The Book of Numbers

Someone once said, "The past is another country - they do things differently there. "At times, indeed, the Old Testament resembles another very different country. Maneuvering through levitical laws, bloodshed in Joshua, or Daniel's apocalyptic visions, sincere readers often wonder what the Old The New International Commentary on the Old Testament has helped countless people traverse this diffic…

God's Revolution

God's Revolution is a collection of the writings of Eberhard Arnold, founder of the Bruderhof movement in Nazi Germany. Arnold's refusal to bear arms, his rejection of private property, and his insistence on the indissolubility of individual and communal Christianity won him the respect of believers and the ire of Hitler's regime. His witness has lived on in the Community he founded and through…

Calvin and the Reformation: Four Studies by Emile Doumergue, August Lang, Her…

The four studies that make up this book were originally prepared for the Princeton Theological Review in celebration of the 400th anniversary of Calvin's birth. The article by Emile Doumergue deals with Calvin's view of asceticism; Lang's study analyses Calvin's doctrine of natural law; Bavinck's essay discusses Calvin's understanding of common grace; Warfield analyses Calvin's teaching on the …

Sanctification

The holy has been defined existentially and sociologically, and churches too often allow their expectations regarding holiness to be prompted by existential aspirations or the social mores of the Christian community. Perhaps it is not surprising that many view holiness as accidental or expendable, even as a legalistic and conformist posture opposed to the freedom of the gospel. But sanctificati…

Thoughts on Religious Experience

The nature of spiritual experience is probably both the most interesting and the most difficult subject in Christian literature: interesting because it concerns human life in all observable stages from childhood to death, and embraces all the emotions and behaviour possible in a man regenerated by the Holy Spirit; difficult because the adequate treatment of the subject makes the immense demands…

Little Women & Good Wives

Little Women is one of the best-loved children's stories of all time, based on the author's own youthful experiences. It describes the family life of the four March sisters living in a small New England community.

The Unchanging Commission

Edition

1

ISBN/ISSN

9780851103129

Collation

Hardcover.; 94 hlm.; 14.3 x 21 cm

Series Title

-

Call Number

266 A232

Preaching with Purpose

Preaching needs to become purposeful, says Jay Adams, because purposeless preaching is deadly. This book was written to help preachers and students discover the purpose of preaching has and the ways that the Scriptures inform and direct the preaching task. Preaching with Purpose, like the many other books of Jay Adams, speaks clearly and forcefully to the issue. Having read this book, both stud…

Gateway to Chinese Classical Literature

Despite the passage of time, these works remain fresh and relevant today. The immortal lines from Li Bai's Reflections on a Quiet Night', " Raising my head. I look at the bright moon; Hanging my head, I think of home, " continue to strike a chord in the heart of many a traveller far from home, while the tragedy in The Dream of the Red Chamber is still able to move us deeply.

Legends of Ji Gong ; Ji Gong The Crazy Monk

Legends of Ji Gong first appeared as a literary work during the Song Dynasty. Funny and entertaining, the stories of Ji Gong had gone a long way in inculcating moral values in the common people. Numerous accounts had been weitten and published. Eventually, the original writer became obscure. Ji Gong was a peculiar and remarkable character. He was an immortal who made his appearance in the hu…