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Come, Lord Jesus!' The hope of every weary believer who waits for
this tired world to come to its consummation. The desire of every
longing disciple who hungers to see everything made new. The
expectation of every faithful Christian who longs to see Jesus face
to face. In this world of pain, regret and brokenness, people
regularly wonder about the future. Yet Christians find confidence
in one secure truth: Jesus is coming back. Directing readers to
this ultimate hope, Phil Ryken encourages Christians to live each
day longing for Christ's return and anticipating the coming of his
kingdom. This book overflows with engaging anecdotes, contemporary
illustrations and insightful reflections on Scripture, offering
readers a powerful reminder of the glorious future promised to all
who trust in Christ and who long for his appearing.
In one systematic volume, James Montgomery Boice provides a
readable overview of Christian theology. Both students and pastors
will benefit from this rich source that covers all the major
doctrines of Christianity. With scholarly rigor and a pastor's
heart, Boice carefully opens the topics of the nature of God, the
character of his natural and special revelation, the fall, and the
person and work of Christ. He then goes on to consider the work of
the Holy Spirit in justification and sanctification. The book
closes with careful discussion of ecclesiology and eschatology.
This updated edition includes a foreword by Philip Ryken and a
section-by-section study guide. Both those long familiar with Boice
and those newly introduced to him will benefit from his remarkable
practicality and thoroughness, which will continue to make this a
standard reference for years to come.
Throughout the history of English literature, church ministers have
figured prominently in novels, plays, morality tales, and even
poetry. "Pastors in the Classics" is a unique, unprecedented
collection of relevant literary masterpieces in which the pastor's
experience is a major part of the story.
Part 1 is a reader's guide to twelve important classics written
over four centuries and covering seven different nationalities.
Each chapter not only describes and interprets the work in
question, it also highlights a specific feature of pastoral
ministry explored in the work. Part 2 is a handbook that defines
the canon of literary masterpieces that deal with the pastor's
experience, offering reading suggestions for both ministers and
lovers of literature.
From the familiar ("The Canterbury Tales"; "Cry, the Beloved
Country"; and "The Scarlet Letter") to the lesser-known ("Silence,"
"Witch Wood") to the surprising ("A Portrait of the Artist as a
Young Man"), this collection uncovers the good, the bad, and the
ugly ways in which pastors have been presented to the reading
public for the past half millennium.
How can we grasp the significance of what Jesus Christ did for us?
Might literature help us as we seek to understand the Christian
faith? J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings has generated much
discussion about the relationship between Christianity and
literature. It is well known that Tolkien disliked allegory. Yet he
acknowledged that his work is imbued with Christian symbolism and
meaning. Based on the inaugural Hansen Lectureship series delivered
by Philip Ryken, this volume mines the riches of Tolkien's
theological imagination. In the characters of Gandalf, Frodo, and
Aragorn, Ryken hears echoes of the threefold office of Christ-his
prophetic, priestly, and royal roles. Guided by Ryken, readers will
discover that they can learn much about the one who is the true
prophet, priest, and king through Tolkien's imaginative
storytelling. Based on the annual lecture series hosted at Wheaton
College's Marion E. Wade Center, volumes in the Hansen Lectureship
Series reflect on the imaginative work and lasting influence of
seven British authors: Owen Barfield, G. K. Chesterton, C. S.
Lewis, George MacDonald, Dorothy L. Sayers, J. R. R. Tolkien, and
Charles Williams.
Everyone has questions about God and what matters most in life.
When we ask those questions, we are asking about theology. Isn't
talk about God really a guessing game? What good is the Old
Testament? How can we have free will if God controls everything?
The virgin birth. Really? What does an earthquake say about God? Is
the Holy Spirit still at work in churches today? What did Jesus
think about getting married? Does being a Christian mean having
particular political views? While books about doctrine supply
description and analysis of the classic questions of the faith,
they often miss the contemporary questions on the minds of readers.
This book fills that gap. Organized around the key topics of Jesus,
the Bible, church, the Holy Spirit, evil, salvation and hope, the
sometimes-provocative questions on these topics aim to ring true
with the lived experience of real people. Even more, they look to
inspire reflection, debate, disagreement, and above all, engagement
in what the Christian faith is all about.
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