Richard D. Phillips & Shannon L. Phillips. Holding Hands, Holding Hearts: Recovering a Biblical View of Christian Dating. P&R, 2006. 184 pp.
What does the Bible say about dating? Nothing. And Everything!
This book offers a biblical view of relationships and provides insight on issues of commitment, attraction, and more.
When you date someone, you’re more than just holding another’s hands; you’re holding that person’s heart.
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Charles D. Drew. A Journey Worth Taking: Finding Your Purpose in This World. P&R, 2007. 272 pp.
People have always been keen to figure out their place in the scheme of things. This book helps by providing a “theology roadmap” for the journey. These great biblical truths, when held together in our minds, will take us where we need to go in a healthy way.
Author: Emanuel Presbyterian Church
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This book bids to teach you a new “language” for thinking about your life and identity . . . This is a book to take slowly, so it sinks in. — David A. Powlison, Adjunct Professor of Practical Theology, Westminster Theological Seminary
Charles Drew has given us a great book to give away—especially to those who want a purpose-driven life and want to dig more deeply into the mysteries of that purpose. It is at once clear, personal, culturally up-to-date, and theologically rich—a perfect combination. Drew takes us a step beyond the literature that is presently available on the subject. Highly recommended. — Dr. Timothy Keller, Senior Minister, Redeemer Presbyterian Church, New York.
This book rightfully places calling in the grand framework of eternity while bringing God down into the flesh of our very human lives. An understanding of the thoughts laid out here will lead to a life shot through with joy even in this fallen world. — Diane Langberg, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor of Practical Theology, Westminster Theological Seminary
In A Journey Worth Taking, Charles Drew has written a well-researched, thought-provoking guide which offers a meaningful analysis of the unique stages of calling. A highly recommended read for anyone who has ever wondered, ‘Why am I here?’ — Jane Hyun, author, Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling
I was moved to tears by this beautifully written, honest, and comprehensive perspective on life calling. Charles Drew presents a realistic but hopeful view–one solidly grounded in the reality of the triune God. This is a great book for anyone wanting to reflect on the purpose and direction of their life’s work. — Chris Keidel, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship
Find a group of others who are seeking direction in life and read this book together. The questions at the end of each chapter are worth the price, and you’ll find yourselves drawn into a dialogue that will change your life. — The Rev. Peter C. Moore, D.D., author, Disarming the Secular Gods
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Paul David Tripp. Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands: People in Need of Change Helping People in Need of Change. P&R, 2002. 362 pp.
Comprehensive treatment of how God uses people as tools of change in the lives of others, people who themselves are in need of change.
In many ways, the church today has more consumers than committed participants. We see church merely as an event we attend or an organization we belong to, rather than as a calling that shapes our entire life.
Tripp explains how his work follows an “all of my people, all of the time” model. If you followed the Lord for a thousand years, you would still need the ministry of the body of Christ as much as you did the day you first believed. This need will remain until our sanctification is complete in Glory.
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Excerpts: pp. 4–12 | Ch 1
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Pastors/Church Leaders
A wonderful application of the old Gaelic saying, “God strikes straight blows with crooked sticks.” As inadequate as we are, God is eager to use us to help others change. The more you apply the biblical principles discussed in this book, the more readily you will fit into his mighty hand. — Ken Sande, author of The Peacemaker
Tripp is a careful and skillful physician of the heart. He unites a loving heart with a mind trained to the Scriptures. This book is a great companion for pastors and counselors. It will guide anyone who wants to give real help to others, the saving help that is found in Christ’s redeeming work. — Richard D. Phillips, author of Walking With God
- Adrian Reynolds (03/07) Review
Seminary/Ministerial Students
Laymen/Unknown
- Ricky Alcantar, New Attitude Blog (03/07) Review
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- Named Timberdoodle’s Favorite Book for 2003: “In terms of challenging and relevant books, Instruments in the Redeemer’s hands is our favorite book for 2003.”
- CD of the Book: WTSBooks
- Recommend by David Powlinson: “What 5 or 10 books should be in every pastor’s library in the discipline that you teach?”
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Edmund P. Clowney. How Jesus Transforms the Ten Commandments. P&R, 2007. 192 pp.
“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.” For many Christians, conditioned to emphasize our freedom from the law, Jesus’ words seem strange, even incompatible with the gospel of grace. If Jesus did not abolish the law, then how should we look at the Ten Commandments today? Clowney explains how Jesus intensifies the law and expands its scope to every situation in life. But as the author did so often during his ministry, he goes further, finding Christ in the law and showing how he fulfills it for his people. Thus believers will learn more not only of God’s character revealed in the law, but also of the gospel with its focus on Christ. Divided into eleven chapters, each with study questions for reflection and application, this book is an ideal resource for group study and personal growth.
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Professors
“The great expounder of biblical theology, Clowney guides us between the errors of lawless license and graceless legalism through this magnificent study of the Ten Commandments.” —Bryan Chapell
“Here, Edmund Clowney writes simply, but profoundly. Nobody had a deeper understanding of how all Scripture witnesses to Christ. I highly recommend this book for adult classes in churches, and for all who seek a better knowledge of the Lord Jesus.” —John Frame
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Dennis E. Johnson. Him We Proclaim: Preaching Christ from All the Scriptures. P&R, 2007. 464 pp.
Him We Proclaim advocates the Christ-centered, redemptive-historical, missiologically-communicated, grace-grounded method of Bible interpretation that the apostles learned from Jesus and practiced in their Gospel proclamation. Moving beyond theory, it shows how apostolic preaching opens up various biblical texts: history, law, wisdom, psalm, prophecy, parable, doctrine, exhortation, and apocalyptic vision.
Dennis Johnson has written a magnificent book that magnifies Christ in all of Scripture. Every preacher and teacher of the Scriptures should read this gem of the book. Johnson convincingly explains and defends the thesis that Christ should be proclaimed from all of Scripture. But he also illustrates with specific examples what it looks like to proclaim Christ in both the Old Testament and the New Testament. This book is exegetically faithful, theologically profound, and practically helpful. I wish I had read a book like this when I started my theological education thirty years ago. —Thomas R. Schreiner
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Professors
- Richard B. Gaffin, Westminister Bookstore Reviews (03/07) Review
- Thomas R. Schreiner, P&R (03/07) Review
Pastors/Church Leaders
- Aaron Menikoff, 9Marks (04/07) Review
Laymen
- Justin Taylor, Between Two Worlds (04/07) Review
- Colin Adams, Unashamed Workman (ND) Review
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John M. Frame. Salvation Belongs to the Lord: An Introduction to Systematic Theology. P&R, 2006. 382 pp.
Beginning students of theology and church leaders looking for a theological refresher or teaching tool will welcome this remarkably clear instruction to the doctrines of Scripture. In an almost conversational style, Salvation Belongs to the Lord explores all the major biblical truths, explains key terms of systematic theology, and reflects on their implications and connections under the lordship of Christ.
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- Tim Challies, Challies.com (06/06) Review
- Roger N. Overton, The A-Team Blog (07/06) Review
- Tony S. Reinke, The Shepherd’s Scrapbook (09/06) Review
- David P. Field, DavidPField.com (09/06) Review
- Rebecca Stark, Rebecca Writes (01/07) Review
- Paul Helm, Reformation21 (ND) Review
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