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In this profound message from one of the great thinkers of our generation, Zacharias explores the inner feeling of futility that can overwhelm a human heart and helps us to see a reason for our suffering, be comforted in loneliness, and experience an abiding faith in our daily lives. Cries of the Heart is a book that both inspires and reassures…a search that uncovers our hidden sentiments and reveals God's... (more)

The Lamb and the Fuhrer: Jesus Talks with Hitler (Great Conversations)

The Lamb and the Fuhrer: Jesus Talks with Hitler (Great Conversations)

by Ravi Zacharias

Destruction and Evil Meet Life and Peace Adolf Hitler spilled the blood of millions for his own sake. Jesus Christ shed his own blood for the sake of millions. Hitler set himself up as a god and the masses succumbed. Jesus Christ was God in the form of lowly man. Hitler created a living hell for the masses. Jesus endured hell to save the masses. Hitler’s name is synonymous with power, evil, and genocide.... (more)

The Lotus and the Cross

by Ravi Zacharias

Have you ever wondered what Jesus would say to Mohammed? Or Buddha? Or Oscar Wilde? Maybe you have a friend who practices another religion or admires a more contemporary figure. Drop in on a conversation between Jesus and some well-known individuals whose search for the meaning of life took them in many directions -- and influenced millions. Popular scholar Ravi Zacharias sets a captivating scene in this first in... (more)

Introduction to the New Testament, An

by Douglas J. Moo, Leon Morris, D. A. Carson

An updated and expanded edition of a standard textbook on the New Testament for first- and second-year seminary students.

Suffering And the Sovereignty of God

by Justin Taylor

In the last few years, 9/11, a tsunami, Hurricane Katrina, and many other tragedies have shown us that the vision of God in today's churches in relation to evil and suffering is often frivolous. Against the overwhelming weight and seriousness of the Bible, many Christians are choosing to become more shallow, more entertainment-oriented, and therefore irrelevant in the face of massive suffering. In ... (more)

Truth with Love: The Apologetics of Francis Schaeffer

Truth with Love: The Apologetics of Francis Schaeffer

by Bryan A. Follis

Â"Truth with Love powerfully demonstrates that while SchaefferÂ’s thought stands up to scrutiny, it is his distinctive style that enabled him to herald the Christian message with such compelling power.Â" William Edgar, Professor of Apologetics, Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia Â"More than a thoughtful assessment of Francis SchaefferÂ’s apologetics. An encouragement to Christians to... (more)

Lost in the Middle: Midlife and the Grace of God

Lost in the Middle: Midlife and the Grace of God

by Paul David Tripp

The Bible never discusses midlife, just like it never discusses teenagers . . . Yet the Bible is able to unpack any of life?s experiences because it was written by the One who made them all. Life o

Age of Opportunity: A Biblical Guide to Parenting Teens, Second Edition (Resources for Changing Lives)

Age of Opportunity: A Biblical Guide to Parenting Teens, Second Edition (Resources for Changing Lives)

by Paul David Tripp

Are you hoping to merely survive your teenagers? With compassion, wit, and wisdom, Tripp uncovers the heart issues affecting families during the often-chaotic adolescent years. Gain assurance of God's

How People Change (VantagePoint Books)

by Timothy S. Lane

What does it take for lasting change to take root in your life? If you ve ever tried, failed, and wondered why, you need How People Change. This book explains the biblical pattern for change in a clear, practical way you can apply to the challenges of daily life. But change involves more than a biblical formula: you will see how God is at work to make you the person you were created to be. That powerful, loving,... (more)

Putting Amazing Back into Grace,: Embracing the Heart of the Gospel

Putting Amazing Back into Grace,: Embracing the Heart of the Gospel

by Michael Scott Horton

What does it mean to be "saved by grace"? Putting Amazing Back into Grace reminds you of the Reformation's radical view of God and his saving grace, the liberating yet humbling truth that we contribute nothing to our salvation. It lays out the scriptural basis for this important doctrine and the implications of this message for a vibrant evangelical faith. Michael Horton's accessible treatment of... (more)

The Grand Weaver: How God Shapes Us Through the Events of Our Lives

The Grand Weaver: How God Shapes Us Through the Events of Our Lives

by Ravi Zacharias

With inspiring stories and thought-provoking questions, Ravi Zacharias traces the multiple threads of our lives, describing how the unseen hand of God guides our joys, our tragedies, our daily humdrum to weave a pattern of divine providence and meaning.

Preaching the Cross (Together for the Gospel)

Preaching the Cross (Together for the Gospel)

by Mark Dever

Proclaiming the gospel is without a doubt the most important task of pastoral ministry, yet often other, seemingly more urgent activities obscure it. From time to time all pastors and preachers need to be reminded of the primacy of the gospel. Preaching the Cross does just this. It is a call to expository, gospel-centered preaching as the center of pastoral ministry. This volume showcases an... (more)

Running Scared: Fear, Worry & the God of Rest

Running Scared: Fear, Worry & the God of Rest

by Edward T. Welch

In his new release, Running Scared, Edward T. Welch investigates the roots of fear in the human soul and the ramifications of living in the grips of anxiety, worry, and dread. Welch encourages readers to discover for themselves that the Bible is full of beautiful words of comfort for fearful people (and that every single person is afraid of something). Within the framework of thirty topical meditations, Welch... (more)

A Quest for More: Living for Something Bigger Than You

A Quest for More: Living for Something Bigger Than You

by Paul David Tripp

Paul David Tripp expertly traverses the deepest recesses of the human heart and compassionately invites fellow Christian travelers to journey with him into God s bigger kingdom. The author promises readers that they will be encouraged, excited, and motivated by hope as they learn how to set aside their little kingdom attachments which can expertly masquerade within the church as Christian activism, legalism,... (more)

Mormonism Explained: What Latter-Day Saints Teach and Practice

Mormonism Explained: What Latter-Day Saints Teach and Practice

by Andrew Jackson

A concise, informative introduction to the origins, teaching, and practices of Mormonism today contrasted with historic Christianity. Sociologist Rodney Stark estimates that by 2080, Mormonism will have 267 million adherents. As a leading rival to biblical Christianity in both America and Latin America, it is a religion to be reckoned with. However, Mormons are not so much a group to be feared by... (more)

Why We're Not Emergent: By Two Guys Who Should Be

Why We're Not Emergent: By Two Guys Who Should Be

by Ted Kluck, Kevin DeYoung

“You can be young, passionate about Jesus Christ, surrounded by diversity, engaged in a postmodern world, reared in evangelicalism and not be an emergent Christian. In fact, I want to argue that it would be better if you weren’t.” The Emergent Church is a strong voice in today’s Christian community. And they’re talking about good things: caring for the poor, peace for all men, loving Jesus. They’re doing... (more)

Young, Restless, and Reformed: A Journalist's Journey With the New Calvinists

Young, Restless, and Reformed: A Journalist's Journey With the New Calvinists

by Collin Hansen

From places like John Piper's den, Al Mohler's office, and Jonathan Edwards's college, Christianity Today journalist Collin Hansen investigates what makes today's young Calvinists tick. Church-growth strategies and charismatic worship have fueled the bulk of evangelical growth in America for decades. While baby boomers have flocked to churches that did not look or sound like church, it seems these... (more)

Francis Schaeffer: An Authentic Life

by Colin Duriez

Drawing on specially collected oral history, this biography fully portrays the person, the work, and the teaching of one of the most important figures in modern Christianity. Pastor, apologist, and political activist Francis Schaeffer had a remarkable impact on both the intellectual and the humble laborer, the scientist and the artist, the doubting Christian and the skeptical non-believer. Colin... (more)

Worldliness: Resisting the Seduction of a Fallen World

Worldliness: Resisting the Seduction of a Fallen World

by C. J. Mahaney

This resource uncovers the presence of worldliness and helps believers learn to relate to the world while resisting its influence in their lives. People today are saturated in technology and prosperity. They are bombarded with endless luxuries: clothes to wear, cars to buy, vacations to take, entertainment to enjoy. Yet this world, which offers so many pleasures, is actively opposed to God and the truth... (more)

Do Hard Things

A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations

by Alex Harris, Brett Harris

Most people don’t expect you to understand what we’re going to tell you in this book. And even if you understand, they don’t expect you to care. And even if you care, they don’t expect you to do anything about it. And even if you do something about it, they don’t expect it to last. We do.

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by Ravi Zacharias

by Ravi Zacharias

by Ravi Zacharias

by Douglas J. Moo, Leon Morris, D. A. Carson

by Justin Taylor

by Bryan A. Follis

by Paul David Tripp

by Paul David Tripp

by Timothy S. Lane

by Michael Scott Horton

by Ravi Zacharias

by Mark Dever

by Edward T. Welch

by Paul David Tripp

by Andrew Jackson

by Ted Kluck, Kevin DeYoung

by Collin Hansen

by Colin Duriez

by C. J. Mahaney

A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations

by Alex Harris, Brett Harris