New book: Galatians For You by Timothy Keller

Galatians For You by Timothy Keller - Timothy Keller's Galatians For You closely examines the text of Galatians in an expositional, engaging and applied way. Tim Keller's trademark gift of clear explanation and compelling insights make this a uniquely flexible resource. This expository guide to Galatians will help Bible teachers, devotional readers and anyone with an interest in the book of Galatians.

Book information:
Title: Galatians For You 
Author: Timothy Keller
Call number: 108.2 KEL

New book: Can We Trust The Gospels? by Mark D. Roberts

Can We Trust The Gospels?: Investigating The Reliability Of Matthew, Mark, Luke, And John by Mark D. Roberts - Attacks on the historical reliability of the Gospels--especially their portrayal of Jesus Christ--are nothing new. But are these attacks legitimate? Is there reason to doubt the accuracy of the Gospels? By examining and refuting some of the most common criticisms of the Gospels, author Mark D. Roberts explains why we can indeed trust the Gospels, nearly two millennia after they were written.

Lay readers and scholars alike will benefit from this accessible book, and will walk away confident in the reliability of the Gospels.

Book information:

Title: Can We Trust The Gospels?: Investigating The Reliability Of Matthew, Mark, Luke, And John

Author: Mark D. Roberts

Call number: 108 ROB

New book: The Evangelical's Guide to Spiritual Warfare by Charles H. Kraft

The Evangelical's Guide to Spiritual Warfare by Charles H. Kraft - Are you aware of the spiritual battle being waged around you today?

The truth is that although spiritual warfare is a major theme in the Bible, many of us gloss over it--or ignore it completely. But 80 percent of the synoptic gospels addresses the battle with evil spirits, and Jesus and His disciples set a clear example for believers. We cannot afford to practice a powerless Christianity in a fallen world.

In this essential, accessible resource, former evangelical seminary professor and missionary Charles Kraft helps you find your footing in the spiritual battle. Based on a solid biblical foundation and on decades of ministry experience, this book will help you:

- Differentiate between myths and truths about spiritual warfare

- Recognize the everyday battles taking place around you

- Learn what demons really are and what they actually do

- Understand the rules for engaging the enemy

- Achieve victory in daily battles with the help of the Holy Spirit

Don't let fear keep you from engaging the spiritual forces at work around you. Some problems can't be overcome in any other way.

Book information:

Title: The Evangelical's Guide to Spiritual Warfare

Author: Charles H. Kraft

Call number: 245.1 KRA

New book: Unshakable Hope by Max Lucado

Unshakable Hope: Building Our Lives on the Promises of God by  Max Lucado - What feels shaky in your world? Are you overwhelmed by the problems you’re facing or the pain you’re feeling?

Maybe you feel hurt by the past. Disappointed by the present. Worried about the future. If so, you are not alone, but there is hope. You can live with security and purpose.

In Unshakable Hope, Max Lucado unpacks 12 of the Bible’s most significant promises, equipping you to overcome difficult circumstances by keeping your focus on the hope found in the promises of Scripture rather than dwelling on the problems in front of you. For every problem in life, God has given you a promise.

Hope is hard to come by these days. Whether it’s heart disease or cancer, job failure or addiction, natural disasters or family disasters, mass murders or mental illness, there are so many reasons to be overwhelmed.

In a world full of instability, we do not need more opinions or hunches; we need the definitive declarations of our mighty and loving God.

What is your life built on—the circumstances of life or the promises of God? The answer to that question changes everything. Join Max as he takes a closer look at Scripture’s unbreakable promises and shows you how to live with unshakable hope.

Book information:

Title: Unshakable Hope: Building Our Lives on the Promises of God

Author: Max Lucado

Call number: 201 LUC

New book: I'd Like You More If You Were More Like Me by John Ortberg

I'd Like You More If You Were More Like Me: Getting Real about Getting Close by John Ortberg - I'd Like You More if You Were More like Me takes on one of life's most important questions: How can I get closer to God and other people?

We were created for deep connections. When people have deep connections, says John Ortberg, they win in life. When they don't have deep connections, they cannot win in life. I'd Like You More if You Were More like Me offers help in overcoming one of the biggest obstacles to making deep connections: the fact that we're so different. Different from God and different from each other.

The good news is that connectedness is not based on similarity, but on shared experiences. When one person invites another to share an experience, they're connected. It can be sharing a beautiful sunset or a meal, having a great conversation over cup of coffee, going for walk, or even teasing somebody. And when we share those same experiences with God, we get closer to him, too. God wants to connect with us--so much that he sent his son to live as a human being. God took on flesh and shared every human experience. So we don't have to wonder what a close relationship with God looks like anymore.

An intimate relationship with God and other people doesn't have to be a cliche, it can be a daily way of life.

Book information:

Title: I'd Like You More If You Were More Like Me: Getting Real about Getting Close

Author: John Ortberg

Call number: 201 ORT