Throughout the Gospel of John Jesus poses a series of questions: "What are you looking for?" "Do you want to be healed?" "Why do I speak to you at all?" as well as the most poignant, addressed to Peter, "Do you love me?" Michael Crosby's reflections on these questions take us into the heart of John's gospel. He highlights an important theme: the tension between a model of the church that gives emphasis to the Petrine principle of apostolic authority and a model of the church -- characterized by the Beloved Disciple -- that gives greater emphasis to loving service and discipleship. As Crosby shows, it is in balancing the roles of both Peter and the Beloved Disciple that the church best reflects the spirit of Christ.

Grab a cuppa and sink into a cosy chair as a father-daughter duo leads you into the celebration of Christmas through their art and reflections. Considering not only the story of Mary and Joseph journeying to Bethlehem, where Jesus was born, but also our modern-day expressions of Christmas, they point to God's light and life during what can be a fraught and exhausting season. 'Daughter and father, wordsmith and artist, combine seamlessly to create a celebration of the warmth, love, promise and glory of Christ's birth on earth, and what that means for us today.' Pam Rhodes, broadcaster and writer

The Believers Church Bible Commentary presents the best of modern scholarship in an accessible, practical form. The commentary emphasizes the special concerns of readers from the Believers Church tradition.

At the end of each chapter, an article on "The Text in the Life of the Church" highlights how the Scripture passage applies to the daily practice of Christian faith. Some of the themes that the Believers Church Bible Commentary underscores are believer's baptism, submission to the rule of Christ in the church, and following Christ in personal sacrifice and service.

The work, My Holy Bible Extracts of 1,401 Powerful Verses, started on January 2, 2004, when I commenced an intensive and in-depth daily reading of the Holy Bible. It covered all the 39 books of the Old Testament and the 27 books of the New Testament. This Second Edition comprises of 886 powerful verses from the Old Testament and 515 powerful verses from the New Testament. The breakdown is shown below:

• Genesis: 57 verses Isaiah: 80 verses Romans: 38 verses
• Exodus: 40 verses Jeremiah: 39 verses 1 Corinthians: 16 verses
• Leviticus: 27 verses Lamentations: 8 verses 2 Corinthians: 11 verses
• Numbers: 19 verses Ezekiel: 24 verses Galatians: 10 verses
• Deuteronomy: 36 verses Daniel: 15 verses Ephesians: 16 verses
• Joshua: 15 verses Hosea: 7 verses Philippians: 11 verses
• Judges: 22 verses Joel: 5 verses Colossians: 11 verses
• Ruth: 4 verses Amos: 5 verses 1 Thessalonians: 10 verses
• 1 Samuel: 21 verses Obadiah: 2 verses 2 Thessalonians: 8 verses
• 2 Samuel: 12 verses Jonah: 5 verses 1 Timothy: 15 verses
• 1 Kings: 34 verses Micah: 8 verses 2 Timothy: 9 verses
• 2 Kings: 23 verses Nahum: 5 verses Titus: 5 verses
• 1 Chronicles: 14 verses Habakkuk: 5 verses Philemon: 1 verse
• 2 Chronicles: 17 verses Zephaniah: 5 verses Hebrews: 25 verses
• Ezra: 7 verses Haggai: 3 verses James: 17 verses
• Nehemiah: 10 verses Zechariah: 14 verses 1 Peter: 17 verses
• Esther: 14 verses Malachi: 7 verses 2 Peter: 9 verses
• Job: 31 verses Matthew: 78 verses 1 John: 17 verses
• Psalms: 151 verses Mark: 27 verses 2 John: 2 verses
• Proverbs: 67 verses Luke: 51 verses 3 John: 1 verse
• Ecclesiastes: 22 verses John: 43 verses Jude: 7 verses
• Song of Solomon: 6 verses Acts: 39 verses Revelation: 22 verses

Each of the 1,401 powerful verses has either a question that pricks the conscience of the reader, excites him or her, and provokes in the reader the urge to review one’s relationship with God. Interacting with some of the posers contained in this work will definitely lead to a sober reflection of the reader, as well as strengthen one’s abiding faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. In addition to the questions, there are some explanations on some of the deep sayings of the Holy Book which most readers tend to misconstrue. Above all, this work will induce readers, particularly Christians, to take ownership in godly pursuits and to domesticate their relationship with God as against the lukewarm attitude of most Christians who treat God as an abstract being. This work is about the desire to draw near the God in us and to personalize our relationship with him. The work concludes with an afterword, which is candid advice from the heart of the author to all readers.