Modern idols come in many forms: money, power, position, prestige. Elijah dedicated himself to destroying the idols of his day with deep conviction and unwavering tenacity that few have equalled since. His simple, straightforward prophecy to Ahab was that there would be no rain until the people destroyed their idols. Even though Elijah was a time fearful, lonely, and lacking in faith, he remai…
Out of a sinful and pagan world, God called Abraham to leave everything and everyone he knew and travel to a land had never seen. Abraham stepped out in faith, yet he hesitated and delayed. Throughout his long life, it was only when Abraham fully yielded himself to the will of God, that God could fulfill His will through Abraham. Only his unconditional faith in God finally produced the son of p…
After his twin brother, Esau, sold his birthright to him for a bowl of soup, Jacob thought his life would be one of comfort and ease. Yet Jacob paid dearly for that deception and others as he tried for fulfill God's promise on his own, rather than having faith that God would fulfill them in His time, Jacob received a taste of his own bitter medicine as he was tricked into marrying Leah, the old…
How do the principles Paul taught and practiced apply to the lives of Christians today? The newest title in the popular Men of Character series examines the powerful life and ministry of the apostle Paul and reveals how his shining example illuminates our Christian walk today. From his sudden conversion on the road of Damascus through his many years of molding the early church, the stories of P…
Now in its 60th year the landmark bestseller by the great Viennese psychiatrist remembered for his tremendous impact on humanity MAN'S SEARCH FOR MEANING Internationally renowned psychiatrist Viktor E. Frankl endured years of unspeakable horror in Nazi death camps. During, and partly because of, his suffering, Dr. Frankl developed a revolutionary approach to psychotherapy known as logothe…
"Foxe's Book of Martyrs" bukan sekedar buku bagi ahli sejarah. Foxe menulisnya untuk mendokumentasikan penganiayaan terhadap gereja; tubuh Kristus sendiri. Ini adalah buku tentang kasih karunia Allah dan kesetiaan anak-anakNya. Foxe's Book of Martyrs berkisah tentang iman yang tidak runtuh, tidak saja karena diterpa kesulitan hidup, bahkan apabila mengalami penganiayaan yang mengerikan dan beru…
The subject of this book has been a source of misunderstanding and confusion, but behind man-made confusion the author shows us a pattern of truth that is divine simplicity itself.
These brief lessons are based on historical people and events, with insightful questions at the end of each. They will encourage families to talk about what God has done in their lives and in the lives of Christians of years gone by.
"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose" The life and Testament of Jim Elliot So wrote Jim Elliot at age 22, sweating over Greek roots and patristics at Wheaton College. Seven years later, writes his widow, "he and four other young men sat together on a strip of white sand on the Curaray River, deep in Ecuador s rain forest, waiting for the arrival of a group…
Francis Schaeffer was one of the most influential apologists of the twentieth century. Through his speaking, writing, and filmmaking, Schaeffer successfully transformed the way people thought of the Christian faith, from a rather private kind of piety to a worldview that addresses every sphere of life. This volume?written by a man converted from agnosticism within days of meeting Schaeffer?is t…