French Edition of “The Healing Power of Forgiveness

Posted by on 9.12.07 in Books, Foreign Language Translations

The French edition of The Healing Power of Forgiveness has just been released. It is available fromEditions VidaChemin du Moulin VedelR.N. 113Mas des Rosiers30900 NIMESFrance

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What’s in My Library?

Posted by on 9.10.07 in Books

During the Keep Believing board retreat this weekend, I was asked what books I have been reading lately. That led to a discussion of books in general. When I graduated from seminary in 1978, I had already amassed a nice-sized library of basic reference books—lots of Greek and Hebrew commentaries, heavy tomes on theology a …

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Anchor Updates

Posted by on 9.9.07 in Anchor Book Depot, Books, Keep Believing Ministries

Here are two quick updates:1) An Anchor for the Soul has just been published in French by a publisher in Montreal. We received our copy a few days ago. Originally the book was published to coincide with a conference where I’m speaking in Montreal in November but now the book has been released for the general public.2) …

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Teen People of the Bible

Posted by on 8.31.07 in Books

Yesterday I received my copy of Teen People of the Bible by Daniel Darling. Subtitled “Celebrity Profiles of Real Faith and Tragic Failure,” this book examines some of the better-known “teen people” of the Bible, starting with Cain and Abel, Isaac and Rebekah, Jacob and Esau, Joseph, Moses, Rahab, Samson, David, Jonathan, S …

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A New Eye Chart in Ecuador

Posted by on 8.29.07 in Books, Keep Believing Ministries

Last week a team from Harrisburg Baptist Church in Tupelo, Mississippi traveled to the mountains of Ecuador for a medical missions trip. They stayed at a hotel located at 7000 feet above sea level, and during they day they ran a free clinic for a village at 10,500 feet. Several area doctors and nurses went on the trip along …

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J.C. Ryle’s Expository Thoughts on the Gospels

Posted by on 8.15.07 in Books

In 1856 J. C. Ryle published the first volume of his Expository Thoughts on the Gospels. When he finally finished the series in 1873, he had produced one of the finest devotional studies of the four gospels ever written. Baker Book House recently reprinted the entire series in four volumes. I mention it here because, as a g …

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Cover Art for French Version of An Anchor for the Soul

Posted by on 8.14.07 in Books, Foreign Language Translations, Keep Believing Ministries

This morning we received a copy of the cover art for the French version of An Anchor for the Soul. The book will be released on August 27. It didn’t work to literally translate the title from English so the French version comes out as “A Refuge for the Soul.” The graphic artist totally changed the cover to give it a v …

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An Atheist Finds Christ in New Zealand

Posted by on 7.31.07 in Anchor Book Depot, Books, Keep Believing Ministries

Robin Brooks, a missionary serving in New Zealand, sent me the following story:Tracey is a university student in New Zealand. She claimed to be an atheist, but had some very unusual life goals. One of them was to attend a church sometime in her life. In February, a week before university started, Tracey advertised for a &ld …

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Stealth Attack Study Guide

Posted by on 7.25.07 in Books

In late April Moody Publishers released Stealth Attack, my new book on spiritual warfare in an age of terror. Soon after the book came out, we decided to add a study guide to make the book more useful for personal study, small groups and for Sunday School classes. Brian Bill wrote most of the questions. Steve Pederson added …

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Jim and Casper Go to Church

Posted by on 7.19.07 in Books, Church Trends, Churches

What would happen if a pastor and an atheist decided to visit some of America’s largest churches together? That simple question led to a book called Jim and Casper Go to Church. Over a period of several months in 2006, Jim Henderson (the pastor) and Matt Casper (the atheist) dropped in unannounced on Willowcreek, Sadd …

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