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“Memoirs” one of “Leadership Journal’s” Top 10 of 2008

D.A. Carson’s Memoirs of an Ordinary Pastor was recently named one of Leadership Journal’s Top 10 for the 2008 Leadership Book Awards. This “Golden Canon” presents the ten books of 2008 considered most valuable for church leaders following the submissions of over 100 pastors from across the country.

Don Carson draws on personal memories and his dad’s journals and written prayers to put together this account of one pastor’s life and times, dreams and disappointments during trying times for the church.

Memoirs of an Ordinary Pastor is a moving reminder that though the sacrifices of serving God are great, the sweetness of living a faithful life is greater.

You can read the preface and first chapter here.

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January 5, 2009 | Posted in: Books,History and Biography,Leadership,Preaching and Teaching | Author: Crossway Staff @ 9:02 pm | 0 Comments »

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Holy Subversion Saturdays

Trevin Wax is sharing an excerpt every Saturday from his future book, Holy Subversion: Allegiance to Christ in an Age of Rivals.

His first post:

True Christianity is not merely life-changing; it is world-changing.

Emphasize only the changing of individual lives and we will fail to call political systems, philosophies, and human structures to account under Jesus’ lordship.

Emphasize only political systems, philosophies, and human structures and we will compromise in our work for worldly progress while people remain dead in their sins.

But put the message of Jesus’ atoning death on the cross together with the biblical call to bring our world under the lordship of the Risen Jesus and we have an explosive message that rocks our world to its very core. It is the apostolic message of Christianity.

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January 4, 2009 | Posted in: Author,Death of Christ,Faith,Resurrection of Christ,The Grace of God | Author: James Kinnard @ 1:29 pm | 0 Comments »

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Keeping Holiday All Year Long

Recently Crossway’s homeschool book reviewers discussed Keeping Holiday by Starr Meade on their blogs.

As Beth wrote, “This is a story not only for Christmas, but every day of the year, as each of us strive to grow closer to the Founder.”

Other comments from the reviewers:

“Starr Meade writes a wonderful allegory of faith and the search for God through this beautiful and well-written holiday story. Curl up under a blanket and pull your little ones close to read this wonderful story together. It will be a tradition in my home for years to come.”

“Keeping Holiday is like a modern day Pilgrim’s Progress. This book, written for children ages eight and up, would be a wonderful accompaniment to a homeschool Christmas Bible study.”

“I would recommend this book to all, young and young at heart. To all of those searching for the true Founder, may your search end as profitable as Dylan’s.”

“Keeping Holiday is beautiful story of God’s sovereignty and man’s desperate need and desire for a savior—a hefty message for such a simple book.”

You can read the full reviews by visiting the following blogs:

If you would like to join Crossway’s Homeschool Book Review Program or find out more about it, feel free to e-mail Crossway at marketing[at]crossway.org.

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January 2, 2009 | Posted in: Christmas,Reviews | Author: Crossway Staff @ 9:36 am | 0 Comments »

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