Christian Notebook Bookstore - Harvest Top 101: Year 2

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.

Ten Questions to Diagnose Your Spiritual Health

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 15:48:58 -0600

Ten Questions to Diagnose Your Spiritual Health

Author: Donald S. Whitney
Binding: Paperback
List price: $11.00 USD
Amazon price: $8.80 USD

From Publishers Weekly
Christians today are busier than ever before, doing the "spiritual" work they feel called to out of devotion for God. But are these earnest followers of Christ actually living their faith in a manner that is pleasing to Christ? Whitney (Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life; How Can I Be Sure I'm a Christian?) effectively challenges this "busy hands, empty heart" epidemic. Whitney poses intensely introspective questions to aid Christians as they gauge their own level of spiritual health. Do they have a driving thirst for God, as well as behavior dictated by God's holy standards? How loving to others and sensitive to the Holy Spirit are they? Do they experience genuine grief over personal sin and a willingness to forgive repeat offenders? Whitney also discusses the spiritual disciplines of prayer, fasting, meditating upon Scripture, taking communion and fellowship with others of like faith, showing readers how to transform these often automatic enterprises into faith-building activities. He advises Christians to spend more energy enjoying God and developing a Christlike nature, rather than accomplishing ever-accelerating goals. He notes that seekers must be acutely aware that following Christ is a lifetime commitment and that they should resist the temptation to seek "spiritual" shortcuts to intimacy with God. This timely text is full of gentle admonitions to unearth deeply entrenched habits and dig for the treasure found only in a carefully honed relationship with God.

The Pursuit of God: With Study Guide

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 15:46:41 -0600

The Pursuit of God: With Study Guide

Author: A. W. Tozer
Binding: Paperback
List price: $14.99 USD

Reviewer: Angelo D. Candler (Garner, NC United States)
There is no greater quest than the pursuit of God. If you thirst for the secret place of intimacy with the eternal Father, you will love this book. If you would like to be like Enoch and "walk with God", you must have this book! Mr Tozer brings to the reader an unquenchable flame for the Holy One and the undying desire just to draw near and behold Him in all His glory. He, in his attempt to explain a God who is beyond the greatest of human understanding, sometimes passes the limitations of even the most intellegent of readers. The study guide brings the deepest of trues to a level that even us "average thinkers" can understand. This book truely has changed my life and the life of many of my friends. Please buy this book. You will thank me if you do.

The Case for Christ: A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 15:44:43 -0600

The Case for Christ: A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus

Author: Lee Strobel
Binding: Paperback
List price: $13.99 USD
Amazon price: $11.19 USD

Amazon.com
The Case for Christ records Lee Strobel's attempt to "determine if there's credible evidence that Jesus of Nazareth really is the Son of God." The book consists primarily of interviews between Strobel (a former legal editor at the Chicago Tribune) and biblical scholars such as Bruce Metzger. Each interview is based on a simple question, concerning historical evidence (for example, "Can the Biographies of Jesus Be Trusted?"), scientific evidence, ("Does Archaeology Confirm or Contradict Jesus' Biographies?"), and "psychiatric evidence" ("Was Jesus Crazy When He Claimed to Be the Son of God?").

The Trouble With Jesus

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 15:42:38 -0600

The Trouble with Jesus

Author: Joseph Stowell
Binding: Paperback
List price: $12.99 USD
Amazon price: $11.04 USD

Book Description
In a world full of religious options, the claims of Jesus are often seen as divisive and intolerant. That compelling reality poses a great challenge to followers of Jesus who desire to remain faithful to Him while demonstrating to their world that Jesus is "the way." How do we take the good news of Christ's liberating love to a world that thinks that our message is scandalous and exclusively arrogant?

The Trouble with Jesus leads us in the discovery and application of the strategy that Jesus left for early followers who thrived in a similar environment. Their unflinching commitment to this "salt-light strategy" in a resistant world won the hearts of their families, neighbors and friends, and eventually the Roman Empire. For all of us who want others to taste the love and life that we have found in Jesus, the "salt-light strategy" is ours for the taking. While living for Jesus has never been more challenging, showing Him to others has never been more compelling.

The Message of the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7 : Christian Counter-Culture)

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 15:41:33 -0600

The Message of the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7 : Christian Counter-Culture)

Author: John R. W. Stott
Binding: Paperback
List price: $16.00 USD
Amazon price: $10.88 USD

Book Description
"The followers of Jesus are to different," writes John Stott, "different from both the nominal church and the secular world, different from both the religious and the irreligious. The Sermon on the Mount is the most complete delineation anywhere in the New Testament of the Christian counter-culture. Here is a Christian value-system, ethical standard, religious devotion, attitude to money, ambition, lifestyle and network of relationships--all of which are totally at variance with those in the non-Christian world. And this Christian counter-culture is the life of the kingdom of God, a fully human life indeed but lived out under the divine rule."

Pleasures Evermore: The Life-Changing Power of Enjoying God

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 15:39:25 -0600

Pleasures Evermore: The Life-Changing Power of Enjoying God

Author: Sam Storms
Binding: Paperback
List price: $15.00 USD
Amazon price: $10.20 USD

Book Description
In this compelling and highly readable book, Sam Storms presents a fresh and liberating perspective on why a relationship with God is not only possible but irresistibly pleasurable. This "Christian Hedonism" seems contradictory, but Storms explains that a life devoted to God should also be a life devoted to the pleasure of reveling in Him and all He has done. Pleasures Evermore offers real solutions for hard-to-change areas of life and challenges the assumption that holiness comes through following a list of rules. Perfect for the person of any denomination who's struggling to find lasting joy in the seeming drudgery of daily obedience.

The Exemplary Husband : A Biblical Perspective

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 15:38:24 -0600

The Exemplary Husband : A Biblical Perspective

Author: Stuart Scott
Binding: Hardcover
List price: $21.95 USD

Reviewer: Jim Dowhaniuk (Vancouver, WA United States)
I just finished reading "The Exemplary Husband". I cannot thank Dr. Stuart Scott enough for this book. It is so thorough. I will read it again and again. The book has so much in it that it should be read slowly to really absorb and capture the Biblical perspective for the husband. Dr. Scott's extensive use of Bible exerpts is the core of why this book works! Finally, I am beginning to understand the the true role of the husband. My wife and I are Catholic and I used to have pretty much an "I'm the boss" attitude or "you should listen to me because I am the husband".

The Excellent Wife: A Biblical Perspective

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 15:36:59 -0600

The Excellent Wife: A Biblical Perspective

Author: Martha Peace
Binding: Paperback
List price: $12.95 USD
Amazon price: $12.95 USD

Reviewer: Christine Cunningham (Long Island, NY USA)
Martha Peace really knows how to tell it like it is! She gives you a good dose of tough love that is fully backed by scripture and never appears argumentative. She shares her testimony with us right up front, so we understand where she was in her walk and why she felt inspired to write this book.

The book starts off by covering foundational truths about God, sin and marriage, then focuses on the wife's responsibilities (1) to Christ, (2) in her home, and (3) to her husband. The core of the book is on the "s" word (submission), and I appreciated the way Peace handled the topic. She also includes a great section that helps a wife overcome any communication or conflict-solving challenges she may have. She even talks about dealing with fear, loneliness and anger (a big one for me!).

Concise Theology (sc)

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 15:35:24 -0600

Concise Theology (sc)

Author: J. I. Packer
Binding: Paperback
List price: $14.99 USD
Amazon price: $10.19 USD

Book Description
Theology matters! At last it can be understood easily, thanks to this "layman's language" approach to biblical belief. Authored by J. I. Packer, one of the premier theologians of Christianity, this summary of Christian teaching covers nearly 100 major Christian beliefs from a Reformed perspective. Brief, easy-to-understand chapters offer precise descriptions without sacrificing depth. Thoughtfully arranged and refreshingly readable, this is a book that belongs on the shelf of every Christian.

Turning Points: Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 15:34:27 -0600

Turning Points: Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity

Author: Mark A. Noll
Binding: Paperback
List price: $21.99 USD
Amazon price: $14.95 USD

Book Description
Organized around thirteen key moments in the history of Christianity, this popular introduction to church history provides contemporary Christians with a fuller understanding of God as he has revealed his purpose through the centuries. A study section has been added that includes questions and application challenges for today makes Turning Points, 2d ed. all the more useful for church study groups and students of church history.

In this popular introduction to church history, Mark Noll isolates twelve key events that provide a framework for understanding the history of Christianity.

New Bible Dictionary

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 15:32:56 -0600

New Bible Dictionary

Binding: Hardcover
List price: $45.00 USD
Amazon price: $29.70 USD

Reviewer: Mr. Timothy Johnson (DICKSON, ACT Australia)
The New Bible Dictionary is more like an encyclopaedia than simply a dictionary. The scholarship is first-rate and the book is an almost essential resource for those who are conducting more in-depth study of the Bible.

It contains a number of articles from a range of good Christian scholars on pretty much every person, place, book and other thing in the Bible. For example, when discussing a book of the Bible, the article would contain information about the author, the date of writing, some of the scholarly issues concerning that book and would give a broad overview of the purpose and theology of the book.

I Really Want to Change... So, Help Me God

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 15:31:11 -0600

I Really Want to Change... So, Help Me God

Author: James MacDonald
Binding: Paperback
List price: $13.99 USD
Amazon price: $11.19 USD

Book Description
I REALLY want to change. Do you? Are you truly serious about allowing the power of God to transform your life? If you are, then prepare yourself for an incredible, life-changing experience.

Change is difficult, but it’s made even harder without practical guidance on how to do it. You will find that guidance in I Really Want to Change ... So, Help Me God. James MacDonald is serious about the business of change according to God’s Word. While many tell us that we should change and be more like Christ, MacDonald actually teaches us how to do it.

I Really Want to Change ... So, Help Me God is split into three sections as the model for approaching change:

The Gospel According to Jesus

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 15:30:05 -0600

Gospel According to Jesus, The

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

Book Description
The first edition of The Gospel According to Jesus won wide acclaim in confronting the "easy-believism" that has characterized some quarters in evangelical Christianity. This expanded edition deepens the debate over "lordship salvation" and the biblical understanding of faith and works in adding three new chapters and an appendix. The new chapters: - The Vine and the Branches - The Promise of Justification - Tetelestai! The Triumph is Complete -- The appendix contains answers to the most often asked questions on the subject of what Jesus really meant when he said "Follow me."

How to Give Away Your Faith

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 15:27:43 -0600

How to Give Away Your Faith

Author: Paul E. Little
Binding: Paperback
List price: $13.00 USD
Amazon price: $11.05 USD

Picture it as an 'energy-drink' kind of book. It makes me so excited about my Jesus and my faith. Mr. Little gives some hard-core suggestions on sharing your faith, and at the same time he doesn't forget to teach you to stay connected with the ultimate Power. Now I have real facts about my faith. I feel more confident that I can tell my friends about what I believe in. I use his suggestions in my Bible studies, and they're drawing me closer to my God.
I can't wait to let my friends know!
Reviewer: Lindz "Z" (Washington USA)