John H. Coe

Church Leadership & Ministry

“Houston and Parker have written a critical book for our day. They detail well how the prejudicial practice of 'ageism' by Western culture and the church has far-reaching and devastating results for our time. As one with an interest in spiritual formation, I'm grateful that we finally have someone providing a vision for the church regarding how the elderly are a potential powerhouse of spiritual depth and vitality as well as examples in life and sacrificial caring for others. Without elderlypersons' profound leadership, involvement and interaction, the church, family and society are destined to become a truncated community bent on self-referential consumerism and impersonal overproductivity. God help us in opening to this timely message.”

Character Formation in Online Education

Discipleship & Christian Education

“The future reality of online education has generated a good deal of anxiety among educators, particularly Christian educators who care about the personal and spiritual development of students. Joanne Jung has provided a vision for how online education may in fact open whole new opportunities for relationally and spiritually connecting with students in all kinds of fields where the traditional classroom sometimes fails. Online education in some cases provides the professor an opportunity to relate to more students and hear what is actually going on in their lives than they might in a physical classroom setting where there are more limitations on relational space. For some students this might be a very important and welcome change in their educational experience. There is much to think about and build upon in these pages.”

Journey with Jesus

Prayer & Spiritual Formation

“I have witnessed over the past years numerous students using these exercises to open their personal life to Jesus at a deep emotional level and experience the meaning of the gospel and the Scripture from the inside out. This is spiritual reading of the Word in its most meaningful sense. The reader will particularly benefit from Warner's spiritual advice that comes from years of experience with others on the journey in praying over the life of Christ.”

The Story of Monasticism

World Religions

“Greg Peters has provided the evangelical community an invaluable service by laying before us a banquet of insight into the monastic impulse--the love for God, the desire for community, the draw toward a rule of life. Regardless of one's judgment of the value of various monastic movements and individuals, the reader cannot help but appreciate and learn from God's movement among these believers throughout church history.”