The Cross in John’s Gospel
The Christian Message for Contemporary Life
The Christian Message for Contemporary Life. By Stephen F. Olford, Grand Rapids : Kregel Publications, 1997. 112 pp. Paper. $7.99. Stephen F. Olford is a noted communicator, author, and pastor. Born in 1918 to missionaries, he spent the first seventeen years of his life in West Africa where he witnessed the power of the gospel
TULIP: A Free Grace Perspective — Part 1: Total Depravity
A Matter of Basic Principles: Bill Gothard & the Christian Life
A Matter of Basic Principles: Bill Gothard & the Christian Life. Don Veinot, Joy Veinot, & Ron Henzel. Springfield, MO: 21st Century Press, 2002. 383 pp. Paper. $15.99. I came to faith in the Lord Jesus for eternal life in the fall of 1972. Around a year later I attended Bill Gothard’s Institute of Basic
Outbreak! Creating a Contagious Youth Ministry Through Viral Evangelism
Outbreak! Creating a Contagious Youth Ministry Through Viral Evangelism. By Greg Stier. Chicago: Moody Press, 2002. 265 pp. Cloth. $19.99. Written by Greg Stier, the co-founder and president of Dare 2 Share Ministries, Outbreak! provides a fresh and insightful look at evangelism in the context of youth ministry. In eleven chapters Stier elucidates the process
How Were People Saved Before Jesus Came?
Four Views on Eternal Security
Four Views on Eternal Security. Edited by J. Matthew Pinson. Contributors: Michael S. Horton; Norman L. Geisler; Stephen M. Ashby; J. Steven Harper. Grand Rapids : Zondervan Publishing House, 2002. 302 pp. Paper. $14.99. Eternal security is one of the dearest doctrines to me. Thus I was thrilled when I heard about this new book
Boyd’s Handbook of Practical Apologetics: Scientific Facts, Fulfilled Prophecies, and Archaeological Discoveries That Confirm the Bible
Boyd’s Handbook of Practical Apologetics: Scientific Facts, Fulfilled Prophecies, and Archaeological Discoveries That Confirm the Bible. By Robert T. Boyd. Grand Rapids: Kregel Publications, 1997. 251 pp. Paper. $13.99. None of us comes to believe the Bible by learning everything there is to know and then seeing if the Bible fits the data. Inability, lack
The Prayer That Saves: A Lesson from a Dying Thief
by Roscoe Barnes III A young man who had just trusted Christ as Savior was eager to tell others about his experience. He read a gospel tract and noticed a “sinner’s prayer” on the back of it. “If I get people to pray this prayer, will they be saved?” he asked. I was tempted to