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  • In Search of Ancient Roots: The Christian Past and the Evangelical Identity Crisis, By Kenneth J. Stewart
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    In Search of Ancient Roots

    The Christian Past and the Evangelical Identity Crisis

    by Kenneth J. Stewart

    • 15th Annual Outreach Magazine Resource of the Year - Also Recommended in Theology
    • 2017 The Gospel Coalition Book Award
    • Jesus Creed Book of the Year 2017, Church History

    Protestant evangelicalism is in crisis. Today it is increasingly difficult for Protestants to identify what counts as distinctively Protestant, much less what ...

  • Reimagining Evangelism Participant's Guide, By Judy Johnson and Terry Erickson
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    Reimagining Evangelism Participant's Guide

    by Judy Johnson and Terry Erickson
    With Rick Richardson

    "The time has come to reimagine how we picture and practice sharing the good news about Jesus. The time has come because the old pictures and practices aren't wearing well and aren't working well. People in our culture aren't responding. And people in the church aren't excited or engaged. . . . The time has come because our culture is shifting." (Rick Richardson, Reimagining Evangelism) ...

  • Faith Has Its Reasons: Integrative Approaches to Defending the Christian Faith, By Kenneth Boa and Robert M. Bowman Jr.
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    Faith Has Its Reasons

    Integrative Approaches to Defending the Christian Faith

    by Kenneth Boa and Robert M. Bowman Jr.

    Ever since the apostle Paul addressed the Stoic and Epicurean philosophers in Athens, relating the Christian worldview to a non-Christian world has been a challenge. And despite Peter's charge to be ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you (1 Peter 3:15), most Christian laypeople have left apologetics—the defense of the faith—to the ecclesiastical ...

  • Faith Is Like Skydiving: And Other Memorable Images for Dialogue with Seekers and Skeptics, By Rick Mattson
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    Faith Is Like Skydiving

    And Other Memorable Images for Dialogue with Seekers and Skeptics

    by Rick Mattson

    It can be hard to explain why you believe in God. But images and analogies can provide concrete handles for making the Christian faith more plausible. If someone claims that Christians make a "blind leap of faith," you can respond, "No, it's not a blind leap. Faith is like skydiving. You check out your parachute beforehand and make sure it's secure. You follow the safety instructions. And then ...

  • The Contemporary Christian, By John Stott
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    The Contemporary Christian

    by John Stott

    • Christianity Today 1994 Critics Choice Award winner
    • 1993 Christian Booksellers Association/Europe Book of the Year Award winner

    People today reject Christianity not because they think it is false but because they believe it is irrelevant.

    John Stott knows otherwise. In this book he challenges all of us to move with the times while standing ...

  • Help Me Believe: Direct Answers to Real Questions, By Cliffe Knechtle
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    Help Me Believe

    Direct Answers to Real Questions

    by Cliffe Knechtle

    It's natural for you to have questions about Christianity. What does Jesus really have to offer in a world that is so complicated, where there's so much pain? What difference could he possibly make in your life? For years Cliffe Knechtle has been fielding questions about and objections to Christianity from thousands of people. They want to know what you want to know--what does Jesus have to do ...