Fleming Rutledge

A Call to Christian Formation

Theology

“This presentation of the foundational role of orthodox, biblical theology in daily life and work will be of great encouragement to students and pastors, as well as lay persons who are serious about building their lives on the unshakeable foundation laid down by the Word of God in Jesus Christ. I admire the authors’ forthright affirmation of the concrete, life-giving nature of theological study, graciously expounded here for the well-being of the church and for the daily lives of serious disciples of Jesus. He is honored here as the Savior and Lord of the mind as well as the bodily life and destiny of all who seek him.”

Believer on Sunday, Atheist by Thursday

Apologetics

“This uncommonly well-written analysis of what ails the mainline churches in our day is an electric charge of a book. Ronald P. Byars, a distinguished thinker, wants to help us embrace an adult Christian faith in the face of cultural disdain. He loves the gospel and does not want us to go down whimpering. I eagerly recommend his readable diagnosis of our ills and his bracing call to all who long for the return of the distinctive Protestant voice as an alternative to the pallid, undifferentiated spiritual fare presently on offer. This book will be tremendously encouraging to preachers.”

Cancer Is Funny

Counseling, Grief & Mental Health

“This is the real thing, people. If you have friends with cancer, parishioners with cancer, family members with cancer, or have cancer yourself (and who does not fit into at least one of these categories?), you’ll find this book indispensable. Jason Micheli has learned that the only answer to the question ‘Why is God doing this to me?’ is, ‘We don’t know.’ This gifted pastor-theologian tells rivetingly authentic stories of encounters with dread illnesses—including his own—and with sudden or imminent death, including the possibility of his own. It is all presented in a no-nonsense way that most such books, for all their good intentions, do not achieve. Like every honest sufferer, he is one of those who ‘perpetually wander in and out of belief.’ He reads the Psalms of lament the way they are meant to be read—with anger and anguish and protest and the wrenched-out-of-pain insistence that he will continue to hold on the God that seems to be either absent or actively against him. Black humor is the best weapon against our common Enemy, but rarely today is it wielded, literally in extremis, with the cultural expertise, razor-sharp intelligence, and—best of all—keen theological understanding as here in Pastor Micheli’s book. He will cure you of any platitudes you might be tempted to fall back on when addressing life’s most excruciating tests. He rages against God in the best Hebrew-Christian tradition, and he rages against explanation of evil in a way that teaches us to resist until Death swallows us up—always clinging to the promise of Scripture, ‘Death is swallowed up in victory.’ In any case, Pastor Jason will have you laughing out loud over and over, and you will learn something important along the way.”

Faithful Friendships

Christian Living

“What a remarkable—and unusual—book Dana Robert has given us! Though esteemed as a scholar of church history and mission, she has ranged far beyond academic categories to explore the deepest human needs and to reflect on the models of friendship she has seen in Christian communities. This is not a sentimental book; her copious illustrations depict Christian commitment across boundaries, often in peril. Preachers and church leaders of all stripes will value the way she has woven biblical and theological insights together with her own warmhearted message. Dana Robert is herself a friend in the church’s need.”

Karl Barth

History & Biography

“A gracious, appealing portrait of Barth’s life and thought.”

Leaps of Faith

Preaching & Worship

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Preaching the Luminous Word

Preaching & Worship

“Davis's biblical interpretations have been widely admired for decades, but this volume exceeds even those that have gone before in its usefulness for preachers. If preachers pay attention to these essays, they will be shaken to the foundations, but when their foundation is the true Word of the living God, they—and their congregations—will be renewed from the Source. This book deserves the much-overused word 'prophetic' and should be close at hand on every preacher's shelf.”

Reading for Preaching

Preaching & Worship

“This treasure of a book by Neal Plantinga offers substantial help to a generation of young preachers (and older ones too) who have not fully grasped the importance of furnishing the mind with great literary writing. . . . Plantinga is discerning, witty, humane, up-to-date, and profoundly pastoral. I urgently recommend this ear-opening book to a host of readers -- including not only preachers but also those who listen to preaching, for they will be enlarged by it as well.”

Resurrecting Justice

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“I recommend this book in the strongest possible terms. Douglas Harink is a biblical theologian precisely positioned to expound the way in which the letters of Paul the Apostle speak to our present global moment. As the postwar consensus in the West seems to be breaking down on a hundred different fronts and bitter battles in search of justice erupt throughout American society, the great questions about what justice might actually mean in reality become ever more urgent. Paul's radical understanding of the Christ event has been expounded by important voices before but has not yet been fully appropriated. Now is the time of need, and this is a book that can help us.”

Seculosity

Christian Living

“The central message for David Zahl -- and for preaching the gospel -- is that Jesus is 'not the messiah we would elect but the one who elects us.' It's a cause for rejoicing that he has put this at the heart of Seculosity, a book that reminds us that it is not our own virtue we ought to signal, but Christ's.”

The Company of Preachers

Preaching & Worship

“Richard Lischer is one of the most valuable people working in the church today. He has poured all of his knowledge and experience into this compendium of homiletical treasures. For those of us who still believe that the Word preached is the power of God, this volume will be a cherished companion in our libraries for many years to come. I can't imagine any preacher not wanting this rich resource.”

When Everything's on Fire

Apologetics

“Brian Zahnd's unique voice is neither 'liberal' nor 'conservative.' It is both cheekily irreverent and profoundly faithful. Above all, it is Christ-centered. He reminds me a bit of the late great William Stringfellow in his defiance of fashionable religious trends, and his fearless challenges to 'monotheistic therapeutic deism.' I just wish the church would listen to him more. Here's your chance!”