The New Conspirators, Tom Sine
– Tom Sine. Likewise Books (IV Press). “Where is the church headed in the twenty-first century?Who are the folks out there making a difference?What is God doing in this broken world and how can you join him? Tom Sine, long recognized as an authority on global trends and Christian response, can answer all these questions
The Lost Shepherd
– Robert K. Spradling and Warren W. Wiersbe. Discovery House Publishers. “A season without a pastor can be challenging for any congregation, but with solid leadership and a strong Pastoral Search Committee, it can be a time of great growth as well. In The Lost Shepherd, experienced pastors and Bible teachers Robert Spradling and Warren Wiersbe
Water From a Deep Well
Christian Spirituality from Early Martyrs to Modern Missionaries – Gerald L. Sittser. IVP Books. “Sacrifice, simplicity, community: these are only three of the many ways Christians have expressed their faith throughout the history of the church—practices that still shape vibrant faith today. Gerald Sittser opens to us the rich history of spirituality, letting us gaze
The Living Church
Convictions of a Lifelong Pastor – John Stott. IVP Books. “…the full articulation of Stott’s dream for the body of Christ in the world today. To the people of God who inherit the global church he has helped to build for the past sixty years, he bequeaths this calling: There is such a thing as
Four Views on the Warning Passages in Hebrews
– Herbert W. Bateman IV, editor. Kregel. “…brings together four internationally known biblical scholars—Garent Cockerill, Buist Fanning, Randall Gleason and Grant Osborne, all of whom have previously written on Hebrews. After each contributor presents and defends his position, it is critiqued by the other three contributors. Additional features include an introduction by the editor and
Courageous Faith
Life Lessons from Old Testament Heroes – Ed Hindson. AMG Publishers. “This practical and powerful study is based on the lives of the Hebrew heroes who dared to believe that God keeps His promises.”(Abraham, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Joshua, Gideon, Jephthah, Samson, Boaz, David, Jonathan, Daniel, Nehemiah) 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by Warren Wiersbe
Do You Know? Harry Emerson Fosdick (Part 1)
(Taken from American Preachers of To-Day by Edgar DeWitt Jones, 1933) The most preeminent pulpit of the Christian faith in America, if not the world, is that of Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick in Riverside Church, New York City. Given a ten-million-dollar cathdedral, complete to the smallest detail, occupying a commanding site on a magnificent boulevard, a dyanmic
Leadership Essentials
– Greg Ogden and Daniel Meyer. IVP Books. “Designed to work well on your own, with a partner or with a group, Leadership Essentials by Greg Ogden and Daniel Meyer is the essential preparation tool for those who would be led and shaped by Christ to lead others with strength and wisdom. By working through
For Everyone Series
Tom Wright. WJK Books. “Tom Wright has undertaken a tremendous task: to provide guides to all the books of the New Testament and to include in them his own translation of the entire text. Each short passage is followed by a highly readable discussion, with background information, useful explanations and suggestions, and thoughts as to
Commentary & Reference Survey
A Comprehensive Guide to Biblical and Theological Resources – John Glynn. Kregel. “First assembled as a ‘labor of love’ in 1994, John Glynn’s survey of biblical and theological resources has won wide acclaim from professors, students, and pastors. This much-anticipated tenth edition lists and ranks approximately 900 commentaries and 1,600 other volumes related to biblical
Passionate Conviction
Contemporary Discourses on Christian Apologetics Paul Copan & William Lane Craig, editors. Broadman & Holman. “Passionate Conviction brings together the most soul-stirring presentations in defense of Christianity from the annual fall conference on apologetics held in association with the Evangelical Philosophical Society, the C. S. Lewis Institute, and the Christian Apologetics program at Biola University.”
God’s Secret Agent
The story of a man who gave himself fully to God – Sammy Tippett with Jerry B. Jenkins. Tyndale. “For decades Sammy Tippett traveled to “closed” countries. He talked to others about Christ, distributed Bibles, and faced the chilling prospect of prison. His story of perilous assignments and narrow escapes reads like a spy novel,