The Puritans: Their Origins and Successors

What did the Puritans and their successors teach? Was their teaching biblical? What can we learn from them for our life and witness today? These questions guided Dr. LLoyd-Jones in giving the addresses in this volume. Far from sharing the idea that a knowledge of the past is useless or irrelevant, he believed that the study of history is vital to the well-being of the church today. In these add…

The God Who Is There: Finding Your Place in God's Story

It can no longer be assumed that most people—or even most Christians—have a basic understanding of the Bible. Many don't know the difference between the Old and New Testament, and even the more well-known biblical figures are often misunderstood. It is getting harder to talk about Jesus accurately and compellingly because listeners have no proper context with which to understand God's story…

The Cross: 13 Studies for Individuals or Groups

Christian faith is centered in the cross. And the Christian life is likewise rooted in the cross. Drawing on John Stott's classic book The Cross of Christ, the studies in this guide are designed to bring us to the heart of the cross with an understanding of what was accomplished there on our behalf. Our worship, our call to mission, our ability to love our enemies and to face the perplexitie…

The Unchanging Commission

Edition

1

ISBN/ISSN

9780851103129

Collation

Hardcover.; 94 hlm.; 14.3 x 21 cm

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Call Number

266

In Two Minds: The Dilemma of Doubt & How to Resolve It

"To doubt is to be in two minds." "Faith is much more than the absence of doubt, but to understand doubt is to have a key to a quiet heart & a quiet mind." Doubt is everyone's problem. But it is a special problem for Christians because of the premium placed on God's truthfulness. Some doubts gnaw unconsciously at the root of faith; some so clamor for attention that they keep us awake a…

Solid Ground: 25 Years of Evangelical Theology

Evangelical Theology has long sought to provide people with solid ground on which to base their understanding of God, the world and themselves. For many years the theological journal 'Themelios' (which means 'solid ground' in Greek) has played an important part in that endeavour with its articles written for non-experts by world-renowned evangelical theologians on topics of perennial interest. …

66 Books One Story: A Guide to Every Book of the Bible

If you’ve read the Bible, you probably know some of the important battles, a good chunk of the life of Jesus, maybe a Psalm or two – but what do you know about the minor prophets and the epistles? Do you have some loose ends that need tying up? This is where a book like this helps. The Bible has one author – God – so we need to see the Bible as a whole, as God’s Word. Every book of th…

A Grief Observed

Written after his wife's tragic death as a way of surviving the "mad midnight moments," A Grief Observed is C. S. Lewis's honest reflection on the fundamental issues of life, death, and faith in the midst of loss. This work contains his concise, genuine reflections of that period: "Nothing will shake a man--or at any rate a man like me--out of his merely verbal thinking and his merely notional …

Subversive Spirituality

Subversive Spirituality is a gathering together of articles written by Eugene Peterson over the past twenty-five years. Made up of occasional pieces, short biblical studies, poetry, pastoral readings and interviews, this book reflects on the overlooked facets of the spiritual life. Peterson captures the epiphanies of life with the pleasing pastoral style and inspiring depth of insight for which…

Getting Ready for a Great Marriage

In a time when divorce steadily stares down the best intentions and the strongest commintments, it's crucially important to plan for a marriage that will last " till death do you part". Focusing on the often neglected notion of the marriage covenant - a lifelong partnership that is indwelt by God - this book offers short, wisdom-packed chapters that will help you built strong foundations for a …