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Discovering the New Testament is a new and comprehensive introduction to the New Testament in three volumes, reflecting current research and scholarship in New Testament studies. Written by Mark Keown, each volume provides a thorough discussion of background issues as well as treating theological themes and practical application. “The Discovering the New Testament series is an
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In this excerpt from Illustrating Well, Jim L. Wilson reflects on the importance clear and relevant preaching illustrations can be to communicating a message, and how prophets throughout the Bible used those same principles. In preaching, the goal is not exclusively to communicate the preacher’s idea; it is to communicate the meaning that the biblical
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In this excerpt from The Gates of Hell, Matthew Heise traces the world shaking events surrounding the end of World War I and their effect on the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Russia. JUNE 1918—An idyllic summer day in the Crimea, with trees blossoming and groaning from the fruit peculiar to that bountiful region near the
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In this excerpt from the foreword to Faith in the Wilderness: Words of Exhortation from the Chinese Church, Timothy Keller considers the lessons Christians can learn from the persecution experienced by the Chinese Church. Many Christians in the West are concerned that our secular societies are becoming more inhospitable to Christian faith and practice. We
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In this excerpt from Amidst Us Our Belovèd Stands, Michael A. G. Haykin presents six theses on the historical and modern practice of baptism and the Lord’s Supper in the Baptist Tradition. In 1866, C. H. Spurgeon (1834–1892), well on his way to becoming something of a Dissenting icon, published a hymnal for his growing
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In this excerpt from Faith in the Wilderness: Exhortations from the Chinese Church, Guo Muyun reflects on the nature of disasters and finding God’s great mercy in midst of them. There is a popular song adapted from a poem by Yu Xinqiao. The refrain, which is also the name of the song, repeats: “In this
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In this excerpt from How the Church Fathers Read the Bible, Gerald Bray introduces the origins of biblical interpretation and why studying what the church fathers wrote is important for us today. Patristic biblical interpretation is the study of how the Bible was understood by those ancient Christian writers who are collectively known as the
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We’re excited to announce the arrival of our Spring/Summer 2022 Catalog. Packed full of essential resources for students, pastors, academics, and general readers, there are a number of books to get excited about. Download our Spring/Summer 2022 Catalog (PDF) and start browsing today! Here are a few highlights you’re not going to want to miss.
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In this excerpt from the introduction to Stewards of the Earth: Christianity and Creation Care, Loren Wilkinson reflects on the varying attitudes evangelical Christians in America have had towards environmental concerns and creation care over the last 50 years. Over the last half century we humans have become gradually aware that our presence is damaging
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This post was written by Nancy Guthrie and originally published by Christianity Today in April 2019. “He fell with his face to the ground and prayed,‘My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be takenfrom me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.’ ”—Matthew 26:39 When we sing the old hymn “I
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