The Believer's Bookshelf

Chase the Goose: Reclaiming the Adventure of Living a Spirit-Led Life by Mark Batterson comes as another one of Lifeway’s Threads studies for small groups. Batterson’s passion for God and the sensitivity to the Holy Spirit’s leading is plainly evident throughout the study. Coming from a background of adventurous life changes and innovative pastoral experience, [...]

This is one of my next book purchases. It appears like a very timely and important discussion for all those involved in church ministry! Check it out at Amazon here:

John Piper’s Finally Alive addresses a very important topic for today’s church. The title finally alive stresses the biblical inherent result of salvation. Scripture terms this as “born alive.” Piper introduces this work with some strong statements against the Barna association’s recent statistical findings regarding the state of the evangelical church in America. The survey [...]

Wayne Grudem’s Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrinestands as an excellent resource on Biblical doctrine for both the layman and the theologian. Written in a manner that is plainly understandable and yet doctrinally rich is a fine balance; a balance that Grudem weighs with much scholarship. Regarding his educational background, Wayne Grudem holds a [...]

Moody Classics brings Hudson Taylor’s Spiritual Secret (Moody Classics)in a newly published edition to continue spreading the story of Hudson Taylor’s work for God in China (Taylor started the China Inland Mission, today known as OMF: A Heart for Asia). To some, the story of Hudson Taylor may be a familiar one. To others, however, [...]

What Do You Do With Your Wait is another Bible study by Lifeway’s Threads. In our past and partially in our present, we are learning to trust God regarding finances, jobs, housing, family issues, contacts, ministry opportunities, timing, and general leading throughout life. I am sure that you too can track ways that God is [...]

Safe Eyes by Internet Safety is one of the premier internet filtering software programs available today. Since it’s inception a few years back, it has continued growing in popularity and in features. Safe Eyes can monitor internet usage through the use of usage history reports. You can even set the usage monitoring to email specified [...]

Get Uncomfortable is another Bible study by Lifeway’s Threads. Having been introduced to the Threads study curriculum, I wanted to check out another one of their works. The title, “Get Uncomfortable” and the caption on the back of the book caught my attention. The study really follows the revelation of a Washington D.C area pastor. [...]

Lifeway, the publisher for Southern Baptist Covention, is continuing its growth in publishing Bible study resources. Published through Lifeway, Beth Moore’s women’s Bible studies are very popular. Well, they also have several different publications for various small group Bible study applications. One of these such studies is done through Lifeway’s “Threads” department. “Threads,” as Lifeway [...]

The Barna Institute’s unChristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks about Christianity… and Why It Matterssingles out the diminishing trend of the American church. The Barna Institute is well known for their unique ministry of gathering Christian related statistics and then advocating for a change accordingly. This book