Bob Ekblad

In this meditation on John 17 we see how God has created the world as a sanctuary, a holy place, but it is also a battlefield in which God now wages holy war against sin and the powers. To participate in his holy war, we need first to be sanctified. It is into this paradoxical world, sanctuary and battlefield, that Jesus sends his disciples, asking his Father to perform the sanctifying work. because while the world is around them, it is also within them. This meditation will help you grow in your love for the world, while also facing its suffering-resisting evil because you are confident in the victory of Christ.

La Biblia nos relata la historia de una b squeda, una liberaci n y un reclutamiento de los seres humanos como agentes de bendici n para el mundo. Dios llama a las personas, envi ndolos como anunciadores y agentes de cambio para llevar la salvaci n a los confines de la tierra. Este volumen sigue al primer volumen de Encuentros sorprendentes con Dios, el segundo de una serie de cinco libros. En esta colecci n encontrar gu as pr cticas para facilitar estudios b blicos liberadores. Estos trece estudios B blicos se han practicado y probado en las c rceles, en comunidades rurales del sur global, en las m rgenes de los Estados Unidos, en ambientes misioneros europeos y en facultades de Teolog a a niveles de posgrado. Cada estudio se enfoca en el reclutamiento de Dios a individuos que se unen a un movimiento de liberaci n, que ofrece a los moderadores preguntas y sugerencias para guiar el estudio, las explicaciones y la informaci n de los antecedentes acerca del texto, as como las invitaciones y llamados a la acci n de los participantes.

Jesus was born into a world marked by oppression and injustice to announce and embody God's global liberation movement. Like an insurgent, Jesus comes in under the radar, behind enemy lines, and then builds a foundation of trust with a growing entourage of humble followers. he incites a revolution that he calls the Kingdom of God. Guerrilla Gospel: Reading the Bible for Liberation in the Power of the Spirit is a practical manual that condenses the outlines of God's liberation movement. In this book you will elarn to identify and overcome common obstacles to stepping into active faith, grow in your awareness of how God speaks and the Spirit guides, discover approaches to preparing messages that invite conversion and holistic transformation, learn essential basics for preparing and leading Bible studies and grow in understanding how the gifts of the spirt are available now to provide essential support for the adventure of faith.

This book provides a theologically rich commentary on the challenge of addiction and the long road to recovery. Written by a minister with extensive experience working with people who struggle with addictions, this book helps pastors understand the roots and realities of our universal human struggle with addictions and attachments while showing that together we have great hope for freedom, wholeness, and recovery. Readers will learn how to create and foster a Beatitude Community, the kind of environment Jesus prescribed for his people, to help addicts and those who love them heal from brokenness. Foreword by Bob Ekblad. About the SeriesPastors are called to help people navigate the profound mysteries of being human, from birth to death and everything in between. This series, edited by leading pastoral theologian Jason Byassee, provides pastors and pastors-in-training with rich theological reflection on the various seasons that make up a human life, helping them minister with greater wisdom and joy.