Thomas G. Long

The Oxbridge Evangelist

Evangelism & Missions

“In this fascinating and engagingly written book, Michael Gehring takes the complex and multifaceted C. S. Lewis and turns his life like a jewel under a lamp. Flashes of light and insight sparkle on every page. The literature on Lewis is vast, but even so, Gehring adds something new and fresh to the story of how a man so full of twists and turns, contradictions and surprises, became one of the most beloved and influential evangelists for Christianity in modern times. A must-read!”

The Pastor

Church Leadership & Ministry

“... Every pastor who reads these pages will come away with a renewed vision and hope and a deepened spirituality for the task of leading God's people.”

The Pastor’s Bookshelf

Church Leadership & Ministry

Foreword

“One remarkable feature of Carty’s writing in this volume is how much of it is done in conversation with others, particularly parishioners and others who are on the receiving end of ministry. Carty hopes to encourage pastors who read, but not merely as a form of gratuitous self-improvement, but reading done among, with, and for the people of God.”

The People of the Parables

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Alan Culpepper’s The People of the Parables is brilliant and fascinating, both in conception and execution. This book enables readers to become richly acquainted with the day laborers, merchants, fishermen, tax collectors, bandits, and others who populate the parables, along with their social circumstances in ancient Galilee, which allows Jesus’ parables not only to speak anew but also to resound with the fresh power they held for their first hearers. Culpepper is an insightful interpreter, and this is a highly original and profoundly useful book for any reader of Jesus’ parables.”

The Peoples’ Sermon

Preaching & Worship

“Hannan provides a way for congregations not only to find their voices in the ministry of preaching but also to be drawn deeper into the mission of Christ. A splendid contribution.”

The Practices of Christian Preaching

Church Leadership & Ministry

“Great preaching involves a firm grasp of the gospel as well as a keen sense of the moment, a discernment of the crises of this day, and the hungers of particular people at specific junctures of history. Alcántara has written a timely and wise book, a book that guides preachers toward sermons born out of the electric encounter between the enduring good news and rapidly moving news of the day.”

The Radical Pursuit of Rest

Christian Living

“Speaking with wisdom and probing insight to a restless, production-driven culture, John Koessler has written a thoughtful, profound and eminently practical book. Like a jeweler, Koessler turns the idea of holy rest slowly in the light, allowing each facet to gleam brightly. It is rare to find a book that is, on the one hand, so deeply theological and, on the other hand, so close to the realities on the ground that it has the potential to change the ways we plan the day.”

The Rhetoric of the Gospel, Second Edition

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Is it possible for a volume on ancient rhetoric and the gospel to be scholarly, wise, pertinent, and witty all at once? When it’s in the hands of Clifton Black, the answer is clearly yes. This welcome revised and expanded edition of Black’s excellent Rhetoric of the Gospel is a magnificent resource for the student and the preacher alike. The chapter where Black brings the old lawyer and rhetorician Quintilian into the homiletics classroom, just to name but one of many delicious morsels in this volume, crackles with intellectual electricity, humor, and insight.”

The Story of Narrative Preaching

Preaching & Worship

“No one knows more about narrative preaching--its history, its inner workings, its possibilities--than does Mike Graves. In this fine book, like Ezekiel's 'wheel within a wheel,' Graves employs narrative to explore creative narrative preaching. The result is a double blessing--a very engaging read and a most informative preaching text.”

The Women’s Lectionary

Preaching & Worship

“Preachers who employ this marvelous resource will both fascinate congregations with the treasures about women in Scripture and leave them eager to hear more.”

Third Voice

Preaching & Worship

“This is a smart and bold book. For Michael Knowles, preaching the resurrection is not merely a matter of exploring a theological topic or dissecting a doctrine. It is about being drawn so fully into the life of God that preachers, their sermons, and their hearers are carried up into the great hurricane wind of God’s willingness and ability to raise dead hearers to life. Savor this book!”

This Odd and Wondrous Calling

Church Leadership & Ministry

“Honest, wise, deeply personal, profoundly theological, and — what's more — delightfully written.”

Truth-Telling as Subversive Obedience

Theology

“"The provocative essays in this volume are yet another reminder that no one prods the consciences of preachers more effectively, discomfortingly, and profoundly than Walter Brueggemann. With imagination, resolve, and a comprehensive grasp of the issues, Brueggemann summons us once again to have the courage to speak 'truth that subverts our best self-deceiving certitudes.'”

Useful Wisdom

Church Leadership & Ministry

“Anthony Robinson is many things: pastor, theologian, consultant, preacher, leader, teacher, and more. In this excellent volume, Robinson adds the role of mentor to pastors younger and older. His net of discernment gathers ‘useful wisdom’ from his long experience in the church, addressing issues in ministry such as public prayer and handling the inevitability of bullies. . . . Robinson provides gentle, wise, and honest guidance.”

Wade in the Water

Christian Living

“In this thoughtful and powerful book, Eric Peterson pulls on the thread of Christian baptism, and by the time he is done the whole fabric of the Christian life has been gathered up. Read this book alone for encouragement, read it with others for strength, proclaim it from the pulpit for courage and guidance.”

Waiting for a Glacier to Move

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“"This is a breathtaking and refreshing work of original scholarship. Jennifer Ayres ventures out into the whitewater streams of courageous Christian social witness, and she finds here a practice fed and sustained by deep rivers of theological vision. This book will not only enrich our understanding of religious practices, it will also serve as a wise and encouraging guide to communities of faith engaged in social transformation.”

We Speak Because We Have First Been Spoken

Preaching & Worship

“Michael Pasquarello is one of today's most astute theological voices in homiletics, and in this fine volume he turns his probing intellect toward the life and character of preachers themselves. Drawing upon a remarkable array of witnesses, from Thomas Aquinas to Rowan Williams, from Dietrich Bonhoeffer to Ellen Charry, Pasquarello challenges all who preach to turn their gaze away from mere technique and pulpit strategy and toward the deeper call to the love of God and a holiness of life.”

What’s Right with Preaching Today?

Preaching & Worship

Foreword

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With Ears to Hear

Preaching & Worship

“A clearly written, well-researched book. . . . Meyers writes with a flair. His style is graphic, conversational, and balanced. . . . His own conviction that an 'ear' for one's own language makes for listenable sermons applies to his writing style as well. He can 'hear' himself writing, and the result is an engaging, dialogical text that will find a wide and appreciative readership.”

With My Eyes On Jesus

Bible Studies & Devotionals

“In this beautiful and compellingly written book of Lenten devotions, Dale Goldsmith keeps our eyes focused on dying. In the long pilgrimage through this reflective season, we gaze upon our own death, the deaths of others, and, most of all, Jesus' death. As we come ever nearer to Easter, we are at last enabled to lift the hymn of the saints, ‘God will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more.’”