Outline: In the ten years since its publication, Celebration of Discipline has brought thousands of Christians to an enriched spiritual life infused with joy, peace, and a deep understanding of God. For this newly revised and updated edition, the author expands on the inward Disciplines of prayer and meditation, the outward Discipline of simpliciy, and the corporate Discipline of celebration. H…
Outline: When a friend or family member is struggling spiritually, do you ever feel uncertain about what to say? You may sense your loved ones need to hear biblical encouragement or advice but, feeling inadequate for the task, you might simply commiserate or say nothing. God calls you to something more. In When Words Matter Most, Cheryl Marshall and Caroline Newheiser help you discern spiritual…
Outline: From Disgrace to Grace and from Victims to Victors. Sexual abuse ravages the soul, causing unimaginable distress, damage, and disgrace. it is faced honestly and openly in the Bible - but can the church truly help those who has been sexually abused? Bob Kellemen says yes, it can; and using the biblical story of Amnon and Tamar, he realistically portrays the damages wrought by sexual and…
Outline : A worship disorder. Will we worship ourselves and our own desires, or will we worship the true God? Scripture reveals addicts' true condition : like guests at a banquest thrown by "the woman Folly," they are already in the grave. (Prov. 9: 13 - 18). Can we not escape our addictions? Following Jesus, we have "immense hope that God can give power so that we are no longer mastered by the…
Outline: The church is more than a building - it is an assembly of people joined together across distances and even through time to fulfill God's purposes in the world. Each local gathering of that assembly needs a vision to help its members accomplish the work God has called them to do. But how do you inspire your church to create and follow through on a vision? Mike Milton provides tested, bi…
Outline : For many people, the word "theology" evokes something dry, academic, irrelevant and disconnected from the everyday concerns of life. We surely would not say that about God, so why is our talk about God any different? In this engaging and accessible introduction, Keith Johnson takes a fresh look at theology. He presents the discipline of theology as one of the ways we participate in th…
Outline: For years, William Gouge's Domestical Duties has stood as the foremost Puritan treatment of Christian family life. Yet due to its size and antiquated expression, it has become almost unknown among current generations of believers. To help revive the usefulness of this classic book, Scott Brown and Joel R. Beeke divided Gouge's work into three manageable volumes, updated the language to…
Outline : As the leader of an evangelical theological seminary that trains men and women as leaders for the church and society, Mark Labberton writes: People ask many questions about how their lives relate to the world. What are our lives in this world about? What are we to make of being human? Why are we here? Is there a reason we are alive, and, if so, how do we know what that is? These quest…
Outline: 'Every believer in Jesus Christ deserves the opportunity of personal nurture and development. All new believers are expected to achieve his or her full potential for God. And most of them would if they had the opportunity." But all too often the opportunity isn't there. The art of making disciples can be lost amid programs, busy-ness, and uncertainty about what is to happen and how. To…
Outline : The doctrine of the Trinity is taught and believed by all evangelicals, but rarely is it fully understood or celebrated. In The Deep Things of God, systematic theologian Fred Sanders shows why we ought to embrace the doctrine of the Trinity wholeheartedly as a central concern of evangelical theology. Sanders demonstrates, engagingly and accessibly, that the doctrine of the Trinity is …
Outline: In this installment of the Family Guidance series, Joel R. Beeke presents a heartfelt plea for the renewal of family worship in Christian homes. The family is modeled after the very being of God, providing a divine foundation for family worship from creation. This is not a mere idealistic suggestion for the godly family, but is presented in Scripture as a solemn duty. With great pastor…
Outline: Dikenal dengan pesan-pesannya tentang kebangunan rohani yang mencetuskan Kebangkitan Besar Kedua pada 1800-an, Charles G. Finney menyulut api yang membakar roh orang-orang Kristen satu-persatu. "Kebenaran digunakan untuk memengaruhi manusia, dan doa untuk menggerakkan Allah. Ketika saya berbicara tentang menggerakkan Allah, saya tidak bermaksud mengatakan bahwa doa mengubah pikiran All…
Outline: Telling people about Jesus anywhere is tough. But doing it at college has its own special problems. Peer pressures are strong, professors are intimidating, schedules are hectic, relationships are intense. And what about Greeks, non-Christian friends, roommates, international students - yes, and your parents too? How do you show them God's love even when they may not want it? What you …
Outline: You're trapped. You don't know how you ended up in such a mess - locked in habits you can't seem to break or caught in sin. You're a Christian and this sort of thing doesn't happen to Christians ... or so you've been told. You are not alone. The Bible warns repeatedly that all Christians will struggle against Satan and his spiritual forces of darkness. While the spiritual conflict th…
Overview: Beginning in the late 1960s, a biblical counseling movement sought to reclaim counseling for the church and provide a Christian alternative to mainstream psychiatry and psychotheraphy. This book is an informative and thought-provoking account of that moment. The author's historical account combines careful scholarship with a unique, eyewitness insight. This book is an invaluable r…
Outline: One of the greatest crimes of this generation of Christians is our neglect of the gospel, and it is from this neglect that all our other maladies spring forth. Absent from too many pulpits are the essential themes that make up the very core of the gospel - the justice of God, the radical depravity of man, and the blood atonemet. In The Gospel's Power and Message, Paul Washer addresses…
Outline: Even if they want to, many Christians find it hard to talk to others about Jesus. Is it possible this difficulty is because we're trying to speak a language we haven't actually sent time practicising? Is it possible we have neglected to understand for ourselves how the good news of Jesus impacts every facet of our lives? To become fluent in a new language, you must immerse yourself in …
Outline: How are we as Christians called to respond when cancer invades our lives, whether our own bodies or those of our friends and family? On the eve of his own cancer surgery, John Piper writes about cancer as an opportunity to glorify God. With pastoral sensitivity, compassion, and strength. Piper gently but firmly acknowledges that we can indeed waste our cancer when we don't see how it i…
Outline: As a correspondence for Newsweek and The New York Times, Elaine Sciolino has had more experience covering Iran than any other American reporter. She was abroad the airplane that took Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini to Tehran in 1979 and was there for the Iranian revolution, the hostage crisis, the Iran-Iraq war, the rise of President Khatami, and the riots of the summer of 1999. In Persian…
Outline: In the spirit of C.S. Lewis's Mere Christianity, this book by eminent Calvinist thinker J.H. Bavinck offers a compact and compelling treatise on Christian belief. Addressing big questions that haunt every thinking human being - Why are we here? Where do we come from? What is our destiniy? How should we live? - Bavinck's Riddle of Life also explores such essential topics as sin and salv…
Outline: In this collection of forty-six letters and writings of John Calvin, newly translated into English, the reformer gives advice to individuals and groups about theology, ethics, worship, politics, economics, and church practices. Topics discussed include dogmatics and polemics, changes (and the need for changes) in religion, the worship of images, ecclesiastical discipline, marriage, and…
Outline: Nearing the end of his life and ministry, William Greenhill left his congregation a parting gift and lasting testimony of his pastoral care for their souls - he published The Sound-Hearted Christian. This book developed from a series of sermons Greenhill preached on Psalm 119: 18, "Let my heart be sounded in thy statues; that I be not ashamed." Greenhill shows that a sound heart is wat…
Outline: A Revolutionary Message: "I've been married 35 years and have not heard this taught". "This is the key that I have been missing." "A lightbulb moment." "You connected all the dots for me." "As a counselor, I have never been so excited about any material." "You're on to something huge here." A Simple Message: A wife has one driving need - to feel loved. When that need is met, she is …
Outline: The Preacher in Ecclesiastes reminds us that life under the sun does not play out according to neat and tidy rules. He asks us to see the world around us in all its messiness and explores what that messiness reveals about us, our world. and God. The Preacher is plainspoken, because people line in the midst of this mess and we have to talk about it. The author gives us a meditation t…
Outline: An important ongoling debate focuses on the present health and well-being of familites in American society. Much of the debate, however, is either ill-informed or consists of rhetoric that attempts to further particular political and social causes. The Family, Religion, and Culture series offers informed and responsible analyses of the state of the American family from a religious p…
Outline: Many women struggle daily with habits, emotions, and difficulties that they long to overcome. This book interweaves the perfect wisdom of God's Word with heartfelt compassion and concern as it addresses... - fear, worry, and depression - single parenting, wayward teenagers, the "perfect mom" syndrome - eating disorders, same-sex attraction, and other habitual struggles - verbal a…
Outline: The church in America has been willingly taken captive. The captors are American culture and ideals: consumerism, pragmatism, self-sufficiency, individualism, positive thinking, personal prosperity, and nationalism. These are antithetical to the gospel, but we have neverthelss made them part and parcel with it. We are well on our way to a Christless Christianity. The result? The f…
Outline: How can we live wisely in the twenty-first century, alert to God and to other people amid the ups and downs of modern life? We find ourselves in the middle of complex situations, relationships, responsibilities, ongoing dramas, and challenges. Our response to these circumstances requires us to draw on many sources and to exercice imagination, discernment, and judgment. In this sequ…
Outline: This book presents a re-reading of the stories of Old Testament women, highlighting their spirituality and exploring their experiences in the light of third-world women today. In Part One, the author discusses the stories of eight Old Testament women: Hagar, Rahab, Jephthah's daughter, Ruth and Naomi, Abigail, and the two unnamed women of 2 Kings. In her meditations of these images o…
Outline: Writing from decades of counseling and personal ministry experience, the author wants to help those in ministry develop healthy rhythms to lead their families well. Applying biblical principles to common issues all leaders face, this book offers guidance for fostering love, deepening unity, and pursuing joy in their families - presenting leaders with a God-centered approach to family l…
Outline: In this book, you will find the beauty of various personalities, character types, and giftedness interweaving the pages of these letters. We are not called to fit into a certain mold but to be helpmeets to our husbands, helpmeets who enable them to serve God more effectively with us at their side than they ever could alone.
Outline: In this unique work the author uses the ancient story of Philemon and Onesimus as a compelling entry into modern theological reflection on the unbelivable reach of the grace and forgiveness of the Father whose Son died without disciples, rose to reconcile and transform them, and then scattered them around the world as men and women who were now also able to love those who loved them no…
Outline: - How do I resolve workplace conflicts sparked by differences of belief? - How much profit can I conscientiously seek? - Can I justify using prayer to try to beat the competition? - Should I bring up the issue of faith with my co-workers, or should I keep my beliefs to myself? It often seems difficult - if not possible - to reconcile matters of faith and business. At times it ma…
Overview: In the spirit of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, the #1 nationwide bestseller, First Things First is a revolutionary guide to managing your time by learning how to balance your life. Traditional time management suggests that working harder, smarter, and faster will help you gain control your life, and that increased control will bring peace and fulfillment. The authors of thi…
Outline: In this book, the author offers us fresh insights into the Reformer's personal piety and practical theology by allowing Calvin to speak in his own words. Drawing not only from his Institutes and biblical e commentaries, but also from lesser-known tracts, treaties, and letters, this book will deepen your understanding on Calvin's theology and ministry by exploring the heart of his spiri…
Outline: In this book, the author - editor of the English edition of Bavinck's four-volume masterpiece, Reformed Dogmatics - brings the great Dutch theologian's life and work to bear on following Jesus in the twenty-first century, helping us see the direct connection between robust theology, practical holiness, and personal joy.
Overview: This book gathers the author's responses to the most often-asked questions. They're vintage the author. Simple without being simplistic. Knowledgeable without being know-it-all. Direct but compassionate, honest and authoritative, and always deeply practical. Full of challenge and comfort. Bite-sized essays. Practical, inspirational, and Bible-based. Topical and scriptual index…
Overview: This authorative book is the most comprehensive examination ever of the sacredness of human life. Never before has one volume explored this subject in such a multifaceted way, encompassing biblical roots, theological elaborations, historical cases, and contemporary ethical perspectives. Traving the concept of the sacredness of human life from Scripture through church history to the …
Overview : This book (literally "love of the beautiful or good") is, after the Bible, the most influential source of spiritual within the Orthodox Church. First published in Greek in 1782 by St. Nicodemos of the Holy Mountain and St. Maricos of Corinth, this book includes works by thirty-six influential Orthodox authors from the fourth to fifteenth-centuries such as Maximus the Confessor, Pete…