Living with Confidence (Part 2)
When a professing believer lives in such a way that his or her life profanes Christ, then we would be advised to get out of the way.
Recovery from the Rise and Fall of Marriage
In today's society marriages fall apart for many reasons unfulfillment, unhappiness, and unrealistic expectations. When you truly examine these reasons, most are superficial symptoms.
The House Church Book
There is much discussion today about the emergence of house churches as a significant movement. The House Church Book (Tyndale) is a very sympathetic treatment of the phenomenon by Wolfgang Simson. The book advocates house churches and offers counsel on developing such gatherings. The book was originally published in the UK, and this is a revised work.
Shaping the Claim
Marvin McMickle is a frequent contributor to Preaching, and his newest book, Shaping the Claim (Fortress), is a valuable resource for pastors. McMickle discusses how the sermon's claim - the core message - speaks to listeners at the levels of intellect, conviction and response. He offers useful insights into the development of messages that will impact hearers.
A Fine-Tuned Universe
Scientist and theologian Alister McGrath is one of the most gifted thinkers in the church today, and his new book A Fine-Tuned Universe (Westminster John Knox) is a significant contribution to the contemporary conversation about science and faith. Based on his 2009 Gifford Lectures, McGrath talks about what science knows about the natural world in the 21st century, and draws out the implications of such knowledge for the debate about the existence of God.
Christian Life
Isn't it strange how everyone wants a place in heaven but they don't want to believe, do or say anything to get there?
Sexual Purity
In a recent Breakpoint commentary, Mark Earley writes: "Dale Kuehne is the author of a new book, Sex and the iWorld. He says the traditional world, or tWorld, as he calls it, has been largely supplanted by the iWorld, in which 'the immediate desires of the individual have been deemed paramount.' In the iWorld, complete sexual freedom is a given, as long as all parties consent. Sexuality is considered essential to human happiness.
The Jesus Revolution
Leith Anderson's newest book is The Jesus Revolution(Abingdon), an exploration of the Book of Acts to discover how the first band of Christians transformed the world. This will be a useful resource for those teaching and preaching the Book of Acts.
The Gospel-Driven Life
In The Gospel-Driven Life (Baker), Michael Horton argues that Christianity doesn't work as a moral philosophy or code of ethics alone; rather, the key to our faith is the truth that God in Christ has done everything needed to reconcile sinners to Himself. Horton encourages Christians to rest in that promise as the foundation of their faith.
Baptism: Three Views
The New Testament commands baptism, but what does that entail? In the book Baptism: Three Views (IVP Academic), Sinclair Ferguson, Bruce Ware and Anthony N.S. Lane make the case for three approaches: infant baptism, believer's baptism, or a mixed approach.