The Believer's Bookshelf

Vintage Church: Timeless Truths and Timely Methods (Re:Lit: Vintage Jesus) by Mark Driscoll and Gerry Breshears comes as their second co-authored book in the “vintage” series. Their first related work was Amazon Vintage Jesus Title here, where they called believers back to the basic commands of Jesus. Carrying this throwback terminology yet once again, Vintage [...]

The Don’t Waste Your Life Sentence DVD depicts the lives of those within Louisiana’s Angola prison complex. Angola is one of the nation’s most secure and criminally severe prisons, comprised with the nation’s most severe sentenced inmates. Many of these individuals’ sentences are a life-term and some of them await a death-row sentence. In this [...]

Recently, I had the privilege of attending a pastoral conference on prayer. I think the truth that struck me most was found in Psalm 27:4, “One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to [...]

In Forgotten God: Reversing Our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit Francis Chan seeks to reverse the church’s all too often tragic neglect of the Holy Spirit. Francis Chan builds off his first book, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God, bringing us a new and equally weighty topic. If you have been around any [...]

“In a world starving for genuine, lasting intimacy, a loving Christian marriage is a powerful witness to the gospel and the goodness of God. Let’s overturn the worldly notion that only newlyweds can be expected to make frequent, romantic, touching a matter of lifestyle.” (page 79) C.J. Mahaney’s Sex, Romance, and the Glory of God: [...]

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:

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 [...]

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 [...]