Edward W. Klink III

Answering Speech

Christian Living

“If Dan Brendsel is right—and I believe he is—that a primary pastoral task in the life of the church is teaching God’s people to pray, then the church today needs to read this book! The message of Answering Speech is the profound biblical truth that our life with God is a life of prayer—dialogue with a gracious God who has initiated conversation and covenanted with us. In essence, prayer is living in response to the Trinitarian God. By rooting prayer in canon, church, and creed, and by showing the glorious marriage between the prayer life and the Christian life, Brendsel pastors the individual Christian and the corporate church into deeper communion with Christ. I could not recommend this book more highly!”

Becoming a Disciple of the King

Theology

“Matthew’s Gospel offers such a gripping story and robust theological message about Jesus and his followers that students and pastors need the help of a skilled tutor to navigate both its forest and its trees. Under Pennington’s wise tutelage, readers receive a Matthean symphony of exegesis, literary analysis, and biblical theology that prepares them to engage properly with the particular and panoptic presentation of the First Gospel. With rich insights into Matthew’s central themes of Christology and discipleship, Pennington gives readers a beautiful portrait of Jesus the King and a holistic view of the Christian life. I highly recommend Becoming a Disciple of the King for pastors, students, and anyone committed to a biblical vision of Christian discipleship.”

Expository Reflections on the Gospels, Volume 3

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“The church has long been nourished by pastor-theologians who have the intellectual gifts and pastoral sensibilities to understand God’s Word and apply it to God’s world. Doug O’Donnell is a modern-day representative who serves in this historic office. In his Expository Reflections on the Gospels: Mark, O’Donnell conducts a symphony involving a critical (in the good sense!) interpretation of the biblical text in its historical context, a confessional understanding of the theological subject matter of Scripture, and a contextual integration that applies the message of the Gospel of Mark to the lives and realities of the reader. This is a top-tier resource for every pastor and preacher.”

Matthew

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“The market is full of critical commentaries, but not many actually deal with what is ‘critical’—the centrality of the gospel, the mission of the Church, and the life of the Christian. Doug O’Donnell’s commentary on Matthew is a clear exception. With sensitivity to all the important narrative and exegetical details, O’Donnell offers an interpretation of the first Gospel that is pastoral throughout, and in some instances, truly profound. Relevant illustrations are used in almost every passage, and numerous issues are addressed with theological vigor and often from the pastoral heritage of the Church. There are times when the critical commentaries are useful, even necessary, but I cannot imagine a pastor preaching through Matthew that would not want to use this commentary as a significant resource.”

Power in Weakness

Church Leadership & Ministry

“Tim Gombis provides an enthusiastic theological account of the apostle Paul’s personal and pastoral transformation by the risen Christ, a conversion to Christ’s work not only as Savior but also as shepherd. Power in Weakness lifts the reader to see the cosmically contested environment in which the church ministers, but also invites the reader to kneel with Paul to see the folly of human power and authority. Rather than offering a philosophy of ministry driven by marketing strategies, borrowing from contemporary leadership techniques, or aiming at megachurches and celebrity status, this book invites all Christians—and especially pastors—to adopt the cruciformity of Christ in the practices, patterns, and postures of their ministries and life together. Gombis offers a shot across the bow of many contemporary churches, not with a cannon but with the cross. May many take heed!”