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About Jeremy Bouma
Jeremy Bouma spent five years in Washington, DC, working on Capitol Hill before returning to his hometown Grand Rapids, MI. While on Capitol Hill, he worked for a United States Senator and later pastored among this community of people, leading bible studies and mentoring congressional staffers in the Way of Jesus. This experience and vantage point, coupled with a degree in Political Science, gives him a unique perspective on faith, Church and the American experience that he hopes will help others live in the tension of faith in Jesus and postmodern America.
Upon his return he served on staff at a small church just outside Grand Rapids, while completing full-time graduate work. He holds the Master of Divinity and Master of Theology (Historical Theology) from Grand Rapids Theological Seminary. He is the founder of THEOKLESIA, a content curator dedicated to helping the Church rediscover the historic Christian faith. He was the lead pastor of Renovate Church (Evangelical Covenant Church) in Muskegon, MI. He and his wife and son live in Grand Rapids with their dog, Zoe.
Jeremy writes within the tension of spirituality and theology, politics and culture, belief and practice, existing and emerging forms of Church, the Kingdom of God and America, modern and postmodern thought, and the gritty drama that is our collective pilgrim story.
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Titles By Jeremy Bouma
This Bible study is designed to help you explore and discover God’s heart for the world through Luke’s biography of history’s most unlikely movement, the church of Jesus Christ. Each uniquely-crafted lesson opens with an introduction and key verse to reveal important themes. Four sections guide readers through Acts in a way that will help you discover, explore, experience, and share the heart of God more deeply. Dive into this book heart first, to discover and experience the same fire that fueled the passion of early Christians two thousand years ago!
About The Passionate Life Bible Study Series:
God longs for everyone to encounter the passion of his heart. Inspired by The Passion Translation, this heart-level Bible study is ideal for both individual devotional study and small groups. Kindle a burning desire for a passion-filled life fueled by the heart of God!
The Passionate Life Bible Study Series will help you explore this king and his kingdom through Matthew’s detailed historical biography. Each uniquely, crafted lesson opens with an introduction and key verse to reveal important themes. Four sections guide you through Matthew in a way that will help you discover, explore, experience, and share the heart of God more deeply. Jesus said that everyone who hears and applies his teachings is wise. Explore those teachings now to build a life that matters and lasts!
About The Passionate Life Bible Study Series:
God longs for everyone to encounter the passion of his heart. Inspired by The Passion Translation, this heart-level Bible study is ideal for both individual devotional study and small groups. Kindle a burning desire for a passion-filled life fueled by the heart of God!
What a wonderful promise—one of many that God has for you and every one of your needs. These promises do not change; they are always true. They are for all people and for all time because they reflect the heart and character of God. Bible Promises for Life is a powerful resource and your complete handbook to everything God guarantees in his Word, giving you the confidence you need to face life’s troubles.
Over 2,000 promises arranged into 144 topics in alphabetical order makes this book the perfect reference when you need God’s reassurance most. Keep a copy on your nightstand and give one to a friend. God’s promises will never lose their power or fail to accomplish their purpose in your life!
This Bible study guide is designed to help you discover God’s love through John’s magnificent historical biography of the Son of God. Each uniquely-crafted lesson opens with an introduction and key verse to reveal important themes. Four sections guide readers through John in a way that will help you discover, explore, experience, and share the heart of God more deeply. John wrote his gospel so that you will fully believe in Jesus. Embark on an exciting journey to discover the eternal love and life he has for you!
About The Passionate Life Bible Study Series:
God longs for everyone to encounter the passion of his heart. Inspired by The Passion Translation, this heart-level Bible study is ideal for both individual devotional study and small groups. Kindle a burning desire for a passion-filled life fueled by the heart of God!
Includes best selling books:
- Reimagining the Kingdom: The Generational Development of Liberal Kingdom Theology from Schleiermacher to McLaren
- The Gospel of Brian McLaren: A New Kind of Christianity for a Multi-Faith World
- Reimagining the Christian Faith: Exploring the Emergent Theology of Doug Pagitt, Peter Rollins, Samir Selmanovic, and Brian McLaren
He said "Goodbye, Emergent"!
Once upon a time he was enamored by the "I-am-not-a-movement-but-a-conversation" known as the Emerging Church after entering a period of faith deconstruction and reconstruction nine years ago. Like many young adults, for the first time he was taking his faith in Jesus Christ seriously and asking a whole lot of questions along the way--which the Emergent Church helped foster and nurture.
But then something happened: He came to realize the Emerging Church is a form of Christianity other-than the versions that currently exist but mirror those that have already existed, mainly the false theology of theological liberalism and early church heresies.
Understand Emerging Church Theology is a bundle of three books representing his best selling work as a former Emergent insider and historical theologian. In each book he clearly outlines and explains the major teachings of major Emergent theologians, while responding point-by-point.
- If you're trying to understand the deeper theology behind Emergent's use of the Kingdom of God, this book is for you.
- If you're trying to address and confront the teachings and theology of Brian McLaren, this book is for you.
- If you're trying to grasp how the major teachings of the Emerging Church movement mirror early church heresies and theological liberalism, this book is for you.
"contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to God's holy people." (Jude 3)
Beginning with Ash Wednesday, Grace & Hope: A 40-Day Devotional for Lent and Easter will guide you through this holy season of self-reflection, prayer, fasting, and remembrance—all to prepare you for the hopeful words “It is finished!” and even more wondrous words, “He is risen!”
Each short, engaging devotional will focus your heart and prepare your soul to celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus, using a faithful and relevant new translation of the Bible, The Passion Translation. It is an ideal devotional for your own personal, family, or small-group use. And daily Bible readings from The Passion Translation will deepen your understanding of God’s Word as you journey toward the cross.
We trust this devotional and version of Scripture will kindle in you a burning, passionate desire for the One who bore our pain and shame, and give you a greater measure of grace and hope!
As a former Emergent Church insider who left the movement after rediscovering the historic Christian faith, Bouma has dedicated his pastoral and academic work to helping people better understand the theology and teachings of the Emergent Church.
With a chapter from Reimagining the Kingdom—his book on McLaren's theology of the Kingdom of God—and fresh content exploring McLarenʼs newest book on religious pluralism, Bouma plumbs the depths of McLarenʼs gospel with academic precision and pastoral care.
In the end, this book will help you better understand how the gospel of Brian McLaren truly is a new kind of Christianity for a multi-faith world, which is no gospel at all.
This world is a far better place because of the “autopsy” Dr. Luke performed on Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection. Discover what Luke unveils: Jesus is who you’ve been waiting for your whole life!
About The Passionate Life Bible Study Series:
God longs for everyone to encounter the passion of his heart. Inspired by The Passion Translation, this heart-level Bible study is ideal for both individual devotional study and small groups. Kindle a burning desire for a passion-filled life fueled by the heart of God!
The Passionate Life Bible Study Series will help you journey through Mark’s magnificent biography of history’s most fascinating person. Each uniquely-crafted lesson opens with an introduction and key verse to reveal important themes. Four sections guide readers through Mark in a way that will help you discover, explore, experience, and share the heart of God more deeply.
Mark is right: the news about Jesus is wonderful news—for you and for your world. Discover today what Jesus has in store for you!
About The Passionate Life Bible Study Series:
God longs for everyone to encounter the passion of his heart. Inspired by The Passion Translation, this heart-level Bible study is ideal for both individual devotional study and small groups. Kindle a burning desire for a passion-filled life fueled by the heart of God!
Matthew 24:35 TPT
What a wonderful promise—one of many that God has spoken over your life. Did you know there are hundreds of similar guarantees from God for every one of your needs? These promises don’t change; they are always true. They are for all people and for all time because they reflect the heart and character of God.
Bible Promises for Life for Women is a powerful resource that will guard and direct you. It is your complete handbook to everything God guarantees you in his Word. It will give you the confidence you need to face life’s troubles. It is the ideal gift to give to people who need to know God’s personal assurances for their every need. In this book, each of God’s promises
is arranged by topic in alphabetical order, making it the perfect reference when you need God’s reassurance most.
Keep a copy on your nightstand and give one to a friend. God’s promises will never lose their power or fail to accomplish their purpose in your life!
But who does God say you are—the One who made and saved you, the God who knows you better than you know yourself? If you knew who you really were, you wouldn’t want to be anyone else.
This book is a guide to your true identity in your Creator and Savior. It organizes who God says you are from the Bible in relevant, alphabetical topics, making it the perfect reference when you need God’s reassurance most. Short devotions at the beginning of each topic will breathe new life into how you see yourself and understand your identity.
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