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

New book: Tactics by Gregory Koukl

Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions by Gregory Koukl - In a world increasingly indifferent to Christian truth, followers of Christ need to be equipped to communicate with those who do not speak their language or accept their source of authority. Gregory Koukl demonstrates how to get in the driver's seat, keeping any conversation moving with thoughtful, artful diplomacy. You'll learn how to maneuver comfortably and graciously through the minefields, stop challengers in their tracks, turn the tables and—most importantly—get people thinking about Jesus. Soon, your conversations will look more like diplomacy than D-Day. Drawing on extensive experience defending Christianity in the public square, Koukl shows you how to:

• Initiate conversations effortlessly
• Present the truth clearly, cleverly, and persuasively
• Graciously and effectively expose faulty thinking
• Skillfully manage the details of dialogue
• Maintain an engaging, disarming style even under attack

Tactics provides the game plan for communicating the compelling truth about Christianity with confidence and grace.

Book information:
Title: Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions
Author: Gregory Koukl
Call number: 264 KOU

New book: Basic Christianity by John Stott

Basic Christianity by John Stott - Who is Jesus? "If Jesus was not God in human flesh, Christianity is exploded," writes John Stott. "We are left with just another religion with some beautiful ideas and noble ethics; its unique distinction has gone." If Jesus is not who he said he was, and if he did not do what he said he had come to do, the whole superstructure of Christianity crumbles in ruins to the ground. Is it plausible that Jesus was truly divine? And what might this mean for us? John Stott's clear, classic statement examines the historical facts on which Christianity stands. Here is a sound, sensible guide for all who seek an intellectually satisfying explanation of the Christian faith.

Book information:

Title: Basic Christianity

Author: John Stott

Call number: 137 STO

New book: Encounters with Jesus by Timothy Keller

Encounters with Jesus: Unexpected Answers to Life's Biggest Questions by Timothy Keller - In Encounters With Jesus, New York Times-bestselling author and renowned pastor Timothy Keller explores Jesus' answers to life's biggest questions by showing what happened to those whom met Jesus personally.

What is my purpose in life? Who am I meant to be? How can I live a successful life? Why is there so much wrong with our world today? Am I part of the problem? What can I do to help change that?

These are the big and seemingly unanswerable questions that everyone must ask, and then attempt to answer, in life. In Encounters With Jesus, Timothy Keller explores Jesus' answers to life's biggest questions by showing what happened to those who met Jesus personally.

Jesus changed the lives of nearly every person he met in the Gospels. These were powerful experiences: they can have a profound effect on us today, and also help explain not only different aspects of Christianity, but the deep questions of life itself. Timothy Keller highlights ten of these encounters - including Jesus' meeting a sceptical student, a religious insider, an outcast, even Satan himself - proves how invaluable the lessons from these encounters are for contemporary readers.

Book information:

Title: Encounters with Jesus: Unexpected Answers to Life's Biggest Questions

Author: Timothy Keller

Call number: 132 KEL

New book: Preaching by Timothy Keller

Preaching: Commmunicating Faith in an Age of Scepticism by Timothy Keller - Pastor, preacher, and New York Times bestselling author Timothy Keller’s wisdom on communicating the Christian faith from the pulpit as well as from the coffee shop.

Most Christians—including pastors—struggle to talk about their faith in a way that applies the power of the Christian gospel to change people’s lives. Timothy Keller is known for his insightful, down-to-earth sermons and talks that help people understand themselves, encounter Jesus, and apply the Bible to their lives. In this accessible guide for pastors and laypeople alike, Keller helps readers learn to present the Christian message of grace in a more engaging, passionate, and compassionate way.

Book information:

Title: Preaching: Commmunicating Faith in an Age of Scepticism

Author: Timothy Keller

Call number: 340 KEL

New book: Generous Justice by Timothy Keller

Generous Justice: How God's Grace Makes Us Just by Timothy Keller - It is commonly thought in secular society that the Bible is one of the greatest hindrances to doing justice. Isn't it full of regressive views? Didn't it condone slavery? Why look to the Bible for guidance on how to have a more just society? But Keller sees it another way. In GENEROUS JUSTICE, Keller explores a life of justice empowered by an experience of grace: a generous, gracious justice. Here is a book for believers who find the Bible a trustworthy guide, as well as those who suspect that Christianity is a regressive influence in the world.

Book information:

Title: Generous Justice: How God's Grace Makes Us Just

Author: Timothy Keller

Call number: 201 KEL