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On Being a Servant of God

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 14:43:55 -0600

On Being a Servant of God

Author: Warren W. Wiersbe
Binding: Paperback
List price: $12.99 USD

Book Description
Christian ministry has never been easy, but it seems even more difficult today as society, technology, and ideas are rapidly changing. But the basic principles of Christian service havent changed, says Warren Wiersbe. In On Being a Servant of God, he makes profoundly simple the basic principles of serving others in Gods name, a service he calls "the greatest work in the world.-

Wiersbe helps readers realize that the key to growing and maintaining their spiritual effectiveness is to build their Christian character. In a warm and conversational style, the author explains what to do and how readers can evaluate what theyre doing when they pursue the service of God.

The Practice of the Presence of God (Paperback)

Tue, 31 Jan 2006 10:26:02 -0600

The Practice of the Presence of God

Author: of the Resurrection, Brother Lawrence,Donald E. Demaray
Binding: Paperback
List price: $5.50 USD
Amazon price: $5.50 USD

Newly updated in today's language, Brother Lawrence's The Practice of the Presence of God speaks more powerfully than ever. Those who long to exprerience God in the midst of busy lives will be encouraged and inspired by this simple vision of the irresistable joy of living in the presence of God...every moment.

The Cross of Christ

Thu, 26 Jan 2006 00:26:14 -0600

The Cross of Christ

Author: John R. W. Stott
Binding: Hardcover
List price: $25.00 USD

Book Description
"I could never myself believe in God, if it were not for the cross . . . In the real world of pain, how could one worship a God who was immune to it?" With compelling honesty John Stott confronts this generation with the centrality of the cross in God's redemption of the world -- a world now haunted by the memories of Auschwitz, the pain of oppression and the specter of nuclear war.

Can we see triumph in tragedy, victory in shame? Why should an object of Roman distaste and Jewish disgust be the emblem of our worship and the axiom of our faith? And what does it mean for us today?

The Universe Next Door: A Basic Worldview Catalog

Thu, 26 Jan 2006 00:25:31 -0600

The Universe Next Door: A Basic Worldview Catalog

Author: James W. Sire
Binding: Paperback
List price: $22.00 USD
Amazon price: $14.96 USD

Book Description
When The Universe Next Door was first introduced nearly thirty years ago, it set the standard for a clear, readable introduction to worldviews. In concise, easily understood prose, James W. Sire explained the basics of theism, deism, naturalism, nihilism, existentialism, Eastern monism and the new consciousness. The second edition was updated and expanded to include sections on Marxism and secular humanism, as well as a completely reworked chapter on what is now widely known as New Age philosophy rather than new consciousness. And the third edition offered further updating and revisions, including a thoroughly revised chapter on New Age philosophy and, perhaps most importantly, a new chapter on postmodernism.

Desiring God

Thu, 26 Jan 2006 00:23:25 -0600

Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist

Author: John Piper
Binding: Paperback
List price: $14.99 USD
Amazon price: $10.19 USD

Book Description
Scripture reveals that the great business of life is to glorify God by enjoying Him forever. In this paradigm-shattering classic, newly revised and expanded, John Piper reveals that the debate between duty and delight doesn't truly exist: Delight is our duty. Readers will embark on a dramatically different and joyful experience of their faith

Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from Its Cultural Captivity

Thu, 26 Jan 2006 00:22:16 -0600

Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from Its Cultural Captivity

Author: Nancy R. Pearcey
Binding: Hardcover
List price: $25.00 USD

Book Description
Does God belong in the public arena of politics, business, law, and education? Or is religion a private matter only--personally comforting but publicly irrelevant? In today's cultural etiquette, it is not considered polite to mix public and private, or sacred and secular. This division is the single most potent force keeping Christianity contained in the private sphere--stripping it of its power to challenge and redeem the whole of culture.

In Total Truth, Nancy Pearcey offers a razor-sharp analysis of the public/private split, explaining how it hamstrings our efforts at both personal and cultural renewal. Ultimately it reflects a division in the concept of truth itself, which functions as a gatekeeper, ruling Christian principles out of bounds in the public arena.

The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind

Thu, 26 Jan 2006 00:20:35 -0600

The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind

Author: Mark A. Noll
Binding: Paperback
List price: $22.00 USD
Amazon price: $14.96 USD

Book Description
“The scandal of the evangelical mind is that there is not much of an evangelical mind.” So begins this award-winning intellectual history and critique of the evangelical movement by one of evangelicalism’s most respected historians.

Unsparing in his judgment, Mark Noll ask why the largest single group of religious Americans—who enjoy increasing wealth, status, and political influence—have contributed so little to rigorous intellectual scholarship in North America. In nourishing believers in the simple truths of the gospel, why have evangelicals failed at sustaining a serious intellectual life and abandoned the universities, the arts, and other realms of “high” culture?

The Kingdom of the Cults

Thu, 26 Jan 2006 00:19:42 -0600

The Kingdom of the Cults

Author: Walter Ralston Martin
Binding: Paperback
List price: $14.99 USD

Book Description
The Leading Cult Reference Tool Now Completely Updated!

Major cults & religions covered: Jehovah%u2019s Witnesses, Mormonism, New Age Cults, The Unification Church, Rajneeshism, Baha%u2019i Faith, ISKCON, Hinduism, Transcendental Meditation, Buddhism, World Faith movement, The Theosophical Society, Apocalyptic Cults, Islam, Christian Science, and Unitarian-Universalism.

In an era of rapid cult growth worldwide, Christians today more than ever need the trustworthy information contained in The Kingdom of the Cults. This comprehensive new edition equips readers from every walk of life to use biblical truth to counter the efforts of cults to masquerade as mainstream Christians.

Ashamed of the Gospel: When the Church Becomes Like the World

Thu, 26 Jan 2006 00:18:39 -0600

Ashamed of the Gospel: When the Church Becomes Like the World

Author: John MacArthur
Binding: Paperback
List price: $14.99 USD
Amazon price: $10.19 USD

Reviewer: Kurt A. Johnson (Marseilles, Illinois, USA)
At the end of his long and distinguished career, the famous British preacher Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-92) found himself locked in a battle with the Baptist Union over its decreasing attachment to scripture, and increasing acceptance of error and sin. And now, more than one hundred years later, Dr. John MacArthur, of Grace Community Church and the Grace to You radio ministry, finds himself being forced into the same battle against scriptural infidelity and pragmatism in the American Evangelical church. With piercing analysis and voluminous use of scripture, he attacks this not-altogether new trend in the Evangelical church.

The Screwtape Letters

Thu, 26 Jan 2006 00:17:18 -0600

The Screwtape Letters

Author: C. S. Lewis
Binding: Paperback
List price: $11.95 USD
Amazon price: $9.56 USD

Book Description
In this humorous and perceptive exchange between two devils, C. S. Lewis delves into moral questions about good vs. evil, temptation, repentance, and grace. Through this wonderful tale, the reader emerges with a better understanding of what it means to live a faithful life.

Mere Christianity

Thu, 26 Jan 2006 00:15:55 -0600

Mere Christianity

Author: C. S. Lewis
Binding: Paperback
List price: $11.95 USD
Amazon price: $9.56 USD

Book Description
A forceful and accessible discussion of Christian belief that has become one of the most popular introductions to Christianity and one of the most popular of Lewis’s books. Uncovers common ground upon which all Christians can stand together.

Darwin on Trial

Thu, 26 Jan 2006 00:14:53 -0600

Darwin on Trial

Author: Phillip E. Johnson
Binding: Paperback
List price: $16.00 USD
Amazon price: $10.88 USD

From Publishers Weekly
In his own era, Darwin's most formidable opponents were fossil experts, not clergymen. Even today, according to the author, the fossil record, far from conclusive, does not support the presumed existence of intermediate links between species. A law teacher at UC-Berkeley, Johnson deems unpersuasive the alleged proofs for Darwin's assertion that natural selection can produce new species. He also argues that recent molecular studies of DNA fail to confirm the existence of common ancestors for different species. Doubting the smooth line of transitional steps between apes and humans sketched by neo-Darwinists, he cites evidence for "rapid branching," i.e., mysterious leaps which presumably produced the human mind and spirit from animal materials. This evidence, to Johnson, suggests that "the putative hominid species" may not have contained our ancestors after all. This cogent, succinct inquiry cuts like a knife through neo-Darwinist assumptions.

Prophetic Untimeliness: A Challenge to the Idol of Relevance

Thu, 26 Jan 2006 00:13:39 -0600

Prophetic Untimeliness: A Challenge to the Idol of Relevance

Author: Os Guinness
Binding: Hardcover
List price: $16.99 USD

From the Back Cover
An immensely thoughtful and provocative book, challenging some trends in our Christian culture and inviting us to reconsider and rediscover. A powerful read. --Alister McGrath

Prophetic Untimeliness brings a timely warning. The temptation to dress the faith in today�s fashion guarantees that it will look out-of-style tomorrow only the eternal can reach every time and culture. --Frederica Mathewes-Green

Never have Christians tried to be so relevant. But never have Christians ended up so irrelevant. How can this be? The problem, says Os Guinness, is that our views of relevance and our efforts to redefine ourselves are captive to the seductions and pressures of our modern clock culture. Ironically, we end up as neither relevant nor faithful. And in the process we are in danger of losing not only our identity but our authority, our significance, and even our very soul.

Decision Making and the Will Of God : A Biblical Alternative to the Traditional View (Classic Critical Concern)

Thu, 26 Jan 2006 00:12:32 -0600

Decision Making and the Will Of God: A Biblical Alternative to the Traditional View (Classic Critica

Author: Garry Friesen,J. Robin Maxson
Binding: Paperback
List price: $14.99 USD

Book Description
Does God have a perfect will for each Christian? Does it matter? Can you be absolutely sure of God's individual will for your life? In an easy-to-follow narrative style, Gary Friesen examines the prevalent views on God's will today, then rejects them to propose a different view that he believes more accurately reflects biblical teaching. This rerelease of Decision Making takes up the practical issues of choosing a mate, picking a career, giving of one's resources, and areas of disagreement between Christians to give readers a new approach to knowing the will of God.

Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth, 20th Anniversary Edition

Thu, 26 Jan 2006 00:10:26 -0600

Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth

Author: Richard J. Foster
Binding: Hardcover
List price: $23.95 USD
Amazon price: $16.29 USD

Book Description

In the twenty years since its publication, Celebration of Discipline has helped over a million seekers discover a richer spiritual life infused with joy, peace, and a deeper understanding of God. For this special twentieth anniversary edition, Richard J. Foster has added an introduction, in which he shares the story of how this beloved and enduring spiritual guidebook came to be.

Hailed by many as the best modern book on Christian spirituality, Celebration of Discipline explores the "classic Disciplines," or central spiritual practices, of the Christian faith. Along the way, Foster shows that it is only by and through these practices that the true path to spiritual growth can be found.