Scott Sauls
Church Leadership & Ministry
“For a host of reasons, the feeling of weariness has reached a fever pitch in recent days. What better time than now for a meaningful, life-giving, hope-filled reflection on Jesus’s answer to weariness to be shared with the world. In Jesus Is Enough, Jeremy has provided such a reflection. For all who are eager to see and savor the rest-giving attributes of Jesus afresh, I highly recommend this book.”
Church Leadership & Ministry
“In this prophetic and inspiring book, the authors put forth a vision for the healthy, faithful, life-giving use of resources that can, if heeded, make us not only observers of but participants in Jesus’s vision to heal the world.”
Church Leadership & Ministry
“Pastors to diverse church communities always deeply feel the tension of congregants’ varied backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, and politics. But when our people start welcoming, loving, and serving one another across the lines of difference because of Christ, it makes living in the tension not only worthwhile but sacred. To help preachers in our role as facilitators of such communities, Kim and Hoffman have provided a wonderful field guide. I can’t recommend Preaching to a Divided Nation highly enough.”
Christian Living
“As we are told in Scripture, the Lord our God does not change. However, our lives are subject to change in ways that are both expected and unexpected. We make our plans, but the Lord directs our steps. For those who are searching for solid ground on which to plant their feet, especially during times of movement and transition, Recalibrate Your Life is a helpful, thoroughly scriptural field guide.”
World Religions
“Admittedly, I am still working through what my own response will be to this convicting, sometimes disorienting book written by two pastors whom I respect greatly. Wherever you end up landing in relation to their message and conclusions, I pray that this book will stir you up as it has me.”
Prayer & Spiritual Formation
“In virtually every area of life, the condition of flourishing is supported by an unwavering commitment to practices. Flourishing athletes work out and eat well, flourishing musicians repeat their scales, flourishing students abide by rigorous study schedules, and flourishing family members engage attentively, to name a few. Likewise, the flourishing that comes from being formed into the likeness of Jesus Christ doesn't just happen to us as we sit passively 'letting go and letting God.' Rather, it happens as we respond to God through active participation in long-standing, proven practices that support the flourishing of our entire selves. In Rhythms for Life, Alastair Sterne has provided an excellent road map for this very purpose.”
Christian Living
“The wonderful and often forgotten good news for Christians is that Jesus’ last words on the cross, “It is finished,” are also the first words spoken over us as we begin our lives with Him. Everything we need in order to secure God’s approval, Jesus has secured for us through his life, death, burial, and resurrection. When our hearts and imaginations are attuned with these realities, we gain the power to serve God, knowing we are already loved, versus slaving out of fear that we might not be loved. In this masterfully compelling, deeply pastoral, and sorely needed book, Bryan Loritts leads us toward a freedom that, in Jesus, is already ours.”
Christian Living
“When Jesus invites his followers to seek his kingdom first, he is after much more than a mere rearranging of our priorities. Rather, his intent is to give us a new way of seeing everything, a new center around which every part of life—family, work, friendship, money, leisure, power, play, and all the rest—must revolve. Few books do as good a job as this one in not only telling us, but showing us, how giving up everything for Christ and his kingdom is the pathway to God’s greatest glory, the world’s greatest cultivation and care, and our greatest gain. I highly commend Jeremy’s work to you. Seek First is a gem.”
Men
“In my twenty-four years as a pastor, two tragic words have come to summarize the affliction of many men: lonely and bored. As Thoreau once quipped, 'The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.' Once they've settled in to the routines and presumed 'have-to's' of life—family, career, and maybe church—it is common for men to replace adventure and dreams with other things that numb and distract: television, internet surfing, pornography, sports, workaholism, voyeurism, excessive eating and drinking, an affair, and the like. In The 5 Masculine Instincts, Chase does a great job not only describing this sad state of affairs for many men but also paving a path forward for men who desire a better, more excellent way. Whether you are a man or there is a man that you care about, I highly recommend this work to you.”
Bible Studies & Devotionals
“Russ Ramsey has that rare gift—the ability to animate the imagination. May you and yours take up this book, read it, and be renewed.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“Irwyn Ince is not merely a gifted thinker and writer on the subject of loving across the lines of difference. He is also, and has been for the duration of his life and ministry, a compelling practitioner of these important kingdom matters about which he writes. Irwyn is also my good friend. I have learned much from him and have been loved well by him. The same is true of the community that I serve, as we have drawn on Irwyn's wisdom in our own effort to honor the call of our Lord, who demolishes dividing walls and brings together Jew and Gentile—and every other race that is part of humanity—under Christ. If you are eager to move forward in the triune God's call to love and build community with those who are not like you, then this is the book for you.”
Counseling, Grief & Mental Health
“In our damaged and disconnected world where things like loneliness, confusion, anxiety, and hopelessness seem on the rise even (and especially) in the most ‘comfortable’ surroundings, The Book of Comforts is a gift for all who are weary. It is filled with comforting images, Scripture, and thoughtful reflection, and the authors have done a masterful job not only telling us about the One Scripture calls ‘the God of all comfort,’ but also by showing us what His comforts look like, and where we can find them. I pray this book will help you find your rest in Jesus. It has certainly done this for me.”
Counseling, Grief & Mental Health
“Combining prose with poetry, theology with biography, and rapture born of rupture, Seth paves the way for those of us who, having grown tired of our wandering and wavering affections, are trying to figure out how to get back home. I can’t recommend this book to you highly enough.”
Marriage, Family & Relationships
“As a father who is about to release his youngest daughter off to college, how I wish that I had had a book like The Dad Difference back when I was just starting out. Bryan is wise beyond his years, with great passion and practical wisdom for us parents who wish to be present, intentional, and Christ-centered in the way that we raise our kids. Whether you are an experienced parent, a new parent, or perhaps looking forward to being a parent someday, the insights Bryan shares in these pages are ones you won't want to miss.”
Church Leadership & Ministry
“Years ago I heard someone say that the best thing a pastor can give to his congregation is his own holiness. Based on that counsel, my go-to prayer for myself and other pastors is, 'Lord, always grant us character that is greater than our giftings and humility that is greater than our influence.' My friend Tom Nelson has written a wonderful field guide for every pastor who shares in this sentiment. If you are a pastor who values not only building a flourishing congregation but also your own flourishing soul, I cannot recommend this book highly enough.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“Ever since death became part of the human experience, God has sent forth the promise—through various messengers and means—that death will not be the end of life but rather its true beginning. From Genesis to the Prophets to the New Testament and everything in between, Jeff does a masterful job of showing us that for every believer in Christ, the long-term worst-case scenario is not gloom and doom but everlasting life to the full. In short, this is a book of hope.”
The Mission of the Body of Christ
Bible Studies & Devotionals
“Russ Ramsey has this lovely, compelling way of helping us see and savor Christ in all of Scripture. If you want to grow in your knowledge of the Bible, to be swept up into the grand story that it tells, and to see how it gives meaning to both your story and our story, then let The Mission of the Body of Christ be a mentor and companion in this quest. I can't recommend it highly enough.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“One of the many radical things Jesus taught was that his followers must learn to love across the lines of difference, or what some call enemy lines. In Christ there is now no longer any Jew or Gentile, male or female, slave or free, for we are all one in Christ Jesus. In tearing down these and other dividing walls of hostility through his death on the cross, Jesus provided not only an example of what it means to love one's enemies but also the resources that empower us to do so ourselves. In a world filled with racial tension and discord, my friend Bryan Loritts does a tremendous job helping us unlock those resources and showing us how to love in the power of Christ.”
Prayer & Spiritual Formation
“Like anything worthwhile, a robust life of prayer does not come easily. Especially in our distracted age, we can throw in the towel on prayer before we even begin to explore the riches God has for us there. If you find yourself wishing that your prayers had more focus, more consistency, more zeal, more comfort, more fire—and more of God—John has provided a helpful, hopeful field guide for this worthy endeavor.”
Christian Living
“With characteristic humor and endearing transparency, Sammy has helped me to feel less alone in the world. In this beautiful and courageous book, he revisits some of the most ‘awkward’ and painful chapters of his own story—but without a shred of self-indulgence. Instead, his words are an invitation for fellow strugglers to find rest, hope, and even laughter in the awkwardness that is our lives. Do yourself a favor and read this book. It has the potential to change your life.”
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