The Case for Easter by Lee Strobel

The Case for Easter by Lee Strobel - Did Jesus of Nazareth really rise from the dead?

Of the many world religions, only one claims that its founder returned from the grave. The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the very cornerstone of Christianity.

But a dead man coming back to life? In our sophisticated age, when myth has given way to science, who can take such a claim seriously? Some argue that Jesus never died on the cross. Conflicting accounts make the empty tomb seem suspect.

How credible is the evidence for―and against―the resurrection? Focusing his award-winning skills as a legal journalist on history’s most compelling enigma, Lee Strobel retraces the startling findings that led him from atheism to belief.  He examines:

The Medical Evidence―Was Jesus’ death a sham and his resurrection a hoax?

The Evidence of the Missing Body―Was Jesus’ body really absent from his tomb?

The Evidence of Appearances―Was Jesus seen alive after his death on the cross?

Written in a hard-hitting journalistic style, The Case for Easter probes the core issues of the resurrection. Jesus Christ, risen from the dead: superstitious myth or life-changing reality? The evidence is in. The verdict is up to you.

Book information:

Title: The Case for Easter

Author: Lee Strobel

Call number: 137 STR

New book: Romans 1-7 For You by Timothy Keller

Romans 1-7 For You by Timothy Keller - "Christianity is unique because it is about being saved through receiving a righteousness from God, rather than offering our own righteousness to God. In Romans, Paul wants us to understand and then experience this righteousness to know its glorious release." Join Dr Timothy Keller as he opens up the first half of the book of Romans, helping you to get to grips with its meaning and showing how it transforms our hearts and lives today.

Written for people of every age and stage, from enquirers to new believers to pastors and teachers, this flexible resource is for you to:

READ: As a guide to this letter which has changed history repeatedly, showing you how being right with God changes everything.

FEED: As a daily devotional to help you grow in Christ as you read and meditate on this portion of God's word.

LEAD: As notes to aid you in explaining, illustrating and applying Romans 1 7 as you preach or lead a Bible study.

Whoever you are, and however you use it, this is Romans 1-7 For You. 

Book information:

Title: Romans 1-7 For You

Author: Timothy Keller

Call number: 108.2 KEL

New book - Judges For You by Timothy Keller

Judges For You by Timothy Keller - Second in a new series of expository guides to the Bible, Timothy Keller's Judges For You walks you through the book of Judges, showing how the flawless God is at work in the most flawed situations and the most failing people. 

Combining a close attention to the detail of the text with Timothy Keller's trademark gift for clear explanation and compelling insights, this resource will both engage your mind and stir your heart. 

Judges for You is a uniquely flexible resource. It can simply be read as a book; used as a daily devotional, complete with reflection questions; or utilised by anyone who has a teaching ministry, to help small-group leaders understand and apply the text, and to give preachers helpful ways of connecting timeless Bible truths to today's world. 

Book information:

Title: Judges For You 

Author: Timothy Keller

Call number: 107.1 KEL

New book - The Prodigal God by Timothy Keller

The Prodigal God: Recovering the heart of the Christian faith by Timothy Keller - Newsweek called renowned minister Timothy Keller “a C. S. Lewis for the twenty-first century” in a feature on his first book, The Reason for God. In that book, he offered a rational explanation of why we should believe in God. Now, in The Prodigal God, he uses one of the best-known Christian parables to reveal an unexpected message of hope and salvation.

Taking his trademark intellectual approach to understanding Christianity, Keller uncovers the essential message of Jesus, locked inside his most familiar parable. Within that parable Jesus reveals God's prodigal grace toward both the irreligious and the moralistic. This book will challenge both the devout and skeptics to see Christianity in a whole new way. 

Book information:

Title: The Prodigal God: Recovering the heart of the Christian faith

Author: Timothy Keller

Call number: 201 KEL