"This readable guide to twenty basic Christian beliefs is a condensation of Wayne Grudem's award-winning book Systematic Theology. Christian Beliefs boils down the essentials of Christian theology for everyday Christians and makes them both clear and applicable to life"-- Provided by publisher.

Wright makes the case for the Christian faith from the ground up. His goal is to describe Christianity in as simple and accessible yet attractive and exciting a way as possible.

Beginning with Paul's systematic presentation of the gospel in Romans and moving through the sermons in Acts, Gilbert argues that the central structure of the gospel consists of four main subjects: God, man, Christ, and a response. The book carefully examines each and then explores the effects the gospel can have in individuals, churches, and the world. --from publisher description.

We humans are prone to failure. We're experts at muddying, mixing, and messing up our lives. Who among us hasn't looked up from the bottom of a pit and realized he dug it himself? Who hasn't fallen so far, messed up so badly that she thought there was no hope? And it's at these low points that we crave reminders that there's hope for the broken.No reminder is quite as poignant as a story of second chances. A story of grace in action. Who couldn't...

Do you live in fear of never doing enough? Do you feel like if you just work harder, work longer, work smarter, you'll get the right results? In a world full of achievement, praise, and accolades, we can easily fall into the trap of thinking we can save ourselves and direct our lives with our own actions. But the way of the cross guides us toward a place where we stop striving, stop pushing, and stop self-initiating-so that we can fall into the boundless,...

The bishop, Bible scholar, modern heir to C. S. Lewis, and revered author of Simply Christian and Simply Jesus offers a fresh look at the Gospel, explaining why Jesus' message is "good news" and why it is more timely and transforming today than we know. The Gospel means good news. But if the message has been around for 2,000 years, what makes it significant today? What's so "good" about stories involving damnation, violence, and a God who sacrifices...

"In the 2014 New York Times bestseller Jesus on Trial, David Limbaugh made a case for the Gospels as hard evidence of the existence of God, drawing on his own spiritual journey from skeptic to believer. Now, Limbaugh looks deeper into the Scriptures and discovers that Jesus Christ's very being reveals itself in a close reading of the sacred texts. The Emmaus Code is a powerful, intimate journey toward an understanding of Christ as Man, Savior, and...

"The Lord is my shepherd." Thus begins the most beloved of all Psalms -- and thus begins a thousand-year journey through the Bible. Prophets, apostles and Jesus himself took up this image from David, reshaping it, developing it and applying it to their own situations and needs. Kenneth Bailey uses his celebrated insights into Middle Eastern culture and especially his familiarity with Middle Eastern shepherding customs to bring new light and life to...

Mere Christianity is a powerful and accessible exploration of Christian beliefs, adapted from a series of radio talks by C.S. Lewis during World War II. The book is aimed at presenting the core principles of Christianity - the "mere" or essential truths shared across all denominations - in a logical, thoughtful, and non-denominational way. Divided into four parts, Lewis begins by discussing the concept of right and wrong as a clue to the meaning...

In this book the author asks 'if Jesus' earliest followers--those who saw a dead man live--turned the world upside down by the power of His Spirit, what can't we? Why aren't we? What's changed?' Martin recounts the stories of those who lived and walked with Jesus and shows not only what they did, but how they did it. Along the way he opens up about his own successes and failures in seeking to live as they lived. -- adapted from back cover.