Seasonal Catalog – November 2015
Foundations
Four Big Questions We Should Be Asking But Typically Don’t Peter Mead – Director of Cor Deo, an innovative mentored ministry training program Which god is God? What is a human? What is sin? What is salvation? You may never have thought much about these questions. But the fact is we all have a working version of the answers. Instead of speculating about who God is, Peter Mead invites us to begin with the claim that God has revealed Himself in Jesus. 978-1-78191-641-4 | Pocket paperback | 96 Pages | $7.99
God is my Strength
Fifty Biblical Responses to Issues Facing Women Today Patricia A. Ennis – Professor & Director of Homemaking Programs, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas Women of the twenty-first century are faced with a myriad of issues. God Is My Strength calls upon the Word of God to carefully answer 50 vital questions that every woman is facing today. 978-1-78191-642-1 | Trade paperback | 240 Pages | $12.99
Held in Honor
Wisdom for Your Marriage from Voices of the Past Robert L. Plummer – Professor of New Testament Interpretation, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky Matthew D. Haste – Associate Professor of Ministry Studies, Columbia International University Seminary and School of Ministry, Columbia, South Carolina 50 devotional reflections on marriage carefully selected from 2,000 years of church history. Alongside each inspiring historical quote is a brief introduction to the person quoted and an accompanying biblical reflection. 978-1-78191-643-8 | Large trade paperback | 144 Pages | $14.99
Faith of Our Father
Expositions of Genesis 12-25 Dale Ralph Davis – Minister in Residence, First Presbyterian Church, Columbia, South Carolina With typical wit and wisdom, Dale Ralph Davis opens up chapters 12-25 of Genesis. These beautiful and insightful expositions guide you through some of the early chapters of the Bible and will deepen your understanding of this important area of Scripture. 978-1-78191-644-5 | Trade paperback | 176 Pages | $14.99
Why Everything Matters
The Gospel in Ecclesiastes Philip G. Ryken – President, Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois Ecclesiastes is a book rich in literary artistry and multi-layered depths of spiritual meaning. Philip G. Ryken explores this wonderful Old Testament book, and reminds us again of the need to trust God with the questions, even when we do not have all the answers. 978-1-78191-645-2 | Large trade paperback | 160 Pages | $14.99
A Christian’s Pocket Guide to Suffering
How God Shapes Us through Pain and Tragedy Brian H. Cosby – Pastor, Wayside Presbyterian Church, Signal Mountain, Tennessee A Christian’s Pocket Guide to Suffering simply, but clearly, presents a biblical view of suffering so that your feet might land on the solid foundation of God’s Word and the God of that Word and, there, find understanding and hope. 978-1-78191-646-9 | Pocket paperback | 96 Pages | $7.99
A Christian’s Pocket Guide to Sin
The Disease and Its Cure Iain D. Campbell – Minister, Point Free Church of Scotland, Isle of Lewis The doctrine of sin is a dark doctrine. A Christian’s Pocket Guide to Sin maps out the nature of the disease which only God, by His grace in Jesus Christ, is able to heal. 978-1-78191-647-6 | Pocket paperback | 112 Pages | $7.99
The Hidden Life of Prayer
The life-blood of the Christian David McIntyre – (1859-1938) Former Principal of the Bible Training Institute in Glasgow and author. Drawing on the experiences of people like Luther, Spurgeon, Muller, Whitefield and Wesley, the author presses the case for a greater commitment to prayer. His advice could be a catalyst towards a change in the world around you. “This little jewel-strewn tapestry has done for me at 64 what Bounds’ Power Through Prayer did at 34. I could be ashamed that I need inspiration for the highest privilege. But I choose to be thankful.” John Piper 978-1-84550-586-8 | Trade paperback | 128 Pages | $10.99
Precious to God
May Nicholson – Author and founder of Preshal Trust May’s story is one of transformation through God’s extravagant love! It will move you to tears, to laughter and to prayer. God brought her through terrible times to find faith and hope. 978-1-78191-651-3 | Paperback | 24 Pages | $1.50
The Very First Christmas
Catherine MacKenzie – Author and CF4K Editor A family revisits Christmases gone by while also remembering the very Christmas and the Child that God sent to save the world. Make your own memories by reading this book with a child. 978-1-78191-608-7 | Hardback | 24 Pages | $7.99
Mark’s Marvellous Book
Learning about Jesus through the Gospel Alan Mann – Think of something amazing like six snails driving the school bus! Well, things have to be true to be really amazing! The book of Mark is a marvellous collection of true stories about the amazing things Jesus did! 978-1-78191-607-0 | Hardback | 160 Pages | $12.99
Living Water in the Desert
True Stories of God at work in Iran Rebecca Davis – A writer and teacher who lives in Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.A. These true stories show you how God is at work in Iran through the lives of missionaries and Iranian believers. More Muslims in Iran have come to Christ in the last thirty years than in the thirteen hundred years that Islam has been in the country. 978-1-78191-563-9 | Trade paperback | 144 Pages | $8.99
The Plan
How God got the World ready for Jesus Sinclair B. Ferguson – Associate Preacher, St Peter’s Free Church, Dundee, Scotland Before the dawn of time God made a plan… a plan to love, save and rescue. The world was made ready for Jesus Christ to save his people from their sins. 978-1-84550-451-9 | Hardback | 40 Pages | $9.99
365 Great Bible Stories
The Good News of Jesus Christ from Genesis to Revelation Carine MacKenzie – Best-selling author of children’s books, Inverness, Scotland In ‘365 Great Bible Stories’, this book teaches you about the truth of God’s Word and the good news of Jesus Christ and salvation. 978-1-84550-540-0 | Hardback | 384 Pages | $19.99
We now have more than 35 titles in our highly collectable Trailblazers series. These are exciting biographies for tweens to teens. In the books you will find timelines, thinking further sections and life summaries. Be inspired by these super role models to follow! Mass Market | PB | (RT 8-9, RM 9-14) $39.99 per box set
Trailblazer Evangelists & Pioneers Box Set 1 Bill Bright Billy Bray Billy Graham David Brainerd Joni Eareckson Tada 978-1-78191-634-6
Trailblazer Preachers & Teachers Box Set 3 Charles Spurgeon George Whitefield John Stott Jonathan Edwards Martyn Lloyd-Jones 978-1-78191-636-0
Trailblazer Heroes & Heroines Box Set 5 Brother Andrew Corrie ten Boom Eric Liddell Richard Wurmbrand George M端ller 978-1-78191-638-4
Trailblazer Missionaries & Medics Box Set 2 Adoniram Judson Amy Carmichael Hudson Taylor John G. Paton Paul Brand 978-1-78191-635-3
Trailblazer Reformers & Activists Box Set 4 William Wilberforce John Calvin John Knox John Newton John Welch 978-1-78191-637-7
Trailblazer Arts & SciEnce Box Set 6 C.S. Lewis Fanny Crosby John Bunyan Michael Faraday Patricia St. John 978-1-78191-639-1
C.S. Lewis
The Story Teller Derick Bingham 978-1-85792-487-9 $8.99
George Whitefield
Voice That Woke the World Lucille Travis 978-1-84550-772-5 $8.99
Joni Eareckson Tada
Swimming Against the Tide Catherine MacKenzie 978-1-85792-833-4 $8.99
Fanny Crosby
The Blind Girl’s Song Lucille Travis 978-1-78191-163-1 $8.99
One Thing
Developing a Passion for the Beauty of God Sam Storms – Lead Pastor, Bridgeway Church, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma The goal of our creation was not simply that we might be happy, but happy in appreciating God’s own glory. We were made to glorify God and enjoy him forever. Sam Storms seeks to help us develop our passion for God’s beauty. 978-1-85792-952-2 | Large trade paperback | 192 Pages | $14.99
Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People
Biblical Look at the problem of suffering Melvin Tinker – Vicar of St John’s Newland, Kingston upon Hull, England Melvin Tinker considers different opinions about the “problem of pain” before investigating answers by looking at the situations that faced Biblical characters, the opposition to Jesus himself, and the suffering of the early church. This book gifts you with key lessons behind the purpose of suffering. 978-1-85792-322-3 | Pocket paperback | 160 Pages | $8.99
A Fistful of Heroes
Christians at the Forefront of Change John Pollock – An award winning biographer John Pollock’s deft biographical pen sweeps over great reformers, liberators and evangelists of the 18th and 19th centuries such as John Newton, Earl of Shaftesbury and R. A. Torrey. 978-1-78191-204-1 | Trade paperback | 288 Pages | $14.99
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