Best Easter
Adam Hamilton believes that some powerful answers are contained in the Apostles’ Creed, an early statement of foundational Christian beliefs. God Jesus Christ The Holy Spirit The Church at the Communion of Saints The Forgiveness of Sins The Resurrection of the Body. Adam Hamilton is senior pastor of The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas, one of the fastest growing, most highly visible churches in the country.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Another brilliant book by Pastor Hamilton."
"Highly recommended and an easy read."
"Adam Hamilton did it again!"
"The author is able to write in a way that enables me to understand big concepts and profound truths such that I am able to translate my learning into simple faith steps as a follower of Christ."
"A must read for all who are Methodists and believers."
"This book was used as a Lenten study at our church."
"This book made me more aware of the Trinity & what the words in the Creed actually mean."
"Hamilton helps bridge the gaps between those who doubt, and those who believe."
What if we approached the issue of the resurrection in an unbiased manner and assessed it as a cold case detective would evaluate a crime scene? As a result of his work on cold cases, Wallace has been featured on numerous television programs including Dateline, FOX News, and Court TV. A vocal atheist for many years, Wallace is now an apologist for Christianity and the founder of the ColdCaseChristianity.com Blog, Podcast, and Website.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"There is no better book out there if you're looking for a concise introduction to historical inquiry about the resurrection."
"The minimal facts that Wallace investigates are the following: (1) Jesus died on the cross and was buried; (2) Jesus' tomb was empty, and no one ever produced His body; (3) Jesus' disciples believed that they saw Jesus resurrected from the dead; (4) Jesus' disciples were transformed following their alleged resurrection observations. Next, Wallace proceeds to tackle the skeptical explanations that deny the above facts: (1) The Disciples were wrong about Jesus' death; (2) The Disciples lied about the resurrection; (3) The Disciples were delusional; (4) The Disciples were fooled by an imposter; (5) The Disciples were influenced by limited spiritual sightings; (6) The Disciples observations were distorted later - with each of these six skeptical views Wallace demonstrates how each of these views contains at least four to six inherent problems tied to the argument."
"Wallace presents a short, concise set of logical, rational answers to the main arguments against the resurrection of Jesus Christ. In contrast to this stupendous unbelief, Wallace tells the reader "Many first-century and early second-century unfriendly Roman sources (i.e., Thallus, Tacitus, Mara Bar-Serapion, and Phlegon) and Jewish sources (i.e., Josephus and the Babylonian Talmud) affirmed and acknowledged that Jesus was crucified and died.""
"He uses 4 statements that are agreed upon by both Christians and non-Christians to explain the resurrection (example would be Jesus died on the cross and was buried). He then takes claims that have been said by non- Christians, or skeptics, to explain away these 4 statements (example would be that Jesus did not die, that the disciples were mistaken)."
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In Renegade Gospel , pastor and author Mike Slaughter. presents Jesus and his challenging message to inspire us during Lent, Easter, and through the year. Who better than Mike, renegade pastor that he is, to present Jesus in all of his unmanageable, demanding, troublemaking glory? Will Willimon, United Methodist Bishop, retired; Professor of the Practice of Christian Ministry, Duke Divinity School. Renegade Gospel. is Mike’s life and message distilled into one pure, powerful, delicious, nourishing jolt. Mike is the author of multiple books for church leaders, including Down to Earth, The Passionate Church , Change the World, Dare to Dream, Renegade Gospel, A Different Kind of Christmas, Spiritual Entrepreneurs, Real Followers, Momentum for Life, UnLearning Church , and Upside Living in a Downside Economy .
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Find Best Price at Amazon"The ideas that Jesus preached to the people of His time were radical and not well received by the political elite priesthood of the Jewish faith."
"I read this book as part of a Bible study."
"Mike Slaughter reveals the Rebel Jesus who practiced and spoke truth-to-power: He cleansed the temple, and shook the seats of worldly power."
"This is a Lenten Study that opens your eyes to a Christ who changed the world."
"The music they use to lead in and out of each session is very loud and very abrasive for our older group. I am reading Brian McLaren's "The Secret Message of Jesus" along with this book."
"Preachers choice for studying, seems well written."
"Mike Slaughter uses scripture to debunk stereotypical Jesus to show that Jesus was a rebel rebelling against man's carnal nature, that it is natural to go through period of doubt and that even Satan knew Jesus to be "Real"...."
"What got in my way: his description of learning to follow Christ sounds a lot like being the Good Wife."
Best Christmas
From pastor and New York Times bestselling author Timothy Keller comes the perfect gift for the Christmas holiday—a profoundly moving and intellectually provocative examination of the nativity story Even people who are not practicing Christians think they are familiar with the story of the nativity. Keller achieves his pastoral goal of teaching Christmas’ most important message—‘God alone has the life, truth, and joy that we lack and cannot generate ourselves’—and in doing so, provides solace for those who seek it.” —Publishers Weekly. Praise for Timothy Keller and his other books: “Tim Keller’s ministry in New York City is leading a generation of seekers and skeptics toward belief in God. “Fifty years from now, if evangelical Christians are widely known for their love of cities, their commitment to mercy and justice, and their love of their neighbors, Tim Keller will be remembered as a pioneer of the new urban Christians.”. — Christianity Today.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I’ve read a few, not all, of Keller’s books. Hidden Christmas is the gospel presentation you’ve been waiting for."
"Hidden Christmas has all the hallmarks we’ve come to expect from Keller."
"This amalgamation covers the breadth of the Christmas story beginning with its roots in the Old Testament, as the Israelites yearned for the freeing savior King promised to them. And I think that’s really the strength of this book: Keller covers so much that there’s bound to be something in it that will give you pause to consider what Jesus’ birth in a manager means. We take the ability to talk to, to pray to, to approach God ourselves for granted today and the Christmas story should remind us of how incredible this is. Key Quotes: “Such in outline, but even more purposeless, more void of meaning, is the world which science presents for our belief... That Man is the product of causes which had no prevision of the end they were achieving; that his origin, his growth, his hopes and fears, his loves and his beliefs, are but the outcome of accidental collocations of atoms; that no fire, no heroism, no intensity of thought and feeling, can preserve an individual life beyond the grave; that all the labours of the ages, all the devotion, all the inspiration, all the noonday brightness of human genius, are destined to extinction in the vast death of the solar system, and that the whole temple of Man’s achievement must inevitably be buried beneath the débris of a universe in ruins—all these things, if not quite beyond dispute, are yet so nearly certain, that no philosophy which rejects them can hope to stand. “The [Bible’s] lesson is that the medium is not the message, that we must not ignore uncomfortable truths just because they come through an unimpressive messenger.” (104). “Thy word is like a deep, deep mine;//and jewels rich are rare//are hidden in its mighty depths//for every searcher there.” (107). “The manger at Christmas means that, if you live like Jesus, there won’t be room for you in a lot of inns.” (119)."
"My small-group bible study selected this book for our most recent book and, as with previous Tim Keller books, I loved it."