New and Noteworthy, November 2014

BIBLE STUDY

Steve Cordle, A Closer Walk with Jesus .
Nashville, Tenn.: 21st Century Christian, 2014. 122 pages. $8.99

This 13-chapter study is geared toward adult Christians wishing to deepen their spiritual maturity. 

Written by a graduate of Bear Valley Bible Institute of Denver, topics include prayer, the tongue and trials. Each chapter ends with a suggested prayer and discussion questions — making it suitable for group study. 

BIBLE STUDY “Providence: The Silent Sovereignty of God.”

Cecil May Jr. Providence: The Silent Sovereignty of God
Nashville, Tenn.: Gospel Advocate Co., 2014. 127 pages. $9.99.  

May, a longtime minister for Churches of Christ, reknowned church scholar and a dean emeritus of Faulkner University, discusses God’s work among mankind under the New Covenant. Originally written as a Bible study series for churches, numerous requests for the series resulted in its publication, he writes.

MEMOIR “My Day to Die: Running for My Life.”
Serge Gasore with Patsy Watson. My Day to Die: Running for My Life
Bloomington, Ind.: Archway Publishing, 2014. 155 pages. $13.99.

A survivor of the Rwandan genocide of 1994, Gasore won a track scholarship to Abilene Christian University in Texas, where he experienced peace, healing and conversion to Christianity. Now married and pursuing a master’s, he and his wife founded a nonprofit that provides medical care for children in Rwanda.