Outline : There is a place that you can go where no one is ever sick. There are no doctor's offices or hospitals - no one there gets a runny nose or earache or an upset tummy. They don't fight or cry or get hurt feelings. This place is more beautiful and amazing than you could ever imagine. It is filled with love, light and joy. It's perfect because God made it that way. It's heaven. All the pe…
Outline : "How fast we lose our leaves is not important. Eventually, we'll lose them all. Yet a fallen leaf is never wasted. It joins the others on the ground to make the soil richer." Through a simple conversation between a boy and a tree, country-music-star Granger Smith shares an incredibly powerful and deeply moving story filled with life lessons on loss, grief, and the strength gained in …
Outline : Each volume of the Doctrines of Grace series illuminates one of the five points of Calvinism, presenting the context, content, and various implications of the doctrine. Featuring essays from several respected theologians, these works help readers understand key aspects of Reformed orthodoxy in all their historical, biblical, theological, and pastoral richness.
Outline : You have a calling. In this classic book of vocation, Gordon Smith invites you to discover your calling by listening to God and becoming a coworker with him. Courage and Calling has helped thousands of readers explore questions such as these: - What is my calling? - Will my vocation change as I enter a new stage of life? - With competing demands, how can I craft a balanced way of …
Outline : Follow Elton the Old English Sheepdog as he rests in green pastures, walks through a dark valley, and enjoys the love of the Shepherd. Along the way, children will connect with the beloved words of Psalm 23 and know that they too are cared for and protected by their good God.
Outline : How Modernity Creates Atheists - and what the Church must do about it. Millions of people in the West identify as atheists. Christians often respond to this reality with proofs of God's existence, as though rational arguments for atheism were the root cause of unbelief. In Bulwarks of Unbelief, Joseph Minich argues that a felt absence of God, as experienced by the modern individual, o…
Outline : Reading psalms in context The Psalter is a carefully edited work, skillfully arranged to communicate a theological message. The Promised Davidic King is a case study of how a single psalm shapes―and is shaped by―its context in the Psalter. Wyatt Aaron Graham argues that Psalm 108 plays a guiding role in Book V (Pss 107–150). Following Israel's return from exile in Psalm 107, Ps…
Outline : The Giver of Life provides a thorough and trustworthy guide to understanding the person and work of the Holy Spirit : God's Spirit unites believers to Christ, conforms them to his image, and equips them for witness and ministry. Author J. V. Fesko writes from a confessionally Reformed perspective in dialogue with the great creeds of the church.
Outline : Should Christians be embarrassed by the book of Revelation? The Revelation of John has long confused and disturbed readers. In The Apocalypse of John among Its Critics, leading experts in Revelation confront the book's difficulties. Each chapter wrestlers honestly with a question raised by the book's critics: Was John a misogynist? Does Revelation delight in violence? Can the book eve…
Outline : The fresh riches of biblical poetry for communities of faith A New Song brings together a diverse roster of Jewish and Christian scholars to explore biblical Hebrew poetic texts within the context - and for the benefit - of communities of faith. Edited by Stephen D. Campbell, Richard G. Rohlfing Jr., and Richard S. Briggs, A New Song includes nine essays on the hidden intricacies of …
Outline : The Lord Jesus Christ provides a fresh and robust guide to understanding Jesus and his work of salvation : Jesus is the divine Son of God, who has taken on human nature in the incarnation to lead his people in a new exodus. Author Brandon D. Crowe writes from a confessionally Reformed perspective in dialogue with the great creeds of the church.
Outline : We're all looking for somewhere to belong - but we won't find true belonging anywhere in this world outside God's church. Reformed traditions emphasize church membership because it provides practical, spiritual blessings for our flourishing, yet the extent of those blessing isn't always evident to us. Here Pastor Jonathan Landry Cruse explain the nature, necessity, benefits and respon…
Outline : Probing the mystery of Satan's messenger Paul's enigmatic "thorn in the flesh" in 2 Corinthians has baffled interpreters for centuries. Many offer suggestions as to the identity of Satan's messenger; others despair that the puzzle is unsolvable. In Paul's Thorn in the Flesh: New Clues for an Old Problem, Kenneth Berding reopens the case. He follows a trail of clues that includes anci…
Outline : Isaiah's Servant Songs reveal a true and better Adam. In Charged with the Glory of God, Caroline Batchelder provides a synchronic, theological, and canonical reading of Isaiah's four Servant Songs, offering fresh insights for understanding God's true image and its idolatrous counterfeits. Isaiah reveals a coherent message when it is read as a compositional unity in its Old Testament …
Outline : Have you ever wondered what Reformed theology really is? Ask for a definition and you'll get many different answers. This brief book serves as a helpful primer for church leaders, study groups, and individuals who want a well-rounded and concise overview. Learn what makes Reformed theology distinctive and how its specific doctrines apply to everyday life. Written for the church, the B…
Outline: Rarely to theologians take up theme of God's beauty - even more rarely do they consider how God's beauty should shape the task of theology itself. But the psalmist says that the heart of the believer's desire is to behold the beauty of the Lord. In this book, the author restores aesthetics as not merely a valid lens for theological reflection, but an essential one. Jesus, our incarn…
Outline : Make every moment with God count! Written for girls on the go, this 5-Minute, 180-day Faithgirlz devotional helps a busy girls slow down and take time to grow closer to God. Short, sweet devotions applicable to everyday life are paired with relevant Scripture and focus on the ups and downs of tween-hood-friendships, peer pressure, bullying, boys, and self-confidence-all while showing …
Outline: The Ezra-Nehemiah narratives report how the hand of YHWH directed several Persian kings, thousands of Hebrew exiles, and a few Hebrew leaders, including Ezra and Nehemiah, to commit their lives to the difficult task of restoration; restoring people to Judah, worship in Jerusalem, the temple, the wall around Jerusalem, and the people's spiritual commitment to the essential theological p…
Outline : "The go-to book on dating the collection of texts now known as the New Testament" This paradigm-shifting study is the first book-length investigation into the compositional dates of the New Testament to be published in over forty years. It argues that, with the notable exception of the undisputed Pauline Epistles, most New Testament texts were composed twenty to thirty years earlier t…
Outline : Editor Brandon Smith and a stellar cast of theologians demonstrate that trinitarian theology derives directly from Scripture and should produce both right doctrine and right living. The Trinity in the Canon is an appeal for the church to incorporate the Trinity into our preaching, our liturgies and worship, and our interactions with those outside the church. Pastors, scholars, profess…
Outline : The ESV Church History Study Bible features notes from nearly 400 of church history's most prominent figures - including Athanasius of Alexandria, John Chrysostom, Martin Luther, John Bunyan, Jonathan Edwards, and Charles Spurgeon - to help believers in all seasons of life understand Scripture. Edited by Stephen J. Nichols, Gerald Bray, and Keith A. Mathison, this study Bible highligh…
Outline: What is the chief end of man? In fifty-two simple devotions on the Westminster Shorter Catechism, three pastors teach us how Reformed theology affects our daily lives. Great for individual and family use for all who desire to "glorify and enjoy God forever."
Outline: Scripture reveals the nature of human violence in all its types, including interpersonal, structural, sexual, and political violence. To explore what the Bible says about human violence, Old Testament scholar Helen Paynter dives deeply into even the most problematic biblical narratives. Strating with the creation narratives in Genesis and moving to the conquest of Canaan, she investiga…
Outline : How should we read the book of Revelation? Interpreting Scripture faithfully is a challenge with regard to any text and for any reader of the Bible. But perhaps no text confronts and confuses readers as much as the book of Revelation. With its vivid imagery and rich prophetic language, John's Apocalypse provokes and stirs our imaginations. Some have viewed it primarily as a first-cent…
Outline : Popular teacher and New Testament scholar Jonathan Pennington helps us recover the lost biblical image of Jesus as the one true philosopher, Jesus teaches us what is good, right, and beautiful and offers answers to life's big questions.
Outline : "Previous few texts succeed where this one excels" Many introductions to the New Testament focus on critical issues such as authorship, background, and history. While this book addresses these important issues as well, its focus is on reading the text of the New Testament itself. The authors pay attention to how the New Testament documents fit together as a canonical whole that supple…
Outline : When we read Scripture, we enter the divine classroom for sanctifying instruction. In Taught by God, Brandon D. Smith contends that Scripture is not simply a collection of historical facts or moral rules; it is an encounter with the living God. Engaging with figures such as Origen, Justin, Hugh of St. Victor, Aquinas, and Luther, Smith illustrates how a premodern way of reading Script…
Outline : VR TECHNOLOGY ISN'T JUST COMING... IT'S ALREADY HERE ARE YOU READY TO USE IT FOR CHRIST? When the printing press came along, Christians harnessed its power for the gospel. Then came radio. Television. The internet. Smartphones. All of these technologies have been used for good... but at what cost? Now it's virtual reality's turn. You might think VR and its related technologies are a…
Outline : Biblical Eschatology provides what is not found in any other single volume on eschatology: it analyzes all the major eschatological passages (including the Olivet Discourse and the book of Revelation), issues (including the second coming of Christ, the millennium, the rapture, and Antichrist), and positions (including all the major views of the millennium) in a clear, but not superfic…
Outline: Presbyterianism has a rich, robust, resilient history. Since Presbyterianism began in Scotland in the early 1560s, its adherents have spread to Europe, North America, Asia, Africa, Latin America, Australia, and New Zealand. In some locales and ears, Presbyterians have flourished; in others, they have struggles. Today an estimated 35 million Presbyterians live in dozens of countries. Th…
Outline: Sepuluh bahan pemahaman Alkitab ini dipersembahkan kepada seluruh umat Kristen di Indonesia yang akan menyambut Sidang Raya ke-16 Persekutuan Gereja-gereja di Indonesia di Nias. Ditulis oleh sepuluh teolog dan pendeta muda dari berbagai tradisi gerejawi, baik perempuan maupun laki-laki, bahan Pemahaman Alkitab ini diharapkan dapat menuntun para penggunanya untuk memahami tema Sidang Ra…
Outline: Pertanyaan "Apakah Tuhan ada?" selalu mengusik para filsuf dari segala zaman. Sebagian menunjukkan berbagai macam argumen untuk mendukung jawaban afirmatif. Akan tetapi, sebagian lainnya secara skeptis menanggapi jawaban dan argumen tersebut. Graham Oppy adalah kelompok filsuf yang kedua. Di dalam buku ini, Oppy mengevaluasi argumen-argumen yang mendukung dan menentang keberadaan Tuhan…
Outline: Mengapa orang-orang baik terpecah belah karena politik dan agama? Mengapa masyarakat makin terpolarisasi dan saling curiga, bukannya berusaha bekerja sama? Mengapa ada pandangan moral yang berbeda-beda? Ahli psikologi Jonathan Haidt meneliti asal-usul keragaman pandangan moral di antara manusia. Peran emosi dan nalar dalam memandu moral, serta alasan moral yang mendasari berbagai kubu …
Outline: From Genesis to Revelation, the Bible reveals a God whose creative power and loving care embrace all that exists. Yet the significance of the Bible's extensive teaching about the natural world is easily overlooked by Christians accustomed to focusing only on what the Bible says about God's interaction with human beings. In Creation Care, father and son team Douglas and Jonathan Moo inv…
Outline: Tanpa disadari, sebenarnya Artificial Intelligence (kecerdasan buatan - disingkat AI) sudah masuk dalam kehidupan sehari-hari. Artificial Intelligence adalah bagian dari bidang ilmu atau teknik komputer yang berfokus pada pembuatan mesin cerdas yang mampu melakukan tugas-tugas yang biasanya membutuhkan kecerdasan manusia seperti persepsi visual, pengenalan ucapan, pengambilan keputusan…
Outline: Many Christians share the assumption that the preaching of the word of God is at the heart of God's plans for the gospel in out age; that it is vital for the church's health: and that it is the central task of the pastor-teacher. Many helpful books on preaching are available, but the vast majority are concerned with 'how to'; relatively few focus primarily on the character and theology…
Outline: This anthology invites Christians to find resources for faithful, creative thinking in the riches of the church's theological heritage and its worship traditions. Contributors include Robert Barron, Timothy George, Stanley Hauerwas, Alasdair MacIntyre, Mark Noll, and N.T. Wright, among others.
Outline: Five hundred buildings by Frank Llyod Wright were built during the architect's extraordinary seventy-year career. But as difficult as it is to believe, one-fifth of them have been demolished, burned, or destroyed by neglect. Lost Wright tells the compelling story of these special buildings - how they came to be, what they looked like, and how they met their end. Each tale documents gen…
Outline: Nurture and strength from fifty-two Christian devotional classics for individual study and group use - from RENOVARE, a movement committed to spiritual renewal. These fifty-two selections have been organized to introduce readers through the course of one year to the great devotional writers. The readings have been edited by James Smith, and each is accompanied by an introduction and me…
Overview: This Fetschrift to Douglas J. Moo is unique in several ways. Since Doug has been a key proponent to the Old Perspective on Paul, the reader will be interested in reading the essay by N.T. Wright in which he reflects on the phrase "the righteousness of God" in Romans 3. And where else can you read an essay by James D.G. Dunn on "What's Good about the Old Perspective on Paul" and by S…
Outline: No greater contrast can be found in all of the Bible than that between the future prospects of the redeemed and the unrepentant. On one hand, the awe-inspiring promise of eternal comfort in the presence of Jesus Christ; on the other hand, the terror and dread of eternal comfort in the presence of Jesus Christ; on the other hand, the terror and dread of eternal separation in that place …
Outline : In this classic exposition of -1 Corinthians 13:8-10, Jonathan Edwards exhorts Christians to -ponder the love of God-both herein the world and in expectation of heaven. The things of this world are temporary, but "love never ends" (1 Cor. 13:8). God's love isa foretaste of future glory, made available through communion with the Holy Spirit. Each page is rich with pastoral insights tha…