New and Noteworthy, April, 2013
BIBLE STUDY
Michael Whitworth. The Epic of God. Bowie, Texas: Start2Finish Books, 2012. 396 pages. $14.99.
The first in a planned series of guides on all the books of the Bible, Whitworth, a Church of Christ preacher in Bowie, Texas, uses an easy-to-read style to give an in-depth study of Genesis. Many footnotes provide opportunity for deeper research, while people in the pew will feel like they’re reading a sermon series.
MEMOIR
Chad Williams. SEAL of God: The Path is Narrow … But the Reward is Great. Carol Stream, Ill.: Tyndale House Books, 2012. 304 pages. $14.99.
Williams, a soldier-turned-minister, recounts his intense training and six-year tour of duty as a Navy SEAL. Though he made it to the top tier of the Navy’s elite soldiers, he felt unfulfilled. Then he became a Christian. He endured harassment from his fellow soldiers on top of his difficult missions.
NONFICTION
Paul Marshall, Lela Gilbert, Nina Shea. Persecuted: The Global Assault on Christians. Nashville, Tenn.: Thomas Nelson, 2013. 416 pages. $16.99.
Christians in the West largely are shielded from persecution. Worldwide, this is not the case. The authors present stories from the East and Muslim world that will shock most Americans. The book ends with a call to action for those who have freedom to worship to help those who do not.
CHRISTIAN LIVING
Mary DeMuth. Everything: What You Give and What You Gain to Become Like Jesus. Nashville, Tenn.: Thomas Nelson, 2012. 224 pages. $16.99.
Best known for her bracing memoir “Thin Places,” DeMuth uses heartfelt, confessional prose to inspire readers to truly follow Jesus. This book begins each chapter with a quote from an “Everything Christian” like Dietrich Bonhoeffer or Mother Teresa and includes many Scripture references.
BIBLE STUDY
Michael Whitworth. The Epic of God. Bowie, Texas: Start2Finish Books, 2012. 396 pages. $14.99.
The first in a planned series of guides on all the books of the Bible, Whitworth, a Church of Christ preacher in Bowie, Texas, uses an easy-to-read style to give an in-depth study of Genesis. Many footnotes provide opportunity for deeper research, while people in the pew will feel like they’re reading a sermon series.
MEMOIR
Chad Williams. SEAL of God: The Path is Narrow … But the Reward is Great. Carol Stream, Ill.: Tyndale House Books, 2012. 304 pages. $14.99.
Williams, a soldier-turned-minister, recounts his intense training and six-year tour of duty as a Navy SEAL. Though he made it to the top tier of the Navy’s elite soldiers, he felt unfulfilled. Then he became a Christian. He endured harassment from his fellow soldiers on top of his difficult missions.
NONFICTION
Paul Marshall, Lela Gilbert, Nina Shea. Persecuted: The Global Assault on Christians. Nashville, Tenn.: Thomas Nelson, 2013. 416 pages. $16.99.
Christians in the West largely are shielded from persecution. Worldwide, this is not the case. The authors present stories from the East and Muslim world that will shock most Americans. The book ends with a call to action for those who have freedom to worship to help those who do not.
CHRISTIAN LIVING
Mary DeMuth. Everything: What You Give and What You Gain to Become Like Jesus. Nashville, Tenn.: Thomas Nelson, 2012. 224 pages. $16.99.
Best known for her bracing memoir “Thin Places,” DeMuth uses heartfelt, confessional prose to inspire readers to truly follow Jesus. This book begins each chapter with a quote from an “Everything Christian” like Dietrich Bonhoeffer or Mother Teresa and includes many Scripture references.
Michael Whitworth. The Epic of God. Bowie, Texas: Start2Finish Books, 2012. 396 pages. $14.99.
The first in a planned series of guides on all the books of the Bible, Whitworth, a Church of Christ preacher in Bowie, Texas, uses an easy-to-read style to give an in-depth study of Genesis. Many footnotes provide opportunity for deeper research, while people in the pew will feel like they’re reading a sermon series.
MEMOIR
Chad Williams. SEAL of God: The Path is Narrow … But the Reward is Great. Carol Stream, Ill.: Tyndale House Books, 2012. 304 pages. $14.99.Williams, a soldier-turned-minister, recounts his intense training and six-year tour of duty as a Navy SEAL. Though he made it to the top tier of the Navy’s elite soldiers, he felt unfulfilled. Then he became a Christian. He endured harassment from his fellow soldiers on top of his difficult missions.
NONFICTION
Paul Marshall, Lela Gilbert, Nina Shea. Persecuted: The Global Assault on Christians. Nashville, Tenn.: Thomas Nelson, 2013. 416 pages. $16.99.
Christians in the West largely are shielded from persecution. Worldwide, this is not the case. The authors present stories from the East and Muslim world that will shock most Americans. The book ends with a call to action for those who have freedom to worship to help those who do not.
CHRISTIAN LIVING
Mary DeMuth. Everything: What You Give and What You Gain to Become Like Jesus. Nashville, Tenn.: Thomas Nelson, 2012. 224 pages. $16.99. Best known for her bracing memoir “Thin Places,” DeMuth uses heartfelt, confessional prose to inspire readers to truly follow Jesus. This book begins each chapter with a quote from an “Everything Christian” like Dietrich Bonhoeffer or Mother Teresa and includes many Scripture references.
BIBLE STUDY
Michael Whitworth. The Epic of God. Bowie, Texas: Start2Finish Books, 2012. 396 pages. $14.99.
The first in a planned series of guides on all the books of the Bible, Whitworth, a Church of Christ preacher in Bowie, Texas, uses an easy-to-read style to give an in-depth study of Genesis. Many footnotes provide opportunity for deeper research, while people in the pew will feel like they’re reading a sermon series.
MEMOIR
Chad Williams. SEAL of God: The Path is Narrow … But the Reward is Great. Carol Stream, Ill.: Tyndale House Books, 2012. 304 pages. $14.99.Williams, a soldier-turned-minister, recounts his intense training and six-year tour of duty as a Navy SEAL. Though he made it to the top tier of the Navy’s elite soldiers, he felt unfulfilled. Then he became a Christian. He endured harassment from his fellow soldiers on top of his difficult missions.
NONFICTION
Paul Marshall, Lela Gilbert, Nina Shea. Persecuted: The Global Assault on Christians. Nashville, Tenn.: Thomas Nelson, 2013. 416 pages. $16.99.
Christians in the West largely are shielded from persecution. Worldwide, this is not the case. The authors present stories from the East and Muslim world that will shock most Americans. The book ends with a call to action for those who have freedom to worship to help those who do not.
CHRISTIAN LIVING
Mary DeMuth. Everything: What You Give and What You Gain to Become Like Jesus. Nashville, Tenn.: Thomas Nelson, 2012. 224 pages. $16.99. Best known for her bracing memoir “Thin Places,” DeMuth uses heartfelt, confessional prose to inspire readers to truly follow Jesus. This book begins each chapter with a quote from an “Everything Christian” like Dietrich Bonhoeffer or Mother Teresa and includes many Scripture references.
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