Marvin Olasky

The Lighthouse

Fiction

“O'Brien has given us another larger-than-life character who serves a larger-than-death God. He subtly delivers a powerful message without creating cardboard characters or elevating preaching above story-telling.”

The New Media Frontier

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Can't tell a URL from and MP3? Here's a place to start.”

The Poverty of Nations

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Many excellent authors over the past dozen years have felt the elephant’s trunk, legs, and tail. Wayne Grudem and Barry Asmus are the first to show the whole behemoth. They explain clearly and simply what we must know to love truly those in need. The Poverty of Nations should be required reading at every Christian college.”

The Right Questions

Apologetics

“As Phillip Johnson writes movingly about his stroke and recovery, it's clear that God has given him a great heart to go along with his great mind--and this book asks the questions that can help others see that their hearts are two sizes too small. It's full of discussion starters; for example, why don't researchers examine whether those long lives in chapter 5 of Genesis could have occurred? For those who have looked for intellectual satisfaction in all the wrong places, The Right Questions can be a fresh start.”

The Sabbatical

Fiction

“Another compelling novel of ideas marinated in mystery from Michael O'Brien. With a strong appreciation of marriage and history, protagonist professor Owen Whitfield travels from Oxford to an isolated Romanian forest. He encounters a family and society from the monarchical past jeopardized by lurking spiritual or political evil.”

The Thrill of Orthodoxy

Theology

“Trevin Wax shows that 'orthodox thrill' is not an oxymoron. He explains with clear metaphors why Christian doctrine is important: imagine 'a football field where no one measured the yards.' He proposes neither cultural retreat nor accommodation and shows why pitting 'love' against doctrine or deeds against creeds is folly. The Thrill of Orthodoxy is an excellent overview for all who want their churches to be both hospitals for sinners and schools for saints.”

The Virtues of Capitalism

Work, Money & Leadership

“Now that our Great Recession has given new hope to those who would toss out the engine of economic progress, The Virtues of Capitalism is especially timely. Hill and Rae readably and persuasively show how biblical wisdom and human experience both support free markets. Professors, students, and general readers looking for an alternative to propaganda should buy and read this book.”

Truth Changes Everything

Christian Living

“Jeff Myers explains biblical objectivity in a way teens can understand. Our children swim in a sea of nihilism and risk drowning, but Truth Changes Everything can help hold them up until God’s waves bring them to shore.”

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Voyage to Alpha Centauri

Fiction

“Some Sci Fi novels are scientism fiction, worshiping science. Others are science friction, where high tech makes humans lowly. Voyage to Alpha Centauri, though, neither creates a new god nor blames science for our sin. Its narrator excitedly embarks on a 19-year trip aboard a sleek, huge spaceship, only to learn of oppression in the heavens as on earth, with big brothers watching and demanding lying conformity. Michael O'Brien shows us the battle that ensues and its sensational result as he skillfully portrays a clash of world views without end, amen.”

What Does It Mean to Be Welcoming?

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“What Does It Mean to Be Welcoming? (IVP, 2018) can be useful to Christians on the brink of giving in to LGBT demands and to non-Christians trying to understand why Bible-believers are standing firm.”

What Does the Bible Really Teach about Homosexuality?

Christian Living

“Solid exegesis and tight writing make this book stand out. Kevin DeYoung concisely explains the key biblical passages and clearly responds to the key objections.”

What's Your Worldview?

Christian Living

“What’s Your Worldview? is a brilliant concept, because each generation stumbles into its own ways to learn about God. Francis Schaeffer spoke about truth to many now old. James Anderson speaks to the young who grew up with ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ books, where the outcome depends on the choices readers make. A great gift for thoughtful teens who need to choose wisely.”