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Book Sale!

This week Canon Press is having a huge sale on over 50 of their titles.  There are some great books at great prices, so click on the banner below, and check it out.

Free Book: “Love The Lord With Heart and Mind”

This is interesting. A free e-book edited by Steve Hayes and James Anderson: “Love the Lord with Heart and Mind.” It chronicling the answers of Christian intellectuals (including Darrell Bock, John Frame and Douglas Groothuis) to the following questions. 1. Have you been a Christian from childhood? 2. Did you convert to the faith? If …

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John Piper: A Model For Leadership, Scholarship, and Gratitude

Of course, nearly everyone loves John Piper (well they should at least).  History will show Piper to be one of the most influential pastor/theologians of our time just as current students of theology agree today.  Last week, Dr. Piper posted an open letter of thanks to his congregation, staff, and elders at Bethlehem Baptist Church …

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Book Review: Christless Christianity

Michael Horton has written a challenge that needs to be issued to all Christians in America. In his latest book, Christless Christianity, published by Baker Books, Dr. Michael Horton draws stunning comparisons between the evangelical church of today and the liberalism of the early Twentieth Century and even Pelagianism, Semi-Pelagianism, and Gnosticism. Writing in the …

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Book Review: The Soul Winner

As suggested in recent weeks, I’ve been reading some old books and one that I recently completed is The Soul Winner by C.H. Spurgeon. Spurgeon is of course recognized as the prince of preachers, but he was also a fiercly evangelistic man. Spurgeon of all people shows that strict reformed theology is not at odds …

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Book Review: The Gospel & Personal Evangelism

The Gospel & Personal Evangelism Publisher: Crossway (2007) Author: Mark Dever ISBN-13: 9781581348460 Binding: Paperback The Gospel & Personal Evangelism is an excellent book on evangelism. Pastor Mark Dever has given the church a great resource to aid in our call to faithfully share the gospel of Jesus Christ with every person. In seven short …

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Book Review: Worldiness: Resisting the Seduction of a Fallen World

Worldliness: Resisting the Temptation of a Fallen World is edited by C.J. Mahaney and is authored by a consortium of Sovereign Grace Ministries ministers including Bob Kauflin.  Mark Dever blurbs that this book is specific enough to be helpful, grace-filled enough to be really helpful. Dever really nails it with that statement.  This book can be …

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Book Review: The Apologetics Study Bible

With all of the internet hooplah surrounding the release of another new study Bible (ESV Study Bible), it might have been easy for many of you to overlook the latest study Bible from Holman Bible Publishers.  The Apologetics Stuy Bible (available only in the HCSB) is a fine piece of scholarship and study material.  I …

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Book Review: The Shape of Faith to Come

If you are looking for an encouraging read for the holiday season, The Shape of Faith to Come by Brad Waggoner is not it.  However, if you are looking for a book that adequately diagnoses the current state of the church and the individual members of your church, this is a must read.  Waggoner and …

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Book Contest Winner

The Winner of the first P4P book giveaway is Norm Brock.  Norm will be receiving copies of Doctrine That Dances by Robert Smith Jr., Transforming Grace by Jerry Bridges, and Searching for God Knows What by Donald Miller.  Congratulations Norm.  We hope to do another book giveaway soon, I hope that you all will be …

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