Book Reviews

Steven Furtick is pastor of one of America's 10 fastest-growing churches and an emerging leader among young pastors. His first book is Sun Stand Still (Multnomah)...

After 30 years in ministry, Charles Stone has identified 5 Ministry Killers and How to Defeat Them (Bethany House).

Another reissued book is Telling the Truth (Zondervan), edited by D.A. Carson. Subtitled Evangelizing Postmoderns and based on papers presented at a conference, the collection includes outstanding insights from a strong team of thinkers.

In this revised and updated edition of his book Rediscovering Holiness (Regal), J.I. Packer reminds us of the necessity and character of holiness in the Christian life. This is an important but neglected topic in most churches, and the book may spark ideas of a sermon series on the issue.

In Images of Salvation in the New Testament (IVP), professor Brenda B. Colijn explores a variety of biblical images to see how New Testament writers expressed the truth and nature of salvation through Christ. This will be a helpful resource for preachers and teachers.

Rethinking the Church: A Challenge to Creative Redesign in an Age of Transition (Baker) is a book that church leaders will find useful.

About Wrestling with God: Loving the God We Don't Understand (IVP), David Dockery wrote...

Christ Among the Dragons: Finding Our Way Through Cultural Challenges (IVP) is Jim's newest books and among his best.

The most recent contribution to the subject will be Leland Ryken's The Legacy of the King James Bible: Celebrating 400 Years of the Most Influential English Translation (Crossway), which is due for publication this month (and is available for pre-orders).

A related title is Wide as the Waters: The Story of the English Bible and the Revolution It Inspired (Penguin) by Benson Bobrick.