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 [...]
Here’s a list of the sample excerpts we’ve made available for Crossway’s Fall 2008 books.
Awesome Words (Edythe Draper, editor) - January 1-10
Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus (Nancy Guthrie, ed.) - Preface and Chapters 1-2
Death by Love (Mark Driscoll and Gerry Breshears) - Chapter 1 - “Demons Are Tormenting Me”
Game Day for the Glory of God (Stephen [...]
Crossway recently interviewed Starr Meade, the author of the new children’s book Keeping Holiday, about literature, her new book, and more. Here’s what she had to say:
Q: Who should read Keeping Holiday? Is it really a Christmas story?
A: The best stories in children’s literature—works by C. S. Lewis, George MacDonald, Kenneth Grahame—are enjoyable for [...]
Pastor John Piper answers questions regarding his book Spectacular Sins in recent “Ask Pastor John” segments posted on Desiring God.
♦What do you hope will be the lasting effect of Spectacular Sins?
♦Why did you dedicate Spectacular Sins to Joseph?
♦How can evil have a good purpose?
♦Why does God allow Satan to live?
♦What was the most spectacular sin [...]
Tim Challies, author of The Discipline of Spiritual Discernment, shares his Top 8 Books of 2008.
He includes Unpacking Forgivness by Chris Brauns and Memoirs of an Ordinary Pastor by D.A. Carson, with the latter being his top favorite of the year.
Nathan Busenitz, author of Reasons We Believe, will be featured on Janet Parshall’s America tomorrow. If you haven’t listened to Parshall’s highly-acclaimed show recently, this would be a great time to tune in. You can listen online or use the station finder to find a station in your local area.
In the meantime, you can read [...]
John Piper recently wrote about how “bad times are good for missions”.
His insights compelled me to share a passage from the recently released Suffering and the Goodness of God, the first volume in Crossway’s Theology in Community series, edited by Christopher Morgan and Robert Peterson.
The following excerpt is from the chapter entitled “Christ and Crocodiles: [...]
Nearly every aspect of American society has been affected by the feminist movement, and the church turns out to be no exception. The feminist movement did not merely change the way evangelicals view themselves; it changed the way they view the Word of God.
In Jesus and the Feminists, author Margaret Elizabeth Köstenberger begins by offering [...]
Dr. William Lane Craig was recently on the radio program, The Things that Matter Most, hosted by Rick Davis and Lael Arrington. Here’s the show summary:
Hard scientific evidence? Proven historical fact? Logical argument? Inexplicable miracles? The certainty of a meaningful life? An imminent theologian and professor of philosophy discusses his reasons for concluding that the [...]
We just published our Summer/Fall Book Report.
Here is a list of the interviews included:
Young, Restless, Reformed (Collin Hansen)
Spectacular Sins (David Mathis)
Reforming or Conforming? (Ronald Gleason)
Suffering and the Goodness of God (Christopher Morgan and Robert Peterson)
Stand (Randy Alcorn)
Is Rome the True Church? (Joshua Betancourt)
Experiencing the Truth (Anthony Carter)
Jesus and the Feminists (Margaret Köstenberger)
Read the full text [...]
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