Book summary: The Bible has a way of shocking us. If Americans could still blush, we might blush at the words, "Rejoice in the wife of your youth, a lovely deer, a graceful doe. Let her breasts fill you at all times with delight; be intoxicated always in her love" (Proverbs 5:18-19). But, of course, sin always tries to trash God's gifts. So we can't just celebrate sex for what God made it to be; we have to fight what sin turned it into. The contributors to this unique volume encourage you to do both: celebrate and struggle. This book has something for allmen and women, married and singlefrom contributors like John Piper, C. J. and Carolyn Mahaney, Mark Dever, Al Mohler, Carolyn McCulley, and others. Included is a DVD with material from the Desiring God national conference, "Sex and the Supremacy of Christ," held in Minneapolis in 2004.

DVD summary: Message 1 / John Piper. Sexuality is designed by God as a way to know God in Christ more fully; Knowing God in Christ more fully is designed as a way of quarding and guiding our sexuality. Message 2 / John Piper. I want to help you so know the supremacy of Christ that your sexuality, single or married, would be experienced with more sweetness, more Christ-exalting purity, more soul satisfaction because of knowing Him better. Conference speaker highlights with Mark Dever, C.J. Mahaney, R. Albert Mohler, Jr., Ben Patterson, David Powlison.

In this biblically grounded study, Stanley Grenz synthesizes theology, ethics, and current medical research to offer an evangelical perspective on the profound role that sexuality does, and should, play in our lives today. He calls for Christians to live a biblical sexual ethic in the contemporary world, at the same calling on the church to recognize that its mandate includes being a reconciling community, one that proclaims God's grace to all.

The gospel is neither religion nor irreligion, but something else entirely---a third way of relating to God through grace. Bestselling author and pastor Timothy Keller addresses several current discussion and conflicts about the nature of the gospel and shows how faithful preaching of the gospel leads to individual and corporate renewal.

Shepherding a Child's Heart is about how to speak to the heart of your child. The things your child does and says flows from the heart. Luke 6:45 puts it this way, "... out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks." (NIV) Written for parents with children of any age, this insightful book provides perspectives and procedures for shepherding your child's heart into the paths of life. Book jacket.

You can challenge the culture of low-stakes, low-expectations teaching and make a radical ministry pledge-to do nothing less than teach and treasure the Good News of Jesus. Lei Jack Klumpenhower show you how to put the gospel front and center every day in your teaching of children and youth. His how-to, gospel-centric approach will complement and enrich existing lessons or teaching materials and help teachers and parents to make the most of every teaching moment, whether in the classroom or at home. Appropriate for teachers and parents of children and teens in any setting. Book jacket.

Seperti ditunjukkan oleh judul dan subjudulnya, Kristologi secara lengkap menggali dn memaparkan fakta tentang Yesus Kristus, mulai dari nubuatan tentang Yesus Kristus dalam PL hingga penggenapan kehadiran Kristus dalam PB (karya, kematian, dan kebangkitan-Nya).Buku ini berisi: Nubuat Kristus dalam PL, Inkarnasi Yesus, Kemanusiaan dan Keilahian Yesus, Jabatan Kristus, Siapakah Yesus Kristus, Kelahiran Kristus Peayaan Natal, Masa Kanak-kanak Yesus, Mara Persiapan Pelayanan Yesus, Pengajaran Yesus, Hukuman Salib, Penyaliban Yesus, 7 Pencurahan Darah Yesus, Yesus Dikuburkan, Yesus Bangkit, Mengapa Yesus Harus Mati? serta Amanat Agung Tuhan Yesus.

This book offers an accessible introduction to Simone Weil, one of the most original and intriguing Christian thinkers of the twentieth century. A French philosopher, activist, and mystic, she repeatedly sought to enter into the world of the workers and the poor. Though her mystical experiences brought her to the threshold of the Church, she chose not to enter. Yet many consider her one of the most significant religious witnesses of our time. Stephen Plant explores her life and the paradoxes of her work from a sympathetic, but not uncritical perspective. Her value lies not simply in the content of her thought but, as she would say, in the amount of illumination thrown upon the things of this world.

"Some stories keep returning, each time reimagined to fit the occasion. In some cases, we know them without having read the originals, and in a few brief sentences we can sketch the essential plot points and key characters. Robinson Crusoe, Frankenstein, Dracula, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Sherlock Holmes, Batman: their stories, Philip Ball contends, are among our modern myths. Written since Crusoe was published in 1719, these modern myths truly serve the same function as the stories of Thor and Loki, Hercules and Jason, and other ancient universal myths of creation, flood, redemption, and heroism. What is that function? Why are we still making myths? Why do we need new myths? And which are they? By posing these questions and seeking answers, The Modern Myths makes bold claims about the nature of storytelling, the condition of modernity, and the categories of literature. The themes and meanings of modern myths are decided collectively and dynamically and shift with the times. They escape the intentions of their authors because they inadvertently touch on issues that trouble and obsess us and become vehicles for exploring them. The Modern Myths takes a wide-ranging journey--discovering unexpected truths behind familiar tales, excavating strange and colorful histories, and finding hidden connections between them. The result is an exploration of how stories are created and how they evolve. And from this, Ball crafts provocative conclusions about the purposes and values of literature today and about the roles that new media and technology will play in creating the myths of tomorrow"--

Ron Nicholas and others bring together essays which address the principles and practice of helping Christians grow through small groups. 194 pages, paper