Ben Patterson

Abusing Scripture

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Manfred Brauch defends the Bible the way one defends a lion: by simply letting it out of its cage. Once out, it can take care of itself quite well, thank you. But there are those who would cage the Bible with obscurantist, selective and bowdlerized readings. And worse, they are the Bible's friends, not its avowed enemies. Like dysfunctional families, they abuse the one they think they love. Brauch loves the Bible, and he uses his considerable skill as a scholar to invite us once more to really hear the Lion roar.”

Believing Again

Christian Living

“I’ve been enjoying Dan Taylor’s stories for most of my adult life. He is a master of the art—incisive, thoughtful, and immensely entertaining. Now he takes his craft to help others tell their tales, true accounts of people who lost their faith and returned to the faith, who came home to a home they’d never really known before.”

Mere Believers

History & Biography

“With the scholarly rigor of a historian and the humble piety of a Christian disciple, Marc Baer masterfully tells us stories of people who the toxic 'presentism' of our times tempts us to forget. He believes, with Charles Malik, that 'it is communion with others across the ages that is more sorely needed today than even communion with others in our time.' The book is a very, very good read, as in good for your soul.”

Organic Prayer

Prayer & Spiritual Formation

“I love this book because it is much more than a manual on a fresh way to pray (though it is!). It is a recovery of the ancient biblical command to “be alert and always keep praying” (Eph. 6:18). Sherry Harney expertly and winsomely breaks down the artificial barrier between the sacred (eyes closed) and the secular (eyes open) and shows us how to live a seamless life in which living is praying and praying is living, and Christ is all in all.”

The Accountable Man

Men

“I've known Tom Eisenman for twenty years and can testify that he was an expert at being a good friend before he wrote about it. He's a 'natural' who has become something of an expert--a skilled practitioner of friendship who has reflected on and written a wonderful book about friendship. He is particularly effective in his treatment of the themes of listening and confrontation. This book is well worth reading, discussing and doing.”