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Recap of New Releases from April and May

1. The Heart Is the Target: Preaching Practical Application from Every Text

by Murray Capill

Price: $16.99
Page Count: 272
Paperback
Sample Chapter
Table of Contents
Summary: God’s Word is powerful, and when preached clearly and applied pertinently it can change lives. Yet preaching does not always have this impact; preachers concerned merely with teaching information can leave congregations unmoved, and those who sacrifice substance for relevance skimp on the power of the text. To truly change those who hear it, preaching must blend biblical faithfulness and insightful application together.
Murray Capill helps all preachers who want to change lives to make their preaching wholly applicable, avoiding the pitfalls of tacked-on application. He takes preachers through the living application preaching process—moving the Word of God, via the life of the preacher, to the lives of the hearers—and gives them the tools to systematically explore the application potential of any text. He himself applies this teaching to any preacher’s situation by showing how it works out in some of the specific challenges and situations of preaching.

 

2. John Frame’s Selected Shorter Writings, Volume 1 by John M. Frame

Price: $16.99
Page Count: 336
Paperback
Sample Chapter
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Summary: A collection of short, pointed essays from John Frame stating some of his teachings in theological method, apologetics, and the Christian life. Includes an introduction to his signature concept of “perspectivalism.”

 

3. Self-Centered Spouse: Help for Chronically Broken Marriages

by Brad Hambrick

Price: $4.99
Page Count: 40
Series: Gospel for Real Life
Booklet
Sample Chapter
Summary: Anyone in a marriage knows that we are all self-centered spouses who are married to self-centered spouses. But when this all-too-common sin becomes severe and chronic, it results in a marital environment of abuse or neglect—leaving the spouse on the receiving end feeling trapped and hopeless. But how might this outlook change if we knew that Jesus addressed just such chronically broken relationships?
Brad Hambrick examines Jesus’ teachings about relationships to show us how we can turn the other cheek while keeping away from unhealthy and destructive paths. He identifies different types of self-centered spouses to show us what we are dealing with, shares strategies for interacting with them, and points to evidences of genuine change to bring hope to anyone living with a chronically self-centered spouse.

 

4. Romantic Conflict: Embracing Desires That Bless Not Bruise

by Brad Hambrick

Price: $4.99
Page Count: 32
Series: Gospel for Real Life
Booklet
Sample Chapter
Summary: Few marriages fall apart because the spouses have evil desires. But even the good desires of two well-meaning people do not always match up. Our limited time and resources mean that fulfilling one person’s desires often results in neglecting another’s, which can lead to conflict and bitterness. So how do we enjoy the blessings of marriage without being consumed by our desire for those blessings we prefer?
Brad Hambrick shows us that Jesus addressed this very issue—in his foundational call to be a disciple, no less. In this plan for biblically dealing with marital conflict, he walks us through Jesus’ words and their implications, outlines a typical marital conflict, gives us strategies for how to “interrupt” our conflicts with grace and love, and gives us further tips on how to reignite romance going forward.

 

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BOOK HIGHLIGHT – Seeing With New Eyes by David Powlison

Seeing With New Eyes: Counseling and the Human Condition Through the Lens of Scripture written by David Powlison

288 pages | $14.99 | Paperback | Published: 2003

Summary: A compilation of essays by a highly regarded biblical counselor. Some of these pieces exegete Scripture with a counseling perspective, while others recast specific “psychological” problems.

About the Author:

David Powlison (MDiv, Westminster Theological Seminary; MA, PhD, University of Pennsylvania) is the editor of the Journal of Biblical Counseling and a member of the faculty and counseling staff at the Christian Counseling and Education Foundation in Glenside, Pennsylvania. He teaches at Westminster Theological Seminary and is a board member and fellow of the National Association of Nouthetic Counselors. He and his wife live in Glenside. They have three children.

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

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NEW RELEASE – Grace Works! by Douglas Bond

Grace Works!: (And Ways We Think It Doesn’t) written by Douglas Bond

Page Count: 304 | Price: $12.99 | Paperback

Sample Chapter | Table of Contents

Summary: When the church downplays the gospel, it breeds its own assassins: moralists who yawn at the notion of free grace in Christ alone. Sounding the alarm, Bond also offers encouragement and biblical solutions.

About the Author:

Douglas Bond is the author of a number of books of historical fiction and biography. He and his wife have two daughters and four sons. Bond is an elder in the Presbyterian Church of America, a teacher, a conference speaker, and a leader of church history tours. Visit his website at www.bondbooks.net.

 

Other Books by Doug Bond:

    

 

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

 

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Author Interview with Baruch Maoz

Get to know Baruch Maoz, author of Come, Let Us Reason Together: The Unity of Jews and Gentiles in the Church by reading his interview.

  • Question #1 – Tell us a little bit about yourself: where you’re from, family, job, personal interests, unique hobbies, what do you do in your spare time, etc.

I am an Israeli Jewish Christian and a retired pastor. I was converted in Israel in 1963 during the course of my mandatory military service. I retired from the pastorate after serving for some 33 years in a church in the country and am involved in writing Christian literature in Hebrew, translating the New Testament into modern Hebrew and the promotion of biblical and theological thinking in my country. My wife and I have been married for 45 years. We have three marries daughters and two foster daughters, one of whom is married and the other now getting ready for her wedding. My hobby is reading, just about anything, but particularly history.

 

  • Question #2 – What inspired you to write this book, about this topic?

Most of my writing is exegetical and expositional, but I wrote Come, Let Us Reason Together because I was disturbed by the eclipse of a Christ-focused faith and the resultant erosion of confidence in the finished and sufficient work of Christ, inadvertently promoted by the Messianic Movement. I share what I believe to be Paul’s concerns and motivations, expressed repeatedly in his letters, particularly to the Galatians and the Colossians.

 

  • Question #3 – Do you have a favorite author? Who is it and why?

My favorite author is John Calvin because he is so clearly devoted to the word of God rather than to a theological system. I believe that is the right priority. In addition, Calvin is so warmly pastoral, and I believe the Bible should be read in order to live, not merely to understanding.

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BOOK GIVEAWAY!

Enter today for a chance to win 1 of 5 copies of Jon Nielson‘s new book: The Story: The Bible’s Grand Narrative of Redemption, One Year Daily Devotional for Students. You have from today through Tuesday, June 17th to enter. Winners will be announced Wednesday, June 18th.

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About the book:

384 Pages | Paperback | List Price: $14.99 | Released: 3/14/2014

Summary: This yearlong, daily study of God’s Word guides students through five acts of his grand story of redemption. Daily Scripture and devotional readings will equip students to understand the unity and development of God’s story and to grow in their personal discipline of Bible study and prayer.