Outline : It's no secret that we live in an increasingly isolated world. The pandemic has only exacerbated what was already a startling trend: loneliness and disconnection have been on the rise for a long time in our society. We long for a deep sense of meaning to make sense of our lives, but we don't know how to find it. Even worse, we often search for it in unhealthy ways that hinder the very…
Outline : "A contribution to Christology that is an edifying as it is scholarly" This book challenges reductive modern readings of the transfiguration and shows how the mountain scene is not only about Jesus's glory as man but about his glory as God.
Outline : Warren W. Wiersbe explains what to do - and how to evaluate what you're doing - when you pursue the service of God, a service he calls "the greatest work in the world." This is for all God's servants, lay and professional. Within the structure of thirty "conversations," Wiersbe makes profoundly simple the basic principles of serving others in God's name. And he nourishes within the re…
Outline: The fact that this book should be so controversial is a telling indictment of the church of the '90's. Scrambling for acceptability in the world, the church is embellishing the gospel with anything and everything but the truth. Instead of preaching the Word, "the church is foundering in a sump of worldliness and self-indulgence," says John MacArthur. With its growing infatuation with p…
Outline: Many American Christians today are not sure what spiritual maturity is or how to get there. Thomas Bergler has written this accessible guide to help both individuals and whole faith communities to grow spiritually. Bergler claims that spiritual maturity - which he defines as basic competence in the Christian life - is not only desirable but attainable, and he identifies its character f…
The fifth chapter of Paul's letter to the Galatians contains a secret. It is the secret of how you can become more like Christ. The secret is to learn to live by the power of the Holy Spirit. How can you tell if someone has learned the secret? You will see the fruit of the Spirit in their lives.
The Bible indicates in several places that God equips and empowers people for service within the church, which is the body of Christ. Since God is the source for our abilities, these empowerments may be called “gifts” from God. In the chart on the following page are five lists of types of gifts, taken from different passages. No one of the lists includes all gifts. The list in 1 Peter 4:11 …
This expanded anniversary edition includes updates and expansions of existing tactics, as well as the addition of an all-new tactic and a chapter on Mini Tactics filled with simple maneuvers to aid in discussions. In a world increasingly indifferent to Christian truth, followers of Christ need to be equipped to communicate with those who do not speak their language or accept their source of aut…
In this clear and provocative account of the epistemology of religious experience, William P. Alston argues that the perception of God―his term for direct experiential awareness of God―makes a major contribution to the grounds of religious belief. Surveying the variety of reported direct experiences of God, Alston demonstrates that a person can be justified in holding certain beliefs about …
The Divine Conspiracy has revolutionized how we think about the true meaning of discipleship. In this classic, one of the most brilliant Christian thinkers of our times and author of the acclaimed The Spirit of Disciplines, Dallas Willard, skillfully weaves together biblical teaching, popular culture, science, scholarship, and spiritual practice, revealing what it means to "apprentice" ourselve…
Your marriage is more than a sacred covenant with another person. It is a spiritual discipline designed to help you know God better, trust him more fully, and love him more deeply. What if God s primary intent for your marriage isn t to make you happy . . . but holy?
Sacred Marriage doesn't just offer techniques to make a marriage happier. It does contain practical tools, but what married Ch…
In addressing the topic of spiritual darkness, I am aware that I have put my oar in a very large sea. I rise from my desk and walk past a wall of books that speak more wisely than I on the care and cure of sad Christian souls. Just opening these volumes reminds me of how many wise and valuable things could be said—and cannot be said in a book of this size. It will always be so. The Word of Go…
Outline: He is our Helper, Comforter, and Counselor, and without Him we cannot live the Christian life. Yet His role in believers' lives is at the heart of one of the church's most difficult and controversial issues. It's significantly easier to recognize that the Day of Pentecost changed the role of the Holy Spirit in the lives of God's people than to clearly identity how that role changed. At…
Outline: In the ten years since its publication, Celebration of Discipline has brought thousands of Christians to an enriched spiritual life infused with joy, peace, and a deep understanding of God. For this newly revised and updated edition, the author expands on the inward Disciplines of prayer and meditation, the outward Discipline of simpliciy, and the corporate Discipline of celebration. H…
Outline : The doctrine of the Trinity is taught and believed by all evangelicals, but rarely is it fully understood or celebrated. In The Deep Things of God, systematic theologian Fred Sanders shows why we ought to embrace the doctrine of the Trinity wholeheartedly as a central concern of evangelical theology. Sanders demonstrates, engagingly and accessibly, that the doctrine of the Trinity is …
Outline: You're trapped. You don't know how you ended up in such a mess - locked in habits you can't seem to break or caught in sin. You're a Christian and this sort of thing doesn't happen to Christians ... or so you've been told.
You are not alone. The Bible warns repeatedly that all Christians will struggle against Satan and his spiritual forces of darkness. While the spiritual conflict th…
Outline: Among the smiling faces in church on Sunday mornings are those who long for deeper, more genuine relationships within their local congregations - active, intentional relationships that nurture the soul, and foster spiritual growth. Drawing on decades of experience in spiritual direction, congregational ministry, and seminary teaching, this book offers a clear and rich introduction to …
Outline: In this book, the author offers us fresh insights into the Reformer's personal piety and practical theology by allowing Calvin to speak in his own words. Drawing not only from his Institutes and biblical e commentaries, but also from lesser-known tracts, treaties, and letters, this book will deepen your understanding on Calvin's theology and ministry by exploring the heart of his spiri…
Overview : This book (literally "love of the beautiful or good") is, after the Bible, the most influential source of spiritual within the Orthodox Church. First published in Greek in 1782 by St. Nicodemos of the Holy Mountain and St. Maricos of Corinth, this book includes works by thirty-six influential Orthodox authors from the fourth to fifteenth-centuries such as Maximus the Confessor, Pete…
Pengantar praktis kepada spiritualitas Reformed ini mendemonstrasikan, di dalam perkataan Ryken sendiri, "melestarikan segala hal yang benar dan baik di dalam kehidupan Kristen: kerendahhatian, kekudusan, dan rasa syukur, dengan gairah untuk doa dan penginjilan." Ryken melanjutkan, "Calvinis sejati seharusnya menjadi seorang Kristen yang paling hebat - buka orang yang berpikiran sempit dan tid…