Category Archives: English Books

Taking God Seriously
by J. I. Packer

Catechesis consists of intentional, orderly instruction in the truths by which Christians are called to live – a sort of discipleship in ‘mere Christianity’.

The fact that catechesis has fallen out of the life and practice of many churches today is a major loss, leaving Christians undernourished and spiritually sluggish.  Professor J. I. Packer responds that ‘it is catechesis – vital ongoing teaching and discipling – that hits the bull’s eye’: (more…)

Recovering the Real Lost Gospel:
Reclaiming the Gospel as Good News
by Darrell L. Bock

While some seek so-called lost gospels, Darrell L. Bock suggests the real lost gospel is the one already found in the Bible and reminds everyone of what it means: good news.

“Darrell Bock is one of the church’s finest New Testament scholars.  He has the unique ability to write on both the (more…)

The Cure
by John S. Lynch, Bruce McNicol, Bill Thrall

We thought we were cured.

We thought so, but most of us unwittingly carried an old, dead outlook into our new life.  We couldn’t measure up to the standard we created, so we convinced ourselves it was God’s.  We read his words through our grid of shame and felt ourselves fall farther and farther behind.  We took it out on each other; judging, comparing, faking, splintering.   (more…)

Only God
by Dwight Mason

God’s story is big, magnificent, noble, heroic, beyond your imagination…  Yet He invites you to write with Him, to obey Him and create a story He can use to transform the world.

No matter what has happened to you.  No matter how old you are.  No matter how young you are.  No matter how you have failed.  No matter how broken you feel.  No matter how hard you have already (more…)

The Hope Of Glory
by T.W. Hunt and Melana Hunt Monroe

The glass is half empty; the glass is half full.  How you see it depends on your perspective.

In The Hope of Glory, beloved Bible teacher T. W. Hunt and his daughter, Melana Hunt Monroe, explain how you can apply God’s perspective to your life.  By teaching you to focus on God’s character, the Trinity, and personal spiritual growth, this book will help you see all of life from Heaven’s viewpoint, just as Jesus did.

I Am Changes Who I Am
by Gregg Matte

Living the Christian life isn’t easy, especially in today’s culture.  To be who and do what God commands, Christians need to recapture the miraculous.  Unfortunately, miracles have been left either with cable TV faith healers or tour guides in the Holy Land.  That has to change, because it’s by seeing what God does that we discover who He is.  And knowing who He is and what He is does will change who we are and what we (more…)

The Sacred Wilderness of Pastoral Ministry
Preparing a People for the Presence of the Lord
by David Rohrer

Pastors often find themselves struggling to survive in the wilderness of the contemporary church scene.  How do they remain faithful in light of the marginalization of organized religion, denominational strife, rapid demographic change, falling numbers and a general malaise among church members?  Many pastors feel helpless, others hopeless. Sociologists and pollsters diagnose the problem but can’t seem to come up (more…)

Evangelical Truth
A Personal Plea For Unity, Integrity and Faithfulness
by John Stott

Evangelicalism has divided into various branches – conservative, progressive, Reformed, charismatic and more.  Does any common ground remain that all can gladly affirm?

From John Stott, one of evangelicalism’s leading statesmen over the last fifty years, comes a statement that boldly places the (more…)

Turning to God
Biblical Conversion in the Modern World
by David F. Wells

Does a person have to “convert” to be a Christian?  Or can one merely “follow” Jesus by studying Scripture?  Does the Bible ever say that conversion is necessary?  Or is it a development of the church?  Turning to God explores these fundamental questions about regeneration and conversion, distinguishing Christianity from every other faith as one in which conversion is unique, supernatural, and necessary for salvation.   (more…)

Engaging Today’s Prodigal
Clear Thinking, New Approaches, and Reasons for Hope
by Carol Barnier

Many families today experience the profound guilt and shame filled pain of seeing a child walk away from their faith and values.  Churches and parents feel powerless to change the relationship and engage the prodigal in positive ways.  Carol Barnier has the insight to help.  She left the faith of her pastor father, became an active atheist, debated Christians, and explored a variety of worldviews before she found the truth in a (more…)

Who’s Your Daddy Now?
By Doug Stringer

Fatherlessness is a monumental epidemic affecting hundreds of thousands directly and millions indirectly.  Who’s Your Daddy Now? addresses the issue head on and offers concrete solutions to this culture-crippling crisis.  Author Doug Stringer clearly traces the alarming rates of divorce, abandonment, rejection, pregnancy, abortion, alcohol, and drugs to a broken relationship with a father. Using personal experience and heartwarming stories of people overcoming fatherlessness, Doug lays out the process which will lead (more…)

A New Name
by Emma Scrivener

GRACE AND HEALING FOR ANOREXIA

The face of anorexia is not a glossy model in a perfume ad.  It’s a starving animal, circling the empty cupboards, blank-eyed and vacant.  It’s a face frozen in a rictus grin, mouthing lies.  ‘I’m fine,’ it says.  ‘Everything is under control.

I have always felt hungry, says Emma Scrivener.  Not just for food, but for everything: from money to (more…)