Philip Graham Ryken

Biography

Philip Graham Ryken wrote The Messiah Comes to Middle-Earth, City on a Hill, and The Prayer of Our Lord.

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Christian Living

“If there is a time for everything, as the Bible says, then there is a time for gifted leaders to move from one season of life or place of service to the next. This beautifully written book is a handbook for life's transitions—from the restlessness that often precedes a change of calling all the way through to a new season of meaningful, productive leadership. Michael Lindsay is the perfect guide. Through his extensive research and influential work in higher education, Dr. Lindsay knows more about leadership than just about anyone. In this inspiring book he uses stories from his extensive network of fellow leaders—as well as history and the Bible—to help his readers get and stay prepared for whatever comes next.”

Holiness by Grace

Christian Living

“Holiness by Grace is a biblical and doctrinal introduction to grace-based godliness—a guide for recovering Pharisees. Bryan Chapell has a special ability to teach the Bible in a way that refreshes the heart. This book will help you see yourself the way God sees you, so that you can serve him the way he wants to be served.”

Hope Ain't a Hustle

Christian Living

“In these difficult days, we all need more hope—not wishful thinking but solid confidence in the promises of God. In this richly biblical, deeply personal book, Irwyn Ince helps us persevere when times are tough. Ince's culturally relevant exposition of Hebrews—enlivened by stories from his own life and ministry—inspires more hope in the healing and reconciling power of the gospel.”

How I Love Your Torah, O LORD!

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Dan Block is a world-class scholar and dynamic Bible teacher who has a passion for helping the church understand the Old Testament. In this volume, which is the fruit of decades of careful study in the book of Deuteronomy, Dr. Block brings clarity to crucial issues in biblical interpretation and reveals the grace of God in the law of Moses.”

Knowing God's Truth

Theology

“This compendium of systematic theology has all the hallmarks of Jon Nielson’s dynamic pastoral ministry: biblical fidelity, theological clarity, and a passion for the practical application of Christian doctrine. Ideal for classrooms and study groups, as well as for personal use, Knowing God’s Truth includes frequent prompts for spiritual practices that will help readers know, love, and celebrate evangelical theology.”

Knowing God's Truth Workbook

Theology

Learning to Disagree

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“This wonderful, deeply personal, highly entertaining book takes readers inside the brilliant mind and loving heart of an outstanding legal scholar who wants us to grow genuine friendships, even when we have principled disagreements. Here John Inazu shares everyday encounters from law classrooms, faculty offices, local coffee shops, and life at home with his family to illustrate how challenging it is to show empathy, pursue reconciliation, and offer forgiveness in today’s polarized society. Rather than demonizing people who think differently or backing away from hard conversations on divisive moral issues—the way many people do—Inazu shows us how to move into today’s cultural conflicts with greater charity.”

Liberating Ministry from the Success Syndrome

Church Leadership & Ministry

“One of the very best books I have read on the spirituality of pastoral ministry.”

Loneliness

Christian Living

“This book is badly needed. Due to changes in the way we work and worship, we are more isolated than ever. Indeed, loneliness has become a pandemic. But Steve DeWitt knows that the loneliness we all feel is also an opportunity for us to experience God's grace in life-giving ways. In this wise, practical, and hope-filled book, he shows us how to see our loneliness in gospel perspective and respond in ways that bring health and healing.”

Ministers of a New Medium

History & Biography

“Using the latest media technology to teach the Bible in ways that shape the surrounding culture is as old as the Protestant Reformation and as relevant as the latest theology podcast. In this well-written and theologically astute history, Kirk Farney takes us back to the golden age of radio, when the extraordinarily influential ministries of Walter Maier (The Lutheran Hour) and Fulton Sheen (The Catholic Hour) entered millions of American homes over the airwaves. Dr. Farney shows how these two religious broadcasters adapted their message to a new medium and addressed the pressing spiritual, theological, and sometimes political issues of the twentieth century. His account does more than bring these two radio personalities alive; it focuses a sharp lens on important technological, cultural, and ecclesiastical trends in American history.”

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Evangelism & Missions

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Overcoming Sin and Temptation

Christian Living

“John Owen is a spiritual surgeon with the rare skill to cut away the cancer of sin and bring gospel healing to the sinner's soul. Apart from the Bible, I have found his writings to be the best books ever written to help me stop sinning the same old sins.”

Redeemed Sexuality

Counseling, Grief & Mental Health

“Andrew Boa's experience as a campus leader taught him the power of Christ-centered community for healing sexual brokenness. In Redeemed Sexuality, Boa offers a study guide for daily sexual discipleship that will help all kinds of strugglers encounter the risen Lord Jesus and experience his life-giving grace.”

Reformation Theology

Theology

“Dr. Matthew Barrett has assembled a first-rate team of pastors and scholars to write an anniversary volume of the Reformation that promises to receive a welcoming readership across a wide spectrum of the evangelical community. At a time when some are suggesting that for all practical purposes the Reformation is ‘over,’ Barrett’s Reformation Theology offers a needed corrective by showing the relevance of the Reformation for healthy church ministry and the Christian life today.”

Surprised by Oxford

History & Biography

“Surprised by Oxford is a three-dimensional love story about a young woman’s romance with Oxford, with a handsome stranger, and (most of all) with a Savior she never wanted or expected to meet. This funny, well-written, heart-warming memoir will give you fresh joy for the love that only the grace of God can bring to life.”

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Tea with Thomas Boston

Bible Studies & Devotionals

“Chun Tse has done the church a blessed favor by making the beautiful theology of Thomas Boston easily accessible to contemporary audiences through clear, profound daily readings based on all 107 questions and answers in the Westminster Shorter Catechism. By combining the best of Boston’s catechetical instruction with Bible texts, application questions, and prayer prompts, Dr. Tse provides doctrinal insight for the Christian mind and spiritual refreshment for the believer’s soul.”

Tell the Truth

Evangelism & Missions

“This is one of the best and most useful books on evangelism for ordinary Christians. Will Metzger has drawn upon a lifetime of personal ministry to write a biblically based, theologically sound, practically relevant book on how to share the gospel. Tell the Truth will help you--yes, even you!--learn how to develop an evangelistic way of life. Instead of relying on manipulative, man-centered methods of evangelism, Metzger explains how to introduce people to Jesus Christ in a way that glorifies God.”

The Beautiful Community

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Irwyn Ince is a ministry-minded, biblically grounded Christian leader with equal passion for the unity and diversity of the body of Christ. In this historically informed, culturally relevant, and theologically astute book, Ince grounds his fresh vision for the beautiful people of God in the holy beauty of the triune God. I recommend this guide for anyone who is open to understanding the deeper reasons why racial reconciliation is essential to living out the gospel.”

The Cross & the Prodigal

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“In The Cross the Prodigal, Kenneth Bailey uses his rare and intimate familiarity with the peasant culture of the Middle East to illuminate three beloved parables: the lost sheep, the lost coin and the lost son. Bailey rightly believes that Christian communities with close connections to the biblical world have many things to teach us about the cultural background of biblical narrative. This classic work, newly revised, provides fresh perspectives for understanding the love of God the Father, and for seeing how the compassion of the cross is present already in the teaching ministry of Jesus Christ.”