The Nearness of God counterculture Turner leads readers through all

Turner leads readers through all aspects of the Gospel of Matthew--sociological

and empower them to become fully embedded contributors within and to their faith community

have you ever heard about the donkey who carried a king

using all the scholarly tools available and focusing especially on literary features

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The Nearness of God counterculture Turner leads readers through allAbout God, for many people, is an abstract figure who set the world running but is now largely absent from it. Even Christians can fall into this trap. Academics spend their time merely talking about God. Churches exist for their own fulfillment. When this happens, God seems far away. But in the Bible, God is not only center stage; he is intimately involved with his people. Lanier Burns shows us that, at each stage of the unfolding story of God and