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Books & Reviews
You can get good reivews and evalutate the book you want to read at: www.discerningreader.com
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Christless Christianity
Author: Michael Horton
ISBN: 9780801013188 Cover: Hardcover, 270 pages
Is it possible that we have left Christ out of Christianity? Are the faith and practice of American Christians today more American than Christian? Have we allowed the church to be taken captive to the prevailing culture? These are the provocative questions Michael Horton addresses in this thoughtful, insightful book. His analysis should give us pause as we consider the current state of Christianity--even evangelical Christianity--in America. Invoking Martin Luther's treatise On the Babylonian Captivity of the Church, Michael Horton fears that the church in America has also been willingly taken captive. The captors are American culture and ideals: consumerism, pragmatism, self-sufficiency, individualism, positive thinking, personal prosperity, and nationalism. Though these are antithetical to the gospel, we have often made them part and parcel with it.
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The Gospel-Driven Life
Author: Michael Horton
ISBN: 9780801013195 Cover: Hardcover, 271 pages
In his well-received Christless Christianity, Michael Horton offered a prophetic wake-up call for a self-centered American church. With The Gospel-Driven Life he turns from the crisis to the solutions, offering his recommendations for a new reformation in the faith, practice, and witness of contemporary Christianity. This insightful book will guide readers in reorienting their faith and the church's purpose toward the Good News of the gospel. The first six chapters explore that breaking news from heaven, while the rest of the book focuses on the kind of community that the gospel generates and the surprising ways in which God is at work in the world. Here is fresh news for Christians who are burned out on hype and are looking forhope.
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Jesus and Money
Author: Ben Witherington III
ISBN: 9781587432743 Cover: Hardcover, 192 pages
In the wake of a sobering global recession, many Christians realize they need to rethink their approach to money. Here respected New Testament scholar Ben Witherington III explores what the Bible does--and doesn't-- say about money. Now in paperback, this book clearly and concisely examines what Jesus and his earliest followers taught about wealth and poverty, money and debt, and tithing and sacrificial giving to help readers understand the proper role of money in modern Christian life. Along the way, he critiques the faith-promise and health-and-wealth approaches to these issues, showing what good stewardship of God's possessions really looks like.
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A fresh start
John Chapman
With all the honesty and humour for which he is famous, John Chapman tells in "A Fresh Start" what God has done about the state of our fallen world.Something is terribly wrong- with our world, with our relationships, with us. We all sense this at different times. But is there anything we can do about it?
With all the honesty and humour for which he is famous, John Chapman tells in "A Fresh Start" that God has done something about it. We read about: just what God has done for us through his son, Jesus; how we can know it is true; what the alternatives are; and what we should do about it.
If you have been searching for a book that simply and clearly explains what it means to be a Christian, either for your own or another's benefit, your search is over.
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Ten Boys Who Used their Talents
Irene Howat
What can you do for God?
These ten boys grew up to become successful men. The two things they have in common is that they all put to good use the talents and gifts they had, and they all believed that God had given them to be used.
Paul Brand took medicine into new lands to bring hope to the sick, Ghillean Prance's love of the world around him led to Kew Gardens, still a centre of excellence in studying God's creation,
C S Lewis opened the door into Narnia and opened the hearts of many to new faith; C T Studd excelled on the cricket and the mission field; Wilfred Grenfell was an energetic explorer of the Arctic; J S Bach's music still inspires millions, as Christ inspired him; James Clerk Maxwell's faith in God's ordering of the universe led to key discoveries in science; Samuel Morse patented many inventions one of which has saved many lives; George Washington governed a country as he followed the Lord; John Bunyan was imprisoned to shut him up yet wrote a classic that still speaks today.
Irene Howat is an accomplished children's and adults writer and has many titles to her name. She is married to a minister and they have a grown up family. She is also a talented artist and lives in Argyle, Scotland. She especially enjoys letters from children and replies to all of them!
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2 ways to
Phillip Jensen & Tony Payne
The message at the heart of Christianity is really quite simple-simple enough to be outlined in this little 20 page, full colour booklet. It is a message from the Bible about God and his Son Jesus. It is about life and death, and the choice that we all face.
"2 Ways to Live" is well known throughout the UK and overseas as a simple, clear, challenging outline of the Christian gospel. It has been learnt, personalized and used by thousands of Christians to explain the message of Jesus.
"2 Ways to Live: the choice we all face" clearly and lucidly explains the gospel using the framework of "2 Ways to Live". An easy-going style, attractive layout and lack of jargon make this an effective evangelistic leaflet for a multitude of uses - from letterbox drops to simply giving to friends.
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Books & Suggested reading
Graeme Goldsworthy "According to Plan" [IVP]
John R.W. Stott "Basic Christianity" [IVP]
John R.W. Stott "The Cross of Christ" [IVP]
D.B. Knox "Everlasting God" [Lancer]
John Chapman "Know & Tell the Gospel" [Hodder & Stoughton] J
J.I. Packer "Knowing God" [Hodder & Stoughton]
John R.W. Stott "New Issues Facing Christians Today" [Marshall Pickering]
Chris Wright "What’s so Unique about Jesus" [MARC]
For more info contact:
Gill van den Top (011) 318 2481
gillvdt@christchurchprep.co.za
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