mount by making the ethical vision of Jesus' teaching understandable for men and women of the third millennium. Estrada show how the commandments of love and the character of authentic righteousness are the twin themes that unite the Sermon. Despite the challenges inherent to Jesus' teaching, Estrada understands Jesus' commands as accessible and obedience feasible. Estrada' reading is important because it highlights how the te...

How do you tell someone that you’re hungry in German? What’s the German word for airplane? With this book, curious kids will learn to see and say simple words and phrases in German. Culturally specific photos and Pebble Sprout’s interactive format make language learning a game of discovery! More titles in this series: See and Say French See and Say Mandarin See and Say Spanish

Race is everywhere in the New Testament, but not in the way modern readers expect.Race and the Foreigner in the New Testament is a paradigm-changing book. Pushing back against modern assumptions that equate race primarily with skin color, Rodolfo Galvan Estrada III situates New Testament texts within the racial imagination of ancient Greece and Rome, where identity was defined in terms of genealogy, environment, and culture. The result is a new way of read...

From the creators of Banned Book Club comes a young adult graphic novel about unveiling secrets, confessing your crushes, and finding yourself: all in the mountains of South Korea on Christmas Eve.It's time for the annual winter camp at Anjeon University. A full weekend, deep in the mountains, with no parental supervision. But this is no ordinary getaway. It is 1980s South Korea, where police are always watching and even the slightest bit of self-expressio...

Christianity Today Book Award—Biblical StudiesForeword INDIES Book of the Year Award Honorable MentionSOLA Network's Asian American Book Awards Honorable MentionIn a first-of-its-kind volume, The New Testament in Color offers biblical commentary that is:MultiethnicDiverseContextual

Simplify real-time data processing by leveraging the power of Apache Kafka 1.0Key FeaturesUse Kafka 1.0 features such as Confluent platforms and Kafka streams to build efficient streaming data applications to handle and process your dataIntegrate Kafka with other Big Data tools such as Apache Hadoop, Apache Spark, and moreHands-on recipes to help you design, operate, maintain, and secure your Apache Kafka cluster with easeBook Des...

Born in the poverty-stricken settlements of Tijuana and raised in the turbulent neighborhoods of East Los Angeles, Francisco Javier Estrada's life began in a world where survival was never guaranteed. Violence, discrimination, hardship, and uncertainty were part of everyday life, but so were family, faith, laughter, and an unbreakable determination to rise above circumstance.Honest, inspiring, and deeply human, From Cardboardland to Disneyland is a powerful reminder that where you ...

Life of the Party Girl is a raw and inspiring debut memoir of a top wedding planner reflecting on the moments that define us as human beings, both the traumatic and fantastic.The author and subject, Megan Estrada, isn't your typical wedding planner. She is tattooed, assertive, stylish, and doesn't take no for an answer. She is reflective and decisive, in bringing a fresh and unique perspective to the special events industry. Estrada is a trailblazer in the event industry a...

Faith Alone investigates the post-apostolic debates over salvation and justification by faith. Author Erik A. Estrada demonstrates that, contrary to the historical outlook of a good number of Catholic and Protestant historians and theologians, there were indeed conflicts within the Great Church (ca. 100-700 CE) over the question "After baptism, is faith alone enough to save the orthodox Christian?"Demonstrating that there were such internal conflicts about justification by...

Come to the Table is a book in the Live a Love Story series that encourages readers to walk out Jesus's first and second commandments: love God and love people. However, we can only love the Lord and others with His help. As we pursue His Presence and seek Him through the Word, we encounter more of Him. The process of seeking and finding God helps us to better love Him—and each other. In this way, we get to live the love story of our dreams and fulfill our purposes on earth, because everyt...

Many hear the phrase "love story" and immediately their minds dart to marriage or romance. Yes, the Father desires to choose a spouse that best fits you. But the truth is, God wants everyone to live a perfect love story with those around them. The Lord wants your family to overflow with His love. And He longs to connect you to friends that become family. The Father's great hope is that His children feel a sense of belonging, and experience His love through those around them. In this way, o...

A Junior Library Guild Selection"Highly recommended for readers passionate about activism." — SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, Starred Review"Sure to inspire today’s youthful generation of tenacious changemakers." — BOOKLIST, Starred Review"The messages of hope are universal." — PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, Starred Review"A timely read about friendship amid chaos." — NPR