Have you ever walked right through the night? Maybe for fun? (I did it for a sponsored walk as a student.) Or maybe you'd broken down in the middle of nowhere? (Before the days of mobile phones.) How would you feel in the morning? (I had blisters like dinner plates.)
Now imagine the reason you've walked all night is to get some vital help. There's only one person who can help you - it's vital that they come back with you. How would you feel when you reach them? How would you feel when they tell you to go away?!
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You can probably name a church in your community with a reputation for courageous defense of biblical truth. The preaching is strong, and discipleship involves a lot of good books from dead theologians. Another church you know is beloved for its compassion. Its food pantry is always stocked, and no one walks away empty-handed. Yet another church is all about fulfilling the Great Commission. They have the latest technology, the most energetic worship services, the most creative outreach strategies.
But where are the churches that are courageous, compassionate, and commissioned, all at the same time and among the same people? Where are the gospel-shaped churches that teach the Bible, love the poor, and reach the lost? If God’s Word is our timeless guide, then churches seeking after Jesus ought to share this core DNA even if they don’t agree on every theological detail, even if they’re located on opposite sides of the world.... continue reading
We're delighted to announce the impending launch of the first two modules of our Gospel Shaped Church Curriculum—developed with The Gospel Coalition. The first two of five modules will be available at The Gospel Coalition National Conference in April. To get a flavour of what is in store, take a look at the series trailer featuring Don Carson.
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War has broken out in the Good Book Editorial office!
We are deadlocked about the precise title of the next volume in our best-selling Questions Christians Ask series, so we've come to our friends to help us decide.
It's by Mark Meynell, and it unpicks the Bible's teaching on what human beings really are -- the doctrine of humanity. One of the things we have tried to do in this series is to find a real question that believers struggle with as a way into a whole mindset of understanding it from the Scriptures -- but the Doctrine of Humanity presents us with some particular difficulties.
Because a clear understanding of this Doctrine is essential for a whole range of enormously important questions: like abortion, euthanasia, slavery, moral culpability and so on; and the more existential questions of gender, do I have a soul, and why am I here at all. But that makes a single question title all the more difficult to come up with.
So help please. Can you just reply with what you think is the more appealing title to you personally. Just choose A or B -- if you want to tell us why that's a bonus, but not at all necessary.
Thanks for your help -- and Carl -- you can let go of my throat now...
We recently interviewed author Mike McKinley about his new book, 'The Resurrection in Your Life: How the living Christ changes your world’. Here are some of the questions he tackles in this short interview:
0:08 - What is the book about?
0:36 - Why does the book cover the end of Luke and the beginning of Acts?
1:20 - Doesn’t the resurrection just prove that Jesus is who he said he is?
2:06 - How important is the doctrine of the ascension?
2:50 - How does this book follow on from The Cross in Your Life (formerly titled Passion)?
3:23 - What struck you as you wrote the book?
4:19 - What is your prayer for the book?
The resurrection matters. You know that already if you are a Christian; but do you know why? Mike McKinley explains in this 1 minute video:
I love stories. Some of my favorite childhood memories are set in my hometown’s local library, where I would load up on books to devour on long summer days. (Yes, I was a major nerd, thanks for asking.)
Now that I have five kids of my own, I spend far more time reading stories to them than I do working through the stacks of novels on my bedside table. And whether it is reading Cinderella to my preschool set or Around the World in 80 Days to my older kids, most great stories seem to follow the same basic outline. First, there’s an introduction to the main character and his or her world (meet Cinderella). Next up comes the main character’s problem (Cinderella’s family is unkind to her), and then a potential solution that holds the promise of happiness (a fairy godmother and a good-looking prince!) But then, just when you think things are going to end well, there’s a crisis that calls everything into question (the stroke of midnight!) Only at the end do we get the final resolution that makes sense of the crisis and assures the happiness of the main character (a duke with a glass slipper and a whole bunch of happily ever after!)... continue reading
Here’s a fantastic new infographic from Josh Byers and Zach Dietrich, ‘Did Jesus rise from the dead?’:
As it says at the bottom of the infographic, ‘the most plausible explanation of the facts of the resurrection is that God raised Jesus from the dead!’ But why does it actually matter right here and right now?
This week at The Good Book Company, we’re very excited to be launching Mike McKinley’s new book, The Resurrection in Your Life: How the living Christ changes your world.
Mike’s new book takes the fact that God raised Jesus from the dead and shows how that changes everything in every way.
It's possible that in our struggle with sin, particularly in the battle with lust and pornography, to feel overwhelmed with guilt and beyond God's love. We hope that our Desktop Wallpaper is a massive encouragement to you and a reminder that no-one ever is beyond the transforming love of God.
Use the links below to download the wallpaper - it's available for your desktop, laptop, tablet and even mobile phone. Enjoy!
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How to change your wallpaper: The wallpaper you need will vary , depending on your monitor size, screen resolution and a few other considerations. You can click here to see what your resolution is. Generally you set one of these are your wallpaper by clicking on the link to download the image, then right-clicking on the image (once it’s open) and selecting “Set as Background,” “Set as Desktop Background,” or something similar.
Helen Thorne, author of Purity is Possible: How to live free of the fantasy trap, spoke to Open House Radio in Australia recently about confidently facing struggles with porn and fantasy and how to live a full, free, deep and different life.
