Joel Lawrence

Creator

Theology

“In Creator, Peter Leithart guides the reader through a profound reflection on the foundational creation account of the Scriptures, Genesis 1. Framed by an exploration of the Greek philosophical tradition and the church's relation to it, Leithart calls the church to take our stand 'in the beginning,' at the place where 'God created,' and from there to receive the Word of the triune God. Through his lively prose, Leithart challenges the church to ground our theological reflection in the doctrine of creation, which means to adopt a heart of childlike trust in the Word of the Creator.”

Evangelical Idolatry

Christian Living

Foreword

(wrote the foreword)

Reading Scripture as the Church

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Derek Taylor has written a book on Bonhoeffer that needed to be written. In engaging Bonhoeffer's hermeneutics, an area of Bonhoeffer studies that is underappreciated, Taylor brings fresh insight into what it means for the Bible to be the book of the church. By bringing Bonhoeffer into conversation with significant contributors to theological hermeneutics, Taylor demonstrates the unique contribution Bonhoeffer has to make. This book will appeal both to Bonhoeffer scholars and those interested in how ecclesial commitments and location should shape our approach to hermeneutics.”

What Has Been Left Behind

Arts & Literature

“Cole Hartin’s poetry arises from the soul of a pastor-poet. This collection models a pastoral imagination reflecting on the great and the small, the eternal and the temporal. Too often today, pastors are trained to be technicians who easily lose a sense of wonder. Hartin’s poetry demonstrates a way of shepherding that is rooted in the art of pastoral ministry.”

What's God Saying Here?

Preaching & Worship

“Eric Bargerhuff and Matthew Kim have provided the church and her pastors with an invaluable resource–a theologically rich, homiletically sound guide to challenging passages from across the Scriptures. These are passages we’ve all struggled to understand and preach, wondered what they say about God’s nature, and tended to avoid. With this book, the church and her pastors are better equipped to engage the full counsel of God and see the fullness of God’s purposes in the world.”

Worship, Justice, and Joy

Preaching & Worship

“In this powerful book, Neal Presa offers all who follow Jesus a great gift: the permission to be joyful. Given the weightiness of life’s burdens and the injustice of our world, we can easily lose the joy that is to mark discipleship of Jesus. Presa calls us to root our souls in the joy of the Spirit and, through this, to work for peace in the world from the depths of God’s sustaining joy.”