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Upcoming Summer Releases

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1. Tangle: The Quest for Truth, Book 4 by Brock Eastman

 448 pages | List Price: $12.99 | Series: The Quest for Truth | Youth Fiction

Summary: The Wikk kids have been separated on their quest to find humanity’s home planet. Reunited with his parents, Mason makes new friends and clashes with old enemies on board the sinister Übel ship, the Black Ranger. Meanwhile, Oliver, Tiffany, and Austin race to rescue their friend Ashley from a toxic moon—and find themselves in more trouble than they’d bargained for.

2. Compassion: Seeing with Jesus’ Eyes by Joshua Mack

48 pages | List Price: $4.99 | Series: Resources for Biblical Living | Counseling

Summary: Compassion is the emotion most frequently attributed to Jesus in the Gospels. But compassion is more than an emotion—it is a God-centered, God-inspired way of looking at the world with love. Compassion isn’t optional! Using Jesus and Paul as examples, Joshua Mack gives practical starting points for treating others as God desires, being compassionate without sacrificing truth.

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3. Modesty: More Than a Change of Clothes by Martha Peace and Kent Keller

176 pages | List Price: $12.99 | Youth Ministry

Summary: Modesty might seem like a “gray area,” but it should matter to us because it matters to God! In the Bible, immodesty is forbidden for reasons that go beyond mere outward appearance. Martha and Kent write to teen girls in alternating sections, helping them to identify immodesty’s causes and consequences, detect legalism, and seek modesty in their actions and dress. Includes discussion questions.

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4. God’s Servant Job: A Poem with a Promise by Douglas Bond

32 pages | Youth

Summary: God’s Servant Job tells the story of God’s faithful servant Job in verse. Though the themes in Job are complex, Bond winsomely portrays the story’s essential, foundational theology in a poetic introduction for younger children. Filled with supernatural encounters, Job’s story ultimately points to our glorious Redeemer who lives—showing how our children can have hope no matter what befalls them in this life.

5. 1–3 John by Douglas Sean O’Donnell

248 pages | List Price: $19.99 | Series: Reformed Expository Commentary | Commentaries – New Testament

Summary: How can we know that we possess eternal life? The apostle John answers that question in his letters by saying that we must believe that Jesus is the Son of God, obey God’s commandments, and love others. In this engaging commentary, pastor-scholar Douglas O’Donnell applies these essential tests. Grow in Christ. Live in the light. Grasp the gospel-transformed life!

6. God’s Gospel by Jill Nelson

128 pages | List Price: $16.99 | Series: Making Him Known | Youth Devotional

Summary: This curriculum for preschool and early elementary school children explains God’s plan of redemption—from the creation in Genesis to the return of Christ in Revelation—so that they might gain personal knowledge of Jesus as Savior. With full-color illustrations, discussion questions, application points, and family-friendly activities, this book makes an excellent a devotional for families with young children.

Our mis­sion is to serve Christ and his church by pro­duc­ing clear, engag­ing, fresh, and insight­ful appli­ca­tions of Reformed theology.

 

BOOK HIGHLIGHT – The Huddle by Shawn Brower

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The Huddle: Becoming a Champion for Life by Shawn Brower

Page Count: 224 | Direct Price: $14.99 $7.50 | Published: 2013 | SAMPLE CHAPTER

Summary: Nothing can motivate, challenge, and inspire a team to greatness more than teammates who are fully dedicated to each other. But this relationship doesn’t happen on its own.

Shawn Brower calls on his twenty years of high school and club coaching experience to demonstrate the secrets to training and building better performance as a team. In this guidebook, teams will find:

  • True accounts and quotes from famous Christian athletes
  • Personal evaluation questions to help players focus on both their individual and team performance
  • Scripture quotations that have inspired real athletes
  • Examples from a wide variety of sports, applying the lessons to any team

Learn from Coach Brower how to develop the discipline you will need to succeed both as an athlete and in the rest of life.

About the Author:

Brower_ShawnShawn Brower has a doctorate in educational leadership and is a multiple state-championship-winning soccer coach. He is the high school principal of Chattanooga Christian School in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Shawn is also the author of We Became Men: The Journey into Manhood.

 

 

What Others Say About This Book:

“Its lessons don’t just apply to the pursuit of winning trophies, but more importantly assist us through the journey of life.”

—Gary Kirsten, 2011 Cricket World Cup Winner as Coach of India

“An excellent combination of biblical truth and practical insights on how to maximize your performance on and off the field, developing the deep character issues that will benefit you all the days of your life.”

—Rod Handley, Founder and President, Character That Counts

Our mis­sion is to serve Christ and his church by pro­duc­ing clear, engag­ing, fresh, and insight­ful appli­ca­tions of Reformed theology.

Recap of the 3 New Releases from June

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Here is a recap of the 3 new releases from June.

Ministries of Mercy Third

Ministries of Mercy, Third Edition: The Call of the Jericho Road
by Timothy Keller
256 pages
List Price: $14.99 | Direct Price: $11.50
Paperback 
Sample Chapter
Subject: Church Ministry / Missions & Outreach
Summary: Tim Keller shows that caring for people in need—whether they need shelter, assistance, medical care, or even friendship—is as fundamental to Christian living as evangelism, discipleship, and worship. But he doesn’t stop there. He tackles thorny issues as he shows how we can carry out this vital ministry as individuals, families, and churches. Retypeset third edition. Includes discussion questions.

 

Endorsement:
“There was a point in my pastoral ministry when I looked for a steady hand on mine as I tried to navigate the swirling waters of mercy ministries in an urban setting while remaining deeply committed to heralding God’s Word through the exposition of Scripture. Not surprisingly, I found it in Tim Keller’s Ministries of Mercy.”
—John Piper, Founder and Teacher, www.desiringGod.org; Chancellor, Bethlehem College and Seminary

 

Apologetics: A Justification of Christian Belief
by John M. Frame edited by Joseph E. Torres
384 pages
List Price: $19.99 | Direct Price: $15.00
Paperback
SAMPLE CHAPTER
Subject: Apologetics & Evangelism
Summary: John Frame sheds needed light on the message and method of genuinely Christian apologetics. In this landmark book, he insightfully examines apologetics in three categories—proof, defense, and offense. He also clarifies the relationships of reason, proofs, and evidences to faith, biblical authority, and the lordship of Christ. Frame includes a fresh look at probability arguments and gives special attention to the problem of evil.

 

Endorsement:
“John Frame manages to tackle the most difficult problems facing a Christian who endeavors to defend the faith: the nature of evil, world religions, the use of evidences, and much more. And he does so with grace, theological acumen, and an enviable straightforwardness. . . . [An] extraordinarily profitable volume.”
—William Edgar, Westminster Theological Seminary

 

The Message of the General Epistles in the History of Redemption: Wisdom from James, Peter, John, and Jude by Brandon Crowe
240 pages
List Price: $16.99 | Direct Price: $13.00
Paperback
SAMPLE CHAPTER
Subject: Biblical Reference / New Testament
Summary: Considers the theological richness (indicative) and practical relevance (imperative) of the New Testament General Epistles—James, 1–2 Peter, 1–3 John, and Jude—within a redemptive-historical framework. Part One (“Scallywags”) focuses on 1 Peter; Part Two (“Scoffers”) looks at 2 Peter and Jude; Part Three (“Schisms”) gives attention to the Johannine epistles; and Part Four (“Wisdom”) considers the book of James.

 

Endorsement:
“The General Epistles continue to be relatively ignored, to the church’s detriment. This book seeks to remedy that neglect and does so in a winsome and very helpful fashion. Written for a broader audience, it . . . will make an excellent resource for personal and group Bible study.”
—Richard B. Gaffin Jr., Professor of Biblical and Systematic Theology, Emeritus, Westminster Theological Seminary

 

Our mis­sion is to serve Christ and his church by pro­duc­ing clear, engag­ing, fresh, and insight­ful appli­ca­tions of Reformed theology.

 

BOOK HIGHLIGHT – Growing Up Christian by Karl Graustein

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Growing Up Christian by Karl Graustein with Mark Jacobsen

240 pages | Direct Price: $14.99 $11.50 | Published: 2005

Summary: Many teens are active in church youth programs, yet drop out of church later in life and never return. Other young adults rest on the merits of their parents’ faith without ever experiencing their own relationship with Jesus Christ.

In this book, the authors seek to help teenagers who have grown up in Christian homes by reminding them of the blessings of growing up in a Christian home, warning them of some of the dangers they face, providing practical suggestions for avoiding these dangers, and urging them to think and live in a way that pleases God.

About the Author:

Graustein_KarlKarl Graustein earned a bachelor’s degree from Wheaton College in 1993 and a master’s degree from Regent University in 1997. He is the headmaster at St. Simon’s Christian School on St. Simon’s Island, Georgia. He and his wife, Jennifer, have three children.

Karl Graustein

Growing Up Christian

What Others Say About This Book:

“With much attention paid to converts, teens who grow up in the church sometimes feel like second-class citizens in their own home towns. This book can help them to count their blessings and pray for more.”

—Marvin Olasky

“Karl’s love for God’s word and for young adults is evident on every page. He wants to see them transformed by Jesus Christ’s finished work on the cross—not merely living off the religion of their dads and moms.”

—Joshua Harris

Our mis­sion is to serve Christ and his church by pro­duc­ing clear, engag­ing, fresh, and insight­ful appli­ca­tions of Reformed theology.

The Lord Sees Our Work

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By Daniel M. Doriani

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Jesus’ parable of the sheep and the goats, in Matthew 25, describes the blessing that awaits God’s people—his sheep, in the language of the parable—when we stand before him on the last day. We will learn that Jesus sees the results of our work far better than we do. The middle of the parable reads this way:

Then the King will say to those on his right, “Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.” Then the righteous will answer him, “Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?” The King will reply, “I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.” (Matt. 25:35–41)

We often feed the hungry or tend the sick in our volunteer activities, but it would be a mistake to think Jesus chiefly has volunteerism in mind. At work we have the greatest capacity to care for the needy. At work we have the greatest skill and training, spend the most time, and can bring the greatest resources to bear. If, by faith, we consecrate our work to God and aim to love our neighbors—our coworkers and customers—then our work serves him. And he will remember it forever.

At work we have the greatest capacity to care for the needy. At work we have the greatest skill and training, spend the most time, and can bring the greatest resources to bear. If, by faith, we consecrate our work to God and aim to love our neighbors—our coworkers and customers—then our work serves him. And he will remember it forever. In Matthew 25, Jesus teaches this:

  • If your work has any role that helps brings food to the hungry, Jesus is pleased.
  • If you are a link in the chain that brings water to the thirsty, he smiles.
  • If you have a task in the process that brings clothing and shelter to humanity, Jesus will reward you.
  • If your work has a place in the system that brings health or physical care to the sick, Jesus counts it as service to him.

When Jesus says, “I was in prison and you came to visit me,” he blesses all who care for the needy. Everyone who works in education, finance, transportation, technical support, administration, and management has a place in the blessing.

This article is from The New Man: Becoming a Man After God’s Heart by Daniel M. Doriani