The definitive English translation of the Critical Edition. A comprehensive and thoroughly annotated sixteen-volume resource for the study of Bonhoeffer in the wider frame of twentieth-century thought and history. Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works Series is a translation from the German editions of Dietrich Bonhoeffer Werke. Several of the volumes are now availab… Read more…
Many teenagers and adults know at least one person who has been involved with some sort of occult practice, whether it be reading horoscopes or being interested in astrology. A Barna Group survey reveals that nearly 75% of all U.S. teens have dabbled in some form of psychic activity or witchcraft. Christianity, Cults, and the Occult, a pamphlet that can b… Read more…
Since biblical times covenants have been a part of everyday life. Simply put, they are promises, agreements, or contracts. But how do they translate into faith and the reading of Scripture? Are covenants merely elements of a narrative? Or do they represent something more? And what are the eternal implications of "cutting" a covenant with God? In Introduci… Read more…
With Preaching and Teaching from the Old Testament, renowned Old Testament scholar Walter Kaiser offers a helpful guide for preachers, professors, and students. Developed out of tried and tested teaching material, this book exhibits Kaiser's straightforward and accessible writing style. The opening chapters deal with the value, problem, and task of preach… Read more…
Distinguished Old Testament scholar Walter Kaiser believes that the Old Testament is sorely neglected today in teaching and preaching, but it is even more neglected when it comes to setting forth the hope that Christians have for the future. Firmly believing that the Old Testament offers important insights into biblical eschatology and the Christian life, he… Read more…
Every preacher, teacher, or writer knows the value of a good illustration in helping connect the truth of the passage with the congregation or class---and how hard it is to come up with good illustrations week after week. 1001 Illustrations that Connect offers the solution. This book contains the cream of the crop: 1001 illustrations carefully selected fr… Read more…
When Theodore Roosevelt taught Sunday school for a time, a boy showed up one Sunday with a black eye. He admitted he had been fighting and on a Sunday too. He told the future president that a bigger boy had been pinching his sister, and so he fought him. TR told him that he had done perfectly right and gave him a dollar. The stodgy vestrymen thought this was… Read more…
Don't miss this vital book for men! The need for wisdom in sexuality from coaches to pastors to congressmen has hardly disappeared since this book was first published thirteen years ago. An integral part of the bestselling Family Series, this new revised edition includes two all-new chapters and updates throughout. Fidelity hits hard, offering pointed hel… Read more…
Federal thinking is foreign to the modern mind. Federal has come to mean nothing more than centralized or big. Because your federal government has become so uncovenantal, it is not surprising that the original meaning of the word is lost. But federal thinking is the backbone of historic Protestant theology, and the Church needs to recover the covenantal unde… Read more…
How would you describe the spiritual aroma of your home? The source of this aroma is the relationship between husband and wife. Many can fake an attempt at keeping God's standards in some exterior way. What we cannot fake is the resulting, distinctive aroma of pleasure to God. This is because godly marriages proceed from obedient hearts, and the greatest des… Read more…
This is not a tender reminiscence from someone who had children so long ago that she only remembers the sweet parts. At the time of writing this, I have three children in diapers, and I can recognize the sound of hundreds of toothpicks being dumped out in the hall. This is a small collection of thoughts on mothering young children-for when you are motivat… Read more…
Christianity presents a glorious vision of culture, a vision overflowing with truth, beauty, and goodness. It's a vision that stands in stark conflict with the anemic modern (and postmodern) perspectives that dominate contemporary life. Medieval Christianity began telling a beautiful story about the good life, but it was silenced in mid-sentence. The Reforma… Read more…
How does a woman build her house? Nancy Wilson begins with the table, remembering how each scratch and stain in the wood chronicles a memory--"hours of stories and jokes, questions and concerns (through courtships and pregnancies), prayers and discussions..." She continues, each essay full of stories and encouragement--the beauty of imperfection, the comfort… Read more…
Therefore He has mercy on whom He wills, and whom He wills He hardens. You will say to me then, "Why still find fault? For who has resisted His will?" But indeed, O man, who are you to reply against God? -Romans 9:18-20a Hard words, indeed. But they remain, for all our explanations, God's words. Easy Chairs, Hard Words offers an honest look at many suc… Read more…
Though most Christians refrain from predicting exactly when our world will end, many believe that when earth's finale does arrive, it will be a catastrophe. They expect that before Christ comes back to reclaim His own, Satan will escape his chains and return to wreak havoc on our planet. Details vary, but the general assumption is the same: things will get m… Read more…
Wilson presents a very practical and pastoral guide to many of the countless issues that arise in conservative Christian churches. The essays span subjects ranging from the nature of legalism and church authority to worship music, debt, youth ministry, and pastoral character. The elder questions at the end are killers; try them on. From the book: "Modern … Read more…
Single women can sometimes be magnets for awkward question...especially within the church community. With an emphasis on strong marriages and biblical childrearing, unmarried women in the church can begin to think that they are somehow on the sidelines. But this is not the case. In this helpful volume, Nancy Wilson provides straightforward counsel and enc… Read more…
How could a conservative Christian--an ordained minister with a beard, no less--be against not only Christianity, but theology, sacraments, and ethics as well? Yet that is the stance Peter Leithart takes in this provocative "theological bricolage." Seeking to rethink evangelical notions of culture, church, and state, Leithart offers a series of short essa… Read more…
The repetition of Christmas traditions can appear to dull the powerful nature of the holiday. God Rest Ye Merry is meant to rekindle the Christian's understanding of Advent on every front, from politics to shopping to uproarious celebration. Pastor Douglas Wilson critiques false reasons for the season (and false objections to it), teaches the importance o… Read more…
Do you feel guilty about not enjoying personal Bible study? Ever wonder how some people can percolate with enthusiasm over the same passages that leaves you unmoved? Father and son authors Howard and Bill Hendricks believe practicing effective inductive Bible study methods can make the difference. After taking Howard's course at Dallas Theological Seminary, … Read more…
The "Olive Tree iPad User Guide" is a comprehensive guide to help you learn how to use the Olive Tree application on your iPad. The guide is broken down into easy-to-understand articles on all major functions of the app and provides instructions for utilizing the app’s features. Use this guide to learn how to navigate in the app and get the most efficient … Read more…
One rainy day, years ago, a little girl named Lucy discovered that the back of a wardrobe isn't always just the back of a wardrobe. Sometimes, it's a door into another world. In Lucy's case, that other world was called Narnia, and though she was among the first to enter it, she was by no means the last. Millions of children (young and old) have followed h… Read more…
Wordsmithy is for writers of every sort, whether experienced veterans, still just hoping, or somewhere in between. Through a series of out-of-the-ordinary lessons, each with its own takeaway points and recommended readings, Douglas Wilson provides indispensable guidance, showing how to develop the writer's craft and the kind of life from which good writing c… Read more…
In this newly revised and expanded edition, Grant Osborne provides seminary students and working pastors with the full set of tools they need to move from sound exegesis to the development of biblical and systematic theologies and to the preparation of sound, biblical sermons. Osborne contends that hermeneutics is a spiral from text to context--a movement… Read more…
With a humble respect for God's Word, Francis Chan and Preston Sprinkle address the deepest questions you have about eternal destiny. They've asked the same questions. Like you, sometimes they just don't want to believe in hell. But as they write, "We cannot afford to be wrong on this issue." This is not a book about who is saying what. It's a book about wh… Read more…
Taken from his work Hitchcock's New and Complete Analysis of the Holy Bible, Roswell D. Hitchcock compiled this dictionary of over 2,500 Bible and Bible related proper names and their meanings.… Read more…
The Hidden Life of Prayer conveys the fragrance of the inner sanctuary. It shows a unique acquaintance with the glories of the presence of God found in the prayer closet. David MacIntyre covers the subject of prayer in eight chapters, providing wonderful examples and moving incentives, alongside helpful instructions regarding prayer. This short treatise may … Read more…
Transcribed from "Memoirs & Remains" 1858 edition, The M'Cheyne Sermons contains the sermons and poetry of Robert Murray M'Cheyne, who was the minister of St Peter's Church Dundee from 1836 - 1843. Here, M'Cheyne outlines theological issues that still resound with Christian readers today. He also expresses his convictions for evangelization and holiness … Read more…
Countless readers have benefited from the Spirit anointing that rests on this devotional classic. Daily Light is based entirely on the words of the Bible (King James Version). Daily Scripture portions for morning and evening reading are selected around themes or topics suggested by a title verse. Thus, the collective light of God's word is brought to bear … Read more…
The ebook How to Apply the Bible by Dave Veerman provides practical methods to apply the principles of the Bible to daily life. The Bible can be more than just understood, it can also impact lives if it includes comprehension and action. Veerman provides notes on the seven different literary types of the Books of the Bible (history, law, poetry and wisdo… Read more…
Illuminate your Bible reading with color photographs and images of the Holy Land! This sample set of 49 photographs taken throughout Israel will enhance your study of the Bible, its people, and its places. There are approximately 60 photos such as the Sea of Galilee, Jordan River, Temple from the Mount of Olives and Mount Hermon. Watch for a lar… Read more…
We live in a cynical age in which only one prejudice is tolerated--anti-Christian bigotry. Yet despite the unbridled slanders and attacks against the faith, one powerful truth is undeniable: if Christ had never been born, nearly every facet of human life would be much more miserable than it is today. Arranged topically and presenting compelling, little-k… Read more…
Bart Ehrman, in his New York Times bestseller, Misquoting Jesus, claims that the New Testament cannot wholly be trusted. Cutting and probing with the tools of text criticism, Ehrman suggests that many of its episodes are nothing but legend, fabricated by those who copied or collated its pages in the intervening centuries. The result is confusion and doubt. C… Read more…
In this definitive work, popular Christian apologist Hank Hanegraaff offers a detailed defense of the Resurrection, the singularly most important event in history and the foundation upon which Christianity is built. Using the acronym F.E.A.T., the author examines the four distinctive, factual evidences of Christ's resurrection-Fatal torment, Empty tomb, Appe… Read more…
For a brief moment in history, Jesus Christ stooped to earth and became a man-He suffered for us, experienced our pain, felt our grief. Now you can meet the Savior face to face, with sensitive insights from Dr. Jack Hayford about that holy visit. In The Divine Visitor, you will find a deeper understanding of Christ by studying His incarnation, His sufferi… Read more…
What makes for a healthy church? A large congregation? Plentiful parking? Vibrant music? You may have read books on this topic before—but not like this one. This new expanded edition of Nine Marks of a Healthy Church is not an instruction manual for church growth. It is a pastor’s recommendation of how to assess the health of your church using nine cr… Read more…
Since he was a small boy, Mosab Hassan Yousef has had an inside view of the deadly terrorist group Hamas. The oldest son of Sheikh Hassan Yousef, a founding member of Hamas and its most popular leader, young Mosab assisted his father for years in his political activities while being groomed to assume his legacy, politics, status . . . and power. But everythi… Read more…
What is the Lord’s Prayer? In The Prayer of the Lord, Dr. R. C. Sproul writes, “Jesus’ intent was to give His disciples a model prayer, an example to follow, one that would teach them transferrable principles for conversation with God.” In short, Christ gave the Lord’s Prayer to teach His disciples about prayer, and Dr. Sproul, in his trademark fas… Read more…
Suffering often seems to catch us by surprise. One day we are healthy, comfortable, and happy. The next we find ourselves ill or injured, struggling, and distraught. The pain that invades our lives may come from our own suffering or that of a loved one. But no matter the source, we didn’t see it coming. All too often, our perplexity prompts us to suspect G… Read more…
Are you truly amazed by God’s grace? Or have you grown accustomed to it? Yes, we sing of God’s “Amazing Grace,” but do you truly understand what you as a Christian have experienced in receiving the grace of God? Or do you take divine grace for granted? In By Grace Alone: How the Grace of God Amazes Me, Dr. Sinclair B. Ferguson laments that “we h… Read more…