This book encourages the Christian to regularly read God's Word. According to the Bible the believer is to delight in God's word. This book offers many helpful suggestions to encourage the Christian to get into the Bible and expand their knowledge of the Word.
Many of the Baby Boomer generation have personally experienced or been influenced by the Jesus Movement in the late 60’s and early 70’s. God’s Forever Family is a through historical account of the Jesus Movement.
Eskridge looks at the major personalities and events in the Jesus Movement and how it affected our culture and the Church.
A look at some of the most prominent healing evangelist of the twentieth century like F.F. Bosworth, George Jeffreys and Oral Roberts. The story of their life and calling, their struggles and victories, their influence in the Church and the world.
Many Christians think that the only skill needed in evangelism is to declare the gospel in a clear concise way to the lost.
Randy Newman says there are a least three skills needed in evangelism. (1) the clear declaration of the gospel, (2) the ability to defend the gospel for those who question and criticize it and (3) the skill of dialoguing the gospel which is a combination of skills (1) and (2).
Newman describes this third skill as “giving and taking – asking questions and bouncing ideas back and forth…” He goes on to say that “We need all three skills if we’re to be Christ’s ambassadors in the twenty-first century.” Cultivating this third skill will enable us to engages people’s hearts the way Jesus did.
The sub-title of this book reads Re-live one of the Greatest Outpourings in History that is Breaking Loose Once Again.
Tommy Welchel interviews many who experienced the Azusa Street revival retelling their stories of what took place there.
Roberts Liardon says that “Azusa Street was the watershed moment that led to a tidal wave of revival fervor spreading from Los Angeles to every part of the world.”
The true story of a young Muslim girl who became a Christian. This book describes Rifqa’s journey into the Christian faith. An insightful story of how difficult this journey can be.
In 2009-2010 this story broke in the national and international media. Hiding in the Light gives us Rifqa’s story.
I loved the movie but the book was so much more detailed and thrilling.
The true life story of Louis Zamperini. The American Olympiad who shook the hand of Adolf Hitler during the 1936 Berlin Olympics. He served as a bombardier in the Pacific in the 2nd World War. Zamperini’s plane crashed in the ocean during a rescue mission. He drifted in the ocean for 47 days surrounded by sharks and eventually was captured by the Japanese. He suffered beating, starvation, humiliation and torture as a prisoner of war. He struggled to overcome the effects of his prisoner of war experiences. He found peace at the Los Angeles Billy Graham Crusade. “In a single, silent moment, his rage, his fear, his humiliation and helplessness, had fallen away. That morning, he believed, he was a new creation.”
Many question the relevance of the Church today. Johnson talks about the nature, purpose and function of the local Church. He addresses questions like why the Church is here and why the Church struggles to be culturally acceptable? He also looks at other issues like worship, membership, mission, Church discipline and authority.
An informative and refreshing look at the local Church.
John Owen was a puritan who lived in the 1600’s. He was a church leader, theologian and the academic administrator at the University of Oxford.
The Mortification of Sin is a series of lectures on Romans 8 about the believer’s battle against sin.
It is amazing how relevant this book is even though it was written over 300 years ago.
A fresh look at sin, temptation and the grace of God. Chaddick says “the greatest temptations lure us by replacing truth with lies” and “the lies of sin blind us to the beauty of Christ.”
Learning to say no to temptation is a process that the Christian will face through out his life time in this world. It is important that we are completely educated and schooled is Biblical grace. God’s grace has delivered us from the penalty and power of sin.
It is also important to understand that God will use temptation to make us into the Christian God wants us to be.
J. Warner Wallace a cold-case detective looks at 8 pieces of evidence found in the universe indicating divine origin.
When a detective investigates a possible crime scene he must first determine if it is a crime scene. Has a homicide been committed based on the evidence found at the scene that indicates an outside perpetrator?
Wallace applies these same investigative techniques to the universe. Did the universe get here through a natural process (naturalism)? Does the evidence support this view? Or did this universe come into existence through the intervention of a supernatural being outside the universe?
The subtitle reads A Psychologist Probes the Mystery of Why Some Lives Really Work and Others Don’t.
Dr. Cloud examines 9 principles of life that many successful people practice and have in common. These principles are so simple that they are often over looked and yet they are so profound and practical. Principle 2 can be summarized as “Successful people do not hang on to bad stuff for long.” This means successful people do not allow negative things to take up space in their lives, draining them of energy and resources. The book covers 8 others principles that you will want to know.
Dr. Henry Cloud examines 9 life changing principles things you simply must do.
In a generation of fatherlessness, we all need models of manhood. This inspiring book provides a short biographical sketch of 7 men.
The book looks at the lives of men like William Wilberforce the man who ended slavery in Britain, Dietrich Bonhoeffer the man who died opposing Hitler and Nazism in World War 2 Germany, Eric Liddell the man who won the men’s 400 metre in the 1924 summer Olympics in Paris, Jackie Robinson the first black baseball player in the major leagues and others.
Many people today find it hard to believe that something can be universally true for all people. The belief in moral absolutes true for all people at all times.
A 2002 survey found that 83% of American teenagers said moral truth depends on circumstance and only 6% said objective moral values exist.
Copan attempts to equip the Christian to respond to the cultural relativism we face today. This book is especially good for high school, college, and university students, parents and church leaders.
Liardon examines 12 of the most prominent Pentecostal healing revivalists of the 20th century like John G. Lake, Smith Wigglesworth, Aimee Semple McPherson and Kathryn Kuhlman. Why did their ministries enjoy such success and why did some of their ministries end in failure?
This book is full of history, inspiration, insight and life lessons.
A biography of David Livingstone a pioneer medical missionary and explorer of Africa. Livingstone was one of the most popular national heroes of Britain in the late 19th century. He was a missionary martyr, a working-class man, a physician, an anti-slavery crusader, and an explorer.
The story of David Livingstone a fascinating and inspiring read.
John Piper speaks to pastors he says “Professionalism has nothing to do with the essence and heart of the Christian ministry….The world sets the agenda of the professional man; God sets the agenda of the spiritual man.”
The book addressing a host of issues that Pastors face from prayer and missions to racism and abortion.
Why is it that some people always seem to enter into relationships that are hurtful? The book Safe People gives some helpful sights into this question.
The first part of the book looks at “unsafe people” examining 20 characteristics of “unsafe people.” The second part of the book looks at the origin of the problem why a person attracts and is attracted to “unsafe people.” The third part of the book looks at how to recognize “safe people” and how to become a safe person.
This book was a great encouragement to me. It emphasizes taking a small portion of scripture and meditating on it for 15 to 20 minutes a day.
In a world that is so preoccupied with accomplishment, success, business and activity Bible meditation seems like a waste of time. Those in church history who have had the greatest impact on the Church like Augustine, Luther, Calvin, Wesley, Whitefield, and Moody are also among those who have been keenly devoted to God’s Word.
As the subtitle says changing your life through Bible meditation.
Ron Smith tries to give us a realistic picture of missionary life. As Smith says "I want you to hear what I have heard, to see, to taste, to smell and ... touch what I have heard, seen, tasted, smelled and touched."
Smith tells real stories about the personal problems, failures, pain and successes that missionaries have experienced on the mission field.
