US Releases – July 2016
HER-STORY 366 Devotions from 21 Centuries of the Christian Church DIANA LYNN SEVERANCE – A historian with broad experience teaching in universities and seminaries, Spring, Texas Women were an integral part of Jesus’ life and ministry as described in all four Gospels, and they are integral to the life of the church wherever Christianity has spread. In whatever position they found themselves, whether queens or slaves, they lived for their Saviour and sought to bring others to Him. Her-Story brings together well-known names, such as Fanny Crosby and Joni Eareckson Tada to lesser known Christians from across the centuries, in 366 devotions. The recurring theme - their love for Jesus. “How fascinating to examine the lives of Christian sisters from antiquity! Their steps call and inspire today’s women to leave footprints along the same trail.” MARY A. KASSIAN, Author and Distinguished Professor of Women’s Studies, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky 978-1-78191-750-3 | Hardback | 416 pages | $27.99
CHRIST AND HIS PEOPLE Eight Convictions about the Local Church MARK ASHTON – Mark Ashton (1948-2010) was the Pastor of the Round Church in Cambridge. What should be the core principles for a local church? Mark Ashton writes about his eight heartfelt convictions about the local church - the centrality of the Bible and prayer; expository preaching; every member having a ministry and existing for the sake of others. These convictions are illustrated with stories from church life at the Round Church, Cambridge, where he served as pastor. “Mark Ashton minded the business God gave him, and I am thankful beyond words that his pastoral wisdom shines forth in the pages of this little book. He, being dead, yet speaks, and we do well to listen.” D. A. CARSON, Research Professor of New Testament, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, Illinois 978-1-78191-829-6 | Pocket paperback | 80 pages | $6.99