Book Overview In this stunning new book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of “outliers”–the best and the brightest, the most famous and the most successful. He asks the question: what makes high-achievers different? His answer is that we pay too much attention to what successful people are like, and too little attention to where …
Out of the Salt Shaker and Into the World is a greatly practical book on evangelism. In 2006, Christianity Today voted this title to be one of the top 50 books that have shaped evangelicals! “Christians and non-Christians have something in common,” writes Rebecca Pippert. “We’re all uptight about evangelism.” So begins the bestselling book on evangelism as a lifestyle. …
I greatly enjoyed reading Seven Arrows by Matt Rogers and Donny Mathis. Matt and Donny both serve as elders of The Church at Cherrydale in Greenville, SC. Donny also serves as Christian Studies professor at North Greenville University. The book seeks to give practical tools to help all levels of Bible readers improve in their scriptural study. The content in …
I was excited to read The Pastor as Scholar and the Scholar as Pastor in theory. What I found in it stirred my affections for both Christian ministry and scholarship. It also breathed life into the stories of these two evangelical icons. Book Overview What will our scholarship and pastoral ministry be if we are heads without hearts or hearts …
Book Overview Grasping God’s Word has proven itself in classrooms across the country as an invaluable help to students who want to learn how to read, interpret, and apply the Bible for themselves. The third edition, revised based on feedback from professors, will continue to serve college-level students and lay learners well in their quest to gain a firm grasp …
Collected here in this 8-in-1 omnibus edition are all of E. M. Bounds’ powerful books. No one else wrote with such power and authority on prayer. These classic books continue to inspire and instruct us on all aspects of prayer and its uses in everyday Christian life. Power Through Prayer (1st book in this volume) teaches readers that prayer is much …
I skimmed through God as Author by Dr. Gene Fant before we interviewed him as a candidate for North Greenville University’s President. In one of our interviews with him, I asked him some questions regarding his presentation of the “hermeneutics of optimism” in his book for two reasons: 1) I loved the concept, and 2) I wanted him to know I …
According to Warren Wiersbe, The Supremacy of God in Preaching “calls us back to a biblical standard for preaching, a standard exemplified by many of the pulpit giants of the past, especially Jonathan Edwards and Charles Spurgeon.” This newly revised edition is an essential guide for preachers who want to stir the embers of revival. Piper focuses his study on the …
This book started my hermeneutics journey while in college and it is still a treasure to reread today. The concern of the scholar is primarily with what the text meant; the concern of the layperson is usually with what it means. The believing scholar insists that we must have both (10-11). First, to find out what the text originally meant; …
I enjoyed the fresh manner in which Jason Boyett educated on the Bible in the Pocket Guide to the Bible: A Little Book About the Big Book. He is informative and hilarious as he writes. Favorite Quotes Like any collection of sacred documents written in ancient languages over the span of several centuries, the Good Book has a lingo all …